Puerto Rico Sol FC (women)

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Puerto Rico Sol FC.
Puerto Rico Sol FC
Full namePuerto Rico Sol Futbol Club
Founded2017
StadiumMayagüez Athletics Stadium
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Capacity12,175
ManagerShek Borkowski
LeagueLiga Puerto Rico
2022Champion
Websitehttps://www.ligapuertorico.com/team/puerto-rico-sol-f-c/

Puerto Rico Sol FC is a Puerto Rican association football club based in Mayagüez. The club is a member of the Liga Puerto Rico, the highest level of football in the country.[1] The Sol women’s team is recognized as a model for the development of women's football, both in economic and in cultural terms. Sol hosts its matches at the Mayaguez Soccer Stadium, a stadium of capacity 12,175. The team is the defending champions, having won the Liga PR in 2019, 2021, 2022.[2]

History

Puerto Rico Sol FC was founded in 2016 by Shek Borkowski with Jose Luis Perez Torres joining in 2017. Borkowski, a native of Poland, also previously founded FC Indiana and Chicago Red Stars.

Sol joined the Liga PR in August 2018. The club won Liga PR championship in 2021 defeating Caribbean Stars 4-2 in the final. In 2022, Sol defeated Caribbean Stars 3-1 to win its third consecutive Liga PR championship.

Year-by-year

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs
2018/19 1 Liga PR 1st Champion
2019/20 1 Liga PR 1st Abandoned[3]
2021 1 Liga PR 1st Champion
2022 1 Liga PR 1st Champion

Honors

Domestic competitions

League titles

Management team

As of 19 July 2021
Position Staff
Manager Poland Shek Borkowski
Goalkeeping coach France Jean Vivoni
Assistant coach Ecuador Christian Castro
Opposition analyst & coach Puerto Rico Hernan Lopez

Source: Puerto Rico Sol

Current squad

As of 20 June 2023.[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Mexico MEX Jaqueline Cataño
2 DF Puerto Rico PUR Veronica García
3 DF United States USA Ashley Dozier
4 DF United States USA Mackenzie Reuber
5 DF Puerto Rico PUR Madison Cox
6 MF Mexico MEX Jazmin Ramos
7 MF United States USA TBA
8 MF Puerto Rico PUR Natasha Fowler-Varon
9 FW United States USA Addison Steiner
10 MF United States USA Marissa DiGenova
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF United States USA Kia Jacobs
12 FW United States USA Ashlynn Jones
13 MF Puerto Rico PUR Jazira Gonzalez
14 MF Puerto Rico PUR Lisamary Acosta
15 DF Puerto Rico PUR TBA
16 MF Puerto Rico PUR TBA
17 FW United States USA Amber Baca
18 FW Puerto Rico PUR Lara Soto
19 MF Puerto Rico PUR Dani Ortiz
20 GK Puerto Rico PUR Amanda Ríos

Stadium

Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, the club's current venue

For the 2018-19 Liga Puerto Rico season, Sol played its home matches at the 4,000-seat Fajardo Soccer Stadium in Fajardo.[5]

In May 2019 Sol FC signed a contract with the city of Mayagüez to play its home matches at the Mayagüez Athletics Stadium. As part of the deal, Sol FC would have the right to exclusive use of the stadium through 2023.[6] The stadium is owned by the city of Mayagüez and has a capacity of 12,175 with 5,100 of those being roofed seats. It was constructed to host the athletics and soccer games of the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.[7]

References

"The women's tournament of the Puerto Rico Soccer League kicks off". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). 12 October 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

  1. ^ "Clubes Participantes" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Bayamón FC y Puerto Rico Sol se coronan campeones del fútbol puertorriqueño" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Día. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ^ Rosa Andino, Jessica. "Cancelados los Torneos de Futbol" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Puerto Rico Sol FC" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Puerto Rico Sol 0 Bayamon FC 2". Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Municipio de Mayaguez cede al Puerto Rico Sol FC el uso exclusivo del Centroamericano hasta el 2023" (in Spanish). futbolboricua.co. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Stadium". Puerto Rico Sol FC. Retrieved 29 April 2021.