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]
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| Nickname(s) | Las Canaleras (The Canal Girls) | ||
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| Association | Federación Panameña de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Head coach | Toña Is | ||
| Most caps | Raiza Gutiérrez | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Rommel Fernández | ||
| FIFA code | PAN | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 57  3 (13 December 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) | ||
History
edit2000s
editIn 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
editPanama 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
editAfter 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
editAfter 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
editAfter 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
editAt 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
editNicknames
editThe Panama women's national football team have been nicknamed as "Las Canaleras (The Canal Girls)."
Home stadium
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Panama plays their home matches on the Estadio Rommel Fernández.
Results and fixtures
editThe 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
edit| 29 November 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification | Jamaica  | 1–1 | Panama | TBD, Jamaica |
2024
edit| 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 |
| 11 July Friendly | Nicaragua  | 2–0 | Panama | Managua, Nicaragua |
| 19:00 UTC−6 | Report | Stadium: Nicaragua National Football 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 | Report | González  67' |
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
| 30 October Friendly | Costa Rica | 0–2 | Panama | Alajuela,Costa Rica |
| 11:00 | Report | Stadium: Complejo Deportivo FCRF Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica) |
| 27 November Friendly | Costa Rica | 1–2 | Panama | Cancún, Mexico |
| Salas 59' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo Referee: Janeishka Caban (Puerto Rico) |
Coaching staff
editCurrent coaching staff
edit- As of 10 October 2024[19]
- Technical Corps
| Position | Name | Ref |
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| Head coach |  Toña Is
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- Medical staff
| Position | Name | Ref. |
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| Doctor | Luis Sevillano | |
| Physiotherapist | Lisbeth Vallecilla |
- Administrative
| Position | Name | Ref. |
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| Delegate | Pedro Núñez | |
| Press Delegate | Adán De Gracia-Esmenjaud |
Manager history
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2020) |
Ignacio Quintana[20] (2020–2024)- Toña Is (2024-)
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following players were named to the official squad for the friendly match against Costa Rica and Mexico on 27 November and 3 December 2024.[21]
- Caps and goals updated as of xxxx after match xxxxxx
Recent call-ups
edit- 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 |
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| GK | Mariam Sanjur | UMECIT
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v. Nicaragua, July 2024
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| GK | Farissa Córdoba | 30 June 1989 (aged 34) | 4 | 0 |  Sporting Cristal
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2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
| DF | Hilary Jaén | 29 August 2002 | 15 | 0 | Jones County Bobcats
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v. Nicaragua, July 2024
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| DF | Anuvis Angulo | 3 May 2001 | Inter Panamá CF
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v. Nicaragua, July 2024
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| DF | Sara Nieto | 19 September 2005 | Inter Panamá CF
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v. Nicaragua, July 2024
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| DF | Izaura Tryhane | 18 October 2003 | Puerto Viejo FC
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v. Nicaragua, July 2024
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| DF | Claudia Dutary | 18 February 1997 | Mario Méndez
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v. Venezuela, 9 April 2024
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| DF | Mariana Molina | Mario Méndez
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v. Venezuela, 9 April 2024
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| DF | Ana Rodríguez | 23 April 2002 | CIEX SA
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v. Venezuela, 9 April 2024
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| DF | Yomira Pinzón | 23 August 1996 | 19 | 3 | Sporting San Miguelito
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2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
| DF | Nicole Cargill | 28 November 2004 | Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
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2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | ||
| DF | Yerenis De León | 23 February 1995 | Atlético Nacional
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v. Colombia, 29 November 2023
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| DF | Elka Mojica | 16 May 2003 | Mario Méndez
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v. Costa Rica, 30 October 2024
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| MF | Nicole De Obaldía | 16 March 2000 | 7 | 0 |  FC Samegrelo
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v. Nicaragua, July 2024
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| MF | Emily Cedeño | 22 November 2003 | 4 | 0 | FPF
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v. Nicaragua, July 2024
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| MF | Erika Hernández | 17 March 1999 | 1 | 0 | UMECIT
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v. Nicaragua, July 2024
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| MF | Leydis Sánchez | Mario Méndez
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v. Venezuela, 9 April 2024
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| MF | Gloria Sáenz | 2 July 2002 | FC Chorrillo
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v. Venezuela, 9 April 2024
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| MF | María Montenegro | 17 September 2000 | 3 | 0 | Mario Méndez
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v. Venezuela, 9 April 2024
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| MF | Natalia Mills (captain) | 22 March 1993 | 12 | 0 | Alajuelense
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2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
| MF | Kenia Rangel | 6 August 1995 | Alajuelense
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2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
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| MF | Schiandra González | 4 July 1995 | 11 | 0 | Santa Fé FC
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v. Costa Rica, 30 October 2024
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| MF | Laurie Batista | 29 May 1996 | 10 | 0 | Chorrillo
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v. Costa Rica, 30 October 2024
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| FW | Karla Riley | 18 September 1997 | 10 | 4 | FPF
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v. Nicaragua, July 2024
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| FW | Gianna Hall | 28 November 1999 | 0 | 0 | Nevada Wolf Pack
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v. Nicaragua, July 2024
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| FW | Yanixa Batista | 0 | 0 | Mario Méndez
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v. Venezuela, 9 April 2024
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| FW | Yarelis Palacio | 22 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | Diriangén
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v. Venezuela, 9 April 2024
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| FW | Katherine Parris | 2 February 2003 | Maryland Terrapins
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2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup | ||
| FW | Yeisy Fuentes | Diriangén
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v. Costa Rica, 30 October 2024
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Records
edit- As of 16 March 2021
- Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most capped playersedit
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Top goalscorersedit
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Competitive record
editFIFA Women's World Cup
edit| FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
 1991 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1995
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| 1999
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| 2003 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2007
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 2011 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 2015 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2019
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  2023 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 2027 |
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 1/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
edit| 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
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1999 FIFA WWC | ||||||||||||||
 2004 |
Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2008 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 2012
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| 2016
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 2020 |
Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | ||||||||
 2024
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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
edit| CONCACAF Women's Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
 1991 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 1993
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| 1994
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| 1998
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| 2000
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| 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 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
edit| CONCACAF W Gold Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2024
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Qualified | ||||||
| Total | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
edit| Pan American Games record | |||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1999
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Did not enter | ||||||
 2003
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| 2007
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Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2011
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Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2015
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 2019
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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
edit| Central American and Caribbean Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 2010 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 2014
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| 2018
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| 2022 |
To be determined | |||||||
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Central American Games
edit| Central American Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 2001
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Did not enter | |||||||
| 2013
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Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
| 2017
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Bronze medal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
 2022
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To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Bronze medal | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
edit
- Sport in Panama
- Football in Panama
- Women's football in Panama
- Football in Panama
- Panama women's national under-20 football team
- Panama women's national under-17 football team
- Panama men's national football team
References
edit- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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- ^ "PREVIEW: Women's Gold Cup to determine tickets to China 2003". 25 October 2002. Archived from the original on 5 February 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Women Gold Cup 2006". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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- ^ "Selección femenina de fútbol inicia prácticas a Copa Centroamericana". April 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "General preview of the teams participating in the Concacaf Women's Championship 2018". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Draw Reveals Groups for the 2018 Concacaf Women's Championship". 4 September 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "USA vs. Panama, Concacaf Championship: Final Score 5–0 as Carli Lloyd's Hat Trick Leads the Way". 7 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Canada thrashes Panama to book FIFA Women's World Cup berth". 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Panama 2–0 Mexico: Panama one win from World Cup, Mexico out". 10 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Panama become final team to qualify for Women's World Cup". Reuters. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ sport, Guardian (23 February 2023). "Panama secure final 2023 Women's World Cup spot after defeating Paraguay". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Brazil's Zaneratto Pays Tribute to Ronaldo at Women's World Cup, Hits Siuu and 'Sleep' Celebrations". Sports Brief. 26 July 2023.
- ^ Ronald, Issy (29 July 2023). "Jamaica makes history by beating Panama for first Women's World Cup win". CNN.
- ^ Dubber, Joel (29 July 2023). "Jamaica knock out Panama with 1-0 win" – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/articles/panama-france-match-report-womens-world-cup-2023 [bare URL]
- ^ "Renard criticises France attitude after Panama win". BBC Sport.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Selecciones FEPAFUT – Federación Panameña de Fútbol". www.fepafut.com (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Las convocadas para enfrentarse a Costa Rica y México". Panamanian Football Federation (in Spanish). 22 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
External links
edit- Official website (in Spanish)
- FIFA profile