Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico

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Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
Country  Puerto Rico
Confederation CONCACAF
Founded 2009
Number of teams 10
Levels on pyramid 1
Current champions Bayamon FC
(2012)
Most championships Maunabo Leones FC (2)
2009, 2010
Website LNFPR
2013 season

Liga Nacional de Futbol de Puerto Rico (English: Puerto Rico National Football League) is an association football league in Puerto Rico which started play on July 25, 2009. The league featured two divisions in the 2012 season,[1] but for the 2013 season is returning to a single-division configuration.[2] The LNF features 10 teams.

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History [edit]

The league began play for the first time on July 25, 2009, and went until December 13 that year. Upon foundation, it was the 2nd league that is on the island, the other being the Puerto Rico Soccer League, which was the promotion. The 16 teams were put into 2 groups of 8 (East Division and West Division) for the regular season. The inaugural year began with Yabucoa Borikén taking on Maunabo Leones, as well as San Juan United taking on Club Deportivo Gallitos. Both games were held in Yabucoa. The Playoffs final had Maunabo Leones winning over Bayamon FC. The league size was increased to 21 for 2010. The playoffs mixed the top teams in each division together.[3] For the 2011 season, there were 17 teams that are no longer separated by divisions.[4] The league then changed once again in 2012, upon the demise of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, and split into a First and Second Division. The league then returned with a single-division format in 2013.

2013 Season [edit]

Teams [edit]

2012 Season [edit]

Second Division [edit]

2011 season [edit]

The league had 17 teams for the 2011 season, all grouped together. The inaugural game took place on August 26, 2011.

2010 season [edit]

Teams [edit]

East North West Metro
Caguas Huracan Atléticos de Levittown FC Aguilas Añasco Academia Quintana
Maunabo Leones Bayamon FC Cabo Rojo - Cofresi Atlético Parque FC
Sport for Nations Criollos de Caguas FC Club Yagüez Club Deportivo Gallitos
Tornados de Humacao Fénix SC Gigantes de Carolina FC Gladiadores FC
Yabucoa Borikén Huracán FC Guayanilla Pumas High Performance FC
Indios de Mayagüez FC
All-time top scorers in the Liga Nacional
(Liga Nacional goals only)
Rank Player Goals
1 Puerto Rico Francisco Cirino 19
2 Puerto Rico Luis Ortiz 14
3 Peru Jorge Ramírez 14
As of 4 November 2009 (Bold denotes players still playing in the League).[5]

2009 season [edit]

The inaugural year began with Yabucoa Borikén taking on Maunabo Leones, as well as San Juan United taking on Club Deportivo Gallitos. Both games were held in Yabucoa. The Playoffs final had Maunabo Leones winning over Bayamon FC.

Regular Season Standings [edit]

Further information: List of Puerto Rico football champions
Div. East West
Pos. Team GP Pts. Team GP Pts.
1 Maunabo Leones FC 15 34 Academia de Quintana FC 15 33
2 Bayamón FC 15 31 Club Yagüez de Fútbol 15 32
3 Club Deportivo Gallitos UPR 15 29 Huracán FC de Manatí 15 27
4 Yabucoa Borikén 15 21 Fenix FC 15 26
5 Criollos de Caguas FC 15 17 Indios de Mayaguez FC 15 24
6 High Performance FC 15 13 Spartans FC Puerto Rico 15 13
7 Gladiadores FC 15 12 Sevilla FC 15 8
8 San Juan United 15 3 Guayanilla Pumas 15 4
The first three teams from each division advanced to the PlayOff.

PlayOffs [edit]

  Quarter-finals     Semi-finals     Final
                           
      E1  Academia de Quintana FC  
  W2  Bayamón FC     QF1  Bayamón FC    
  E3  Huracán FC de Manatí         SF1  Bayamón FC 1
      SF2  Maunabo Leones FC 2
      W1  Maunabo Leones FC    
  E2  Club Yagüez de Fútbol 6     QF2  Club Yagüez de Fútbol  
  W3  Club Deportivo Gallitos 2  

2008 Season [edit]

Before the LNFPR was created, the teams played in the PRSL 2nd division. Here are the Season Standings and PlayOffs results.

Regular Season Standings [edit]

Further information: List of Puerto Rico football champions
Div. Southeast Northeast North
Pos. Team GP Pts. Team GP Pts. Team GP Pts.
1 Maunabo Leones FC 9 22 Real Atlántico FC de Aguadilla 8 20 San Juan Sharks FC 8 24
2 Guayanilla Pumas FC 8 17 Aguadilla Spartans FC 8 19 Club Deportivo Gallitos UPR 8 13
3 Yabucoa Borikén CF 9 15 Club Atlético de Levittown 9 17 San Juan United FC 8 11
4 Huracán FC de Caguas 2 8 13 Vega Baja Fénix FC 9 6 Academia de Quintana 2 7 10
5 CA River Plate Ponce 2 7 3 Indios de Mayaguez FC 8 6 Gigantes de Carolina FC 2 8 4
6 CF Tornados de Humacao 2 7 0 Puerto Rico Islanders FC C 8 4 Guaynabo Fluminense FC 2 5 1
The first teams from each division advanced to the PlayOff, as well as the best second team.

PlayOffs [edit]

  Semi-finals Final
 Maunabo Leones FC 3  
 Aguadilla Spartans FC 0  
 
     Maunabo Leones FC 1
   San Juan Sharks FC 4
 Real Atlántico FC de Aguadilla 0
 San Juan Sharks FC 3  

Former Teams [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Con 8 equipos en primera division y 14 en segunda arranca la Liga Nacional de Futbol
  2. ^ The official LNF website has changed to show only ten teams in one grouping, indicating this move.
  3. ^ http://futbolboricua.blogspot.com/2009/07/arranca-la-liga-nacional-de-futbol.html
  4. ^ LNFPR
  5. ^ http://www.lnfpr.com/

See also [edit]

Portal icon Puerto Rico portal
Portal icon Soccer portal
Top level association football leagues of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America
Central America
Caribbean
  • 1: Canada and the United States share one major league.
  • 2: North American member but affiliated to CFU.
  • 3: South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU.
  • 4:Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.
Teams:
National teams
Men
Women
League system
Men
Women
Domestic cups
Men
Awards
Lists
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