Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
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| Country | Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Current champions | Criollos de Caguas FC (1 tittles) (2015) |
| Most championships | Bayamón FC Maunabo Leones (2 titles) |
| Website | LNFPR |
| Current: 2016 season | |
The Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico (LNF) (National Football League of Puerto Rico) is the first division association football league of Puerto Rico. The LNF was founded in 2009 and currently features 6 teams.
History
The league commenced on July 25, 2009 as the second division of the Puerto Rico Soccer League (PRSL), which was at that time the Primera División (first division) league of the island. The Liga Nacional de Fútbol originally had 16 teams that were put into two 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. In 2010, the league size was increased to 21 teams divided into four divisions. The playoffs mixed the top teams in each division together.[1] During the 2011 season, there were 17 teams and the separate divisions were merged into one division.[2] In 2012, the league became the Primera División (first division) football league of Puerto Rico upon the folding of the Puerto Rico Soccer League.
2015 Season
Teams
2014 Season
Teams
- Alianza Yabucoeña
- Brazilian Soccer Academy
- EFBR
- FC Leones
- Fénix SC
- Guayama FC
- Isabela Soccer Club
- Koricancha FC
- Puerto Rico United
- Spartans FC Puerto Rico
- Universitarios FC
- Yabuco SUAL FC
2013 Season
Teams
- Academia Quintana
- Atléticos de Levittown FC
- Bayamón FC
- Criollos de Caguas FC
- FC Leones
- Guayama FC
- Mayagüez FC
- Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
- Universitarios FC
2012 Season
First Division
- Atléticos de Levittown FC
- Bayamon FC
- Criollos de Caguas FC
- EFBR
- Fraigcomar
- Guayama FC
- Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
- Universitarios FC
Second Division
- Bayamon FC
- Fénix FC
- EFBR
- Huracán FC
- Isabela Soccer Club
- Maunabo Leones
- Mayagüez FC
- Mirabelli de Carolina
- Ponce FC
- Quintana FC
- Salvador FC
- San Lorenzo
- Spadi San Juan
- Tornados de Humacao
2011 season
The league had 17 teams for the 2011 season, all grouped together. The inaugural game took place on August 26, 2011.
2010 season
Teams
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Francisco Cirino
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19 |
| 2 | Luis Ortiz
|
14 |
| 3 |  Jorge Ramírez
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14 |
| As of 4 November 2009 (Bold denotes players still playing in the League).[3] | ||
2009 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.
Regular Season Standings
| 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
| 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
Before the LNFPR was created, the teams played in the PRSL 2nd division. Here are the Season Standings and PlayOffs results.
Regular Season Standings
| 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
| 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
- Aguilas Añasco (2010)
- Atlético Parque FC (2010)
- Club Deportivo Gallitos (2009–10)
- Club Yagüez (2009–10)
- Conquistadores de Guaynabo (2011)
- Gigantes de Carolina FC (2010)
- Guayanilla Pumas (2009–11)
- High Performance FC (2009–10)
- Real Atlantico (2011)
- Roberto Cofresí (2010–11)
- San Juan United (2009)
- Spartans FC Puerto Rico (2009)
- Sport for Nations (2010)
- Yabucoa Borikén (2009–10)
See also
References
External links
- Puerto Rico - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
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