Puerto Rico women's national football team

Puerto Rico
Nickname(s)	Las Boricuas ; (The Boricuas)
Association	Puerto Rican Football Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Nat González
Captain	Karina Socarrás
Most caps	Karina Socarrás (23)
Top scorer	Karina Socarrás (20)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	PUR
First colors	Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current	107 (10 December 2021)[1]
Highest	91 (24 March 2017)
Lowest	123 (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 Women's Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 1998)
Best result	Group stage, 1998

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).

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

18 February International friendly	Dominican Republic	1–1	Puerto Rico	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Asenjo 88'	Report (SW)	Vázquez 19' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez

21 February International friendly	Dominican Republic	0–2	Puerto Rico	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
		Report (SW)	Suárez 37' (pen.) Vázquez 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez

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

15 June International friendly	Uruguay	3–0	Puerto Rico	Montevideo, Uruguay
	Pizarro 48' Birizamberri 71' González 86'	Report (AUF) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Estadio Centenario

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

16 February 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying	Puerto Rico	v	Antigua and Barbuda	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

19 February 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying	Anguilla	v	Puerto Rico	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

8 April 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying	Puerto Rico	v	Suriname	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

12 April 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying	Mexico	v	Puerto Rico	TBD
				Stadium: TBD

Puerto Rico Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

Head-to-head record

As of 23 October 2021

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Anguilla	1	1	0	0	10	0
Argentina	2	0	1	1	1	4
Aruba	2	2	0	0	14	0
Antigua and Barbuda	1	1	0	0	8	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
Trinidad and Tobago	3	1	0	2	2	3
United States	1	0	0	1	0	11
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	46	19	6	21	104	126

Source: FIFA Archived 2018-03-10 at the Wayback Machine

Staff

Coaching staff

As of September 13, 2021

Role	Name
Head coach	Nat González
Assistant coach	Joseph Tedesco
Assistant coach	Alejandro Laín
Goalkeeper coach	Sebastián Uranga

Manager history

Carlos Avedissian (2015–2016)
Shek Borkowski (2017–2018)
David Guillemat (2018–2019)
Juan Carlos Parra (2019–2021)
Chris Brown (2021)
Nat González (2021–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up on 1 October 2021 for two friendly matches against Guyana on 20 October 2021 and 23 October 2021.[5]

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeeper
1	1GK	JLo Varada	(2003-02-02) 2 February 2003	3	0	Florida Gators
12	1GK	Karla Guzmán		1	0	IMG Academy
18	1GK	Adriana Morales		0	0	Oberlin College
23	1GK	Shamira Ortiz		0	0	UPR Río Piedras
25	1GK	Siani Jones		0	0	Chattahoochee High School
Defender
22	2DF	Jasmin Hilliard	(1998-09-03) 3 September 1998	?	0	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
13	2DF	Madison Cox	(1995-10-24) 24 October 1995	3	1	Tampa Bay United
2	2DF	Adriana Font	(1998-04-21) 21 April 1998	11	0	UPR Mayagüez
15	2DF	Alondra Nieves		0	0	Caribbean Stars
!7	2DF	Mirianée Zaragoza	(1998-07-15) 15 July 1998	9	0	Marítimo
5	2DF	Estefanía González		0	0	Montverde Academy
3	2DF	Belerica Oquendo	(2001-02-12) 12 February 2001	2	0	Troy Trojans
Midfielder
10	3MF	Laura Suárez (captain)	(1992-07-28) 28 July 1992	17	2	Alianza
16	3MF	JoJo Cotto	(2000-01-15) 15 January 2000	3	1	Penn Quakers
4	3MF	Morgan Day		1	0	Saint Peter's Peacocks
–	3MF	Imani Morlock	(1997-06-14) 14 June 1997	2	0	Puerto Rico Sol
22	3MF	Sophia Muetterties	(2001-11-12) 12 November 2001	3	1	High Point Panthers
21	3MF	Julianna Pacheco	(2002-06-28) 28 June 2002	1	0	Santos Laguna
7	3MF	Malina Pardo	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001	3	0	UNC Wilmington Seahawks
8	3MF	Nickolette Driesse	(1994-11-08) 8 November 1994	3	1	Orlando Prime
Forward
9	4FW	Karina Socarrás (captain)	(1993-11-28) 28 November 1993	23	20	Marítimo
14	4FW	Mercedes Bauzá	(1997-11-02) 2 November 1997	1	0	Puerto Rico Sol
19	4FW	Nelia Pérez	(1997-12-19) 19 December 1997	1	0	Puerto Rico Sol
11	4FW	Karish Rivera	(2003-01-23) 23 January 2003	2	0	Caribbean Stars
20	4FW	Indigo Sims		1	0	DKSC Soccer Club
–	4FW	Idelys Vázquez	(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000	3	2	FIU Panthers
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	Cristina Roque	(2001-11-06) 6 November 2001	2	0	Florida State Seminoles	v. Uruguay, 12 June 2021
Defender
DF	Kelly Johnson	(1992-12-19) 19 December 1992	5	0		v. Guyana, 20 October 2021
DF	Brooke Hart		0	0	Georgia State Panthers	v. Guyana, 20 October 2021
DF	Marcela Robinson	(1997-01-07) 7 January 1997	4	1	Coppermine United	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 2021
DF	Lynette Hawkins	(2001-01-28) 28 January 2001			UT Martin Skyhawks	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 2021
DF	Julia Rodríguez	(2001-10-05) 5 October 2001			Tampa Spartans	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 2021
DF	Kiara Rodríguez				West Coast SC	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 2021
DF	Sofía Rivera				Bayamón FC	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 2021
Midfielder
MF	Adriana Tirado	(1998-10-06) 6 October 1998	3	1	Gokulam Kerala	v. Guyana, 20 October 2021
MF	Ana Díaz	(2002-08-26) 26 August 2002	2	0	Georgia State Panthers	v. Guyana, 20 October 2021
MF	Gabi Cimino	(2002-03-08) 8 March 2002	2	0	Florida Atlantic Owls	v. Uruguay, 12 June 2021
MF	Daniela Nelson	(1999-08-22) 22 August 1999	0	0	Villanova Wildcats	v. Uruguay, 12 June 2021
MF	Rachel Blankenship	(1995-09-02) 2 September 1995	3	1	Fortuna Tulsa	v. Uruguay, 12 June 2021
MF	María Luisa Colón	(2001-06-25) 25 June 2001			Babson Beavers	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 2021
MF	Juliana Vázquez	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996			Puerto Rico Sol	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 2021
MF	Ally Filipkowski	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000			Fairfield Stags	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 2021
MF	Elainya Hawkins				Western Illinois Leathernecks	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 2021
MF	Diandra Aliaga	(1997-03-20) 20 March 1997	2	1	Houston Aces	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 2021
MF	Paola Morales	(2000-02-04) 4 February 2000			Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 2021
MF	María José Cancio		0	0	Christian Brothers Lady Buccaneers	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 2021
Forward
FW	Bryana Pizarro		0	0	Oregon State Beavers	v. Guyana, 20 October 2021
FW	Ashley Johnson		0	0		v. Uruguay, 12 June 2021
FW	Daniela Cianchini				Life Running Eagles	v. Dominican Republic, 18 February 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

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps
1	Karina Socarrás	2012–	23

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps
1	Karina Socarrás	2012–	20	23

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	Did not enter
1995
1999
2003	Did not qualify
2007	Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify
2015
2019
2023	To 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
1996	Did not enter								1995 FIFA WWC
2000									1999 FIFA WWC
2004									Did not enter
2008	Did not qualify								4	3	0	1	7	2
2012	Did not enter								Did not enter
2016	Did not qualify								8	4	0	4	25	28
2020	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	7	3
2024	To be determined								To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	8	0	6	39	33

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Championship

Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
CONCACAF W Championship record								Qualification record
1991	Did not enter							Did not enter
1993
1994
1998	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	38	Unknown
2000	Did not enter							Did not enter
2002	Did not qualify							2	0	0	2	0	11
2006	Did not enter							Did not enter
2010	Did not qualify							5	3	0	2	24	6
2014								2014 Caribbean Cup
2018								4	2	2	0	17	2
Total	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	38	11	5	2	4	41	19

*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
2010	Fifth place	5	1	2	2	7	8
2014	Did not enter
2018	Did not enter
2022	To be determined
Total	Fifth place	5	1	2	2	7	8

*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 round	5	2	1	2	8	10
Total	Final	5	2	1	2	8	10

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
"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.
Kunti, Samindra (4 September 2018). "Puerto Rico women's team protest over FPF support at Argentina friendly". Inside World Football. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
Kassouf, Jeff (10 September 2018). "Puerto Rico women demand financial transparency, better treatment from federation". The Equalizer. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
"Convocada la Preselección Femenina Absoluta que jugará dos partidos contra República Dominicana". www.fedefutbolpr.com (in Spanish). Puerto Rican Football Federation. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

External links

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[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] "Convocada la Preselección Femenina Absoluta que jugará dos partidos contra República Dominicana". www.fedefutbolpr.com (in Spanish). Puerto Rican Football Federation. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

Puerto Rico national football team
General	Puerto Rican Football Federation History Managers
Venues	Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Players	Footballer records
Performances	Caribbean Cup CONCACAF Nations League
Other Puerto Rican teams	U20 U17 U15 Women's Beach soccer

National women's football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

National sports teams of Puerto Rico
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Puerto Rico women's national football team

History

Team image

Nicknames

Home stadium

Results and fixtures

2021

2022

Head-to-head record

Staff

Coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

CONCACAF W Championship

Pan American Games

Central American and Caribbean Games

CFU Women's Caribbean Cup

See also

References

External links