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 recordYearRound 1977Did not qualify 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003Group stage300314 2005300328 2007301218 2009Did not qualify 2011Group stage301205 2013Did not qualify 2015Group stage301235 2017Did not qualify 2019Round of 16411248 2023Did not qualify 2025Group stage301246 2027Did not qualify Total Round of 16 22 1 5 16 15 44
Recent results and fixtures Excluding friendlies. Last updated: October 3 2025
2025
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. OpponentWin %Total
Historical list of coaches
2002–2004 Gary Stempel 2004–2005 Victor René Mendieta 2006–2007 Julio Dely Valdés 2008–2009 Cristóbal Maldonado 2010–2011 Jorge Dely Valdés 2011–2013 José Alfredo Poyatos 2013 (interim) Juan Carlos Cubillas 2013–2014 Javier Wanchope 2014–2017 Leonardo Pipino 2017–2018 Nelson Gallego 2018–2019 Jorge Dely Valdés 2019–2020 Julio Dely Valdes 2020–2021 Saúl Maldonado 2021–2022 Ángel Sánchez Mazana 2022–present Jorge Dely Valdés
See also
Panama national football team Panama national under-23 football team Panama national under-17 football team
References
External links Official FA Panama U-20 website FIFA U-20 World Cup website