[edit] UNCAF Nations Cup record [edit] Continental titles [edit] Top goalscorers Players in bold text are still active with Panama. [edit] Top 10 most games [edit] Current squad The following 23—man squad was named for the 2009 Gold Cup.[1] Caps and goals are current as of November 8, 2009.[2]
[edit] Recent Callups
[edit] 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. [edit] 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. [edit] 2006 Qualification for Germany During the 2006 qualifiers they crushed St. Lucia 4-0 in Panama City on June 13, 2004 and then went 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. [edit] Stage 1 - Group 4 June 13, 2004, Panama City, Panama -  Panama 4 - 0  Saint Lucia June 20, 2004, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia - Saint Lucia 0 - 3 Panama Panama advanced to Stage 2. [edit] Stage 2 - Group 1 August 18, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador -  El Salvador 2 - 1 Panama September 4, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica -  Jamaica 1 - 2 Panama September 8, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1  United States October 9, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 Jamaica October 13, 2004, Washington DC, USA - United States 6 - 0 Panama November 17, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 3 - 0 El Salvador Panama advanced to Stage 3 [edit] Stage 3 - Final round February 9, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 0  Guatemala March 26, 2005, San José, Costa Rica -  Costa Rica 2 - 1 Panama March 30, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1  Mexico June 4, 2005, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago -  Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 0 Panama June 8, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 3 United States August 17, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 2 - 1 Panama September 3, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 3 Costa Rica September 7, 2005, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 5 - 0 Panama October 8, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago October 12, 2005, Foxboro, USA - United States 2 - 0 Panama Panama fail to qualify [edit] Fixtures & results since 1938 February 12, 1938, Panama City, Panama - Panama 3 - 1  Venezuela Friendly 1ST WIN April 2, 1938, Panama City, Panama - Panama 2 - 4  Colombia Friendly April 16, 1938, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 11 Costa Rica Friendly April 20, 1938, Panama City, Panama - Panama 2 - 2 Mexico Friendly April 23, 1938, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 2 El Salvador Friendly May 8, 1941, San José, Costa Rica -  Netherlands Antilles 3 - 3 Panama Friendly May 11, 1941, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 7 - 0 Panama Friendly May 15, 1941, San José, Costa Rica - El Salvador 4 - 3 Panama Friendly May 18, 1941, San José, Costa Rica -  Nicaragua 2 - 5 Panama Friendly 2ND WIN February 23, 1946, San José, Costa Rica -  Honduras 0 - 1 PanamaFriendly 3RD WIN February 26, 1946, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 7 - 0 Panama Friendly March 10, 1946, San José, Costa Rica - El Salvador 3 - 1 Panama Friendly March 13, 1946, San José, Costa Rica - Guatemala 3 - 3 Panama Friendly December 9, 1946, Barranquilla, Colombia - Guatemala 2 - 4 Panama Friendly 4TH WIN December 13, 1946, Barranquilla, Colombia -  Puerto Rico 0 - 12 Panama Friendly 5TH WIN & BIGGEST WIN December 16, 1946, Barranquilla, Colombia - Venezuela 1 - 2 Panama Friendly 6TH WIN December 17, 1946, Barranquilla, Colombia - Netherlands Antilles 2 - 2 Panama Friendly December 20, 1946, Barranquilla, Colombia - Colombia 2 - 1 Panama Friendly December 21, 1946, Barranquilla, Colombia - Netherlands Antilles 0 - 2 Panama Friendly 7TH WIN April 2, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Costa Rica 7 - 0 Panama Friendly April 4, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Netherlands Antilles 3 - 1 Panama Friendly April 7, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - El Salvador 1 - 2 Panama Friendly 8TH WIN April 9, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 4 - 3 Panama Friendly April 11, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Costa Rica 3 - 2 Panama Friendly April 14, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Netherlands Antilles 2 - 5 Panama Friendly 9TH WIN April 21, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - El Salvador 0 - 2 Panama Friendly 10TH WIN April 21, 1948, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 4 - 5 Panama Friendly 11TH WIN February 27, 1951, Panama City, Panama - Panama 2 - 0 Costa Rica Friendly 12TH WIN February 28, 1951, Panama City, Panama - Panama 4 - 0 Nicaragua Friendly 13TH WIN March 2, 1951, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 Costa Rica Friendly March 4, 1951, Panama City, Panama - Panama 6 - 2 Nicaragua Friendly 14TH WIN March 16, 1952, Santiago de Chile, Chile -  Chile 6 - 1 Panama Friendly April 23, 1952, Santiago de Chile, Chile -  Peru 7 - 1 Panama Friendly April 6, 1952, Santiago de Chile, Chile -  Uruguay 6 - 1 Panama Friendly April 10, 1952, Santiago de Chile, Chile - Mexico 4 - 2 Panama Friendly April 13, 1952, Santiago de Chile, Chile -  Brazil 5 - 0 Panama Friendly March 10, 1953, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 3 - 0 Panama Friendly March 12, 1953, San José, Costa Rica - Netherlands Antilles 4 - 1 Panama Friendly March 14, 1953, San José, Costa Rica - Nicaragua 2 - 0 Panama Friendly March 17, 1953, San José, Costa Rica - Guatemala 2 - 2 Panama Friendly March 19, 1953, San José, Costa Rica - El Salvador 2 - 1 Panama Friendly March 21, 1953, San José, Costa Rica - Honduras 3 - 1 Panama Friendly March 1, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico - Colombia 2 - 1 Panama Friendly March 11, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 4 - 0 Panama Friendly March 16, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico -  Cuba 0 - 4 Panama Friendly 15TH WIN March 17, 1954, Mexico City, Mexico - El Salvador 1 - 0 Panama Friendly March 14, 1956, Port-Au-Prince, Venezuela - Venezuela 4 - 2 Panama Friendly August 12, 1957, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles - Cuba 0 - 1 Panama Friendly 16TH WIN August 15, 1957, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles - Netherlands Antilles 3 - 0 Panama Friendly August 22, 1957, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles -  Haiti 3 - 1 Panama Friendly August 25, 1957, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles - Honduras 2 - 1 Panama Friendly January 1, 1959, Caracas, Venezuela - Netherlands Antilles 3 - 1 Panama Friendly January 1, 1959, Caracas, Venezuela - Mexico 3 - 1 Panama Friendly January 7, 1959, Caracas, Venezuela - Puerto Rico 1 - 2 Panama Friendly 17TH WIN January 14, 1959, Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuela 2 - 2 Panama Friendly March 11, 1961, San José, Costa Rica - Cuba 0 - 1 Panama Friendly 18TH WIN March 14, 1961, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 6 - 1 Panama Friendly March 23, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 1 - 1 Panama Continental Final March 25, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - Guatemala 2 - 2 Panama Continental Final March 27, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - Honduras 1 - 0 Panama Continental Final March 31, 1963, San Salvador, El Salvador - Nicaragua 0 - 5 Panama Continental Final 19TH WIN February 13, 1967, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 3 - 1 Panama Continental Qualifier February 17, 1967, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Nicaragua 3 - 1 Panama Continental Qualifier November 4, 1969, Kingston, Jamaica - Jamaica 1 - 1 Panama Friendly November 5, 1969, Kingston, Jamaica - Jamaica 2 - 1 Panama Friendly March 2, 1970, Panama City, Panama - Panama '4 - 3’ Nicaragua Friendly 20TH WIN March 4, 1970, Panama City, Panama - Panama '3 - 4’ Cuba Friendly December 14, 1972, Panama City, Panama - Panama 5 - 0 Puerto Rico Friendly December 16, 1972, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 1 Puerto Rico Friendly March 3, 1974, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Mexico 1 - 0 Panama Friendly March 8, 1974, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic -  Dominican Republic 1 - 3 Panama Friendly 21ST WIN April 4, 1976, Panama City, Panama - Panama 3 - 2 Costa Rica Friendly 22ND WIN May 2, 1976, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 El Salvador Friendly August 11, 1976, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 4 - 1 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier September 17, 1976, Panama City, Panama - Panama 2 - 4 Guatemala FIFA World Cup Qualifier July 8, 1978, Medellín, Colombia -  Bermuda 1 - 1 Panama Friendly July 10, 1978, Medellín, Colombia - Netherlands Antilles 1 - 6 Panama Friendly 23rd WIN July 14, 1978, Medellín, Colombia - Trinidad and Tobago 3 - 1 Panama Friendly March 19, 2000, Diriamba, Nicaragua - Nicaragua 0 - 2 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN April 2, 2000, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 0 Nicaragua FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN May 7, 2000, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 3 - 1 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier May 21, 2000, Panama City, Panama - Panama 4 - 0 Nicaragua FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN May 31, 2000, San Cristobal, Venezuela - Venezuela 3 - 1 Panama Friendly June 22, 2000, Panama City, Panama - Panama '2 - 0’ Venezuela Friendly WIN July 1, 2000, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 5 - 1 Panama Friendly July 23, 2000, Panama City, Panama - Panama '0 - 0’  Canada Friendly August 11, 2000, Panama City, Panama - Panama '0 - 0’  Ecuador Friendly September 3, 2000, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 7 - 1 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier February 21, 2001, Panama City, Panama - Panama '2 - 2’ Guatemala Friendly March 14, 2001, Panama City, Panama - Panama '1 - 0’ El Salvador Friendly WIN April 5, 2001, Port Au Prince, Haiti - Haiti 1 - 1 Panama Friendly April 24, 2001, Panama City, Panama - Panama '2 - 0’ Haiti Friendly WIN May 23, 2001, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 1 - 2 Panama Continental Qualifier WIN May 25, 2001, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - El Salvador 2 - 1 Panama Continental Qualifier May 27, 2001, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Nicaragua 0 - 6 Panama Continental Qualifier WIN May 31, 2001, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Costa Rica 2 - 1 Panama Continental Qualifier June 1, 2001, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - El Salvador 1 - 1 Panama Continental Qualifier June 3, 2001, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Guatemala 3 - 1 Panama Continental Qualifier June 10, 2001, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago Friendly July 29, 2001, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 0 Cuba Continental Qualifier August 5, 2001, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 1 Cuba Continental Qualifier August 9, 2001, Curitiba, Brazil - Brazil 5 - 0 Panama Friendly February 9, 2003, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 2 El Salvador Continental Qualifier February 16, 2003, Panama City, Panama - Panama 2 - 0 Guatemala Continental Qualifier WIN February 18, 2003, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 Honduras Continental Qualifier February 21, 2003, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 1 Nicaragua Continental Qualifier February 23, 2003, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 1 Costa Rica Continental Qualifier June 27, 2003, Panama City, Panama - Panama 2 - 0 Cuba Friendly WIN June 29, 2003, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 0 Cuba Friendly WIN August 20, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 2  Paraguay Friendly January 28, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 1 - 1 Panama Friendly March 16, 2004, Havana, Cuba - Cuba 1 - 1 Panama Friendly March 18, 2004, Havana, Cuba - Cuba 3 - 0 Panama Friendly April 7, 2004, La Ceiba, Honduras - Honduras 0 - 0 Panama Friendly April 28, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 4 - 1 Bermuda Friendly WIN May 1, 2004, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 1 - 2 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN June 13, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 4 - 0 Saint Lucia FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN June 20, 2004, Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia - Saint Lucia 0 - 3 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN July 23, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 Guatemala Friendly July 28, 2004, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 0 - 0 Panama Friendly August 18, 2004, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 2 - 1 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier September 4, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica - Jamaica 1 - 2 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN September 8, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 United States FIFA World Cup Qualifier October 9, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 Jamaica FIFA World Cup Qualifier October 13, 2004, Washington DC, USA - United States 6 - 0 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier November 17, 2004, Panama City, Panama - Panama 3 - 0 El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN December 18, 2004, Tehran, Iran -  Iran 1 - 0 Panama Friendly January 26, 2005, Ambato, Ecuador - Ecuador 2 - 0 Panama Friendly January 29, 2005, Babahoyo, Ecuador - Ecuador 2 - 0 Panama Friendly February 9, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 0 Guatemala FIFA World Cup Qualifier February 19, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - El Salvador 0 - 1 Panama Continental Qualifier WIN February 23, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Costa Rica 1 - 0 Panama Continental Qualifier February 25, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 3 - 0 Panama Continental Qualifier February 27, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Honduras 1 - 0 Panama Continental Qualifier March 26, 2005, San José, Costa Rica - Costa Rica 2 - 1 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier March 30, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 Mexico FIFA World Cup Qualifier May 25, 2005, Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuela 1 - 1 Panama Friendly June 4, 2005, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 0 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier June 8, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 2 United States FIFA World Cup Qualifier July 6, 2005, Miami, United States - Colombia 0 - 1 Panama Continental Final WIN July 10, 2005, Miami, United States - Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 2 Panama Continental Final July 12, 2005, Miami, United States - Honduras 1 - 0 Panama Continental Final July 17, 2005, Houston, United States -  South Africa 3 - 5 Panama Continental Final WIN July 21, 2005, New York/New Jersey, United States - Colombia 2 - 3 Panama Continental Final WIN July 24, 2005, New York/New Jersey, United States - United States 0 - 0 Panama Continental Final August 17, 2005, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 2 - 1 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier September 3, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 3 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup Qualifier September 7, 2005, Mexico City, Mexico - Mexico 5 - 0 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier October 8, 2005, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago FIFA World Cup Qualifier October 12, 2005, Foxboro, United States - United States 2 - 0 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier October 27, 2005, Manama, Bahrain -  Bahrain 5 - 0 Panama Friendly August 16, 2006, Lima, Peru - Peru 0 - 2 Panama Friendly WIN September 6, 2006, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Guatemala 1 - 2 Panama Friendly WIN October 7, 2006, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 0 El Salvador Friendly WIN October 11, 2006, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad and Tobago 2 - 1 Panama Friendly November 19, 2006, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 2 Peru Friendly November 29, 2006, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 0 - 0 Panama Friendly January 14, 2007, Monterey Park, United States - Panama 1 - 1  Armenia Friendly January 31, 2007, Panama City, Panama - Panama 2 - 1 Trinidad and Tobago Friendly WIN February 11, 2007, San Salvador, El Salvador - Honduras 1 - 1 Panama Continental Qualifier February 13, 2007, San Salvador, El Salvador - Costa Rica 0 - 1 Panama Continental Qualifier WIN February 16, 2007, San Salvador, El Salvador - Guatemala 0 - 2 Panama Continental Qualifier WIN February 18, 2007, San Salvador, El Salvador - Costa Rica 1 - 1 Panama Continental Qualifier March 24, 2007, Miami, United States - Haiti 3 - 0 Panama Friendly March 26, 2007, Kingston, Jamaica - Jamaica 1 - 1 Panama Friendly May 9, 2007, Panama City, Panama - Panama 0 - 4 Colombia Friendly June 8, 2007, New York/New Jersey, United States - Honduras 2 - 3 Panama Continental Final WIN June 10, 2007, New York/New Jersey, United States - Cuba 2 - 2 Panama Continental Final June 13, 2007, Houston, United States - Mexico 1 - 0 Panama Continental Final June 16, 2007, Foxborough, United States - United States 2 - 1 Panama Continental Final August 22, 2007, Panama City, Panama - Panama 2 - 1 Guatemala Friendly WIN Alberto Blanco and Victor Herrera September 9, 2007, Puebla, Mexico - Mexico 1 - 0 Panama suspended due to rain in Half Time Friendly September 12, 2007, Barquisimeto, Venezuela - Venezuela 1 - 1 Panama Friendly October 14, 2007, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduras 1 - 0 Panama Friendly November 21, 2007, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 1 Costa Rica Friendly June 1, 2008, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Panama 1 - 0 Guatemala Friendly WIN June 4, 2008, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Panama 2 - 2 Canada June 7, 2008, Valparaiso, Chile - Chile 0 - 0 Panama Friendly June 15, 2008, Panama City, Panama - Panama 1 - 0 El Salvador FIFA World Cup Qualifier WIN June 15, 2008, San Salvador, El Salvador - El Salvador 3 - 1 Panama FIFA World Cup Qualifier August 20, 2008, Santa Cruz, Bolivia -  Bolivia 1 - 0 Panama Friendly Wins=66 Goals=315 [edit] Manager history Team managers of Panama and the dates they took over. 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