2016 Copa Luis Villarejo

Last updated
2016 Copa Luis Villarejo
CountryFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Teams8
Champions Puerto Rico FC (1st title)
Runners-up Criollos de Caguas
CFU Club Championship Puerto Rico FC
Matches played13
Goals scored56 (4.31 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Jamaica.svg Dale McDonald (9)
Best player-
2019

The 2016 Copa Luis Villarejo was the first edition of the Copa Luis Villarejo, a cup tournament for clubs in Puerto Rico organized by the Puerto Rican Football Federation. The champions and runners-up of this tournament are eligible to enter the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship, which serves as a qualifying tournament for the 2017 CONCACAF League and 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. [1]

Contents

Teams

A total of eight teams participated in this tournament.

Bracket

1st Round 2nd Round Final
             
Guayama FC 0 0 0
Puerto Rico FC 4 2 6
Puerto Rico FC 3 1 4
Bayamón FC 0 0 0
Caguas Sporting FC 0 0 0
0 Bayamón FC 2 6 9
Puerto Rico FC 4
Criollos de Caguas FC 1
Metropolitan FA 1 4 5
Mayagüez FC 2 1 3
Metropolitan FA 2 2 4
Criollos de Caguas FC 4 1 5
Don Bosco FC 0 2 2
Criollos de Caguas FC 5 9 14

First round

First legs

Don Bosco FC 2–9 Criollos de Caguas FC
Louis Jordan Soccerball shade.svg70'
Alexander Santiago Soccerball shade.svg85'
Report Dale McDonald Soccerball shade.svg9', 25', 29', 40'
Davidson Marseille Soccerball shade.svg19', 68', 76'
Andony Burgos Soccerball shade.svg78'
Antonio Pacheco Soccerball shade.svg84'
Oratorio San Juan Bosco, Santurce

Metropolitan FC 4–1 Mayagüez FC
Karlos Ferrer Soccerball shade.svg45', 60', 69', 83' Report Paul Simmons Soccerball shade.svg73'
Reparto Metropolitano, San Juan

Bayamón FC 6–0 Caguas Sporting FC
Jorge Rosa Soccerball shade.svg
Carmelo Carrillo Soccerball shade.svg
Josep Becerra Soccerball shade.svg
Ryan López Soccerball shade.svg
Josep Soccerball shade.svg
Josep Soccerball shade.svg
Report
Bayamón Soccer Complex, Bayamón

Puerto Rico FC 2–0 Guayama FC
Ramos Soccerball shade.svg54'
Sidney Rivera Soccerball shade.svg56'
Report
Bayamón Soccer Complex, Bayamón

Second legs

Criollos de Caguas FC 5–0 Don Bosco FC
Dale McDonald Soccerball shade.svg10', 38', 41', 48'
Andrés Cabrero Soccerball shade.svg11'
Report
Villa del Rey, Caguas

Criollos de Caguas FC won 14–2 on aggregate.


Mayagüez FC 2–1 Metropolitan FC
Bermudes Soccerball shade.svg
Paul Simmons Soccerball shade.svg
Report Martin Gardarian Soccerball shade.svg
Base Ramey, Aguadilla

Metropolitan FC won 5–3 on aggregate.


Caguas Sporting FC 0–2 Bayamón FC
Report Jorge Rosa Soccerball shade.svg
Carlos Martin Soccerball shade.svg
Bayamón Soccer Complex, Bayamón

Bayamón FC won 8–0 on aggregate.


Guayama FC 0–4 Puerto Rico FC
Report Jorge Rivera Soccerball shade.svg23'
Brian Bement Soccerball shade.svg38', 43'
Oliver Minatel Soccerball shade.svg74'
Área Recreativa de la Urbanización Vives, Guayama

Puerto Rico FC won 6–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

First legs

Metropolitan FC 2–4 Criollos de Caguas FC
Darlin Aquino Soccerball shade.svg4'
Alvaro Torres Soccerball shade.svg63'
Report Tyrone Harrison Soccerball shade.svg12', 41', 61'
Davidson Marseille Soccerball shade.svg60'
Reparto Metropolitano, San Juan

Bayamón FC 0–3 Puerto Rico FC
Report Kyle Culbertson Soccerball shade.svg14'
Joseph Marrero Soccerball shade.svg45'
Oliver Minatel Soccerball shade.svg59'
Bayamón Soccer Complex, Bayamón

Second legs

Criollos de Caguas FC 1–2 Metropolitan FC
Dwayne Phidd Soccerball shade.svg90' Report Darlin Aquino Soccerball shade.svg67', 92'
Villa del Rey, Caguas

Criollos de Caguas FC won 5–4 on aggregate.


Puerto Rico FC 1–0 Bayamón FC
Cristiano Dias Soccerball shade.svg44'Pen Report

Puerto Rico FC won 4–0 on aggregate.

Final

Puerto Rico FC 4–1 Criollos de Caguas FC
Ramos Soccerball shade.svg
Ramos Soccerball shade.svg
Ramos Soccerball shade.svg
J. Rivera Soccerball shade.svg88'
Report Dale McDonaldSoccerball shade.svg63'
2016 Copa Luis Villarejo
Winners
Puerto Rico FC
First Title

Top goalscorers

RankNameClubGoals
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Dale McDonald Criollos de Caguas FC 9
2 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Karlos Ferrer Metropolitan FA 4
Flag of Haiti.svg Davidson Marseille Criollos de Caguas FC 4
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Héctor Ramos Puerto Rico FC 4
3 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Darlin Aquino Metropolitan FA 3
Flag of Jamaica.svg Tyrone Harrison Criollos de Caguas FC 3
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Josep Becerra Bayamón FC 3

Related Research Articles

<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.

Bayamón Fútbol Club is a Puerto Rican football club. The team is based in Bayamón and founded in 1999. They play their home games at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium. The club is a member of David Villa's DV7 Soccer Academy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Criollos de Caguas FC</span> Soccer team that plays in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico

Criollos de Caguas FC is a soccer team that plays in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico. The team was founded in 1981. Since then has won multiple titles and participated in international tournaments including a 1986 visit to Portsmouth, England. The team finished third in the LNF 2011 season, sixth in 2012 season and third on 2013 and has been the champions in the PRSL Super Cup 2014, League 2014 and the Super Cup 2015. The Team will make the official debut on the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico in the 2015 season on Sunday, September 20, 2015. The team plays their home matches in the Asociación Central de Balompie de Puerto Rico in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

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.

Álvaro E. Betancourt is a Puerto Rican retired international footballer who played as a midfielder. He appeared at the senior level for High Performance FC, Conquistadores de Guaynabo, Bayamón, and Metropolitan FA, split around a two-year stint at Valparaiso University.

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

Puerto Rico FC was a professional football club based in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2015, the team played in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The team debuted in the 2016 fall season. The team played its home games at the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium until the stadium was severely damaged by Hurricane Maria in September 2017. The team last played during the 2017 NASL season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Caribbean Club Championship</span> International football competition

The 2017 Caribbean Club Championship was the 19th edition of the Caribbean Club Championship, the annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football associations are affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), a sub-confederation of CONCACAF.

The 2016 Puerto Rico FC season was the club's first season of existence. The club played in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, enter only in the Fall season in which they finished 9th.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Metropolitan FA</span> Association football club that plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League

Metropolitan FA is a Puerto Rican association football club from the capital of San Juan that currently plays in the Liga Puerto Rico. The club plays its home matches at the Parque Reparto Metropolitano.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Copa Luis Villarejo</span> Association football league in Puerto Rico

The Copa Luis Villarejo is an association football in Puerto Rico. Created in 2016, it is open to all clubs that are affiliated with the Puerto Rican Football Federation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Don Bosco FC (Puerto Rico)</span> Puerto Rican soccer team based in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Don Bosco FC is a Puerto Rican soccer team based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The 2017 Metropolitan FA season is the club's third season of existence. The club will play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the first tier of the Puerto Rico soccer pyramid.

The Puerto Rico soccer league system is a series of professional and amateur soccer leagues based in Puerto Rico. Sometimes erroneously called the Puerto Rican soccer pyramid, teams and leagues in the United States are not linked by the system of promotion and relegation typical in soccer elsewhere. Instead, the Puerto Rican Football Federation (FPF) officially defines leagues in levels, called divisions, with the top two sanctioned directly by the FPF.

The 2017 Puerto Rico Soccer League season would be the 9th season as Puerto Rico's top-division football league.

Brian Bement is an American soccer player who plays for Chattanooga Red Wolves of USL League 1.

Ryan Xavier López Viera is a Puerto Rican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Puerto Rican club Bayamón and the Puerto Rico national team.

References

  1. "FINALISTAS DE LA COPA LUIS VILLAREJO AHORA MIRAN HACIA LA CFU". Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol. 21 November 2016.