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| Nickname(s) | Los Canaleros (The Canal Men) La Marea Roja (The Red Tide) | ||
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| Association | Federación Panameña de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | ||
| Head coach | Thomas Christiansen | ||
| Captain | Aníbal Godoy | ||
| Most caps | Gabriel Gómez (148) | ||
| Top scorer | Luis Tejada (43) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Nacional Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez | ||
| FIFA code | PAN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 45  1 (4 April 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 29 (March 2014) | ||
| Lowest | 150 (August 1995) | ||
| First international | |||
 Panama 2–1 Venezuela  (Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938)[2] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Anguilla 0–13 Panama (Panama City, Panama; 5 June 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Panama 0–11 Costa Rica  (Panama City, Panama; 16 February 1938) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2018) | ||
| CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2005, 2013, 2023) | ||
| CONCACAF Nations League Finals | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2023) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2023, 2024) | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2016) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2016) | ||
Medal record | |||
The Panama national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Panamá) represents Panama in men's international football and is governed by the Panamanian Football Federation. The team represents all three FIFA, CONCACAF and the regional UNCAF.
Panama qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time for the 2018 tournament in Russia and scored their first goal of the World Cup against England, although they lost the match 6–1. They finished bottom of their group.[4][5]
Panama finished as runners-up at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2005,[6] 2013[7] and 2023, losing to the United States on the former two occasions and to Mexico in the latter. Panama has also competed in the sub-regional Copa Centroamericana which they won in 2009, beating Costa Rica in the final (0–0 on full-time, 5–3 on penalties). They finished in third place on three occasions (1993, 2011, 2014), and finished as runners-up behind Honduras in the 2017 edition, which they hosted.
The national team is nicknamed "Los Canaleros" (lit. 'The Canal Men'), in reference to the Panama Canal.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Barrie Courtney. "Panama – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "From agony to ecstasy: Panama's remarkable journey to the 2018 World Cup and a night they'll never forget". The Independent. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "The wildest night in CONCACAF history? How the U.S. exit played out". ESPN. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "U.S. MNT Wins CONCACAF Gold Cup with 1-0 Victory against Panama". US Soccer. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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