Country | Puerto Rico |
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Confederation | CONCACAF |
Founded | 2008 |
Number of teams | 14 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | None |
Domestic cup(s) |
Cup of Excellence Luis Villarejo Cup |
International cup(s) |
CFU Club Championship CONCACAF Champions League |
Current champions | Metropolitan Football Academy (1st title) |
Most championships |
Sevilla FC Puerto Rico (1 tirtles each) |
TV partners | FBNET |
Website | prsoccerleague.com |
2017 PRSL season |
Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
Bayamón FC CD River Plate Puerto Rico Ponce
FC Leones de Ponce Caguas Criollos
SPDP Spartans
Metropolitan Football Academy
The Puerto Rico Soccer League or PRSL is an association football league in Puerto Rico founded in 2008. It was the first unified football league in the island's history. Association football had been growing in popularity in recent years, and this was an attempt to further develop the game on the island. The previous highest league in the country was the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico. It shares Division I status with Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico.
The league was founded in 2008 starting with 8 teams. The first president of the league was Mike Roca. Over the past few years football has grown throughout the island and is among the top sports in Puerto Rico, behind Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, and Volleyball. In 2009, FIFA donated $150,000 to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through the "Win with CONCACAF" program. The donations would most likely go to building more capable stadiums, and other such necessities. The winner of the League got a bid to play in the CFU Club Championship, which serves as the qualifying tournament for the CONCACAF Champions League.
The league was hoping to develop a Second Division to start relegation and promotion by the 2011-2012 season. The federation's president also said they would eventually create a Third Division for amateurs and a Fourth Division for U-17 teams. The Second Division was called Liga Nacional de Futbol de Puerto Rico. In 2009 the Second Division changed from the 2008 season and officially became a league with 16 teams. The league was split into 2 groups of 8 teams. In 2010, the league expanded to 21 teams.