The Puerto Rico soccer league system is a series of professional and amateur
soccer
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leagues based in
Puerto Rico. Sometimes erroneously called the Puerto Rican soccer pyramid, teams and leagues in the United States are not linked by the system of
promotion and relegation typical in soccer elsewhere. Instead, the
Puerto Rican Football Federation (FPF) officially defines leagues in levels, called divisions, with the top two sanctioned directly by the FPF.
Men
In Puerto Rico, professional men's outdoor soccer leagues are ranked by the
Puerto Rican Football Federation into one division: Division I. Amateur soccer organizations are also recognized by the FPF, but individual amateur leagues are not.
Professional
There are currently no recognized professional leagues.
1The PRSL recessed on 2010, and established a new tournament called " Supercopa DirecTV 2010" which served as the qualifier for the 2011 CFU Club Championship
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.
2The PRSL folded in the 2012 season, leaving Liga Nacional to be the sole D1 league at the time.
3 The 2015 Puerto Rico Soccer League season did not take place, but teams then participated in the Excellence Cup
4 The 2016 Liga Nacional season did not take place, but teams then participated in the Copa Luis Villarejo
The Copa Luis Villarejo is an association football in Puerto Rico. Created in 2016, it is open to all clubs that are affiliated with the Puerto Rican Football Federation.
History 1st cup
A new domestic cup tournament, the Copa Luis Villarejo, w ...
Amateur
The two amateur men's outdoor soccer leagues are the
Puerto Rico Soccer League (PRSL) and the
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico (LNF) was the first division association football league of Puerto Rico sharing D-1 status with Puerto Rico Soccer League. The LNF was founded on July 25, 2009 and the 2015 season featured six teams.
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(LNF).
Men's national soccer cups
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Copa Luis Villarejo
The Copa Luis Villarejo is an association football in Puerto Rico. Created in 2016, it is open to all clubs that are affiliated with the Puerto Rican Football Federation.
History 1st cup
A new domestic cup tournament, the Copa Luis Villarejo, w ...
— open to all FPF-sanctioned amateur and professional leagues
References
{{Football in Puerto Rico