Panama national football team

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 Panama
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)
  • Los Canaleros (The Canal Men)
  • La Marea Roja (The Red Tide)
Association Federación Panameña de Fútbol
Sub-confederation UNCAF (Central America)
Confederation CONCACAF
Head coach Julio Dely Valdés
Captain Felipe Baloy
Top scorer Luis Tejada (35)
Home stadium Estadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA code PAN
FIFA ranking 38 Increase 3
Highest FIFA ranking 38 (April 2013)
Lowest FIFA ranking 150 (August 1995)
Elo ranking 36
Highest Elo ranking 34 (August 2012)
Lowest Elo ranking 151 (June 1984)
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
Panama Panama 2–2 Mexico 
(Cali, Colombia; July 28, 1937)[1]
Biggest win
Panama Panama 12–0 Puerto Rico 
(Barranquilla, Colombia; December 13, 1946)[2]
Biggest defeat
Panama Panama 0–11 Costa Rica 
(Panama City, Panama; February 16, 1938)[3]
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances 6 (1993, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013)
Best result Runners-up in the 2005 Gold Cup

The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama finished as runners-up in the 2005 Gold Cup. Panama reached the fourth round for the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF qualifications and advanced to the fourth round for the 2014 World Cup CONCACAF qualifications.

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Historical Accolades & Accomplishments [edit]

CCCF Championship Record [edit]

The CCCF tournament began in 1941, but was later abolished in 1961.

  • 1941 - Fourth Place
  • 1943 - Did not enter
  • 1946 - Fifth Place
  • 1948 - Third Place
  • 1951 - Champions
  • 1953 - Seventh Place
  • 1955 - Did not enter
  • 1957 - Fourth Place
  • 1960 - Did not enter
  • 1961 - Fourth Place

CONCACAF Championship Record [edit]

  • 1963 – Participated in the first round, but this was the only appearance in their CONCACAF Championship history.
  • Did not enter or qualify from 1965-1989.

Gold Cup Record [edit]

Year Round Games Played Wins Ties Loses Goals Scored Goals Allowed
United States 1993 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 8
United States 2005 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 7 6
United States 2007 Quarter-Finals 4 1 1 2 6 7
United States 2009 Quarter-Finals 4 1 1 2 7 5
United States 2011 Semi-Finals 5 3 1 1 7 6
United States 2013 Qualified

UNCAF Nations Cup Record [edit]

  • 1991 – First Round
  • 1993 – Third Place
  • 1995 – Fifth Place
  • 1997 – Fifth Place
  • 1999 – Did not enter
  • 2001 – Fourth Place
  • 2003 – Fifth Place
  • 2005 – Third Place
  • 2007 – Runners-up
  • 2009 – Champions
  • 2011 – Third Place
  • 2013 – Fifth Place

World Cup Record [edit]

Schedule [edit]


2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification CONCACAF Fourth Round [edit]

On November 7, 2012, the drawing was held in Miami, Florida during the night time.


Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Panama 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
 Costa Rica 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
 United States 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
 Honduras 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
 Mexico 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
 Jamaica 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
  Costa Rica Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama United States
Costa Rica  — 7 Jun 2–0 15 Oct 18 Jun 6 Sep
Honduras  11 Oct — 11 Jun 2–2 10 Sep 2–1
Jamaica  10 Sep 15 Oct — 4 Jun 1–1 7 Jun
Mexico  11 Jun 6 Sep 0–0 — 11 Oct 0–0
Panama  2–2 2–0 6 Sep 7 Jun — 15 Oct
United States  1–0 18 Jun 11 Oct 10 Sep 11 Jun —


February 6, 2013
 Panama  2 - 2  Costa Rica Estadio Rommel Fernandez Panama City, Panama
March 22, 2013
 Jamaica  1 - 1  Panama National Stadium Kingston, Jamaica
March 26, 2013
 Panama  2 - 0  Honduras Estadio Rommel Fernandez Panama City, Panama
June 7, 2013
 Panama  v  Mexico Estadio Rommel Fernandez Panama City, Panama
June 11, 2013
 United States  v  Panama CenturyLink Field, Seattle, USA
June 18, 2013
 Costa Rica  v  Panama Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
September 6, 2013
 Panama  v  Jamaica Estadio Rommel Fernandez Panama City, Panama
September 10, 2013
 Honduras  v  Panama Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano San Pedro Sula, Honduras
October 11, 2013
 Mexico  v  Panama Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico
October 15, 2013
 Panama  v  United States Estadio Rommel Fernandez Panama City, Panama

2013 Gold Cup [edit]

On March 13, 2013, the drawing was held in Chicago, Illinois during the morning time.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Martinique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
July 7, 2013
 Canada  v  Martinique Rose Bowl, Pasadena, USA
July 7, 2013
 Mexico  v  Panama Rose Bowl, Pasadena, USA
July 11, 2013
 Panama  v  Martinique CenturyLink Field, Seattle, USA
July 11, 2013
 Mexico  v  Canada CenturyLink Field, Seattle, USA
July 14, 2013
 Martinique  v  Mexico Sports Authority Field, Denver, USA
July 14, 2013
 Panama  v  Canada Sports Authority Field, Denver, USA


2013 UNCAF Nations Cup [edit]

On October 9, 2012, the drawing was held in San José, Costa Rica during the night time. El Salvador and Panama finished with identical records and their positions were determined by drawing of lots. El Salvador won and was placed second, while Panama was placed third. Panama defeated Guatemala in the fifth place match and earned the final spot in the 2013 Gold Cup.

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Honduras 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
 El Salvador 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
 Panama 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
January 20, 2013
 El Salvador  0 – 0  Panama Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
January 22, 2013
 Panama  1 – 1  Honduras Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
January 25, 2013
 Guatemala  1 – 3  Panama Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica

Players [edit]

Current Squad [edit]

The following 23 players were called up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification fourth round. The away match against Jamaica which will be taking place on March 22, 2013. The home match against Honduras will be taking place on March 26, 2013.

caps, clubs, and goals updated as of March 26, 2013.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Luis Mejía (1991-03-16) March 16, 1991 (age 22) 11 0 Uruguay Fénix
1 1GK Kevin Melgar (1992-11-19) November 19, 1992 (age 20) 3 0 Panama Alianza
21 1GK Álex Rodríguez (1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 22) 1 0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito
23 2DF Felipe Baloy (captain) (1981-02-24) February 24, 1981 (age 32) 74 2 Mexico Santos Laguna
5 2DF Román Torres (1986-03-20) March 20, 1986 (age 27) 66 2 Colombia Millonarios FC
17 2DF Luis Henríquez (1981-11-23) November 23, 1981 (age 31) 63 3 Poland Lech Poznań
13 2DF Jean Carlos Cedeño (1985-09-07) September 7, 1985 (age 27) 19 0 Panama Alianza
3 2DF Harold Cummings (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992 (age 21) 13 0 Panama Árabe Unido
4 2DF Carlos Rodríguez (1990-04-12) April 12, 1990 (age 23) 12 0 Panama Chepo
2 2DF Leonel Parris (1982-03-16) March 16, 1982 (age 31) 11 0 Panama Tauro
6 3MF Gabriel Gómez (1984-05-29) May 29, 1984 (age 28) 84 9 Colombia Junior
10 3MF Nelson Barahona (1987-11-22) November 22, 1987 (age 25) 42 4 Colombia Itagüí Ditaires
11 3MF Armando Cooper (1987-11-26) November 26, 1987 (age 25) 39 3 Argentina Godoy Cruz
14 3MF Juan Pérez (1980-01-01) January 1, 1980 (age 33) 34 0 Panama Tauro
22 3MF Rolando Escobar (1981-10-24) October 24, 1981 (age 31) 32 1 Venezuela Deportivo Anzoátegui
20 3MF Aníbal Godoy (1990-02-10) February 10, 1990 (age 23) 32 0 Panama Chepo
19 3MF Alberto Quintero (1987-12-18) December 18, 1987 (age 25) 30 3 Panama Chorrillo
8 3MF Marcos Sánchez (1989-12-23) December 23, 1989 (age 23) 20 2 United States D.C. United
16 3MF Jairo Jiménez (1993-01-07) January 7, 1993 (age 20) 0 0 Panama Chorrillo F.C.
7 4FW Blas Pérez (1981-03-13) March 13, 1981 (age 32) 74 29 United States FC Dallas
18 4FW Luis Tejada (1982-03-28) March 28, 1982 (age 31) 70 35 Mexico Toluca
9 4FW Edwin Aguilar (1985-08-07)August 7, 1985 (aged 23) 33 6 Panama Tauro F.C.
15 4FW Alcibíades Rojas (1986-08-15) August 15, 1986 (age 26) 4 1 Panama Atlético Chiriquí

Reserve Squad [edit]

The following 5 players were on the current squad against Costa Rica which took place on February 6, 2013.

caps, clubs, and goals updated as of March 26, 2013.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
FW Rolando Blackburn (1990-01-09) January 9, 1990 (age 23) 9 2 Slovakia Senica  Costa Rica, February 6, 2013
MF Amílcar Henríquez (1983-08-02) August 2, 1983 (age 29) 59 1 Colombia Independiente Medellín  Costa Rica, February 6, 2013
GK Jaime Penedo (1981-09-26) September 26, 1981 (age 31) 82 0 Guatemala Municipal  Costa Rica, February 6, 2013
FW Luis Rentería (1988-09-13) September 13, 1988 (age 24) 25 5 Panama Tauro  Costa Rica, February 6, 2013
MF Yairo Yau (1989-09-07) September 7, 1989 (age 23) 9 1 Australia Sydney  Costa Rica, February 6, 2013

Team Manager History [edit]

Managers of the Panama national football team throughout the years and the speculation of appointed dates that they took over.

Dates appointed Manager's name
1938 Uruguay Romeo Parravicini
1941 Peru Manuel Sánchz Durán
1946,1956 Colombia Emel Ospino
1946, 1951 Chile Óscar Rendoll Gómez
1949 Chile Óscar Suman Carrillo
1950 Colombia Gilberto Casanova
1950 Austria Moses Stern
1952 Panama Rogelio Díaz
1961, 1967 Spain José Bech Casablanca
1963-1964 Argentina Raúl “Che” Álvarez
1967 Panama Luis Carlos Ponce
1969 Chile Néstor Valdez Moraga
1976 Chile Renato Panay
1978 Argentina Omar Muraco
1979 Uruguay Edgardo Bone Baldi
1980 Uruguay Luis Borghini
1980 Panama Rubén Cárdenas
1984 Panama Orlando Muñoz
1984 Argentina Carlos Cavagnaro
1986–1988 Argentina Juan Colecchio
1992 Uruguay Gustavo de Simone
1996 Panama Orlando Muñoz
1996 Colombia César Maturana
1999 Colombia Óscar Aristizabel
2000 Uruguay Miguel Mansilla
2000 Panama Leopoldo Lee
2000 Panama Ezequiel Fernández
2001 Romania Mihai Stoichiţă
2002–2003 Brazil Carlos Alberto da Luz
2004–2005 Colombia José ("Che Che") Eugenio Hernández
2006 (interim) Panama Jorge Dely Valdés
2006 (interim) Panama Víctor René Mendieta
2006–2008 Costa Rica Alexandre Guimarães
2008–2009 England Gary Stempel
2010 –present Panama Julio Dely Valdés

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  • 2: Located in South America but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU.
  • 3: Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.
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