The Panama selection, current runner-up of the Gold Cup (2023), the current runner June and July 6.
Panama, who runs the Spanish coach of Danish origin, Thomas Christiansen, has relatively a short period in participations of the Concacaf gold cups, and never in history had crossed Guatemala or in the group stage, much less in the final phase as quarterfinals. The 2025 edition marks a special milestone to be the first time.
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Panama History in Gold Cups
For Panama this will be its 12th participation since 1991, where he failed to access the first edition. His debut in a Gold Cup of the Concacaf occurred in 1993, where he did not exceed the group stage. Subsequently, he was not in 5 editions (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2003).
But since 2005 to date, 20 years ago, Panama has had incredible growth at Concacaf level where it has not failed in any of the 11 editions held (including 2025).
-In these two decades, Panama achieved three runner -ups, two third places, played in four other editions the quarterfinal phase and only in an edition remained in the group stage.
Despite that time marked by the Panamanians, they have never savored the honey of a title.
And those 20 years (2005 to 2025) of hegemony of Panama in Concacaf and also involve Guatemala. While it is true, the Panamanians and Guatemalans have never measured in a Gold Cup, it is 20 years that has been the “blue and white” without being able to beat the channels in official matches. The last triumph was 2-1 in Guatemala during the 2006 World Cup to the World Cup with that agony of Gonzalo Romero.
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Panama Summary in Concacaf Gold Cups
- Champion: no title in its history
- Runner -up: 3 (2005, 2013 and 2023)
- Third Place: 2 (2011 and 2015)
- Phases of overcome groups: 10 times
- Participations: 12 (including 2025)
- Times that did not classify in the 18 editions: 6.
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