Puerto Rico women's national football team

The Puerto Rico women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de Puerto Rico) is governed by the Puerto Rican Football Federation (FPF).

Puerto Rico
Nickname(s)Las Boricuas
(The Boricuas)
AssociationPuerto Rican Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachNat González
CaptainKarina Socarrás
Most capsKarina Socarrás (23)
Top scorerKarina Socarrás (20)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codePUR
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current 107 (25 March 2022)[1]
Highest91 (24 March 2017)
Lowest123 (2014)
First international
 Canada 21–0 Puerto Rico 
(Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada; 28 August 1998)
Biggest win
 Puerto Rico 12–0 Grenada 
(Bayamón, Puerto Rico; 21 August 2015)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Canada 21–0 Puerto Rico 
(Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada; 28 August 1998)
CONCACAF W Championship
Appearances1 (first in 1998)
Best resultGroup stage, 1998

History

On 30 August 2018, in a home friendly versus Argentina, players staged a protest against the Puerto Rican Football Federation over alleged lack of support and lack of financial transparency.[3][4]

Team image

Nicknames

The Puerto Rico women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "Las Boricuas (The Boricuas)".

Home stadium

Puerto Rico plays its home matches among various stadiums.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2021

12 June International friendly Uruguay  5–1  Puerto Rico Maldonado, Uruguay
Pizarro 5'
Aquino 15', 30'
Bermúdez 34'
Suárez 59'
Report (AUF)
Report (Soccerway)
Farías 57' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Domingo Burgueño
20 October International friendly Puerto Rico  6–1  Guyana Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Cotto 14'
Socarrás 28', 35'
Cox 47'
Driesse 76'
Rivera 88'
Report (FPF) Vincent 59' Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
23 October International friendly Puerto Rico  2–1  Guyana Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Driesse 2'
Muetterties 83'
Report (FPF) Narine 27' Stadium: Estadio Centroamericano
Referee: Janeishka Cabán (Puerto Rico)

2022

Head-to-head record

As of 19 February 2022
Team Pld W D L GF GA
 Anguilla 2 2 0 0 19 0
 Argentina 2 0 1 1 1 4
 Aruba 2 2 0 0 14 0
 Antigua and Barbuda 2 2 0 0 12 0
 Barbados 1 1 0 0 1 0
 Bermuda 1 1 0 0 5 1
 Bolivia 2 0 0 2 2 4
 Canada 1 0 0 1 0 21
 Cayman Islands 1 1 0 0 4 0
 Costa Rica 1 0 0 1 0 9
 Cuba 2 0 1 1 5 6
 Dominica 1 1 0 0 6 0
 Dominican Republic 4 1 2 1 3 5
 Grenada 1 1 0 0 12 0
 Guatemala 4 1 1 2 3 10
 Guyana 3 3 0 0 9 2
 Haiti 6 2 0 4 4 15
 Jamaica 3 0 0 3 1 21
 Martinique 2 0 1 1 1 9
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 6
 Nicaragua 1 1 0 0 3 1
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 1 0 0 7 0
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 2 0 0 9 0
 Suriname 1 1 0 0 6 1
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 1 0 2 2 3
 United States 1 0 0 1 0 10
 Uruguay 2 0 0 2 1 8
 U.S. Virgin Islands 1 1 0 0 4 0
 Venezuela 1 0 1 0 1 1
Total 55 25 7 23 135 137

Staff

Coaching staff

As of September 13, 2021
RoleName
Head coach Nat González
Assistant coach Joseph Tedesco
Assistant coach Alejandro Laín
Goalkeeper coach Sebastián Uranga

Manager history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the matches against Antigua and Barbuda and Anguilla on February 16 and 19, 2022, respectively.[5]

Caps and goals are current as of June 16, 2019, after the match against  Bolivia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeeper
1 1GK Cristina Roque (2001-11-06) November 6, 2001 2 0 Florida State Seminoles
12 1GK JLo Varada (2003-02-02) February 2, 2003 3 0 Florida Gators
1GK Alondra Iriarte 0 0 Bayamón FC
1GK Shamira Ortiz 0 0 Metropolitan FA
Defender
2 2DF Adriana Font (1998-04-21) April 21, 1998 11 0 Caribbean Stars
3 2DF Nickolette Driesse (1994-11-08) November 8, 1994 3 1 Unattached
6 2DF Ángela Díaz (1999-11-28) November 28, 1999 2 4 Caribbean Stars
11 2DF Jazmine Méndez 0 0 UC Riverside Highlanders
18 2DF Delyaliz Rosario (1992-07-16) July 16, 1992 Fraigcomar
19 2DF Kelley Johnson (1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 5 0 Puerto Rico Sol
23 2DF Alycea Avilés 0 0 Unattached
2DF Madison Cox (1995-10-24) October 24, 1995 3 1 Tampa Bay United
2DF Caitlin Cosme (1999-01-19) January 19, 1999 0 0 Orlando Pride
2DF Alondra Nieves (2000-08-30) August 30, 2000 0 0 Caribbean Stars
Midfielder
7 3MF Malina Pardo (2001-06-29) June 29, 2001 3 0 Charlotte 49ers
8 3MF Adriana Tirado (1998-10-06) October 6, 1998 3 1 Gokulam Kerala
10 3MF Laura Suárez (captain) (1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 17 2 Alianza
13 3MF María Luisa Colón (2001-06-25) June 25, 2001 1 0 Babson Beavers
16 3MF Cristina Torres (2000-10-03) October 3, 2000 4 2 Puerto Rico Sol
17 3MF Mirianée Zaragoza (1998-07-15) July 15, 1998 9 0 Marítimo
20 3MF Imani Morlock (1997-06-14) June 14, 1997 2 0 Puerto Rico Sol
22 3MF Sophia Muetterties (2001-11-12) November 12, 2001 3 1 Queens Royals
3MF Selimar Pagán (1993-11-06) November 6, 1993 5+ 7+ Bayamón FC
3MF Gabriela Padilla (2001-12-04) December 4, 2001 0 0 Stetson Hatters
Forward
4 4FW Idelys Vázquez (2000-11-17) November 17, 2000 3 2 FIU Panthers
9 4FW Karina Socarrás (1993-11-28) November 28, 1993 23 20 Marítimo
14 4FW Mercedes Bauzá (1997-11-02) November 2, 1997 1 0 Puerto Rico Sol
15 4FW Jessica Torres 0 0 Puerto Rico Sol
21 4FW Daphane Méndez 0 0 UC Riverside Highlanders
Unknown

(Players are listed within position group by kit number, order of caps, then alphabetically)

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Puerto Rican squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
Goalkeeper
GK Karla Guzmán 1 0 IMG Academy v.  Guyana; October 23, 2021
GK Siani Jones 0 0 Chattahoochee High School v.  Guyana; October 23, 2021
GK Adriana Morales 0 0 Oberlin College v.  Guyana; October 23, 2021
Defender
DF Belerica Oquendo (2001-02-12) February 12, 2001 2 0 Troy Trojans v.  Guyana; October 23, 2021
DF Jasmin Hilliard (1998-09-03) September 3, 1998  ? 0 Wake Forest Demon Deacons v.  Guyana; October 23, 2021
DF Estefanía González 0 0 Montverde Academy v.  Guyana; October 23, 2021
DF Brooke Hart 0 0 Georgia State Panthers v.  Guyana; October 20, 2021
Midfielder
MF JoJo Cotto (2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 3 1 Penn Quakers v.  Guyana; October 23, 2021
MF Morgan Day (2001-05-15) May 15, 2001 1 0 Saint Peter's Peacocks v.  Guyana; October 23, 2021
MF Julianna Pacheco (2002-06-28) June 28, 2002 1 0 Santos Laguna v.  Guyana; October 23, 2021
MF Ana Díaz (2002-08-26) August 26, 2002 2 0 Georgia State Panthers v.  Guyana; October 20, 2021
MF Gabi Cimino (2002-03-08) March 8, 2002 2 0 Florida Atlantic Owls v.  Uruguay; June 12, 2021
MF Daniela Nelson (1999-08-22) August 22, 1999 0 0 Villanova Wildcats v.  Uruguay; June 12, 2021
MF Rachel Blankenship (1995-09-02) September 2, 1995 3 1 Fortuna Tulsa v.  Uruguay; June 12, 2021
Forward
FW Karish Rivera (2003-01-23) January 23, 2003 2 0 Caribbean Stars v.  Guyana; October 23, 2021
FW Nelia Pérez (1997-12-19) December 19, 1997 1 0 Puerto Rico Sol v.  Guyana; October 23, 2021
FW Indigo Sims 1 0 DKSC Soccer Club v.  Guyana; October 23, 2021
FW Bryana Pizarro 0 0 Oregon State Beavers v.  Guyana; October 20, 2021
FW Ashley Johnson 0 0 v.  Uruguay; June 12, 2021

Notes:

  • ALT = Alternate
  • INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.
  • PRE = Preliminary roster
  • RET = Retired from the national team.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, caps, and then alphabetically)

Records

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
1991Did not enter
1995
1999
2003Did not qualify
2007Did not enter
2011Did not qualify
2015
2019
2023To be determined
Total-------
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
1996Did not enter 1995 FIFA WWC
2000 1999 FIFA WWC
2004 Did not enter
2008Did not qualify 430172
2012Did not enter Did not enter
2016Did not qualify 84042528
2020 210173
2024To be determined To be determined
Total-------- 148063933
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Championship

CONCACAF W Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
1991Did not enter Did not enter
1993
1994
1998Group stage3003038 Unknown
2000Did not enter Did not enter
2002Did not qualify 2002011
2006Did not enter Did not enter
2010Did not qualify 5302246
2014 2014 Caribbean Cup
2018 4220172
2022To be determined In progress
TotalGroup stage3003038 115244119
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
1999 Did not enter
2003
2007
2011 Did not qualify
2015
2019
Total-------
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2010Fifth place512278
2014Did not enter
2018
2022To be determined
TotalFifth place512278
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CFU Women's Caribbean Cup

CFU Women's Caribbean Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
2000 Did not enter
2014 Final round5212810
TotalFinal5212810
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. "Women's Olympic Qualifying Results August 21". Caribbean Football Union. 22 August 2015. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. Kunti, Samindra (4 September 2018). "Puerto Rico women's team protest over FPF support at Argentina friendly". Inside World Football. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. Kassouf, Jeff (10 September 2018). "Puerto Rico women demand financial transparency, better treatment from federation". The Equalizer. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. "LISTA LA CONVOCATORIA DE LA SELECCIÓN FEMENINA ABSOLUTA DE FÚTBOL PARA LAS ELIMINATORIAS MUNDIALISTAS". Puerto Rican Football Federation (in Spanish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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