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 edit
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 the 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 edit
CONCACAF Champions League / Champions Cup edit
| Year | Team | Progress | Aggregate | Opponents | Results | Ref. |
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| 1962–1983 | None entered | |||||
| 1984 | Guayama | First round | 1–2 |  Moulien
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0–1 home, 1–1 away | |
| 1985–1991 | None entered | |||||
| 1992 | Guayama | Preliminary round | w/o |  Rockmaster
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withdrew | |
| 2008–09 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Semi-finals | 3–3 (2–4 p) |  Cruz Azul
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2–0 home, 1–3 away | |
| 2009–10 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 4th in group stage | — |  Columbus Crew, Cruz Azul,  Saprissa
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| 2010–11 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 3rd in group stage | — |  FAS,  Olimpia, Toluca
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| 2011–12 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Preliminary round | 3–3 (a) | Isidro Metapán
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3–1 home, 0–2 away | |
| 2012–13 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2nd in group stage | — | Isidro Metapán, LA Galaxy
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| 2013–14 | None qualified | |||||
| 2014–15 | Bayamón | 3rd in group stage | — | América,  Comunicaciones
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| 2015–2022 | None qualified | |||||
CONCACAF League edit
| Year | Team | Progress | Aggregate | Opponents | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Metropolitan | Preliminary round | 1–5 | Santa Lucía
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1–2 home, 0–3 away |
CFU Club Championship edit
CFU Club Shield edit
| Year | Team | Progress | Aggregate | Opponents | Results | Ref. |
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| 2018–2019 | None entered | |||||
| 2020 | Metropolitan | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
Appearances in CONCACAF competitions edit
- 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 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2020 CFU Club Shield | 2021 CONCACAF League |
| 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 |