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 | |
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | |
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) |
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| Head coach | Jeaustin Campos | |
| Captain | Marco Vélez | |
| Most caps | Chris Megaloudis (13) | |
| Top scorer | Chris Megaloudis (7) | |
| Home stadium | Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel | |
| FIFA code | PUR | |
| FIFA ranking | 134 | |
| Highest FIFA ranking | 97 (March 1994) | |
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 202 (November 2004) | |
| Elo ranking | 175 | |
| Highest Elo ranking | 171 (21-25 May 1993) | |
| Lowest Elo ranking | 201 (3 February 2001, 21 July 2002) | |
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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)  Puerto Rico 4–0 Saint Lucia  (Bayamón, Puerto Rico; November 11, 2011) |
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| Biggest defeat | ||
 Neth. Antilles 15–0 Puerto Rico (Venezuela; January 15, 1959) |
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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 is a member of the Caribbean Football Union, part of the CONCACAF.
They are managed by the Costa Rican Jeaustin Campos.
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[edit] History
[edit] 1940–1992
Puerto Rico's first international match was against Cuba in which they drew 1–1. They did not record a win until a 3–0 result in 1970 against the Bahamas. In 1972 Puerto Rico recorded a 1–0 win against Panama in a friendly. Wins between the '80s and '90s were mainly against the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, and Martinique.[1]
[edit] Chris Armas Years (1993–1994)
Chris Armas played for Puerto Rico in the 1993 Caribbean Cup. In the tournament Puerto Rico established a 4 game win streak as well as not conceding a goal in those 4 games.[1] 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,[2] for whom he has since been capped over fifty times.
[edit] 1995–2007
Puerto Rico did not record a win, and had only 4 draws. During this time the team almost dropped all the way down in the FIFA Rankings as they went to 202.[1]
[edit] 2008–present
Over the past few years Puerto Rico has begun to emerge as a contender, like they were in the 1990s. In 2008, they drew with the Caribbean giants Trinidad and Tobago. They also won for the first time since 1994 when they beat the Dominican Republic in the first round of World Cup qualifiers. Although they lost the first leg 4–0 to Central American powerhouse Honduras, they fought a 2–2 tie in the home leg in the second round. The Puerto Rican Football Federation has announced plans that would allow them to participate in the next editions of the Caribbean Cup and Gold Cup.[3]
Puerto Rico were supposed to make their debut in the 21st Central American and Caribbean Games in 2010 on home soil in Mayagüez, but due to the controversy of CONCACAF not approving the stadiums, the team couldn't compete in football event. The team was supposed to play in Venezuela instead but due to the lack of teams, the male event was cancelled.[4]
On August 15, The Puerto Rican national team will make history when they face world champions Spain in an international friendly. This will be the first time the team face a World Cup winning team.
[edit] Tournament results
[edit] Caribbean Cup
- 1991 – Group Stage
- 1993 – Quarter finals
- 1994 – Preliminary Round
- 1995 – Group Stage
- 1997 – Withdrew
- 1998 – Group Stage
- 1999 – Group Stage
- 2001 – Preliminary Round
- 2005 – Group Stage
- 2010 – 2nd Preliminary Round
[edit] Gold Cup
[edit] Pan American Games
- 1979 – Round 2 (5th Place)
[edit] World Cup
- 1930 to 1970 – Did not enter
- 1974 – Did not qualify
- 1978 to 1982 – Did not enter
- 1986 to 2002 – Did not qualify
- 2006 – Did not enter
- 2010 to 2014 – Did not qualify
[edit] Current squad
The following players were called up for a Friendly matches vs Nicaragua on February 24 and February 26.
