Panama women's national football team

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Panama
Nickname(s)Las Canaleras (The Canal Girls)
La Marea Roja (The Red Tide)
AssociationFederación Panameña de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coach
Most caps
Home stadiumEstadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA codePAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 58 Increase 1 (10 December 2021)[1]
Highest53 (December 2019)
Lowest140 (December 2015)
First international
 Guatemala 1–2 Panama 
(San Salvador, El Salvador; 28 July 2002)
Biggest win
 Panama 15–2 Belize 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 21 November 2003)
Biggest defeat
 United States 9–0 Panama 
(Seattle, United States; 2 November 2002)
CONCACAF Women's Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2002)
Best result4th place (2018)

The Panama women's national football team is overseen by the Federación Panameña de Fútbol. After a 12 year absence, the team will return to the CONCACAF Women's Championship in 2018 after finishing second in UNCAF zone qualifying.

History[]

2000s[]

In 2002 Panama qualified for the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup for the first time after securing one of two spots in Central American Zone qualifying. They went 1–0–2 at the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup and did not qualify for the knockout round.[2]

Panama once again qualified for the Women's Gold Cup in 2006 after winning their qualifying group. Panama lost their first round match 2–1 to Jamaica and were eliminated.[3]

2010s[]

Panama did not participate in the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying tournament as they did not enter Central American qualifying.[4]

In 2013 Panama participated in the Central American Games for the first time. They went 1–0–1 and advanced to the semi-finals, where they lost to Costa Rica. Panama would finish in fourth place after losing the third place match to Guatemala.[4]

Panama finished second in their group in 2014 Central American Qualifying and did not qualify for the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship as only the group winner advanced.[5]

At the 2017 Central American Games, Panama improved on their result from four ago by defeating El Salvador on penalties to finish in third place.[4]

Panama secured one of the two spots available in Central American Qualifying for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, this marked their first time playing in the CONCACAF Championship in 12 years.[6] Panama was drawn into Group A, alongside the United States, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago.[7]

Panama opened the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship with a 3–0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago. They suffered a 5–0 loss to the United States in their second match. The score could have been much worse if not for the excellent performance from 17-year old goalkeeper Yenith Bailey, as she made several big saves against the US who had 18 shots on goal.[8] Panama secured their spot in the semi-final by defeating Mexico 2–0 in their final group match. Bailey once again made some big saves, including saving a penalty in the first half. Panama was beat by Canada 7–0 in the semi-final, but they would move on to the third place match where a win would secure them a spot in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9][10] After losing the third place match to Jamaica on penalties, Panama played against Argentina at the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL play-off to secure a spot for France 2019 after Argentina secured their ticket Panama was eliminated from the qualification.

Team image[]

Nicknames[]

The Panama women's national football team have been nicknamed as "Las Canaleras (The Canal Girls)".

Home stadium[]

Panama plays their home matches on the Estadio Rommel Fernández.

Results and fixtures[]

See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021[]

16 February Friendly Guatemala  3–1  Panama Guatemala City, Guatemala
11:00 UTC−5
  • Álvarez 10', 23' (pen.)
  • Mayén 90+5'
 Report (Fepafut)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento
19 February Friendly Guatemala  0–3  Panama Guatemala City, Guatemala
11:00 UTC−5 Report (Fepafut)
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium:
11 April Friendly Japan  7–0  Panama Tokyo, Japan
13:30 UTC+9
Report (JFA)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Japan National Stadium
4 July Friendly Panama  2–0  Nicaragua Panama City, Panama
16:00 UTC−5
Report (Fepafut)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Rod Carew National Stadium
10 July Friendly Panama  5–0  Dominican Republic Panama City, Panama
19:05 UTC−5
Report (Fepafut)
Report (Soccerway)		 Stadium: Rod Carew National Stadium
18 September Friendly Costa Rica  1–2  Panama San José, Costa Rica
18:00
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
21 September Friendly Costa Rica  3–2  Panama San José, Costa Rica
20:00
Report (Soccerway)
Stadium: Estadio Nacional
21 October Friendly Trinidad and Tobago  0–0  Panama Couva, Trinidad & Tobago
Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium
25 October Friendly Trinidad and Tobago  1–1  Panama Couva, Trinidad & Tobago
Stadium: Ato Boldon Stadium

2022[]

17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship Qualifying Panama  5–0  Barbados Panama City, Panama
20:00 UTC−6
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)
20 February 2022 (2022-02-20) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship Qualifying Belize  0–8  Panama San Salvador, El Salvador
16:00 UTC−6 Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: (Jamaica)
9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying Aruba  v  Panama TBD
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Stadium: TBD
12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying Panama  v  El Salvador TBD
Report (FIFA)
Report (CONCACAF)		 Stadium: TBD

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff[]

As of 23 May 2021[11]
Technical Corps
Position Name Ref
Head coach Mexico Ignacio Quintana
Assistant coach Panama Raiza Gutiérrez
Assistant coach Mexico Tania Camposortega
Goalkeeping coach Donaldo González
Physical coach Gustavo Avendaño
Utilero Maycool Castañeda
Medical body
Position Name Ref.
Doctor Luis Sevillano
Physiotherapist Lisbeth Vallecilla
Administratvos
Position Name Ref.
Delegate Pedro Núñez
Press Delegate Adán De Gracia-Esmenjaud

Manager history[]

  • Mexico Ignacio Quintana[11] (2020–)

Players[]

Main article: List of Panama women's international footballers
See also: Category:Panama women's international footballers

Current squad[]

The following players were called-up for the matches against Barbados and Belize on 17 and 20 February 2022.[12]
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 16 March 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Farissa Córdoba (1989-06-30) 30 June 1989 (age 32) Costa Rica Municipal Pérez Zeledón
12 1GK (1992-01-26) 26 January 1992 (age 30) Panama Club Deportivo del Este
22 1GK Sasha Fábrega (1990-10-23) 23 October 1990 (age 31) Panama Veraguas
2 2DF Carina Reyes (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 23) Serbia Spartak Subotica
3 2DF María Murillo (1996-12-15) 15 December 1996 (age 25) Panama Sporting San Miguelito
5 2DF Yomira Pinzón (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 25) Costa Rica Saprissa
14 2DF Yerenis De León (1995-02-23) 23 February 1995 (age 27) Costa Rica
16 2DF (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 24)
20 2DF Rebeca Espinosa (1992-07-05) 5 July 1992 (age 29)
4 3MF Katherine Castillo (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 25) Panama Tauro
6 3MF (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 17) Panama Tauro
7 3MF Kenia Rangel (1995-08-06) 6 August 1995 (age 26) Costa Rica Alajuelense
8 3MF Laurie Batista (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 25) Panama Tauro
9 3MF Karla Riley (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 24) Panama Tauro
10 3MF (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 21)
15 3MF María Guevara (2000-10-04) 4 October 2000 (age 21) Israel Hapoel Marmorek
18 3MF Erika Hernández (1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 (age 23) Panama Plaza Amador
21 3MF (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 22) Costa Rica
23 3MF (1992-06-21) 21 June 1992 (age 29) Canada Surrey United
11 4FW Natalia Mills (captain) (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 28) Costa Rica Alajuelense
13 4FW Adriana García United States Reinhardt Eagles
17 4FW Gabriela Villagrand (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 23) United States Angelo State Rams
19 4FW Lineth Cedeño (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 21) Italy Hellas Verona

Recent call ups[]

The following players were called-up in the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Yenith Bailey (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 20) Panama Tauro v.  Costa Rica, 21 September 2021
DF Panama Plaza Amador v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 25 October 2021
DF (2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 21) Panama Independiente v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 25 October 2021
DF Panama Atlético Nacional v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 25 October 2021
DF (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 25) Panama Veraguas v.  Costa Rica, 21 September 2021
DF Hilary Jaén (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 19) Panama Tauro v.  Costa Rica, 21 September 2021
DF Panama Universitario v.  Dominican Republic, 10 July 2021
DF (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 24) Panama Atlético Nacional v.  Dominican Republic, 10 July 2021
DF Rosario Vargas (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 19) Spain Valencia B v.  Japan, 11 April 2021
MF Marta Cox (1997-07-20) 20 July 1997 (age 24) Mexico León v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 25 October 2021
MF Schiandra González (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 26) Panama Plaza Amador v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 25 October 2021
MF Aldrith Quintero (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 20) Spain Real Unión Tenerife v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 25 October 2021
MF (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 22) Costa Rica Dimas Escazú v.  Costa Rica, 21 September 2021
MF Diana Pon (2004-08-15) 15 August 2004 (age 17) United States Sunrise Prime FC v.  Costa Rica, 21 September 2021
MF Unattached v.  Dominican Republic, 10 July 2021
MF Panama Universitario v.  Dominican Republic, 10 July 2021
FW Susy Cassinova (1996-02-05) 5 February 1996 (age 26) Panama Plaza Amador v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 25 October 2021
FW Panama Plaza Amador v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 25 October 2021
FW United States Dominican College v.  Dominican Republic, 10 July 2021
FW (1993-05-21) 21 May 1993 (age 28) Panama Panamá Oeste v.  Dominican Republic, 10 July 2021
FW Panama Plaza Amador v.  Japan, 11 April 2021
FW Amarelis De Mera (1985-03-28) 28 March 1985 (age 36) Israel Hapoel Marmorek v.  Japan, 11 April 2021

Records[]

Main article: List of Panama women's international footballers
See also: Category:Panama women's international footballers
As of 16 March 2021
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Competitive record[]

FIFA Women's World Cup[]

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003 Did not qualify
China 2007
Germany 2011 Did not enter
Canada 2015 Did not qualify
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 To be determined
Total - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games[]

Summer Olympics record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1996 Did not enter 1995 FIFA WWC
Australia 2000 1999 FIFA WWC
Greece 2004 Did not qualify 5 2 1 2 23 13
China 2008 Did not enter Did not enter
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020 Did not qualify 5 2 0 3 7 21
France 2024 To be determined To be determined
Total - - - - - - - - 10 4 1 5 30 34
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF Women's Championship[]

CONCACAF Women's Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Haiti 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1993
Canada 1994
Canada 1998
United States 2000
United StatesCanada 2002 Group stage 3 1 0 2 5 16 4 2 0 2 8 12
United States 2006 First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 5 0
Mexico 2010 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2014 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 17 3
United States 2018 Fourth Place 5 2 1 2 7 14 3 2 0 1 11 5
Mexico 2022 To be determined In progress
Total Fourth Place 9 3 1 5 12 32 12 8 0 4 41 20
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games[]

Pan American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Canada 1999 Did not enter
Dominican Republic 2003
Brazil 2007 Group stage 4 0 1 3 2 8
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify
Canada 2015
Peru 2019 Fifth place 4 0 1 3 3 10
Total Fifth place 8 0 2 6 5 18
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games[]

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Puerto Rico 2010 Did not enter
Mexico 2014
Colombia 2018
Panama To be determined
Total - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American Games[]

Central American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Guatemala 2001 Did not enter
Costa Rica 2013 Fourth place 4 1 0 3 8 13
Nicaragua 2017 Bronze Medal 5 1 2 2 8 10
El Salvador To be determined
Total Bronze Medal 9 2 2 5 16 23
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "PREVIEW: Women's Gold Cup to determine tickets to China 2003". 25 October 2002. Archived from the original on 5 February 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Women Gold Cup 2006". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "PANAMA". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Selección femenina de fútbol inicia prácticas a Copa Centroamericana". April 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. ^ "General preview of the teams participating in the Concacaf Women's Championship 2018". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Draw Reveals Groups for the 2018 Concacaf Women's Championship". 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  8. ^ "USA vs. Panama, Concacaf Championship: Final Score 5–0 as Carli Lloyd's Hat Trick Leads the Way". 7 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Canada thrashes Panama to book FIFA Women's World Cup berth". 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Panama 2–0 Mexico: Panama one win from World Cup, Mexico out". 10 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Selecciones FEPAFUT - Federación Panameña de Fútbol". www.fepafut.com (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Nacho Quintana ya tiene a sus elegidas para enfrentar a Trinidad y Tobago". Panamanian Football Federation (in Spanish).

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