Puerto Rico national football team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Puerto Rico women's national football team.
The Puerto Rico national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Puerto Rico) represents Puerto Rico in men's international football, and are governed by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF). The team's nickname is El Huracán Azul meaning The Blue Hurricane.[2] They are members of the Caribbean Football Union, and part of CONCACAF. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
Nickname(s) | El Huracán Azul (The Blue Hurricane) Los Boricuas (The Boricuas) | ||
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Association | Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Charlie Trout | ||
Captain | Zarek Valentin | ||
Most caps | Héctor Ramos (36) | ||
Top scorer | Héctor Ramos (18) | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel Estadio Centroamericano | ||
FIFA code | PUR | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 160 (4 April 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 97 (March 1994) | ||
Lowest | 202 (November 2004) | ||
First international | |||
Cuba 1–1 Puerto Rico (Havana, Cuba; 12 November 1940) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Puerto Rico 9–0 Saint Martin (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 9 September 2012) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Netherlands Antilles 15–0 Puerto Rico (Caracas, Venezuela; 15 January 1959) |
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