2008 Puerto Rico Soccer League season

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Puerto Rico Soccer League
Season2008
Champions Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
CFU Club Championship Sevilla FC Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Islanders FC
(seeded)
CONCACAF Champions League Puerto Rico Islanders FC
(CFU Club Championship Runner-up)
Matches played59
Goals scored251 (4.25 per match)
2009

The 2008 Puerto Rico Soccer League Playoffs is the first year the tournament has been held. It is the championship of the Puerto Rico Soccer League. The format is set up for the top 4 teams from the league playing in the Tournament. These teams play in the Semi-finals with the winner of each match going on to the Championship game.

Contents

2008 Puerto Rico Soccer League playoffs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
1 Sevilla FC 2
 
 
 
3 Atletico San Juan FC 0
 
1 Sevilla FC 2
 
 
 
2 River Plate Ponce 1
 
2 River Plate Ponce 2
 
 
4 Guaynabo Fluminense 1
 

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Champions

Sevilla FC won the Championship as they defeated River Plate Ponce 2-1 in the final.

Segunda División Season Standings

Div.SoutheastNortheastNorth
Pos.TeamGPPts.TeamGPPts.TeamGPPts.
1 Maunabo Leones FC 922 Real Atlántico FC de Aguadilla 820 San Juan Sharks FC 824
2 Guayanilla Pumas FC 817 Aguadilla Spartans FC 819 Club Deportivo Gallitos UPR 813
3 Yabucoa Borikén CF 915 Club Atlético de Levittown 917 San Juan United FC 811
4Huracán FC de Caguas 2813 Vega Baja Fénix FC 96Academia de Quintana 2710
5CA River Plate Ponce 273 Indios de Mayaguez FC 86Gigantes de Carolina FC 284
6CF Tornados de Humacao 270Puerto Rico Islanders FC C84Guaynabo Fluminense FC 251
The first teams from each division advanced to the PlayOff, as well as the best second team.

PlayOffs

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Maunabo Leones FC 3
 
 
 
Aguadilla Spartans FC 0
 
Maunabo Leones FC 1
 
 
 
San Juan Sharks FC 4
 
Real Atlántico FC de Aguadilla 0
 
 
San Juan Sharks FC 3
 

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References

  1. "Puerto Rico Soccer League - Home". Archived from the original on July 13, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
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