Panama national under-20 football team


Panama U-20
Nickname(s)La Marea Roja (The Red Tide)
Los Canaleros (The Canal Men)
AssociationFederación Panameña de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationUNCAF (Central America)
Head coachJorge Dely Valdés
Home stadiumEstadio Rommel Fernández
FIFA codePAN
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Brazil 7–1 Panama 
(Caracas, Venezuela; 23 March 1954)
Biggest win
 Belize 0–6 Panama 
(Panama City, Panama; 4 December 2000)
 Panama 6–0 Nicaragua 
(Panama City, Panama; 8 July 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Paraguay 9–1 Panama 
(Caracas, Venezuela; 26 March 1954)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 2003)
Best resultRound of 16 (2019)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1962)
Best resultRunners-up (2015)
UNCAF U-19 Tournament
Appearances3 (first in 2018)
Best resultRunners-up (2018, 2024)

The Panama national under-20 football team (Spanish: Selección nacional sub-20 de Panamá) 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.