Panama national football team
men's national association football team representing Panama
Panama national football team is the national football team of Panama.
| Nickname(s) | Los Canaleros (The Canal Men) La Marea Roja (The Red Tide) | ||
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| Association | Federación Panameña de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | ||
| Head coach | Julio Dely Valdés (interim) | ||
| Captain | Román Torres | ||
| Most caps | Gabriel Gómez (147) | ||
| Top scorer | Luis Tejada, Blas Pérez (43) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Rommel Fernández | ||
| FIFA code | PAN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 61  1 (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 29 (March 2014) | ||
| Lowest | 150 (August 1995) | ||
| First international | |||
 Panama 3–1 Venezuela  (Panama City, Panama; 12 February 1938)[2] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Panama 12–1 Puerto Rico  (Barranquilla, Colombia; 13 December 1946)[2] | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Switzerland 6–0 Panama (Lucerne, Switzerland; 27 March 2018) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2018) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2018) | ||
| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2005, 2013) | ||
Most appearances
change| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | José Anthony Torres | 85 | 0 | 2000-2007 |
| 2 | Ricardo Phillips | 80 | 8 | 1996-2007 |
| 3 | Luis Ernesto Tapia | 77 | 27 | 1963-1979 |
| 4 | Alberto Blanco | 66 | 2 | 2000-2007 |
| 5 | Felipe Baloy | 61 | 2 | 2001-2007 |
| 6 | Ubaldo Guardia | 60 | 0 | 1993-2003 |
| 7 | José Luis Garcés | 58 | 20 | 2000-2007 |
| 8 | Carlos Rivera | 49 | 3 | 2004-2007 |
| 9 | Engie Mitre | 48 | 0 | 2003-2006 |
| 10 | Luis Moreno | 45 | 0 | 2001-2007 |
Top scorers
change| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Julio Dely Valdés | 22 | 1990-2005 | |
| 2 | Victor Rene Mendieta | 16 | 1990-2002 | |
| 3 | José Luis Garcés | 15 | 2000-2007 | |
| 4 | Roberto Brown | 14 | 2000-2007 | |
| 5 | Blas Pérez | 9 | 2000-2007 | |
| 6 | Ricardo Phillips | 8 | 1996-2007 |
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barrie Courtney. "Panama – International Results". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
