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| First game = {{flagicon|Cuba}} [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]] 1 - 1 Puerto Rico {{flagicon|Puerto Rico|1912}}<br>([[Cuba]]; November 12, 1940) |
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| Largest win = {{flagicon|Puerto Rico|1952}} Puerto Rico 4 - 0 [[Cayman Islands national football team|Cayman Islands]] {{flagicon|Cayman Islands}}<br>([[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]]; March 14, 1993) |
| Largest win = {{flagicon|Puerto Rico|1952}} Puerto Rico 4 - 0 [[Cayman Islands national football team|Cayman Islands]] {{flagicon|Cayman Islands}}<br>([[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[Guyana]]; March 14, 1993) |
Revision as of 20:35, 31 August 2011
Shirt badge/Association crest | ||
Nickname(s) | El Huracán Azul (The Blue Hurricane) | |
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Association | Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol | |
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | |
Head coach | ![]() | |
Captain | Marco Vélez | |
Top scorer | Chris Megaloudis (6) | |
Home stadium | Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel | |
FIFA code | PUR | |
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FIFA ranking | ||
Current | 144 | |
Highest | 97 (March 1994) | |
Lowest | 202 (November 2004) | |
First international | ||
![]() ![]() (Cuba; November 12, 1940) | ||
Biggest win | ||
![]() ![]() (Georgetown, Guyana; March 14, 1993) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
![]() ![]() (Venezuela; January 15, 1959) |
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
Central American and Caribbean Games
World Cup
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]
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
After some long months off comptitions , the Puerto Rican national team is back on his feet on August 2011 with new costarican coach Jeaustin Campos. Little changes have been made on the squad at the moment leaving most of the players who played the 2010 FIFA World Cup Quialifiers in 2008. The Puerto Rico Team will begin the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in the second round of the CONCACAF region the will play from September to November this fase.
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.
Recent results and upcoming fixtures
Coaches
Jeaustin Campos (2011-)
Colin Clarke (2007-2011)
Víctor Hugo Barros (2004)
Toribio Rojas (2002–2003)
Raúl Marchant
Raimundo Gatinho (2000)
Oscar Rosa (1992)
See also
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.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "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)