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 (25)
Top scorer	Karina Socarrás (25)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	PUR
First colors	Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current	103 (15 December 2023)
Highest	91 (March 2017)
Lowest	124 (October 2007)
First international
	Canada 21–0 Puerto Rico ; (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada; August 28, 1998)
Biggest win
	Puerto Rico 12–0 Grenada ; (Bayamón, Puerto Rico; August 21, 2015)
Biggest defeat
	Canada 21–0 Puerto Rico ; (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada; August 28, 1998)
CONCACAF W 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 an alleged lack of support and 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

2023

June 29 CAC games group stage	Mexico	4–0	Puerto Rico	Santa Tecla, El Salvador
17:00 CST (UTC−6)	Casarez 5', 30' Espinoza 27' Palacios 79'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)

July 1 CAC games group stage	Puerto Rico	1–1	Jamaica	Santa Tecla, El Salvador
17:00 CST (UTC−6)	Aguilera 19'	Report	Buckley 22'	Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras)

July 3 CAC games group stage	Puerto Rico	2–2	El Salvador	Santa Tecla, El Salvador
20:00 CST (UTC−6)	DeJesus 22', 45'	Report	Gutiérrez 5' Cerén 90'	Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Referee: Glenda López (Guatemala)

13 July Friendly	Puerto Rico	1–1	Dominican Republic	TBC, Puerto Rico
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16 July Friendly	Puerto Rico	0–0	Dominican Republic	TBC, Puerto Rico
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22 September 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification	Mexico	2–1	Puerto Rico	Mexico City, Mexico
20:00 UTC−6	Sánchez 45+1' Camberos 59'		Ki. Rodríguez 11' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 13,882 Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua)

27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification	Trinidad and Tobago	1–2	Puerto Rico	Port of Spain,
	Alí 49'	Report	Rodríguez 30' Aguilera 54'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)

31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification	Puerto Rico	0–0	Trinidad and Tobago	Bayamón,
		Report		Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Referee: Merlin Vanessa Soto (Honduras)

1 December 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification	Puerto Rico	v	Mexico
	0–3

2024

17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification	Haiti	v	Puerto Rico	Carson, United States
				Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Puerto Rico Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

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

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	Carlos Juárez
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 23 players were named to the squad to play the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification games against Mexico on 1 December 2023.^[5]

Caps and goals are current as of July 3, 2023, after the match against El Salvador.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	JLo Varada	(2003-02-02) February 2, 2003	4	0	Campbell Fighting Camels
12	1GK	Sydney Martinez	(1999-09-12) September 12, 1999	2	0	Grand Bodø

2	2DF	Verónica García	(1999-12-23) December 23, 1999	3	0	Interamerican University
5	2DF	Madison Cox	(1995-10-24) October 24, 1995	6	1	Tampa Bay United
6	2DF	Ariana Páez	(2002-03-09) March 9, 2002			The Citadel Bulldogs
16	2DF	Amber DiOrio	(1999-10-21) October 21, 1999	0	0	UNAM
20	2DF	Imani Morlock	(1997-06-14) June 14, 1997	2	0	Bnot Netanya

3	3MF	Jailene de Jesus	(2003-05-10) May 10, 2003	3	2	St. John's Red Storm
8	3MF	Skylynn Rodríguez	(2002-08-16) August 16, 2002			Cruz Azul
13	3MF	Nickolette Driesse	(1994-11-08) November 8, 1994	6	1	Paisley Athletic FC
14	3MF	Jilliene Aguilera	(1998-01-05) January 5, 1998	5	2	Chicago Red Stars
15	3MF	Abigail Koly	(2004-09-11) September 11, 2004			Akron Zips
17	3MF	Ashley McMahon	(2006-06-18) June 18, 2006
18	3MF	Josephine Cotto	(2000-01-15) January 15, 2000	5	0	F.A. Euro
22	3MF	Katsi Bengoa	(2007-06-04) June 4, 2007

7	4FW	Jessica Torres	(2004-11-04) November 4, 2004			Creighton Bluejays
9	4FW	Gloria Douglas	(1992-05-04) May 4, 1992	0	0
10	4FW	Laura Suárez (captain)	(1992-07-28) July 28, 1992	19	2	Coamo
11	4FW	Cristina Torres	(2000-10-03) October 3, 2000	7	2	Mazatlán
19	4FW	Susana Roberts	(2007-06-10) June 10, 2007

(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
GK	Isabel Ackerman	(2006-02-24) February 24, 2006	0	0	Tampa Bay United	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 October 2023

DF	Caitlin Cosme	(1999-01-19) January 19, 1999	0	0	Orlando Pride	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games ^PRE
DF	Jazmine Méndez	(2003-07-22) July 22, 2003	3	0	UC Riverside Highlanders	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
DF	Emma González	(2004-05-07) May 7, 2004	3	0	UC Riverside Highlanders	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
DF	Idelys Vázquez	(2000-11-17) November 17, 2000	6	2	Cortuluá	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 October 2023
DF	Eva Andersen	(2005-12-31) December 31, 2005				v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 October 2023
DF	Isabel Martínez					v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 October 2023

MF	Malina Pardo	(2001-06-29) June 29, 2001	3	0	Charlotte 49ers	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games ^PRE
MF	Enasia Colon	(2004-05-24) May 24, 2004	0	0	Arizona State Sun Devils	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games ^PRE
MF	Ana María Díaz	(2002-08-26) August 26, 2002	7	0	Georgia State Panthers	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
MF	Sarah Martinez	(2007-04-03) April 3, 2007				v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 October 2023

FW	Taylor Dobles	(2000-09-02) September 2, 2000	3	0	LSU Lady Tigers	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
FW	Daphane Méndez	(2003-07-22) July 22, 2003	7	0	UC Riverside Highlanders	v. Mexico, 22 September 2023
FW	Natasha Fowler-Varon					v. Mexico, 22 September 2023
FW	Juelle Love	(1999-08-18) August 18, 1999	3	0	Santos Laguna	v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 October 2023
FW	Olivia Bevilacqua					v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 October 2023
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–	25

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps
1	Karina Socarrás	2012–	25	25

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
2022	to be determined							In progress
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. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
↑ "Women's Olympic Qualifying Results August 21". Caribbean Football Union. August 22, 2015. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
↑ Kunti, Samindra (September 4, 2018). "Puerto Rico women's team protest over FPF support at Argentina friendly". Inside World Football. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
↑ Kassouf, Jeff (September 10, 2018). "Puerto Rico women demand financial transparency, better treatment from federation". The Equalizer. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
↑ Convocatoria de la Selección Mayor Femenina para el Torneo CONCACAF Road to Gold Cup vs México el viernes 1 de diciembre en el Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel de Bayamón

External links

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[2] "Women's Olympic Qualifying Results August 21". Caribbean Football Union. August 22, 2015. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.

[3] Kunti, Samindra (September 4, 2018). "Puerto Rico women's team protest over FPF support at Argentina friendly". Inside World Football. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

[4] Kassouf, Jeff (September 10, 2018). "Puerto Rico women demand financial transparency, better treatment from federation". The Equalizer. Retrieved October 27, 2021.

[5] Convocatoria de la Selección Mayor Femenina para el Torneo CONCACAF Road to Gold Cup vs México el viernes 1 de diciembre en el Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel de Bayamón

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Puerto Rico national football team
General	Puerto Rican Football Federation History Head coaches
Venues	Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Players	Footballer records
Performances	Results 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 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
Badminton Baseball F M M U18 Basketball F FU19 FU17 M M 3x3 Beach soccer Field hockey F M Football F M M U20 M U17 M U15 Goalball Handball F M Ice hockey F M Softball F F U19 M Tennis F M Volleyball F F U20 F U18 M Water polo F M
Olympics Paralympics Pan American Games

History

Team image

Nicknames

Home stadium

Results and fixtures

2023

2024

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