2011 Puerto Rico Soccer League season

Last updated

Puerto Rico Soccer League
Season2011
Champions FC Leones de Ponce
Matches played48
Goals scored242 (5.04 per match)
Biggest home win FC Leones de Ponce
17–0
Huracán FC Caguas
CA River Plate Puerto Rico
17-0
Huracán FC Caguas
Biggest away win Huracán FC Caguas
2–10
CA River Plate Puerto Rico
Highest scoring FC Leones de Ponce
17–0
Huracán FC Caguas
CA River Plate Puerto Rico
17-0
Huracán FC Caguas
2010
2012

The 2011 Puerto Rico Soccer League season was the 3rd season of Puerto Rico's top-division professional football league. The regular season ran from April to July 2011. The league had planned in 2010 to make use of an Apertura and Clausura format, but this format was not utilized. The Sevilla FC Puerto Rico won the regular season, but was defeated at the Playoff final by debuting FC Leones de Ponce.

Contents

Teams

Fajardo FC, Guaynabo Fluminense FC and Puerto Rico Islanders FC did not compete in the competition, with the Islanders taking part in the inaugural season of the NASL. Nevertheless, FC Leones de Ponce entered the competition, adding up to six clubs the number of teams participating in the season. Three of the clubs —Puerto Rico United SC, CA River Plate Puerto Rico and Sevilla FC Puerto Rico— took part in the inaugural season of the USL Pro. However, due to financial difficulties, the clubs were removed from USL Pro competition after only five games. [1] Completed matches still counted towards the standings and were double both PRSL and USL Pro league matches.

USA Puerto Rico location map.svg
Locations of the 2011 Puerto Rico Soccer League teams
ClubHome cityStadium
FC Leones de Ponce Ponce Francisco Montaner Stadium
Huracán FC Caguas Caguas Yldefonso Solá Morales Stadium
Mayagüez FC Mayagüez Mayagüez Athletics Stadium
Puerto Rico United SC Aguada Aguada Stadium
CA River Plate Fajardo Fajardo Roberto Clemente Stadium [L 1]
Sevilla FC Juncos Juncos Sevilla FC Stadium
  1. River Plate PR are playing in Roberto Clemente Stadium in Carolina while their home stadium in Fajardo is being built.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Sevilla FC Puerto Rico (C)159424817+3131Advances directly to the PlayOffs final.
2 FC Leones 157534922+2726Advances directly to the PlayOffs semifinal.
3 River Plate Puerto Rico 157446217+4525Advances to the PlayOffs quarterfinal.
4 Puerto Rico United (D)157262933423Sanctioned with suspension by PRSL due to failure to meet PRSL regulations. [2]
5 Mayagüez FC 156363127+421Advances to the PlayOffs quarterfinal.
6 Huracán de Caguas 150015101131030
Updated to match(es) played on 24 July 2011. Source: PRSoccer.org
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Regular season champion; (D) Disqualified

Results

Matches 1–10

Home \ Away HUR LEO MAY PRU RIV SEV
Huracán de Caguas 0–40–71–52–100–3
FC Leones 5–13–13–11–44–4
Mayagüez FC 5–02–10–11–30–2
Puerto Rico United 5–00–06–02–11–1
River Plate Puerto Rico 7–00–12–210–02–2
Sevilla FC Puerto Rico 10–02–01–32–31–0
Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2011. Source: PRSoccer.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 11–15

Home \ Away HUR LEO MAY PRU RIV SEV
Huracán de Caguas 3–53–4
FC Leones 17–02–23–3
Mayagüez FC 2–20–0
Puerto Rico United 0–31–30–3
River Plate Puerto Rico 17–01–3
Sevilla FC Puerto Rico 9–02–03–0
Updated to match(es) played on 19 July 2011. Source: FIFA.org
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

During the second half of the seasons, teams will only face each other one time, resulting in an unequal count of Home/Away games.

PlayOffs

First roundSecond roundFinal
July 31
July 29* Sevilla FC Juncos 1 (0)
July 27* FC Leones de Ponce 2 FC Leones de Ponce 1 (3)
CA River Plate Fajardo 4 CA River Plate Fajardo 1
Mayagüez FC 1
* Both quarterfinal and semifinal games have been rescheduled. The original dates were July 26 and 28 respectively.
+ Mayagüez FC (fifth placed) replaced the fourth placed Puerto Rico United SC as it had been suspended by PRSL. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Puerto Rico Islanders</span> Association football club

The Puerto Rico Islanders were a professional association football team based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. They played in several different leagues from 2004 to 2012, when they suspended operations. In their last two seasons they played in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. They played their home games at Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium. The team's colors were orange and white. They were succeeded by Puerto Rico FC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huracán FC de Caguas</span> Association football club based in Caguas, Puerto Rico

Huracán Fútbol Club is a Puerto Rican football club from Caguas, who formerly played in the Puerto Rico Soccer League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico</span> Association football club based in Fajardo, Puerto Rico

Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican professional football team based in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2007 as a franchise of the Argentine club River Plate, the team plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, and is the reigning Supercopa DirecTV champion.

The Puerto Rico Soccer League or PRSL is an association football league in Puerto Rico founded in 2008 and 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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sevilla FC Puerto Rico</span> Association football club based in Juncos, Puerto Rico

Sevilla FC Puerto Rico was a Puerto Rican professional association football team based in Juncos, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2006, the team used to play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League. The club was founded in 2006 as a farm team for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League in Bayamón, but in 2008 partnered with the Spanish La Liga club Sevilla FC and moved a year later to Juncos. Sevilla won both the regular season and play-offs in the inaugural season of the Puerto Rico Soccer League in 2008, and also won the regular season in 2011 before losing the play-off final on penalties to Leones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Atlético de San Juan FC</span> Association football club from San Juan, Puerto Rico

Atlético de San Juan FC are an association football club from San Juan, Puerto Rico. A newly formed club, they will play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the island's first unified football competition. They will play their home matches at the 18,000 capacity Hiram Bithorn Stadium, which has been traditionally used for baseball.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Puerto Rico Islanders season</span>

The 20098 season is the Puerto Rico Islanders 5th season in the USL First Division. This article shows player statistics and all matches that the club had during the 2008 season. It also includes matched played in 2008 for the CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09.

The PRSL PlayOffs Cup is the annual championship tournament of the Puerto Rico Soccer League. The winner gets an automatic bid to CFU Club Championship.

The Puerto Rico Soccer League Regular Season Cup, first played in 2008, is an annual league competition for Puerto Rico Soccer League. The top four teams advance to the PlayOff cup.

The 2010 season was the Puerto Rico Islanders seventh season over all. Due to the compromise achieved by the United States Soccer Federation between the feuding NASL and the USL, the Islanders played in the unified USSF Division 2 Professional League for this season. This article shows player statistics and all matches that the club have and will play during the 2010 season. It also includes matched played in 2010 for the CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 and CONCACAF Champions League 2010–11.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antigua Barracuda FC</span> Former association football club in Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua Barracuda were an Antiguan professional football team based in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. Founded in 2010, the team played in USL Pro, the third tier of the United States soccer league system from 2011 to 2013.

The 2010 Puerto Rico Soccer League season was a one-off competition that served as a qualifying tournament for Puerto Rican teams to the 2011 CFU Club Championship. It was won by CA River Plate Ponce, who qualified to the Caribbean tournament alongside the Puerto Rico Islanders FC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">USL Championship</span> Professional soccer league in the United States

The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began play in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation as a Division II league since 2017, placing it under Major League Soccer in the hierarchy. The USL is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Puerto Rico United</span> Association football club based in Aguada, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico United is a Puerto Rican association football team based in Aguada, Puerto Rico founded in 2007. The team has played professionally in the Puerto Rico Soccer League (PRSL) and briefly in the American USL Professional Division. The team last competed in a professional league in 2011.

The 2011 USL Pro season was the 25th season of third-division soccer in the United States, and was the inaugural season of the United Soccer Leagues' (USL) new professional competition. The league is effectively a combination of the USL's former First and Second Divisions.

The 2011 Orlando City SC season, marked the club's first season in existence, and their first year in the third-tier USL Pro League. Previously, the club was known as the Austin Aztex FC before they were relocated to Orlando, Florida. They won a double, winning the Commissioner's Cup as the top team in the league's regular season, and winning the USL Pro Championship.

Football is one of the leading sports of Puerto Rico, ranking only behind baseball, basketball and boxing in national popularity and is the number one participation sport on the island. There has been a significant growth in the sport in recent years, as traditionally football has played a very small role in Puerto Rico. The sport on the island is governed by the Puerto Rican Football Federation, an affiliate of FIFA.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">FC Leones</span> Association football team in Ponce, Puerto Rico

FC Leones is an association football team in Ponce, Puerto Rico that plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League. Their debut took place during the 2011 season, in which they placed second during the regular season and later, during the Playoffs Cup, became the 2011 PRSL champions.

The Caribbean Professional Football League was a short-lived association football competition spanning several Caribbean nations. The aim of the competition was to introduce professional standard football to the Caribbean region.

References

  1. "USL Reforms Agreement with PRSL: Three PRSL teams removed from 2011 USL PRO schedule". Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2011.
  2. 1 2 PR United suspended from PRSL. (in Spanish)
Puerto Rico Soccer League
Preceded by2011
Champion
FC Leones de Ponce
1st title
Current holder