The Estadio Olímpico Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez , named after the Panamanian football star Rommel Fernández (1966–1993), is a multi-purpose stadium in Panama City . It is used for different sports, but mainly football (soccer) games. It was inaugurated February 6, 1970, and was designed to accommodate the XI Central American and Caribbean Games in 1970. Through further reforms, the stadium reached its current capacity of 32,000 spectators all seated, the largest stadium in Panama. It is part of Sports City Irving Saladino .
24-613: On April 4, 1976, it marked the debut of the Panama national team to make the run to the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. In Estadio Revolución, they took on Costa Rica and won surprisingly 3–2, with two goals from Agustin Sanchez and one from Luis Tapia. The most memorable ANAPROF match was the final match played in the stadium in 1996, when more than 25,000 fans watched San Francisco F.C. take on Plaza Amador . The original name of
48-518: A 1–1 draw; Panama was then defeated 2–1 in extra time after referee Mark Geiger gave Mexico a penalty, which Andres Guardado also scored. With this result, Panama earned the chance to play the third place playoff against the United States. The score was 1–1 after extra time and Panama won 3–2 on penalties, giving them third place. Mexico ended up defeating Jamaica in the final to crown themselves champions. Four years after failing to qualify for
72-486: A goal from Brek Shea . Panama came close to advancing out of the fourth round of qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup . In their last match, which was against the United States , they led 2–1 after 90 minutes and were assured to advance to a play-off against New Zealand , but conceded two goals in stoppage time and were eliminated, with Mexico taking the playoff slot instead. In the 2015 Gold Cup , Panama
96-501: A sports venue in Panama is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Panama national football team The Panama national football team ( Spanish : Selección de fútbol de Panamá ) represents Panama in men's international football and is governed by the Panamanian Football Federation . The team represents all three FIFA , CONCACAF and the regional UNCAF . Panama qualified for
120-533: The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. The playoff was played in a single match held on October 10, 2015, which Mexico won 3–2. A total of 12 teams qualified for the tournament. Three berths were allocated to North America , five to Central America , and four to the Caribbean . Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event. Thirty venues across the United States participated in
144-661: The FIFA World Cup for the first time for the 2018 tournament in Russia and scored their first goal of the World Cup against England , although they lost the match 6–1. They finished bottom of their group. Panama finished as runners-up at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2005 , 2013 and 2023 , losing to the United States on the former two occasions and to Mexico in the latter. Panama has also competed in
168-534: The Panama Canal . In the 2011 Gold Cup , Panama was placed into Group C with Canada, United States, and Guadeloupe . They debuted with a 3–2 win over Guadeloupe. In the next match, they beat the United States 2–1. Then they tied 1–1 against Canada, winning their group for the first time in the Gold Cup. They played against El Salvador in the quarter-finals, beating them 5–3 on penalties. They played against
192-566: The President of Panama Juan Carlos Varela declared a national holiday to commemorate the achievement, stating on his Twitter profile: "The voice of the people has been heard... Tomorrow will be a national holiday". The national football team of Panama were drawn in Group G , together with European giants Belgium and England and the African side Tunisia . Their debut World Cup match
216-400: The 2014 World Cup, Los Canaleros finally qualified for the World Cup after defeating Costa Rica 2−1 in their final qualifying match, which meant that the United States, who lost to Trinidad and Tobago 2–1, failed to qualify for the first time since 1986 . Román Torres , who scored the winning goal in the 87th minute, was subsequently considered a national hero. The day after the match,
240-420: The United States again, this time in the semi-finals, although they lost 1–0. In the 2013 Gold Cup , Panama began with a 2–1 win over Mexico, with Gabriel Torres scoring both goals. In the second match, Panama beat Martinique 1–0 with Gabriel Torres scoring the only goal. With two victories, they secured their qualification to the knockout stages. Already being qualified, they tied 0–0 against Canada securing
264-445: The first place in their group. They easily beat Cuba 6-1 and qualified for the semi-finals with Blas Pérez and Gabriel Torres scoring two goals each. They faced Mexico again in the semifinals and beat them 2–1 to advance to the final for the second time in the competition against the United States, which was their opponent in the 2005 final and beat them on penalties. The Panamanians could not get their revenge on them and lost 0–1 with
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#1732776626269288-516: The knockout stage may replace up to four players in the squad after completion of the group stage, where the new players must come from a provisional list of 35 players chosen before the tournament. Each CONCACAF federation submitted a list of match officials to the CONCACAF Referee's Commission for the 2013 Gold Cup Tournament. CONCACAF announced the groups, where the twelve teams were divided into three groups of four teams, and
312-447: The knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by penalty shoot-out to determine the winners. Award is shared between the three players. It was the third time that Landon Donovan has been the competition's top scorer and also the third time he has shared the award with others. "Cups" by actress Anna Kendrick (from
336-412: The main players competing at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup prior to the Gold Cup. Despite not playing with their full squad, they reached the semi-finals where they lost to eventual runners-up Panama with a score of 1–2. United States won the tournament, which qualified them for a play-off match against the champions of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup , to decide which team would represent CONCACAF in
360-596: The match against Canada . The following players have been called up within the past year. Withdrew due to injury / absent form the nationaltea due to injury. Withdrew due to COVID-19 Preliminary squad. Retired from the national team. Serving Suspension. Withdrew for personal reasons. Updated as of 18 November 2024. Last update was on 24 December 2022. Source: Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover 2013 Gold Cup The 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
384-406: The match schedule for the 2013 Gold Cup on March 13, 2013. In the group stage, if two or more teams are equal on points (including among third-placed teams in different groups), the ranking of teams will be determined as follows: This was changed from previous tournaments, where head-to-head record was used as the primary tiebreaker. All times given are US Eastern Daylight Time ( UTC−4 ) In
408-460: The stadium was Estadio Revolución (meaning "Revolution Stadium"), but in 1993, it changed its name to Estadio Rommel Fernández in honour of Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez , a Panamanian soccer player who died in a car accident in Albacete , Spain, on May 6 of that year. At that time, the stadium had a capacity of 22,000. The stadium is often used by LPF, Liga Panameña de Futbol. In 2009, the stadium
432-475: The start of the stadium selection process with Soccer United Marketing , the event partner for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. CONCACAF announced the 13 host cities and venues for the tournament on January 23, 2013. Each venue will host two matches, with the final being held at Chicago's Soldier Field: Each team can register a squad of 23 players; 3 of them must be goalkeepers. Any team that qualifies for
456-405: The sub-regional Copa Centroamericana which they won in 2009 , beating Costa Rica in the final (0–0 on full-time, 5–3 on penalties ). They finished in third place on three occasions ( 1993 , 2011 , 2014 ), and finished as runners-up behind Honduras in the 2017 edition , which they hosted. The national team is nicknamed "Los Canaleros" ( lit. ' The Canal Men ' ), in reference to
480-513: The tournament overall - having lost all three of their games and conceded eleven goals. The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. Win Draw Loss Fixture The following players were called up for 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League A quarter-finals matches against Costa Rica (twice) on 14 and 18 November 2024. Caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2024, after
504-460: Was against Belgium, on 18 June 2018. Los Canaleros initially held on, with the score 0–0 at half-time, before eventually suffering a 3–0 loss. Six days later, Panama faced England, and this time succumbed to a 6–1 defeat; Felipe Baloy 's late goal was the nation's first at a World Cup, but it was not enough to save them from elimination. A 2–1 loss to Tunisia in their final game meant that Panama finished bottom of their group - and 32nd and last in
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#1732776626269528-495: Was drawn into Group A, along with the United States, Haiti , and Honduras . All of their games were a 1–1 draws. However this was enough to advanced to the knockout stage as the best ranked third place. In the quarter-finals, they played against Trinidad and Tobago , drawing 1–1 after 90 minutes and defeating them 6–5 on penalties. They advanced to the semi-finals against Mexico; Roman Torres scored on behalf of Panama and Andres Guardado scored for Mexico. The first 90 minutes ended in
552-544: Was the 12th CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and the 22nd CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence. The United States was the host nation. The competition began on July 7, 2013, at the Rose Bowl , and ended with the final on July 28, 2013, at Soldier Field , with the United States defeating Panama 1–0. In this edition of the Gold Cup, Mexico participated with an alternative squad due to
576-451: Was totally renovated; its shape and facade were changed completely, more seats were installed as well as a new giant screen and a new athletics track, and it is fully air conditioned with modern equipment. It was the spearhead for IX Central American Sports Games 2010, in which the stadium was reopened in the opening ceremony of these games. [REDACTED] Media related to Estadio Rommel Fernández at Wikimedia Commons This article about
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