Panama 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
Confederation	CONCACAF
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Hernán Darío Gómez
Captain	Felipe Baloy
Most caps	Gabriel Gómez (121)
Top scorer	Luis Tejada (42)
Home stadium	Estadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA code	PAN
FIFA ranking
Current	52 (5 May 2016)
Highest	29 (March 2014)
Lowest	150 (August 1995)
First international
	Panama 2–1 Venezuela ; (Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938)
Biggest win
	Panama 12–1 Puerto Rico ; (Barranquilla, Colombia; 13 December 1946)
Biggest defeat
	Panama 0–11 Costa Rica ; (Panama City, Panama; 16 February 1938)
CONCACAF Championship; & Gold Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1963)
Best result	Runners-up: 2005, 2013

The Panama national football team (Template:Lang-es) represents Panama in international football. The team is controlled by the governing body for football in Panama, Panamanian Football Federation, which is a member of CONCACAF and the regional UNCAF. Panama finished as runners-up in the 2005 Gold Cup and 2013 Gold Cup. Panama reached the fourth round for the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF qualifications.

Panama also advanced to the fourth round for the 2014 World Cup qualifications. At their last qualification match against the USA, they were about 90 seconds away from beating the US and advancing to play-offs, but they conceded two goals in stoppage time and were eliminated from qualification.^[2]

History

The first Panama national football team was constituted in 1937.

At their fourth round qualification match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup against the USA at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City, they were about 90 seconds away from beating the US and advancing to play-offs against New Zealand, but they were eventually out of the spot by conceding twice in stoppage time.^[2]

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1930	Did Not Enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978	Did Not Qualify
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
Total		0/20

CCCF Championship

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 – First Round

CONCACAF Championship

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

1963 – First Round
Did not enter from 1965–1989.

Gold Cup

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1993	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	8
2005	Runners-up	6	3	1	2	7	6
2007	Quarter-Finals	4	1	1	2	6	7
2009	Quarter-Finals	4	1	1	2	7	5
2011	Semi-Finals	5	3	1	1	7	6
2013	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	11	4
2015	Third Place	6	0	5	1	6	7
Total	Total	28	12	11	11	47	43

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	First Round
1993	Third Place
1995	Fifth Place
1997	Fifth Place
1999	Did not enter
2001	Fourth Place
2003	Fifth Place
2005	Fourth Place
2007	Runners-up
2009	Champions
2011	Third Place
2013	Fifth Place
2014	Third Place
Total		12/13

Honours

CONCACAF Championship / CONCACAF Gold Cup

Runners-up (2): 2005, 2013
Third place: 2011, 2015

Copa Centroamericana

Winners: 2009
Runners-up: 2007
Third place: 1993, 2011, 2014

CCCF Championship

Winners: 1951
Third place: 1948

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

2016

8 January Copa América Centenario play-off	Panama	4 - 0	Cuba	Panama City, Panama
20:36 (UTC-5)	G. Gómez 4' Tejada 18' (pen.) Cooper 52' Pérez 89'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernandez Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

17 February Friendly	Panama	1 - 0	El Salvador	Panama City, Panama
	M. Gómez 76'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Maracaná (Panama)

15 March Friendly	Nicaragua	1 - 0	Panama	Managua, Nicaragua
		Report		Stadium: Nicaragua National Football Stadium

25 March 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Haiti	0 - 0	Panama	Port-au-Prince, Haiti
		Report		Stadium: Stade Sylvio Cator Referee: Oscar Reyna (Guatemala)

29 March 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Panama	1 - 0	Haiti	Panama City, Panama
	Baloy 81'			Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernandez

27 April Friendly	Martinique	0 - 2	Panama	Fort-de-France, Martinique
				Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker

24 May Friendly	Panama	v	Venezuela	Panama City, Panama
				Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernandez

29 May Friendly	Brazil	v	Panama	Commerce City, USA
				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

6 June Copa América Centenario	Panama	v	Bolivia	Orlando, USA
				Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl

10 June Copa América Centenario	Argentina	v	Panama	Chicago, USA
				Stadium: Soldier Field

14 June Copa América Centenario	Panama	v	Chile	Philadelphia, USA
				Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field

2 September 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Panama	v	Jamaica	Panama City, Panama
				Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernandez

6 September 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Costa Rica	v	Panama	San José, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Players

Current squad

The following 40 players were called up for the Copa América Centenario preliminary squad.^[3]
Caps and goals as of April 24, 2016, after the match against Martinique

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Jaime Penedo	(1981-09-26) 26 September 1981 (age 43)	115	0	Saprissa
1GK	José Calderón	(1985-08-14) 14 August 1985 (age 39)	14	0	Platense
1GK	Álex Rodríguez	(1990-08-05) 5 August 1990 (age 34)	4	0	San Francisco
1GK	Eliéser Powell	(1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 30)	0	0	Chepo

2DF	Román Torres	(1986-03-20) 20 March 1986 (age 38)	98	8	Seattle Sounders
2DF	Felipe Baloy (Captain)	(1981-02-24) 24 February 1981 (age 43)	88	3	Atlas
2DF	Luis Henríquez	(1981-11-23) 23 November 1981 (age 43)	86	2	Tauro
2DF	Adolfo Machado	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 39)	58	1	Saprissa
2DF	Harold Cummings	(1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 (age 32)	43	0	Alajuelense
2DF	Erick Davis	(1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 33)	28	0	Dunajská Streda
2DF	Roderick Miller	(1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 32)	16	0	San Francisco
2DF	Martín Gómez	(1989-05-14) 14 May 1989 (age 35)	10	1	San Francisco
2DF	Richard Dixon	(1992-03-28) March 28, 1992 (age 32)	7	0	Limón
2DF	Fidel Escobar	(1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 30)	3	0	Sporting San Miguelito
2DF	Ángel Patrick	(1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 32)	3	0	Árabe Unido
2DF	Michael Murillo	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 28)	1	0	San Francisco

3MF	Gabriel Gómez	(1984-05-29) 29 May 1984 (age 40)	122	11	Cartaginés
3MF	Amílcar Henríquez	(1983-08-02)2 August 1983 (aged 32)	71	0	América de Cali
3MF	Alberto Quintero	(1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 (age 36)	70	5	San Jose Earthquakes
3MF	Armando Cooper	(1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 (age 36)	69	5	Árabe Unido
3MF	Aníbal Godoy	(1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 (age 34)	65	1	San Jose Earthquakes
3MF	Ricardo Buitrago	(1985-03-10) 10 March 1985 (age 39)	19	3	Juan Aurich
3MF	Valentín Pimentel	(1991-05-30) 30 May 1991 (age 33)	14	1	La Equidad
3MF	Miguel Camargo	(1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 31)	8	0	Mineros de Guayana
3MF	Alfredo Stephens	(1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 29)	7	0	Dunajská Streda
3MF	Josiel Núñez	(1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 (age 31)	4	0	Plaza Amador
3MF	Édgar Bárcenas	(1993-10-23) October 23, 1993 (age 31)	3	0	RNK Split
3MF	Christian Martínez	(1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27)	2	0	Chorrillo
3MF	Manuel Vargas	(1991-01-19) 19 January 1991 (age 33)	2	0	Tauro
3MF	José González	(1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 33)	1	0	Árabe Unido
3MF	Hécgar Murillo	(1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 (age 32)	0	0	Tauro

4FW	Blas Pérez	(1981-03-13) 13 March 1981 (age 43)	103	38	Vancouver Whitecaps
4FW	Luis Tejada	(1982-03-28) 28 March 1982 (age 42)	92	41	Juan Aurich
4FW	Gabriel Torres	(1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 36)	54	9	Zamora
4FW	Rolando Blackburn	(1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 (age 34)	22	4	Comunicaciones
4FW	Roberto Nurse	(1983-12-16) 16 December 1983 (age 40)	16	3	Zacatecas
4FW	Abdiel Arroyo	(1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 30)	12	0	RNK Split
4FW	Ismael Díaz	(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27)	2	1	Porto B
4FW	Ricardo Clarke	(1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 (age 32)	1	0	Zamora
4FW	Sergio Moreno	(1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 (age 32)	1	0	Deportivo Municipal

Recent call-ups

The following players were recently called up within the past months.
Caps and goals as of April 24, 2016, after the match against Martinique

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Luis Mejía	(1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 33)	14	0	Nacional	v. Costa Rica, November 17, 2015

DF	Jean Cedeño	(1985-09-07) 7 September 1985 (age 39)	21	0	Árabe Unido	v. Haiti, March 29, 2016
DF	Leonel Parris	(1982-06-13) 13 June 1982 (age 42)	26	0	Chorrillo	v. El Salvador, February 17, 2016
DF	Roberto Chen	(1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30)	11	1	San Francisco	v. Costa Rica, November 17, 2015


FW	Darwin Pinzón	(1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 30)	7	3	Sporting San Miguelito	v. Costa Rica, November 17, 2015
FW	Renán Addles	(1989-11-07) 7 November 1989 (age 35)	6	0	Juan Aurich	v. Costa Rica, November 17, 2015

Most capped players

As of March 29, 2016, the players with the most appearances for Panama are:^[4]

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Gabriel Gómez	2003–present	122	11
2	Jaime Penedo	2003–present	115	0
3	Blas Pérez	2001–present	103	39
4	Román Torres	2005–present	98	8
5	Luis Tejada	2001–present	92	42
6	Luis Henríquez	2003–present	87	2
7	Felipe Baloy	2001–present	86	2
8	Ricardo Phillips	1996–2010	84	10
9	Luis Moreno	2001–2011	76	0
10	José Anthony Torres	1999–2009	75	0

Bold denotes still active players.

Top goalscorers

As of March 29 2016, the players with the most goals for Panama are:^[4]

#	Name	Career	Goals	Caps
1	Luis Tejada	2001–present	42	92
2	Blas Pérez	2001–present	39	103
3	Jorge Dely Valdés	1991–2005	19	48
4	Julio Dely Valdés	1990–2005	18	44
5	Roberto Brown	2000–2011	15	54
6	Víctor René Mendieta	1980–2000	11	31
6	Gabriel Gómez	2003–present	11	122
8	Ricardo Phillips	1996–2010	10	84

Bold denotes still active players.

Managers

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

Romeo Parravicini (1938)
Manuel Sánchez Durán (1941)
Emel Ospino (1946)
Óscar Rendoll Gómez (1946)
Óscar Suman Carrillo (1949)
Gilberto Casanova (1950)
Moses Stern (1950)
Óscar Rendoll Gómez (1951)
Rogelio Díaz (1952)
Emel Ospino (1956)
José Bech Casablanca (1961)

Raúl "Che" Álvarez (1963–64)
José Bech Casablanca (1967)
Luis Carlos Ponce (1967)
Néstor Valdez Moraga (1969)
Renato Panay (1976)
Omar Muraco (1978)
Edgardo Bone Baldi (1979)
Luis Borghini (1980)
Rubén Cárdenas (1980)
Orlando Muñoz (1984)
Carlos Cavagnaro (1984)

Juan Colecchio (1986–1987)
Miguel Mansilla (1987–1988)
Miguel Mansilla (1990)
Gustavo de Simone (1992)
Orlando Muñoz (1995)
César Maturana (1995–96)
Óscar Aristizábal (1999)
Miguel Mansilla (1999–2000)
Ezequiel Fernández (2000)
Leopoldo Lee (2000)
Mihai Stoichiţă (2001)

Billy Stenning (2001–02)
Carlos Alberto da Luz (2002–03)
José Eugenio Hernández (2004–05)
Julio Dely Valdés (2006, interim)
Víctor René Mendieta (2006, interim)
Alexandre Guimarães (2006–08)
Gary Stempel (2008–09)
Julio Dely Valdés (2010–13)
Hernán Darío Gómez (2014– )

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Barrie Courtney. "Panama – International Results". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
^ ^a ^b "USA Saves Mexico From World Cup Elimination In The Most Unbelievable Night In North American Soccer History". Business Insider. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
^ "40 jugadores para Copa América Centenario". www.fepafut.com. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b Roberto Mamrud. "Panama - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

External links

Panama Football Federation official website
Panama at FIFA.com

[panama_rsssf-1] Barrie Courtney. "Panama – International Results". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

[Business_Insider-2] "USA Saves Mexico From World Cup Elimination In The Most Unbelievable Night In North American Soccer History". Business Insider. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.

[3] "40 jugadores para Copa América Centenario". www.fepafut.com. Retrieved 29 April 2016.

[rsssfpanamaplayers-4] Roberto Mamrud. "Panama - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

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