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Panama
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Los Canaleros (The Canal Men)
La Marea Roja (The Red Tide)
Association Federación Panameña de Fútbol
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach Thomas Christiansen
Captain Aníbal Godoy
Most caps Gabriel Gómez (148)
Top scorer Luis Tejada (43)
Home stadium Estadio Nacional Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez
FIFA code PAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 76 Decrease 5 (7 February 2019)
Highest 29 (March 2014)
Lowest 150 (August 1995)
Elo ranking
Current 65 Decrease 17 (3 March 2019)
Highest 28 (July 2013)
Lowest 151 (June 1984)
First international
 Panama 2–1 Venezuela 
(Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938)
Biggest win
 Anguilla 0–13 Panama 
(Panama City, Panama; 5 June 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Panama 0–11 Costa Rica 
(Panama City, Panama; 16 February 1938)
World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2018)
Best result Group stage (2018)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances 12 (first in 1963)
Best result Runners-up (2005, 2013, 2023)
CONCACAF Nations League
Appearances 3 (first in 2023)
Best result Runners-up (2025)
Copa América
Appearances 2 (first in 2016)
Best result Quarter-finals (2024)
Medal record
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Silver 2005 United States Team
Silver 2013 United States Team
Silver 2023 United States and Canada Team
Bronze 2015 United States and Canada Team
CONCACAF Nations League
Silver 2025 United States Team
Copa de Naciones UNCAF/Copa Centroamericana
Gold 2009 Honduras Team
Silver 2007 El Salvador Team
Silver 2017 Panama Team
Bronze 1993 Honduras Team
Bronze 2011 Panama Team
Bronze 2014 United States Team
CCCF Championship
Gold 1951 Panama Team
Bronze 1948 Guatemala Team

The Panama national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Panamá) represents Panama in men's international football and is governed by the Panamanian Football Federation. The team represents all three FIFA, CONCACAF and the regional UNCAF.

Panama qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time for the 2018 tournament in Russia and scored their first goal of the World Cup against England, although they lost the match 6–1. They finished bottom of their group.

Panama finished as runners-up at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2005, 2013 and 2023, losing to the United States on the former two occasions and to Mexico in the latter. Panama has also competed in the sub-regional Copa Centroamericana which they won in 2009, beating Costa Rica in the final (0–0 on full-time, 5–3 on penalties). They finished in third place on three occasions (1993, 2011, 2014), and finished as runners-up behind Honduras in the 2017 edition, which they hosted.

The national team is nicknamed "Los Canaleros" (lit. The Canal Men), in reference to the Panama Canal.

History

Before 21st century

2011 Gold Cup

In the 2011 Gold Cup, Panama was placed into Group C with Canada, United States, and Guadeloupe. They debuted with a 3–2 win over Guadeloupe. In the next match, they beat the United States 2–1. Then they tied 1–1 against Canada, winning their group for the first time in the Gold Cup. They played against El Salvador in the quarter-finals, beating them 5–3 on penalties. They played against the United States again, this time in the semi-finals, although they lost 1–0.

2013 Gold Cup

In the 2013 Gold Cup, Panama began with a 2–1 win over Mexico, with Gabriel Torres scoring both goals. In the second match, Panama beat Martinique 1–0 with Gabriel Torres scoring the only goal. With two victories, they secured their qualification to the knockout stages. Already being qualified, they tied 0–0 against Canada securing the first place in their group. They easily beat Cuba 6-1 and qualified for the semi-finals with Blas Pérez and Gabriel Torres scoring two goals each. They faced Mexico again in the semifinals and beat them 2–1 to advance to the final for the second time in the competition against the United States, which was their opponent in the 2005 final and beat them on penalties. The Panamanians could not get their revenge on them and lost 0–1 with a goal from Brek Shea.

2014 World Cup qualifying

Panama came close to advancing out of the fourth round of qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup. In their last match, which was against the United States, they led 2–1 after 90 minutes and were assured to advance to a play-off against New Zealand, but conceded two goals in stoppage time and were eliminated, with Mexico taking the playoff slot instead.

2015 Gold Cup

In the 2015 Gold Cup, Panama was drawn into Group A, along with the United States, Haiti, and Honduras. All of their games were a 1–1 draws. However this was enough to advance to the knockout stage as the best ranked third place. In the quarter-finals, they played against Trinidad and Tobago, drawing 1–1 after 90 minutes and defeating them 6–5 on penalties. They advanced to the semi-finals against Mexico; Roman Torres scored on behalf of Panama and Andres Guardado scored for Mexico. The first 90 minutes ended in a 1–1 draw; Panama was then defeated 2–1 in extra time after referee Mark Geiger gave Mexico a penalty, which Andres Guardado also scored. With this result, Panama earned the chance to play the third place playoff against the United States. The score was 1–1 after extra time and Panama won 3–2 on penalties, giving them third place. Mexico ended up defeating Jamaica in the final to crown themselves champions.

2018 World Cup qualifying

Four years after failing to qualify for the 2014 World Cup, Los Canaleros finally qualified for the World Cup after defeating Costa Rica 2−1 in their final qualifying match, which meant that the United States, who lost to Trinidad and Tobago 2–1, failed to qualify for the first time since 1986. Román Torres, who scored the winning goal in the 87th minute, was subsequently considered a national hero. The day after the match, the President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela declared a national holiday to commemorate the achievement, stating on his Twitter profile: "The voice of the people has been heard... Tomorrow will be a national holiday".

2018 World Cup

Partido Galicia - Panamá en Balaídos 51
Panama national football team in 2024.

The national football team of Panama were drawn in Group G, together with European giants Belgium and England and the African side Tunisia. Their debut World Cup match was against Belgium, on 18 June 2018. Los Canaleros initially held on, with the score 0–0 at half-time, before eventually suffering a 3–0 loss. Six days later, Panama faced England, and this time succumbed to a 6–1 defeat; Felipe Baloy's late goal was the nation's first at a World Cup, but it was not enough to save them from elimination. A 2–1 loss to Tunisia in their final game meant that Panama finished bottom of their group - and 32nd and last in the tournament overall - having lost all three of their games and conceded eleven goals.

Team image

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier Period
Italy Kappa 2000
Italy Lotto 2002-2014
United States New Balance 2015–2023
United States Reebok 2023–present

Results and fixtures

Main article: Panama national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2024

2025

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Spain Denmark Thomas Christiansen
Assistant coach Spain Francisco Javier Sánchez Jara
Assistant coach Panama Jorge Dely Valdés
Goalkeeping coach Panama Donaldo González

Managers

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.
  • Uruguay Romeo Parravicini (1938)
  • Peru Manuel Sánchez Durán (1941)
  • Panama Emel Ospino (1946)
  • Chile Óscar Rendoll Gómez (1946, 1951)
  • Panama Óscar Suman Carrillo (1949)
  • Colombia Gilberto Casanova (1950)
  • Austria Moses Stern (1950)
  • Panama Rogelio Díaz (1952)
  • Panama Emel Ospino (1956)
  • Spain José Bech Casablanca (1961, 1967)
  • Argentina Raúl "Che" Álvarez (1963–64)
  • Panama Luis Carlos Ponce (1967)
  • Chile Néstor Valdez Moraga (1969)
  • Chile Renato Panay (1976)
  • Argentina Omar Muraco (1978)
  • Uruguay Edgardo Bone Baldi (1979)
  • Uruguay Luis Borghini (1980)
  • Panama Rubén Cárdenas (1980)
  • Panama Orlando Muñoz (1984, 1995)
  • Argentina Carlos Cavagnaro (1984)
  • Argentina Juan Colecchio (1986–1987)
  • Uruguay Miguel Mansilla (1987–1988, 1990, 1999–2000)
  • Uruguay Gustavo de Simone (1992)
  • Colombia César Maturana (1995–96)
  • Colombia Óscar Aristizábal (1999)
  • Panama Ezequiel Fernandez (2000)
  • Panama Leopoldo Lee (2000)
  • Romania Mihai Stoichiță (2001)
  • England Billy Stenning (2001–02)
  • Brazil Carlos Alberto da Luz (2002–03)
  • Colombia José Eugenio Hernández (2004–05)
  • Panama Julio Dely Valdés (2006)
  • Panama Víctor René Mendieta (2006)
  • Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães (2006–08)
  • Panama Gary Stempel (2008–09)
  • Panama Julio Dely Valdés (2010–13, 2019)
  • Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez (2014–2018)
  • Panama Gary Stempel (2018–2019)
  • Argentina Américo Gallego (2019–2020)
  • SpainDenmark Thomas Christiansen (2020–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 CONCACAF Nations League Finals matches against the United States and Canada or Mexico on 20 and 23 March 2025, respectively.

Caps and goals correct as of 8 February 2025, after the match against Chile.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Luis Mejía (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 34) 53 0 Uruguay Nacional
12 1GK César Samudio (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 31) 4 0 Honduras Marathón
22 1GK Orlando Mosquera (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 30) 32 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha
2 2DF César Blackman (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 26) 28 2 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
3 2DF José Córdoba (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 23) 21 0 England Norwich City
4 2DF Fidel Escobar (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 30) 84 3 Costa Rica Saprissa
5 2DF Edgardo Fariña (2001-09-21) 21 September 2001 (age 23) 10 0 Russia Khimki
13 2DF Martín Krug (2006-07-09) 9 July 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Spain Atlético Levante
15 2DF Jorge Gutiérrez (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26) 3 0 Venezuela Deportivo La Guaira
16 2DF Carlos Harvey (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 25) 11 1 United States Minnesota United
19 2DF Iván Anderson (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 27) 12 1 Honduras Marathón
23 2DF Omar Valencia (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 20) 3 0 United States New York Red Bulls
6 3MF Cristian Martínez (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 28) 49 1 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona
7 3MF José Luis Rodríguez (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 26) 53 7 Mexico Juárez
8 3MF Adalberto Carrasquilla (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 26) 62 2 Mexico UNAM
11 3MF Edward Cedeño (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Spain Tarazona
14 3MF Janpol Morales (1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Ecuador Macará
20 3MF Aníbal Godoy (captain) (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 (age 35) 144 4 United States San Diego
9 4FW Tomás Rodríguez (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26) 4 0 Venezuela Monagas
10 4FW Ismael Díaz (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27) 42 9 Ecuador Universidad Católica
17 4FW José Fajardo (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31) 55 15 Ecuador Universidad Católica
18 4FW Cecilio Waterman (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 33) 41 11 Chile Coquimbo Unido
21 4FW Gustavo Herrera (2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Mexico Puebla

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the past year.


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Eddie Roberts (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Panama Independiente v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
GK JD Gunn (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 25) 0 0 United States New England Revolution II v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
GK Marcos De León (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 27) 0 0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
GK Cecilio Burgess (2005-10-21) 21 October 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Panama UMECIT Microcycle, 28–30 January 2025
DF Eric Davis (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 33) 94 7 Brazil Vila Nova v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF Harold Cummings (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 33) 91 1 Guatemala Xelajú v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF Michael Murillo (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 29) 81 9 France Marseille v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF Roderick Miller (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 32) 46 2 Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF Jiovany Ramos (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 28) 17 0 Panama Independiente v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF Eduardo Anderson (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 24) 8 0 Costa Rica Saprissa v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF Gabriel Brown (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Costa Rica Sporting San José v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF Érick Díaz (2006-03-04) 4 March 2006 (age 19) 2 0 Panama Tauro v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF Aimar Modelo (2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 20) 1 0 United States New York Red Bulls II v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF Ariel Arroyo (2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 20) 0 0 Panama Árabe Unido v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF Antony Herbert (2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 20) 0 0 Panama Árabe Unido v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF Reyniel Perdomo (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Panama Alianza v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
DF Orman Davis (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Panama Independiente v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
DF Alex Herman (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 24) 0 0 Panama Potros del Este v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
DF Ángel Díaz (2005-10-15) 15 October 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Panama Tauro Microcycle, 28–30 January 2025
DF Sergio Ramírez (1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Panama Independiente v.  Galicia, 31 May 2024
MF Edgar Bárcenas (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31) 95 9 Mexico Mazatlán v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF César Yanis (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 29) 49 4 Chile Cobresal v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Andrés Andrade (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 26) 36 1 Austria LASK v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Abdiel Ayarza (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 32) 34 4 Bolivia The Strongest v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Freddy Góndola (1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 29) 24 1 Kazakhstan Aktobe v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF José Murillo (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 30) 16 1 Panama Plaza Amador v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Víctor Griffith (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 24) 10 0 Scotland St. Johnstone v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Ricardo Phillips (2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 23) 8 0 Ecuador Delfín v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Martín Morán (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Bulgaria Septemvri Sofia v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Jorge Serrano (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 27) 2 0 Honduras Motagua v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Giovany Herbert (2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 20) 1 0 Panama Árabe Unido v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Daniel Aparicio (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Honduras Real España v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Marlon Ávila (1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 32) 0 0 Panama Independiente v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Osvaldo Lay (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21) 0 0 United States AV Alta v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Anel Ryce (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 18) 0 0 Ukraine Chornomorets v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Moisés Véliz (2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 (age 20) 0 0 United States Huntsville City v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF Irving Gudiño (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 24) 6 0 Panama Tauro v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
MF Amable Pinzón (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23) 1 0 Panama Veraguas United v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
MF Edilson Carrasquilla (2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Panama San Francisco v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
MF Héctor Hurtado (1998-12-23) 23 December 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Panama Independiente v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
MF Everardo Rose (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Panama Plaza Amador v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
MF Diego Valanta (2000-09-08) 8 September 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito Microcycle, 3–5 February 2025
MF Vlair Simmons (2001-09-17) 17 September 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Panama Potros del Este Microcycle, 3–5 February 2025
MF Víctor Ávila (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 26) 0 0 Ecuador Macará Microcycle, 28–30 January 2025
MF Ovidio López (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 23) 0 0 Panama Plaza Amador v. Peru Universitario, 25 January 2025
MF Josiel Núñez (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 32) 16 1 Spain Alcorcón v.  Galicia, 31 May 2024
MF Alberto Quintero (1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 (age 37) 138 7 Panama Plaza Amador v.  Jamaica, 24 March 2024
FW Alfredo Stephens (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 30) 29 1 Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW Jovani Welch (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 25) 20 1 Colombia Millonarios v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW Eduardo Guerrero (2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 (age 25) 17 1 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW Kahiser Lenis (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 24) 10 2 Colombia Jaguares v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW Azarias Londoño (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23) 5 0 Ecuador Universidad Católica v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW Víctor Medina (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 24) 4 0 Costa Rica Sporting San José v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW Romeesh Ivey (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Bulgaria Spartak Varna v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW Rafael Mosquera (2005-05-24) 24 May 2005 (age 19) 1 0 United States New York Red Bulls II v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW Ansony Frías (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Panama Alianza Microcycle, 3–5 February 2025
FW Adán Henricks (2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito Microcycle, 28–30 January 2025
FW Reymundo Williams (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 21) 0 0 Panama Herrera Microcycle, 28–30 January 2025

INJ Withdrew due to injury / absent form the nationaltea due to injury.
COV Withdrew due to COVID-19
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from the national team.
SUS Serving Suspension.
WD Withdrew for personal reasons.

Player records

Players in bold are still active with Panama.

Most capped players

ENG-PAN (13) 2018-6-29 Gabriel Enrique Gómez
Gabriel Gómez is Panama's most capped player with 148 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Gabriel Gómez 148 12 2003–2018
2 Aníbal Godoy 147 4 2010–present
3 Alberto Quintero 138 7 2007–present
4 Jaime Penedo 137 0 2003–2018
5 Armando Cooper 123 9 2006–2022
Blas Pérez 123 42 2001–2018
7 Román Torres 121 10 2005–2019
8 Luis Tejada 108 43 2001–2018
9 Gabriel Torres 104 24 2005–2022
10 Felipe Baloy 103 4 2001–2018

Top goalscorers

PAN-TUN (28)
Luis Tejada is Panama's all-time top scorer with 43 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Luis Tejada 43 108 0.4 2001–2018
2 Blas Pérez 42 123 0.34 2001–2018
3 Gabriel Torres 24 104 0.23 2005–2022
4 Luis Ernesto Tapia 20 77 0.26 1960–1979
5 Jorge Dely Valdés 19 48 0.4 1991–2005
6 James Santiago Anderson 18 23 0.78 1938–1948
Julio Dely Valdés 18 44 0.41 1990–2005
8 Carlos Martínez 17 20 0.85 1946–1954
9 Roberto Brown 15 54 0.28 2000–2011
José Fajardo 15 58 0.26 2017–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Panama at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Italy 1934
France 1938 Did not enter Declined participation
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 7 21
Spain 1982 8 0 1 7 3 24
Mexico 1986 2 0 0 2 0 4
Italy 1990 2 0 1 1 1 3
United States 1994 2 1 0 1 2 5
France 1998 8 3 2 3 14 13
South Korea Japan 2002 10 3 1 6 9 19
Germany 2006 18 4 4 10 19 32
South Africa 2010 2 1 0 1 2 3
Brazil 2014 20 8 7 5 31 18
Russia 2018 Group stage 32nd 3 0 0 3 2 11 Squad 16 6 5 5 16 15
Qatar 2022 Did not qualify 20 11 4 5 38 21
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Qualification in progress 2 2 0 0 5 1
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Group stage 1/20 3 0 0 3 2 11 — 116 40 26 50 147 179

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Panama at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
El Salvador 1963 Group stage 6th 4 1 2 1 8 4 Squad
Guatemala 1965 Did not enter
Honduras 1967 Did not qualify
Costa Rica 1969
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Did not enter
Haiti 1973
Mexico 1977 Did not qualify
Honduras 1981
1985
1989
United States 1991 Did not enter
Mexico United States 1993 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 8 Squad
United States 1996 Did not qualify
United States 1998
United States 2000
United States 2002
Mexico United States 2003
United States 2005 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 3 1 7 6 Squad
United States 2007 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 6 7 Squad
United States 2009 7th 4 1 1 2 7 5 Squad
United States 2011 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 2 1 7 6 Squad
United States 2013 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 11 4 Squad
Canada United States 2015 Third place 3rd 6 0 5 1 6 7 Squad
United States 2017 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019 7th 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad
United States 2021 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 8 7 Squad
Canada United States 2023 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 11 6 Squad
Total Runners-up 12/27 55 19 20 16 86 67 —

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League Finals
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R Year Result Pld W D L GF GA Squad
2019–20 A B 4 1 0 3 5 9 Same position United States 2021 Did not qualify
2022–23 A B 4 3 1 0 8 0 Same position United States 2023 Fourth place 2 0 0 2 0 3 Squad
2023–24 A A 4 3 1 0 9 2 Same position United States 2024 Fourth place 2 0 0 2 0 4 Squad
2024–25 A Bye Same position United States 2025 In progress
Total — — 12 7 2 3 22 11 — Total 0 Titles 2 0 0 4 0 7 —

Copa América

Main article: Panama at the Copa América
Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Ecuador 19931 Not invited
Uruguay 1995
Bolivia 1997
Paraguay 1999
Colombia 2001
Peru 2004
Venezuela 2007
Argentina 2011
Chile 2015
United States 20162 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 4 10 Squad
Brazil 2019 Not invited
Brazil 2021
United States 2024 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 6 10 Squad
Total Quarter-finals 2/13 7 3 0 4 10 20 —
1 Ecuador 1993 was the first time nations from outside the CONMEBOL were invited.
2 United States 2016 was the first time nations from outside the CONMEBOL could qualify and host.

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Costa Rica 1991 Preliminary round 5th 2 1 0 1 2 3
Honduras 1993 Third place 3rd 3 0 1 2 1 5
El Salvador 1995 Fifth place 5th 2 0 0 2 0 3
Guatemala 1997 Fifth place 5th 2 0 0 2 0 7
Costa Rica 1999 Did not enter
Honduras 2001 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 3 6
Panama 2003 Fifth place 5th 5 1 1 3 4 5
Guatemala 2005 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 1 5
El Salvador 2007 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 5 2
Honduras 2009 Champions 1st 4 2 1 1 2 3
Panama 2011 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 7 1
Costa Rica 2013 Fifth place 5th 2 0 2 0 1 1
United States 2014 Third place 3rd 3 2 1 0 5 2
Panama 2017 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 4 2
Total 1 Title 13/14 46 18 9 19 35 45

CCCF Championship

CCCF Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Costa Rica 1941 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 11 16
El Salvador 1943 Did not enter
Costa Rica 1946 Fifth place 5th 5 1 1 3 5 16
Guatemala 1948 Third place 3rd 8 4 0 4 19 24
Panama 1951 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 13 3
Costa Rica 1953 Seventh place 7th 6 0 1 5 6 16
Honduras 1955 Did not enter
Netherlands Antilles 1957 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 3 8
Cuba 1960 Did not enter
Costa Rica 1961 First round 7th 4 1 0 3 3 11
Total 1 Title 7/10 35 11 4 20 60 94

Head-to-head results

Updated as of 20 March 2025.

Honours

Continental

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup
    • 2 Runners-up (3): 2005, 2013, 2023
    • 3 Third place (1): 2015
  • CONCACAF Nations League
    • 2 Runners-up (1): 2024–25

Regional

  • CCCF Championship1
    • 1 Champions (1): 1951
    • 3 Third place (1): 1948
  • Copa de Naciones UNCAF/Copa Centroamericana
    • 1 Champions (1): 2009
    • 2 Runners-up (2): 2007, 2017
    • 3 Third place (3): 1993, 2011, 2014
  • Central American and Caribbean Games
    • 2 Silver medal (1): 1946
  • Bolivarian Games
    • 3 Bronze medal (2): 1970, 1973

Awards

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup Fair Play Trophy: 2013
  • CONCACAF Nations League Fair Play Award: 2022-23, 2023-24

Summary

Only official honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

Senior Competition 1 2 3 Total
CONCACAF Gold Cup 0 3 1 4
CONCACAF Nations League 0 1 0 1
CCCF Championship1 1 0 1 2
Total 1 4 2 7

FIFA World Ranking

See also: FIFA World Rankings

Last update was on 24 December 2022. Source:

     Best Ranking       Worst Ranking       Best Mover       Worst Mover  

Panama's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank Year Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
- 2023 - - - -
61 2022 60 Increase 3 61 Decrease 1
63 2021 63 Increase 6 78 Decrease 1
78 2020 77 Increase 4 81 Decrease 1
81 2019 74 Increase 2 81 Decrease 5
71 2018 53 Increase 2 71 Decrease 14
55 2017 49 Increase 11 61 Decrease 9
58 2016 51 Increase 7 69 Decrease 18
64 2015 53 Increase 8 65 Decrease 8
57 2014 29 Increase 8 63 Decrease 30
38 2013 35 Increase 11 51 Decrease 8
51 2012 43 Increase 7 54 Decrease 6
49 2011 49 Increase 15 68 Decrease 13
64 2010 59 Increase 27 97 Decrease 20
70 2009 50 Increase 33 83 Decrease 9
88 2008 60 Increase 7 96 Decrease 23
67 2007 52 Increase 20 80 Decrease 14
81 2006 59 Increase 24 98 Decrease 39
78 2005 76 Increase 15 101 Decrease 3
100 2004 100 Increase 14 127 Decrease 2
125 2003 116 Increase 9 130 Decrease 4
129 2002 111 Steady 129 Decrease 6
109 2001 109 Increase 10 125 Decrease 2
121 2000 118 Increase 16 139 Decrease 3
138 1999 133 Increase 5 143 Decrease 2
131 1998 120 Increase 4 131 Decrease 6
119 1997 103 Increase 1 119 Decrease 5
101 1996 101 Increase 15 133 Decrease 5
126 1995 126 Increase 15 150 Decrease 15
140 1994 130 Increase 1 140 Decrease 5
132 1993 125 Increase 1 132 Decrease 5

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Panamá para niños

  • Panama national under-23 football team
  • Panama national under-20 football team
  • Panama national under-17 football team
  • Football in Panama
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