Puerto Rico national under-20 football team

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 scorer	Reid Strain
Home stadium	Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
FIFA code	PUR
First colors	Second colors
First international
	Mexico 16–0 Puerto Rico ; (Ottawa, Canada; August 20, 1974)
Biggest win
	Puerto Rico 9–0 Sint Maarten ; (Philipsburg, Sint Maarten; June 15, 2016)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 16–0 Puerto Rico ; (Ottawa, Canada; August 20, 1974)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 1974 )
Best result	Round of 16 (2022)

Last updated September 09, 2025

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.

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

1962 – 1973 – Did not enter
1974 – Group stage
1976 – First round
1978 – First round
1980 – Disqualified
1982 – First round
1984 – First round
1986 – 1990 – Did not enter
1992 – Did not qualify
1994 – 2001 – Did not enter
2003 – Did not qualify
2003 – Did not qualify
2005 – Did not enter
2007 – Did not enter
2009 – Did not qualify
2011 – Did not qualify
2013 – First round
2015 – Did not enter
2017 – Did not qualify
2018 – First round
2020 – Cancelled
2022 – Round of 16

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

October 10 International friendly	Puerto Rico	Cancelled	Dominican Republic	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
				Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium

October 13 International friendly	Puerto Rico	Cancelled	Dominican Republic	Bayamón, Puerto Rico
				Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium

November 6 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying	Puerto Rico	0–3 Awarded^{[note 1]}	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
16:00		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez

November 8 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying	Puerto Rico	1–0	Barbados	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
15:00	Mateo 10'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)

November 10 2021 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying	Puerto Rico	6–0	Bermuda	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
18:00	de León 5', 62' Cruz 40', 42' Rivera 69' (pen.) Joseph 75' (o.g.)			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Germán Martínez (El Salvador)

2022

June 26 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Mexico	6–0	Puerto Rico	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:30		Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

2024

February 23 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Puerto Rico	5-0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
19:00		Report		Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

February 25 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Cayman Islands	1-1	Puerto Rico	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00		Report		Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre Referee: Referee: Ken Pennyfeather (Antigua and Barbuda)

February 27 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship	Haiti	1-1	Puerto Rico	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00		Report		Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre Referee: Referee: Christopher Mason (Jamaica)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.^[4]
Match dates: 23 February and 2 March 2024

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1 GK	Jean Luc Fontana	(2005-10-12) 12 October 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Granada
1 GK	Franco Ramos	(2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Unknown
1 GK	Sebastián Cuevas	(2006-05-23) 23 May 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Salamanca

2 DF	Juan Torres	(2006-10-02) 2 October 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Solar SC
2 DF	José López	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Bayamón
2 DF	André Casas	(2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Stetson Hatters
2 DF	Marcos Villanueva	(2006-03-29) 29 March 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Albany Great Danes
2 DF	Eitan Solomiany	(2006-12-08) 8 December 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Academia Quintana
2 DF	Adrian Rosario	(2007-04-12) 12 April 2007 (age 18)	2	0	Inter Miami II

3 MF	Benjamín Donato	(2005-07-05) July 5, 2005 (age 20)	6	1	Stetson University
3 MF	Adrián Biaggi	(2005-04-13) April 13, 2005 (age 20)	6	1	University of Illinois Chicago
3 MF	Justin Blanco	(2007-02-19) 19 February 2007 (age 18)	2	0	FC Cincinnati 2
3 MF	Brayden Barnett	(2006-08-13) 13 August 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Southern Soccer Academy
3 MF	Luis Medina	(2005-08-22) 22 August 2005 (age 20)	3	1	Belenenses
3 MF	Fabián Menéndez	(2005-07-02) 2 July 2005 (age 20)	4	1	Wofford Terriers
3 MF	Sebastián Otero	(2005-09-15) 15 September 2005 (age 19)	3	1	Boston Terriers

4 FW	Cristian Ortiz.	(2005-11-15) 15 November 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Inter Miami II
4 FW	Jorge Rodríguez	{{{age}}}	1	0	Bryant Bulldogs
4 FW	Cedric Rodríguez	(2006-09-05) 5 September 2006 (age 19)	2	0	Séneca CF
4 FW	Izaiah Garza	(2006-08-22) 22 August 2006 (age 19)	2	0	St. Edward's Hilltoppers
4 FW	Daniel Cruz	(2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 20)	5	3	Unknown

Notes

↑ 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]

References

↑ "Sub20".
↑ Torres, Javier. "Puerto Rico avanza al Campeonato Sub20 de la CONCACAF". El Huracán Azul Puerto Rico. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
↑ "Suspendido el primer partido de la Selección Nacional Sub-20 Masculina" (in Spanish). Puerto Rican Football Federation. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
↑ "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.

External links

Puerto Rico national Football Team Fan Website (in Spanish)

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[4] 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]

[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.

[5] "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.

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v t e National under-20 association 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 Bermuda ¹ Bonaire ³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana ^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe ³ Guyana ² Haiti Jamaica Martinique ³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin ³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten ³ Suriname ² 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.