Puerto Rico national football team
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| Nickname(s) | El Huracán Azul (The Blue Hurricane) |
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| Association | Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) |
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| Head coach |  Colin Clarke |
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| Captain | Marco Vélez | ||
| FIFA code | PUR | ||
| FIFA ranking | 166 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 97 (March 1994) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 202 (November 2004) | ||
| Elo ranking | 186 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Cuba 1 - 1 Puerto Rico  (Cuba; November 12, 1940) |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Puerto Rico 4 - 0 Cayman Islands  (Georgetown, Guyana; March 14, 1993) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Neth. Antilles 15 - 0 Puerto Rico (Venezuela; January 15, 1959) |
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| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
The Puerto Rico national football team is the national team of Puerto Rico and is controlled by Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol. Puerto Rico's national football team entered the qualification for the 2010 World Cup, advancing to the second round by defeating the Dominican Republic.
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[edit] History
The first game they played was against Cuba in which they drew 1-1. Chris Armas played for Puerto Rico in the 1993 Shell Caribbean Cup. The competition was not then recognized by FIFA and so his five matches were classed as friendlies. He was therefore later allowed to switch his allegiance to the USA,[1] for whom he has since been capped over fifty times. Over the past few years Puerto Rico has begun to emerge as a contender again like they were in the 90's. In 2008 during qualifiers they tied the Caribbean powerhouse Trinidad and Tobago. They also won for the first time since 1994 when they beat the Dominican Republic. Although they lost the first leg 4:0 to Central American powerhouse Honduras, they fought to a 2:2 tie on the home leg. This marked the future of Puerto Rican soccer.
[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
After a very long absence, the Puerto Rican national team re-emerged on Jan. 16, 2008, with a 2-0 victory in a friendly against Bermuda. This friendly was played in preparation for a World Cup Qualifier against the Dominican Republic scheduled for the 26th of March, 2008. Until this two-game sweep against the Bermuda national team, Puerto Rico's most recent victory was 1-0 against Barbados in 1994. The second game of this friendly series was won by Puerto Rico, with a score of 1-0. Following this the team participated in the last preparatory game before participating in a CONCACAF qualificatory. This game was against Trinidad and Tobago, a team that had participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The final outcome was a 2-2 draw, Puerto Rico scored the first two goals in the game's first half, and on the second half Trinidad and Tobago tied the game with a goal in the closing minutes of the period.[2] During Puerto Rico's opponent during the first round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF First Round was the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico advanced to the second round by defeating the Dominican Republic by 1-0. Their opponent during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round was Honduras who won the first game of the series by 4-0. Puerto Rico concluded their participation with a 2-2 draw against Honduras.[3]
[edit] CONCACAF Championship record
- 1963 to 1971 - Did not enter
- 1973 - Did not qualify
- 1977 - Did not enter
- 1981 - Did not enter
- 1985 - Did not qualify
- 1989 - Did not qualify
[edit] Caribbean Cup
- 1989 to 1996 - Did not qualify
- 1991 - Did not enter
- 1992 - Did not enter
- 1993 - Did not enter
- 1994 - Did not enter
- 1995 - Did not enter
- 1996 - Did not enter
- 1991 - Did not enter
- 1998 - Did not enter
- 1999 - Did not enter
- 2001 - Did not enter
- 2005 - Group Stage
- 2007 - Did not enter
- 2008 - Did not enter
[edit] Gold Cup record
- 1991 to 1996 - Did not qualify
- 1998 - Did not enter
- 2000 - Did not qualify
- 2003 - Did not enter
- 2005 - Did not qualify
- 2007 - Did not enter
- 2009 - Did not enter
[edit] Pan American Games record
[edit] Recent results and upcoming fixtures
| Date | Tournament | Location | Opponent | Result | Scorers |
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| 15 June, 2008 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round |  Puerto Rico |
 Honduras |
2:2 | David Suazo, Chris Megaloudis, Petter Villegas, Wilson Palacios |
| 4 June, 2008 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Second Round | Honduras |
Honduras |
0:4 | Julio César de León, Wilson Palacios, David Suazo (2 Goals) |
| 27 March, 2008 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF First Round | Puerto Rico |
 Dominican Republic |
1:0 | Petter Villegas |
| 27 January, 2008 | Friendly | Puerto Rico |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
2:2 | Chris Megaloudis, ? |
| 18 January, 2008 | Friendly |  Bermuda |
Bermuda |
1:0 | Noah Delgado |
| 16 January, 2008 | Friendly | Bermuda |
Bermuda |
2:0 | [[]] |
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Honduras on 14 June 2008. Caps and goals correct as of July 2009.
[edit] 2009 Under 20 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Puerto Rico 0 - 1 Jamaica 
Cayman Islands 2 - 3 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1 - 2 Bermuda [edit] List of Coaches
[edit] References
- ^ Lewis, Michael (February 2001). "Now You See Him". Soccer Digest. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FCN/is_6_23/ai_69057380. Retrieved on 2007-12-10.
- ^ Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol
- ^ Esteban Pagán Rivera (2008-06-14). "¡Histórica demostración de Puerto Rico!" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. http://www.primerahora.com/noticia/otros/acciondeportiva/¡historica_demostracion_de_puerto_rico!/200888. Retrieved on 2008-06-17.
[edit] External links
- Puerto Rico page at FIFA
- Puerto Rico List of International Matches at RSSSF
- Football in Puerto Rico (in Spanish)
- Puerto Rican FA (in Spanish)
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