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

Panama
Shirt badge/Association crest
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 Yoel Bárcenas
Most caps Aníbal Godoy (160)
Top scorer Luis Tejada (43)
Home stadium Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez
FIFA code PAN
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 34 Decrease 1 (11 June 2026)[1]
Highest 29 (March 2014, September 2025 –)
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 2 (first in 2018)
Best result Group stage (2018, 2026)
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
Silver medal – second place 2005 United States Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 United States Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 United States and Canada Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 United States and Canada Team
CONCACAF Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2025 United States Team
CCCF Championship
Gold medal – first place 1951 Panama Team
Bronze medal – third place 1948 Guatemala Team
Copa Centroamericana
Gold medal – first place 2009 Honduras Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 El Salvador Team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Panama Team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Honduras Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Panama Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 United States Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 1946 Colombia Team

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 predecessor 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

Panama national football team in 2024.

In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Panama were drawn into 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[18] – having lost all three of their games and conceded eleven goals.

2026 World Cup

In the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Panama were drawn into Group L with England, Croatia, and Ghana. In their opening match against Ghana, they lost 1–0 to a 95th minute winner from Caleb Yirenkyi, despite not allowing a shot until the 48th minute of the game when they had allowed an attempt within the first 10 minutes of each of their previous World Cup matches. In addition, Panama recorded 62% possession while completing 502 passes, both all time highs in the World Cup.[19] They were the only team to fail to score a goal in the group stage.[20]

Team image

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier Period Notes
Belgium Patrick 1992–1996 Patrick became the first official commercial sportswear sponsor, transitioning the team away from generic, unbranded teamwear.
The team wore Patrick kits during the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[21]
United States Reebok 1996–1999 Panama wore Reebok kits during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[22]
Italy Kappa 1999–2002 Panama wore Kappa kits during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. [citation needed]
Italy Lotto 2002–2014 Panama wore Lotto kits for 12 years, the longest time a brand has sponsored Panama in the team's history.
Some notable kits from this era: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers[23], 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
United States New Balance 2015–2023 Panama wore New Balance kits for the first time on a tied 1-1 friendly match against Ecuador in 2015.[24]
Most notably, the team wore their debut kits at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
United States Reebok 2023–2027 Panama returned to wearing Reebok kits after 24 years. Three different kits were worn during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[25]

Home Stadium

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match between Panama and Guyana at the Rommel Fernández Stadium.

Historically, the Rommel Fernández Stadium has served as the primary home venue of the Panama national football team and has hosted the vast majority of the country's FIFA World Cup qualifiers, international friendlies, and official tournament matches since its inauguration in 1970. Located in Panama City, the stadium is widely regarded as the spiritual home of Panamanian football and has witnessed many of the nation's most significant sporting achievements.

Throughout its history, however, the stadium has periodically undergone maintenance, modernization, and expansion projects that temporarily rendered it unavailable for international competition. During these periods, the Panama national team was required to relocate its home fixtures to alternative venues across the country.

The most notable of these relocations occurred in 2008, when the stadium underwent a major renovation and expansion project that increased its seating capacity and modernized several of its facilities, part of it attributed Irving Saladino's performance at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[26] As a result, Panama's home matches were temporarily moved to the Rod Carew Stadium. Originally designed as a baseball venue, Rod Carew Stadium was reconfigured to accommodate football matches by adapting its field dimensions to meet FIFA requirements.

A similar situation occurred in 2021, when the Rommel Fernández Stadium underwent extensive turf replacement and pitch improvement works in preparation for the final round of the CONCACAF qualification process for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, commonly known as the Octagonal.[27] During the renovation period, the Panama national team once again utilized the Rod Carew Stadium as its temporary home ground. The venue successfully hosted FIFA-sanctioned matches after undergoing the necessary modifications.

Home matches hosted at other venues in the 21st century

It is a rare occurrence for Panama to be the home team other than at the Rommel Fernández Stadium (which is the 2nd largest venue in the country).[28] Panama has a positive record on all home matches that have been played outside of it.

15 June 2008 2010 World Cup qualification Panama  1–0  El Salvador Panama City, Panama
16:00 UTC−4 Tejada 21' Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Panamá, Panama City
Attendance: 22,150
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
8 June 2021 (2021-06-08) 2022 World Cup qualification Panama  3–0  Dominican Republic Panama City, Panama
20:00 UTC−5
  • Godoy 8'
  • Bárcenas 67'
  • Waterman 86'
 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional Rod Carew, Panama City
Attendance: 5,674
Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)
12 June 2021 (2021-06-12) 2022 World Cup qualification Panama  2–1  Curaçao Panama City, Panama
18:15 UTC−5
  • Quintero 55'
  • Waterman 77'
 Report
  • Janga 87'
 Stadium: Estadio Nacional Rod Carew, Panama City
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Jaime Herrera Bonilla (El Salvador)
10 June 2023 Friendly Panama 3–2  Nicaragua Penonomé, Panama
19:00 UTC−5
  • M. Murillo 55', 81'
  • Miller 84'
 Report
  • Talavera 44'
  • Acevedo 62'
 Stadium: Estadio Universidad Latina
Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)

Media Coverage

For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Panama's matches are broadcast on RPC, Tigo Sports and TVMAX. Tigo Sports is the only sports network that will provide full coverage of all 104 matches in the country. [29].

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

2025

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 football with check mark
  • Díaz football with check mark
  • Godoy football with red X
  • Harvey football with check mark
  • Davis football with check mark
  • Guerrero football with red X
  • football with check mark Palma
  • football with check mark Arriaga
  • football with check mark Rosales
  • football with check mark Maldonado
  • football with red X Lozano
  • football with check mark 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
Report
  • Barría 5'
 Stadium: Estadio IV Centenario
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Brazil)
22 January Friendly Panama  0–1  Mexico Panama City, Panama
20:00 UTC−5 Report
  • Peralta red-colored football 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  6–2  Panama Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18:30 UTC−4
  • Vinicius Jr. 2'
  • Casemiro 39'
  • Rayan 53'
  • Paquetá 60'
  • Thiago 63' (pen.)
  • Danilo 81'
 Report
  • Cunha red-colored football 14' (o.g.)
  • Harvey 83'
 Stadium: Maracanã
Attendance: 72,140
Referee: Daniel Schlager (Germany)
3 June Friendly Panama  4–2  Dominican Republic Panama City, Panama
19:45 UTC−5
  • Rodríguez 16'
  • Griffith 44'
  • Waterman 57'
  • Barría 89'
 Report
  • Díaz 47'
  • Japa 67'
 Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández
Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)
6 June Friendly Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–1  Panama St. Louis, United States
14:00 UTC−5
  • Katić 24'
 Report
  • Ramos 45+2'
 Stadium: Energizer Park
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
17 June 2026 World Cup GS Ghana  1–0  Panama Toronto, Canada
19:00 UTC−4
  • Yirenkyi 90+5'
 Report Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 42,942
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
23 June 2026 World Cup GS Panama  0–1  Croatia Toronto, Canada
19:00 UTC−4 Report
  • Budimir 54'
 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 43,036
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
27 June 2026 World Cup GS Panama  0–2  England East Rutherford, United States
17:00 UTC−4 Report
  • Bellingham 62'
  • Kane 67'
 Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 80,663
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Coaching staff

Current head coach Thomas Christiansen, who led Panama to finish as runners-up at the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup and 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League
Position Name
Head coach Spain Denmark Thomas Christiansen
Assistant coach Spain Francisco Javier Sánchez Jara
Assistant coach Panama Jorge Dely Valdés
Goalkeeping coach Panama Donaldo González

Managers

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up to squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[30]
Caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2026, after the match against England.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Luis Mejía (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 35) 56 0 Uruguayan Football Association Nacional
12 1GK César Samudio (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 32) 5 0 National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras Marathón
22 1GK Orlando Mosquera (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 31) 51 0 Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Fayha
2 2DF César Blackman (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 28) 42 3 Slovak Football Association Slovan Bratislava
3 2DF José Córdoba (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 25) 35 1 The Football Association Norwich City
4 2DF Fidel Escobar (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 31) 100 4 Costa Rican Football Federation Saprissa
5 2DF Edgardo Fariña (2001-09-21) 21 September 2001 (age 24) 18 0 Russian Football Union Pari Nizhny Novgorod
13 2DF Jiovany Ramos (1997-01-26) 26 January 1997 (age 29) 25 2 Venezuelan Football Federation Puerto Cabello
15 2DF Eric Davis (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 35) 108 9 Panamanian Football Federation Plaza Amador
16 2DF Andrés Andrade (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 27) 53 1 Austrian Football Association LASK
23 2DF Amir Murillo (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 30) 97 9 Turkish Football Federation Beşiktaş
25 2DF Roderick Miller (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 34) 50 2 Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan Turan Tovuz
26 2DF Jorge Gutiérrez (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 27) 19 0 Venezuelan Football Federation Deportivo La Guaira
6 3MF Cristian Martínez (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 29) 69 2 Israel Football Association Ironi Kiryat Shmona
7 3MF José Luis Rodríguez (1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 28) 73 8 Mexican Football Federation Juárez
8 3MF Adalberto Carrasquilla (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 27) 73 3 Mexican Football Federation UNAM
10 3MF Ismael Díaz (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 29) 59 17 Mexican Football Federation León
11 3MF Yoel Bárcenas (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 32) 107 10 Unattached
14 3MF Carlos Harvey (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 26) 31 3 United States Soccer Federation Minnesota United
19 3MF Alberto Quintero (1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 (age 38) 142 7 Panamanian Football Federation Plaza Amador
20 3MF Aníbal Godoy (captain) (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 (age 36) 160 4 United States Soccer Federation San Diego
21 3MF César Yanis (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 30) 56 5 Football Federation of Chile Cobresal
9 4FW Tomás Rodríguez (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 27) 14 4 Costa Rican Football Federation Saprissa
17 4FW José Fajardo (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 32) 71 17 Ecuadorian Football Federation Universidad Católica
18 4FW Cecilio Waterman (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 35) 56 15 Football Federation of Chile Universidad de Concepción
24 4FW Azarias Londoño (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 25) 13 0 Ecuadorian Football Federation Universidad Católica

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 JD Gunn (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 26) 2 0 United States New England Revolution v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6 June 2026
GK Eddie Roberts (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 32) 3 0 Venezuela Estudiantes de Mérida v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
GK Ian Flores (2005-03-20) 20 March 2005 (age 21) 0 0 Panama San Francisco II v.  Bolivia, 18 January 2026 PRE
GK Marcos De León (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 (age 28) 0 0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito v.  Bolivia, 18 January 2026 INJ
DF Iván Anderson (1997-11-24) 24 November 1997 (age 28) 15 1 Panama Universitario v.  Dominican Republic, 3 June 2026
DF Martín Krug (2006-07-09) 9 July 2006 (age 19) 2 0 Spain Atlético Levante v.  South Africa, 31 March 2026
DF Richard Peralta (1993-09-20) 20 September 1993 (age 32) 17 1 Venezuela Monagas v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF Omar Córdoba (1994-06-13) 13 June 1994 (age 32) 6 0 Panama Plaza Amador v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF Kevin Galván (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996 (age 30) 6 0 Panama San Francisco v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF Luis Asprilla (2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 25) 2 0 Panama Tauro v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF Orman Davis (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 23) 2 0 Panama Independiente v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF Javier Rivera (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 28) 2 0 Honduras Marathón v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF Daniel Aparicio (2000-04-17) 17 April 2000 (age 26) 1 0 Honduras Real España v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF Ariel Arroyo (2005-01-23) 23 January 2005 (age 21) 1 0 Latvia Auda v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF Aimar Sánchez (2005-08-27) 27 August 2005 (age 20) 1 0 United States New York Red Bulls II v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
DF Juan Hall (2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 (age 20) 0 0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF Víctor Griffith (2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 25) 19 1 Ecuador Emelec v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6 June 2026
MF José Murillo (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 31) 19 1 Panama Plaza Amador v.  Dominican Republic, 3 June 2026
MF Jovani Welch (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 26) 21 1 Bolivia The Strongest v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF Kahiser Lenis (2000-07-23) 23 July 2000 (age 25) 12 2 Colombia Jaguares v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF Ricardo Phillips (2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 25) 10 0 Panama Plaza Amador v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF Giovany Herbert (2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 21) 3 0 Ukraine Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF Ángel Caicedo (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 26) 2 0 Panama Independiente v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF Abdul Knight (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 24) 2 0 Panama Plaza Amador v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF Héctor Hurtado (1998-12-23) 23 December 1998 (age 27) 1 0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
MF Omar Browne (1994-05-03) 3 May 1994 (age 32) 15 0 Panama Plaza Amador v.  El Salvador, 18 November 2025
MF Edward Cedeño (2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 22) 5 0 Spain Albacete v.  El Salvador, 18 November 2025
FW Kadir Barría (2007-07-18) 18 July 2007 (age 18) 5 2 Brazil Botafogo v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6 June 2026
FW Gustavo Herrera (2005-11-18) 18 November 2005 (age 20) 3 0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
FW Saed Díaz (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 27) 0 0 Panama Tauro v.  Mexico, 22 January 2026
FW Everardo Rose (1999-07-23) 23 July 1999 (age 26) 1 0 Ecuador Universidad Católica v.  Guatemala, 8 September 2025

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 27 June 2026[31]
Players in bold are still active with Panama.

Most capped players

Aníbal Godoy is Panama's most capped player with 160 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Aníbal Godoy 160 4 2010–present
2 Gabriel Gómez 147 12 2003–2018
3 Alberto Quintero 142 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 Eric Davis 109 9 2010–present
9 Luis Tejada 108 43 2001–2018
10 Yoel Bárcenas 107 10 2014–present

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 58 0.29 2014–present
José Fajardo 17 71 0.24 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
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Italy 1934
France 1938 Declined participation Declined participation
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 6 1 1 4 7 21
Spain 1982 8 0 1 7 3 24
Mexico 1986 2 0 0 2 0 4
Italy 1990 2 0 1 1 1 3
United States 1994 2 1 0 1 2 5
France 1998 8 3 2 3 14 13
South Korea Japan 2002 10 3 1 6 9 19
Germany 2006 18 4 4 10 19 32
South Africa 2010 2 1 0 1 2 3
Brazil 2014 20 8 7 5 31 18
Russia 2018 Group stage 32nd 3 0 0 3 2 11 Squad 16 6 5 5 16 15
Qatar 2022 Did not qualify 20 11 4 5 38 21
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Group stage 43rd 3 0 0 3 0 4 Squad 10 7 3 0 19 5
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total Group stage 32nd 6 0 0 6 2 15 2/21 124 45 29 50 161 183

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Panama at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
El Salvador 1963 Group stage 6th 4 1 2 1 8 4 —
Guatemala 1965 Did not participate
Honduras 1967 Did not qualify
Costa Rica 1969
Trinidad and Tobago 1971 Did not participate
Haiti 1973
Mexico 1977 Did not qualify
Honduras 1981
1985
1989
United States 1991 Did not participate
Mexico United States 1993 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 8 Squad
United States 1996 Did not qualify
United States 1998
United States 2000
United States 2002
Mexico United States 2003
United States 2005 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 3 1 7 6 Squad
United States 2007 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 6 7 Squad
United States 2009 7th 4 1 1 2 7 5 Squad
United States 2011 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 2 1 7 6 Squad
United States 2013 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 11 4 Squad
Canada United States 2015 Third place 3rd 6 0 5 1 6 7 Squad
United States 2017 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad
Costa Rica Jamaica United States 2019 7th 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad
United States 2021 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 8 7 Squad
Canada United States 2023 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 11 6 Squad
Canada United States 2025 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 1 0 11 4 Squad
Total Runners-up 13/28 59 22 21 16 97 71 —

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 Same position United States 2021 Did not qualify
2022–23 A B 4 3 1 0 8 0 Same position United States 2023 Fourth place 2 0 0 2 0 3 Squad
2023–24 A A 6 5 1 0 15 3 Same position United States 2024 Fourth place 2 0 0 2 0 4 Squad
2024–25 A Bye 2 1 1 0 3 2 Same position United States 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 —

Copa América

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

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Costa Rica 1991 Preliminary round 5th 2 1 0 1 2 3
Honduras 1993 Third place 3rd 3 0 1 2 1 5
El Salvador 1995 Fifth place 5th 2 0 0 2 0 3
Guatemala 1997 Fifth place 5th 2 0 0 2 0 7
Costa Rica 1999 Did not participate
Honduras 2001 Fourth place 4th 3 0 1 2 3 6
Panama 2003 Fifth place 5th 5 1 1 3 4 5
Guatemala 2005 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 1 5
El Salvador 2007 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 5 2
Honduras 2009 Champions 1st 4 2 1 1 2 3
Panama 2011 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 7 1
Costa Rica 2013 Fifth place 5th 2 0 2 0 1 1
United States 2014 Third place 3rd 3 2 1 0 5 2
Panama 2017 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 4 2
Total 1 Title 13/14 46 18 9 19 35 45

CCCF Championship

CCCF Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Costa Rica 1941 Fourth place 4th 4 1 1 2 11 16
El Salvador 1943 Did not participate
Costa Rica 1946 Round-robin 5th 5 1 1 3 5 16
Guatemala 1948 Third place 3rd 8 4 0 4 19 24
Panama 1951 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 13 3
Costa Rica 1953 Round-robin 7th 6 0 1 5 6 16
Honduras 1955 Did not participate
Netherlands Antilles 1957 Fourth place 4th 4 1 0 3 3 8
Cuba 1960 Did not participate
Costa Rica 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 27 June 2026.

  1. ^ Includes the results of  Netherlands Antilles.

Honours

Continental

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (3): 2005, 2013, 2023
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place (1): 2015
  • CONCACAF Nations League
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (1): 2024–25

Subregional

  • CCCF Championship1
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1): 1951
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place (1): 1948
  • Copa de Naciones UNCAF / Copa Centroamericana
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions (1): 2009
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (2): 2007, 2017
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place (3): 1993, 2011, 2014
  • Central American and Caribbean Games
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal (1): 1946
  • Bolivarian Games
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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 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

See also: FIFA World Rankings

Last update was on 24 June 2025. Source:[32]

  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 Increase 8 45 Decrease 3
41 2023 41 Increase 12 58 Decrease 0
61 2022 60 Increase 3 61 Decrease 1
63 2021 63 Increase 6 78 Decrease 1
78 2020 77 Increase 4 81 Decrease 1
81 2019 74 Increase 2 81 Decrease 5
71 2018 53 Increase 2 71 Decrease 14
55 2017 49 Increase 11 61 Decrease 9
58 2016 51 Increase 7 69 Decrease 18
64 2015 53 Increase 8 65 Decrease 8
57 2014 29 Increase 8 63 Decrease 30
38 2013 35 Increase 11 51 Decrease 8
51 2012 43 Increase 7 54 Decrease 6
49 2011 49 Increase 15 68 Decrease 13
64 2010 59 Increase 27 97 Decrease 20
70 2009 50 Increase 33 83 Decrease 9
88 2008 60 Increase 7 96 Decrease 23
67 2007 52 Increase 20 80 Decrease 14
81 2006 59 Increase 24 98 Decrease 39
78 2005 76 Increase 15 101 Decrease 3
100 2004 100 Increase 14 127 Decrease 2
125 2003 116 Increase 9 130 Decrease 4
129 2002 111 Steady 129 Decrease 6
109 2001 109 Increase 10 125 Decrease 2
121 2000 118 Increase 16 139 Decrease 3
138 1999 133 Increase 5 143 Decrease 2
131 1998 120 Increase 4 131 Decrease 6
119 1997 103 Increase 1 119 Decrease 5
101 1996 101 Increase 15 133 Decrease 5
126 1995 126 Increase 15 150 Decrease 15
140 1994 130 Increase 1 140 Decrease 5
132 1993 125 Increase 1 132 Decrease 5

See also

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

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