2000s In 2002 Panama qualified for the
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup for the first time after securing one of two spots in Central American Zone qualifying. They went 1–0–2 at the
2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup and did not qualify for the knockout round. Panama once again qualified for the
Women's Gold Cup in
2006 after winning their qualifying group. Panama lost their first-round match 2–1 to
Jamaica and were eliminated.
2010s Panama did not participate in the
2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying tournament as they did not enter
Central American qualifying. In 2013 Panama participated in the
Central American Games for the first time. They went 1–0–1 and advanced to the semi-finals, where they lost to
Costa Rica. Panama would finish in fourth place after losing the third place match to
Guatemala. At the
2017 Central American Games, Panama improved on their result from four years ago by defeating
El Salvador on penalties to finish in third place. Their qualification was aided by the suspension of perennial rivals,
Guatemala, by FIFA. Panama was drawn into Group A, alongside the
United States,
Mexico and
Trinidad and Tobago. Panama opened the
2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship with a 3–0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago. They suffered a 5–0 loss to the United States in their second match. The score could have been much worse if not for the excellent performance from 17-year old goalkeeper
Yenith Bailey, as she made several big saves against the US who had 18 shots on goal. Panama secured their spot in the semi-final by defeating Mexico 2–0 in their final group match. Bailey once again made some big saves, including saving a penalty in the first half. Panama was beat by
Canada 7–0 in the semi-final, but they would move on to the third place match where a win would secure them a spot in the
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. After losing the third place match to
Jamaica on penalties, Panama played against
Argentina at the
CONCACAF-CONMEBOL play-off to secure a spot for France 2019 but was eliminated from the qualification after losing 1–5 to the Argentines on aggregate.
2020 Olympic qualifiers After failing to qualify for the
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Panamanians turned their interest to the
2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification. In Central American qualifying, they were drawn into a group containing
Guatemala and
Honduras. Held at the
Estadio Rommel Fernandez in
Panama City, they beat Honduras 3–0 in their first match but due to the Guatemalans beating Honduras 4–0, anything other than a win in their last game would eliminate them. But Panama held their nerve and secured their qualification to
2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship after winning their group with 3–1 win. At the championship, where the two finalists make the
2020 Olympics, Panama struggled immensely and couldn't recreate their 2018 performance. They first started with a poor 6–1 loss to
Costa Rica, followed by a 8–0 loss to
United States which eliminated them from Olympic contention. Also their goalkeeper,
Yenith Bailey, was subbed off injured. In their final game, which was a dead rubber against
Haiti, they had a dismal performance and lost 6–0, although they were very lucky that they didn't concede more. Las Caneleras ended the tournament with 0 wins and a –19 goal difference. After the competition, their manager
Raiza Gutiérrez was replaced by Mexican coach,
Ignacio Quintana.
2023 Women's World Cup qualifying After comfortable victories against
El Salvador,
Belize,
Aruba and
Barbados, Panama qualified for the
2022 CONCACAF W Championship. They took part in the group stage, against its arch-rival and neighbor
Costa Rica, alongside regional powerhouse
Canada and
Trinidad and Tobago. Panama suffered two defeats to Costa Rica and Canada losing its the chance to finish in top two. By winning 1–0 over Trinidad and Tobago in the third place match, Panama was able to qualify for the
inter-confederation play-offs for the
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. In the inter-confederation play-offs, Panama defeated Papua New Guinea 2–0 and Paraguay 1–0 to qualify for the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup. Panama was the final team to qualify and will join Group F along with France, Jamaica, and Brazil.
2023 Women's World Cup At the
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Panama lost its opening match 4–0 to
Brazil. In their second game, against
Jamaica, they narrowly lost 1–0, which eliminated them from the tournament. In their final game, against
France, they played an entertaining game, where Las Caneleras capped off their tournament with a 6–3 loss.
Marta Cox scored her nation's first ever World Cup goal with a free kick from a long way out, which hit the top corner in the second minute. Their other goals were scored by
Yomira Pinzón and
Lineth Cedeño. After the match, French manager
Herve Renard was severely disappointed with his team's performance. ==Team image==