Puerto Rican Football Federation

Puerto Rican Football Federation

CONCACAF
Founded	1940
FIFA affiliation	1960
CONCACAF affiliation	1964[1]
President	Eric Labrador
Website	FedeFutbolpr

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 amateur Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico, the scheduled Liga Profesional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico, as well as the Puerto Rico Islanders who play in the North American Soccer League.

History

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.

See also

• Puerto Rico national football team
• Association Football in Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico Islanders
• Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
• Puerto Rico Soccer League
• Puerto Rico Capitals

References

1. ↑ "Jamaica get 1966 soccer tourney". Kingston Gleaner in newspaperarchive.com. 2 April 1964. 
   "The Federation approved the re-incorporation of the Dominican Republic into the organization, while Trinidad and Puerto Rico were accepted as new members."
2. ↑ ADENDI

External links

• (Spanish) Official website
• Puerto Rico at the FIFA website
• Puerto Rico at CONCACAF site

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