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 (25 August 2023)[1]
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)[2]
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)

31 October 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification

Puerto Rico

v

Mexico

1 December 2023 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification

Puerto Rico

v

Trinidad and Tobago

5 December 2023 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification

Trinidad and Tobago

v

Puerto Rico

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 31 October 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
	1GK	Isabel Ackerman	(2006-02-24) February 24, 2006	0	0	Tampa Bay United
1	1GK	JLo Varada	(2003-02-02) February 2, 2003	4	0	Campbell Fighting Camels

	2DF	Imani Morlock	(1997-06-14) June 14, 1997	2	0	Bnot Netanya
	2DF	Jessica Torres	(2004-11-04) November 4, 2004
7	2DF	Idelys Vázquez	(2000-11-17) November 17, 2000	6	2	Cortuluá
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
	2DF	Amber DiOrio	(1999-10-21) October 21, 1999	0	0	UNAM
	2DF	Eva Andersen	(2005-12-31) December 31, 2005
	2DF	Isabel Martínez

14	3MF	Jilliene Aguilera	(1998-01-05) January 5, 1998	5	2	Chicago Red Stars
	3MF	Sarah Martinez	(2007-04-03) April 3, 2007
18	3MF	Josephine Cotto	(2000-01-15) January 15, 2000	5	0	F.A. Euro
10	3MF	Laura Suárez	(1992-07-28) July 28, 1992	19	2	Coamo
13	3MF	Nickolette Driesse (captain)	(1994-11-08) November 8, 1994	6	1	Paisley Athletic FC
	3MF	Katsi Bengoa

11	4FW	Cristina Torres	(2000-10-03) October 3, 2000	7	2	Mazatlán
17	4FW	Juelle Love	(1999-08-18) August 18, 1999	3	0	Santos Laguna
	4FW	Skylynn Rodriguez
	4FW	Olivia Bevilacqua
	4FW	Gloria Douglas	(1992-05-04) May 4, 1992	0	0
	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	Sydney Martínez	(1999-09-12) September 12, 1999	2	0	Grand Bodø	v. Mexico, 22 September 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	Ariana Paez					v. Mexico, 22 September 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	Jailene DeJesus	(2003-05-10) May 10, 2003	3	2	St. John's Red Storm	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
MF	Ana María Díaz	(2002-08-26) August 26, 2002	7	0	Georgia State Panthers	2023 Central American and Caribbean Games

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
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. August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 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.
Conoce nuestra Selección Mayor Femenina la cual ha sido convocada para el partido ante Trinidad & Tobago por la CONCACAF Women’s Road to Gold Cup

External links

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[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. August 25, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 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] Conoce nuestra Selección Mayor Femenina la cual ha sido convocada para el partido ante Trinidad & Tobago por la CONCACAF Women’s Road to Gold Cup

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
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Puerto Rico women's national football team

History

Team image

Nicknames

Home stadium

Results and fixtures

2023

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