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Puerto Rico women's national football team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Puerto Rico national football team.

Puerto Rico
Nickname(s)Las Boricuas
(The Boricuas)
AssociationPuerto Rican Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America, Central America and the Caribbean)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachNat González
CaptainNickolette Driesse
Most capsKarina Socarrás (25)
Top scorerKarina Socarrás (25)
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codePUR
First colors
Second colors
FIFA ranking
Current 81 Increase 4 (6 March 2025)[1]
Highest85 (March, August–December 2024)
Lowest124 (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/ Gold Cup
Appearances2 (first in 1998)
Best resultGroup stage (1998, 2024)

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).

History

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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]

Team image

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Nicknames

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The Puerto Rico women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as "Las Boricuas (The Boricuas)".

Home stadium

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Puerto Rico plays its home matches among various stadiums.

Nickolette Driesse played numerous games for Puerto Rico

Results and fixtures

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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

2024

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February 21 CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS Brazil  1–0  Puerto Rico San Diego, United States
  • Nunes 81'
 Report Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)
February 24 CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS Puerto Rico  2–1  Panama San Diego, United States
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
February 27 CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS Colombia  2–0  Puerto Rico San Diego, United States
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
3 April Friendly Puerto Rico  12–0  Cayman Islands Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
 Report Stadium: Mayagüez Athletics Stadium
6 April Friendly Puerto Rico  8–0  Cayman Islands San Juan, Puerto Rico
 Report Stadium: Parque de Fútbol Benjamín Martínez González

2025

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20 February 2025 Turkish Women's Cup Puerto Rico  1–0  Estonia Antalya, Turkey
8:30 AST Ana Diaz (61)
23 February 2025 Turkish Women's Cup Puerto Rico  1–1  Iran Alanya, Turkey
15:30 UTC+3 Marcano 86' Report
Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex
Referee: Cansu Tiryaki (Türkiye)
26 February 2025 Turkish Women's Cup Iran  0–2  Puerto Rico Alanya, Turkey
15:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Gold City Sport Complex
Referee: Hatice Aydin (Türkiye)

Head-to-head record

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As of 28 February 2025
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 3 3 0 0 24 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
 Estonia 1 1 0 0 1 0
 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
 Iran 2 1 1 0 3 1
 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 72 32 13 27 169 157

Staff

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Coaching staff

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As of September 13, 2021
Role Name
Head coach United States Nat González
Assistant coach United States Carlos Juárez
Assistant coach Uruguay Alejandro Laín
Goalkeeper coach Argentina Sebastián Uranga

Manager history

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Players

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See also: Category:Puerto Rico women's international footballers

Current squad

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Caps and goals are current as of February 19, 2025.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sydney Martinez (1999-09-12) September 12, 1999 (age 25) 8 0 United States Brooklyn FC
12 1GK Cristina Roque (2001-11-06) November 6, 2001 (age 23) 4 0 United States Utah Royals
2 2DF Verónica García (1999-12-23) December 23, 1999 (age 25) 11 0 Croatia Osijek
4 2DF Idelys Vázquez (2000-09-21) September 21, 2000 (age 24) 9 0 Colombia Cortuluá
5 2DF Madison Cox (1995-10-24) October 24, 1995 (age 29) 13 1 Croatia Osijek
6 2DF Mia Duncan (2005-07-29) July 29, 2005 (age 19) 0 0 United States Union University Bulldogs
17 2DF Imani Morlock (1997-06-14) June 14, 1997 (age 27) 9 0 Australia Mitchelton
3 3MF Jailene DeJesus (2003-05-10) May 10, 2003 (age 22) 8 2 United States St. John's Red Storm
8 3MF Ana Díaz (2002-08-26) August 26, 2002 (age 22) 3 0 United States Georgia State Panthers
10 3MF Nickolette Driesse (captain) (1994-11-08) November 8, 1994 (age 30) 14 3 Croatia Split
13 3MF Emma González (2004-05-07) May 7, 2004 (age 21) 3 0 United States San Diego Toreros
14 3MF Melanie Herrera (2002-09-25) September 25, 2002 (age 22) 0 0 United States UNC Greensboro Spartans
16 3MF Indigo Sims (2005-12-22) December 22, 2005 (age 19) 0 0 United States Sam Houston Bearkats
18 3MF JoJo Cotto (2000-01-15) January 15, 2000 (age 25) 10 0 United States Downtown United
7 4FW Danielle Marcano (1997-08-20) August 20, 1997 (age 27) 4 1 France Nantes
9 4FW Gloria Douglas (1992-05-04) May 4, 1992 (age 33) 6 0 Spain Pradejón
15 4FW Jocelyn Chinea (2005-08-08) August 8, 2005 (age 19) 0 0 United States Georgia Bulldogs
19 4FW Kennedy Garcia (2005-02-16) February 16, 2005 (age 20) 3 0 United States Alabama Crimson Tide
4FW Cristina Torres (2000-10-03) October 3, 2000 (age 24) 10 2 Mexico UNAM

(Players are listed within position group by kit number, order of caps, then alphabetically)

Recent call-ups

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The following players have also been called up to the Puerto Rican squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Isabel Ackerman (2006-02-24) February 24, 2006 (age 19) 0 0 United States Columbia Lions v.  Cayman Islands, 6 April 2024
GK Ariana Anderson (2005-01-13) January 13, 2005 (age 20) 0 0 United States Georgia State Panthers v.  Colombia, 27 February 2024
GK JLo Varada (2003-02-02) February 2, 2003 (age 22) 4 0 United States Campbell Fighting Camels v.  Colombia, 27 February 2024
DF Amber DiOrio (1999-10-21) October 21, 1999 (age 25) 8 0 United States DC Power v.  Cayman Islands, 6 April 2024
DF Bryana Pizarro (2002-08-29) August 29, 2002 (age 22) 4 0 United States Washington State Cougars v.  Cayman Islands, 6 April 2024
DF Isabel Martínez (2002-07-20) July 20, 2002 (age 22) 4 0 United States Nova Southeastern Sharks v.  Cayman Islands, 6 April 2024
DF Sadie Santiago 0 0 Unattached v.  Cayman Islands, 6 April 2024
DF Jazmine Méndez (2003-07-22) July 22, 2003 (age 21) 8 0 United States UC Riverside Highlanders v.  Colombia, 27 February 2024
MF Jill Aguilera (1998-01-05) January 5, 1998 (age 27) 13 4 United States Carolina Ascent v.  Cayman Islands, 6 April 2024
MF Katsi Bengoa (2007-06-04) June 4, 2007 (age 17) 3 0 United States Orlando City (ECNL) v.  Cayman Islands, 6 April 2024
MF Sarah Martínez (2007-04-03) April 3, 2007 (age 18) 6 0 United States NC Courage (ECNL) v.  Colombia, 27 February 2024
FW Ashley McMahon (2006-06-18) June 18, 2006 (age 18) 3 0 United States World Class (ECNL) v.  Cayman Islands, 6 April 2024
FW Juelle Love (1999-08-18) August 18, 1999 (age 25) 8 0 Unattached v.  Cayman Islands, 6 April 2024
FW Olivia Bevilacqua (2007-07-13) July 13, 2007 (age 17) 1 0 United States Nationals (ECNL) v.  Cayman Islands, 6 April 2024
FW Skylynn Rodríguez (2002-08-16) August 16, 2002 (age 22) 4 1 Unattached v.  Colombia, 27 February 2024
FW Daphane Méndez (2003-07-22) July 22, 2003 (age 21) 10 0 United States UC Riverside Highlanders v.  Colombia, 27 February 2024

Notes:

  • ALT = Alternate
  • INJ = Withdrew due to an injury.
  • PRE = Preliminary roster
  • RET = Retired from the national team.

(Players are listed within position group by order of latest call-up, caps, and then alphabetically)

Records

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See also: Category:Puerto Rico women's international footballers

Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1991 did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003 did not qualify
China 2007 did not enter
Germany 2011 did not qualify
Canada 2015
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023
Brazil 2027 to be determined
MexicoUnited States 2031 to be determined
United Kingdom 2035 to be determined
Total — – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics record Qualifying record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1996 did not enter 1995 FIFA WWC
Australia 2000 1999 FIFA WWC
Greece 2004 did not enter
China 2008 did not qualify 4 3 0 1 7 2
United Kingdom 2012 did not enter did not enter
Brazil 2016 did not qualify 8 4 0 4 25 28
Japan 2020 2 1 0 1 7 3
France 2024 4 3 0 1 15 6
Total — – – – – – – – 18 11 0 7 54 39
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Championship

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CONCACAF W Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Haiti 1991 did not enter did not enter
United States 1993
Canada 1994
Canada 1998 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 38 Unknown
United States 2000 did not enter did not enter
United StatesCanada 2002 did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 11
United States 2006 did not enter did not enter
Mexico 2010 did not qualify 5 3 0 2 24 6
United States 2014 2014 Caribbean Cup
United States 2018 4 2 2 0 17 2
Mexico 2022 4 3 0 1 15 6
Total Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 38 15 8 2 5 56 25
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF W Gold Cup

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CONCACAF W Gold Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 2024 Qualified
Total 1/1 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

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Pan American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Canada 1999 did not enter
Dominican Republic 2003
Brazil 2007
Mexico 2011 did not qualify
Canada 2015
Peru 2019
Total — – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games

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Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Puerto Rico 2010 Fifth place 5 1 2 2 7 8
Mexico 2014 did not enter
Colombia 2018
Panama 2022 Group stage
Total Fifth place 5 1 2 2 7 8
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CFU Women's Caribbean Cup

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CFU Women's Caribbean Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Haiti 2000 did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 2014 Final round 5 2 1 2 8 10
Total Final 5 2 1 2 8 10
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "Women's Olympic Qualifying Results August 21". Caribbean Football Union. August 22, 2015. Archived from the original on November 16, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Kunti, Samindra (September 4, 2018). "Puerto Rico women's team protest over FPF support at Argentina friendly". Inside World Football. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  4. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (September 10, 2018). "Puerto Rico women demand financial transparency, better treatment from federation". The Equalizer. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "La Selección Mayor Femenina de Fútbol de Puerto Rico hará Historia al Jugar en Turquía por Primera Vez". fpfpuertorico.com. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  6. ^ "Convocatoria Torneo Turkish Women's Cup". instagram.com. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
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