Panama national under-20 football team

Panama U-20
Nickname(s)	La Marea Roja (The Red Tide) ; Los Canaleros (The Canal Men)
Association	Federación Panameña de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Jorge Dely Valdés
Home stadium	Estadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA code	PAN
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Brazil 7–1 Panama ; (Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954)[citation needed]
Biggest win
	Belize 0–6 Panama ; (Panama City, Panama; 4 December 2000) [citation needed] ; Panama 6–0 Nicaragua ; (Panama City, Panama; 8 July 2016)
Biggest defeat
	Paraguay 9–1 Panama ; (Caracas, Venezuela; 26 March 1954)[citation needed]
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 2003)
Best result	Round of 16 (2019)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances	12 (first in 1962)
Best result	Runners-up (2015)
UNCAF U-19 Tournament
Appearances	3 (first in 2018)
Best result	Runners-up (2018, 2024)
Medal record
Men's football
CONCACAF U-20 Championship

The Panama national under-20 football team (Spanish: Selección nacional sub-20 de Panamá) represents Panama in international youth competitions, it is also managed as the under-19 team for the regional UNCAF under-19 tournaments. The team has made seven FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances, with the most recent being the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup hosted in Chile. Their best result so far was reaching the round of 16 in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup, hosted in Poland.

Nickname(s)La Marea Roja (The Red Tide)
Los Canaleros (The Canal Men)

AssociationFederación Panameña de Fútbol

ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)

Sub-confederationUNCAF (Central America)

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FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Group stage	3	0	0	3	1	4
2005		3	0	0	3	2	8
2007		3	0	1	2	1	8
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Group stage	3	0	1	2	0	5
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	5
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	4	8
2023	Did not qualify
2025	Group stage	3	0	1	2	4	6
2027	To be determined
Total	Round of 16	22	1	5	16	15	44

3 June 2025 (2025-06-03) 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament	Mali	1–2	Panama	Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer
14:00	Samaké 89'	Report	Herrera 21' (pen.) Cuello 46'	Referee: Ermis Çelaj (Albania)

6 June 2025 (2025-06-06) 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament	Panama	1–2	Saudi Arabia	Parc des Sports, Avignon
14:00	Castillo 43'	Report	Al-Othman 35' Radif 58'	Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)

9 June 2025 (2025-06-09) 2025 Maurice Revello Tournament	Panama	1–2	France	Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
17:30	Herrera 34'	Report	Ngoura 16' Michal 36'	Referee: Yusuke Ohashi (Japan)

27 September 2025 (2025-09-27) 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Paraguay	3–2	Panama	Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso
20:00	Maidana 42' González 62' Caballero 90+4'	Report	Krug 5' G. Herbert 76'	Attendance: 2,923 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Panama national under-20 football team

Competitive Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Recent results and fixtures

2025

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Head-to-head record

Historical list of coaches

See also

References

External links

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30 September 2025 (2025-09-30) 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Panama	1–1	Ukraine	Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso
17:00	Herrera 36'	Report	Synchuk 6' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,471 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

3 October 2025 (2025-10-03) 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup	Panama	1–2	South Korea	Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso
17:00	Walder 52'	Report	Kim Hyun-min 24' Shin Min-ha 58'	Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ian Flores	(2005-03-20)20 March 2005 (aged 20)	San Francisco
2	2DF	Javier Arboleda	(2006-04-17)17 April 2006 (aged 19)	Independiente
3	2DF	Julio Rodríguez	(2005-03-09)9 March 2005 (aged 20)	Plaza Amador
4	2DF	Erick Díaz	(2006-03-04)4 March 2006 (aged 19)	Los Angeles FC
5	2DF	Ariel Arroyo	(2005-01-23)23 January 2005 (aged 20)	Árabe Unido
6	3MF	Luis Villarreal	(2005-08-25)25 August 2005 (aged 20)	Veraguas
7	3MF	Kairo Walters	(2005-04-30)30 April 2005 (aged 20)	Los Angeles FC
8	3MF	Anel Ryce	(2006-07-06)6 July 2006 (aged 19)	Chornomorets Odesa
9	4FW	Gustavo Herrera	(2005-11-18)18 November 2005 (aged 19)	Saprissa
10	3MF	Giovany Herbert	(2005-03-12)12 March 2005 (aged 20)	Athletico Paranaense
11	3MF	Ryan Gómez	(2006-01-04)4 January 2006 (aged 19)	Grêmio
12	1GK	Cecilio Burgess	(2005-10-21)21 October 2005 (aged 19)	UMECIT
13	2DF	Martín Krug	(2006-07-09)9 July 2006 (aged 19)	Levante
14	2DF	Juan Hall	(2006-03-09)9 March 2006 (aged 19)	Herrera
15	3MF	Joseph Jones	(2005-07-30)30 July 2005 (aged 20)	Plaza Amador
16	4FW	Kevin Walder	(2006-04-13)13 April 2006 (aged 19)	Plaza Amador
17	3MF	Ernesto Gómez	(2007-08-13)13 August 2007 (aged 18)	Universitario
18	4FW	Karlo Kurányi	(2005-09-27)27 September 2005 (aged 20)	SGV Freiberg
19	3MF	Rafael Mosquera	(2005-05-25)25 May 2005 (aged 20)	New York Red Bulls
20	2DF	Antony Herbert	(2005-03-12)12 March 2005 (aged 20)	Conquense
21	1GK	Sean Deane	(2005-04-14)14 April 2005 (aged 20)	Plaza Amador

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Emerson Dimas	(2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Herrera	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
GK	Saúl Espinosa	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 24)	0	0	Plaza Amador	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
GK	Jorginho Frías	(2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022

DF	Eduardo Anderson	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Alianza	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
DF	Luis Asprilla	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Tauro	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
DF	Kevin Berkeley	Unknown	0	0	Coritiba	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
DF	José Córdoba	(2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Levski Sofia	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
DF	Edgardo Fariña	Unknown	0	0	Independiente	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
DF	José Matos	(2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 24)	0	0	CD Universitario	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
DF	Reyniel Perdomo	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Alianza	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022

MF	Davis Contreras	(2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Independiente	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
MF	Jamel González	(2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 25)	0	0	CD Universitario	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
MF	Abdul Knight	(2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 24)	0	0	Plaza Amador	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
MF	Uziel Maltez	(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 24)	0	0	Independiente	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
MF	Víctor Medina	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Deportivo Saprissa	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
MF	Martín Morán	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
MF	Yoameth Murillo	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Club del Este	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022

FW	Azarias Londoño	(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Alianza	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
FW	Jorge Méndez	(2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 (age 25)	9	0	Plaza Amador	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
FW	Ángel Orelien	(2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 25)	8	3	Plaza Amador	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
FW	Ricardo Phillips	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 24)	0	0	9 de Octubre	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
FW	Carlos Rodríguez	(2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 24)	0	0	Club del Este	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022

Opponent	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	2	0	1	1	2	8	−6	000.00
Austria	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4	000.00
Burkina Faso	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
China	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Czech Republic	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Egypt	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
France	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Mali	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
North Korea	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Slovakia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
South Korea	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	000.00
United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	22	1	5	16	15	44	−29	004.55