Puerto Rican football clubs in North American competitions

This is a list of Puerto Rican football clubs in North American competitions. Puerto Rican clubs have participated in competitive international football competitions since at least 2006 when the entered the 2006 CFU Club Championship.

Puerto Rican clubs are among the most successful Caribbean clubs. They have won two CFU Club Championships, and have reached the semifinals of the modern CONCACAF Champions League, the furthest of any Caribbean nation. The most successful team in international competition is the now-defunct Puerto Rico Islanders who have won the two CFU titles, and reached the Champions League semifinals.

Who qualifies for CONCACAF competitions[]

Since 2018, the winner of the Liga Puerto Rico, the top tier of football on the island qualifies for the Caribbean Club Shield, a tertiary knockout tournament for developing Caribbean football nations. This competition is held in the spring. This also serves as a qualifying for the CONCACAF League, which played tha fall. The CONCACAF League is the secondary association football competition for club football in North America. Should a team finish in the top six standings of the CONCACAF League, they qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, which is played the following winter.

In order for a Puerto Rican team to reach the Champions League, they would need to win the Caribbean Club Shield and then earn a top six finish in the CONCACAF League.

Results by competition[]

CONCACAF Champions League / Champions Cup[]

Year	Team	Progress	Aggregate	Opponents	Results	Ref.
1962–1983	None entered
1984	Guayama	First round	1–2	Moulien	0–1 home, 1–1 away
1985–1991	None entered
1992	Guayama	Preliminary round	w/o		withdrew
2008–09	Puerto Rico Islanders	Semifinals	3–3 (2–4 p)	Cruz Azul	2–0 home, 1–3 away
2009–10	Puerto Rico Islanders	4th in group stage	N/A	Columbus Crew, Cruz Azul, Saprissa
2010–11	Puerto Rico Islanders	3rd in group stage	N/A	FAS, Olimpia, Toluca
2011–12	Puerto Rico Islanders	Preliminary round	3–3 (a)	Isidro Metapán	3–1 home, 0–2 away
2012–13	Puerto Rico Islanders	2nd in group stage	N/A	Isidro Metapán, LA Galaxy
2013–14	None qualified
2014–15	Bayamón	3rd in group stage	N/A	América, Comunicaciones
2015–2020	None qualified

CONCACAF League[]

Year	Team	Progress	Aggregate	Opponents	Results	Ref.
2021	Metropolitan	Preliminary round	Santa Lucía		TBD home, 0–3 away

CFU Club Championship[]

Year	Team	Progress	Aggregate	Opponents	Results	Ref.
2006	Puerto Rico Islanders	2nd in group stage	N/A	Hoppers, Fruta Conquerors, W Connection
2007	Puerto Rico Islanders	Third place	1–0	San Juan Jabloteh	1–0 home, 0–0 away
2009	Puerto Rico Islanders	Final	1–2	W Connection	0–0 home, 1–2 away
2010	Bayamón	Fourth place	N/A	Joe Public, Puerto Rico Islanders, San Juan Jabloteh
	Puerto Rico Islanders	Winners	N/A	Bayamón, Joe Public, San Juan Jabloteh
	River Plate	Semifinal round	N/A	Alpha United, San Juan Jabloteh
2011	Puerto Rico Islanders	Winners	3–1	Tempête	3–1 neutral
	River Plate	Quarterfinals	2–3	Alpha United	2–3 home, 0–0 away
2012	Bayamón	3rd in group stage	N/A	Baltimore, CSD Barber, Victory
	Puerto Rico Islanders	Third place	3–1	Antigua Barracuda	3–1 neutral
2013	Bayamón	4th in group stage	N/A	Boys' Town, Portmore United, Valencia
2014	Bayamón	Semifinals	N/A	Waterhouse	Cancelled
2015–2016	None entered
2017	Puerto Rico FC	2nd in group stage	N/A	Portmore United, Scholars International, Transvaal
2021	Metropolitan	Semifinals	1–3	Inter Moengotapoe	1–3 neutral

CFU Club Shield[]

Appearances in CONCACAF competitions[]

As of December 23, 2019

References[]

External links[]

• RSSSF International Club Results for North America
• Puerto Rico - List of Champions, RSSSF.com