Puerto Rican Football Federation

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Puerto Rican Football Federation
CONCACAF
Founded1940
HeadquartersSan Juan
FIFA affiliation1960
CONCACAF affiliation1964[1]
PresidentIván Rivera
Websitefedefutbolpr.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[edit]

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[edit]

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

National teams[edit]

Puerto Rico men's national football team[edit]

Puerto Rico national under-20 football team[edit]

Puerto Rico national under-17 football team[edit]

Puerto Rico national under-15 football team[edit]

Puerto Rico women's national football team[edit]

Presidents[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

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