The Puerto Rico national beach soccer team represents Puerto Rico in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol, the governing body for football in Puerto Rico.
| Nickname(s) | El Huracán Azul (The Blue Hurricane) |
|---|---|
| Association | Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol |
| 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) |
History
edit2013 was the year when the Puerto Rico national beach soccer team was formed. Eieri Jordan was the most involved person with the project.[1] Vitor Hugo Barros was appointed as head coach and a team mixed with young and experienced players made the trip to Nassau, Bahamas to play on the 2013 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship.[2] 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.[3] Puerto Rico came with a totally new team managed once again by Vitor Hugo Barros and Eieri Jordan.[4] They lost all of their matches and scored only four goals.
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Achievements
editCONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship
edit| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W aet/pso |
L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 also
editReferences
edit- ^ Torres, Javier. "Puerto Rico tendrá Selección de Fútbol Playa".
- ^ Torres, Javier. "Mañana debuta Puerto Rico en Futbol Playa".
- ^ Torres, Javier. "Buscando mantener vivo el Fútbol Playa en Puerto Rico".
- ^ Torres, Javier. "Puerto Rico a disputar el Premundial de Fútbol Playa".