Puerto Rico Sol FC

Puerto Rico Sol FC
Full namePuerto Rico Sol Futbol Club
Founded2017
StadiumMayagüez Athletics Stadium
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Capacity12,175
Chairman Archie Álvarez
Manager Shek Borkowski
LeagueLiga Puerto Rico
20222nd

Puerto Rico Sol FC is a Puerto Rican association football club from Mayagüez that currently plays in the Liga Puerto Rico, the highest level of football in Puerto Rico.[1]

History

Puerto Rico Sol FC was founded in 2016 by Shek Borkowski with Jose Luis Perez Torres joining in 2018. Borkowski, a native of Poland, also previously co-founded FC Indiana and Chicago Red Stars.[2] The club joined the nascent Liga Puerto Rico for the 2018/2019 season.

Stadium

For the 2018-19 Liga Puerto Rico season, Sol played its home matches at the 4,000-seat Fajardo Soccer Stadium in Fajardo.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

Current squad

As of 10 October 2022.[6]

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  PUR Gian Carlos Flores
2 DF  PUR Gabi Valentin
3 DF  PUR Alex Chaparro
4 DF  PUR Luis Rosario
5 DF  USA Matt Liotta
6 DF  PUR Andres Cabrera
7 MF  PUR Carlos Matos
8 DF  PUR Siro Guitierrez
9 FW  PUR Kevin Torres
10 MF  PUR Fernando Guzman
11 MF  PUR Christian Castro
12 MF  PUR Sebastian Acevedo
16 DF  PUR Emmanuel Torres
14 MF  PUR Andres Ramos
15 MF  PUR Jeremy Roldan
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  HON Johnny Mejia
17 MF  PUR Enrique Ramirez
18 DF  USA Ben Watson
19 MF  USA Jayden Perry
20 MF  PUR Ian Marcos Rodriguez
21 MF  USA Joe Garcia
22 GK  PUR Axel Burgos
23 FW  PUR Sebastian Soto Vega
24 MF  PUR Yan Toro
25 MF  PUR Jezrel Garcia
26 FW  PUR Kevin Pagan
27 MF  ENG Mitchell McPike
28 FW  PUR Kevin Muniz
30 DF  PUR TBA
31 GK  PUR Luis Cubillan

Domestic history

Key

  Champion   Runners-up   3rd Place

Season League Domestic Cup Notes
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L P
2019/20[7] 1st N/A 10 5 1 10 16 Season abandoned because of COVID-19 pandemic[8]

References

  1. ^ "Clubes Participantes" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "The women's tournament of the Puerto Rico Soccer League kicks off". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). October 12, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Puerto Rico Sol 0 Bayamon FC 2". Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "Municipio de Mayaguez cede al Puerto Rico Sol FC el uso exclusivo del Centroamericano hasta el 2023" (in Spanish). futbolboricua.co. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Stadium". Puerto Rico Sol FC. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Puerto Rico Sol FC" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  7. ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Puerto Rico 2019/20". RSSSF. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  8. ^ Rosa Andino, Jessica. "Cancelados los Torneos de Futbol" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved April 22, 2021.