Puerto Rican Football Federation

Puerto Rican Football Federation
CONCACAF
Founded	1940
Headquarters	San Juan
FIFA affiliation	1960
CONCACAF affiliation	1964
President	Iván Rivera
Website	fedefutbolpr.com

The Puerto Rican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol) is the governing body of association football in Puerto Rico. It was founded in 1940 and became affiliated to FIFA in 1960, one of the last to do so in the Western Hemisphere. It governs over all football on the island, including the Puerto Rico national football team, the amateur Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico, the scheduled Liga Profesional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico, as well as the Puerto Rico FC who played in the North American Soccer League.

History

Owing to its unique status in relation to the United States of America, the governance of football on Puerto Rico has been different from the traditional format. On May 14, 2008, the federation announced the creation of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the first unified league in the history of the island's football,^[2] although it folded in 2011. In recent years the Federation has attempted to overhaul the island's historic underperformance in football, which has been helped by the co-operation from a number of established club teams from around the world, who are keen to build up a base in Puerto Rico.

On March 9, 2015, the executive committee of the Puerto Rican Football Federation (FPF) approved a resolution specifying that in Puerto Rico there will be only one division league, before then the FPF statutes had allowed for more than one first division league.^[3]

National Teams

Puerto Rico men's national football team

The Puerto Rico men's national team played their first international match in 1940 against Cuba. Héctor Pito Ramos is the team's all time goalscorer and cap leader having last played in 2019. As of May 2024, The national team has still never qualified for a World Cup or Gold Cup entry.

The team had recently won their group in the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C gaining a promotion to Nations League B the following year, and gained entry for the 2023 Gold Cup qualifiers but was shortly eliminated soon after.

Puerto Rico women's national football team

Youth national teams

Puerto Rican Football Federation oversees and promotes the development of few youth national teams:

Professional Leagues

Despite a very short history of professional football in the country, Puerto Rico has struggled to build and sustain a domestic football league. They have gone through many different iterations, finally landing on the Liga Puerto Rico that was founded in 2018.

Men

The Liga Puerto Rico (LPR) is the top division of football on the island of Puerto Rico. It's teams range widely in financial status with some able to pay semi-pro wages and others made up entirely of amateurs. The winner of the league earns a berth in the following CFU Club Championship.

Organization

Members of the Puerto Rican Football Federation

FPF recognizes the following members:

Professional Council

Liga Puerto Rico (LPR)
Liga Femina Puerto Rico (LFPR)
Liga Futbol Playa (LFP)
Puerto Rico International Futsal Championship

Current Staff and Past Presidents

Name	Position	Source
Ivan E. Rivera Gutierrez	President	^[4]^[5]
Antonio Lopez	Vice President	^[4]
Jose Martinez	2nd Vice President	^[4]
Vacant	General Secretary	^[4]^[5]
Raul Rivera	Treasurer	^[4]
Maximiliano Torlacoff	Technical Director	^[4]
Dave Sarachan	Team Coach (Men's)	^[4]
Nat González	Team Coach (Women's)	^[4]
Unknown.	Media/Communications Manager	^[4]
Milton Ortiz	Futsal Coordinator	^[4]
Jesus Lebron	Referee Coordinator	^[4]

Past Presidents of FBF

Paco Bueso
José Laureano Cantero
Cristo Manuel Romero Sánchez (1968–1969)
José M. Arsuaga
Dr. Roberto Monroig
Esteban Rodríguez Estrella (1982–1984)
Luis Russi Dilán (1994–2002)
Joe Serralta (2004–2010)
Eric Labrador (2011–2019)
Iván Rivera (2019–present)^[6]

References

^ "Jamaica get 1966 soccer tourney". Kingston Gleaner. 2 April 1964.
^ "Nace liga de fútbol profesional en Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 17, 2008.
^ Jusino, Edwin. "A re-organizarse el fútbol mayor de Puerto Rico | FutbolBoricua.net".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "FIFA". www.fifa.com.
^ ^a ^b "PUERTO RICO". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
^ "Quiénes somos – Noticias – Ex alumno del FIFA/CIES, Presidente de la Federación de Puerto Rico". www.fifa.com.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Puerto Rico at the FIFA website
Puerto Rico at CONCACAF site

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[1] "Jamaica get 1966 soccer tourney". Kingston Gleaner. 2 April 1964.

[2] "Nace liga de fútbol profesional en Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 17, 2008.

[3] Jusino, Edwin. "A re-organizarse el fútbol mayor de Puerto Rico | FutbolBoricua.net".

[auto1-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "FIFA". www.fifa.com.

[auto-5] "PUERTO RICO". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-08-17.

[6] "Quiénes somos – Noticias – Ex alumno del FIFA/CIES, Presidente de la Federación de Puerto Rico". www.fifa.com.

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