Bayamón Fútbol Club is a
Puerto Rican professional
football club
In association football, a football club (or association football club, alternatively soccer club) is a sports club that acts as an entity through which association football teams organise their sporting activities. The club can exist either as ...
. The team is based in
Bayamón and founded in 1999. They play their home games at
Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium
''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. The name is of Hebrew origin and has the meaning "God has been gracious." It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries around the world and in the Philippi ...
. The club is a member of
David Villa
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's DV7 Soccer Academy.
History
1999–2005
Bayamón FC was formed in 1999. They began to play in the
Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional. They were very successful during their period in the league, becoming champions in the years 2000 and 2002, second place in 2003 and third place in 2004.
The team was inactive from 2006 to 2008.
2009 season
Bayamón FC played in the first game of the 2009
Puerto Rico Soccer League season against defending champions
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January ...
, which Sevilla FC won 1–0. Bayamón then defeated
Humacao Tornados 8–1 and
Guaynabo Fluminense 4–1. After finishing second in the league table, Bayamón captured the playoff championship with a 3–2 aggregate victory over
Atléticos de San Juan.
2010–2013
The team did not participate in the
Puerto Rico Soccer League for the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to the league's instability. PRSL eventually folded after the 2011 Supercopa tournament. Instead, they played in the
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico, and they were champions during the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
2014 season
The team was renamed Puerto Rico BFC and was expected to play in the
National Premier Soccer League
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. In the end the team never played in the league, but still qualified to the
CONCACAF Champions League
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by winning their matches in the
2014 CFU Club Championship
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. Francisco Arias was their head coach during the 2014 season.
2016: Partnering with David Villa
In January 2016, it was announced that Bayamón FC would join legendary Spanish striker
David Villa
David Villa Sánchez (; born 3 December 1981) is a Spanish former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, Villa is th ...
on his new project of building soccer academies worldwide. Bayamón FC became the first academy from the DV7 program.
Delfín Ferreres joined the coaching staff of the Bayamón FC senior team during the PRSL Clausura 2016 Tournament, which they won.
2017 season
Bayamon snatched up former Quintana Academy captain Luis Bermudes following the teams decision not to participate in the first division in 2017.
2018–19 season
Following the exit of Delfín Ferreres,
Marco Vélez
Marco Vélez (born June 26, 1980, in Carolina) is a Puerto Rican former footballer who played as a defender and currently works as coach for Puerto Rico Surf SC.
Career Youth and college
Vélez began playing soccer at an early age in Puerto ...
was appointed Head Coach for the 2018 season. Bayamón hosted their annual
Bayamón Cup, losing in the finals on penalty shootout against Blazers FC.
From March 2018, they played in the Puerto Rican Football Federation Preparatory Tournament. With a dominant winning streak, Bayamón secured their spot in the semi-finals stage. Bayamón won the title after winning 1–0 against GPS Puerto Rico.
In August 2018, it was announced that Bayamón FC will participate in the inaugural season of the
Liga Puerto Rico.
Spanish coach
Josep Ferré took charge of the team in September 2018.
Bayamón FC finished runners-up in the Liga Puerto Rico after losing the final in penalty shootout against
Metropolitan FA
Metropolitan FA is a Puerto Rican association football club from the capital of San Juan that currently plays in the Liga Puerto Rico. The club plays its home matches at the Parque Reparto Metropolitano.
History
Metropolitan FA was founded in ...
. However they ended up winning the second edition of the
Copa Luis Villarejo defeating Metropolitan FA 4-2 in the final.
2019-20 season
In July 2019, it was announced that Delfí Ferreres will take charge of the team.
2021-present
In March 2021, it was announced that Bayamón FC agreed to a professional partnership with newly formed
USL Championship
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team
Queensboro FC.
In December 2021, Bayamón FC became champions of the
2021 Liga Puerto Rico after defeating
Metropolitan FA
Metropolitan FA is a Puerto Rican association football club from the capital of San Juan that currently plays in the Liga Puerto Rico. The club plays its home matches at the Parque Reparto Metropolitano.
History
Metropolitan FA was founded in ...
1-2 in the final match played at the
Mayagüez Athletics Stadium
The Mayagüez Athletics Stadium or known locally as "Estadio Centroamericano de Mayagüez" or "Estadio José Antonio Figueroa Freyre" is 12,175 capacity stadium in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico opened in 2010.
The stadium is owned by City of Mayaguez ...
.
International performance
2010
In March 2010, Bayamón FC debuted in the
Caribbean Football Union
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's
2010 CFU Club Championship
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, qualifier for the
2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League
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. Bayamón had
Costa Rica
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...
international defender
Kendall Waston in their squad. The club, along
Saint Vincent Motor Systems 3 of
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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, had already qualified to the second round due to
Elite SC
Elite Sports Club is a Cayman Islands professional football club based in West Bay, which currently plays in the Cayman Islands Premier League.
Achievements
*Cayman Islands League
:: 2008–09, 2010–11
*Cayman Islands FA Cup
The Cayman Is ...
's retirement and Defense Force's group change, playing two games to determine the group's winner. The first game was originally scheduled for 25 March 2010, but Systems 3's personnel only arrived partially, forcing the club to replace the date with an exhibition game against the
Puerto Rico Islanders
The Puerto Rico Islanders were a professional association football team based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. They played in several different leagues from 2004 to 2012, when they suspended operations. In their last two seasons they played in the Nort ...
, dropping the game 0–1. On 27 March 2010, both teams began the series at Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, with Bayamón FC defeating Systems 3 by a score of 4–1. Both teams tied 2–1 in the second game, keeping the global score in favor of the local team, which clinched the group's first place.
Bayamón advanced through the second round after beating
Avenues United 8–2 in global score. They became the second Puerto Rican club to reach the Final Round along with Puerto Rico Islanders. The final round was played in Trinidad where Bayamón faced the Islanders,
San Juan Jabloteh and local champions
Joe Public FC. A 3–0 loss against the Islanders, put Bayamón down in the standings followed by another loss against San Juan Jabloteh. In the final match, Bayamón got their most memorable win against local champions Joe Public FC with a 3–1 score.
2012
After winning the
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico, Bayamón traveled to
Haiti
Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...
where they played at the 2012
CFU Club Championship
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facing local clubs
Victory Sportif Club and
Baltimore Sportif Club. They lost both matches only scoring a goal.
2013
For the
2013 CFU Club Championship, Bayamón FC signed legendary Costa Rican international
Walter Centeno
Wálter Centeno Corea (born 6 October 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and current manager of Santos de Guapiles.
He was a regular member of the Costa Rica national team and holds th ...
. They traveled to
Kingston
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** Kingston, Jamaica
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** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
,
Jamaica
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where they played on the Group 2 facing Haiti's
Valencia
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, and Jamaica's
Boy's Town and
Portmore United
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. They lost all three matches managing to score one goal on the first match.
2014
Bayamón returned to the CFU Club Championship in 2014. They hosted matches from Group 1 facing
Centro Dominguito,
USR Sainte-Rose and
Bodden Town. After a 5–0 win against Bodden Town, Bayamón tied in the next two matches winning the group by goal difference after USR Sainte-Rose and Centro Dominguito all tied with 5 points.
Bayamón advanced to the Final Round for the second time in their history. However, the Final Round was cancelled after one of the teams couldn't make it, qualifying Bayamón to the
CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, ...
for the first time in history and becoming the second Puerto Rican team to do so.
2014 CONCACAF Champions League
In 2014, Bayamón FC played in the
CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, ...
, becoming the second Puerto Rican club to do so. The team qualified after winning all of their matches at the
CFU Club Championship
The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). ...
.
They played in
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facing legendary
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
from
Mexico
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and
Comunicaciones
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from
Guatemala
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. The team lost all of their matched but managed to score two goals on the two games played against Club América.
2022-present
After winning the 2021 Liga Puerto Rico, Bayamón FC were hosts in the
2022 Caribbean Club Shield played in
Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
in April 2022. Bayamón FC were crowned champions of the 2022 edition after defeating
Inter Moengotapoe
Inter Moengotapoe (sometimes rendered Inter Moengo Tapoe or just IMT) is a Surinamese football club, based in Moengo, Marowijne between Paramaribo and the border town of Albina. They play their home matches at the Ronnie Brunswijkstadion.
Sin ...
2-1 in the final celebrated at the
Mayagüez Athletics Stadium
The Mayagüez Athletics Stadium or known locally as "Estadio Centroamericano de Mayagüez" or "Estadio José Antonio Figueroa Freyre" is 12,175 capacity stadium in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico opened in 2010.
The stadium is owned by City of Mayaguez ...
.
Stadium
Bayamón FC plays their matches at
Bayamón Soccer Complex. Bayamón FC has been operating and managing the facilities of the Bayamón Soccer Complex since 2009.
Players and staff
Current roster
The current roster september 2024:
The current roster:
Current technical staff
;''Head Coach''
* Delfi Ferreres
;''Assistant Coach''
* Fernando Reyes
;''Coach''
* Javier Torres
Notable former players
*
Kendall Waston -
Costa Rica National Football Team
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*
Walter Centeno
Wálter Centeno Corea (born 6 October 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and current manager of Santos de Guapiles.
He was a regular member of the Costa Rica national team and holds th ...
-
Costa Rica National Football Team
The Costa Rica national football team () represents Costa Rica in men's international Association football, football. The national team is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation, Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (), the governi ...
*
Alexis Rivera Curet -
Puerto Rico national football team
The Puerto Rico national football team () represents Puerto Rico in men's international Association football, football, and are governed by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (). The team's nickname is ''El Huracán Azul'' meaning The ...
*
Eric Reyes -
Puerto Rico national football team
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Year-by-year
Achievements
Domestic
;League
*
Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional
**Champions (2): 2000, 2002
*
Puerto Rico Soccer League
**Champions (1): 2009
*
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
**Champions (2): 2011, 2012
*
Liga Puerto Rico
**Champions (1): 2021
;Cup
*FPF Preparatory Tournament
**Champions (1): 2018
*
Copa Luis Villarejo
**Champions (1): 2019
Regional
*
Caribbean Club Championship
The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). T ...
** Champions (1): 2014
*
Caribbean Club Shield
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** Champions (1): 2022
Bayamón FC Femenino
Bayamón FC Femenino is the women's team of
Bayamón FC. They play their home games at
Bayamón Soccer Complex.
History
Bayamón FC women's team was formed in 2010. The first team was coached by Elgy Morales. Leander "Cuba" Betancourt took charge of the team in 2012, making the team one of the top sides in Puerto Rico winning the Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013, Apertura 2014, Clausura 2014, Clausura 2015 and Apertura 2016 tournaments of the Liga Superior Femenina.
In July 2018, Bayamón FC won the Offside Magazine Cup.
They currently play in the
Liga Puerto Rico, opening their inaugural 2018–19 season with a 5–0 win against
Guaynabo Gol SC on 21 October 2018.
Bayamón FC won the
2019 Copa Luis Villarejo after defeating
SPADI FC 2-1 in the final.
Fernando Reyes was appointed as Head Coach for the 2019-20 season with striker
Karina Socarrás rejoining the team.
Players and staff
Current roster
''As of July 2018''
The current roster:
Current technical staff
;''Head Coach''
* Fernando Reyes
;''Assistant Coach''
* José Luis "Majo" López
;''Trainer''
* Jaime Ruíz
Academy
The club currently has 28 teams within the organization including women, senior team development, and boys and girls youth teams. Currently, Bayamón FC has over 500 registered players and thus are the biggest football club in Puerto Rico.
Club crest
File:Bayamon_FC.png, Club crest (1999–2019)
References
External links
*
Puerto Rico Football Federation
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Football clubs in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Soccer League teams
1999 establishments in Puerto Rico
National Premier Soccer League teams
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico teams
Association football clubs established in 1999