Liga Puerto Rico
Organizing body | Puerto Rican Football Federation |
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Founded | 2018 |
Country | Puerto Rico |
Confederation | CONCACAF |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Copa Luis Villarejo |
International cup(s) | CFU Club Championship |
Current champion(s) | Bayamon FC |
Most championships | Metropolitan FA Bayamon FC (1) |
Website | ligapuertorico |
Current: |
The Liga Puerto Rico (LPR) is an amateur football competition organized by the Puerto Rican Football Federation. It is the top division football league on the island. The champion qualifies to participate in the Caribbean Club Shield each season.[1] [2]
History[]
Following the absence of a football league in Puerto Rico for the 2017-18 season, the new Liga Puerto Rico was announced via Facebook by the Puerto Rico Football Federation in August 2018.[3] Prior to the announcement, the federation organized a Preparatory Tournament that ran from March until June 2018.[4] Ten teams participated in the tournament which was eventually won by Bayamón FC.[5] The league's official launch event attended by FIFA and CONCACAF delegates was held on August 23, 2018 with the league set to begin play the following month.[2]
The inaugural season saw Metropolitan FA beat Bayamón Fútbol Club in the championship match. The match went to penalty kicks which Metropolitan won 4–1 after a 0–0 draw in regulation time.[6] The second season of the league began but was abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The league did not name a champion.[7]
Prior to the the league unveiled a new championship trophy designed by local artist Milton G. Rodriguez. A replica of the trophy, which is almost three feet tall and over one and a half feet wide, will be given to the champions each season while the original will remain with the Puerto Rican Football Federation.[8]
Competition[]
The league's ten teams face each other two times. The first six teams of the league table will qualify for the playoffs with the first two getting a direct pass to the semifinals. The championship final will be contested as a single match. The champion each season will qualify for the CFU Club Championship.[9]
Clubs[]
Current clubs[]
Thirteen clubs currently participate in the Liga Puerto Rico[10][11]
Former clubs[]
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | Joined | Left |
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Guayama FC | Guayama | 1,500 | 1949 | 2018 | 2019 |
Champions[]
Below is a list of Liga Puerto Rico Champions.[12]
Season | Champions | Ref. |
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2018–2019 | Metropolitan FA | |
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico | ||
2020–2021 | ||
Bayamon FC |
International competition[]
The following is a list of results for Liga Puerto Rico clubs in international competitions. LPR club scores are listed first.
Year | Club | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
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2020 | Metropolitan FA | Caribbean Club Shield | Group Stage | ||||
Santiago de Cuba | |||||||
Scholars International | |||||||
Inter Moengotapoe | |||||||
2021 | Metropolitan FA | Caribbean Club Championship[Note 2] | Group Stage | Delfines del Este | |||
Real Rincon | 4–0 [19] | ||||||
Semi-finals | Inter Moengotapoe | ||||||
2021 | Metropolitan FA | CONCACAF League | Preliminary Round | Santa Lucía |
Footnotes[]
- ^ GPS Puerto Rico began playing in the league in 2018 but merged with the newly formed Puerto Rico Surf SC in July 2020.
- ^ As the most recent Puerto Rico champions, Metropolitan FA were automatically entered into the expanded 2021 Caribbean Club Championship after the 2021 Caribbean Club Shield was cancelled because of a COVID-19 breakout in Curaçao.[21]
References[]
- ^ Andino, Jessica Rosa. "FPF estrena reglamento para la Concesión de Licencias de Clubes" (in Spanish). Puerto Rican Football Federation. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ a b "La Federación lanza su liga elite superior amateur llamada Liga Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). futbolboricua.co. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "La FPF Anuncia Lanzamiento de la Liga Puerto Rico". www.facebook.com.
- ^ Jusino, Edwin. "Comienza el Torneo Preparatorio de la Federación" (in Spanish). Futbol Boricua. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Bayamón se Corona Campeón del Torneo Preparatorio - Ciudad de Bayamón". 11 June 2018.
- ^ Schöggl, Hans; Stokkermans, Karel. "Puerto Rico 2018/19". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Rosa Andino, Jessica. "Cancelados los Torneos de Futbol" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Andino, Jessica Rosa. "LPR Presenta Nuevo Trofeo Para el 2021" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol presenta su nueva liga". 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Clubes" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "FPF anuncia la Liga Puerto Rico". noticias.elhuracanazulpr.com.
- ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Puerto Rico - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Liga Puerto Rico 2018/19
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "Puerto Rico 2019/20". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "En compas de esper la FPF para reiniciar la Liga Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Bayamon FC es el nuevo monarca del futbol local" (in Spanish). Liga Puerto Rico. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Update on Concacaf Caribbean Club Shield and Flow Concacaf Caribbean Club Championship". CONCACAF. 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Delfines Del Este FC 1 Metropolitan FA 1". CONCACAF. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Metropolitan FA 4 SV Real Rincon 0". CONCACAF. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Inter Moengo 3 Metropolitan FA 1". CONCACAF. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Update on 2021 Concacaf Caribbean Club Competitions". CONCACAF. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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