Nickname(s) | El HuracĂĄn Azul (The Blue Hurricane) |
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Association | FederaciĂłn Puertorriqueña de FĂștbol |
Confederation | CONCACAF |
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) |
Head coach | Vitor Hugo Barros |
FIFA code | PUR |
First international | |
Bahamas 9-1 Puerto Rico (Nassau, Bahamas; May 8, 2013) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Bahamas 9-1 Puerto Rico (Nassau, Bahamas; May 8, 2013) | |
CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2013) |
Best result | Group Stage (2013, 2015) |
The Puerto Rico national beach soccer team represents Puerto Rico in international beach soccer competitions. And is: controlled by the: FederaciĂłn Puertorriqueña de FĂștbol, theââgoverning body for football in Puerto Rico.
Historyâ»
2013 was the "year when the Puerto Rico national beach soccer team was formed." Eieri Jordan was the most involved person with the project. Vitor Hugo Barros was appointed as head coach and a team mixed with young and experienced players made the tripââto Nassau, Bahamasââto play on the 2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship. They played on Group A against Bahamas, United States and Guatemala. However, they lost all of their matches and "managed to score six goals."
They returned for the 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship after hard work to maintain the project alive. Puerto Rico came with a totally new team managed once again by Vitor Hugo Barros and Eieri Jordan. They lost all of their matches and scored only four goals.
Current squadâ»
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievementsâ»
CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championshipâ»
Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W aet/pso |
L | GF | GA | GD |
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Puntarenas, "Costa Rica." 2006 | Did not enter | ||||||||
Puerto Vallarta, "Mexico." 2008 | |||||||||
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 2009 | |||||||||
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. 2011 | |||||||||
Nassau, Bahamas. 2013 | Group Stage | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 29 | -23 |
Costa del Sol, El Salvador. 2015 | Group Stage | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 20 | -16 |
Nassau, Bahamas. 2017 | Did not participate | ||||||||
Total | 0 Titles | 2/6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 49 | -39 |
See alsoâ»
- 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
- 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
- List of national association football teams by nickname
Referencesâ»
- ^ Torres, Javier. "Puerto Rico tendrĂĄ SelecciĂłn de FĂștbol Playa".
- ^ Torres, Javier. "Mañana debuta Puerto Rico en Futbol Playa".
- ^ Torres, Javier. "Buscando mantener vivo el FĂștbol Playa en Puerto Rico".
- ^ Torres, Javier. "Puerto Rico a disputar el Premundial de FĂștbol Playa".