Panama national football team

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.

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 couldn't get their revenge on them and lost 0–1 with a goal from Brek Shea.

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]

Panama was drawn into Group A of the 2015 Gold Cup along with the United States, Haiti, and Honduras. All of their games were a 1–1 tie. They advanced to the knockout stage as the best ranked third place. In the Quarter-Finals, they played against Trinidad & Tobago, drawing 1-1 after 90 minutes and beating them 6–5 on penalties. They advanced to the semi-finals against Mexico, in which they achieved a 1–1 draw with a goal from Roman Torres and a controversial goal from Mexico in the last minute. Panama was defeated 2–1 in extra time with another controversial penalty given by referee Mark Geiger. Because they qualified to the Semi-finals, they earned the right to play against the other loser, the United States, in the third place playoff. The score was 1-1 after extra time and Panama won 3–2 on penalties, giving them the third place.

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 88th 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]

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.

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

The CONCACAF Championship tournament began in 1963, but was later abolished in 1989.

• 1963 – First Round

CONMEBOL Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
19931	Not Invited
1995
1997
1999
2001
2004
2007
2011
2015
20162	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	4	10
2019	Not Invited
2021
Total	Group stage	1/12	3	1	0	2	4	10

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.

The following 24 players were called up for the friendly matches against Japan and United States on 13 and 16 November 2020.[20][21]
Caps and goals as of 13 October 2020, after the match against Costa Rica.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Luis Mejía	(1991-03-16) 16 March 1991	26	0	Nacional
12	1GK	Orlando Mosquera	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994	2	0	Boluspor
22	1GK	Marcos Allen	(1999-02-08) 8 February 1999	0	0	Atlético Sanluqueño
3	2DF	Harold Cummings	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992	68	1	Unión Española
7	2DF	Eric Davis	(1991-03-31) 31 March 1991	51	1	Dunajská Streda
4	2DF	Fidel Escobar	(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995	43	1	Alcorcón
23	2DF	Michael Murillo	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996	39	2	Anderlecht
13	2DF	Óscar Linton	(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993	4	0	Sliema Wanderers
-	2DF	César Blackman	(1998-04-02) 2 April 1998	3	0	Dunajská Streda
14	2DF	Andrés Andrade	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998	3	0	LASK
11	3MF	Armando Cooper	(1987-11-26) 26 November 1987	114	8	Maccabi Petah Tikva
-	3MF	Aníbal Godoy	(1990-02-10) 10 February 1990	100	1	Nashville
10	3MF	Édgar Bárcenas	(1993-10-23) 23 October 1993	43	1	Girona
-	3MF	José Luis Rodríguez	(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998	18	0	Lugo
21	3MF	Omar Browne	(1994-05-03) 3 May 1994	10	0	CAI La Chorrera
8	3MF	Adalberto Carrasquilla	(1998-11-28) 28 November 1998	10	1	Cartagena
5	3MF	Abdiel Ayarza	(1992-09-12) 12 September 1992	6	2	Cienciano
6	3MF	Víctor Griffith	(2000-12-12) 12 December 2000	4	0	Santos de Guápiles
-	3MF	Irving Gudiño	(2000-11-15) 15 November 2000	2	0	Marbella
24	3MF	Juan Tejada	(1997-01-14) 14 January 1997	1	0	Tampa Bay Rowdies
9	4FW	Gabriel Torres	(1988-10-31) 31 October 1988	88	18	UNAM
18	4FW	Abdiel Arroyo	(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993	48	7	Maccabi Petah Tikva
17	4FW	José Fajardo	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993	13	2	CAI La Chorrera
16	4FW	Jorman Aguilar	(1994-09-11) 11 September 1994	6	0	San Carlos
7	4FW	Eduardo Guerrero	(2000-02-21) 21 February 2000	2	0	Maccabi Tel Aviv

The following players have been called up within the past year.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	José Guerra	(1994-09-12) 12 September 1994	1	0	CAI La Chorrera	v.  Costa Rica, 10 October 2020
DF	Francisco Vence	(1992-04-11) 11 April 1992	0	0	CAI La Chorrera	v.  Costa Rica, 10 October 2020
DF	Jan Carlos Vargas	(1994-09-27) 27 September 1994	9	0	Deportivo Táchira	v.  Guatemala, 4 March 2020
DF	Gilberto Hernández	(1997-06-26) 26 June 1997	0	0	Árabe Unido	v.  Guatemala, 4 March 2020
MF	Alberto Quintero WD	(1987-12-18) 18 December 1987	102	4	Universitario	v.  Japan, 13 November 2020
MF	Josiel Núñez	(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993	15	2	Intercity	v.  Guatemala, 4 March 2020
MF	Alfredo Stephens	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994	12	1	Santa Clara	v.  Guatemala, 4 March 2020
MF	Rolando Botello	(1991-11-20) 20 November 1991	7	0	Tauro	v.  Guatemala, 4 March 2020
MF	Ricardo Clarke	(1992-09-27) 27 September 1992	6	0	San Miguelito	v.  Guatemala, 4 March 2020
MF	Iván Anderson	(1997-11-24) 24 November 1997	2	0	Tauro	v.  Guatemala, 4 March 2020
MF	Alejandro Ferrera	(1998-09-20) 20 September 1998	1	0	Melilla	v.  Guatemala, 4 March 2020
MF	Jhamal Rodríguez	(1995-01-28) 28 January 1995	1	0	San Francisco	v.  Guatemala, 4 March 2020
FW	Edwin Aguilar	(1985-08-07) 7 August 1985	31	7	Tauro	v.  Guatemala, 4 March 2020
FW	Carlos Small	(1995-03-13) 13 March 1995	6	2	Grecia	v.  Guatemala, 4 March 2020
INJ Withdrew due to injury. PRE Preliminary squad. RET Retired from the national team. WD Withdrew for personal reasons.