The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Federación Panameña de Fútbol. They have never qualified for the World Cup.

After being considered one of the weakest teams in CONCACAF for decades, Panama is currently undergoing a resurgence. It reached the final round of regional qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and then went farther beyond expectation by reaching the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup. Several of the national players are in clubs in overseas leagues.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1974 - Did Not Enter
• 1978 to 2010 - Did Not Qualify

CONCACAF Championship record

• 1963 - Round 1
• 1965 - Did not enter
• 1967 - Did not qualify
• 1969 - Did not qualify
• 1971 - Did not enter
• 1973 - Did not enter
• 1977 - Did not qualify
• 1981 - Did not qualify
• 1985 - Did not qualify
• 1989 - Did not qualify

Gold Cup record

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up for the team in 2008.

Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1991	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	First round	3	0	1	2	3	8
1996	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Runnerup	6	3	2	1	7	6
2007	Quarter-Finals	4	1	1	2	6	7 UNCAF Nations Cup record 1991 - Preminary Round 1993 - Third place 1995 - First round 1997 - First round 1999 - Did not enter 2001 - Fourth place 2003 - Fifth place 2005 - Fourth place 2007 - Runner-up Continental titles CCCF Champions: 1951 Top 6 goalscorers Players in bold text are still active with Panama. Rank Player Years of the seleccion No. of goals 1 Julio Dely Valdés 1990-2005 22 2 Victor Rene Mendieta 1990-2002 16 3 José Luis Garcés 2000-2007 15 4 Roberto Brown 2000-2007 14 5 Blas Pérez 2000-2007 9 6 Ricardo Phillips 1996-2007 8 Top 10 most games Players Years Number of games José Anthony Torres 2000-2007 85 (0) Ricardo Phillips 1996-2007 80 (8) Luis Ernesto Tapia 1963-1979 77 (27) Alberto Blanco 2000-2007 66 (2) Felipe Baloy 2001-2007 61 (2) Ubaldo Guardia 1993-2003 60 (0) José Luis Garcés 2000-2007 58 (20) Carlos Rivera 2004-2007 49 (3) Engie Mitre 2003-2006 48 (0) Luis Moreno 2001-2007 45 (0) Luis Henriquez 2004-2007 41 (0) Roberto Brown 2000-2007 40 (14) Current squad Squad for friendly match against Bolivia on 18 August, 2008.

Name	DOB	Club	Caps (goals)	Most Recent Call up
Midfielders
Eduardo Jimenez		San Francisco F.C.		v Chile, June 7, 2008
Alberto Blanco	January 8, 1978 (age 30)	San Francisco F.C.	? (5)	v Canada, June 4, 2008
Julio Medina III	July 14, 1976 (age 31)	Chorrillo F.C.		v Canada, June 4, 2008
Strikers
Gabriel Torres	October 31, 1988 (age 19)	La Equidad		v Canada, June 4, 2008

Tournament history

Panama's national team entered their first FIFA World Cup preliminary competition ahead of Argentina '78. They have competed regularly ever since, but never come close to qualifying for the finals. In the 2002 preliminaries, they scored early wins over Nicaragua, Honduras and Jamaica but were defeated by stronger opposition from Mexico, Canada and Trinidad and Tobago.

2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Panama qualified for the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup by virtue of reaching the semi-finals of the 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup, and surpassed expectations by qualifying for the knockout stages by finishing second in group A, ahead of Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago, but behind Honduras. They beat South Africa in a penalty shoot-out after a 1-1 draw in the semifinal, and beat Colombia for a second time in the semi-final, by a 3-2 scoreline. The final, against host USA, finished in a 0-0 draw, and Panama were defeated 3-1 in the penalty shootout.

2006 Qualification for Germany

During the 2006 qualifiers they crushed St. Lucia 4-0 in Panama City on June 13, 2004 and then when on to win 3-0 in the second leg securing a place in Round 2 of qualifying. In Group 1 with the USA, Jamaica, and El Salvador, they performed well and advanced to the final stage of qualifying after ending in second with 8 points, one point ahead of Jamaica. With the final phase of qualifying underway, there were high hopes for the Panamian squad under Jose ‘Che Che’ Hernandez. Even with the likes Ricardo Phillips, Jorge Luis Dely Valdes, Felipe Baloy, Luis Tejada and Jaime Penedo, but the talented Panamanians were unable to turn things round at the end as they were eliminated from the running for Germany 2006 with two games still to go.

Stage 1 - Group 4

June 13, 2004, Panama City, Panama - 4 - 0

June 20, 2004, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia - 0 - 3

Panama advanced to Stage 2.

Stage 2 - Group 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	12	6	3	3	0	13	3	10
	8	6	2	2	2	8	11	-3
	7	6	1	4	1	7	5	2
	4	6	1	1	4	2	11	-9

August 18, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador - 2 - 1

September 4, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica - 1 - 2

September 8, 2004, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 1

October 9, 2004, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 1

October 13, 2004, Washington DC, USA - 6 - 0

November 17, 2004, Panama City, Panama - 3 - 0

Panama advanced to Stage 3

Stage 3 - Final round

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	22	10	7	1	2	16	6	10
	22	10	7	1	2	22	9	13
	16	10	5	1	4	15	14	1
	13	10	4	1	5	10	15	-5
	11	10	3	2	5	16	18	-2
	2	10	0	2	8	4	21	-17

February 9, 2005, Panama City, Panama - 0 - 0

March 26, 2005, San José, Costa Rica - 2 - 1

March 30, 2005, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 1

June 4, 2005, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - 2 - 0

June 8, 2005, Panama City, Panama - 0 - 3

August 17, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 2 - 1

September 3, 2005, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 3

September 7, 2005, Mexico City, Mexico - 5 - 0

October 8, 2005, Panama City, Panama - 0 - 1

October 12, 2005, Foxboro, USA - 2 - 0

Panama fail to qualify

Fixtures & results since 1938

February 12, 1938, Panama City, Panama - 3 - 1 Friendly 1ST WIN

April 2, 1938, Panama City, Panama - 2 - 4 Friendly

April 16, 1938, Panama City, Panama - 0 - 11 Friendly

April 20, 1938, Panama City, Panama - 2 - 2 Friendly

April 23, 1938, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 2 Friendly

May 8, 1941, San José, Costa Rica - 3 - 3 Friendly

May 11, 1941, San José, Costa Rica - 7 - 0 Friendly

May 15, 1941, San José, Costa Rica - 4 - 3 Friendly

May 18, 1941, San José, Costa Rica - 2 - 5 Friendly 2ND WIN

February 23, 1946, San José, Costa Rica - 0 - 1 Friendly 3RD WIN

February 26, 1946, San José, Costa Rica - 7 - 0 Friendly

March 10, 1946, San José, Costa Rica - 3 - 1 Friendly

March 13, 1946, San José, Costa Rica - 3 - 3 Friendly

December 9, 1946, Barranquilla, Colombia - 2 - 4 Friendly 4TH WIN

December 13, 1946, Barranquilla, Colombia - 0 - 12 Friendly 5TH WIN & BIGGEST WIN

December 16, 1946, Barranquilla, Colombia - 1 - 2 Friendly 6TH WIN

December 17, 1946, Barranquilla, Colombia - 2 - 2 Friendly

December 20, 1946, Barranquilla, Colombia - 2 - 1 Friendly

December 21, 1946, Barranquilla, Colombia - 0 - 2 Friendly 7TH WIN

April 2, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 7 - 0 Friendly

April 4, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 3 - 1 Friendly

April 7, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 1 - 2 Friendly 8TH WIN

April 9, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 4 - 3 Friendly

April 11, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 3 - 2 Friendly

April 14, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 2 - 5 Friendly 9TH WIN

April 21, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 0 - 2 Friendly 10TH WIN

April 21, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 4 - 5 Friendly 11TH WIN

February 27, 1951, Panama City, Panama - 2 - 0 Friendly 12TH WIN

February 28, 1951, Panama City, Panama - 4 - 0 Friendly 13TH WIN

March 2, 1951, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 1 Friendly

March 4, 1951, Panama City, Panama - 6 - 2 Friendly 14TH WIN

March 16, 1952, Santiago de Chile, Chile - 6 - 1 Friendly

April 23, 1952, Santiago de Chile, Chile - 7 - 1 Friendly

April 6, 1952, Santiago de Chile, Chile - 6 - 1 Friendly

April 10, 1952, Santiago de Chile, Chile - 4 - 2 Friendly

April 13, 1952, Santiago de Chile, Chile - 5 - 0 Friendly

March 10, 1953, San José, Costa Rica - 3 - 0 Friendly

March 12, 1953, San José, Costa Rica - 4 - 1 Friendly

March 14, 1953, San José, Costa Rica - 2 - 0 Friendly

March 17, 1953, San José, Costa Rica - 2 - 2 Friendly

March 19, 1953, San José, Costa Rica - 2 - 1 Friendly

March 21, 1953, San José, Costa Rica - 3 - 1 Friendly

March 1, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico - 2 - 1 Friendly

March 11, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico - 4 - 0 Friendly

March 16, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico - 0 - 4 Friendly 15TH WIN

March 17, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico - 1 - 0 Friendly

March 14, 1956, Port-Au-Prince, Venezuela - 4 - 2 Friendly

August 12, 1957, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles - 0 - 1 Friendly 16TH WIN

August 15, 1957, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles - 3 - 0 Friendly

August 22, 1957, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles - 3 - 1 Friendly

August 25, 1957, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles - 2 - 1 Friendly

January 1, 1959, Caracas, Venezuela - 3 - 1 Friendly

January 1, 1959, Caracas, Venezuela - 3 - 1 Friendly

January 7, 1959, Caracas, Venezuela - 1 - 2 Friendly 17TH WIN

January 14, 1959, Caracas, Venezuela - 2 - 2 Friendly

March 11, 1961, San José, Costa Rica - 0 - 1 Friendly 18TH WIN

March 14, 1961, San José, Costa Rica - 6 - 1 Friendly

March 23, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - 1 - 1 Continental Final

March 25, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - 2 - 2 Continental Final

March 27, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - 1 - 0 Continental Final

March 31, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - 0 - 5 Continental Final 19TH WIN

February 13, 1967, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 3 - 1 Continental Qualifier

February 17, 1967, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 3 - 1 Continental Qualifier

November 4, 1969, Kingston, Jamaica - 1 - 1 Friendly

November 5, 1969, Kingston, Jamaica - 2 - 1 Friendly

March 2, 1970, Panama City, Panama - 4 - 3’ Friendly 20TH WIN '

March 4, 1970, Panama City, Panama - '3 - 4’ Friendly

March 3, 1974, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 1 - 0 Friendly

March 8, 1974, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - 1 - 3 Friendly 21ST WIN

April 4, 1976, Panama City, Panama - 3 - 2 Friendly 22ND WIN

May 2, 1976, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 1 Friendly

August 11, 1976, San Salvador, El Salvador - 4 - 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

September 17, 1976, Panama City, Panama - 2 - 4 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

July 8, 1978, Medellín, Colombia - 1 - 1 Friendly

July 10, 1978, Medellín, Colombia - 1 - 6 Friendly 23rd WIN

July 14, 1978, Medellín, Colombia - 3 - 1 Friendly

March 19, 2000, Diriamba, Nicaragua - 0 - 2 FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN

April 2, 2000, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN

May 7, 2000, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 3 - 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

May 21, 2000, Panama City, Panama - 4 - 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN

May 31, 2000, San Cristobal, Venezuela - 3 - 1 Friendly

June 22, 2000, Panama City, Panama - 2 - 0’ Friendly WIN '

July 1, 2000, San José, Costa Rica - 5 - 1 Friendly

July 23, 2000, Panama City, Panama - '0 - 0’ Friendly

August 11, 2000, Panama City, Panama - '0 - 0’ Friendly

September 3, 2000, Mexico City, Mexico - 7 - 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

February 21, 2001, Panama City, Panama - '2 - 2’ Friendly

March 14, 2001, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 0’ Friendly WIN '

April 5, 2001, Port Au Prince, Haiti - 1 - 1 Friendly

April 24, 2001, Panama City, Panama - 2 - 0’ Friendly WIN '

May 23, 2001, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 1 - 2 Continental Qualifier WIN

May 25, 2001, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 2 - 1 Continental Qualifier

May 27, 2001, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 0 - 6 Continental Qualifier WIN

May 31, 2001, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 2 - 1 Continental Qualifier

June 1, 2001, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 1 - 1 Continental Qualifier

June 3, 2001, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 3 - 1 Continental Qualifier

June 10, 2001, Panama City, Panama - 0 - 0 Friendly

July 29, 2001, Panama City, Panama - '0 - 0’ Continental Qualifier

August 5, 2001, Panama City, Panama - '''0 - 1'’' Continental Qualifier

August 9, 2001, Curitiba, Brazil - 5 - 0 Friendly

February 9, 2003, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 2 Continental Qualifier

February 16, 2003, Panama City, Panama - 2 - 0 Continental Qualifier WIN

February 18, 2003, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 1 Continental Qualifier

February 21, 2003, Panama City, Panama - 0 - 1 Continental Qualifier

February 23, 2003, Panama City, Panama - 0 - 1 Continental Qualifier

June 27, 2003, Panama City, Panama - 2 - 0 Friendly WIN

June 29, 2003, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 0 Friendly WIN

August 20, 2004, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 2 Friendly

January 28, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador - 1 - 1 Friendly

March 16, 2004, Havana, Cuba - 1 - 1 Friendly

March 18, 2004, Havana, Cuba - 3 - 0 Friendly

April 7, 2004, La Ceiba, Honduras - 0 - 0 Friendly

April 28, 2004, Panama City, Panama - 4 - 1 Friendly WIN

May 1, 2004, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 1 - 2 FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN

June 13, 2004, Panama City, Panama - 4 - 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN

June 20, 2004, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia - 0 - 3 FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN

July 23, 2004, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 1 Friendly

July 28, 2004, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 0 - 0 Friendly

August 18, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador - 2 - 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

September 4, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica - 1 - 2 FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN

September 8, 2004, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

October 9, 2004, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

October 13, 2004, Washington DC, USA - 6 - 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

November 17, 2004, Panama City, Panama - 3 - 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN

December 18, 2004, Tehran, Iran - 1 - 0 Friendly

January 26, 2005, Ambato, Ecuador - 2 - 0 Friendly

January 29, 2005, Babahoyo, Ecuador - 2 - 0 Friendly

February 9, 2005, Panama City, Panama - 0 - 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

February 19, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 0 - 1 Continental Qualifier WIN

February 23, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 1 - 0 Continental Qualifier

February 25, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 3 - 0 Continental Qualifier

February 27, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 1 - 0 Continental Qualifier

March 26, 2005, San José, Costa Rica - 2 - 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

March 30, 2005, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

May 25, 2005, Caracas, Venezuela - 1 - 1 Friendly

June 4, 2005, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - 2 - 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

June 8, 2005, Panama City, Panama - 0 - 2 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

July 6, 2005, Miami, United States - 0 - 1 Continental Final WIN

July 10, 2005, Miami, United States - 2 - 2 Continental Final

July 12, 2005, Miami, United States - 1 - 0 Continental Final

July 17, 2005, Houston, United States - 3 - 5 Continental Final WIN

July 21, 2005, New York/New Jersey, United States - 2 - 3 Continental Final WIN

July 24, 2005, New York/New Jersey, United States - 0 - 0 Continental Final

August 17, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 2 - 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

September 3, 2005, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 3 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

September 7, 2005, Mexico City, Mexico - 5 - 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

October 8, 2005, Panama City, Panama - 0 - 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

October 12, 2005, Foxboro, United States - 2 - 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

October 27, 2005, Manama, Bahrain - 5 - 0 Friendly

August 16, 2006, Lima, Peru - 0 - 2 Friendly WIN

September 6, 2006, Guatemala City, Guatemala - 1 - 2 Friendly WIN

October 7, 2006, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 0 Friendly WIN

October 11, 2006, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - 2 - 1 Friendly

November 19, 2006, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 2 Friendly

November 29, 2006, San Salvador, El Salvador - 0 - 0 Friendly

January 14, 2007, Monterey Park, United States - 1 - 1 Friendly

January 31, 2007, Panama City, Panama - 2 - 1 Friendly WIN

February 11, 2007, San Salvador, El Salvador - 1 - 1 Continental Qualifier

February 13, 2007, San Salvador, El Salvador - 0 - 1 Continental Qualifier WIN

February 16, 2007, San Salvador, El Salvador - 0 - 2 Continental Qualifier WIN

February 18, 2007, San Salvador, El Salvador - 1 - 1 Continental Qualifier

March 24, 2007, Miami, United States - 3 - 0 Friendly

March 26, 2007, Kingston, Jamaica - 1 - 1 Friendly

May 9, 2007, Panama City, Panama - 0 - 4 Friendly

June 8, 2007, New York/New Jersey, United States - 2 - 3 Continental Final WIN

June 10, 2007, New York/New Jersey, United States - 2 - 2 Continental Final

June 13, 2007, Houston, United States - 1 - 0 Continental Final

June 16, 2007, Foxborough, United States - 2 - 1 Continental Final

August 22, 2007, Panama City, Panama - 2 - 1 Friendly WIN Alberto Blanco and Victor Herrera

September 9, 2007, Puebla, Mexico - 1 - 0 suspended due to rain in Half Time Friendly

September 12, 2007, Barquisimeto, Venezuela - 1 - 1 Friendly

October 14, 2007, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 1 - 0 Friendly

November 21, 2007, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 1 Friendly

June 1, 2008, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 1 - 0 Friendly WIN

June 4, 2008, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 2 - 2

June 7, 2008, Valparaiso, Chile - 0 - 0 Friendly

June 15, 2008, Panama City, Panama - 1 - 0 FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN

June 15, 2008, San Salvador, El Salvador - 3 - 1 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

Wins=66 Goals=315

Former players of note

• Rommel Fernández
• Armando Dely Valdes
• Julio Dely Valdes
• Jorge Dely Valdés
• Roberto Corbin
• Roberto Tyrrel
• Rommel Fernandez
• Neftalí Díaz
• Rubén Elías Guevara
• Victor René Mendieta
• Percival Piggot

Manager history

Team managers of Panama and the dates they took over.

Date appointed	Manager name
2008-	Gary Stempel
2006- 2008	Alexandre Guimarães
2006 interim	Victor Rene Mendieta
2006 interim	Julio Dely Valdes
2004 - 2005	Jose Eugenio Hernadez
2002 - 2003	Carlos Alberto Daluz
2001	Mihai Stoichiţă
2000	Ezequiel Fernández
2000	Leopoldo Lee
2000	Miguel Mansilla
1999	Oscar Aristizabel
1996	César Maturana
1996	Orlando Muiñoz
1992	Gustavo De Simone
1986-1988	Juan Colecchio
1984	Carlos Cavagnaro
1984	Orlando Muiñoz
1980	Rubén Cárdenas
1980	Luis Borghini
1976	Renato Panay