Panama national football team

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

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

Panama

Nickname(s)	Los Canaleros (The Canal Men) La Marea Roja (The Red Tide)
Association	Federación Panameña de Fútbol (FEPAFUT)
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	33 3 (3 April 2025)[1]
Highest	29 (March 2014)
Lowest	150 (August 1995)
First international
Panama 2–1 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
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 2005 United States Team 2013 United States Team 2023 United States and Canada Team 2015 United States and Canada Team CONCACAF Nations League 2025 United States Team Copa de Naciones UNCAF/Copa Centroamericana 2009 Honduras Team 2007 El Salvador Team 2017 Panama Team 1993 Honduras Team 2011 Panama Team 2014 United States Team CCCF Championship 1951 Panama Team 1948 Guatemala Team

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.^[3][4]

Panama finished as runners-up at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2005,^[5] 2013^[6] 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.^[7]

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,^[8] which meant that the United States, who lost to Trinidad and Tobago 2–1, failed to qualify for the first time since 1986.^[9] Román Torres, who scored the winning goal in the 87th minute, was subsequently considered a national hero.^[10] 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".^[11][12]

2018 World Cup

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.^[13] 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.^[14][15] 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.^[16] 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
Kappa	2000
Lotto	2002-2014
New Balance	2015–2023
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

Catalonia  v  Panama

29 May Friendly	Catalonia	2–2	Panama	Sabadell, Catalonia
19:00	Jutglà 9' Aleñá 92'	Report	E. Davis 17' Gondola 27'	Stadium: Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta Attendance: 5.859 Referee: Victor Garcia Verdura

Galicia  v  Panama

31 May Friendly	Galicia	0–2	Panama	Vigo, Galicia
20:00		Report	Davis 24' (pen.) Miller 40'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Panama  v  Guyana

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Panama	2–0	Guyana	Panama City, Panama
19:30 UTC−5	Martínez 62' Rodríguez 65'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 8,575 Referee: Filiberto Martinez (El Salvador)

Montserrat  v  Panama

9 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Montserrat	1–3	Panama	Managua, Nicaragua
19:00 UTC−6	Simon 48'	Report	Welch 40' Fajardo 61' Rodríguez 70'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 155 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Panama  v  Paraguay

16 June Friendly	Panama	0–1	Paraguay	Panama City, Panama
17:30 UTC−5		Report	Velázquez 25'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)

Uruguay  v  Panama

23 June 2024 Copa América GS	Uruguay	3–1	Panama	Miami Gardens, United States
21:00 UTC−4	M. Araújo 16' Núñez 85' Viña 90+1'	Report	Murillo 90+4'	Stadium: Hard Rock Stadium Attendance: 33,425 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile)

Panama  v  United States

27 June 2024 Copa América GS	Panama	2–1	United States	Atlanta, United States
18:00 UTC−4	Blackman 26' Fajardo 83'	Report	Balogun 22'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 59,145 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Bolivia  v  Panama

1 July 2024 Copa América GS	Bolivia	1–3	Panama	Orlando, United States
21:00 UTC−4	Miranda 69'	Report	Fajardo 22' Guerrero 79' Yanis 90+1'	Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium Attendance: 16,129 Referee: Edina Alves (Brazil)

Colombia  v  Panama

6 July 2024 Copa América QF	Colombia	5–0	Panama	Glendale, United States
15:00 UTC−7	Córdoba 8' Rodríguez 15' (pen.) Díaz 41' Ríos 70' Borja 90+4' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: State Farm Stadium Attendance: 39,740 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

United States  v  Panama

12 October Friendly	United States	2–0	Panama	Austin, United States
20:00 UTC−5	Musah 49' Pepi 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,239 Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Canada  v  Panama

15 October Friendly	Canada	2–1	Panama	Toronto, Canada
19:30 UTC−4	Larin 44' David 87'	Report	Fajardo 69'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,315 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

Costa Rica  v  Panama

14 November 2024–25 Nations League QF	Costa Rica	0–1	Panama	San José, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC−6		Report	Fajardo 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

Panama  v  Costa Rica

18 November 2024–25 Nations League QF	Panama	2–2 (3–2 agg.)	Costa Rica	Panama City, Panama
21:00 UTC−5	Blackman 13' Rodríguez 45+3'	Report	Bran 24' Martínez 72'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: César Ramos (Mexico)
Note: Panama won 3–2 on aggregate, advanced to the Finals and qualified for the 2025 Gold Cup. Costa Rica advanced to the 2025 Gold Cup qualification.

2025

Universitario v  Panama

24 January Unofficial friendly	Universitario	2–1	Panama	Lima, Peru
21:00 UTC−5	Reyna 7' Rivera 90+9'	Report	Herrera 49'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Referee: Jordi Espinoza (Peru)

Chile  v  Panama

8 February Friendly	Chile	6–1	Panama	Santiago, Chile
20:30 UTC−3	Guerra 2', 25', 42' Uribe 5' Cepeda 53' Pino 82'	Report	Waterman 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

United States  v  Panama

20 March Nations League SF	United States	0–1	Panama	Inglewood, United States
16:00 UTC−7		Report	Waterman 90+4'	Stadium: SoFi Stadium Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Mexico  v  Panama

23 March Nations League F	Mexico	2–1	Panama	Inglewood, United States
18:30 UTC−7	Jiménez 8', 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Carrasquilla 45+2' (pen.)	Stadium: SoFi Stadium Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Belize  v  Panama

7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Belize	v	Panama	Belmopan, Belize
19:00 UTC−6				Stadium: FFB Field

Panama  v  Nicaragua

10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Panama	v	Nicaragua	Panama City, Panama
19:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernandez

Panama  v  Guadeloupe

16 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Panama	v	Guadeloupe	Carson, United States
16:00 UTC−7				Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Guatemala  v  Panama

20 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Guatemala	v	Panama	Austin, United States
21:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

Panama  v  Jamaica

24 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Panama	v	Jamaica	Austin, United States
18:00 UTC−5				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

Coaching staff

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

Managers

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

• Romeo Parravicini (1938)
• Manuel Sánchez Durán (1941)
• Emel Ospino (1946)
• Óscar Rendoll Gómez (1946, 1951)
• Óscar Suman Carrillo (1949)
• Gilberto Casanova (1950)
• Moses Stern (1950)
• Rogelio Díaz (1952)
• Emel Ospino (1956)
• José Bech Casablanca (1961, 1967)
• Raúl "Che" Álvarez (1963–64)
• Luis Carlos Ponce (1967)
• Néstor Valdés (1969)
• Renato Panay (1976)
• Omar Muraco (1978)
• Edgardo Bone Baldi (1979)
• Luis Borghini (1980)
• Rubén Cárdenas (1980)
• Orlando Muñoz (1984, 1995)
• Carlos Cavagnaro (1984)
• Juan Colecchio (1986–1987)
• Miguel Mansilla (1987–1988, 1990, 1999–2000)
• Gustavo de Simone (1992)
• César Maturana (1995–96)
• Óscar Aristizábal (1999)
• Ezequiel Fernandez (2000)
• Leopoldo Lee (2000)
• Mihai Stoichiță (2001)
• Billy Stenning (2001–02)
• Carlos Alberto da Luz (2002–03)
• José Eugenio Hernández (2004–05)
• Julio Dely Valdés (2006)
• Víctor René Mendieta (2006)
• Alexandre Guimarães (2006–08)
• Gary Stempel (2008–09)
• Julio Dely Valdés (2010–13, 2019)
• Hernán Darío Gómez (2014–2018)
• Gary Stempel (2018–2019)
• Américo Gallego (2019–2020)
• 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 Mexico on 20 and 23 March 2025, respectively.^[17][18]

Caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2025, after the match against Mexico.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Luis Mejía	(1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 34)	53	0	Nacional
12	1GK	César Samudio	(1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 31)	4	0	Marathón
22	1GK	Orlando Mosquera	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 30)	34	0	Al-Fayha
2	2DF	César Blackman	(1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 27)	30	2	Slovan Bratislava
3	2DF	José Córdoba	(2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 23)	23	0	Norwich City
4	2DF	Fidel Escobar	(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 30)	84	3	Saprissa
5	2DF	Edgardo Fariña	(2001-09-21) 21 September 2001 (age 23)	12	0	Khimki
13	2DF	Martín Krug	(2006-07-09) 9 July 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Atlético Levante
15	2DF	Jorge Gutiérrez	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26)	5	0	Deportivo La Guaira
16	2DF	Carlos Harvey	(2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 25)	13	1	Minnesota United
19	2DF	Iván Anderson	(1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 27)	13	1	Marathón
23	2DF	Omar Valencia	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 20)	3	0	New York Red Bulls
6	3MF	Cristian Martínez	(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 28)	51	1	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
7	3MF	José Luis Rodríguez	(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 26)	55	7	Juárez
8	3MF	Adalberto Carrasquilla	(1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 26)	64	3	UNAM
11	3MF	Edward Cedeño	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Tarazona
14	3MF	Janpol Morales	(1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Macará
20	3MF	Aníbal Godoy (captain)	(1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 (age 35)	146	4	San Diego
9	4FW	Tomás Rodríguez	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 26)	4	0	Monagas
10	4FW	Ismael Díaz	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 28)	44	9	Universidad Católica
17	4FW	José Fajardo	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31)	57	15	Universidad Católica
18	4FW	Cecilio Waterman	(1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 34)	43	12	Coquimbo Unido
21	4FW	Gustavo Herrera	(2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 19)	1	0	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 31)	2	0	Independiente	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
GK	JD Gunn	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 25)	0	0	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	Sporting San Miguelito	v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
GK	Cecilio Burgess	(2005-10-21) 21 October 2005 (age 19)	0	0	UMECIT	Microcycle, 28–30 January 2025
DF	Eric Davis	(1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 34)	94	7	Vila Nova	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF	Harold Cummings	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 33)	91	1	Xelajú	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF	Michael Murillo	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 29)	81	9	Marseille	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF	Roderick Miller	(1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 33)	46	2	Turan Tovuz	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF	Jiovany Ramos	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 28)	17	0	Independiente	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF	Eduardo Anderson	(2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 24)	8	0	Saprissa	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF	Gabriel Brown	(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Sporting San José	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF	Érick Díaz	(2006-03-04) 4 March 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Tauro	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF	Aimar Modelo	(2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 20)	1	0	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	Árabe Unido	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF	Antony Herbert	(2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Árabe Unido	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
DF	Reyniel Perdomo	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Alianza	v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
DF	Orman Davis	(2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 22)	1	0	Independiente	v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
DF	Alex Herman	(2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Potros del Este	v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
DF	Ángel Díaz	(2005-10-15) 15 October 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Tauro	Microcycle, 28–30 January 2025
DF	Sergio Ramírez	(1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Independiente	v.  Galicia, 31 May 2024
MF	Edgar Bárcenas	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31)	95	9	Mazatlán	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	César Yanis	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 29)	49	4	Cobresal	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Andrés Andrade	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 26)	36	1	LASK	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Abdiel Ayarza	(1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 32)	34	4	The Strongest	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Freddy Góndola	(1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 29)	24	1	Aktobe	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	José Murillo	(1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 30)	16	1	Plaza Amador	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Víctor Griffith	(2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 24)	10	0	St. Johnstone	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Ricardo Phillips	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 24)	8	0	Delfín	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Martín Morán	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Septemvri Sofia	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Jorge Serrano	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 27)	2	0	Motagua	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Giovany Herbert	(2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 20)	1	0	Árabe Unido	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Daniel Aparicio	(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 25)	0	0	Real España	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Marlon Ávila	(1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 32)	0	0	Independiente	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Osvaldo Lay	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 22)	0	0	AV Alta	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Anel Ryce	(2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Chornomorets	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Moisés Véliz	(2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Huntsville City	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
MF	Irving Gudiño	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 24)	6	0	Tauro	v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
MF	Amable Pinzón	(2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Veraguas United	v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
MF	Edilson Carrasquilla	(2002-06-06) 6 June 2002 (age 22)	0	0	San Francisco	v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
MF	Héctor Hurtado	(1998-12-23) 23 December 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Independiente	v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
MF	Everardo Rose	(1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Plaza Amador	v.  Chile, 8 February 2025
MF	Diego Valanta	(2000-09-08) 8 September 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Sporting San Miguelito	Microcycle, 3–5 February 2025
MF	Vlair Simmons	(2001-09-17) 17 September 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Potros del Este	Microcycle, 3–5 February 2025
MF	Víctor Ávila	(1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 26)	0	0	Macará	Microcycle, 28–30 January 2025
MF	Ovidio López	(2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Plaza Amador	v. Universitario, 25 January 2025
MF	Josiel Núñez	(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 32)	16	1	Alcorcón	v.  Galicia, 31 May 2024
FW	Alfredo Stephens	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 30)	29	1	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW	Jovani Welch	(1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 25)	20	1	Millonarios	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW	Eduardo Guerrero	(2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 (age 25)	17	1	Dynamo Kyiv	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW	Kahiser Lenis	(2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 24)	10	2	Jaguares	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW	Azarias Londoño	(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23)	5	0	Universidad Católica	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW	Víctor Medina	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 24)	4	0	Sporting San José	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW	Romeesh Ivey	(1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Spartak Varna	v.  United States, 20 March 2025 PRE
FW	Rafael Mosquera	(2005-05-24) 24 May 2005 (age 19)	1	0	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	Alianza	Microcycle, 3–5 February 2025
FW	Adán Henricks	(2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito	Microcycle, 28–30 January 2025
FW	Reymundo Williams	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 21)	0	0	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

As of 23 March 2025^[19]

Players in bold are still active with Panama.

Most capped players

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

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
1930	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1934
1938	Did not enter										Declined participation
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	Squad		16	6	5	5	16	15
2022	Did not qualify										20	11	4	5	38	21
2026	Qualification in progress										2	2	0	0	5	1
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	1/20	3	0	0	3	2	11	—		116	40	26	50	147	179

FIFA World Cup history
First match	Belgium 3–0 Panama  (18 June 2018; Sochi, Russia)
Biggest win	—
Biggest defeat	England 6–1 Panama  (24 June 2018; Nizhny Novgorod, Russia)
Best result	Group stage (2018)
Worst result	—

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
1963	Group stage	6th	4	1	2	1	8	4	Squad
1965	Did not enter
1967	Did not qualify
1969
1971	Did not enter
1973
1977	Did not qualify
1981
1985
1989
1991	Did not enter
1993	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	3	8	Squad
1996	Did not qualify
1998
2000
2002
2003
2005	Runners-up	2nd	6	2	3	1	7	6	Squad
2007	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	1	2	6	7	Squad
2009		7th	4	1	1	2	7	5	Squad
2011	Semi-finals	3rd	5	2	2	1	7	6	Squad
2013	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	11	4	Squad
2015	Third place	3rd	6	0	5	1	6	7	Squad
2017	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	6	3	Squad
2019		7th	4	2	0	2	6	4	Squad
2021	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	8	7	Squad
2023	Runners-up	2nd	6	3	2	1	11	6	Squad
Total	Runners-up	12/27	55	19	20	16	86	67	—

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup history
First match	El Salvador 1–1 Panama  (23 March 1963; San Salvador, El Salvador)
Biggest win	Panama 6–1  Cuba (20 July 2013; Atlanta, United States)
Biggest defeat	Honduras 5–1 Panama  (10 July 1993; Dallas, United States)
Best result	Runners-up (2005, 2013, 2023)
Worst result	Group stage (1963, 1993, 2021)

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			2021	Did not qualify
2022–23	A	B	4	3	1	0	8	0			2023	Fourth place	2	0	0	2	0	3	Squad
2023–24	A	A	4	3	1	0	9	2			2024	Fourth place	2	0	0	2	0	4	Squad
2024–25	A	Bye									2025	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	2	Squad
Total	—	—	12	7	2	3	22	11	—		Total	0 Titles	6	1	0	5	2	9	—

CONCACAF Nations League history
First match	Bermuda 1–4 Panama  (5 September 2019; Hamilton, Bermuda)
Biggest win	Panama 5–0 Martinique  (9 June 2022; Panama City, Panama)
Biggest defeat	Panama 0–3 Mexico  (15 November 2019; Panama City, Panama)  Panama 0–3 Mexico  (21 March 2024; Arlington, United States)
Best result	Fourth place (2022–23, 2023–24)
Worst result	Eighth place (2019−20)

Copa América

Main article: Panama at the Copa América

Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
19931	Not invited
1995
1997
1999
2001
2004
2007
2011
2015
20162	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	4	10	Squad
2019	Not invited
2021
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
1991	Preliminary round	5th	2	1	0	1	2	3
1993	Third place	3rd	3	0	1	2	1	5
1995	Fifth place	5th	2	0	0	2	0	3
1997	Fifth place	5th	2	0	0	2	0	7
1999	Did not enter
2001	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	3	6
2003	Fifth place	5th	5	1	1	3	4	5
2005	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	1	5
2007	Runners-up	2nd	6	4	1	1	5	2
2009	Champions	1st	4	2	1	1	2	3
2011	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	7	1
2013	Fifth place	5th	2	0	2	0	1	1
2014	Third place	3rd	3	2	1	0	5	2
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
1941	Fourth place	4th	4	1	1	2	11	16
1943	Did not enter
1946	Fifth place	5th	5	1	1	3	5	16
1948	Third place	3rd	8	4	0	4	19	24
1951	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	13	3
1953	Seventh place	7th	6	0	1	5	6	16
1955	Did not enter
1957	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	3	8
1960	Did not enter
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 23 March 2025.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%
Anguilla	1	1	0	0	13	0	+13	100
Argentina	2	0	0	2	1	8	–5	0
Armenia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Aruba	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bahamas	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	0
Bahrain	2	1	0	1	2	5	–3	50
Barbados	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100
Belgium	1	0	0	1	0	3	–3	0
Belize	6	4	2	0	10	3	+7	66.67
Bermuda	5	2	1	2	9	6	+3	40
Bolivia	10	5	1	4	17	16	+1	50
Brazil	6	0	1	5	1	19	–18	0
Cameroon	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Canada	14	2	7	5	9	14	–5	14.29
Chile	4	0	1	3	4	12	–8	0
China	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0
Colombia	15	4	0	11	11	37	–26	26.67
Costa Rica	64	19	16	29	63	122	–59	29.69
Cuba	39	16	11	12	48	43	+5	41.03
Curaçao[note 1]	10	2	4	4	18	23	–5	20
Denmark	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	0
Dominica	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	100
Dominican Republic	7	6	1	0	14	4	+10	85.71
Ecuador	8	1	2	5	4	17	–14	12.5
El Salvador	61	21	16	24	81	81	0	35
England	1	0	0	1	1	6	–5	0
Grenada	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	100
Guadeloupe	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	50
Guatemala	42	17	11	14	60	64	–4	40.48
Guinea-Bissau	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	0
Guyana	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	100
Haiti	20	4	7	9	18	27	–9	20
Honduras	51	12	12	27	39	78	–39	24
Hong Kong	1	0	0	1	1	3	–2	0
Iran	2	0	0	2	1	3	–2	0
Jamaica	21	10	7	4	27	16	+11	50
Japan	2	0	0	2	0	4	–4	0
Macau	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1	0
Martinique	5	4	1	0	11	0	+11	100
Mexico	26	2	6	18	16	47	–31	7.69
Montserrat	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100
Nicaragua	30	22	1	5	78	24	+54	73.33
Northern Ireland	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Norway	1	0	0	1	0	1	–1	0
Paraguay	6	0	1	5	1	10	–10	0
Peru	13	3	1	9	9	29	–20	23.08
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	2	–2	0
Puerto Rico	6	4	1	1	20	3	+17	66.67
Qatar	3	1	1	1	8	5	+3	33.33
Saint Lucia	2	2	0	0	7	0	+7	100
Saudi Arabia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Serbia	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	0
South Africa	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
South Korea	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0
Spain	1	0	0	1	1	5	–4	0
Suriname	3	1	0	2	5	10	–5	33.33
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	0	6	–6	0
Trinidad and Tobago	25	7	7	11	23	33	–10	28
Tunisia	1	0	0	1	1	2	–1	0
United States	28	4	6	18	19	55	–36	14.29
Uruguay	5	0	0	5	2	18	–16	0
Venezuela	24	5	9	10	26	37	–11	20.83
Wales	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0
Total results	628	190	158	266	725	937	–212	30.25

1. Includes the results of  Netherlands Antilles.

Honours

Continental

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

Regional

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

Awards

• CONCACAF Gold Cup Fair Play Trophy (1): 2013
• CONCACAF Nations League Fair Play Award (2): 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				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

Notes

1. Official senior competition organized by CCCF. It was a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF and affiliated with FIFA as the governing body of football in Central America and Caribbean, from 1938 to 1961.

FIFA World Ranking

See also: FIFA World Rankings

Last update was on 24 December 2022. Source:^[20]

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

See also

• Association football portal
• Panama portal

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