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Federacion puertorriquena de futbol is the governing body of association football in puerto ricoit was founded in 1940 and became affiliated to fifa in 1960 one of the last to do so in the western hemisphereit governs over all football on the island including the puerto rico national football team the amateur liga nacional de futbol de.

Rafael nadal logo. The puerto rico soccer league or prsl is an association football league in puerto rico founded in 2008. Association football had been growing in popularity in recent years and this was an attempt to further develop the game on the island. The teams nickname is el huracan azul meaning the blue hurricane.

The prafl is the highest level of competition in puerto rican american football league pyramid a form of gridiron football closely related to american football. Football is one of the leading sports of puerto rico ranking only behind baseball basketball and boxing in national popularity and is the number one participation sport on the island citation neededthere has been a significant growth in the sport in recent years as traditionally football has played a very small role in puerto rico. The puerto rican football federation spanish.

They are members of the caribbean football union and part of concacafthe team has never qualified for the fifa. Football as a sport played by the masses started late in puerto ricos history. The sport on the island is governed by the puerto rican.

Despite playing with 10 men for 80 minutes puerto rico sol men beat mk elite 4 3. There were several amateur tournaments and leagues throughout the second half of the 20th century but it wasnt until 2008 when the first professional football league was started. Here is an incomplete list of champions in puerto ricos football history.

Seleccion de futbol de puerto rico represents puerto rico in mens international football and are governed by the federacion puertorriquena de futbol fpf. Football statistics of the country puerto rico in the year 2020. The puerto rico national football team spanish.

Sol men in second after beating mk elite 4 3. It was the first unified football league in the islands history. Each of puerto ricos 7 football leagues are directed towards a different age group.

Recognized as the premier soccer stadium in the caribbean the home of puerto rico sol fc seats 15000.