Puerto Rico national under-20 football team

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Puerto Rico U20
Nickname(s)El Huracán Azul
(The Blue Hurricane)
AssociationFederación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF)
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachDave Sarachan
CaptainJan Mateo
Top scorerReid Strain
Home stadiumEstadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
FIFA codePUR
First colors
Second colors
First international
 
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.

History

Puerto Rico made its first appearance on the

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
Stadium:
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Referee: Germán Martínez (El Salvador
)
June 26 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Mexico  6–0  Puerto Rico San Pedro Sula, Honduras
20:30 Report Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

2022

Players

Current squad

  • The following players were called up for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[4]
  • Match dates: 18 June – 3 July 2022
  • Caps and goals correct as of: 25 June 2022
  • Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Sebastián Cutler (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 20) 2 0 United States Charlotte Independence
1GK Kristian Figueroa (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0 Unknown
1GK Anthony Martínez (2003-12-23) 23 December 2003 (age 20) 0 0 Unknown
2DF Adrián Colón (2004-08-23) 23 August 2004 (age 19) 3 0 Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2DF Luis Cruz (2005-11-03) 3 November 2005 (age 18) 0 0 Unknown
2DF Noah Escobar (2004-01-17) 17 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 United States Georgia Southern Eagles
2DF Parker O'Ferral (2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 20) 2 0 United States North Carolina
2DF Colby Quiñones (2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 21) 2 0 United States New England Revolution
2DF Diego Rossi (2005-05-19) 19 May 2005 (age 18) 2 0 Italy Parma
2DF Pedro Alejandro Rivera (2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 (age 20) 2 0 Unknown
3MF Jensen Cruz (2004-08-12) 12 August 2004 (age 19) 0 0 United States Nomads
3MF Andre Cutler (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 20) 0 0 United States Syracuse Orange
3MF Antonio de la Torre (2005-08-12) 12 August 2005 (age 18) 2 0 West Texas A&M Buffaloes
3MF Brian Flores (2003-08-25) 25 August 2003 (age 20) 2 0 New York City
3MF Edwin Meléndez (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 21) 3 0
Montclair State Red Hawks
3MF Christian Miranda (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 20) 0 0 United States Daytona State College
3MF Wilfredo Rivera (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 20) 2 1 United States Orlando City
3MF Diego Ward (2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 19) 2 0 Unknown
4FW Daniel Cruz Jr. (2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 18) 1 2 Unknown
4FW Jan Mateo (2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21) 5 4 Dominican Republic Atlético San Cristóbal
4FW Jeremy de León (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) 5 5 Spain CD Castellón
4FW Ian Silva (2004-11-06) 6 November 2004 (age 19) 2 0 United States Orlando City

See also

Notes

  1. Concacaf's COVID-19 protocols ahead of the fixture.[3]

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.

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