Puerto Rico Sol FC (women)

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Puerto Rico Sol FC
Full namePuerto Rico Sol Futbol Club
Founded2017
StadiumMayagüez Athletics Stadium
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Capacity12,175
ManagerPoland Shek Borkowski
LeagueLiga Puerto Rico
2021Champion
WebsiteClub website

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. They are one of the most successful clubs in Caribbean women's football, winning two consecutive league titles and 39 consecutive domestic league games [2] and setting new Guinness World Records record. Sol hosts its matches at the Mayaguez Soccer Stadium, a stadium of capacity 12,175. The team is the defending champions, having won the Liga PR in 2021. [3]

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. The club repeated as Liga PR champion in 2021 defeating Caribbean Stars 4-2 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
2021 1 Liga PR 1st Champion

Honors[]

Domestic competitions[]

League titles[]

Management team[]

As of 19 July 2021
Position Staff
Manager Poland Shek Borkowski
Assistant coach Puerto Rico Alberto Diaz
Goalkeeping coach France
Assistant coach Ecuador Christian Castro
Opposition analyst & coach Puerto Rico Hernan Lopez

Source: Puerto Rico Sol

Current squad[]

As of 17 January 2022.[4]

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 Puerto Rico PUR
2 DF Puerto Rico PUR
3 DF United States USA
4 MF Puerto Rico PUR Cristina Torres
5 DF Puerto Rico PUR Imani Morlock
6 DF Puerto Rico PUR
7 MF United States USA
8 MF Puerto Rico PUR
9 FW United States USA
10 MF Puerto Rico PUR
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF Puerto Rico PUR
12 FW Puerto Rico PUR
13 DF Puerto Rico PUR Kelley Johnson
14 MF Puerto Rico PUR
15 MF Puerto Rico PUR
16 MF United States USA
17 FW United States USA
18 FW Puerto Rico PUR
19 DF United States USA
20 GK Puerto Rico PUR

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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Clubes Participantes" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ^ "The Week in Women's Football: CONCACAF focus; NWSL sign Mexican internationals; Puerto Rico Sol breaks world record". Tribal Football. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Bayamón FC y Puerto Rico Sol se coronan campeones del fútbol puertorriqueño" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Puerto Rico Sol FC" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Puerto Rico Sol 0 Bayamon FC 2". Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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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