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)

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)

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.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Sebastián Cutler	(2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 21)	2	0	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 20)	3	0	1. FC Kaiserslautern
2DF	Luis Cruz	(2005-11-03) 3 November 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Unknown
2DF	Noah Escobar	(2004-01-17) 17 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Georgia Southern Eagles
2DF	Parker O'Ferral	(2003-12-18) 18 December 2003 (age 20)	2	0	North Carolina
2DF	Colby Quiñones	(2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 21)	2	0	New England Revolution
2DF	Diego Rossi	(2005-05-19) 19 May 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Parma
2DF	Pedro Alejandro Rivera	(2003-10-21) 21 October 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Unknown

3MF	Jensen Cruz	(2004-08-12) 12 August 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Nomads
3MF	Andre Cutler	(2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Syracuse Orange
3MF	Antonio de la Torre	(2005-08-12) 12 August 2005 (age 19)	2	0	West Texas A&M Buffaloes
3MF	Brian Flores	(2003-08-25) 25 August 2003 (age 21)	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 21)	0	0	Daytona State College
3MF	Wilfredo Rivera	(2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21)	2	1	Orlando City
3MF	Diego Ward	(2004-06-18) 18 June 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Unknown

4FW	Daniel Cruz Jr.	(2005-05-14) 14 May 2005 (age 19)	1	2	Unknown
4FW	Jan Mateo	(2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 21)	5	4	Atlético San Cristóbal
4FW	Jeremy de León	(2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20)	5	5	CD Castellón
4FW	Ian Silva	(2004-11-06) 6 November 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Orlando City

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)

[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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