Panamanian football clubs in CONCACAF competitions

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An outline of the participation of Panamanian football teams in the different regional tournaments offered by the CONCACAF. Since 1988, Panama has been sending at least one team to the competitions, the first appearance by a Panamanian team was in 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup when Plaza Amador played in the first round.

The best runs for a Panamanian team in competitions was when in 2002 when Árabe Unido finished runner-up in that year's competition of Copa Interclubes UNCAF.

Teams from Panama have participated in every edition of the CONCACAF Champions League (2008–present). The best results being runs to the quarterfinals on five separate occasions. Arabe Unido (x3: 2010, 2014, and 2017), Tauro FC (2018), and Indepediente (2019).

Panamanian teams have also competed in every edition of the CONCACAF League tournament which began in 2017 and ended in 2021. With four teams reaching the semifinals. Arabe Unido (x2 2017, and 2018), Plaza Amador (2017), and Tauro FC (2018).

Panamanian teams now compete in the new CONCACAF Central American Cup which began in 2023.

CONCACAF Champions Cup era (1962–2008, 2024–present)[edit]

Season Team Round Opponent 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
1988 Plaza Amador 1st Round Costa Rica Alajuelense 0–2 1–2 1–4
1989 Plaza Amador 1st Round Belize Coke Milpross 1–1 4–1 5–1
2nd Round Mexico Pumas UNAM 0–4 0–6 0–10
Deportivo La Previsora Preliminary Round Nicaragua America Managua 1–1 2–0 3–1
1st Round Belize Duurly's 3–0 6–2 9–2
2nd Round Mexico UDG 0–1 5–5 5–6
1990 Tauro FC 1st Round El Salvador Firpo 1–1 0–3 1–4
Deportivo La Previsora 1st Round El Salvador Alianza 1–10 0–2 1–12
1991 Plaza Amador 1st Round Costa Rica Alajuelense 1–4 0–7 1–11
Tauro FC 1st Round Nicaragua America Managua 5–0 0–0 5–0
2nd Round Costa Rica Saprissa 1–3 0–2 1–5
1992 Eurokickers F.C 1st Round United States SF Bay Blackhawks 0–10 0–1 0–11
Tauro FC 1st Round Nicaragua Real Esteli 2–0 5–1 7–1
2nd Round United States Dallas Rockets 1–3 2–2 3–5
1993 Sporting Colon Preliminary Round Guatemala Comunicaciones 0–1 1–3 1–4
Plaza Amador Preliminary Round Nicaragua Juventus Managua 5–0 4–0 9–0
1st Round El Salvador Firpo 2–2 0–6 2–8
1995 Árabe Unido 1st Round El Salvador FAS 0–4 1–1 1–5
PROJUSA 1st Round Nicaragua Juventus Managua 1–1 2–1 3–1
2nd Round Mexico Guadalajara 0–5 0–10 0–15
1996 Cosmos 1st Round Guatemala Comunicaciones 0–2 0–4 0–6
Árabe Unido 1st Round Nicaragua Real Esteli 1–1 1–0 2–1
2nd Round Honduras Victoria 0–1 1–2 1–3
1997 Euro Kickers Preliminary Round Nicaragua Dariangen FC 4–2 1–4 5–6
Tauro 1st Round Costa Rica CS Cartagines 0–5 2–4 2–9
Return to Campions Cup format (2024–present)
2024 Independiente Round one United States New England Revolution 0–1 0–3 0–4

CONCACAF Champions League era (2008–2023)[edit]

Season Team Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2008–09 San Francisco Preliminary Round Guatemala Jalapa 5–0 0–1 5–1
Group Stage Mexico Pumas UNAM 1–1 0–6 4th
United States Houston Dynamo 0–0 1–2
El Salvador Firpo 2–3 0–1
Tauro FC Preliminary Round United States Chivas USA 2–0 1–1 3–1
Group Stage Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders 2–2 1–2 3rd
Guatemala Municipal 2–1 2–2
Mexico Santos Laguna 2–0 0–3
2009–10 San Francisco Preliminary Round Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh 2–0 0–3 2–3
Arabe Unido Preliminary Round Honduras Olimpia 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a)
Group Stage Mexico Pachuca 4–1 0–2 2nd
United States Houston Dynamo 1–1 1–5
El Salvador Isidro Metapán 6–0 1–0
Quarterfinals Mexico Cruz Azul 0–1 0–3 0–4
2010–11 Tauro FC Preliminary Round Honduras Marathón 0–3 2–1 2–4
San Francisco Preliminary Round Mexico Cruz Azul 2–3 0–6 2–9
Arabe Unido Group Stage United States Real Salt Lake 2–3 1–2 4th
Canada Toronto FC 1–0 0–1
Mexico Cruz Azul 0–6 0–2
2011–12 San Francisco Preliminary Round United States Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 0–2 1–2
Tauro FC Group Stage Canada Toronto FC 1–2 0–1 4th
Mexico Pumas UNAM 0–0 0–1
United States FC Dallas 5–3 1–1
2012–13 Tauro FC Group Stage United States Real Salt Lake 0–1 0–2 3rd
Costa Rica Herediano 0–1 1–2
Chorrillo Group Stage Mexico Monterrey 0–6 0–5 3rd
Guatemala Municipal 1–2 1–2
Season Team Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2013–14 Sporting

San Miguelito

Group Stage Mexico Club América 0–1 0–3 3rd
Costa Rica Alajuelense 1–0 0–2
Arabe Unido Group Stage Trinidad and Tobago W Connection 3–1 2–0 1st
United States Houston Dynamo 1–0 1–2
Quarterfinals Costa Rica Alajuelense 0–2 0–0 0–2
2014–15 Tauro FC Group Stage Jamaica Waterhouse 1–2 1–4 3rd
United States D.C. United 0–1 0–2
Chorrillo Group Stage Mexico Cruz Azul 1–0 0–3 3rd
Costa Rica Alajuelense 1–1 0–1
2015–16 San Francisco Group Stage Mexico Querétaro 2–1 0–2 2nd
Belize Verdes 8–0 1–2
Arabe Unido Group Stage Jamaica Montego Bay United 3–0 2–1 2nd
United States D.C. United 0–1 0–2
2016–17 Plaza Amador Group Stage Costa Rica Herediano 1–1 0–2 3rd
Mexico Tigres UANL 1–0 1–3
Arabe Unido Group Stage Mexico Monterrey 2–1 3–2 1st
Haiti Don Bosco 2–0 5–2
Quarterfinals United States FC Dallas 2–1 0–4 2–5
2018 Tauro FC Round of 16 United States FC Dallas 1–0 2–3 3–3 (a)
Quarterfinals Mexico Club América 1–3 0–4 1–7
2019 Independiente Round of 16 Canada Toronto FC 4–0 1–1 5–1
Quarterfinals United States Sporting Kansas City 2–1 0–3 2–4

CONCACAF League (2017–2021)[edit]

Season Team Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2017 Chorrillo Round of 16 Honduras Honduras Progresso 1–0 1–0 2–0
Quarterfinals Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles 0–1 1–0 0–2
Plaza Amador Round of 16 Jamaica Portmore United 1–0 0–1 1–1 (5–4 p)
Quarterfinals Nicaragua Walter Ferreti 2–1 0–0 2–1
Semifinals Honduras Olimpia 1–7 1–1 2–8
Árabe Unido Round of 16 Trinidad and Tobago Central 3–0 2–1 5–1
Quarterfinals El Salvador Águila 0–1 2–0 2–1
Semifinals Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles 0–0 0–1 0–1
2018 Universitario Round of 16 Nicaragua Diriangén 3–1 4–0 7–1
Quarterfinals Costa Rica Herediano 1–2 0–3 1–4
Tauro Round of 16 Honduras Real España 1–0 1–1 2–1
Quarterfinals Nicaragua Walter Ferreti 3–1 4–0 7–1
Semifinals Honduras Motagua 2–1 0–2 2–3
Árabe Unido Round of 16 Jamaica Arnett Gardens 3–0 1–2 4–2
Quarterfinals El Salvador FAS 3–1 1–0 4–1
Semifinals Costa Rica Herediano 1–0 0–2 1–2
2019 Tauro Round of 16 El Salvador Alianza 1–0 0–2 1–2
Independiente Round of 16 Suriname S.V. Robinhood 2–1 1–1 3–2
Quarterfinals Costa Rica Saprissa 0–0 0–0 0–0
San Francisco Preliminary Round El Salvador Alianza 0–1 1–5 1–6
2020 Tauro Round of 16 Canada Forge FC 1–2 N/A
Independiente Preliminary Round Guatemala Antigua GFC 0–0 (2–4 p) N/A
San Francisco Round of 16 Costa Rica Alajuelense 0–1 N/A
2021 Independiente Round of 16 Canada Forge FC 0–2 0–0 0–2
Plaza Amador Round of 16 Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles 0–2 0–1 0–3
Universitario Preliminary round Martinique Samaritaine N/A 3–0 (w/o)
Round of 16 Honduras Motagua 2–2 0–1 2–3

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