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The Panama national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Panamá) represents Panama in men's international football, which is governed by the Federación Panameña de Fútbol (English: Panamanian Football Federation) founded in 1937. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1938 and a founding affiliate member of CONCACAF since 1961. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of UNCAF in the Central American Zone. From 1938 to 1961, it was a member of CCCF, the former governing body of football in Central America and Caribbean and a predeccessor confederation of CONCACAF, and also a member of PFC, the former unified confederation of the Americas, from 1946 to 1961.
Panama has qualified for the FIFA World Cup twice (2018 and 2026), it scored their first goal against England.
Panama has participated thirteen times in CONCACAF's premier continental competition, the team's best performance was finishing as runners-up three times in the CONCACAF Gold Cup (2005, 2013 and 2023), and also finishing as runners-up in the CONCACAF Nations League in the 2025 finals. It participated twice in the Copa América (2016 and 2024).
Regionally, it won the CCCF Championship as hosts in 1951, and the Copa Centroamericana in 2009.