This is a list of Puerto Rican football clubs in North American competitions. Puerto Rican clubs have participated in competitive international football competitions since at least 2006 when the Puerto Rico Islands entered the 2006 CFU Club Championship.
Puerto Rican clubs are among the most successful Caribbean clubs. They have won two CFU Club Championships, and have reached the semifinals of the modern CONCACAF Champions League, the furthest of any Caribbean nation. The most successful team in international competition is the now-defunct Puerto Rico Islanders who have won the two CFU titles, and reached the Champions League semifinals.
Who qualifies for CONCACAF competitions
Since 2018, the winner of the Liga Puerto Rico, the top tier of football on the island qualifies for the Caribbean Club Shield, a tertiary knockout tournament for developing Caribbean football nations. This competition is held in the spring. This also serves as a qualifying for the CONCACAF League, which played the fall. The CONCACAF League is the secondary association football competition for club football in North America. Should a team finish in the top six standings of the CONCACAF League, they qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, which is played the following winter.
In order for a Puerto Rican team to reach the Champions League, they would need to win the Caribbean Club Shield and then earn a top six finish in the CONCACAF League.
Results by competition
CONCACAF Champions League / Champions Cup
CONCACAF League
CFU Club Championship
Year | Team | Progress | Aggregate | Opponents | Results | Ref. |
2006 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2nd in group stage | — | Hoppers, Fruta Conquerors, W Connection | |
2007 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Third place | 1–0 | San Juan Jabloteh | 1–0 home, 0–0 away | |
2009 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Final | 1–2 | W Connection | 0–0 home, 1–2 away | |
2010 | Bayamón | Fourth place | — | Joe Public, Puerto Rico Islanders, San Juan Jabloteh | |
Puerto Rico Islanders | Winners | — | Bayamón, Joe Public, San Juan Jabloteh | |
River Plate | Semi-final round | — | Alpha United, San Juan Jabloteh | |
2011 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Winners | 3–1 | Tempête | 3–1 neutral | |
River Plate | Quarter-finals | 2–3 | Alpha United | 2–3 home, 0–0 away | |
2012 | Bayamón | 3rd in group stage | — | Baltimore, CSD Barber, Victory | |
Puerto Rico Islanders | Third place | 3–1 | Antigua Barracuda | 3–1 neutral | |
2013 | Bayamón | 4th in group stage | — | Boys' Town, Portmore United, Valencia | |
2014 | Bayamón | Semi-finals | — | Waterhouse | Cancelled | |
2015–2016 | None entered | |
2017 | Puerto Rico FC | 2nd in group stage | — | Portmore United, Scholars International, Transvaal | |
2021 | Metropolitan | Semi-finals | 1–3 | Inter Moengotapoe | 1–3 neutral | |
CFU Club Shield
Appearances in CONCACAF competitions
- As of 23 December 2019
References
External links
- RSSSF International Club Results for North America
- Puerto Rico - List of Champions, RSSSF.com
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Domestic cups | Men | - Copa Luis Villarejo
- FPF Preparatory Tournament (defunct)
- Copa de Puerto Rico (defunct)
- Cup of Excellence (defunct)
- Supercopa de Fútbol Gigante (defunct)
- Copa Bayamón (defunct)
- Copa Mickey Jiménez (defunct)
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