Puerto Rico Sol FC (women)

Puerto Rico Sol FC is a Puerto Rican association football club based in Mayagüez. The club is a member of the Liga Puerto Rico, the highest level of football in the country.[1] The Sol women’s team is recognized as a model for the development of women's football, both in economic and in cultural terms. The team is the defending champions, having won the Liga PR in 2019.

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Puerto Rico Sol FC.
Puerto Rico Sol FC
Full namePuerto Rico Sol Futbol Club
Founded2017
StadiumMayagüez Athletics Stadium
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Capacity12,175
Manager Shek Borkowski
LeagueLiga Puerto Rico
2019/20Abandoned
WebsiteClub website

History

Puerto Rico Sol FC was founded in 2016 by Shek Borkowski with Jose Luis Perez Torres joining in 2017. Borkowski, a native of Poland, also previously founded FC Indiana and Chicago Red Stars.

Sol joined the Liga PR in August 2018 and following 21 consecutive wins, won the league by beating Metropolitan FA 8-0 in the final.

Year-by-year
Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs
2018/19 1 Liga PR 1st Champion
2019/20 1 Liga PR 1st Abandoned
2020/21 1 Liga PR No competition No competition
2021/22 1 Liga PR TBD TBD

Management team
As of 19 July 2021
Position Staff
Manager Shek Borkowski
Assistant coach Alberto Diaz
Goalkeeping coach Jean Vivoni
Assistant coach Christian Castro
Opposition analyst & coach Hernan Lopez

Source: Puerto Rico Sol

Current squad
As of 5 August 2021.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Elizabeth Harrington
2 DF  PUR Veronica García
3 DF  USA Ashley Dozier
4 MF  PUR Cristina Torres
5 DF  PUR Imani Morlock
6 DF  PUR Keishla Casiano
7 MF  PUR Nelia Pérez
8 MF  PUR Pamela Pérez
9 FW  USA Jourdan Ziff
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF  PUR Zoe Swift
11 MF  PUR Jessica Torres
12 FW  PUR Mercedez Bauza
13 DF  PUR Lisamary Acosta
14 MF  PUR Juliana Vázquez
15 MF  MEX Jasmin Casarez
16 FW  PUR Zadhira Pérez
17 DF  USA Tori Pappas
18 GK  PUR Natty Morot
19 DF  PUR Lilybeth Figueroa

Stadium
Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, the club's current venue

For the 2018-19 Liga Puerto Rico season, Sol played its home matches at the 4,000-seat Fajardo Soccer Stadium in Fajardo.[3]

In May 2019 Sol FC signed a contract with the city of Mayagüez to play its home matches at the Mayagüez Athletics Stadium. As part of the deal, Sol FC would have the right to exclusive use of the stadium through 2023.[4] The stadium is owned by the city of Mayagüez and has a capacity of 12,175 with 5,100 of those being roofed seats. It was constructed to host the athletics and soccer games of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[5]

References
  1. "Clubes Participantes" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. "Puerto Rico Sol FC" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  3. "Puerto Rico Sol 0 Bayamon FC 2". Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. "Municipio de Mayaguez cede al Puerto Rico Sol FC el uso exclusivo del Centroamericano hasta el 2023" (in Spanish). futbolboricua.co. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. "Stadium". Puerto Rico Sol FC. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

[1] The club joined the nascent Liga Puerto Rico for the 2019/20 season[2] which was eventually abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

  1. "The women's tournament of the Puerto Rico Soccer League kicks off". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 12 October 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. Rosa Andino, Jessica. "Cancelados los Torneos de Futbol" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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