Puerto Rican Football Federation

Governing body of association football in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rican Football Federation
CONCACAF

Founded	1940
Headquarters	San Juan
FIFA affiliation	1960
CONCACAF affiliation	1964^[1]
President	Iván Rivera
Website	fedefutbolpr.com

The Puerto Rican Football Federation (Spanish: 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,^[2] although it folded in 2011. In recent years the Federation has attempted to overhaul the island's historic underperformance in football, which has been helped by the co-operation from a number of established club teams from around the world, who are keen to build up a base in Puerto Rico.

On March 9, 2015, the executive committee of the Puerto Rican Football Federation (FPF) approved a resolution specifying that in Puerto Rico there will be only one division league, before then the FPF statutes had allowed for more than one first division league.^[3]

Staff

Name	Position	Source
Ivan E. Rivera Gutierrez	President	^[4]^[5]
Antonio Lopez	Vice President	^[4]
Jose Martinez	2nd Vice President	^[4]
Vacant	General Secretary	^[4]^[5]
Raul Rivera	Treasurer	^[4]
Maximiliano Torlacoff	Technical Director	^[4]
Dave Sarachan	Team Coach (Men's)	^[4]
Nat González	Team Coach (Women's)	^[4]
	Media/Communications Manager	^[4]
Milton Ortiz	Futsal Coordinator	^[4]
Jesus Lebron	Referee Coordinator	^[4]

National teams

Puerto Rico men's national football team

Puerto Rico national under-20 football team

Puerto Rico national under-17 football team

Puerto Rico national under-15 football team

Puerto Rico women's national football team

Presidents

Paco Bueso
José Laureano Cantero
Cristo Manuel Romero Sánchez (1968–1969)
José M. Arsuaga
Dr. Roberto Monroig
Esteban Rodríguez Estrella (1982–1984)
Luis Russi Dilán (1994–2002)
Joe Serralta (2004–2010)
Eric Labrador (2011–2019)
Iván Rivera (2019–present)^[6]

References

^ "Jamaica get 1966 soccer tourney". Kingston Gleaner. 2 April 1964.
^ "Nace liga de fútbol profesional en Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 17, 2008.
^ Jusino, Edwin. "A re-organizarse el fútbol mayor de Puerto Rico | FutbolBoricua.net".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "FIFA". www.fifa.com.
^ ^a ^b "PUERTO RICO". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
^ "Quiénes somos – Noticias – Ex alumno del FIFA/CIES, Presidente de la Federación de Puerto Rico". www.fifa.com.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Puerto Rico at the FIFA website
Puerto Rico at CONCACAF site

Sports governing bodies in Puerto Rico (PUR)

Summer Olympic Sports

Aquatics
- Diving
- Swimming
- Synchronized Swimming
- Water Polo
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern Pentathlon
Rugby 7's
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
- Practical Shooting
Table Tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
- inc. Beach Volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports

Biathlon
Bobsleigh
Curling
Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)
Ice Hockey
Luge
Skeleton
Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)
Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports

Air sports
Auto racing
Bandy
Baseball
Billiard Sports
Boules
Bowling
Bridge
Chess
Cricket
Dance sport
Floorball
Karate
Korfball
Lifesaving
Motorcycle racing
Mountaineering and Climbing
Netball
Orienteering
Pelota Vasca
Polo
Powerboating
Racquetball
Roller sports
Rugby
Softball
Sport climbing
Squash
Sumo
Surfing
Tug of war
Underwater sports
Water Ski
Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports

Others Sports

Rugby League
Rugby Union

Puerto Rico Olympic Committee

v t e Puerto Rico national football team
General	Puerto Rican Football Federation History Head coaches
Venues	Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Players	Footballer records
Performances	Results Caribbean Cup CONCACAF Nations League
Other Puerto Rican teams	U20 U17 U15 Women's Beach soccer

Football in Puerto Rico

Overview

Puerto Rican Football Federation
League system
Venues
Clubs
Champions

National teams

Men	National team (Results) U-20 U-17 U-15 Beach soccer
Women	National team U-20 U-17

League system

Men	Liga Puerto Rico Liga Nacional (defunct) Puerto Rico Soccer League (defunct) Liga Mayor (defunct) Campeonato Nacional (defunct)
Women	Superior Femenino de la Liga Puerto Rico

Domestic cups

Men	Copa Luis Villarejo FPF Preparatory Tournament (defunct) Copa de Puerto Rico (defunct) Cup of Excellence (defunct) Supercopa de Fútbol Gigante (defunct) Copa Bayamón (defunct) Copa Mickey Jiménez (defunct)

Men's clubs
Men's players
Expatriate players

v t e National football associations of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America (NAFU)	Canada Mexico United States
Central America (UNCAF)	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean (CFU)	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Bonaire² British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{1 2} Grenada Guadeloupe² Guyana¹ Haiti Jamaica Martinique² Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin² Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten² Suriname¹ Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
¹ South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU. ² Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.

v t e International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations Championship Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (Arab)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (ASEAN, Central, East, South, West) Interregional (AFF-EAFF) Intercontinental (Arab)
Europe	UEFA – Euro U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
North & Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League
Oceania	OFC – Men's Nations Cup U-19 U-16/U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15 Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
Non-FIFA	CONIFA – CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup IIGA – Island Games ODEBO – Bolivarian Games ODESUR – South American Games South American Board of New Federations (COSANFF) World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA)
Games	African Games Arab Games Asian Games Central America Games Central America and Caribbean Games East Asian Games Jeux de la Francophonie Goodwill Games Indian Ocean Island Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Games Micronesian Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football