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Panama women's national football team

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Panama
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Las Canaleras (The Canal Girls)
AssociationFederación Panameña de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachToña Is
Most capsRaiza Gutiérrez
Home stadiumEstadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA codePAN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 60 Decrease 2 (16 August 2024)[1]
Highest52 (March – June 2023)
Lowest70 (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
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage (2023)
CONCACAF Women's Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best resultFourth place (2018)

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]

History

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2000s

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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]

2010s

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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]

2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship

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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.

2020 Olympic qualifiers

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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.

2023 Women's World Cup qualifying

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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]

2023 Women's World Cup

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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]

Team image

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Nicknames

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The Panama women's national football team have been nicknamed as "Las Canaleras (The Canal Girls)."

Home stadium

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Estadio Rommel Fernández in September 2021

Panama plays their home matches on the Estadio Rommel Fernández.

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

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29 November 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification Jamaica  1–1  Panama TBD, Jamaica

2024

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16 February Friendly Panama  2–0  Paraguay Coclé Province
18:00
  • Rangel 15'
  • Jaen 60'
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
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
14 July Friendly Nicaragua  0–0  Panama Diriamba, Nicaragua
20:00 Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén
27 October Friendly Costa Rica  0–1  Panama Alajuela, Costa Rica
15:00 González 67' Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
30 October Friendly Costa Rica  0-2  Panama Alajuela, Costa Rica
11:00
Stadium: Complejo Deportivo FCRF
3 December Friendly Mexico  v  Panama Mérida, Mexico
20:00 Stadium: Estadio Carlos Iturralde

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of 10 October 2024[19]
Technical Corps
Position Name Ref
Head coach Spain Toña Is
Medical staff
Position Name Ref.
Doctor Luis Sevillano
Physiotherapist Lisbeth Vallecilla
Administrative
Position Name Ref.
Delegate Pedro Núñez
Press Delegate Adán De Gracia-Esmenjaud

Manager history

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Players

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Current squad

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The following players were named to the official squad for the friendly match against Costa Rica on 27 October 2024.[21]

Caps and goals updated as of xxxx after match xxxxxx
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK María Cervantes Panama Mario Méndez [es]
12 1GK Yenith Bailey (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23) 13 0 Panama Santa Fé FC

2 2DF Elka Mojica (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21) Panama Mario Méndez [es]
3 2DF Wendy Natis (2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 (age 23) 8 0 Brazil Bahia
4 2DF Katherine Castillo (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 28) 16 1 Colombia Deportivo Cali
5 2DF Katherine González (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27) Panama Mario Méndez [es]
16 2DF Rebeca Espinosa (1992-07-05) 5 July 1992 (age 32) 9 0 Panama UMECIT [es]
17 3MF Mickeylis Gutiérrez (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22) Panama Santa Fé FC
20 2DF Yulieth Araúz Panama Mario Méndez [es]

6 3MF Deysiré Salazar (2004-05-04) 4 May 2004 (age 20) 18 1 Panama Panama City [es]
7 3MF Ericka Araúz (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Panama Mario Méndez [es]
8 3MF Schiandra González (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 29) 11 0 Panama Santa Fé FC
10 3MF Marta Cox (captain) (1997-07-20) 20 July 1997 (age 27) 19 9 Mexico Tijuana
11 3MF Aaliyah Gil (2004-07-18) 18 July 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Panama Panama City [es]
13 3MF Riley Tanner (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25) 7 3 United States Spokane Zephyr FC
14 3MF Carmen Montenegro (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 23) Panama Panama City [es]
15 3MF Laurie Batista (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28) 10 0 Panama Chorrillo [es]

9 4FW Yeisy Fuentes Nicaragua Diriangén
18 4FW Alison Onodera (2008-08-03) 3 August 2008 (age 16) 0 0 Panama Santa Fé FC
19 4FW Lineth Cedeño (2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 23) Unattached

Recent call-ups

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The following players were called-up in the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mariam Sanjur Panama UMECIT [es] v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
GK Valeska Domínguez (1999-06-13) 13 June 1999 (age 25) Panama Mario Méndez [es] v.  Venezuela, 9 April 2024
GK Farissa Córdoba (1989-06-30)30 June 1989 (aged 34) 4 0 Peru Sporting Cristal [es] 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

DF Hilary Jaén (2002-08-29) 29 August 2002 (age 22) 15 0 United States Jones County Bobcats v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
DF Anuvis Angulo (2001-05-03) 3 May 2001 (age 23) Panama Inter Panamá CF v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
DF Sara Nieto (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19) Panama Inter Panamá CF v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
DF Izaura Tryhane (2003-10-18) 18 October 2003 (age 21) Costa Rica Puerto Viejo FC [es] v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
DF Claudia Dutary (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27) Panama Mario Méndez [es] v.  Venezuela, 9 April 2024
DF Mariana Molina Panama Mario Méndez [es] v.  Venezuela, 9 April 2024
DF Ana Rodríguez (2002-04-23) 23 April 2002 (age 22) Panama CIEX SA v.  Venezuela, 9 April 2024
DF Yomira Pinzón (1996-08-23) 23 August 1996 (age 28) 19 3 Panama Sporting San Miguelito 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
DF Nicole Cargill (2004-11-28) 28 November 2004 (age 19) United States Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
DF Carina Baltrip-Reyes (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26) 11 1 Italy Lazio 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
DF Yerenis De León (1995-02-23) 23 February 1995 (age 29) Colombia Atlético Nacional v.  Colombia, 29 November 2023
DF Rosario Vargas (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22) 5 0 Spain Monte Soccer Féminas v.  Colombia, 29 November 2023

MF Aldrith Quintero (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) 7 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
MF Nicole De Obaldía (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24) 7 0 Georgia (country) FC Samegrelo v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
MF Emily Cedeño (2003-11-22) 22 November 2003 (age 20) 4 0 Panama FPF v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
MF Erika Hernández (1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Panama UMECIT [es] v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
MF Sherline King (2006-03-03) 3 March 2006 (age 18) Panama FPF v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
MF Yamileth Palacio (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 21) Georgia (country) FC Samegrelo v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
MF Leydis Sánchez Panama Mario Méndez [es] v.  Venezuela, 9 April 2024
MF Gloria Sáenz (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 (age 22) Panama FC Chorrillo v.  Venezuela, 9 April 2024
MF María Montenegro (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 (age 24) 3 0 Panama Mario Méndez [es] v.  Venezuela, 9 April 2024
MF Karla Rivas Panama Santa Fé FC v.  Venezuela, 9 April 2024
MF Natalia Mills (captain) (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 31) 12 0 Costa Rica Alajuelense 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF Kenia Rangel (1995-08-06) 6 August 1995 (age 29) Costa Rica Alajuelense 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

FW Karla Riley (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27) 10 4 Panama FPF v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
FW Gianna Hall (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24) 0 0 United States Nevada Wolf Pack v.  Nicaragua, July 2024
FW Yanixa Batista 0 0 Panama Mario Méndez [es] v.  Venezuela, 9 April 2024
FW Yarelis Palacio (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Nicaragua Diriangén v.  Venezuela, 9 April 2024
FW Katherine Parris (2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 (age 21) United States Maryland Terrapins 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
FW Ana Quintero (2004-08-14) 14 August 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Panama Sporting San Miguelito v.  Colombia, 29 November 2023

Records

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As of 16 March 2021
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003 Did not qualify
China 2007
Germany 2011 Did not enter
Canada 2015 Did not qualify
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Group stage 3 0 0 3 3 11
Brazil 2027 To be determined
Total 1/10 3 0 0 3 3 11
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1996 Did not enter 1995 FIFA WWC
Australia 2000 1999 FIFA WWC
Greece 2004 Did not qualify 5 2 1 2 23 13
China 2008 Did not enter Did not enter
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020 Did not qualify 5 2 0 3 7 21
France 2024 7 5 0 2 28 4
Total 17 9 1 7 58 38
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF Women's Championship

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CONCACAF Women's Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Haiti 1991 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1993
Canada 1994
Canada 1998
United States 2000
United StatesCanada 2002 Group stage 3 1 0 2 5 16 4 2 0 2 8 12
United States 2006 First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 5 0
Mexico 2010 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 2014 Did not qualify 3 2 0 1 17 3
United States 2018 Fourth place 5 2 1 2 7 14 3 2 0 1 11 5
Mexico 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
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Gold Cup

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CONCACAF W Gold Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 2024 Qualified
Total 1/1 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

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Pan American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Canada 1999 Did not enter
Dominican Republic 2003
Brazil 2007 Group stage 4 0 1 3 2 8
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify
Canada 2015
Peru 2019 Fifth place 4 0 1 3 3 10
Total Fifth place 8 0 2 6 5 18
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games

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Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Puerto Rico 2010 Did not enter
Mexico 2014
Colombia 2018
Panama 2022 To be determined
Total
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American Games

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Central American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Guatemala 2001 Did not enter
Costa Rica 2013 Fourth place 4 1 0 3 8 13
Nicaragua 2017 Bronze medal 5 1 2 2 8 10
El Salvador 2022 To be determined
Total Bronze medal 9 2 2 5 16 23
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

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References

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  17. ^ https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/articles/panama-france-match-report-womens-world-cup-2023 [bare URL]
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  19. ^ "Toña Is, nueva directora técnica de la Selección Mayor Femenina". www.fepafut.com (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
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