Panama women's national futsal team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Panama national futsal team.

Panama
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Las Canaleras
AssociationPanamanian Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachAmarelis De Mera
CaptainKenia Rangel
FIFA codePAN
FIFA rankingNR (4 April 2025)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Cuba 2–6  
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 29 April 2025)
Biggest win
 Cuba 2–6  
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 29 April 2025)
Biggest defeat
  2–8 Canada 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; 4 May 2025)
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2025)
Best resultTBD
CONCACAF W Futsal Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2025)
Best result Runners-up (2025)

The Panama women's national futsal team (Spanish: Selección Femenina de Futsal de Panamá) represents Panama in international women's futsal competitions, and is overseen by la Federación Panameña de Fútbol.[2]

History

Although there had been previous attempts to establish a women's futsal team, particularly following the success of the men's side, none came to fruition. One such effort occurred ahead of the 2017 Central American Games, when Panama initially registered a women's team for the tournament, only for the Panama Olympic Committee to withdraw it prior to kickoff.[3] The situation remained unchanged until 2022, when FIFA announced the launch of the FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup, with the inaugural edition scheduled for 2025. With an official World Cup on the horizon, Panama registered for the CONCACAF qualifying tournament, the 2025 CONCACAF W Futsal Championship.[4] In April 2025, the team made its international debut with a 6–2 victory over Cuba, with Maritza Escartín scoring the first goal in the team's history.[5] After defeating host nation Guatemala 4–3 in their second group match, Las Canaleras secured a place in the semi-finals.[6] Despite losing their final group game to Mexico, the team bounced back to defeat Group A winners Costa Rica 3–1 to qualify for their first-ever FIFA Futsal World Cup, to be held in the Philippines.[7] The Panamanian historic run ended with an 8–2 loss to Canada in the final, earning them a runner-up finish in their international debut.[8]

Coaching staff

Role Name Ref.
Head Coach Amarelis De Mera [9]

Players

Current squad

The following 14 players were called up for the 2025 CONCACAF W Futsal Championship, from 28 April to 4 May 2025.[10]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Nadia Ducreux (1992-01-26) 26 January 1992 Unattached
12 1GK Maríam Sanjur (2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 Unattached
2 2DF Maryorie Pérez (1997-11-25) 25 November 1997 UMECIT FC
14 2DF María Montenegro (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 Unattached
4 3MF Karina Santamaria (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 Unattached
5 3MF Estefanía Salas (1997-09-01) 1 September 1997 Chiltern United
6 3MF Ariadna Abadía (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 Unattached
7 3MF Kenia Rangel (1995-08-06) 6 August 1995 Unattached
8 3MF Laurie Batista (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 FC Chorrillo
9 3MF Arianys Arguelles (1991-05-02) 2 May 1991 Unattached
10 3MF Gloria Sáenz (2002-07-02) 2 July 2002 FC Chorrillo
13 3MF María Justiniani (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 Unattached
3 4FW Maritza Escartín (2003-06-15) 15 June 2003 Unattached
11 4FW Erika Hernández (1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 UMECIT FC

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record
Year Position Pld W D* L GF GA
2025 Qualified
Total 1/1 — — — — — —

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Futsal Championship

CONCACAF W Futsal Championship record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2025 Runners-up 5 3 0 2 16 16
Total 1/1 5 3 0 2 16 16

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Head-to-head record

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)

The following table shows Panama's all-time official international record per opponent:

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD W%
 Canada 1 0 0 1 2 8 −6 00.00
 Costa Rica 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Cuba 1 1 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
 Guatemala 1 1 0 0 4 3 +1 100.00
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 00.00
Total 5 3 0 2 16 16 ±0 60.00

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ Cruz Caballero, Boris (16 April 2025). "Futsal femenino | Selección de Panamá apunta alto para llegar al Mundial". tvn-2.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  3. ^ "COP aclara situación del fútbol sala femenino en los Juegos Centroamericanos". metrolibre.com (in Spanish). 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  4. ^ Leyly (28 April 2025). "Selección de futsal femenina de Panamá ya se encuentra en tierras guatemaltecas". sertv.gob.pa (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Premundial Femenino de Futsal: Panamá logró histórico triunfo ante Cuba". rpctv.com (in Spanish). 29 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Panamá vence a Guatemala y clasifica a Semifinales del Premundial Futsal Concacaf W". fepafut.com (in Spanish). Panamaian Football Federation. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  7. ^ Cruz Caballero, Boris Alexander (3 May 2025). "Panamá hace historia y clasifica al Mundial femenino de futsal Filipinas 2025". tvn-2.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  8. ^ Chávez Rivera, Jaime A. (4 May 2025). "Panamá es subcampeona en el Premundial Femenino de la Concacaf". panamaamerica.com.pa (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Head Coach Amarelis De Mera: "We can deliver a pleasant surprise"". fepafut.com (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Panamá Futsal Femenina ya tiene sus elegidas para el Premundial de Concacaf W". latinol.com (in Spanish). 22 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.

See also

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