Panama national football team
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The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama
and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup
. Several of the national players are in clubs in overseas leagues.
2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification – CONCACAF Third Round Group C
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Caps and goals updated as August 11, 2011.
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Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
and is controlled by the Panamanian Football Federation. Panama reached the 2006 World Cup CONCACAF Final Round in the qualifiers and finished as runners-up at the final game of the 2005 Gold Cup
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament...
. Several of the national players are in clubs in overseas leagues.
World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19741974 FIFA World CupThe 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
– Did not participate - 19781978 FIFA World CupThe 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...
to 20102010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
– Did not qualify
CONCACAF Championship record
- 19631963 CONCACAF Championship-Group A:Results-----------------------------------------Group B:Results-------------------------Final round:-------------------------External links:*...
– Round 1 - 19651965 CONCACAF Championship-Qualifying Tournament:-------------Final tournament:-------------------------------------------------------------See also:...
– Round 3 - 19671967 CONCACAF Championship-Final tournament:-------------------------------------------------------------See also:...
to 19691969 CONCACAF Championship-Awards:-Scorers:3 Goals Víctor Ruiz César Melgar Marcio Fión2 goals Cascante Roy Sáenz J. Grant Regales Loefstok Martljin Adelbert Toppenberg Ulrich Haynes...
– Did not qualify - 19711971 CONCACAF Championship-Final tournament:-------------------------------------------------------------Result:-External links:****...
to 19731973 CONCACAF ChampionshipThe 1973 CONCACAF Championship, the 6th staging of the CONCACAF Championship, was held in Haiti from November 29 to December 18. All matches were played at Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince. This is the first edition to double as qualification for the World Cup. Haiti became winners for the...
– Did not enter - 19771977 CONCACAF ChampionshipMexico qualified for the 1978 FIFA World Cup.-See also:*1978 FIFA World Cup qualification*1978 FIFA World Cup qualification *1978 FIFA World Cup qualification *1978 FIFA World Cup qualification...
to 19891989 CONCACAF ChampionshipThe 1989 CONCACAF Championship was the last edition of the CONCACAF Championship held under the format of serving as qualification to the 1990 FIFA World Cup and having no host nation for the final round....
– Did not qualify
Gold Cup record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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 19911991 CONCACAF Gold Cup -Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:4 goals Benjamin Galindo3 goals Dale Mitchell Eduardo Bennet Luis Cálix Carlos Hermosillo... |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 19931993 CONCACAF Gold Cup -Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:11 goals Zaguinho5 goals Luis Miguel Salvador4 goals Eduardo Bennett3 goals Juan Arnoldo Cayasso Octavio Mora... |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1996 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean .... to 1998 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean .... |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2000 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams,... |
Did not enter | ||||||
| 2002 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean .... to 2003 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean .... |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2005 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament... |
Runners-up | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 2007 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third... |
Quarter-Finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested from 3 July to 26 July 2009 in the United States. This competition was the fourth tournament... |
Quarter-Finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| United States 2011 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence... |
Semi-Finals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
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
- 2009 – Winner
- 2011 – Third Place
Recent and Upcoming Games
- Last game played: 0 - 3 Estadio Rommel FernándezEstadio Rommel FernandezEstadio Rommel Fernández is a multi-purpose stadium located in Panama City, It is used for different sports, and mainly for the conduct of games football. It was inaugurated February 6 of 1970. It was designed to accommodate the XI Central American and Caribbean Games in 1970...
, PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
November 15, 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification – CONCACAF Second Round Group C
- Next game: vs. Estadio Rommel FernándezEstadio Rommel FernandezEstadio Rommel Fernández is a multi-purpose stadium located in Panama City, It is used for different sports, and mainly for the conduct of games football. It was inaugurated February 6 of 1970. It was designed to accommodate the XI Central American and Caribbean Games in 1970...
, PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
January 25, 2012 Friendly match
2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification – CONCACAF Third Round Group C
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Current squad
List of players called up for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...
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Caps and goals updated as August 11, 2011.
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Recent call-ups
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Manager history
Team managers of Panama and the dates they took over.| Date appointed | Manager name |
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| 1938 |  Romeo Parravicini |
| 1952 |  Rogelio Díaz |
| 1976 |  Renato Panay |
| 1978 |  Omar MuracoOmar Muraco Omar Ernesto Muraco is a former manager of the Nicaragua national football team and the Panama national football team.-FAS Years:... |
| 1979 | Edgardo Bone Baldi |
| 1980 | Luis Borghini |
| 1980 | Rubén Cárdenas |
| 1984 | Orlando Muñoz |
| 1984 | Carlos Cavagnaro Carlos Cavagnaro Carlos Albert Cavagnaro is an Argentine football manager. He became the youngest football manager in the history of the Argentine Primera when he took charge of Argentinos Juniors in 1969 aged 22.... |
| 1986–1988 | Juan Colecchio |
| 1992 | Gustavo de Simone Gustavo de Simone Gustavo Daniel de Simone Horn is an Uruguayan football coach.As a player he had a short stint in Argentina with Chacarita Juniors where he played 24 league games.-External links:... |
| 1996 | Orlando Muñoz |
| 1996 |  César Maturana |
| 1999 | Óscar Aristizabel |
| 2000 | Miguel Mansilla |
| 2000 | Leopoldo Lee |
| 2000 | Ezequiel Fernández |
| 2001 |  Mihai StoichiţăMihai Stoichita Mihai Stoichiţă is a Romanian football manager.- Coaching career :The Kuwait Football Association hired him in 2006 to coach its national football team. The one-year deal is believed to be worth between $300,000 and $460,000... |
| 2002–2003 |  Carlos Alberto da Luz |
| 2004–2005 | José Eugenio Hernández |
| 2006 interim | Julio Dely Valdés Julio Dely Valdes Julio César Dely Valdés is a retired Panamanian association football player. He is a twin brother of Jorge Dely Valdés and younger brother of Armando Dely Valdés... Jorge Dely ValdésJorge Dely Valdés Jorge Luis Dely Valdés is a Panamanian football player. He is a twin brother of Julio Dely Valdés and younger brother of Armando Dely Valdés.... |
| 2006 interim | Victor Rene Mendieta Victor Rene Mendieta Víctor René Mendieta, Jr. is a football striker who currently plays in Panama for ANAPROF team Arabe Unido.-Club:*Liga Panameña de Fútbol ': 2008 *Liga Panameña de Fútbol: Apertura 2009 II*ANAPROF : 2006... |
| 2006–2008 |  Alexandre GuimarãesAlexandre Guimarães Alexandre Borges Guimarães is a Brazilian-born , Costa Rican-raised ex-footballer. He arrived at Costa Rica at the age of twelve As a player, Guimarães played for Durpanel San Blas, Municipal Puntarenas, Deportivo Saprissa and Turrialba FC... |
| 2008–2009 | Gary Stempel Gary Stempel Gary Stempel is an English-Panamanian football manager who last worked as the coach of the Panama national football team in 2009.-Career:Prior to his move to Panama, Stempel was a community outreach officer with London club Millwall... |
| 2010 – | Julio Dely Valdés Julio Dely Valdes Julio César Dely Valdés is a retired Panamanian association football player. He is a twin brother of Jorge Dely Valdés and younger brother of Armando Dely Valdés... |
Others
Raúl “Che” Álvarez Moses Stern José Bezerra Óscar Rendoll Gómez (1946) Néstor Valdez Moraga Gilberto Casanova Alonso "Cachaco" Rodríguez Gonzalo Soto Saúl Suárez Christian Saborío Manuel Sánchez Durán José Bech César MéndezExternal links
- Panama Football Federation official website
- Panama at FIFA.com