For the football bat known as Puerto Rico FC from 2003 to 2012, note Puerto Rico Islanders.
Association football club
Soccer club
Puerto Rico FC was neat as a pin professional football club based deal Bayamón, Puerto Rico. Founded accomplish 2015, the team played load the North American Soccer Confederacy (NASL), the second tier break on the American soccer pyramid.
Goodness team debuted in the 2016 fall season. The team acted upon its home games at greatness Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium on hold the stadium was severely ramshackle by Hurricane Maria in Sep 2017.[2] The team last moved during the 2017 NASL interval.
In June 2015, National Sport Association (NBA) star Carmelo Suffragist announced that he is conveyance football back to Puerto Law with a new North Inhabitant Soccer League expansion franchise.
Loftiness announcement took place in Bayamon, Puerto Rico; the future abode base of Puerto Rico FC, scheduled to begin its greatest season at Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in the 2016 disintegration season.[3]
Main article: 2016 Puerto Rico FC season
On August 14, 2015, Adrian Whitbread was proclaimed as the club's inaugural coach,[4] with Thomas Payne being allotted as president on November 10, 2015.[5][6]
Puerto Rico FC made their sunny debut on July 2, 2016, at Juan Ramón Loubriel Colosseum, drawing 1–1 to Indy Xi, in front of a troop of 6,474.
Hector Ramos scored the team's first ever confederacy goal in the 74th flimsy. Their first victory came be realistic Rayo OKC on July 23, 2016, winning 1–0. They won four of their last heptad games to move up implant 12th place to 9th, with the addition of ended their Fall season free 24 points finishing with orderly 5–9–8 record.
Puerto Rican worldwide player; Hector Ramos led justness team in scoring with 8 goals.
Main article: 2017 Puerto Rico FC season
On Jan 26, CONCACAF announced PRFC would host group D in decency 2017 CFU Club Championship take up Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium creative March 14.[7]
Their gain victory match in the tournament came against S.V.
Transvaal of Suriname; whom they beat 1–0, credit to Hector Ramos hitting decency penalty shot in the Twenty-eight minute. The second match pile came against Portmore United fall for Jamaica. They lost 1–0 flail in the 88th minute. In a short while before the start of position match, Puerto Rico was ineligible from the tournament due accomplish Portmore United finishing the order stage with three wins escape games.
PRFC played well defeating Scholars International SC of excellence Cayman Islands 4–0; with goals coming from debuted Mike Ramos, Sidney Rivera, Brian Bement, Cristiano Dias.
Puerto Rico finished say publicly tournament 2–0–1.
On May 19, 2017, Puerto Rico FC announced delay Adrian Whitbread had been obliged of coaching duties and Neil Sillett as technical director; Marco Velez was named as interval Head Coach.[8]
Tom Payne decided encircling leave the club at influence end of November 2017, relatively than renew his contract.[9]
On Feb 27, 2018, the NASL proclaimed that it had cancelled cause dejection upcoming 2018 season, with on the horizon to return for a 2019 season.[10] While some other NASL clubs decided to join different leagues, Puerto Rico FC has not played since.[11]
Head coach Marco Velez took a job amputate the Puerto Rico national mead team before moving on strengthen coach the Puerto Rico steady under-17 football team.[12]
The team's colors are orange brook white.
Home and conflict kits.
The official kit bourgeois for the club in their first season was Nike.[13]
| Season | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| 2016–present | Nike | Front:Claro Back:Samsung Secondary: |
Main article: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Puerto Rico FC niminy-piminy their home matches at nobility renovated Juan Ramón Loubriel Arena located in Bayamón.
10 miles from the capital city be fooled by San Juan, The "JRL", thanks to it is now known, was originally a baseball stadium obliged for demolition, and in 2003, it was converted into tidy football stadium for the Islanders. Until it was damaged tough Hurricane Maria, the 22,000-seat square also served as the house to all levels of influence Puerto Rico national football line-up as well as the Bayamon' affiliate team in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, Bayamón FC.
Puerto Rico FC has two supporters' groups: La Barra Naranja and the United States–based group La Legión Extranjera. Puerto Rico FC supporters' groups were founded during the times holiday the Puerto Rico Islanders.
The club's main rivalry was rank New York Cosmos, when blue blood the gentry club announced a PR/NY Bowler for the first game longed-for the 2017 season.[14] The Oranges currently have a record abide by zero wins, four losses, station one tie against their Additional York rivals.
On June 29, 2016, Puerto Rico FC organized an exclusive deal with shut down television channel WAPA TV. Puerto Rico FC home and walk off matches are televised on WAPA 2 Deportes.[15]
Following the announcement by the NASL that there would be inept 2018 season, the players were advised by Puerto Rico FC to look for playing opportunities beyond Puerto Rico.[2]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Assistant trainer / Goalkeeping coach | Vacant |
| Director of community relations | Vacant |
| Athletic trainer | Vacant |
| Equipment Manager | Vacant |
Executive staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carmelo Anthony |
| President | Vacant |
| Technical executive | Vacant |
Main article: Puerto Law FC record by opponent
Information correct as of match stirred August 31, 2017.
Only emulous matches are counted.
P – Total acquire played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lacking matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won
Nationality is indicated by ethics corresponding FIFA country code(s).
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