Panama national football team

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Panama
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Los Canaleros
(The Canal Men)
La Marea Roja
(The Red Tide)
AssociationFederación Panameña de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationUNCAF (Central America)
Head coachThomas Christiansen
CaptainHarold Cummings
Most capsGabriel Gómez (149)
Top scorerLuis Tejada (43)
Home stadiumEstadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA codePAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 63 Steady (23 December 2021)[1]
Highest29 (March 2014)
Lowest150 (August 1995)
First international
 Panama 3–1 Venezuela 
(Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938)[2]
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
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup stage (2018)
Gold Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1963)
Best resultRunners-up (2005, 2013)
Medal record
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Silver medal – second place 2005 United States Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 United States Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 United States and Canada Team
Copa Centroamericana
Gold medal – first place 2009 Honduras Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 El Salvador Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Panama Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Honduras Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Panama Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 United States Team
CCCF Championship
Gold medal – first place 1951 Panama Team
Bronze medal – third place 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.[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 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" ("The Canal Men"), in reference to the Panama Canal.

History[]

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 couldn't 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.[8]

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 advanced to the knockout stage as the best ranked third place. In the Quarter-Finals, they played against Trinidad & 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 the 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,[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 87th 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.

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

2021[]

28 January Friendly Panama  0–0  Serbia Panama City, Panama
19:00 (UTC−5) Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Ameth Ariel Sánchez Pinzón (Panama)
25 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Panama  1–0  Barbados Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
20:00 UTC−4
  • Catuy 82'
 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)
28 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Dominica  1–2  Panama Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava (Mexico)
5 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Anguilla  0–13  Panama Panama City, Panama
19:00 UTC-5 Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Panamá
Referee: Sergio Reyna (Guatemala)
8 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Panama  3–0  Dominican Republic Panama City, Panama
20:00 UTC-5
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Panamá
Referee: Walter López Castellanos (Guatemala)
12 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Panama  2–1  Curaçao Panama City, Panama
18:15 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Rod Carew
Referee: Jaime Herrera Bonilla (El Salvador)
15 June 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Curaçao  0–0  Panama Willemstad, Curaçao
19:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)
30 June Friendly Mexico  3–0  Panama Nashville, United States
19:00 UTC−7
Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 30,386
Referee: Kevin Morrison (Jamaica)
13 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Qatar  3–3  Panama Houston, United States
19:57 UTC−5
Report
  • Blackburn 51', 58'
  • Davis 79' (pen.)
 Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Attendance: 10,625
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
17 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Panama  2–3  Honduras Houston, United States
20:30 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: BBVA Stadium
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
20 July 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup Panama  3–1  Grenada Orlando, United States
23:30 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
2 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Panama  0–0  Costa Rica Panama City, Panama
20:05 UTC−5 Report Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: (El Salvador)
5 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Jamaica  0–3  Panama Kingston, Jamaica
17:00 UTC−5 Report
Stadium: Independence Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)
8 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Panama  1–1  Mexico Panama City, Panama
20:05 UTC−5
  • Blackburn 28'
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
7 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification El Salvador  1–0  Panama San Salvador, El Salvador
20:05 UTC−6
Report Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)
10 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Panama  1–0  United States Panama City, Panama
17:00 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
13 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Canada  4–1  Panama Toronto, Canada
18:30 UTC−5
Report
  • Blackburn 5'
 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,622
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
12 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Honduras  2–3  Panama San Pedro Sula, Honduras
19:05 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)
16 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Panama  2–1  El Salvador Panama City, Panama
20:05 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)

2022[]

16 January Friendly Peru  1–1  Panama Lima, Perú
16:00 UTC−5
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Referee: (Argentina)
27 January 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying Costa Rica  v  Panama Costa Rica
Stadium: TBD
30 January 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying Panama  v  Jamaica
Report
2 February 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying Mexico  v  Panama Mexico
Stadium: TBD
24 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying Panama  v  Honduras
27 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying United States  v  Panama Orlando, Florida, United States
Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
30 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying Panama  v  Canada
Report

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 21 players were called up for the friendly match against Peru on 16 January 2022.[18][19]

Caps and goals as of 16 November 2021, after the match against El Salvador.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Orlando Mosquera (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 27) 4 0 Unattached
1GK (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 27) 0 0 Panama Independiente
2DF Harold Cummings (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 29) 77 1 Unattached
2DF Azmahar Ariano (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 31) 6 0 Panama Independiente
2DF Omar Córdoba (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 27) 3 0 Panama Independiente
2DF (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 25) 0 0 Panama Universitario
2DF (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 24) 0 0 Panama Plaza Amador
2DF (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Panama Tauro
2DF (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Panama Tauro
2DF (2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 19) 0 0 Panama Universitario
3MF Armando Cooper (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 34) 118 9 Panama Árabe Unido
3MF Alberto Quintero (1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 (age 34) 114 7 Peru Universitario
3MF Abdiel Ayarza (1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 29) 17 2 Peru Cienciano
3MF Víctor Medina (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 20) 4 0 Panama Tauro
3MF (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997 (age 24) 0 0 Panama Tauro
3MF (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Panama Alianza
3MF (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Panama Tauro
3MF (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Panama Plaza Amador
4FW José Fajardo (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 28) 21 3 Peru Cusco
4FW Jair Catuy (1992-01-28) 28 January 1992 (age 29) 6 3 Panama Universitario
4FW (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 (age 22) 6 3 Panama Deportivo del Este

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 Luis Mejía (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 30) 40 0 Uruguay Fénix v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
GK (2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Panama Deportivo del Este v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
GK José Calderón (1985-08-14) 14 August 1985 (age 36) 42 0 Panama San Francisco v.  El Salvador, 16 November 2021
GK José Guerra (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 27) 1 0 Panama Universitario 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
DF Eric Davis (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 30) 67 4 Slovakia Dunajská Streda v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
DF César Blackman (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 23) 6 0 Slovakia Dunajská Streda v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
DF (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Panama San Francisco v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
DF Fidel Escobar (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 27) 47 1 Spain Alcorcón v.  El Salvador, 16 November 2021
DF Andrés Andrade (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 23) 12 1 Germany Arminia Bielefeld v.  El Salvador, 16 November 2021
DF Michael Amir Murillo (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 25) 46 2 Belgium Anderlecht v.  El Salvador, 16 November 2021
DF Jiovany Ramos (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 24) 3 0 Unattached v.  Honduras, 12 November 2021
DF Óscar Linton (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 28) 4 0 Japan Imabari v.  Canada, 13 October 2021
DF Iván Anderson (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 24) 2 0 Panama Universitario v.  Mexico, 8 September 2021
DF Adolfo Machado (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 36) 93 2 Costa Rica San Carlos 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF Roderick Miller (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 29) 30 1 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF Francisco Palacios (1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 31) 18 1 Panama San Francisco 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF Richard Peralta (1993-09-20) 20 September 1993 (age 28) 12 0 Panama Tauro 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
DF Alejandro Yearwood (1996-04-29) 29 April 1996 (age 25) 3 0 Panama Árabe Unido 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
DF (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 23) 0 0 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
DF (2000-09-07) 7 September 2000 (age 21) 0 0 Panama Universitario 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
DF (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 22) 0 0 Panama Plaza Amador 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
DF Francisco Vence (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 29) 1 0 Panama Independiente La Chorrera v.  Serbia, 28 January 2021
MF Aníbal Godoy (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 (age 31) 110 3 United States Nashville SC v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
MF Adalberto Carrasquilla (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 23) 24 1 United States Houston Dynamo v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
MF Omar Browne (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 27) 12 0 Canada Forge FC v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
MF Cristian Martínez (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 24) 11 0 Panama Plaza Amador v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
MF Víctor Griffith (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 21) 10 0 Panama Árabe Unido v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
MF Freddy Góndola (1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 26) 1 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
MF José Luis Rodríguez (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 23) 30 2 Spain Sporting Gijón v.  El Salvador, 16 November 2021
MF César Yanis (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 25) 21 1 Spain Zaragoza v.  El Salvador, 16 November 2021
MF Eduardo Guerrero (2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 (age 21) 4 0 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv v.  El Salvador, 16 November 2021
MF Alfredo Stephens SUS (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 27) 16 1 Venezuela Aragua v.  Honduras, 12 November 2021
MF Yoel Bárcenas (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 28) 54 2 Spain Leganés v.  Canada, 13 October 2021
MF Carlos Harvey (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 21) 2 0 United States LA Galaxy II v.  Mexico, 8 September 2021
MF Romeesh Ivey (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 27) 1 0 Bulgaria Etar Veliko Tarnovo v.  Mexico, 8 September 2021
MF Miguel Camargo (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 28) 32 2 Colombia Independiente Medellín 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF Ángel Orelien (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 20) 2 0 Panama Plaza Amador 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 30) 1 0 Panama CAI La Chorrera 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF (2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 20) 0 0 Panama Costa del Este 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 26) 2 0 Panama Costa del Este Training camp, 26 May 2021
FW Abdiel Arroyo COV (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 28) 48 7 Peru Universidad César Vallejo v.  Peru, 16 January 2022
FW Gabriel Torres (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 33) 98 22 Costa Rica Alajuelense v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
FW Ismael Díaz (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 24) 12 2 Panama Tauro v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
FW Newton Williams (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 21) 0 0 Brazil Palmeiras v.  Peru, 16 January 2022 PRE
FW Rolando Blackburn (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 (age 32) 44 10 Bolivia Royal Pari v.  El Salvador, 16 November 2021
FW Cecilio Waterman (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 30) 14 5 Chile Everton v.  El Salvador, 16 November 2021
FW Jorman Aguilar (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 27) 9 1 Costa Rica San Carlos 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW José Murillo (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 26) 3 1 Guatemala Comunicaciones 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
FW Ricardo Clarke (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 (age 29) 6 0 Panama San Miguelito 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE

INJ Withdrew 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[]

As of 16 November 2021[20]
Players in bold are still active with Panama.

Managers[]

Managers of the Panama national football team and their terms.

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 To be determined In progress
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined
Total Group stage 1/21 3 0 0 3 2 11 — 94 27 22 45 104 157

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 Quarter-finals 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 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad
United States 2021 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 8 7 Squad
Total Runners-up 11/26 49 16 18 15 75 61 —

CONCACAF Nations League[]

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
United States 2019−20 A B 4 1 0 3 5 9 Same position 8th
2022–23 A To be determined
Total 4 1 0 3 5 9 8th

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
Total Group stage 1/12 3 1 0 2 4 10 —
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 7th 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

Honours[]

  • Silver: 2005, 2013
  • Bronze: 2011, 2015
  • Copa Centroamericana
  • Champions: 2009
  • Silver: 2007, 2017
  • Bronze: 1993, 2011, 2014
  • Champions: 1951
  • Bronze: 1948

FIFA World Ranking[]

See also: FIFA World Rankings
A line chart depicting the history of Panama's year-end placements in the FIFA World Rankings.

Last update was on May 27, 2021 Source:[21]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Panama's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank Year Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
78 2021 — — — —
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[]

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