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Revision as of 17:54, 26 August 2016

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Puerto Rico women's national football team.

Puerto Rico
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)[El Huracán Azul] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (The Blue Hurricane)
AssociationPuerto Rican Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachCarlos García Cantarero
CaptainEmmanuel D'Andrea
Most capsAlexis Rivera and Héctor Ramos (30)
Top scorerHéctor Ramos (17)
Home stadiumEstadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
FIFA codePUR
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current114 Decrease 2 (11 August 2016)
Highest97 (March 1994)
Lowest202 (November 2004)
First international
 Cuba 1–1 Puerto Rico 
(Havana, Cuba; November 12, 1940)
Biggest win
 Puerto Rico 9–0 Saint Martin 
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; September 9, 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands Antilles 15–0 Puerto Rico 
(Caracas, Venezuela; January 15, 1959)

The Puerto Rico national football team (Template:Lang-es) is the national team of Puerto Rico and is controlled by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF). Puerto Rico's national football team is a member of the Caribbean Football Union, part of CONCACAF.

History

1940–1990

Puerto Rico's first international match was against Cuba in 1940 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 without conceding a goal.[1] The competition was not then recognized by FIFA and so his five matches were considered friendlies. As a result, he was later allowed to switch his allegiance to the United States of America,[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 dropped down in the FIFA Rankings to 202nd.[1]

Puerto Rico playing against Spain.

2008–2015

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 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 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 the football event. The team was supposed to play in Venezuela instead but due to the lack of teams, the male event was cancelled.[4]

Puerto Rico faced World and European champion Spain in a friendly on August 15, 2012, losing 2–1 in the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. On June 5, 2015, Puerto Rico played a friendly against Bermuda their last friendly before the World Cup qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup ending in a 1–1 draw. After losing to Grenada 2–1 in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers round 2 Puerto Rico's Interim coach Jose 'Cukito' Martinez resigned and a few days later the Uruguayan Carlos Avedissian solved his visa problems and could finally arrive as the head coach of the national team. On December 11, 2015, Puerto Rico played a friendly against MLS team New York City FC losing 2–1.

2016–present

On May 22, 2016, Puerto Rico played a friendly match against the United States for the first time ever ending in a 3–1 loss. They advanced for the first time to the third round of the 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification when they defeated Grenada and Antigua and Barbuda in the second round, only two games away for reaching the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the first time.

Tournament results

Caribbean Cup

Gold Cup

  • 1991 to 2015 – Did not enter or Did not qualify
  • 2017 – To be determined

Pan American Games

  • 1979 – Round 2 (5th Place)

World Cup

Coaching staff

Role Name Start date
Head coach Spain Carlos García Cantarero July 29, 2016
Assistant coach Spain David Guillemat August 19, 2016
Assistant coach Puerto Rico José Martínez August 19, 2016
Goalkeeper coach Puerto Rico
Fitness coach Puerto Rico

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against the Dominican Republic and India in August and September 2016:
Caps and goals updated as of June 9, 2016 after the match against Antigua and Barbuda.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Matthew Sánchez (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 30) 8 0 United States Loyola Greyhounds
1GK Jose Arroyo (1996-04-04) 4 April 1996 (age 28) 0 0 United States Nittany Lions
1GK Christopher Echevarría (1994-11-19) 19 November 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Puerto Rico Metropolitan
2DF Emmanuel D'Andrea (Captain) (1995-01-20) 20 January 1995 (age 29) 11 1 Spain San Fernando
2DF Alexis Rivera (1982-10-29) 29 October 1982 (age 42) 30 0 Puerto Rico Bayamón
2DF Juan Vélez (1989-12-05) 5 December 1989 (age 35) 7 0 Puerto Rico Club Atlético Fajardo
2DF Elliot Vélez (1988-04-24) 24 April 1988 (age 36) 4 0 Puerto Rico Criollos de Caguas
2DF Marcos Martínez (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 32) 7 0 Puerto Rico Club Atlético Fajardo
2DF Luis Lorenzo (1993-03-03) 3 March 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Puerto Rico Club Atlético Fajardo
3MF Jeremy Hall (1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 (age 36) 3 0 United States Sacramento Republic
3MF Andrés Cabrero (1989-01-04) 4 January 1989 (age 35) 27 4 Finland Kultsu
3MF Juan Coca (1993-05-31) 31 May 1993 (age 31) 10 2 Finland Kultsu
3MF David Cabán (1993-03-30) 30 March 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Sweden Ånge
3MF Samuel Soto (1992-08-11) 11 August 1992 (age 32) 15 0 Puerto Rico Metropolitan
4FW Mike Ramos (1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 (age 29) United States Kitsap Pumas
4FW Héctor Ramos (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 34) 30 17 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
4FW Joseph Marrero (1993-04-09) 9 April 1993 (age 31) 24 6 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
4FW Jorge Rivera (1996-03-24) 24 March 1996 (age 28) 5 1 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Johnny Santana (1989-04-23) 23 April 1989 (age 35) 0 0 Unattached v.  Guyana; March 29, 2016
GK Alessandro Salvatore (1987-03-31) 31 March 1987 (age 37) 2 0 Unattached v. New York City, December 11, 2015
GK Bryant Velázquez (1997-01-17) 17 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 United States Western Nebraska Community College v.  Antigua and Barbuda; June 4, 2016
DF Jason Hernandez (1983-08-26) 26 August 1983 (age 41) 1 0 United States New York City v.  Antigua and Barbuda; June 4, 2016
DF Cristian Arrieta Injured (1979-09-18) 18 September 1979 (age 45) 22 5 United States F.A. Euro v. New York City FC, December 11, 2015
DF Patrick Lopez (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 31) 1 0 United States Miami City v.  United States; May 22, 2016
DF Felix Dawson (1994-01-27) 27 January 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Unattached v. New York City, December 11, 2015
DF Alberto Montesino (1993-06-21) 21 June 1993 (age 31) 2 0 Puerto Rico Atléticos de Levittown v. New York City, December 11, 2015
DF Carlos Rosario (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 30) 7 0 Puerto Rico Bayamón v.  Guyana; March 29, 2016
DF Christian Abreu 1 0 Puerto Rico Guayanilla Pumas v.  Antigua and Barbuda; June 4, 2016
MF Manolo Sanchez (1991-11-10) 10 November 1991 (age 33) 3 0 United States San Antonio v.  Antigua and Barbuda; June 4, 2016
MF Alex Oikkonen (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 30) 8 2 Finland Kultsu v. New York City, December 11, 2015
MF Darren Rios (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 (age 29) 1 0 United States FIU Golden Panthers v.  United States; May 22, 2016
MF Carlos Clark (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) 3 0 United States Albany Great Danes v.  Antigua and Barbuda; June 4, 2016
MF Michael Fernández Injured (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 (age 30) 7 0 Puerto Rico Bayamón v.  United States; May 22, 2016
FW Olvin Ortiz (1990-11-28) 28 November 1990 (age 34) 4 2 Puerto Rico Yabuco v.  Antigua and Barbuda; June 4, 2016
FW Dennis Beltré 2 0 Puerto Rico Don Bosco v.  Guyana; March 29, 2016
FW Reid Strain Injured (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Costa Rica Aserrí v.  Guyana; March 29, 2016
FW Luis Betancur (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29) 1 1 United States FIU Golden Panthers v.  Antigua and Barbuda; June 4, 2016
  • PRE = Preliminary squad
  • Injured = Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
  • WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons

Results and fixtures

Main article: Puerto Rico national football team schedule and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

2016

March 26 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification Anguilla  0–4  Puerto Rico The Valley, Anguilla
Report Coca 16', 53'
Rivera 42'
Ortiz 62'		 Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
March 29 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification Puerto Rico  0–1  Guyana Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Report Austin 60' Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Referee: Rodphin Harris (Trinidad and Tobago)
May 22 Friendly Puerto Rico  1–3  United States Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Betancur 41' Report Ream 20'
Wood 34'
Arriola 55'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Referee: Kimball Ward (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
June 1 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification Grenada  3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		  Puerto Rico St. Geroge's, Grenada
John-Brown 3', 27'
Phillip 38'		 Report Ramos 44' (pen.), 54'
Ortiz 86'		 Stadium: Grenada National Stadium
Referee: Wilson Dacosta (Bahamas)
Penalties
J. Renniesoccer ball with check mark
Georgesoccer ball with check mark
Andall soccer ball with check mark
Phillip soccer ball with red X
Charles soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Ramos
soccer ball with check mark Rivera
soccer ball with check markSánchez
soccer ball with check mark Ortiz
June 4 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification Puerto Rico  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Antigua and Barbuda Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Ramos 5', 115' Report Blackstock 35' Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Referee: Sandy Vásquez (Dominican Republic)
August 28 Friendly Dominican Republic  v  Puerto Rico San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Stadium: Estadio Panamericano
August 30 Friendly Puerto Rico  v  Dominican Republic Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
September 3 Friendly India  v  Puerto Rico Mumbai, India
Stadium: Andheri Sports Complex
October 8 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification Antigua and Barbuda  v  Puerto Rico North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda
Stadium: Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
October 11 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification Puerto Rico  v  Curaçao Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium

Records

Most capped players

As of June 9, 2016
Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Alexis Rivera 2004– 30 0
Héctor Ramos 2010– 30 17
2 Andrés Cabrero 2008– 27 5
3 Joseph Marrero 2011– 24 6
4 Noah Delgado 2008–2012 23 3
5 Cristian Arrieta 2010– 22 5
6 Chris Megaloudis 2008–2012 20 6
7 Andrés Pérez 2011–2015 19 0
8 Richard Martinez 2008–2012 17 0
Tyler Wilson 2010–2012 17 0
9 John Krause 2010–2012 16 1

Top goalscorers

As of June 9, 2016
# Name Career Goals Caps
1 Héctor Ramos 2010– 17 30
2 Joseph Marrero 2011– 6 24
Chris Megaloudis 2008–2012 6 20
3 Cristian Arrieta 2010– 5 22
4 Andrés Cabrero 2008– 4 27
5 Josh Hansen 2010–2012 3 9
Noah Delgado 2008–2012 3 22
Petter Villegas 2008–2011 3 14
Raphael Ortiz 2000–2010 3 11
6 Juan Coca 2012– 2 10
Alex Oikkonen 2011– 2 8
Olvin Ortiz 2016– 2 4
Isaac Nieves 2004–2010 2 9

Managers

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]
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