The Panama women's national football team represents Panama in international women's football. The team is overseen by the Federación Panameña de Fútbol. Panama has made four appearances at the CONCACAF Women's Championship, with their best result being the semi-final finish in 2018. In 2023, Panama made their debut in the FIFA Women's World Cup, finishing last in Group F.[2]
Nickname(s) | Las Canaleras (The Canal Girls) | ||
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Association | Federación Panameña de Fútbol | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
Head coach | Ignacio Quintana | ||
Most caps | Raiza Gutiérrez | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Rommel Fernández | ||
FIFA code | PAN | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 55 (15 March 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 52 (March – June 2023) | ||
Lowest | 70 (September 2015) | ||
First international | |||
Guatemala 1–2 Panama (San Salvador, El Salvador; 28 July 2002) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Panama 15–2 Belize (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 21 November 2003) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
United States 9–0 Panama (Seattle, United States; 2 November 2002) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2023) | ||
CONCACAF Women's Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2002) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2018) |
In 2002 Panama qualified for the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup for the first time after securing one of two spots in Central American Zone qualifying. They went 1–0–2 at the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup and did not qualify for the knockout round.[3]
Panama once again qualified for the Women's Gold Cup in 2006 after winning their qualifying group. Panama lost their first-round match 2–1 to Jamaica and were eliminated.[4]
Panama did not participate in the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying tournament as they did not enter Central American qualifying.[5]
In 2013 Panama participated in the Central American Games for the first time. They went 1–0–1 and advanced to the semi-finals, where they lost to Costa Rica. Panama would finish in fourth place after losing the third place match to Guatemala.[5]
Panama finished second in their group in 2014 Central American Qualifying and did not qualify for the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship as only the group winner advanced.[6]
At the 2017 Central American Games, Panama improved on their result from four years ago by defeating El Salvador on penalties to finish in third place.[5]
After not entering the 2016 Olympics, Panama secured one of the two spots available in Central American Qualifying for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, this marked their first time playing in the CONCACAF Championship in 12 years, after defeating Nicaragua and El Salvador.[7] Their qualification was aided by the suspension of perennial rivals, Guatemala, by FIFA. Panama was drawn into Group A, alongside the United States, Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago.[8]
Panama opened the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship with a 3–0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago. They suffered a 5–0 loss to the United States in their second match. The score could have been much worse if not for the excellent performance from 17-year old goalkeeper Yenith Bailey, as she made several big saves against the US who had 18 shots on goal.[9] Panama secured their spot in the semi-final by defeating Mexico 2–0 in their final group match. Bailey once again made some big saves, including saving a penalty in the first half. Panama was beat by Canada 7–0 in the semi-final, but they would move on to the third place match where a win would secure them a spot in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10][11] After losing the third place match to Jamaica on penalties, Panama played against Argentina at the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL play-off to secure a spot for France 2019 but was eliminated from the qualification after losing 1–5 to the Argentines on aggregate.
After failing to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Panamanians turned their interest to the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification. In Central American qualifying, they were drawn into a group containing Guatemala and Honduras. Held at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City, they beat Honduras 3–0 in their first match but due to the Guatemalans beating Honduras 4–0, anything other than a win in their last game would eliminate them. But Panama held their nerve and secured their qualification to 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship after winning their group with 3–1 win.
At the championship, where the two finalists make the 2020 Olympics, Panama struggled immensely and couldn't recreate their 2018 performance. They first started with a poor 6–1 loss to Costa Rica, followed by a 8–0 loss to United States which eliminated them from Olympic contention. Also their goalkeeper, Yenith Bailey, was subbed off injured. In their final game, which was a dead rubber against Haiti, they had a dismal performance and lost 6–0, although they were very lucky that they didn't concede more. Las Caneleras ended the tournament with 0 wins and a –19 goal difference. After the competition, their manager Raiza Gutiérrez was replaced by Mexican coach, Ignacio Quintana.
After comfortable victories against El Salvador, Belize, Aruba and Barbados, Panama qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.
They took part in the group stage, against its arch-rival and neighbor Costa Rica, alongside regional powerhouse Canada and Trinidad and Tobago. Panama suffered two defeats to Costa Rica and Canada losing its the chance to finish in top two. By winning 1–0 over Trinidad and Tobago in the third place match, Panama was able to qualify for the inter-confederation play-offs for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. In the inter-confederation play-offs, Panama defeated Papua New Guinea 2–0 and Paraguay 1–0 to qualify for the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup.[12] Panama was the final team to qualify and will join Group F along with France, Jamaica, and Brazil.[13]
At the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Panama lost its opening match 4–0 to Brazil.[14] In their second game, against Jamaica, they narrowly lost 1–0, which eliminated them from the tournament.[15][16] In their final game, against France, they played an entertaining game, where Las Caneleras capped off their tournament with a 6–3 loss.[17] Marta Cox scored her nation's first ever World Cup goal with a free kick from a long way out, which hit the top corner in the second minute. Their other goals were scored by Yomira Pinzón and Lineth Cedeño. After the match, French manager Herve Renard was severely disappointed with his team's performance.[18]
The Panama women's national football team have been nicknamed as "Las Canaleras (The Canal Girls)."
Panama plays their home matches on the Estadio Rommel Fernández.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
17 June Friendly | Panama | 0–2 | Colombia | Panama City, Panama |
18:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández |
21 June Friendly | Colombia | 1–1 | Panama | Cali, Colombia |
19:30 UTC−5 |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero |
26 June Friendly | Gibraltar | 0–7 | Panama | Gibraltar |
19:00 (CET) | Stadium: Victoria Stadium |
14 July MS & AD Cup | Japan | 5–0 | Panama | Sendai, Japan |
19:05 UTC+9 | Source | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai |
24 July 2023 FIFA WC | Brazil | 4–0 | Panama | Adelaide, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 13,142 Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales) |
29 July 2023 FIFA WC | Panama | 0–1 | Jamaica | Perth, Australia |
Report | A. Swaby 56' | Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 15,987 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine) |
2 August 2023 FIFA WC | Panama | 3–6 | France | Sydney, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 40,498 Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina) |
20 September 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification | Guatemala | 0–3 | Panama | Antigua |
20:00 (18:00 UTC−6) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Pensativo Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada) |
24 September 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification | Panama | 2–3 | Guatemala | Penonomé |
19:00 (18:00 UTC−5) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Universitario Referee: Francia González (Mexico) |
25 October 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification | Panama | 2–1 | Jamaica | Panama City, Panama |
Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Mirian Leon (El Salvador) |
29 November 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification | Jamaica | 1–1 | Panama | TBD, Jamaica |
16 February Friendly | Panama | 2–0 | Paraguay | Coclé Province |
18:00 | Stadium: Estadio Universitario (Panamá) |
21 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS | Panama | 0–6 | Colombia | San Diego, United States |
Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Referee: Katia García (Mexico) |
24 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS | Puerto Rico | 2–1 | Panama | San Diego, United States |
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Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
27 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS | Brazil | 5–0 | Panama | San Diego, United States |
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
5 April Friendly | Venezuela | 2–0 | Panama | Caracas, Venezuela |
18:30 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Brígido Iriarte Stadium |
8 April Friendly | Venezuela | 3–0 | Panama | Caracas, Venezuela |
Stadium: Brígido Iriarte Stadium |
Position | Name | Ref |
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Head coach | Ignacio Quintana | |
Assistant coach | Raiza Gutiérrez | |
Assistant coach | Tania Camposortega | |
Goalkeeping coach | Donaldo González | |
Physical coach | Gustavo Avendaño | |
Utility | Maycool Castañeda |
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Doctor | Luis Sevillano | |
Physiotherapist | Lisbeth Vallecilla |
Position | Name | Ref. |
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Delegate | Pedro Núñez | |
Press Delegate | Adán De Gracia-Esmenjaud |
The following players were named to the official squad for the friendly game against Venezuela in 05–08 April .[20]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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12 | GK | Yenith Bailey | 29 March 2001 | 13 | 0 | Tauro |
1 | GK | Valeska Domínguez | 13 June 1999 | Mario Méndez | ||
2 | DF | Ana Jaén Rodríguez | CIEX SA | |||
MF | Mickeylis Gutiérrez | 3 September 2002 | Tauro | |||
3 | DF | Wendy Natis | 19 August 2001 | 8 | 0 | Bahia |
2 | DF | Claudia Dutary | MARIO MÉNDEZ FC | |||
16 | DF | Rebeca Espinosa | 5 July 1992 | 9 | 0 | Sporting San Miguelito |
4 | DF | Katherine Castillo | 23 March 1996 | 16 | 1 | Tauro |
2 | DF | Mariana Molina | MARIOMÉNDEZ FC | |||
6 | MF | Yulieth Araúz | DEP. CHIRIQUÍ FC | |||
6 | MF | Gloria Sáenz | CHORRILLO FC | |||
8 | MF | Schiandra González | 4 July 1995 | 11 | 0 | Tauro |
14 | MF | Carmen Montenegro | 5 December 2000 | 3 | 0 | Sporting San Miguelito |
6 | MF | Karla Rivas | SANTA FE FC | |||
18 | MF | Erika Hernández | 17 March 1999 | 1 | 0 | Sporting San Miguelito |
6 | MF | Leydis Sánchez | MARIO MÉNDEZ FC | |||
19 | FW | Yanixa Batista | 0 | 0 | MARIO MÉNDEZ FC | |
19 | FW | Ericka Araúz | 0 | 0 | MARIO MÉNDEZ FC | |
19 | FW | Yarelis Palacio | 0 | 0 | Chorrillo FC | |
19 | FW | Alison Onodera | 0 | 0 | ATL. NACIONAL |
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Sasha Fábrega | 23 October 1990 | 3 | 0 | Independiente La Chorrera | v. Guatemala, 24 September 2023 |
GK | Nadia Ducreux | 26 January 1992 | 1 | 0 | Sporting San Miguelito | v. Dominican Republic, 6 April 2023 |
GK | Stephani Vargas | 1 February 1999 | 1 | 0 | Plaza Amador | v. Dominican Republic, 6 April 2023 |
GK | Farissa Córdoba | 30 June 1989 (aged 34) | 4 | 0 | Sporting Cristal | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
DF | Yerenis De León | 23 February 1995 | Atlético Nacional | v. Colombia, 29 November 2023 | ||
DF | Rosario Vargas | 9 August 2002 | 5 | 0 | Monte Soccer Féminas | v. Colombia, 29 November 2023 |
DF | Dayane Madrid | 30 October 2006 | 0 | 0 | Tauro | v. Jamaica, 25 October 2023 |
DF | Izaura Tryhane | 18 October 2003 | Chorrillo FC | v. Jamaica, 25 October 2023 | ||
DF | Adriana García | 18 October 2000 | v. Guatemala, 24 September 2023 | |||
DF | Hilary Jaén | 29 August 2002 | 15 | 0 | Jones County Bobcats | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
DF | Yomira Pinzón | 23 August 1996 | 19 | 3 | Sporting San Miguelito | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
DF | Nicole Cargill | 28 November 2004 | Delaware University | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | ||
DF | Nicole De Obaldía | 16 March 2000 | 7 | 0 | Pérez Zeledón | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
DF | Carina Baltrip-Reyes | 1 July 1998 | 11 | 1 | Lazio | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
MF | Deysiré Salazar | 4 May 2004 | 18 | 1 | Tauro | v. Jamaica, 29 November 2023 PRE |
MF | Emily Cedeño | 22 November 2003 | 4 | 0 | Tauro | v. Guatemala, 24 September 2023 |
MF | Laurie Batista | 29 May 1996 | 10 | 0 | Tauro | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
MF | Meredith Rosas | 15 January 2005 | 0 | 0 | Sporting San Miguelito | v. Colombia, 21 June 2023 |
MF | Yamileth Palacio | 22 August 2003 | Chorrillo FC | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | ||
MF | Sherline King | 3 March 2006 | Santa Fe College | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | ||
MF | Marta Cox | 20 July 1997 | 19 | 9 | Pachuca | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
MF | Natalia Mills (captain) | 22 March 1993 | 12 | 0 | Alajuelense | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
MF | Riley Tanner | 15 October 1999 | 7 | 3 | Washington Spirit | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
MF | Kenia Rangel | 6 August 1995 | Alajuelense | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | ||
MF | Aldrith Quintero | 1 January 2002 | 7 | 1 | Fleury | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
FW | Ana Quintero | 14 August 2004 | 0 | 0 | Sporting San Miguelito | v. Colombia, 29 November 2023 |
FW | Lineth Cedeño | 5 December 2000 | 14 | 8 | Al Hilal | v. Jamaica, 25 October 2023 |
FW | Gabriela Villagrand | 1 December 1999 | 6 | 3 | Unattached | v. Guatemala, 24 September 2023 |
FW | Karla Riley | 18 September 1997 | 10 | 4 | Sporting San José | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
FW | Gianna Hall | 28 November 1999 | 0 | 0 | Stockton Cargo SC | v. Colombia, 21 June 2023 |
FW | Katherine Parris | 2 February 2003 | University of Maryland | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
Most capped players edit
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Top goalscorers edit
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FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1991 | Did not enter | |||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1999 | ||||||||
2003 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2011 | Did not enter | |||||||
2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2023 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
Total | 1/9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Summer Olympics record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1996 | Did not enter | 1995 FIFA WWC | |||||||||||||
2000 | 1999 FIFA WWC | ||||||||||||||
2004 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | ||||||||
2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
2012 | |||||||||||||||
2016 | |||||||||||||||
2020 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | ||||||||
2024 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 34 |
CONCACAF Women's Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1991 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
1993 | ||||||||||||||
1994 | ||||||||||||||
1998 | ||||||||||||||
2000 | ||||||||||||||
2002 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |
2006 | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
2014 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |||||||
2018 | Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
2022 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Total | Fourth place | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 42 | 24 |
CONCACAF W Gold Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
2024 | Qualified | ||||||
Total | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pan American Games record | |||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1999 | Did not enter | ||||||
2003 | |||||||
2007 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2015 | |||||||
2019 | Fifth place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Total | Fifth place | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
Central American and Caribbean Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2010 | Did not enter | |||||||
2014 | ||||||||
2018 | ||||||||
2022 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Central American Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
2001 | Did not enter | |||||||
2013 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
2017 | Bronze medal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
2022 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | Bronze medal | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 |