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CONCACAF
Founded	1940
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 it did not become affiliated with FIFA until 1960, one of the last to do so in the Western Hemisphere.

It governs over all football activities on the island, stretching to the Puerto Rico national football team(s), the amateur Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico, the newly established top division of Liga Puerto Rico, recently formed Liga Futbol Playa, and futsal. It previously governed over the Puerto Rico FC who played in the North American Soccer League.

National Teams

Puerto Rico men's national football team

The Puerto Rico men's national team played their first international match held in 1940 against Cuba.

As of May 2024, The national team has still never qualified for a World Cup or Gold Cup entry. The team had won 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 soccer in the country, Puerto Rico has struggled to build and sustain a domestic soccer 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 soccer 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	^[2]^[3]
Antonio Lopez	Vice President	^[2]
Jose Martinez	2nd Vice President	^[2]
Vacant	General Secretary	^[2]^[3]
Raul Rivera	Treasurer	^[2]
Maximiliano Torlacoff	Technical Director	^[2]
Dave Sarachan	Team Coach (Men's)	^[2]
Nat González	Team Coach (Women's)	^[2]
Unknown.	Media/Communications Manager	^[2]
Milton Ortiz	Futsal Coordinator	^[2]
Jesus Lebron	Referee Coordinator	^[2]

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)^[4]

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^ "Jamaica get 1966 soccer tourney". Kingston Gleaner. 2 April 1964.
^ ^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.

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

[auto1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "FIFA". www.fifa.com.

[auto-3] "PUERTO RICO". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-08-17.

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

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