Puerto_Rico_women's_national_football_team
Puerto Rico women's national football team
Women's national association football team representing Puerto Rico
This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Puerto Rico national football team.
The Puerto Rico women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de Puerto Rico) represents Puerto Rico in women's international football, and are governed by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF).
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
| 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 | Nickolette Driesse | ||
| Most caps | Karina Socarrás (25) | ||
| Top scorer | Karina Socarrás (25) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | PUR | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 85  18 (15 March 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 85 (March 2024) | ||
| 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] Puerto Rico 12–0 Cayman Islands  (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico; 3 April 2024) | |||
| 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 | ||
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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]
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.
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
Mexico 
v 
Puerto Rico
v Puerto Rico
| June 29 CAC games group stage | Mexico | 4–0 | Puerto Rico | Santa Tecla, El Salvador |
| 17:00 CST (UTC−6) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras) |
Puerto Rico v 
Jamaica
v 
Jamaica
| July 1 CAC games group stage | Puerto Rico | 1–1 | Jamaica | Santa Tecla, El Salvador |
| 17:00 CST (UTC−6) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras) |
Puerto Rico v 
El Salvador
v 
El Salvador
| July 3 CAC games group stage | Puerto Rico | 2–2 | El Salvador | Santa Tecla, El Salvador |
| 20:00 CST (UTC−6) |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio Las Delicias Referee: Glenda López (Guatemala) |
Puerto Rico v 
Dominican Republic
v 
Dominican Republic
| 13 July Friendly | Puerto Rico | 1–1 | Dominican Republic | TBC, Puerto Rico |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
Puerto Rico v Dominican Republic
v Dominican Republic
| 16 July Friendly | Puerto Rico | 0–0 | Dominican Republic | TBC, Puerto Rico |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
Mexico v Puerto Rico
v Puerto Rico
| 22 September 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification | Mexico | 2–1 | Puerto Rico | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 20:00 UTC−6 | Ki. Rodríguez  11' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 13,882 Referee: Tatiana Guzmán (Nicaragua) |
Trinidad and Tobago 
v Puerto Rico
v Puerto Rico
| 27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–2 | Puerto Rico | Port of Spain, |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador) |
Puerto Rico v Trinidad and Tobago
v Trinidad and Tobago
| 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) |
Puerto Rico v Mexico
v Mexico
| 1 December 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification | Puerto Rico | 0-3 | Mexico |
2024
Haiti 
v Puerto Rico
v Puerto Rico
| 17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification | Haiti | 0–1 | Puerto Rico | Carson, United States |
| Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
Brazil 
v Puerto Rico
v Puerto Rico
| February 21 CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS | Brazil | 1–0 | Puerto Rico | San Diego, United States |
|
Report | Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Referee: Natalie Simon (United States) |
Puerto Rico v 
Panama
v 
Panama
| February 24 CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS | Puerto Rico | 2–1 | Panama | San Diego, United States |
|
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
Colombia 
v Puerto Rico
v Puerto Rico
| February 27 CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS | Colombia | 2–0 | Puerto Rico | San Diego, United States |
| Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium |
Puerto Rico v 
Cayman Islands
v Cayman Islands
| 3 April Friendly | Puerto Rico | 12–0 | Cayman Islands | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Report | Stadium: Mayagüez Athletics Stadium |
Puerto Rico v Cayman Islands
v Cayman Islands
| 6 April Friendly | Puerto Rico | 8–0 | Cayman Islands | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Report | Stadium: Parque de Fútbol Benjamín Martínez González |
- As of 17 February 2024
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| El Salvador |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Grenada |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
 Guatemala |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
 Guyana |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Haiti |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| Jamaica |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
 Martinique |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Mexico |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
 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 |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
 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 | 67 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 145 | 156 |
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- Source: FIFA Archived 2018-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
Coaching staff
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- As of September 13, 2021
More information Role, Name ...
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Nat González |
| Assistant coach | Carlos Juárez |
| Assistant coach | Alejandro Laín |
| Goalkeeper coach | Sebastián Uranga |
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Manager history
| This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2021) |
Carlos Avedissian (2015–2016)
Shek Borkowski (2017–2018)
David Guillemat (2018–2019)
Juan Carlos Parra (2019–2021)
Chris Brown (2021)- Nat González (2021–)
Current squad
- The following players were named to the squad to play Friendly games against Cayman Islands on 3 and 6 April 2024.[5]
Caps and goals are current as of July 3, 2023, after the match against El Salvador.
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1GK | Sydney Martinez | (1999-09-12) September 12, 1999 (age 24) | 2 | 0 |  Grand Bodø |
| 1GK | Isabel Ackerman | (2006-02-24) February 24, 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Tampa Bay United | |
| 16 | 2DF | Amber Diorio | (1999-10-21) October 21, 1999 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | UNAM |
| 4 | 2DF | Bryana Pizarro | (2002-08-29) August 29, 2002 (age 21) | Washington State Cougars | ||
| 6 | 2DF | Emma González | (2004-05-07) May 7, 2004 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | UC Riverside Highlanders |
| 7 | 2DF | Idelys Vázquez | (2000-11-17) November 17, 2000 (age 23) | 6 | 2 | Cortuluá |
| 20 | 2DF | Imani Morlock | (1997-06-14) June 14, 1997 (age 26) | 2 | 0 |  Bnot Netanya |
| 13 | 2DF | Isabel Martínez | (2002-07-20) July 20, 2002 (age 21) | Nova Southeastern Sharks | ||
| 5 | 2DF | Madison Cox | (1995-10-24) October 24, 1995 (age 28) | 6 | 1 |  Lefkothea |
| 2 | 2DF | Verónica García | (1999-12-23) December 23, 1999 (age 24) | 3 | 0 | Interamerican University |
| 2DF | Sadie Santiago | |||||
| 18 | 3MF | Josephine Cotto | (2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 24) | 5 | 0 | F.A. Euro |
| 19 | 3MF | Danielle Marcano | (1997-08-20) August 20, 1997 (age 26) |  Fomget Gençlik ve Spor | ||
| 3 | 3MF | Jailene de Jesus | (2003-05-10) May 10, 2003 (age 20) | 3 | 2 | St. John's Red Storm |
| 14 | 3MF | Jilliene Aguilera | (1998-01-05) January 5, 1998 (age 26) | 5 | 2 | Chicago Red Stars |
| 22 | 3MF | Katsi Bengoa | (2007-06-04) June 4, 2007 (age 16) | Orlando City Youth Soccer | ||
| 10 | 3MF | Nickolette Driesse | (1994-11-08) November 8, 1994 (age 29) | 6 | 1 | Paisley Athletic FC |
| 4FW | Ashley Mcmahon | |||||
| 9 | 4FW | Gloria Douglas | (1992-05-04) May 4, 1992 (age 31) | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 4FW | Juelle Love | (1999-08-18) August 18, 1999 (age 24) | 3 | 0 | Santos Laguna |
| 4FW | Olivia Bevilacqua | (2007-07-13) July 13, 2007 (age 16) | Nationals Soccer | |||
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(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.
More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | JLo Varada | (2003-02-02) February 2, 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Campbell Fighting Camels |
v. Colombia, 27 February 2024 |
| GK | Ariana Anderson | (2005-01-13) January 13, 2005 (age 19) | 0 | Georgia State Panthers |
v. Colombia, 27 February 2024 | |
| DF | Caitlin Cosme | (1999-01-19) January 19, 1999 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Orlando Pride |
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games PRE |
| DF | Eva Andersen | (2005-12-31) December 31, 2005 (age 18) | Slammers FC |
v. Trinidad and Tobago, 31 October 2023 | ||
| DF | Ariana Páez | (2002-03-09) March 9, 2002 (age 22) | The Citadel Bulldogs |
v. Mexico, 1 december 2023 | ||
| DF | Jazmine Méndez | (2003-07-22) July 22, 2003 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | UC Riverside Highlanders |
v. Colombia, 27 February 2024 |
| MF | Malina Pardo | (2001-06-29) June 29, 2001 (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Charlotte 49ers |
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games PRE |
| MF | Abigail Koly | (2004-09-11) September 11, 2004 (age 19) | Akron Zips |
v. Mexico, 1 december 2023 | ||
| MF | Enasia Colon | (2004-05-24) May 24, 2004 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Arizona State Sun Devils |
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games PRE |
| MF | Ana María Díaz | (2002-08-26) August 26, 2002 (age 21) | 7 | 0 | Georgia State Panthers |
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
| MF | Skylynn Rodríguez | (2002-08-16) August 16, 2002 (age 21) | Cruz Azul |
v. Colombia, 27 February 2024 | ||
| MF | Ashley McMahon | (2006-06-18) June 18, 2006 (age 17) | World Class FC |
v. Colombia, 27 February 2024 | ||
| MF | Sarah Martinez | (2007-04-03) April 3, 2007 (age 17) | NC Courage (ECNL) |
v. Colombia, 27 February 2024 | ||
| FW | Taylor Dobles | (2000-09-02) September 2, 2000 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | LSU Lady Tigers |
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
| FW | Jessica Torres | (2004-11-04) November 4, 2004 (age 19) | Creighton Bluejays |
latest=v. Mexico, 1 december 2023 | ||
| FW | Natasha Fowler-Varon | (2000-10-08) October 8, 2000 (age 23) | Westchester United F.C. |
v. Mexico, 22 September 2023 | ||
| FW | Laura Suárez (captain) | (1992-07-28) July 28, 1992 (age 31) | 19 | 2 | Coamo |
v. Mexico, 1 december 2023 |
| FW | Susana Roberts | (2007-06-10) June 10, 2007 (age 16) | Portage Lightning Soccer Club |
v. Mexico, 1 december 2023 | ||
| FW | Daphane Méndez | (2003-07-22) July 22, 2003 (age 20) | 7 | 0 | UC Riverside Highlanders |
v. Colombia, 27 February 2024 |
| FW | Cristina Torres | (2000-10-03) October 3, 2000 (age 23) | 7 | 2 | Mazatlán |
v. Colombia, 27 February 2024 |
| FW | Kennedy Garcia | (2005-02-16) February 16, 2005 (age 19) | Alabama Crimson Tide |
v. Colombia, 27 February 2024 | ||
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(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, caps, and then alphabetically)
More information #, Player ...
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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FIFA Women's World Cup
More information FIFA Women's World Cup record, Year ...
| 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 | ||||||||
| Total | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
More information Summer Olympics record, Qualifying record ...
| 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 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2024 |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||
| Total | — | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 54 | 39 | |
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Championship
More information CONCACAF W Championship record, Qualification record ...
| CONCACAF W Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 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 |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 25 | |
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
More information CONCACAF W Gold Cup record, Year ...
| CONCACAF W Gold Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2024 |
Qualified | ||||||
| Total | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
More information Pan American Games record, Year ...
| 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 | — | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Central American and Caribbean Games
More information Central American and Caribbean Games record, Year ...
| 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 | |||||||
| 2022 | Group stage | ||||||
| Total | Fifth place | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CFU Women's Caribbean Cup
More information CFU Women's Caribbean Cup record, Year ...
| 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 |
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
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