Puerto Rican Football Federation

The Puerto Rican Football Federation () 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 all football on the island, including the Puerto Rico national football team, the Liga Puerto Rico Pro and other regional competitions.

History Due to being a territory of the United States, the governance of football on Puerto Rico has been different from its neighbors. In recent years, the federation has tried to improve the island's inadequate history in the sport.

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, 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 federation's executive committee 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.

In 2019, Iván Rivera was appointed president of the federation.

In 2024, the federation introduced the current logo.

National teams Puerto Rico men's national football team

The Puerto Rico men's national team played their first international match in 1940 against Cuba. Héctor Pito Ramos is the team's all time goalscorer and cap leader, having last played in 2019. As of 2026, Puerto Rico has never qualified for a FIFA World Cup or a CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The team won their group in the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C. As a result, the team was promoted to the Nations League B the following year; they also earned a place in the 2023 Gold Cup qualifiers, but failed to qualify for the Gold Cup.

Puerto Rico women's national football team

Youth national teams The federation oversees and promotes the development of a few youth national teams: P.R. under-20 men P.R. under-17 men P.R. under-15 men

Professional leagues Despite a very short history of professional football on the island, Puerto Rico has struggled to build and sustain a domestic football league. They have gone through many different iterations, finally landing on the Liga Puerto Rico Pro that was founded in 2018.

Men

The Liga Puerto Rico Pro is the top division of football on the island of Puerto Rico. Its teams range widely in financial status with some able to pay semi-pro wages and others made up entirely of amateurs. The winner of the league earned a berth in the following CFU Club Championship until the tournament was replaced by the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup in 2023.

Organization

Members FPF recognizes the following members:

Professional council Liga Puerto Rico (LPR) Liga Femina Puerto Rico (LFPR) Liga Futbol Playa (LFP) Puerto Rico International Futsal Championship

Current staff and past presidents

NamePositionSource Ivan E. Rivera GutierrezPresident Antonio LopezVice President Jose Martinez2nd Vice President Gabriel OrtizGeneral Secretary Raul RiveraTreasurer Luis MozoTechnical Director Charlie TroutTeam Coach (Men's) Nat GonzálezTeam Coach (Women's) Unknown.Media/Communications Manager Fabian ArceFutsal Coordinator Jesus LebronReferee Coordinator

Past 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)

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