Panama women's national football team

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)."

Estadio Rommel Fernández in September 2021

Panama plays their home matches on the Estadio Rommel Fernández.

Panama  v  Paraguay

16 February Friendly	Panama	2–0	Paraguay	Coclé Province
18:00	Rangel 15' Jaen 60'			Stadium: Estadio Universitario (Panamá)

Panama  v  Colombia

21 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS	Panama	0–6	Colombia	San Diego, United States
		Report	Pavi 26', 34' Usme 36' Vanegas 72' Caicedo 84' Salazar 89'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Referee: Katia García (Mexico)

Puerto Rico  v  Panama

24 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS	Puerto Rico	2–1	Panama	San Diego, United States
	Cox 73' Marcano 90+3'		Mills 27'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Brazil  v  Panama

27 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS	Brazil	5–0	Panama	San Diego, United States
				Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium

Venezuela  v  Panama

5 April Friendly	Venezuela	2–0	Panama	Caracas, Venezuela
18:30 UTC−4	Garcia 23' Viso 60'	Report		Stadium: Brígido Iriarte Stadium

Venezuela  v  Panama

8 April Friendly	Venezuela	3–0	Panama	Caracas, Venezuela
	Romero 40' Viso 47', 54'			Stadium: Brígido Iriarte Stadium

• Next Games – FEPAFUT.com
• Panama: Fixtures and Results – Soccerway.com

As of 23 May 2021[19]

Technical Corps

Position	Name	Ref
Head coach	Ignacio Quintana
Assistant coach	Raiza Gutiérrez
Assistant coach	Tania Camposortega
Goalkeeping coach	Donaldo González
Physical coach	Gustavo Avendaño
Utility	Maycool Castañeda

Medical staff

Administrative

• Ignacio Quintana[19] (2020–)

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
12	1GK	Yenith Bailey	(2001-03-29) 29 March 2001	13	0	Tauro
1	1GK	Valeska Domínguez	(1999-06-13) 13 June 1999			Mario Méndez
2	2DF	Ana Jaén Rodríguez				CIEX SA
	3MF	Mickeylis Gutiérrez	(2002-09-03) 3 September 2002			Tauro
3	2DF	Wendy Natis	(2001-08-19) 19 August 2001	8	0	Bahia
2	2DF	Claudia Dutary				MARIO MÉNDEZ FC
16	2DF	Rebeca Espinosa	(1992-07-05) 5 July 1992	9	0	Sporting San Miguelito
4	2DF	Katherine Castillo	(1996-03-23) 23 March 1996	16	1	Tauro
2	2DF	Mariana Molina				MARIOMÉNDEZ FC
6	3MF	Yulieth Araúz				DEP. CHIRIQUÍ FC
6	3MF	Gloria Sáenz				CHORRILLO FC
8	3MF	Schiandra González	(1995-07-04) 4 July 1995	11	0	Tauro
14	3MF	Carmen Montenegro	(2000-12-05) 5 December 2000	3	0	Sporting San Miguelito
6	3MF	Karla Rivas				SANTA FE FC
18	3MF	Erika Hernández	(1999-03-17) 17 March 1999	1	0	Sporting San Miguelito
6	3MF	Leydis Sánchez				MARIO MÉNDEZ FC
19	4FW	Yanixa Batista		0	0	MARIO MÉNDEZ FC
19	4FW	Ericka Araúz		0	0	MARIO MÉNDEZ FC
19	4FW	Yarelis Palacio		0	0	Chorrillo FC
19	4FW	Alison Onodera		0	0	ATL. NACIONAL

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	Sasha Fábrega	(1990-10-23) 23 October 1990	3	0	Independiente La Chorrera	v.  Guatemala, 24 September 2023
GK	Nadia Ducreux	(1992-01-26) 26 January 1992	1	0	Sporting San Miguelito	v. Dominican Republic, 6 April 2023
GK	Stephani Vargas	(1999-02-01) 1 February 1999	1	0	Plaza Amador	v. Dominican Republic, 6 April 2023
GK	Farissa Córdoba	(1989-06-30)30 June 1989 (aged 34)	4	0	Sporting Cristal	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
DF	Yerenis De León	(1995-02-23) 23 February 1995			Atlético Nacional	v.  Colombia, 29 November 2023
DF	Rosario Vargas	(2002-08-09) 9 August 2002	5	0	Monte Soccer Féminas	v.  Colombia, 29 November 2023
DF	Dayane Madrid	(2006-10-30) 30 October 2006	0	0	Tauro	v.  Jamaica, 25 October 2023
DF	Izaura Tryhane	(2003-10-18) 18 October 2003			Chorrillo FC	v.  Jamaica, 25 October 2023
DF	Adriana García	(2000-10-18) 18 October 2000				v.  Guatemala, 24 September 2023
DF	Hilary Jaén	(2002-08-29) 29 August 2002	15	0	Jones County Bobcats	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
DF	Yomira Pinzón	(1996-08-23) 23 August 1996	19	3	Sporting San Miguelito	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
DF	Nicole Cargill	(2004-11-28) 28 November 2004			Delaware University	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
DF	Nicole De Obaldía	(2000-03-16) 16 March 2000	7	0	Pérez Zeledón	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
DF	Carina Baltrip-Reyes	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998	11	1	Lazio	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF	Deysiré Salazar	(2004-05-04) 4 May 2004	18	1	Tauro	v.  Jamaica, 29 November 2023 PRE
MF	Emily Cedeño	(2003-11-22) 22 November 2003	4	0	Tauro	v.  Guatemala, 24 September 2023
MF	Laurie Batista	(1996-05-29) 29 May 1996	10	0	Tauro	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
MF	Meredith Rosas	(2005-01-15) 15 January 2005	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito	v.  Colombia, 21 June 2023
MF	Yamileth Palacio	(2003-08-22) 22 August 2003			Chorrillo FC	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF	Sherline King	(2006-03-03) 3 March 2006			Santa Fe College	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF	Marta Cox	(1997-07-20) 20 July 1997	19	9	Pachuca	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF	Natalia Mills (captain)	(1993-03-22) 22 March 1993	12	0	Alajuelense	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF	Riley Tanner	(1999-10-15) 15 October 1999	7	3	Washington Spirit	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF	Kenia Rangel	(1995-08-06) 6 August 1995			Alajuelense	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
MF	Aldrith Quintero	(2002-01-01) 1 January 2002	7	1	Fleury	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
FW	Ana Quintero	(2004-08-14) 14 August 2004	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito	v.  Colombia, 29 November 2023
FW	Lineth Cedeño	(2000-12-05) 5 December 2000	14	8	Al Hilal	v.  Jamaica, 25 October 2023
FW	Gabriela Villagrand	(1999-12-01) 1 December 1999	6	3	Unattached	v.  Guatemala, 24 September 2023
FW	Karla Riley	(1997-09-18) 18 September 1997	10	4	Sporting San José	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
FW	Gianna Hall	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999	0	0	Stockton Cargo SC	v.  Colombia, 21 June 2023
FW	Katherine Parris	(2003-02-02) 2 February 2003			University of Maryland	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
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

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Summer Olympics record										Qualifying record
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

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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
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

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Gold Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2024	Qualified
Total	1/1	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games record
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

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2010	Did not enter
2014
2018
2022	To be determined
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American Games record
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

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.