The Panama women's national flag football team represents Panama in women's international flag football competitions. The team is governed by the American Football Federation of Panama. As of 2025, the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) rank the Panama women's team 12th worldwide.
The team has won two medals at the IFAF Flag Football World Championship â a gold medal in 2016 and a silver medal in 2018 â as well as a bronze medal at the 2022 World Games and a gold medal at the 2025 Central American Games.
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Panama made its debut at the IFAF Flag Football World Championship in 2012. The roster consisted of: Karina Arenas, Diana Bayard, Maricell Campbell, Kendra Chavarria, Luciley DÃÂaz, Rejane Riquelme, Tracy Roberts, Katherine Russel, Verónica Salas, Joan Tenorio, Eucaris Valderrama, and Verónica Vega. After losing their first game against Austria, Panama defeated Sweden, 25âÂÂ6, for their first World Championship victory. They went on to lose to Germany, Mexico, and Brazil to go 1âÂÂ4 in pool play. In the round robin placement round, Panama beat Brazil and lost to both Denmark and Italy, finishing in 12th place.
In 2014, Panama went 3âÂÂ3 in pool play. After losing to Canada in the quarterfinals, Panama competed in the placement round, where they lost to France before beating Italy to finish in seventh place.
In 2016, Panama won their first gold medal at the IFAF World Championship. After going 4âÂÂ1 in pool play, they defeated Israel in the quarterfinals, Mexico in the semifinals, and Austria in the final. ÃÂngela Evans was named the tournament MVP.
Panama hosted the 2018 edition at the Estadio Maracaná in Panama City. They went 5âÂÂ0 in pool play, and then defeated Denmark in the quarterfinals and Mexico in the semifinals. Panama lost to the United States in the final in front of 2,000 hometown fans.
Flag football made its debut in the multi-disciplinary sports event World Games for the 2022 edition held in Birmingham, Alabama. The tournament was hosted at Birmingham's Legion Field and was held from July 10 to 14.
The Panama team comprised: Valerie Castillero, Andrea Castillo, Orlanda Castro, Leslie del Cid, ÃÂngela Evans, Maria de Lourdes Gallimore, Arlen Hernández, Ana Paula de León, Ayin RodrÃÂguez, MarÃÂa RodrÃÂguez, Tatiana dos Santos, and Thaymiluz Santos.
Panama went 2âÂÂ1 in pool play, beating France and Denmark and losing to the United States. They then defeated Italy in the quarterfinals before losing to Mexico in the semifinals. In the bronze medal game, Panama beat Austria, 40âÂÂ19, with Orlanda Castro throwing four touchdown passes; it was Panama's only medal at the Games.
Flag football made its debut at the regional Central American Games in 2025. The tournament was hosted at the in Panama City. Panama won the gold medal after a dominant performance, outscoring their opponents 349 to 7. They went 4âÂÂ0 in pool play before defeating Honduras 60âÂÂ0 in the semifinals and Guatemala 34âÂÂ0 in the gold medal game.