Yabuco FC (formally Yabuco Segunda Unidad Asunción Lugo FC or Yabuco SUAL FC), is a

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team based in

Yabucoa, Puerto Rico Yabucoa () is a town and municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern region, north of Maunabo; south of San Lorenzo, Las Piedras and Humacao; and east of Patillas. Yabucoa is spread over 9 barrios and Yabucoa Pueblo (the downtown area ...

. The club plays in the

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, the premier football division of Puerto Rico.

History

2014 season

Yabuco SUAL FC first joined the

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in 2014, winning the league title in their first season after finishing 2nd in the regular season league table behind

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. The club finished with 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss for 26 points. In the end-of-season playoffs, they defeated

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3–2 in the semifinals and defeated Guayama in the finals 8–7 on

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following a 2–2 draw.

2015 season

For the club's second season, the club re-branded from ''Yabuco SUAL FC '' to Yabuco FC. Half the teams in the league left leaving 6 teams. The team finished the league in 5th place; ending the season with a record of 3-1-6 for 10 points, missing out the playoffs.

2016 season

For the 2016 season, Yabuco FC joined the

after many teams have left the Liga Nacional. In the Apertura season, the club finished with 23 points for 5th place. They ended the apertura season with a record of 6 wins, 5 draws, and 2 losses. In the Clausura season, the club finished with 10 points for 9th place. They ended the clausura season with a record of 3 wins, 1 draws, and 6 losses. The club would then miss out on the 2016 PRSL playoffs.

2017 season

Colors and Name

The team's colors are purple, green, and white, which are taken from the flag of Yabucoa.

Records

Year-by-year

References

{{Puerto Rico Soccer League Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico teams