Panama

National team · Panama

«Los Canaleros»

96 Matches

44 wins

23 draws

29 losses

152–123 Goals

+29 Difference

1.6 Scored per game

Form L W D L L L

Estadio Rommel Fernández sits in Panama City and reopened in its current form after a renovation completed in 2023–2024, work that trimmed the ground down to 23,000 seats and left it tighter and louder for a team that plays under the shadow of the canal running through the country's centre.

The federation behind the side, FEPAFUT, was founded in 1937 and joined FIFA the following year; the national team played its first official match on 12 February 1938, against Venezuela. Red is worn at home in tribute to the flag, white away, with a dark navy kit kept in reserve. The nickname Los Canaleros refers to the Panama Canal itself, and supporters filling the stands on matchdays are known as La Marea Roja, the red tide.

Costa Rica sharpens everything more than any other opponent, a fixture known on both sides of the border as the Clásico del Istmo.

No date matters more than 11 October 2017. A 2-1 win over Costa Rica that night sent Panama to a World Cup for the first time, and the government marked the occasion by declaring it a national holiday. Román Torres scored the goal that settled it; Felipe Baloy later scored the country's first-ever World Cup goal, in Russia. Panama has since qualified again, for the 2026 tournament.

Aníbal Godoy wears the captain's armband now, in a side still measured against Gabriel Gómez, whose 148 caps remain more than anyone else has played for Panama.

Latest results

All matches

27 Jun	World Cup	England H	0:2	L
24 Jun	World Cup	Croatia H	0:1	L
18 Jun	World Cup	Ghana A	0:1	L
6 Jun	Friendlies	Bosnia & Herzegovina H	1:1	D
4 Jun	Friendlies	Dominican Republic H	4:2	W
31 May	Friendlies	Brazil A	2:6	L

Standing

World Cup - Qualification CONCACAF

Group stage · Group A

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
1	Panama	6	3	3	0	9:4	12
2	Suriname	6	2	3	1	9:6	9
3	Guatemala	6	2	2	2	8:7	8
4	El Salvador	6	1	0	5	2:11	3

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 96

96 Matches

44 wins

23 draws

29 losses

152–123 Goals

+29 Difference

1.6 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 96

44 23 29

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	96	42	54
Scored	152	75	77
Conceded	123	40	83
Scored per game	1.6	1.8	1.4
Conceded per game	1.3	1.0	1.5
Difference	+29	+35	−6

Key players

by appearances over the last year

José Fajardo Forward 4 Matches

Éric Javier Davis Grajales Defender 4 Matches

Ismael Díaz de León Forward 4 Matches

Édgar Yoel Bárcenas Herrera Midfielder 4 Matches

Jorge Abdiel Gutiérrez Cornejo Defender 4 Matches

Roderick Alonso Miller Molina Defender 4 Matches

Cesar Samudio Goalkeeper 4 Matches

Orlando Mosquera Goalkeeper 4 Matches

Squad of Panama

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
17	José Fajardo	Forward	33	4
15	Éric Javier Davis Grajales	Defender		4
10	Ismael Díaz de León	Forward		4
11	Édgar Yoel Bárcenas Herrera	Midfielder		4
26	Jorge Abdiel Gutiérrez Cornejo	Defender		4
25	Roderick Alonso Miller Molina	Defender		4
12	Cesar Samudio	Goalkeeper		4
22	Orlando Mosquera	Goalkeeper		4
20	Aníbal Casis Godoy Lemus	Midfielder	36	4
1	Luis Mejía	Goalkeeper	35	4
13	Jiovany Javier Ramos Díaz	Defender	29	4
16	Andrés Alberto Andrade Cedeño	Defender	27	4
18	Cecilio Waterman	Forward	35	4
3	José Ángel Córdoba Chambers	Defender		4
7	José Luis Rodríguez Francis	Midfielder		4
21	César Augusto Yanis Velasco	Forward		4
8	Adalberto Carrasquilla	Midfielder		4
23	Amir Murillo	Defender		4
14	Carlos Harvey	Midfielder		4
2	César Rodolfo Blackman Camarena	Defender		4
6	Cristian Jesús Martínez	Midfielder		4
5	Edgardo Isaac Fariña Wynter	Defender		3
9	Tomás Abdiel Rodríguez Mena	Forward		3
19	Alberto Abdiel Quintero Medina	Forward		3
24	Azarías Emmanuel Londoño González	Forward	25	3
4	F. Escobar	Defender		3
9	Kadi Barria	Forward		1
4	M. Kruk	Defender		1