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Puerto Rico
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)El Huracán Azul
(The Blue Hurricane)
AssociationFederación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF
(North America)
Head coachCosta Rica Jeaustin Campos
CaptainMarco Vélez
Top scorerChris Megaloudis (6)
Home stadiumEstadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
FIFA codePUR
First colours
FIFA ranking
Current144
Highest97 (March 1994)
Lowest202 (November 2004)
First international
Cuba Cuba 1 – 1 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
(Cuba; November 12, 1940)
Biggest win
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 4 – 0 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands
(Georgetown, Guyana; March 14, 1993)
Biggest defeat
Netherlands Antilles Neth. Antilles 15 – 0 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
(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

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

Gold Cup

  • 1991 to 2011 – Did not enter or Did not qualify

Pan American Games

  • 1979 – Round 2 (5th Place)

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 from competitions, the Puertorican national team is back on his feet on August 2011 with new Costarican head 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 they will play from September to November this phase.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches vs Saint Kitts and Nevis on September 2 and vs Canada on September 6. Caps and goals correct as of September 2, 2011.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Terry Boss (1981-09-01) 1 September 1981 (age 43) 7 0 United States Seattle Sounders
13 1GK Gabriel Gonzalez (1986-12-30) 30 December 1986 (age 37) 0 0 Puerto Rico Bayamon FC
6 2DF Alexis Rivera (1982-10-29) 29 October 1982 (age 42) 12 0 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
12 2DF John Krause (1983-11-11) 11 November 1983 (age 41) 6 1 United States Carolina Railhawks
17 2DF Cristian Arrieta (1979-09-18) 18 September 1979 (age 45) 7 1 United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers
3 2DF Richard Martínez (1988-04-02) 2 April 1988 (age 36) 7 0 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
2 2DF Scott Jones (1983-09-22) 22 September 1983 (age 41) 1 0 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
19 2DF Juan Velez (1989-12-05) 5 December 1989 (age 34) 0 0 Puerto Rico Bayamon FC
15 2DF Scott Horta (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988 (age 36) 3 0 Free Agent
16 2DF Jorge Rodriguez (1990-03-08) 8 March 1990 (age 34) 1 0 United States University of Hartford
5 3MF Noah Delgado (1979-12-30) 30 December 1979 (age 44) 9 1 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
7 3MF Tyler Wilson (1989-05-26) 26 May 1989 (age 35) 6 0 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
8 3MF Andrés Cabrero (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 35) 10 1 Puerto Rico Bayamon FC
10 3MF Petter Villegas (1975-11-15) 15 November 1975 (age 48) 12 3 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Islanders
16 3MF Isaac Nieves (1982-01-06) 6 January 1982 (age 42) 9 1 Puerto Rico Bayamon FC
14 3MF Andres Perez (1988-05-10) 10 May 1988 (age 36) 1 0 Puerto Rico Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
20 3MF Alvaro Betancourt (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Puerto Rico Conquistadores de Guaynabo
11 4FW Chris Megaloudis (1982-11-23) 23 November 1982 (age 41) 12 5 United States FC New York
18 4FW Héctor Ramos (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 34) 6 0 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas FC

Recent results and upcoming fixtures

Date Tournament Location Opponent Result Scorers
2 October 2010 2010 Caribbean Championship Puerto Rico Bayamon Anguilla Anguilla 3:1 Josh Hansen, Chris Megaloudis (2)
4 October 2010 2010 Caribbean Championship Puerto Rico Bayamon France Saint-Martin 2:0 John Krause, Cristian Arrieta
6 October 2010 2010 Caribbean Championship Puerto Rico Bayamon Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 2:0 Chris Megaloudis, Gadiel Figueroa
22 October 2010 2010 Caribbean Championship Grenada St. George's Grenada Grenada 1:3 Isaac Nieves
24 October 2010 2010 Caribbean Championship Grenada St. George's Guadeloupe Guadeloupe 2:3 Petter Villegas, Chris Megaloudis
26 October 2010 2010 Caribbean Championship Grenada St. George's Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis 0:1
2 September 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Saint Kitts and Nevis Basseterre Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis 0:0
6 September 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Puerto Rico Bayamon Canada Canada 0:3
7 October 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Puerto Rico Bayamon Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis
11 October 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Canada Toronto Canada Canada
11 November 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Saint Lucia Vieux Fort Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
15 November 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Puerto Rico Bayamon Saint Lucia Saint Lucia

Coaches

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.
  4. ^ [1]
  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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