Panama national football team

Panama
Nickname(s) Los Canaleros (The Canal Men)
La Marea Roja (The Red Tide)
Association Federación Panameña de Fútbol
Confederation CONCACAF
Sub-confederation UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach Gary Stempel
Captain Román Torres
Most caps Gabriel Gómez (147)
Top scorer Luis Tejada, Blas Pérez (43)
Home stadium Estadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA code PAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 70 Decrease 1 (20 September 2018)
Highest 29 (March 2014)
Lowest 150 (August 1995)
Elo ranking
Current 63 Decrease 17 (8 October 2018)
Highest 28 (July 2013)
Lowest 151 (June 1984)
First international
 Panama 3–1 Venezuela 
(Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938)[1]
Biggest win
 Panama 12–1 Puerto Rico 
(Barranquilla, Colombia; 13 December 1946)[1]
Biggest defeat
 Panama 0–11 Costa Rica 
(Panama City, Panama; 16 February 1938)[1]
World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2018)
Best result Group Stage (2018)
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances 8 (first in 1963)
Best result Runners-up (2005, 2013)

The Panama national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Panamá) is governed by the governing body for football in Panama, Panamanian Football Federation, which is a member of 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.[2][3]

Panama finished as runners-up in the 2005 Gold Cup[4] and 2013 Gold Cup,[5] losing to the United States on both occasions. Panama has also competed in the sub-regional Central American Cup championship 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 in the 2017 edition, which they hosted.

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

History

2014 World Cup qualifying

Panama came close to advancing out of the fourth round of the 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 poised to advance to a play-off against New Zealand, but they conceded two goals in stoppage time and were eliminated, with Mexico taking the playoff slot instead.[6]

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,[7] thus resulting in the United States, who lost to Trinidad and Tobago by a score of 2−1, failing to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986.[8] Román Torres was the hero of the match against Costa Rica, as he scored a dramatic 88th-minute winner, which sent Panama into their first ever World Cup, with Torres considered a national hero.[9] Only one day after this, on 11 October, Juan Carlos Varela, the President of Panama himself, 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".[10][11]

2018 World Cup

Panama were drawn in a group with European giants Belgium and England, and African side Tunisia, in Group G.[12] Their maiden match played at the World Cup was against Belgium, on 18 June 2018. Los Canaleros initially held on, holding the game to a 0–0 first-half, before eventually suffering a 3–0 loss.[13][14] On 24 June 2018, they faced England in their second game of the group stage, but lost with a score of 6–1 to the opposition. Felipe Baloy scored their first ever World Cup goal in the match, but it was not enough to save them from elimination.[15] A third loss from Tunisia 1-2 meant that Panama's overall performance were among the worst, having been unable to secure a single win and instead receiving all three losses from their three matches in their first FIFA World Cup debut. Panama ended up finishing dead last in the tournament.

2018 FIFA World Cup Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  England 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6
3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4  Panama 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Belgium 3–0 Panama
 Report
Attendance: 43,257[16]
England 6–1 Panama
 Report
Attendance: 43,319[17]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Panama 1–2 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 37,168[18]

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter Declined participation
Italy 1934
France 1938
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 16 6 5 5 16 15
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total Group Stage 1/23 3 0 0 3 2 11 94 27 22 45 104 157

CCCF Championship

The CCCF tournament began in 1941, but was later abolished in 1961.

  • 1941 – Fourth Place
  • 1946 – Fifth Place
  • 1948 – Third Place
  • 1951 – Champions
  • 1953 – Seventh Place
  • 1957 – Fourth Place
  • 1961 – First Round

CONCACAF Championship

The CONCACAF Championship tournament began in 1963, but was later abolished in 1989.

  • 1963 – First Round

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Year Round GP W D L GF GA
Mexico United States 1993Group Stage301238
United States 2005Runners-up623176
United States 2007Quarter-finals411267
United States 2009Quarter-finals411275
United States 2011Semi-finals522176
United States 2013Runners-up6411114
Canada United States 2015Third Place605167
United States 2017Quarter-finals421163
TotalRunners-up381215115346

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Costa Rica 1991 First Round
Honduras 1993 Third Place
El Salvador 1995 Fifth Place
Guatemala 1997 Fifth Place
Costa Rica 1999 Did not enter
Honduras 2001 Fourth Place
Panama 2003 Fifth Place
Guatemala 2005 Fourth Place
El Salvador 2007 Runners-up
Honduras 2009 Champions
Panama 2011 Third Place
Costa Rica 2013 Fifth Place
United States 2015 Third Place
Panama 2017 Runners-up
Total 13/14

Honours

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the friendly away matchs against Japan and South Korea on 12 and 16 October 2018.[19][20]
Caps and goals as of 12 October 2018, after the match against Japan.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK José Calderón (1985-08-14) 14 August 1985 32 0 Guatemala Guastatoya
1GK Luis Mejía (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 16 0 Uruguay Nacional
2DF Adolfo Machado (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 76 1 United States Houston Dynamo
2DF Harold Cummings (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 53 0 United States San Jose Earthquakes
2DF Erick Davis (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 41 0 Slovakia Dunajská Streda
2DF Fidel Escobar (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 27 1 United States New York Red Bulls
2DF Michael Murillo (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 25 1 United States New York Red Bulls
2DF Luis Ovalle (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 25 0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito
2DF Francisco Palacios (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 3 0 Panama San Francisco
3MF Armando Cooper (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 101 7 Romania Dinamo București
3MF Aníbal Godoy (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 91 1 United States San Jose Earthquakes
3MF Édgar Bárcenas (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 32 0 Spain Oviedo
3MF Valentín Pimentel (1991-05-30) 30 May 1991 24 1 Panama Plaza Amador
3MF Miguel Camargo (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 20 2 Venezuela Mineros de Guayana
3MF Ricardo Ávila (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 7 0 Panama Universitario
3MF José Luis Rodríguez (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 7 0 Croatia Istra 1961
3MF Cristian Martínez (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 4 0 United States Columbus Crew
4FW Gabriel Torres (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 74 13 Chile Huachipato
4FW Abdiel Arroyo (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 35 4 Portugal Santa Clara
4FW Rolando Blackburn (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 28 4 Bolivia The Strongest

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Marcos Allen (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 0 0 Panama Plaza Amador v.  Venezuela, 11 September 2018
GK Jaime Penedo RET (1981-09-26) 26 September 1981 130 0 Romania Dinamo București 2018 FIFA World Cup
GK Álex Rodríguez (1990-08-05) 5 August 1990 6 0 Panama San Francisco 2018 FIFA World Cup
GK Orlando Mosquera (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 0 0 Panama Tauro v.  Grenada, 24 October 2017
DF Román Torres (Captain) (1986-03-20) 20 March 1986 110 10 United States Seattle Sounders v.  Venezuela, 11 September 2018
DF Chin Hormechea (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 2 0 Panama Árabe Unido v.  Venezuela, 11 September 2018
DF Kevin Galván (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 1 0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito v.  Venezuela, 11 September 2018
DF Guillermo Benítez (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 0 0 Panama Plaza Amador v.  Venezuela, 11 September 2018
DF Felipe Baloy RET (1981-02-24) 24 February 1981 99 4 Retired 2018 FIFA World Cup
DF Richard Peralta (1993-09-20) 20 September 1993 7 0 Panama Alianza 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF Azmahar Ariano (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 3 0 Colombia Patriotas Boyacá 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
DF Sergio Ortega (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 2 0 Panama Plaza Amador v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2018
DF Roberto Chen (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 22 1 Panama Árabe Unido v.  Wales, 14 November 2017
DF Jan Carlos Vargas (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 7 0 Panama Tauro v.  Wales, 14 November 2017
MF Gabriel Gómez (1984-05-29) 29 May 1984 141 11 Colombia Atlético Bucaramanga v.  Japan, 12 October 2018 WD
MF Jesús González (1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 2 1 Panama Tauro v.  Venezuela, 11 September 2018
MF Adalberto Carrasquilla (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 1 0 Panama Tauro v.  Venezuela, 11 September 2018
MF Alberto Quintero (1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 91 5 Peru Universitario 2018 FIFA World Cup INJ
MF Ricardo Buitrago (1985-03-10) 10 March 1985 27 3 Peru Deportivo Municipal 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF José González Joly (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 10 0 Panama Árabe Unido 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
MF Josiel Núñez (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 14 2 Panama Universitario v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2018
MF Leslie Heráldez (1993-03-30) 30 March 1993 6 0 Panama Árabe Unido v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2018
MF Óscar Villarreal (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 2 0 Panama Universitario v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2018
MF Rolando Botello (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 1 0 Panama Tauro v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2018
MF Marcos Sánchez (1989-12-23) 23 December 1989 35 2 Panama Tauro v.  Wales, 14 November 2017
MF Alfredo Stephens (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 10 1 Portugal Santa Clara v.  Wales, 14 November 2017
MF Manuel Vargas (1991-01-19) 19 January 1991 7 0 Panama San Francisco v.  Wales, 14 November 2017
MF Chamell Asprilla (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 1 0 Panama Árabe Unido v.  Grenada, 24 October 2017
MF Eduardo Guerrero (2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 1 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv U19 v.  Grenada, 24 October 2017
FW Ángel Orelién (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 1 0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito v.  Venezuela, 11 September 2018
FW Blas Pérez RET (1981-03-13) 13 March 1981 116 43 Panama Árabe Unido 2018 FIFA World Cup
FW Luis Tejada RET (1982-03-28) 28 March 1982 104 43 Peru Sport Boys 2018 FIFA World Cup
FW Ismael Díaz (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 12 2 Uruguay El Tanque Sisley 2018 FIFA World Cup
FW Roberto Nurse (1983-12-16) 16 December 1983 21 3 Mexico Zacatecas 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
FW José Fajardo (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 2 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Kawkab 2018 FIFA World Cup PRE
FW Carlos Small (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 3 2 United States Rio Grande Valley Toros v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2018
FW Ronaldo Dinolis (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 1 2 Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2018
FW Omar Browne (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 1 0 Panama Independiente Chorrera v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2018
FW Alexis Palacios (1995-06-10) 10 June 1995 1 0 Panama Árabe Unido v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2018

INJ Withdraw due to injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from the national team.
WD Withdrew for personal reasons.

Player records

Most capped players

As of 28 June 2018, the players with the most appearances for Panama are:[21]

# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Gabriel Gómez 2003–2018 147 12
2 Jaime Penedo 2003–2018 134 0
3 Blas Pérez 2001–2018 120 43
4 Román Torres 2005– 114 10
5 Luis Tejada 2001–2018 107 43
6 Felipe Baloy 2001–2018 103 4
7 Armando Cooper 2006–present 100 7
8 Aníbal Godoy 2010–present 92 2
9 Alberto Quintero 2007–present 91 5
10 Luis Henríquez 2003–2016 89 2

Bold denotes still active players.

Top goalscorers

As of 28 June 2018, the players with the most goals for Panama are:[21]

# Name Career Goals Caps
1 Luis Tejada 2001–2018 43 107
Blas Pérez 2001–2018 43 120
3 Luis Ernesto Tapia 1960–1979 20 77
4 Jorge Dely Valdés 1991–2005 19 48
5 Julio Dely Valdés 1990–2005 18 44
6 Roberto Brown 2000–2011 16 54
7 Gabriel Torres 2006–present 14 74
8 Gabriel Gómez 2003–2018 12 147
9 Víctor René Mendieta 1980–2000 11 31
Ricardo Phillips 1996–2010 11 84

Bold denotes still active players.

Managers

Managers of the Panama national football team and their terms.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Barrie Courtney. "Panama – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "From agony to ecstasy: Panama's remarkable journey to the 2018 World Cup and a night they'll never forget". The Independent. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "The wildest night in CONCACAF history? How the U.S. exit played out". ESPN. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "U.S. MNT Wins CONCACAF Gold Cup with 1-0 Victory against Panama". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "USA Saves Mexico From World Cup Elimination In The Most Unbelievable Night In North American Soccer History". Business Insider. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  7. ↑ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Panama-Costa Rica - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 USA". BBC Sport. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "Roman Torres: Panama's 'film star' footballer dreams of beating England at World Cup". BBC Sport. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Panama gets holiday after World Cup win". BBC News. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "National holiday in Panama as World Cup place sealed | Goal.com". Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  12. ↑ "England get Belgium, Tunisia and Panama in World Cup draw". The Independent. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  13. ↑ FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Belgium - Panama - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  14. ↑ Ducker, James; Bagchi, Rob (18 June 2018). "Romelu Lukaku double helps Belgium to winning World Cup start against Panama". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  15. ↑ Rathborn, Jack (24 June 2018). "Panama fans wildly celebrate first ever World Cup goal vs England". The Mirror. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Match report – Group G – Belgium v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 18 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Match report – Group G – England v Panama" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "Match report – Group G – Panama v Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  19. ↑ Castillero Wilson, Isaac (October 1, 2018). "Valentín Pimentel es convocado para la gira asiática". FEPAFUT.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  20. ↑ Castillero Wilson, Isaac (September 25, 2018). "Definida la selección de Panamá para gira asiática". FEPAFUT.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  21. 1 2 Roberto Mamrud. "Panama – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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