Puerto Rican football clubs in North American competitions

This is a list of Puerto Rican football clubs in North American competitions. Puerto Rican clubs have participated in competitive international football competitions since at least 2006 when the Puerto Rico Islands entered the 2006 CFU Club Championship.

Puerto Rican clubs are among the most successful Caribbean clubs. They have won two CFU Club Championships, and have reached the semifinals of the modern CONCACAF Champions League, the furthest of any Caribbean nation. The most successful team in international competition is the now-defunct Puerto Rico Islanders who have won the two CFU titles, and reached the Champions League semifinals.

Who qualifies for CONCACAF competitions

Since 2018, the winner of the Liga Puerto Rico, the top tier of football on the island qualifies for the Caribbean Club Shield, a tertiary knockout tournament for developing Caribbean football nations. This competition is held in the spring. This also serves as a qualifying for the CONCACAF League, which played tha fall. The CONCACAF League is the secondary association football competition for club football in North America. Should a team finish in the top six standings of the CONCACAF League, they qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, which is played the following winter.

In order for a Puerto Rican team to reach the Champions League, they would need to win the Caribbean Club Shield and then earn a top six finish in the CONCACAF League.

Results by competition

CONCACAF Champions League / Champions Cup
Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponents Results Ref.
1962–1983 None entered
1984 Guayama First round 1–2 Moulien 0–1 home, 1–1 away
1985–1991 None entered
1992 Guayama Preliminary round w/o Rockmaster withdrew
2008–09 Puerto Rico Islanders Semifinals 3–3 (2–4 p) Cruz Azul 2–0 home, 1–3 away
2009–10 Puerto Rico Islanders 4th in group stage N/A Columbus Crew, Cruz Azul, Saprissa
2010–11 Puerto Rico Islanders 3rd in group stage N/A FAS, Olimpia, Toluca
2011–12 Puerto Rico Islanders Preliminary round 3–3 (a) Isidro Metapán 3–1 home, 0–2 away
2012–13 Puerto Rico Islanders 2nd in group stage N/A Isidro Metapán, LA Galaxy
2013–14 None qualified
2014–15 Bayamón 3rd in group stage N/A América, Comunicaciones
2015–2020 None qualified

CFU Club Championship
Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponents Results Ref.
2006 Puerto Rico Islanders 2nd in group stage N/A Hoppers, Fruta Conquerors, W Connection
2007 Puerto Rico Islanders Third place 1–0 San Juan Jabloteh 1–0 home, 0–0 away
2009 Puerto Rico Islanders Final 1–2 W Connection 0–0 home, 1–2 away
2010 Bayamón Fourth place N/A Joe Public, Puerto Rico Islanders, San Juan Jabloteh
Puerto Rico Islanders Winners N/A Bayamón, Joe Public, San Juan Jabloteh
River Plate Semifinal round N/A Alpha United, San Juan Jabloteh
2011 Puerto Rico Islanders Winners 3–1 Tempête 3–1 neutral
River Plate Quarterfinals 2–3 Alpha United 2–3 home, 0–0 away
2012 Bayamón 3rd in group stage N/A Baltimore, CSD Barber, Victory
Puerto Rico Islanders Third place 3–1 Antigua Barracuda 3–1 neutral
2013 Bayamón 4th in group stage N/A Boys' Town, Portmore United, Valencia
2014 Bayamón Semifinals N/A Waterhouse Cancelled
2015–2016 None entered
2017 Puerto Rico FC 2nd in group stage N/A Portmore United, Scholars International, Transvaal

CFU Club Shield
Year Team Progress Aggregate Opponents Results Ref.
2018–2019 None entered
2020 Metropolitan Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021

Appearances in CONCACAF competitions
As of December 23, 2019
Club Total CCL CCC CCS CWC First Appearance Last Appearance
Apps Pld W D L Win%
Bayamón 5 19 5 3 11 .342 1 4 0 0 2010 CFU Club Championship 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
Guayama 2 4 0 1 3 .563 2 0 0 0 1984 CONCACAF Champions Cup 1992 CONCACAF Champions Cup
Metropolitan 1 — — — — – 0 0 1 0 2020 CFU Club Shield 2020 CFU Club Shield
Puerto Rico FC 1 3 2 0 1 .667 0 1 0 0 2017 CFU Club Championship 2017 CFU Club Championship
Puerto Rico Islanders 11 61 31 14 16 .623 5 6 0 0 2006 CFU Club Championship 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League
River Plate 2 9 4 2 3 .556 0 2 0 0 2010 CFU Club Championship 2011 CFU Club Championship

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