Puerto Rico national under-17 football team

Puerto Rico U17

Nickname(s)	El Huracán Azul (The Blue Hurricane)
Association	Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Pablo Almagro
Home stadium	Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
FIFA code	PUR
First international
Honduras 1–0 Puerto Rico  (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; August 28, 1983)
Biggest win
Puerto Rico 16–0 U.S. Virgin Islands  (August 31, 2022)
Biggest defeat
Mexico 8–0 Puerto Rico  (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; August 30, 1983)
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 1983)
Best result	Quarter-finals (2023)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	0

The Puerto Rico national under-17 football team represents Puerto Rico in tournaments at the under-17 level. It is controlled by the Puerto Rican Football Federation.

History

Puerto Rico made its debut at the 1983 CONCACAF Championship where they faced Honduras and México. Subsequently, they played in the FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifiers in 1991, 2000 and 2002. It wasn't until 2006 where they got their first two victories against Anguilla and Saint Lucia.[1]

Since 2012 they have participated in every World Cup qualification. In 2012 the team was managed by Jeaustin Campos where they played in Cuba the first round of the qualification where they faced the hosts, Aruba and Bahamas but failing to advance to the next round.[2]

In 2014 they went to Bahamas this time managed by Vítor Hugo Barros where they earned a win against Bahamas but failed to advance after losing 2–0 against Martinique and drawing scoreless to Bermudas.[3]

Steven Estrada managed the team in 2016 with a very limited time to prepare. They lost all the matches against Haiti, Cayman Islands and Aruba, scoring only one goal.[4]

Marco Vélez took charge of the U-17 in 2019.[5] After a successful first round, the team reached the Round of 16 of the Concacaf Championship where they lost 2–1 against Mexico.

The team returned in 2022 with Pablo Almagro a head coach. Puerto Rico advanced as group leaders through the qualifying round with 25 goals scored and none conceded.[6] They managed to get a historic result defeating Costa Rica in the Round of 16 of the 2023 Concacaf U-17 Championship.[7]

Fixtures and recent results

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss

2022

Puerto Rico  v  U.S. Virgin Islands

August 31 CONCACAF U17 Championship qualifying	Puerto Rico	16–0	U.S. Virgin Islands	Bradenton, Florida
	Vazquez 1', 20', 72' Speed 6', 7', 13', 17', 48', 68' 11' (o.g.) Aviles 42' Nelson 61' Prado 81' Delgado 83' Blanco 86' Villanueva 89'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Field 6

Anguilla  v  Puerto Rico

September 2 CONCACAF U17 Championship qualifying	Anguilla	0–8	Puerto Rico	Bradenton, Florida
		Report	Aviles 3', 11', 45+1' Vazquez 8', 19' Charles 34' A .Rosario 61' Suster 89'	Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1

Martinique  v  Puerto Rico

September 6 CONCACAF U17 Championship qualifying	Martinique	0–1	Puerto Rico	Bradenton, Florida
		Report	Delgado 49'	Stadium: IMG Academy Field 6

Aruba  v  Puerto Rico

September 6 CONCACAF U17 Championship qualifying	Aruba	0–0	Puerto Rico	Bradenton, Florida
		Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1

2023

Costa Rica  v  Puerto Rico

February 19 CONCACAF U-17 Championship R16	Costa Rica	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Puerto Rico	Guatemala City, Guatemala
17:00 EST	Wilson 90+1'	Report	Byron 68'	Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Jefferson Escobar (Honduras)
	Penalties
	Maroto Ramirez Castro Naranjo		Rosa Prado G. Rosario Torres Delgado

Puerto Rico  v  Canada

February 22 CONCACAF U-17 Championship QF	Puerto Rico	0–3	Canada	Guatemala City, Guatemala
17:00 EST		Report	Vojvodic 8' N’Diaye 36' Stefanovic 55'	Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Kwinsi Williams (Trinidad and Tobago)

Players

Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[8]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Franco Ramos	(2006-04-10)10 April 2006 (aged 16)	2	0	Club Atletico San Juan
1	1GK	Sebastian Cuevas	(2006-05-23)23 May 2006 (aged 16)	2	0	Mirabelli SA
16	2DF	Gabriel Rosario	(2006-04-12) April 12, 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Orlando City SC
3	2DF	Adrian Rosario	(2007-04-12) April 12, 2007 (age 17)	4	1	Inter Miami CF
14	2DF	Juan Torres	(2006-10-02) October 2, 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Solar SC
18	2DF	Adrian Prado	(2006-04-26) April 26, 2006 (age 18)	4	1	San Juan FC
6	2DF	Alejandro Viera	(2006-08-31) August 31, 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Mirabelli SA
2	2DF	Eitan Solomiany	(2006-12-08) December 8, 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Bayamon FC
13	2DF	Abraham Nelson	(2006-03-23) March 23, 2006 (age 18)	4	1	Puerto Rico Surf
5	3MF	Ian Charles	(2007-02-08) February 8, 2007 (age 17)	4	3	Fc Dallas
11	3MF	Sebastian Sime	(2007-01-17) January 17, 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Mirabelli SA
10	3MF	Justin Blanco	(2007-02-19) February 19, 2007 (age 17)	4	1	Queensboro FC
17	3MF	Edgardo Vazquez	(2006-10-24) October 24, 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Tampa Bay United
8	3MF	Andres Lopez	(2007-05-01) May 1, 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Loudoun SC
20	4FW	Leonard Aviles Jr	(2006-01-26) January 26, 2006 (age 18)	4	5	New York Red Bulls
15	4FW	Samuel Byron	(2007-03-26) March 26, 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Nashville SC
4	4FW	Antonio Delgado	(2007-02-18) February 18, 2007 (age 17)	4	2	FC United
19	4FW	Jorge Vazquez	(2006-06-27) June 27, 2006 (age 18)	4	5	Orlando City Seminole
7	4FW	Carlos Siaca	(2006-01-18) January 18, 2006 (age 18)	4	1	Bayamon FC
9	4FW	Joel Rosa	(2007-04-07) April 7, 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Tampa Bay United

Competitive record

CONCACAF U-17 Championship

CONCACAF U-17 Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1983	Group stage	6th of 6	2	0	0	2	0	9
1985	Did not enter
1987
1988
1991	Group stage	12th of 12	3	0	0	3	0	12
1992	Did not enter
1994
1996
1999
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005	Did not enter
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Did not enter
2011
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019	Round of 16	9th of 20	1	0	0	1	1	2
2023	Quarter-finals	7th of 20	2	1	0	1	1	4
Total	Quarter-finals	-	8	1	0	7	2	27

References

1. "Selección Sub17 de Puerto Rico".
2. "Sub17: Puerto Rico cae ante Cuba y la clasificación se dificulta".
3. "Puerto Rico se despide goleando a Bahamas".
4. "INSUFICIENTE EL AGUERRIDO ESFUERZO DE PUERTO RICO y QUEDA ELIMINADO EN ELIMINATORIA SUB 17 DEL CARIBE | FutbolBoricua.net".
5. "Comienza el proceso de visorías para la Sub17".
6. Torres, Javier. "Puerto Rico buscará avanzar ante Costa Rica". El Huracán Azul Puerto Rico.
7. Torres, Javier. "Dramático avance de Puerto Rico ante Costa Rica". El Huracán Azul Puerto Rico.
8. "Se prepara la Selección Sub17".

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