Panama at the CONCACAF Gold Cup

The CONCACAF Gold Cup is North America's major tournament in senior men's football and determines the continental champion. Until 1989, the tournament was known as CONCACAF Championship.[1] It is currently held every two years.[2] From 1996 to 2005, nations from other confederations have regularly joined the tournament as invitees. In earlier editions, the continental championship was held in different countries, but since the inception of the Gold Cup in 1991, the United States are constant hosts or co-hosts.

The teams of Trinidad and Tobago (red) and Panama (white) before their 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarter-Final. Panama won on penalties and finished 3rd in the tournament.

From 1973 to 1989, the tournament doubled as the confederation's World Cup qualification. CONCACAF's representative team at the FIFA Confederations Cup was decided by a play-off between the winners of the last two tournament editions in 2015 via the CONCACAF Cup, but was then discontinued along with the Confederations Cup.[3]

Since the inaugural tournament in 1963, the Gold Cup was held 27 times and has been won by seven different nations, most often by Mexico (12 titles).

Although Panama was one of the nine teams which participated in the inaugural 1963 CONCACAF Championship, it took thirty years for them to make a second appearance in a continental tournament. However, they have continually participated since 2005 and consistently reached the knockout stage, playing three finals. They lost to the United States on penalties in 2005 and 0–1 in 2013, and lost 0–1 to Mexico in 2023.

In 2015, Panama finished third in the tournament, drawing all six matches 1–1 after normal time.

Overall record

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CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  1963 Group stage 6th 4 1 2 1 8 4 Squad
  1965 Did not enter
  1967 Did not qualify
  1969
  1971 Did not enter
  1973
  1977 Did not qualify
  1981
1985
1989
  1991 Did not enter
    1993 Group stage 7th 3 0 1 2 3 8 Squad
  1996 Did not qualify
  1998
  2000
  2002
    2003
  2005 Runners-up 2nd 6 2 3 1 7 6 Squad
  2007 Quarter-finals 6th 4 1 1 2 6 7 Squad
  2009 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 7 5 Squad
  2011 Semi-finals 3rd 5 2 2 1 7 6 Squad
  2013 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 11 4 Squad
    2015 Third place 3rd 6 0 5 1 6 7 Squad
  2017 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad
      2019 Quarter-finals 7th 4 2 0 2 6 4 Squad
  2021 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 8 7 Squad
    2023 Runners-up 2nd 6 3 2 1 11 6 Squad
Total Runners-up 12/27 55 19 20 16 86 67

Match overview

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Tournament Round Opponent Score Venue
  1963 Group stage   El Salvador 1–1 San Salvador
  Guatemala 2–2
  Honduras 0–1
  Nicaragua 5–0
    1993 Group stage   Honduras 1–5 Dallas
  United States 1–2
  Jamaica 1–1
  2005 Group stage   Colombia 1–0 Miami
  Trinidad and Tobago 2–2
  Honduras 0–1
Quarter-finals   South Africa 1–1
(5–3 p)
Houston
Semi-finals   Colombia 3–2 East Rutherford
Final   United States 0–0
(1–3 p)
  2007 Group stage   Honduras 3–2
  Cuba 2–2
  Mexico 0–1 Houston
Quarter-finals   United States 1–2 Foxboro
  2009 Group stage   Guadeloupe 1–2 Oakland
  Mexico 1–1 Houston
  Nicaragua 4–0 Glendale
Quarter-finals   United States 1–2 (a.e.t.) Philadelphia
  2011 Group stage   Guadeloupe 3–2 Detroit
  United States 2–1 Tampa
  Canada 1–1 Kansas City
Quarter-finals   El Salvador 1–1
(5–3 p)
Washington, D.C.
Semi-finals   United States 0–1 Houston
  2013 Group stage   Mexico 2–1 Pasadena
  Martinique 1–0 Seattle
  Canada 0–0 Denver
Quarter-finals   Cuba 6–1 Atlanta
Semi-finals   Mexico 2–1 Arlington
Final   United States 0–1 Chicago
    2015 Group stage   Haiti 1–1 Frisco
  Honduras 1–1 Foxboro
  United States 1–1 Kansas City
Quarter-finals   Trinidad and Tobago 1–1
(6–5 p)
East Rutherford
Semi-finals   Mexico 1–2 (a.e.t.) Atlanta
Third place match   United States 1–1
(3–2 p)
Chester
  2017 Group stage   United States 1–1 Nashville
  Nicaragua 2–1 Tampa
  Martinique 3–0 Cleveland
Quarter-finals   Costa Rica 0–1 Philadelphia
      2019 Group stage   Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 Saint Paul
  Guyana 4–2 Cleveland
  United States 0–1 Kansas City
Quarter-finals   Jamaica 0–1 Philadelphia
  2021 Group stage   Qatar 3–3 Houston
  Honduras 2–3
  Grenada 3–1 Orlando
    2023 Group stage   Costa Rica 2–1 Fort Lauderdale
  Martinique 2–1 Harrison
  El Salvador 2–2 Houston
Quarter-finals   Qatar 4–0 Arlington
Semi-finals   United States 1–1
(5–4 p)
San Diego
Final   Mexico 0–1 Inglewood

Record players

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Gabriel Gómez has appeared in 31 CONCACAF Gold Cup matches.
 
Blas Pérez has scored 11 goals in 21 matches, stretched over five tournaments.

Panama's record cap holder Gabriel Gómez appeared in seven consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cups. After the 2018 FIFA World Cup however, he officially retired from international football.

He and goalkeeper Jaime Penedo are the only players who were fielded in both of Panama's Gold Cup finals (2005 and 2013).

Rank Player Matches Gold Cups
1 Gabriel Gómez 31 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017
2 Jaime Penedo 28 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015
3 Alberto Quintero 27 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023
4 Román Torres 25 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2019
5 Aníbal Godoy 23 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2023
6 Harold Cummings 22 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021 and 2023
7 Blas Pérez 21 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015
8 Luis Tejada 20 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2015
9 Armando Cooper 19 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021
10 Gabriel Torres 18 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021

Top goalscorers

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Blas Pérez scored at least once at each of his five tournament participations. In 2013, Gabriel Torres became the first and only Panamanian to win the Golden Boot at a continental championship.

Rank Player Goals Gold Cups
1 Blas Pérez 11 2007 (3), 2009 (3), 2011 (1), 2013 (3) and 2015 (1)
2 Luis Tejada 10 2005 (3), 2009 (2), 2011 (3) and 2015 (2)
3 Gabriel Torres 8 2013 (5), 2017 (2) and 2019 (1)
4 Ismael Díaz 5 2017 (1) and 2023 (4)
5 Gabriel Gómez 3 2009 (1) and 2011 (2)
Eric Davis 3 2019 (1) and 2021 (2)
Yoel Bárcenas 3 2019 (1) and 2023 (2)

Awards and records

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Team awards

Individual awards

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""Gold Cup 101: What it is, why it matters, and how to follow along this summer"". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  2. ^ "About the CONCACAF Gold Cup". goldcup.org. Gold Cup. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  3. ^ ""Playoff Match between USA and Mexico [...]"". concacaf.com. Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
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