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Panama national under-20 football team
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Panama U-20 |
| Badge_size | 128px |
| FIFA Trigramme | PAN |
| Nickname | 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) |
| Coach | Jorge Dely Valdés |
| Home Stadium | Estadio Rommel Fernández |
| First game | 7–1 |
| (Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954) | |
| Largest win | 0–6 |
| (Panama City, Panama; 4 December 2000) | |
| 6–0 | |
| (Panama City, Panama; 8 July 2016) | |
| Largest loss | 9–1 |
| (Caracas, Venezuela; 26 March 1954) | |
| Regional name | FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| Regional cup apps | 7 |
| Regional cup first | 2003 |
| Regional cup best | Round of 16 (2019) |
| 2ndRegional name | CONCACAF Under-20 Championship |
| 2ndRegional cup apps | 12 |
| 2ndRegional cup first | 1962 |
| 2ndRegional cup best | Runners-up (2015) |
| 3rdRegional name | UNCAF U-19 Tournament |
| 3rdRegional cup apps | 3 |
| 3rdRegional cup first | 2018 |
| 3rdRegional cup best | Runners-up (2018, 2024) |
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Los Canaleros (The Canal Men)
| Sub-confederation = UNCAF (Central America)
(Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954)
(Panama City, Panama; 4 December 2000)
6–0
(Panama City, Panama; 8 July 2016)
(Caracas, Venezuela; 26 March 1954)
The Panama national under-20 football team () 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.
Competitive Record
Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played on home soil
FIFA U-20 World Cup
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | Round of 16 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 44 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia 1977 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soviet Union 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates 2003 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 2009 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colombia 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey 2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland 2019 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Argentina 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chile 2025 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| AzerbaijanUzbekistan 2027 | To be determined |
Recent results and fixtures
Excluding friendlies. Last updated: October 3 2025
2025
Cuello Radif Michal
- Maidana
- González
- Caballero
- Krug
- G. Herbert
- Walder
- Kim Hyun-min
- Shin Min-ha
Current squad
A preliminary 24-player squad was announced on 1 September 2025. The final 21-player squad was announced on 22 September 2025.
Recent call-ups
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Panama's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Total |
|---|
Historical list of coaches
- 2002–2004 Gary Stempel PAN ENG
- 2004–2005 Victor René Mendieta PAN
- 2006–2007 Julio Dely Valdés PAN
- 2008–2009 Cristóbal Maldonado PAR
- 2010–2011 Jorge Dely Valdés PAN
- 2011–2013 José Alfredo Poyatos PAN
- 2013 (interim) Juan Carlos Cubillas PAN
- 2013–2014 Javier Wanchope CRC
- 2014–2017 Leonardo Pipino ARG ITA
- 2017–2018 Nelson Gallego COL
- 2018–2019 Jorge Dely Valdés PAN
- 2019–2020 Julio Dely Valdes PAN
- 2020–2021 Saúl Maldonado URU VEN
- 2021–2022 Ángel Sánchez Mazana VEN ESP
- 2022–present Jorge Dely Valdés PAN
References
References
- "Sub-20 inicia torneo de UNCAF con goleada – sobre Nicaragua".
- (1 September 2025). "Panamá Sub-20 sale a su campamento mundialista en Chile". [[Panamanian Football Federation]].
- (22 September 2025). "Definida la Selección Sub-20 de Panamá para el Mundial Chile 2025". [[Panamanian Football Federation]].
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