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Puerto Rico
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	El Huracán Azul; (The Blue Hurricane)
Association	Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF; (North America)
Head coach	Jeaustin Campos
Captain	Marco Vélez
Top scorer	Chris Megaloudis (6)
Home stadium	Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
FIFA code	PUR
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	144
Highest	97 (March 1994)
Lowest	202 (November 2004)
First international
	Cuba 1 - 1 Puerto Rico ; (Cuba; November 12, 1940)
Biggest win
	Puerto Rico 4 - 0 Cayman Islands ; (Georgetown, Guyana; March 14, 1993)
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.

History

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]

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.

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]

2008–present

Over the past few years Puerto Rico has began 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]

Tournament results

CONCACAF Championship

1963 to 1971 - Did not enter
1973 - Did not qualify
1977 to 1981 - Did not enter
1985 to 1989 - Did not qualify

Caribbean Cup

1989 - Did not enter
1991 - Group Stage
1992 - Did not enter
1993 - Quarter finals
1994 - Preliminary Round
1995 - Group Stage
1996 - Did not enter
1997 - Withdrew
1998 - Group Stage
1999 - Group Stage
2001 - Preliminary Round
2005 - Group Stage
2007 to 2008 - Did not enter
2010 - 2nd Preliminary Round

Gold Cup

1991 to 1993 - Did not enter
1996 - Did not qualify
1998 - Did not enter
2000 - Did not qualify
2003 - Did not enter
2005 - Did not qualify
2007 to 2009 - Did not enter
2011 - Did not qualify

Pan American Games

1951 - 1975 - Did not compete
1979 - Round 2 (5th Place)
1983 - 2007 - Did not compete

Central American and Caribbean Games

1946 - 2010 - Did not compete

World Cup

1950 - 2010 - Did not qualify

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

After a very long absence, the Puerto Rican national team re-emerged on January 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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2014 World Cub qualifiers for the August 28 to September 7 games. Caps and goals correct as of October 26, 2010.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Terry Boss	(1981-09-01) 1 September 1981 (age 42)	6	0	Seattle Sounders
	1GK	Gabriel Gonzalez		0	0	Bayamon FC

6	2DF	Alexis Rivera	(1982-10-29) 29 October 1982 (age 41)	11	0	Puerto Rico Islanders
12	2DF	John Krause	(1983-11-11) 11 November 1983 (age 40)	5	1	Carolina Railhawks
17	2DF	Cristian Arrieta	(1979-09-18) 18 September 1979 (age 44)	6	1	Fort Lauderdale Strikers
	2DF	Richard Martínez	(1988-04-02) 2 April 1988 (age 36)	6	0	Puerto Rico Islanders
	2DF	Scott Jones	(1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 40)	0	0	Puerto Rico Islanders
	2DF	Juan Velez		0	0	Bayamon FC
	2DF	Scott Horta		2	0	Free Agent
	2DF	Jorge Rodriguez		0	0	University of Hartford

5	3MF	Noah Delgado	(1979-12-30) 30 December 1979 (age 44)	8	1	Puerto Rico Islanders
7	3MF	Tyler Wilson	(1989-05-26) 26 May 1989 (age 35)	5	0	Puerto Rico Islanders
8	3MF	Andrés Cabrero	(1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 35)	10	1	Bayamon FC
10	3MF	Petter Villegas	(1975-11-15) 15 November 1975 (age 48)	11	3	Puerto Rico Islanders
16	3MF	Isaac Nieves	(1982-01-06) 6 January 1982 (age 42)	9	1	Bayamon FC
	3MF	Andres Perez		0	0	Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
	3MF	Alvaro Betancourt		0	0	Guaynabo FC

11	4FW	Chris Megaloudis	(1982-11-23) 23 November 1982 (age 41)	11	5	FC New York
19	4FW	Héctor Ramos	(1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 34)	5	0	Criollos de Caguas

Recent results and upcoming fixtures

Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers
16 January 2008	Friendly	Hamilton	Bermuda	2:0	Taylor Graham, Andrés Cabrero
18 January 2008	Friendly	Hamilton	Bermuda	1:0	Noah Delgado
27 January 2008	Friendly	Bayamon	Trinidad and Tobago	2:2	Chris Megaloudis, Petter Villegas
27 March 2008	2010 FIFA Qualifiers	Bayamon	Dominican Republic	1:0	Petter Villegas
4 June 2008	2010 FIFA Qualifiers	San Pedro Sula	Honduras	0:4
15 June 2008	2010 FIFA Qualifiers	Bayamon	Honduras	2:2	Chris Megaloudis, Petter Villegas
2 October 2010	2010 Caribbean Championship	Bayamon	Anguilla	3:1	Josh Hansen, Chris Megaloudis (2)
4 October 2010	2010 Caribbean Championship	Bayamon	Saint-Martin	2:0	John Krause, Cristian Arrieta
6 October 2010	2010 Caribbean Championship	Bayamon	Cayman Islands	2:0	Chris Megaloudis, Gadiel Figueroa
22 October 2010	2010 Caribbean Championship	St. George's	Grenada	1:3	Isaac Nieves
24 October 2010	2010 Caribbean Championship	St. George's	Guadeloupe	2:3	Petter Villegas, Chris Megaloudis
26 October 2010	2010 Caribbean Championship	St. George's	St. Kitts and Nevis	0:1
2 September 2011	2014 FIFA Qualifiers	St. Kitts and Nevis	St. Kitts and Nevis
6 September 2011	2014 FIFA Qualifiers	Puerto Rico	Canada
7 October 2011	2014 FIFA Qualifiers	Puerto Rico	St. Kitts and Nevis
11 October 2011	2014 FIFA Qualifiers	Canada	Canada
11 November 2011	2014 FIFA Qualifiers	Saint Lucia	Saint Lucia
15 November 2011	2014 FIFA Qualifiers	Puerto Rico	Saint Lucia

Coaches

Jeaustin Campos (2011-)
Colin Clarke (2007-2011)
Víctor Hugo Barros (2004)
Toribio Rojas (2002–2003)
Raúl Marchant
Raimundo Gatinho (2000)
Oscar Rosa (1992)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Puerto Rico - List of International Matches". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
^ Lewis, Michael (February 2001). "Now You See Him". Soccer Digest. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
^ "Primerahora.com". Primerahora.com. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
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^ "Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol". Fedefutbolpr.com. Retrieved 2010-06-30. ^{[dead link]}
^ Esteban Pagán Rivera (2008-06-14). "¡Histórica demostración de Puerto Rico!" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Retrieved 2008-06-17. ^{[dead link]}

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)

[rsssf.com-1] "Puerto Rico - List of International Matches". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2010-06-30.

[2] Lewis, Michael (February 2001). "Now You See Him". Soccer Digest. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2007-12-10.

[3] "Primerahora.com". Primerahora.com. Retrieved 2010-06-30.

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[5] "Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol". Fedefutbolpr.com. Retrieved 2010-06-30. ^{[dead link]}

[6] Esteban Pagán Rivera (2008-06-14). "¡Histórica demostración de Puerto Rico!" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. Retrieved 2008-06-17. ^{[dead link]}

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