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Liga Puerto Rico
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. 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. Prior to the announcement, the federation organized a Preparatory Tournament that ran from March until June 2018. Ten teams participated in the tournament which was eventually won by Bayamón FC. 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. 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 ...
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Puerto Rican Football Federation
The Puerto Rican Football Federation ( es, 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, although it folded in 2011. In recent years the Federation has attempted to overhaul the island's historic underperformance in f ...
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FC Mayagüez
Futbol Club Mayagüez is an association football team that plays in Mayagüez. They currently play in the Liga Puerto Rico. This team is from Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. They have been playing in the Metropolitan league and National league. In the year 2008, it was recognized as the third largest team on the island. They have won many tournaments, games, leagues, etc. Their motto is ''El orgullo de ser el más grande'', Spanish for "The pride of being the biggest". This team has categories of all ages. To name a few there are u-6, u-8 or u-9, u-10, u- 12 or u-13, u-15, u-17 and open, masculine and feminino Current squad April 7, 2013 Club hierarchy Mayagüez Ltd. ''Chairman'': Luis A. Vargas Mayagüez plc. ''Vice President'' : Gustavo Vargas ''Club treasure'' : Cristina Vargas ''Club Secretary'' : Eddie Casiano Achievements Liga Nacional Lost their first game 6–2 to Academia Quintana Academia Quintana F.C. are an Association Football club from San Juan, Pue ...
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Parque Villa Del Rey
The Parque Villa Del Rey is a 1,200-seat association football stadium in Caguas, Puerto Rico. As of the 2018-19 Liga Puerto Rico season, it hosts the home matches of Caguas Sporting FC Caguas Sporting FC is an association football team that plays in Caguas. They currently play in the Liga Puerto Rico. This team is from Caguas, Puerto Rico. History On March 12, 2017 the team announced the inauguration of their new updated pl .... References External linksSoccerway profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Parque Villa Del Rey Football venues in Puerto Rico Caguas, Puerto Rico ...
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Caguas, Puerto Rico
Caguas (, ) is a city and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range of Puerto Rico, south of San Juan and Trujillo Alto, west of Gurabo and San Lorenzo, and east of Aguas Buenas, Cidra, and Cayey. Caguas was founded in 1775. The municipality had a population of 127,244 at the 2020 census. Caguas is located from San Juan. It is located in the ''Valle de Caguas'' or Caguas Valley (also known as ''Valle del Turabo'' or the Turabo Valley), at the eastern ranges of the Central Mountain Range. It is known as ''La Ciudad Criolla'' (Criollo City), ''Valle del Turabo'' (the Turabo Valley) and ''La Cuna de los Trovadores'' (The Cradle of the ''Trovadores''). Its name originates from the Taíno cacique Caguax, who was a regional chief. Caguas is a principal city of both the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the San Juan-Caguas-Fajardo Combined Statistical Area. History The area of the Valley of Caguas was first settled by the Sa ...
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Bayamón Soccer Complex
The Bayamon Soccer Complex is a complex of 2 soccer fields and one 1,000-capacity stadium located in Bayamon, Puerto Rico that is host to several teams of the San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area. Youth, middle school, high school, and adult recreational soccer is held at the complex. Field 1 is home to Bayamón FC, a member of the Liga Puerto Rico. Fields Bayamon Soccer Complex I Fields 1 & 2 is centrally located serving multiple neighborhoods in the city of Bayamon; being Minillas, Tio, Reparto Zarina, and Vista Bella. Being a couple miles to the south of Bayamon Soccer Complex 2. The field 1 is a professional sized soccer field and field 2 is a recreational sized soccer field with a small youth sized field for youth teams attached to the west. Bayamon Soccer Complex II Field 3 is also known by ''Parque de Futbol Honda'' by the community or ''Honda Soccer Park'' in English it is located in the Rio Hondo neighborhood of Bayamon. The field is a professional sized ...
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Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Bayamón (, ) is a Bayamón barrio-pueblo, city, Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico and suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan located in the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, Aguas Buenas and Comerío, Puerto Rico, Comerío; south of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Toa Baja and Cataño, Puerto Rico, Cataño; west of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Guaynabo; and east of Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, Toa Alta and Naranjito, Puerto Rico, Naranjito. Bayamón is spread over 11 Ward (country subdivision), barrios and Bayamón barrio-pueblo, Bayamón Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the second most populous municipality in both the metropolitan area and Puerto Rico. History The Taíno people, the indigenous peoples who encountered European explorers and settlers, were the long-time settlers in this area. The Spanish colonization of the America ...
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Hiram Bithorn Stadium
Hiram Bithorn Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Hiram Bithorn) is a baseball park in San Juan, Puerto Rico, built in 1962 and designed by Puerto Rican architect Pedro Miranda. It is operated by the municipal government of the city of San Juan. Its name honors the first Puerto Rican to play in the major leagues, Hiram Bithorn, who first played with the Chicago Cubs in 1942. Built in 1962, under the mayoral administration of Felisa Rincón de Gautier, replacing Estadio Sixto Escobar, the stadium is home to the Santurce Crabbers, of the Puerto Rico Baseball League. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. Dimensions The stadium has approximately 18,000 seats. The stadium is 325 feet (99 m) down the left-field line, 325 feet (99 m) down the right-field line and 404 feet (123 m) to center field. The fences are 8 feet (2.5 m) high. When the Expos played home games at Hiram Bithorn, the field dimensions were set to match Olympic Stadium in Montreal. Hi ...
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Quintana (Hato Rey)
Quintana is a subbarrio, a legal subdivision of Hato Rey Central, a barrio in San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jur .... References {{reflist Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Municipality of San Juan ...
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Academia Quintana
Academia Quintana F.C. are an Association Football club from San Juan, Puerto Rico. They were founded in 1969, making them one of the oldest clubs still in existence in Puerto Rico. They are one of the founding members of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the island's first nationwide league. The reserve team plays in the Liga Nacional. The club plays their home games at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium, sharing the facility with Atléticos de San Juan. The team currently plays in the Liga Puerto Rico. History The team was founded in 1969, playing in a baseball field. The team was named after a public housing project, also known as ''Residencial César Cordero'', since it served to develop several players that lived there. The team has won 15 national titles during its four decades of existence making it the most successful club in Puerto Rico. 2008 season Before the beginning of the season the team participated in exhibition games against college teams. Academia Quintana played their d ...
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Mirabelli SA
Mirabelli SA is a Puerto Rican association football club from Carolina that currently plays in the Liga Puerto Rico. History Mirabelli SA joined the nascent Liga Puerto Rico for its inaugural season in 2019/20. It went on to finish in seventh place of eight teams. The club began the 2019/20 campaign which was eventually abandoned because of the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif .... Domestic history ;Key References External linksOfficial Facebook profileLiga Puerto Rico profile
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Ramey SC
Ramey SC is a Puerto Rican association football club from Aguadilla that currently plays in the Liga Puerto Rico. History Ramey SC joined the nascent Liga Puerto Rico for the 2019/20 season which was eventually cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif .... Domestic history ;Key References External linksOfficial Facebook profileLiga Puerto Rico profileSoccerway profile

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Puerto Rico Sol
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 the country. 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. 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. 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. 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 ...
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