Puerto Rican Football Federation

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Association crest
Founded 1940
FIFA affiliation 1960
CONCACAF affiliation 1960
President
Joe Serralta

The Puerto Rican Football Federation (Spanish:Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol) is the governing body of 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 Puerto Rico Soccer League league, as well as the Puerto Rico Islanders who play in the USL First Division.

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Owing to its unique status in relation to the United States of America, the governance of football on Puerto Rico has been different to 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[1]. In recent years the Federation has attempted to overhual the islands 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 keeen to build up a base in Puerto Rico.

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  1. ^ ADENDI

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