Panama national football team

Panama
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 (129)
Top scorer Luis Tejada (43)
Home stadium Estadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA code PAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 61 Decrease 9 (10 August 2017)
Highest 29 (March 2014)
Lowest 150 (August 1995)
Elo ranking
Current 49 (July 31, 2017)
Highest 28 (July 2013)
Lowest 151 (June 1984)
First international
 Panama 3–1 Venezuela 
(Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938)[1]
Biggest win
 Panama 12–1 Puerto Rico 
(Barranquilla, Colombia; 13 December 1946)[1]
Biggest defeat
 Panama 0–11 Costa Rica 
(Panama City, Panama; 16 February 1938)[1]
CONCACAF Championship
& Gold Cup
Appearances 8 (first in 1963)
Best result Runners-up, 2005 and 2013
Copa Centroamericana
Appearances 12 (first in 1993)
Best result Champions, 2009

The Panama national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Panama) 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 has never qualified for the World Cup, but it has reached the final ("Hexagonal") round of the CONCACAF qualifications for the 2006, 2014, and 2018 tournaments. Panama is currently competing in this stage.

Panama came very close to advancing out of the fourth round of the qualifications for the 2014 World Cup. In their last match, which was against the USA, they led 2–1 after 90 minutes and were posed to advance to a play-off against New Zealand, but they conceded two goals in stoppage time and were eliminated, with Mexico taking the playoff slot instead.[2]

Panama has also competed in the sub-regional Central American Cup championship which they won in 2009.

History

The first Panama national football team was constituted in 1937.

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978 Did Not Qualify
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998
South Korea Japan 2002
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018 To Be Determined
Total0/21

CCCF Championship

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

CONCACAF Championship

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

CONCACAF Gold Cup

Year Round GP W D L GF GA
United States Mexico 1993Group Stage301238
United States 2005Runners-up623176
United States 2007Quarter-Finals411267
United States 2009Quarter-Finals411275
United States 2011Semi-Finals522176
United States 2013Runners-up6411114
United States Canada 2015Third Place605167
United States 2017Quarter-Finals421163
TotalTotal381215115346

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Costa Rica 1991 First Round
Honduras 1993 Third Place
El Salvador 1995 Fifth Place
Guatemala 1997 Fifth Place
Costa Rica 1999 Did not enter
Honduras 2001 Fourth Place
Panama 2003 Fifth Place
Guatemala 2005 Fourth Place
El Salvador 2007 Runners-up
Honduras 2009 Champions
Panama 2011 Third Place
Costa Rica 2013 Fifth Place
United States 2015 Third Place
Panama 2017 Runners-up
Total 13/14

Honors

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2016

2017

Current Stage (Fifth Round)

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mexico 6 4 2 0 9 2 +7 14 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup — 2–0 1–1 1 Sep 3–0 6 Oct
2  Costa Rica 6 3 2 1 9 4 +5 11 5 Sep — 4–0 0–0 6 Oct 2–1
3  United States 6 2 2 2 11 8 +3 8 1–2 1 Sep — 6 Oct 6–0 2–0
4  Panama 6 1 4 1 4 4 0 7 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs 0–0 10 Oct 1–1 — 2–2 5 Sep
5  Honduras 6 1 2 3 6 14 −8 5 10 Oct 1–1 5 Sep 0–1 — 3–1
6  Trinidad and Tobago 6 1 0 5 3 10 −7 3 0–1 0–2 10 Oct 1–0 1 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 June 2017. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[3][4]
Caps and goals as of 19 July 2017 after the match against Costa Rica.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Álex Rodríguez (1990-08-05) 5 August 1990 5 0 Panama San Francisco
12 1GK José Calderón (1985-08-14) 14 August 1985 26 0 Honduras Marathón
16 1GK Orlando Mosquera (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 0 0 Panama Tauro
2 2DF Michael Murillo (1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 15 2 United States New York Red Bulls
3 2DF Ángel Patrick (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 5 0 Mexico Tapachula
4 2DF Jan Carlos Vargas (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 5 0 Panama Tauro
5 2DF Fidel Escobar (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 14 1 United States New York Red Bulls
13 2DF Roderick Miller (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 28 1 Colombia Atlético Nacional
15 2DF Erick Davis (1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 34 0 Slovakia Dunajská Streda
17 2DF Luis Ovalle (1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 18 0 Colombia Deportes Tolima
23 2DF Roberto Chen (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 19 1 Panama Árabe Unido
6 3MF Gabriel Gómez (Captain) (1984-05-29) 29 May 1984 136 12 Colombia Atlético Bucaramanga
8 3MF Édgar Bárcenas (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 22 0 Mexico Tapachula
11 3MF Armando Cooper (1987-11-26) 26 November 1987 90 6 Canada Toronto
14 3MF Valentín Pimentel (1991-05-30) 30 May 1991 19 1 Panama Plaza Amador
18 3MF Miguel Camargo (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 17 2 United States New York City
19 3MF Josiel Núñez (1993-01-29) 29 January 1993 11 1 Panama Árabe Unido
20 3MF Aníbal Godoy (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 81 2 United States San Jose Earthquakes
21 3MF Leslie Heráldez (1993-03-30) 30 March 1993 2 0 Panama Árabe Unido
7 4FW Ricardo Clarke (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 3 0 Portugal Boavista
9 4FW Gabriel Torres (1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 64 12 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport
10 4FW Ismael Díaz (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 8 2 Portugal Porto B
22 4FW Abdiel Arroyo (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 29 4 Uruguay Danubio

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Eric Hughes (1986-07-11) 11 July 1986 0 0 Panama Plaza Amador 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
GK Jaime Penedo (1981-09-26) 26 September 1981 125 0 Romania Dinamo București v.  Honduras, June 13, 2017
DF Román Torres (1986-03-20) 20 March 1986 103 9 United States Seattle Sounders 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
DF Adolfo Machado (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 70 1 United States Houston Dynamo 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
DF Richard Dixon (1992-03-28) 28 March 1992 8 0 El Salvador Águila 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
DF Richard Peralta (1993-09-20) 20 September 1993 5 0 Panama Tauro 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
DF Felipe Baloy (1981-02-24) 24 February 1981 95 3 Guatemala Municipal v.  Costa Rica, June 8, 2017 INJ
DF Harold Cummings (1992-03-01) 1 March 1992 50 0 United States San Jose Earthquakes 2017 Copa Centroamericana
DF Azmahar Ariano (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 2 0 Panama Árabe Unido 2017 Copa Centroamericana
MF Alberto Quintero (1987-12-18) 18 December 1987 85 5 Peru Universitario 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Ricardo Buitrago (1985-03-10) 10 March 1985 25 3 Peru Juan Aurich 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF José González (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 7 0 Panama Árabe Unido 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Armando Polo (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 4 0 Panama Tauro 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Óscar Villarreal (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 2 0 Panama Chorrillo 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Ricardo Ávila (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 1 0 Belgium Gent 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Josimar Gómez (1992-06-28) 28 June 1992 1 0 Panama Árabe Unido 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Francisco Castañeda (1988-11-23) 23 November 1988 0 0 Panama Atlético Veragüense 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
MF Manuel Vargas (1991-01-19) 19 January 1991 6 0 Panama Tauro v.  Mexico, October 11, 2016
FW Luis Tejada (1982-03-28) 28 March 1982 102 42 Peru Universitario 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
FW Roberto Nurse (1983-12-16) 16 December 1983 19 3 Mexico Zacatecas 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
FW Tony Taylor (1989-07-13) 13 July 1989 3 0 United States Jacksonville Armada 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
FW Jorman Aguilar (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 2 0 Portugal Estoril 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup PRE
FW Blas Pérez (1981-03-13) 13 March 1981 111 40 Guatemala Municipal v.  Honduras, June 13, 2017
FW Rolando Blackburn (1990-01-09) 9 January 1990 26 4 Peru Sporting Cristal 2017 Copa Centroamericana
FW Enrico Small (1989-05-01) 1 May 1989 2 0 Panama Árabe Unido 2017 Copa Centroamericana
FW Ronaldo Córdoba (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 4 0 Panama Tauro v.  Mexico, October 11, 2016

Player records

Most capped players

As of July 15, 2017, the players with the most appearances for Panama are:[5]

# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Gabriel Gómez 2003–present 135 12
2 Jaime Penedo 2003–present 125 0
3 Blas Pérez 2001–present 111 40
4 Román Torres 2005–present 103 9
5 Luis Tejada 2001–present 102 43
6 Felipe Baloy 2001–present 96 3
7 Luis Henríquez 2003–present 89 2
7 Armando Cooper 2006–present 89 6
9 Amílcar Henríquez 2005–2017 85 0
10 Alberto Quintero 2007–present 85 5

Bold denotes still active players.

Top goalscorers

As of July 14, 2017, the players with the most goals for Panama are:[5]

# Name Career Goals Caps
1 Luis Tejada 2001–present 42 102
2 Blas Pérez 2001–present 41 111
3 Luis Ernesto Tapia 1960–1979 20 77
4 Roberto Brown 2000–2011 16 49
5 Jorge Dely Valdés 1991–2005 13 34
6 Julio Dely Valdés 1990–2005 13 34
7 Gabriel Gómez 2003–present 12 135
7 Gabriel Torres 2006–present 12 63
9 Víctor René Mendieta 1980–2000 11 31
10 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.

  • Uruguay Romeo Parravicini (1938)
  • Peru Manuel Sánchez Durán (1941)
  • Panama Emel Ospino (1946)
  • Chile Óscar Rendoll Gómez (1946)
  • Panama Óscar Suman Carrillo (1949)
  • Colombia Gilberto Casanova (1950)
  • Austria Moses Stern (1950)
  • Chile Óscar Rendoll Gómez (1951)
  • Panama Rogelio Díaz (1952)
  • Colombia Emel Ospino (1956)
  • Spain José Bech Casablanca (1961)
  • Argentina Raúl "Che" Álvarez (1963–64)
  • Spain José Bech Casablanca (1967)
  • Panama Luis Carlos Ponce (1967)
  • Chile Néstor Valdez Moraga (1969)
  • Chile Renato Panay (1976)
  • Argentina Omar Muraco (1978)
  • Uruguay Edgardo Bone Baldi (1979)
  • Uruguay Luis Borghini (1980)
  • Panama Rubén Cárdenas (1980)
  • Panama Orlando Muñoz (1984)
  • Argentina Carlos Cavagnaro (1984)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Barrie Courtney. "Panama – International Results". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  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. ↑ "'Bolillo' Gómez dio la lista de Panamá para la Copa de Oro-2017". FutbolRed.com. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ Solano, Jeison (June 7, 2017). "El listado preliminar de Panamá para la Copa Oro 2017". Diez.hn. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  5. 1 2 Roberto Mamrud. "Panama – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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