Panama national football team













































Panama
Nickname(s)
Los Canaleros (The Canal Men)
La Marea Roja (The Red Tide)
AssociationFederación Panameña de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF
Sub-confederation
UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach
Gary Stempel (interim)
CaptainRomán Torres
Most caps

Gabriel Gómez (147)
Top scorer
Luis Tejada, Blas Pérez (43)
Home stadiumEstadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA codePAN
















First colours














Second colours


FIFA ranking
Current 71 Steady(20 December 2018)[1]
Highest29 (March 2014)
Lowest150 (August 1995)
Elo ranking
Current 65 Decrease 17 (9 January 2019)[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)[3]
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best resultGroup Stage (2018)
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances8 (first in 1963)
Best resultRunners-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.[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.




Contents





  • 1 History

    • 1.1 2014 World Cup qualifying


    • 1.2 2018 World Cup qualifying


    • 1.3 2018 World Cup


    • 1.4 2018 FIFA World Cup Group G



  • 2 Competition records

    • 2.1 World Cup record


    • 2.2 CCCF Championship


    • 2.3 CONCACAF Championship


    • 2.4 CONCACAF Gold Cup


    • 2.5 Copa Centroamericana



  • 3 Honours


  • 4 Results and fixtures

    • 4.1 2019



  • 5 Players

    • 5.1 Current squad


    • 5.2 Recent call-ups



  • 6 Player records

    • 6.1 Most capped players


    • 6.2 Top goalscorers



  • 7 Managers


  • 8 References


  • 9 External links




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.[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,[9] 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.[10]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.[11] 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".[12][13]



2018 World Cup


Panama were drawn in a group with European giants Belgium and England, and African side Tunisia, in Group G.[14] 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.[15][16] 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.[17] 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

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18 June 2018 (2018-06-18)

18:00 MSK (UTC+3)







Belgium 3–0 Panama


  • Mertens Goal 47'


  • Lukaku Goal 69'75'

Report

Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

Attendance: 43,257[18]

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)





24 June 2018 (2018-06-24)

15:00 MSK (UTC+3)







England 6–1 Panama


  • Stones Goal 8'40'


  • Kane Goal 22' (pen.)45+1' (pen.)62'


  • Lingard Goal 36'

Report


  • Baloy Goal 78'

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod

Attendance: 43,319[19]

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)





28 June 2018 (2018-06-28)

21:00 MSK (UTC+3)







Panama 1–2 Tunisia


  • Meriah Goal 33' (o.g.)
Report


  • F. Ben Youssef Goal 51'


  • Khazri Goal 66'


Mordovia Arena, Saransk

Attendance: 37,168[20]

Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)




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 1993
Group Stage301238

United States 2005
Runners-up62317
6

United States 2007
Quarter-finals411267

United States 2009
Quarter-finals411275

United States 2011
Semi-finals52217
6

United States 2013
Runners-up6411114

Canada United States 2015
Third Place60516
7

United States 2017
Quarter-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


  • CONCACAF Championship / CONCACAF Gold Cup
  • Runners-up: 2005, 2013

  • Third place: 2011, 2015

  • Copa Centroamericana
  • Winners: 2009

  • Runners-up: 2007, 2017

  • Third place: 1993, 2011, 2014

  • CCCF Championship
  • Winners: 1951

  • Third place: 1948


Results and fixtures


  Win
  Draw
  Loss



2019



United States  v  Panama












Players



Current squad


The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Honduras and Ecuador on November 16 and 20, 2018.

Caps and goals as of 20 November 2018, after the match against Ecuador.
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No.

Pos.
Player
Date of birth (age)
Caps
Goals
Club


1GK

José Calderón

(1985-08-14) 14 August 1985 (age 33)
33
0

Guatemala Guastatoya


1GK

Luis Mejía

(1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 27)
18
0

Uruguay Nacional



2DF

Adolfo Machado

(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 33)
78
1

Bolivia The Strongest


2DF

Harold Cummings

(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 26)
56
1

United States San Jose Earthquakes


2DF

Erick Davis

(1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 27)
44
0

Slovakia Dunajská Streda


2DF

Fidel Escobar

(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 24)
30
1

United States New York Red Bulls


2DF

Michael Amir Murillo

(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 22)
28
1

United States New York Red Bulls


2DF

Andrés Andrade

(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 20)
1
0

Austria Juniors OÖ



3MF

Aníbal Godoy

(1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 (age 28)
94
1

United States San Jose Earthquakes


3MF

Alberto Quintero

(1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 (age 31)
93
5

Peru Universitario


3MF

Miguel Camargo

(1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 25)
23
2

Venezuela Mineros de Guayana


3MF

José Luis Rodríguez

(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 20)
10
0

Croatia Istra 1961


3MF

Cristian Martínez

(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 21)
7
0

United States Chicago Fire



4FW

Abdiel Arroyo

(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 25)
38
5

Portugal Santa Clara


4FW

Rolando Blackburn

(1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 (age 29)
31
5

Bolivia The Strongest


4FW

Carlos Small

(1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 (age 23)
5
2

United States Rio Grande Valley Toros


4FW

Ricardo Clarke

(1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 (age 26)
5
0

Paraguay Nacional


4FW

Jorlian Sánchez

(1996-03-17) 17 March 1996 (age 22)
1
0

Mexico UdeG


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

Jaime Penedo RET

(1981-09-26) 26 September 1981 (age 37)
130
0

Romania Dinamo București

2018 FIFA World Cup

GK

Álex Rodríguez

(1990-08-05) 5 August 1990 (age 28)
6
0

Panama San Francisco

2018 FIFA World Cup


DF

Luis Ovalle

(1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 (age 30)
26
0

Panama Sporting San Miguelito
v.  South Korea, October 16th, 2018

DF

Francisco Palacios

(1990-12-10) 10 December 1990 (age 28)
3
0

Panama San Francisco
v.  South Korea, October 16th, 2018

DF

Román Torres (Captain)

(1986-03-20) 20 March 1986 (age 32)
110
10

United States Seattle Sounders
v.  Venezuela, 11 September 2018

DF

Chin Hormechea

(1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 22)
2
0

Panama Árabe Unido
v.  Venezuela, 11 September 2018

DF

Kevin Galván

(1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 22)
1
0

Panama Sporting San Miguelito
v.  Venezuela, 11 September 2018

DF

Felipe Baloy RET

(1981-02-24) 24 February 1981 (age 37)
99
4

Retired

2018 FIFA World Cup

DF

Richard Peralta

(1993-09-20) 20 September 1993 (age 25)
7
0

Panama Alianza

2018 FIFA World Cup PRE

DF

Azmahar Ariano

(1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 28)
3
0

Colombia Patriotas Boyacá

2018 FIFA World Cup PRE

DF

Sergio Ortega

(1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 28)
2
0

Panama Plaza Amador
v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2018


MF

Édgar Bárcenas

(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 25)
33
0

Spain Oviedo
v.  Honduras, 16 November 2018 INJ

MF

Armando Cooper

(1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 31)
102
7

Romania Dinamo București
v.  South Korea, October 16th, 2018

MF

Valentín Pimentel

(1991-05-30) 30 May 1991 (age 27)
24
1

Panama Plaza Amador
v.  South Korea, October 16th, 2018

MF

Ricardo Ávila

(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 22)
7
0

Panama Universitario
v.  South Korea, October 16th, 2018

MF

Gabriel Gómez

(1984-05-29) 29 May 1984 (age 34)
141
11

Colombia Atlético Bucaramanga
v.  Japan, 12 October 2018 WD

MF

Ricardo Buitrago

(1985-03-10) 10 March 1985 (age 33)
27
3

Peru Deportivo Municipal

2018 FIFA World Cup PRE

MF

José González Joly

(1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 27)
10
0

Panama Árabe Unido

2018 FIFA World Cup PRE

MF

Josiel Núñez

(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 25)
14
2

United States Forward Madison
v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2018

MF

Leslie Heráldez

(1993-03-30) 30 March 1993 (age 25)
6
0

Panama Árabe Unido
v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 17 April 2018


FW

Alfredo Stephens

(1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 (age 23)
10
1

Portugal Santa Clara
v.  Honduras, 16 November 2018 INJ

FW

Gabriel Torres

(1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 30)
75
13

Chile Huachipato
v.  South Korea, October 16th, 2018

FW

Blas Pérez RET

(1981-03-13) 13 March 1981 (age 37)
116
43

Retired

2018 FIFA World Cup

FW

Luis Tejada RET

(1982-03-28) 28 March 1982 (age 36)
104
43

Peru Sport Boys

2018 FIFA World Cup

FW

Ismael Díaz

(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 21)
12
2

Uruguay El Tanque Sisley

2018 FIFA World Cup

FW

Roberto Nurse

(1983-12-16) 16 December 1983 (age 35)
21
3

Mexico Zacatecas

2018 FIFA World Cup PRE

FW

José Fajardo

(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 25)
2
0

Saudi Arabia Al-Kawkab

2018 FIFA World Cup PRE

FW

Ronaldo Dinolis

(1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 24)
1
2

Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles
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




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External links



  • Panama Football Federation official website


  • Panama at FIFA.com











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