Panama national football team

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	Aníbal Godoy (159)
Top scorer	Luis Tejada (43)
Home stadium	Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez
FIFA code	PAN
FIFA ranking
Current	33 (1 April 2026)
Highest	29 (March 2014, September 2025 –)
Lowest	150 (August 1995)
First international
	Panama 2–1 Venezuela ; (Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938)
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	2 (first in 2018)
Best result	Group stage (2018)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances	13 (first in 1963)
Best result	Runners-up (2005, 2013, 2023)
CONCACAF Nations League
Appearances	4 (first in 2019–20)
Best result	Runners-up (2025)
Copa América
Appearances	2 (first in 2016)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2024)
CCCF Championship
Appearances	7 (first in 1941)
Best result	Champions (1951)
Medal record
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Nations League
CCCF Championship
Copa Centroamericana
Central American and Caribbean Games

The Panama national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Panamá) represents Panama in men's international football, which is governed by the Federación Panameña de Fútbol (English: Panamanian Football Federation) founded in 1937. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1938 and a founding affiliate member of CONCACAF since 1961. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of UNCAF in the Central American Zone. From 1938 to 1961, it was a member of CCCF, the former governing body of football in Central America and Caribbean and a predeccessor confederation of CONCACAF, and also a member of PFC, the former unified confederation of the Americas, from 1946 to 1961.

Panama has qualified for the FIFA World Cup twice (2018 and 2026), it scored their first goal against England.^[4]^[5]

Panama has participated thirteen times in CONCACAF's premier continental competition, the team's best performance was finishing as runners-up three times in the CONCACAF Gold Cup (2005,^[6] 2013^[7] and 2023), and also finishing as runners-up in the CONCACAF Nations League in the 2025 finals. It participated twice in the Copa América (2016 and 2024).

Regionally, it won the CCCF Championship as hosts in 1951, and the Copa Centroamericana in 2009.

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.^[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 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,^[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.

Team image

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Patrick	1992–1996
Reebok	1996–1999
Kappa	2000–2002
Lotto	2002–2014
New Balance	2015–2023
Reebok	2023–present

Results and fixtures

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

2025

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

7 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Belize	0–2	Panama	Belmopan, Belize
19:00 UTC−6		Report	Escobar 10' Guerrero 50'	Stadium: FFB Field Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Panama	3–0	Nicaragua	Panama City, Panama
19:00 UTC−5	Yanis 56' Díaz 88' Davis 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Ismael López (Mexico)

16 June 2025 Gold Cup GS	Panama	5–2	Guadeloupe	Carson, California, United States
16:00 UTC−7	Martínez 6' Díaz 13', 17' Guerrero 22' (pen.) T. Rodríguez 90+2'	Report	Leborgne 29' David 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 18,262 Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

20 June 2025 Gold Cup GS	Guatemala	0–1	Panama	Austin, Texas, United States
21:00 UTC−5		Report	T. Rodríguez 19'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 12,829 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

24 June 2025 Gold Cup GS	Panama	4–1	Jamaica	Austin, Texas, United States
18:00 UTC−5	Díaz 4', 17', 45' (pen.) T. Rodríguez 89'	Report	Bell 27'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 3,283 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

28 June 2025 Gold Cup QF	Panama	1–1 (4–5 p)	Honduras	Glendale, Arizona, United States
16:15 UTC−7	Díaz 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Lozano 82'	Stadium: State Farm Stadium Attendance: 45,255 Referee: Katia García (Mexico)
	Penalties
Escobar Díaz Godoy Harvey Davis Guerrero		Palma Arriaga Rosales Maldonado Lozano Pineda

4 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Suriname	0–0	Panama	Paramaribo, Suriname
20:30 UTC−3		Report		Stadium: Franklin Essed Stadion Attendance: 2,685 Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)

8 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Panama	1–1	Guatemala	Panama City, Panama
20:30 UTC−5	Harvey 37'	Report	Santis 35'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

10 October 2026 World Cup qualification	El Salvador	0–1	Panama	San Salvador, El Salvador
19:00 UTC−6		Report	Fajardo 55'	Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

14 October 2026 World Cup qualification	Panama	1–1	Suriname	Panama City, Panama
20:00 UTC−5	Díaz 90+6'	Report	Margaret 21'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

13 November 2026 World Cup qualification	Guatemala	2–3	Panama	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC−6	Ordóñez 69' Muñoz 72'	Report	Waterman 30', 44' Fajardo 78'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

18 November 2026 World Cup qualification	Panama	3–0	El Salvador	Panama City, Panama
20:00 UTC−5	Blackman 17' Davis 45+4' (pen.) Rodríguez 85'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Saíd Martínez (Honduras)

2026

18 January Friendly	Bolivia	1–1	Panama	Tarija, Bolivia
17:00 UTC−4	Roberts 69' (o.g.)	Report	Barría 5'	Stadium: Estadio IV Centenario Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Bruno Arleu (Brazil)

22 January Friendly	Panama	0–1	Mexico	Panama City, Panama
20:00 UTC−5		Report	Peralta 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 16,447 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. (United States)

27 March Friendly	South Africa	1–1	Panama	Durban, South Africa
19:00 UTC+2	Appollis 48'	Report	Bárcenas 23'	Stadium: Moses Mabhida Stadium Referee: Thabang Ketshabile (Botswana)

31 March Friendly	South Africa	1–2	Panama	Cape Town, South Africa
19:30 UTC+2	Mbokazi 64'	Report	Córdoba 58' Ramos 77'	Stadium: Cape Town Stadium Referee: Thabang Ketshabile (Botswana)

31 May Friendly	Brazil	v	Panama	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
--:-- UTC−4		Source		Stadium: Maracanã

17 June 2026 World Cup GS	Ghana	v	Panama	Toronto, Canada
19:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: BMO Field

23 June 2026 World Cup GS	Panama	v	Croatia	Toronto, Canada
19:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: BMO Field

27 June 2026 World Cup GS	Panama	v	England	East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
17:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: MetLife 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 to squad for the friendly matches against South Africa on 27 and 31 March 2026.^[18]
Caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against South Africa.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Luis Mejía	(1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 35)	56	0	Nacional
12	1GK	César Samudio	(1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 32)	4	0	Marathón
22	1GK	Orlando Mosquera	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 31)	46	0	Al-Fayha

2	2DF	César Blackman	(1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 28)	37	3	Slovan Bratislava
3	2DF	José Córdoba	(2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 24)	30	1	Norwich City
4	2DF	Martín Krug	(2006-07-09) 9 July 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Atlético Levante
5	2DF	Roderick Miller	(1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 34)	48	2	Turan Tovuz
13	2DF	Jiovany Ramos	(1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 29)	20	1	Puerto Cabello
15	2DF	Eric Davis	(1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 35)	104	9	Plaza Amador
16	2DF	Andrés Andrade	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 27)	47	1	LASK
19	2DF	Jorge Gutiérrez	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 27)	17	0	Deportivo La Guaira
23	2DF	Amir Murillo	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 30)	91	9	Beşiktaş

6	3MF	Cristian Martínez	(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 29)	63	2	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
7	3MF	José Luis Rodríguez	(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 27)	67	8	Juárez
8	3MF	Adalberto Carrasquilla	(1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 27)	73	3	UNAM
11	3MF	Yoel Bárcenas	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 32)	101	10	Mazatlán
14	3MF	Carlos Harvey	(2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 26)	25	2	Minnesota United
20	3MF	Aníbal Godoy (captain)	(1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 (age 36)	159	4	San Diego
21	3MF	César Yanis	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 30)	55	5	Cobresal

9	4FW	Kadir Barría	(2007-07-18) 18 July 2007 (age 18)	3	1	Botafogo
10	4FW	Ismael Díaz	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 28)	54	17	León
17	4FW	José Fajardo	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 32)	65	17	Universidad Católica
18	4FW	Cecilio Waterman	(1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 35)	52	14	Universidad de Concepción

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)	3	0	Estudiantes de Mérida	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
GK	John Gunn	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 26)	1	0	New England Revolution	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
GK	Ian Flores	(2005-03-20) 20 March 2005 (age 21)	0	0	San Francisco II	v. Bolivia, 18 January 2026 ^PRE
GK	Marcos De León	(1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 28)	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito	v. Bolivia, 18 January 2026 ^INJ

DF	Richard Peralta	(1993-09-20) 20 September 1993 (age 32)	17	1	Monagas	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF	Omar Córdoba	(1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 31)	6	0	Plaza Amador	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF	Kevin Galván	(1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 30)	6	0	San Francisco	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF	Luis Asprilla	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 24)	2	0	Tauro	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF	Orman Davis	(2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Independiente	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF	Javier Rivera	(1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 28)	2	0	Marathón	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF	Daniel Aparicio	(2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 25)	1	0	Real España	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF	Ariel Arroyo	(2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 21)	1	0	Auda	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF	Aimar Sánchez	(2005-08-27) 27 August 2005 (age 20)	1	0	New York Red Bulls II	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF	Juan Hall	(2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF	Fidel Escobar	(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 31)	96	4	Saprissa	v. El Salvador, 18 November 2025
DF	Edgardo Fariña	(2001-09-21) 21 September 2001 (age 24)	15	0	Pari Nizhny Novgorod	v. El Salvador, 18 November 2025
DF	Iván Anderson	(1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 28)	13	1	Universitario	v. El Salvador, 18 November 2025
DF	Harold Cummings	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 34)	91	1	Sporting San Miguelito	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
DF	Eduardo Anderson	(2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 25)	8	0	Baltika Kaliningrad	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
DF	Omar Valencia	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 21)	3	0	New York Red Bulls	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
DF	Gabriel Brown	(1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 (age 27)	2	0	Inter FA	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
DF	Érick Díaz	(2006-03-04) 4 March 2006 (age 20)	2	0	Los Angeles 2	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
DF	Aimar Modelo	(2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 21)	1	0	New York Red Bulls II	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
DF	Antony Herbert	(2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Conquense	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE

MF	Jovani Welch	(1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 26)	21	1	The Strongest	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF	José Murillo	(1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 31)	18	1	Plaza Amador	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF	Kahiser Lenis	(2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 25)	12	2	Jaguares	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF	Ricardo Phillips	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 24)	10	0	Plaza Amador	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF	Giovany Herbert	(2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 21)	3	0	Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF	Ángel Caicedo	(1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 26)	2	0	Independiente	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF	Abdul Knight	(2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 24)	2	0	Plaza Amador	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF	Héctor Hurtado	(1998-12-23) 23 December 1998 (age 27)	1	0	Sporting San Miguelito	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF	Alberto Quintero	(1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 (age 38)	140	7	Plaza Amador	v. El Salvador, 18 November 2025
MF	Omar Browne	(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 31)	15	0	Plaza Amador	v. El Salvador, 18 November 2025
MF	Azarias Londoño	(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 24)	10	0	Universidad Católica	v. El Salvador, 18 November 2025
MF	Edward Cedeño	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 22)	5	0	Albacete	v. El Salvador, 18 November 2025
MF	Víctor Griffith	(2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 25)	15	0	Emelec	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Janpol Morales	(1998-06-22) 22 June 1998 (age 27)	5	0	Comunicaciones	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
MF	Abdiel Ayarza	(1992-09-12) 12 September 1992 (age 33)	34	4	Los Chankas	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Freddy Góndola	(1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 30)	24	1	Plaza Amador	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Martín Morán	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 24)	2	0	Fursan Hispania	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Jorge Serrano	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 28)	2	0	Motagua	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Marlon Ávila	(1993-02-27) 27 February 1993 (age 33)	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Osvaldo Lay	(2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 23)	0	0	AV Alta	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Anel Ryce	(2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Chornomorets Odesa	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
MF	Moisés Véliz	(2004-09-18) 18 September 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Huntsville City	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE

FW	Gustavo Herrera	(2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 20)	3	0	Sporting San Miguelito	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
FW	Saed Díaz	(1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 26)	0	0	Tauro	v. Mexico, 22 January 2026
FW	Tomás Rodríguez	(1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 27)	11	3	Saprissa	v. El Salvador, 18 November 2025
FW	Everardo Rose	(1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 26)	1	0	Universidad Católica	v. Guatemala, 8 September 2025
FW	Eduardo Guerrero	(2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 (age 26)	22	3	Dynamo Kyiv	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup
FW	Alfredo Stephens	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 31)	29	1	Shimizu S-Pulse	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
FW	Víctor Medina	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 25)	4	0	Tauro	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
FW	Romeesh Ivey	(1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 (age 31)	2	0	Estudiantes de Mérida	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
FW	Rafael Mosquera	(2005-05-24) 24 May 2005 (age 20)	1	0	New York Red Bulls	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
FW	Ansony Frías	(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Maccabi Herzliya	2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup ^PRE
^INJ Withdrew due to injury / absent form the national team 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 31 March 2026^[19]

Players in bold are still active with Panama.

Most capped players

Aníbal Godoy is Panama's most capped player with 159 appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Aníbal Godoy	159	4	2010–present
2	Gabriel Gómez	147	12	2003–2018
3	Alberto Quintero	140	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
8	Gabriel Torres	104	24	2005–2022
Eric Davis	104	9	2010–present
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 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
Ismael Díaz	17	54	0.31	2014–present
José Fajardo	17	65	0.26	2017–present

Competitive record

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	Declined participation	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	Qualified	10	7	3	0	19	5
2030	To be determined	To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	2/21	3	0	0	3	2	11	—	124	45	29	50	161	183

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

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	—
1965	Did not participate
1967	Did not qualify
1969
1971	Did not participate
1973
1977	Did not qualify
1981
1985
1989
1991	Did not participate
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
2025	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	1	0	11	4	Squad
Total	Runners-up	13/28	59	22	21	16	97	71	—

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 phase / Quarter-finals		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	6	5	1	0	15	3		2024	Fourth place	2	0	0	2	0	4	Squad
2024–25	A	Bye	2	1	1	0	3	2		2025	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	2	Squad
2026–27	A	To be determined	2027	To be determined
Total	—	—	16	10	3	3	31	14	—	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	Runners-up (2024–25)
Worst result	Eighth place (2019−20)

Copa América

Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2016	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	4	10	Squad
2024	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	6	10	Squad
Total	Quarter-finals	2/2	7	3	0	4	10	20	—

Copa América history
First match	Panama 2–1 Bolivia (6 June 2016; Orlando, United States)
Biggest win	Bolivia 1–3 Panama (1 July 2024; Orlando, United States)
Biggest defeat	Argentina 5–0 Panama (10 June 2016; Chicago, United States) Colombia 5–0 Panama (6 July 2024; Glendale, United States)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2024)
Worst result	Group stage (2016)

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 participate
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 participate
1946	Round-robin	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	Round-robin	7th	6	0	1	5	6	16
1955	Did not participate
1957	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	3	8
1960	Did not participate
1961	Round 1	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 31 March 2026.

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	7	5	2	0	12	3	+9	71.43
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
Chinese Taipei	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	63	23	16	24	85	81	+4	36.51
England	1	0	0	1	1	6	–5	0
Grenada	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	100
Guadeloupe	3	2	0	1	9	6	+3	66.67
Guatemala	44	18	12	14	64	67	–3	40.91
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	52	12	13	27	40	79	–39	23.08
Hong Kong	1	0	0	1	1	3	–2	0
Iran	2	0	0	2	1	3	–2	0
Jamaica	22	11	7	4	31	17	+14	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	27	2	6	19	16	48	–32	7.41
Montserrat	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100
Nicaragua	31	23	1	5	81	24	+57	74.19
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	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	33.33
South Korea	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	0
Spain	1	0	0	1	1	5	–4	0
Suriname	5	1	2	2	6	11	–5	20
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	641	197	163	267	750	947	–197	30.73

^ 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

Subregional

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

Summary

Only official honours are included, according to FIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized by FIFA or an affiliated confederation).

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

Official subregional competition organized by CCCF, direct predecessor confederation of CONCACAF and the former governing body of football in Central America and Caribbean (1938–1961).

FIFA World Ranking

Last update was on 24 June 2025. Source:^[20]

Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover

Panama's FIFA World Ranking History
Rank	Year	Best	Worst
Rank	Move	Rank	Move
	2025
36	2024	35	8	45	3
41	2023	41	12	58	0
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

References

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External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Panama FIFA profile

[20] Includes the results of Netherlands Antilles.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.

[panama_rsssf-2] Barrie Courtney. "Panama – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

[4] "From agony to ecstasy: Panama's remarkable journey to the 2018 World Cup and a night they'll never forget". The Independent. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[5] "The wildest night in CONCACAF history? How the U.S. exit played out". ESPN. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

[6] "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[7] "U.S. MNT Wins CONCACAF Gold Cup with 1-0 Victory against Panama". US Soccer. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[Business_Insider-8] "USA Saves Mexico From World Cup Elimination In The Most Unbelievable Night In North American Soccer History". Business Insider. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.

[9] "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Panama-Costa Rica". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[10] "Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 USA". BBC Sport. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[11] "Roman Torres: Panama's 'film star' footballer dreams of beating England at World Cup". BBC Sport. 24 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[12] "Panama gets holiday after World Cup win". BBC News. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[13] "National holiday in Panama as World Cup place sealed | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[14] "England get Belgium, Tunisia and Panama in World Cup draw". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[15] "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Belgium - Panama". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[16] Ducker, James; Bagchi, Rob (18 June 2018). "Romelu Lukaku double helps Belgium to winning World Cup start against Panama". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[17] Rathborn, Jack (24 June 2018). "Panama fans wildly celebrate first ever World Cup goal vs England". The Mirror. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

[18] @fepafut; (17 March 2026). "¡LOS CONVOCADOS 📋!" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via Instagram.

[19] "Panama". National Football Teams.

[21] "Panama in the FIFA World Ranking". Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

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v t e Panama national football team
General	Federation History Managers
Stadiums	Estadio Rommel Fernández
Statistics	World Cup Gold Cup Copa América Honours
Players	Squad By appearances International players
Rivalries	Colombia Costa Rica Honduras
World Cup	2018
Gold Cup	1963 1993 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Nations League Finals	2023 2025
Copa América	2016 2024
Other tournaments	Copa Centroamericana Pan American Games
Matches	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup final 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup final 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final 2025 CONCACAF Nations League final
Panamanian teams	Men's team U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 Women's team WU-20 WU-17 Futsal Beach soccer

v t e National and regional football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.