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The Puerto Rico national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Puerto Rico) represents Puerto Rico in men's international football, and are governed by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF). The team's nickname is El Huracán Azul meaning The Blue Hurricane. [3]
Football is one of the leading sports of Puerto Rico, ranking only behind baseball, basketball and boxing [1] in national popularity and is the number one participation sport on the island [citation needed]. There has been a significant growth in the sport in recent years, as traditionally football has played a very small role in Puerto Rico. [2]
The Puerto Rico women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de Puerto Rico) represents Puerto Rico in women's international football, and are governed by the Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol (FPF).
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.
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.
May 30—Colby Quinones, who grew up in Bedford, has been called up to Puerto Rico's senior men's national soccer team for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. The 21-year-old back is at Puerto Rico's ...
The following clubs participate in Major League Soccer, the top-division football league of the United States. They contest the Canadian Championship for the Voyageurs Cup , along with Canadian Premier League teams and lower-level clubs to determine one of Canada's three entrants into the CONCACAF Champions Cup .
Puerto Rico national football team (3 C, 2 P) Puerto Rican football clubs in international competitions (1 P) P. Puerto Rico FC (2 C, 5 P) Puerto Rico Islanders (3 C ...