Panama national football team

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

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Panama women's national football team.

Panama
Nickname(s)Los Canaleros (The Canal Men)
La Marea Roja (The Red Tide)
AssociationFederación Panameña de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF
Sub-confederationUNCAF (Central America)
Head coachTBA
CaptainRomán Torres
Most capsGabriel Gómez (149)
Top scorerBlas Pérez
Luis Tejada (43)
Home stadiumEstadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA codePAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 81 (11 June 2020)[1]
Highest29 (March 2014)
Lowest150 (August 1995)
Elo ranking
Current 80 16 (2 April 2020)[2]
Highest28 (July 2013)
Lowest151 (June 1984)
First international
 Panama 3–1 Venezuela 
(Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938)[3]
Biggest win
 Panama 12–1 Puerto Rico 
(Barranquilla, Colombia; 13 December 1946)[3]
Biggest defeat
 Panama 0–11 Costa Rica 
(Panama City, Panama; 16 February 1938)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage (2018)
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1963)
Best resultRunners-up (2005, 2013)
Copa América
Appearances1 (first in 2016)
Best resultGroup stage (2016)

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. Having finished dead last, it was Panama's worst performance in its debut appearance.[4][5]

Panama finished as runners-up in the 2005 Gold Cup[6] and 2013 Gold Cup,[7] 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 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 conceded two goals in stoppage time and were eliminated, with Mexico taking the playoff slot instead.[8]

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,[9] which meant that the United States, who lost to Trinidad and Tobago 2–1, failed to qualify for the first time since 1986.[10] Román Torres, who scored the winning goal in the 88th minute, was subsequently considered a national hero.[11] 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".[12][13]

2018 World Cup

The national football team of Panama were drawn in Group G, together with European giants Belgium and England and the African side Tunisia.[14] 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.[15][16] 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.[17] 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.

2018 FIFA World Cup Group G
Main article: 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[18]
England 6–1 Panama
 Report
Attendance: 43,319[19]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Panama 1–2 Tunisia
 Report
Attendance: 37,168[20]

Competition records

World Cup record
Main article: Panama at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did not enter Declined participation
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 7 21
1982 8 0 1 7 3 24
1986 2 0 0 2 0 4
1990 2 0 1 1 1 3
1994 2 1 0 1 2 5
1998 8 3 2 3 14 13
2002 10 3 1 6 9 19
2006 18 4 4 10 19 32
2010 2 1 0 1 2 3
2014 20 8 7 5 31 18
2018 Group Stage 32nd 3 0 0 3 2 11 16 6 5 5 16 15
2022 To be determined To be determined
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
Main article: Panama at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
Year Result Position Pld W T L GF GA
1963Group stage6th412184
1965Did not enter
1967Did not qualify
1969
1971Did not enter
1973
1977Did not qualify
1981
1985
1989
1991Did not enter
1993Group stage7th301238
1996Did not qualify
1998
2000
2002
2003
2005Runners-up2nd623176
2007Quarter-finals6th411267
2009Quarter-finals7th411275
2011Semi-finals3rd522176
2013Runners-up2nd6411114
2015Third place3rd605167
2017Quarter-finals5th421163
2019Quarter-finals7th420264
Total10/2510/27461517146754

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

Copa América
Main article: Panama at the Copa América
CONMEBOL Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
19931 Not Invited
1995
1997
1999
2001
2004
2007
2011
2015
20162Group stage12th3102410
2019 Not Invited
2021
TotalGroup stage1/123102410
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.

Honours
  • Winners: 2009
  • Runners-up: 2007, 2017
  • Third place: 1993, 2011, 2014

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

2019
30 June 2019 2019 GC QFJamaica 1–0 PanamaPhiladelphia, United States
20:30 ET (UTC–4) Mattocks  75' (pen.) Report Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
5 September 2019 Nations League ABermuda 1–4 PanamaHamilton, Bermuda
18:00 AT (UTC–3) Cummings  44' (o.g.) Report Torres  31', 66'
Blackburn  45'
Carrasquilla  90+3'		 Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium
Referee: Raúl Castro Zúñiga (Honduras)
8 September 2019 Nations League APanama 0–2 BermudaPanama City, Panama
21:00 ET (UTC–5) Report
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval (Nicaragua)
15 October 2019 Nations League AMexico 3–1 PanamaMexico City, Mexico
21:30
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)
15 November 2019 Nations League APanama 0–3 MexicoPanama City, Panama
22:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica)

2020
25 February 2020 FriendlyNicaragua 0–0 PanamaManagua, Nicaragua
Report Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium
4 March 2020 FriendlyGuatemala 0–2 PanamaGuatemala City, Guatemala
Report
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Nicaragua on 25 February and Guatemala on 4 March 2020.
Caps and goals as of 4 March 2020, after the match against Guatemala.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK José Calderón (1985-08-14) 14 August 1985 41 0 Comunicaciones
1GK José Guerra (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 1 0 Independiente La Chorrera
1GK Marcos Allen (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 0 0 Plaza Amador
2DF Jan Carlos Vargas (1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 11 0 Tauro
2DF Francisco Palacios (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 10 0 San Francisco
2DF José Murillo (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 2 1 Plaza Amador
2DF Óscar Linton (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 2 0 Costa del Este
2DF Jiovany Ramos (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 2 0 San Francisco
2DF Gilberto Hernández (1997-06-26) 26 June 1997 0 0 Árabe Unido
3MF Josiel Núñez (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 15 2 Universitario
3MF Alfredo Stephens (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 13 1 Universitario
3MF Rolando Botello (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 8 0 Tauro
3MF Omar Browne (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 8 0 San Carlos
3MF Ricardo Clarke (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 6 0 Sporting San Miguelito
3MF Irving Gudiño (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 2 0 Tauro
3MF César Yanis (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 2 0 Costa del Este
3MF Alejandro Yearwood (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 2 0 Árabe Unido
3MF Iván Anderson (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 1 0 Tauro
3MF Alejandro Ferrera (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998 1 0 Árabe Unido
3MF Jhamal Rodríguez (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995 1 0 San Francisco
4FW Edwin Aguilar (1985-08-07) 7 August 1985 31 7 Tauro
4FW Carlos Small (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 6 2 Árabe Unido

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 Jorginho Frías (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 0 0 Tauro v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
GK Luis Mejía (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 24 0 Nacional v.  Mexico, 15 October 2019
GK Orlando Mosquera (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 0 0 Boluspor 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF Román Torres (Captain) (1986-03-20) 20 March 1986 119 10 Inter Miami v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
DF Adolfo Machado (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 87 2 Alajuelense v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
DF Fidel Escobar (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 43 1 Córdoba v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
DF Azmahar Ariano (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 5 0 Plaza Amador v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
DF César Blackman (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 4 0 Dunajská Streda v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
DF Andrés Andrade (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 1 0 Juniors OÖ v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
DF Erick Davis (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 52 1 Dunajská Streda v.  Mexico, 15 October 2019
DF Harold Cummings (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 65 1 Unión Española v.  Bermuda, 8 September 2019
DF Michael Murillo (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 37 2 Anderlecht v.  Bermuda, 8 September 2019
DF Luis Ovalle (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 26 0 Plaza Amador v.  Bermuda, 8 September 2019
DF Kevin Galván (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 5 0 Sporting San Miguelito 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF Armando Cooper (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 112 9 Árabe Unido v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF Alberto Quintero (1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 102 4 Universitario v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF Édgar Bárcenas (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 41 2 Oviedo v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF José Luis Rodríguez (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 19 0 Alavés B v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF Abdiel Ayarza (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 2 0 Cienciano v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF Carlos Harvey (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 1 0 LA Galaxy v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF Luis Choy (1996-03-05) 5 March 1996 0 0 Atlético Huila v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
MF Aníbal Godoy (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 100 1 Nashville v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019 INJ
MF Adalberto Carrasquilla (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 9 1 Cartagena v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019 INJ
MF Ángel Orelién (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 2 0 Cruz Azul v.  Mexico, 15 October 2019
MF Marcos Sánchez (1989-12-23) 23 December 1989 41 2 Sporting San Miguelito 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF Valentín Pimentel (1991-05-30) 30 May 1991 29 1 Deportivo Lara 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW Gabriel Torres (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 87 18 Independiente del Valle v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
FW Abdiel Arroyo (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 49 7 Newcastle Jets v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
FW José Fajardo (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 10 0 La Equidad v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
FW Cecilio Waterman (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 8 0 Universidad de Concepción v.  Mexico, 15 November 2019
FW Jorlian Sánchez (1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 1 0 UdeG v.  Mexico, 15 October 2019
FW Rolando Blackburn (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 38 6 The Strongest v.  Bermuda, 8 September 2019

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

Player records

Most capped players

As of 8 September 2019, the players with the most appearances for Panama are:[21]

# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Gabriel Gómez 2003–2018 149 12
2 Jaime Penedo 2003–2018 137 0
3 Blas Pérez 2001–2018 122 43
4 Román Torres 2005–present 118 10
5 Armando Cooper 2006–present 109 8
6 Luis Tejada 2001–2018 108 43
7 Felipe Baloy 2001–2018 103 4
8 Alberto Quintero 2007–present 102 4
9 Aníbal Godoy 2010–present 100 1
10 Luis Henríquez 2003–2016 89 2

Bold denotes still active players.

Top goalscorers

As of 8 September 2019, the players with the most goals for Panama are:[21]

# Name Career Goals Caps
1 Luis Tejada 2001–2018 43 108
Blas Pérez 2001–2018 43 122
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 15 54
Gabriel Torres 2005–present 18 85
8 Gabriel Gómez 2003–2018 12 149
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.

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