Puerto Rico national under-20 football team

The Puerto Rico national under-20 football team represents Puerto Rico in tournaments at the under-20 level. The team is controlled by the Puerto Rican Football Federation.

Puerto Rico U20
Nickname(s)El Huracán Azul
(The Blue Hurricane)
AssociationFederación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachDave Sarachan
CaptainJan Mateo
Top scorerReid Strain
Home stadiumEstadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
FIFA codePUR
First colors
Second colors
First international
 Mexico 16–0 Puerto Rico 
(Ottawa, Canada; August 20, 1974)
Biggest win
 Puerto Rico 9–0 Sint Maarten
(Philipsburg, Sint Maarten; June 15, 2016)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 16–0 Puerto Rico 
(Ottawa, Canada; August 20, 1974)

History

Puerto Rico made its first appearance on the 1974 CONCACAF Championship, losing all of their matches. They didn't record a win until 1976 against Barbados. It wasn't until 2012 where they had their most successful campaign under coach Jeaustin Campos where they advance through all of the Caribbean qualification and made it to the CONCACAF Championship in Puebla, México.[1]

In 2021, Puerto Rico booked their place on the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship for their second time in history, this time under coach Dave Sarachan after advancing as group leaders defeating Bermuda 6–0 on final matchday.[2]

Tournament results

U–20 CONCACAF Championship
  • 1974 – First round
  • 1976 – First round
  • 1978 – First round
  • 1980 – Disqualified
  • 1982 – First round
  • 1984 – First round
  • 1986 – 1990 – Did not enter
  • 1993 – Did not qualify
  • 1995 – 2001 – Did not enter
  • 2003 – Did not qualify
  • 2003 – Did not qualify
  • 2005 – Did not enter
  • 2007 – Did not enter
  • 2009 – Did not qualify
  • 2011 – Did not qualify
  • 2013 – First round
  • 2015 – Did not enter
  • 2017 – Did not qualify
  • 2018 – Did not qualify
  • 2020 – Cancelled
  • 2022 – Qualified

Schedule and results

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   Cancelled   Fixture

2021
October 10 International friendly Puerto Rico  Cancelled  Dominican Republic Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
October 13 International friendly Puerto Rico  Cancelled  Dominican Republic Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
November 6 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying Puerto Rico  0–3
Awarded[note 1]		  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
16:00 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
November 8 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying Puerto Rico  1–0  Barbados Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
15:00
  • Mateo 10'
 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
November 10 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying Puerto Rico  6–0  Bermuda Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
18:00
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Referee: Germán Martínez (El Salvador)

Players

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying from November 6–10 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[4]

Head coach: Dave Sarachan

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeeper
1 1GK Sebastian Cutler 2 0 Charlotte Independence
12 1GK Kristian Figueroa 0 0 Clarks Summit Defenders
Defender
16 2DF Brian Flores 2 0 New York City FC
4 2DF Parker O’Ferral (2003-12-18) December 18, 2003 2 0 North Carolina FC
19 2DF Colby Quiñones (2003-04-14) April 14, 2003 2 0 New England Revolution II
2 2DF Diego Rossi 2 0 New York City FC
2 2DF Pedro Alejandro 2 0
2 2DF Cristian Marcucci 0 0
6 2DF Adrián Colón (2004-08-22) August 22, 2004 1 0 1. FC Kaiserslautern U19
Midfielder
14 3MF Daniel Cruz 1 2 Total FA
20 3MF Antonio de la Torre 1 0 FC Dallas
17 3MF Ian Silva 2 0 Orlando City B
13 3MF Fabián Menéndez 1 0 Carolina Elite Soccer Academy
11 3MF Jeremy De León 2 2 Castellón
Forward
9 4FW Leandro Antonetti (2003-01-01) January 1, 2003 2 0 Lugo
15 4FW Edwin Meléndez 2 0 Montclair State Red Hawks
8 4FW Sahyd Nevado 1 0 Orlando City SC
10 4FW Wilfredo Rivera (2003-10-14) October 14, 2003 2 1 Orlando City B
7 4FW Jan Mateo (captain) (2003-01-31) January 31, 2003 5 4 Oriente Petrolero
18 4FW Jensen Cruz 0 0 Nomads SC
Unknown

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

See also

Notes
  1. Match suspended and later awarded to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines due to Puerto Rico failing to comply with Concacaf's COVID-19 protocols ahead of the fixture.[3]

References
  1. "Sub20".
  2. Torres, Javier. "Puerto Rico avanza al Campeonato Sub20 de la CONCACAF". El Huracán Azul Puerto Rico. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. "Suspendido el primer partido de la Selección Nacional Sub-20 Masculina" (in Spanish). Puerto Rican Football Federation. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. "Confirmada la Selección Sub20 Masculina". fedefutbolpr.com. Puerto Rican Football Federation. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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