Yabuco FC (formally Yabuco Segunda Unidad Asunción Lugo FC or Yabuco SUAL FC), is a
soccer
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team based in
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. The club plays in the
Puerto Rico Soccer League, the premier football division of Puerto Rico.
History
2014 season
Yabuco SUAL FC first joined the
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
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in 2014, winning the league title in their first season after finishing 2nd in the regular season league table behind
Guayama FC
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History
The club was founded in 1959 as an amateur team, before later becoming a professional club. The club joined ...
. The club finished with 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss for 26 points. In the end-of-season playoffs, they defeated
Brazilian Soccer Academy 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
Puerto Rico Soccer League 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