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)
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)
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' 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
	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)	27'	Stadium: Estadio Centroamericano Referee: Janeishka Cabán (Puerto Rico)

2022[]

16 February 2022 CONCACAF W Championship Qualifying	Puerto Rico	4–0	Antigua and Barbuda	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
19:00 UTC−4	C. Torres 15', 45' Suárez 22' Socarrás 51'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Estadio Centroamericano Referee: (Jamaica)

19 February 2022 CONCACAF W Championship Qualifying	Anguilla	0–9	Puerto Rico	The Valley
		Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)	7' (o.g.) Socarrás 37', 57', 64', 71' 39' (o.g.) Driesse 42', 90+1' Suárez 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium Referee: (Mexico)

8 April 2022 CONCACAF W Championship Qualifying	Puerto Rico	v	Suriname	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
		Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Estadio Centroamericano

12 April 2022 CONCACAF W Championship Qualifying	Mexico	v	Puerto Rico	Toluca, Mexico
20:00 UTC−5		Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Estadio Nemesio Díez

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	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 for the matches against Antigua and Barbuda and Anguilla on February 16 and 19, 2022, respectively.^[5]

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeeper
1	1GK	Cristina Roque	(2001-11-06) November 6, 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Florida State Seminoles
12	1GK	JLo Varada	(2003-02-02) February 2, 2003 (age 19)	3	0	Florida Gators
	1GK	Alondra Iriarte		0	0	Bayamón FC
	1GK	Shamira Ortiz		0	0	Metropolitan FA
Defender
2	2DF	Adriana Font	(1998-04-21) April 21, 1998 (age 23)	11	0	Caribbean Stars
3	2DF	Nickolette Driesse	(1994-11-08) November 8, 1994 (age 27)	3	1	Unattached
6	2DF	Ángela Díaz	(1999-11-28) November 28, 1999 (age 22)	2	4	Caribbean Stars
11	2DF	Jazmine Méndez		0	0	UC Riverside Highlanders
18	2DF	Delyaliz Rosario	(1992-07-16) July 16, 1992 (age 29)			Fraigcomar
19	2DF	Kelley Johnson	(1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 (age 29)	5	0	Puerto Rico Sol
23	2DF	Alycea Avilés		0	0	Unattached
	2DF	Madison Cox	(1995-10-24) October 24, 1995 (age 26)	3	1
	2DF	Caitlin Cosme	(1999-01-19) January 19, 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Orlando Pride
	2DF	Alondra Nieves	(2000-08-30) August 30, 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Caribbean Stars
Midfielder
7	3MF	Malina Pardo	(2001-06-29) June 29, 2001 (age 20)	3	0	Charlotte 49ers
8	3MF	Adriana Tirado	(1998-10-06) October 6, 1998 (age 23)	3	1	Gokulam Kerala
10	3MF	Laura Suárez (captain)	(1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 (age 29)	17	2	Alianza
13	3MF		(2001-06-25) June 25, 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Babson Beavers
16	3MF	Cristina Torres	(2000-10-03) October 3, 2000 (age 21)	4	2	Puerto Rico Sol
17	3MF	Mirianée Zaragoza	(1998-07-15) July 15, 1998 (age 23)	9	0	Marítimo
20	3MF	Imani Morlock	(1997-06-14) June 14, 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Puerto Rico Sol
22	3MF	Sophia Muetterties	(2001-11-12) November 12, 2001 (age 20)	3	1	Queens Royals
	3MF	Selimar Pagán	(1993-11-06) November 6, 1993 (age 28)	5+	7+	Bayamón FC
	3MF	Gabriela Padilla	(2001-12-04) December 4, 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Stetson Hatters
Forward
4	4FW	Idelys Vázquez	(2000-11-17) November 17, 2000 (age 21)	3	2	FIU Panthers
9	4FW	Karina Socarrás	(1993-11-28) November 28, 1993 (age 28)	23	20	Marítimo
14	4FW	Mercedes Bauzá	(1997-11-02) November 2, 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Puerto Rico Sol
15	4FW	Jessica Torres		0	0	Puerto Rico Sol
21	4FW	Daphane Méndez		0	0	UC Riverside Highlanders
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	Karla Guzmán		1	0	IMG Academy	v. Guyana; October 23, 2021
GK	Siani Jones		0	0	Chattahoochee High School	v. Guyana; October 23, 2021
GK	Adriana Morales		0	0	Oberlin College	v. Guyana; October 23, 2021
Defender
DF	Belerica Oquendo	(2001-02-12) February 12, 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Troy Trojans	v. Guyana; October 23, 2021
DF	Jasmin Hilliard	(1998-09-03) September 3, 1998 (age 23)	?	0	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	v. Guyana; October 23, 2021
DF	Estefanía González		0	0	Montverde Academy	v. Guyana; October 23, 2021
DF	Brooke Hart		0	0	Georgia State Panthers	v. Guyana; October 20, 2021
Midfielder
MF	JoJo Cotto	(2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 22)	3	1	Penn Quakers	v. Guyana; October 23, 2021
MF	Morgan Day	(2001-05-15) May 15, 2001 (age 20)	1	0	Saint Peter's Peacocks	v. Guyana; October 23, 2021
MF	Julianna Pacheco	(2002-06-28) June 28, 2002 (age 19)	1	0	Santos Laguna	v. Guyana; October 23, 2021
MF	Ana Díaz	(2002-08-26) August 26, 2002 (age 19)	2	0	Georgia State Panthers	v. Guyana; October 20, 2021
MF	Gabi Cimino	(2002-03-08) March 8, 2002 (age 20)	2	0	Florida Atlantic Owls	v. Uruguay; June 12, 2021
MF	Daniela Nelson	(1999-08-22) August 22, 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Villanova Wildcats	v. Uruguay; June 12, 2021
MF	Rachel Blankenship	(1995-09-02) September 2, 1995 (age 26)	3	1	Fortuna Tulsa	v. Uruguay; June 12, 2021
Forward
FW	Karish Rivera	(2003-01-23) January 23, 2003 (age 19)	2	0	Caribbean Stars	v. Guyana; October 23, 2021
FW	Nelia Pérez	(1997-12-19) December 19, 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Puerto Rico Sol	v. Guyana; October 23, 2021
FW	Indigo Sims		1	0	DKSC Soccer Club	v. Guyana; October 23, 2021
FW	Bryana Pizarro		0	0	Oregon State Beavers	v. Guyana; October 20, 2021
FW	Ashley Johnson		0	0		v. Uruguay; June 12, 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
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
	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.
^ "LISTA LA CONVOCATORIA DE LA SELECCIÓN FEMENINA ABSOLUTA DE FÚTBOL PARA LAS ELIMINATORIAS MUNDIALISTAS". Puerto Rican Football Federation (in Spanish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

External links[]

[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] "LISTA LA CONVOCATORIA DE LA SELECCIÓN FEMENINA ABSOLUTA DE FÚTBOL PARA LAS ELIMINATORIAS MUNDIALISTAS". Puerto Rican Football Federation (in Spanish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

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Puerto Rico women's national football team

Contents

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[]

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