Panama national under-20 football team

Panama U-20
Nickname(s)	La Marea Roja (Red Tide) ; Los Canaleros (canal men)
Association	Federación Panameña; de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Sal Maldonado
Captain	Chin Hormechea
Home stadium	Estadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA code	PAN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2003 )
Best result	Round of 16 (2019)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1962 )
Best result	Runners-up (2015)

Last updated February 15, 2025

The Panama national under-20 football team is the national U-20 team of Panama. The U-20 team is currently coached by Leonardo Pipino. They have made six FIFA U-20 World Cup appearances. Their best results was Round of 16 in 2019.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Champions Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place

FIFA World Youth Championship/U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003	Group stage	24th	3	0	0	3	1	4
2005	Group stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	2	8
2007	Group stage	21st	3	0	1	2	1	8
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Group stage	20th	3	0	1	2	0	5
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Group stage	21st	3	0	1	2	3	5
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Round of 16	16th	4	1	1	2	4	8
2023	Did not qualify
2025	Qualified
Total	0 titles	6/24	19	1	4	14	11	38

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Technical Staff

Head Coach: Vacant

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.^[1]
Match dates: 18 June – 3 July 2022
Caps and goals correct as of: 19 June 2022
Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1 GK	Xavier Cruz	(2003-10-12) 12 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0	San Francisco
1 GK	Miguel Pérez	(2003-02-21) 21 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito

2 DF	Omar Alba	(2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Plaza Amador
2 DF	Kevin Garrido	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Herrera
2 DF	Aimar Modelo	(2005-01-25) 25 January 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Independiente
2 DF	Humberto Ramos	(2003-10-29) 29 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito
2 DF	Omar Valencia	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Plaza Amador

3 MF	Nicholas Anderson	(2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Tauro
3 MF	Edward Cedeño	(2003-07-05) 5 July 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Costa del Este
3 MF	Christian Ruíz	(2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Costa del Este
3 MF	Rodrigo Tello	(2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Costa del Este
3 MF	Rodolfo Vega	(2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Plaza Amador

4 FW	Javier Betegón	(2003-02-12) 12 February 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Nacional
4 FW	Keny Bonilla	(2003-04-02) 2 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	San Francisco
4 FW	Derek Briceño	(2003-10-28) 28 October 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Plaza Amador
4 FW	Ricardo Gorday	(2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Tauro
4 FW	Rafael Mosquera	(2005-05-24) 24 May 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Plaza Amador
4 FW	Carlos Rivera	(2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Maccabi Tel Aviv
4 FW	Leonel Tejada	(2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 22)	0	0	Plaza Amador
4 FW	Reymundo Williams	(2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Lusitânia

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Emerson Dimas	(2001-08-10) 10 August 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Herrera	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
GK	Saúl Espinosa	(2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Plaza Amador	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
GK	Jorginho Frías	(2001-03-21) 21 March 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Sporting San Miguelito	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022

DF	Eduardo Anderson	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Alianza	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
DF	Luis Asprilla	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001 (age 23)	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 23)	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 22)	0	0	CD Universitario	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
DF	Reyniel Perdomo	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Alianza	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022

MF	Davis Contreras	(2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Independiente	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
MF	Jamel González	(2001-02-28) 28 February 2001 (age 23)	0	0	CD Universitario	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
MF	Abdul Knight	(2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Plaza Amador	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
MF	Uziel Maltez	(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Independiente	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
MF	Víctor Medina	(2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Deportivo Saprissa	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
MF	Martín Morán	(2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
MF	Yoameth Murillo	(2001-11-07) 7 November 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Club del Este	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022

FW	Azarias Londoño	(2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Alianza	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
FW	Jorge Méndez	(2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 (age 23)	9	0	Plaza Amador	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
FW	Ángel Orelien	(2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 23)	8	3	Plaza Amador	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
FW	Ricardo Phillips	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 23)	0	0	9 de Octubre	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022
FW	Carlos Rodríguez	(2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Club del Este	2022 Maurice Revello Tournament, June 2022

Historical list of coaches

2002–2003 Gary Stempel
2004–2005 René Mendieta
2006–2007 Julio Dely Valdés
2008–2009 Cristóbal Maldonado
2010–2011 Jorge Dely Valdés
2011–2013 José Alfredo Poyatos
2013–2014 Javier Wanchope
2014–2017 Leonardo Pipino
2017–2018 Nelson Gallego
2018–2019 Jorge Dely Valdés
2019–2020 Julio Dely Valdes

Honours

Major competitions

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
- Runners-up (1): 2015

References

↑ "DT ÁNGEL SÁNCHEZ: «ES UNA ILUSIÓN Y UN SUEÑO ESTAR EN EL MUNDIAL" (in Spanish). Federación Panameña de Fútbol. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

External links

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Panama's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Opponent	Pld	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
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Slovakia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Turkey	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Ukraine	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	000.00
United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	19	1	4	14	11	38	−27	005.26

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[1] "DT ÁNGEL SÁNCHEZ: «ES UNA ILUSIÓN Y UN SUEÑO ESTAR EN EL MUNDIAL" (in Spanish). Federación Panameña de Fútbol. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

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