Puerto Rico national under-20 football team

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Puerto Rico U20
Nickname(s) El Huracán Azul
(The Blue Hurricane)
Association Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF)
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach Dave Sarachan
Captain Jan Mateo
Top scorerReid Strain
Home stadium Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
FIFA code PUR
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First international
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 16–0 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
(Ottawa, Canada; August 20, 1974)
Biggest win
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 9–0 Sint Maarten Flag of Sint Maarten.svg
(Philipsburg, Sint Maarten; June 15, 2016)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 16–0 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg
(Ottawa, Canada; August 20, 1974)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1974 )
Best resultRound of 16 (2022)

The Puerto Rico national under-20 football team represents Puerto Rico in tournaments at the under-20 level. The team is controlled by the Puerto Rican Football Federation.

Contents

History

Puerto Rico made its first appearance on the 1974 CONCACAF Championship, losing all of their matches. They didn't record a win until 1976 against Barbados. It wasn't until 2012 where they had their most successful campaign under coach Jeaustin Campos where they advance through all of the Caribbean qualification and made it to the CONCACAF Championship in Puebla, México. [1]

In 2021, Puerto Rico booked their place on the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship for their second time in history, this time under coach Dave Sarachan after advancing as group leaders defeating Bermuda 6–0 on final matchday. [2]

Tournament results

U–20 CONCACAF Championship

Schedule and results

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  Cancelled  Fixture

2021

November 8 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg1–0Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
15:00
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Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)

2022

Players

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Sebastián Cutler (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 20)20 Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte Independence
1 GK Kristian Figueroa (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21)00Unknown
1 GK Anthony Martínez (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 20)00Unknown

2 DF Adrián Colón (2004-08-23) 23 August 2004 (age 19)30 Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2 DF Luis Cruz (2005-11-03) 3 November 2005 (age 18)00Unknown
2 DF Noah Escobar (2004-01-17) 17 January 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of the United States.svg Georgia Southern Eagles
2 DF Parker O'Ferral (2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 20)20 Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina
2 DF Colby Quiñones (2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 21)20 Flag of the United States.svg New England Revolution
2 DF Diego Rossi (2005-05-19) 19 May 2005 (age 18)20 Flag of Italy.svg Parma
2 DF Pedro Alejandro Rivera (2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 (age 20)20Unknown

3 MF Jensen Cruz (2004-08-12) 12 August 2004 (age 19)00 Flag of the United States.svg Nomads
3 MF Andre Cutler (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 20)00 Flag of the United States.svg Syracuse Orange
3 MF Antonio de la Torre (2005-08-12) 12 August 2005 (age 18)20 West Texas A&M Buffaloes
3 MF Brian Flores (2003-08-25) 25 August 2003 (age 20)20 New York City
3 MF Edwin Meléndez (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 21)30 Flag of the United States.svg Montclair State Red Hawks
3 MF Christian Miranda (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 20)00 Flag of the United States.svg Daytona State College
3 MF Wilfredo Rivera (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20)21 Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City
3 MF Diego Ward (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 19)20Unknown

4 FW Daniel Cruz Jr. (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 18)12Unknown
4 FW Jan Mateo (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21)54 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Atlético San Cristóbal
4 FW Jeremy de León (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20)55 Flag of Spain.svg CD Castellón
4 FW Ian Silva (2004-11-06) 6 November 2004 (age 19)20 Flag of the United States.svg Orlando City

See also

Notes

  1. Match suspended and later awarded to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines due to Puerto Rico failing to comply with Concacaf's COVID-19 protocols ahead of the fixture. [3]

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References

  1. "Sub20".
  2. Torres, Javier. "Puerto Rico avanza al Campeonato Sub20 de la CONCACAF". El Huracán Azul Puerto Rico. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. "Suspendido el primer partido de la Selección Nacional Sub-20 Masculina" (in Spanish). Puerto Rican Football Federation. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. "Puerto Rico Contra Mexico Por el Pase a Cuartos de Final en el Campeonato CONCACAF Sub-20 Masculino" (in Spanish). Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.