2016 Puerto Rico Soccer League season

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Puerto Rico Soccer League
Season2016
Champions Metropolitan FA
2015
2017

The 2016 Puerto Rico Soccer League season is the 8th season as Puerto Rico's top-division football league.

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Teams

Club nameCityVenueParticipated inParticipated in
Copa Luis Villarejo AperturaClausura
Academia Quintana San JuanBrenda García StadiumNoYesYes
Club Atlético Fajardo FajardoFajardo Soccer StadiumNoYesYes
Ballista FC Rio GrandeEstadio Salamán EstrellaNoYesYes
Bayamón FC BayamónBayamón Soccer ComplexYesYesYes
Atléticos de Levittown FC (CAL)LevittownNoNoNo
Caguas Sporting FC CaguasComplejo Deportivo Ángel O. Berrios de la Ciudad CriollaYesYesYes
CD Barbosa San JuanJosé Celso Barbosa StadiumNoYesYes
Don Bosco FC San JuanDon Bosco StadiumYesYesYes
Fénix FC Vega BajaComplejo Deportivo TortugueroNoYesNo
Huracán FC CaguasYldefonso Solá Morales StadiumNoNoNo
Leal Arecibo FC AreciboEstadio Polideportivo de AreciboNoYesYes
FC Mayagüez Cabo RojoRebekka Colgberg StadiumYesYesYes
Metropolitan FA San JuanEstadio Reparto MetropolitanoYesYesYes
SPDP Spartans San JuanJosé Celso Barbosa StadiumNoYesNo
Yabuco FC YabucoaYabucoa Athletics FieldNoYesYes
Isabela FC IsabelaIsabela Athletics FieldNoYesNo

Standings

Apertura

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Academia Quintana 1311204710+3735
2 Metropolitan FA 13931299+2030
3 Atlético Fajardo 137513919+2026
4 Bayamón FC 138053417+1724
5 Yabuco FC 136523016+1423
6 Ballista FC 137242819+923
7 CD Barbosa 136342114+721
8 SPDP Spartans 136252815+1320
9 Leal Arecibo FC 136163425+919
10 Don Bosco FC 134362735815
11 Caguas Sporting FC 1332815281311
12 Mayagüez FC 1321101249377
13 Yabuco Isabela FC 1311111657414
14 Fénix FC 130112458541
Source: [1]

Clausura

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Bayamón FC 108203710+2726
2 Metropolitan FA 108112911+1825
3 Academia Quintana 106133320+1319
4 Atlético Fajardo 106042223118
5 Leal Arecibo FC 105142518+716
6 Mayagüez FC 105052427315
7 Don Bosco FC 104243027+314
8 CD Barbosa 103251519411
9 Yabuco FC 1031615261110
10 Caguas Sporting FC 100191131201
11 Ballista FC 9018837291
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [2]

Playoffs

 SemifinalsFinals
             
1 Metropolitan FA  
4 Atlético Fajardo  
   Metropolitan FA 023 Pen
  Bayamón FC 021 Pen
2 Academia Quintana
3 Bayamón FC  

Player statistics

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References

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  2. "Torneo Clausura 2016 Puerto Rico Soccer League". futbolboricua.co.
  3. "Goleadores Torneo Clausura PRSL 2016".