| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | GPS Puerto Rico |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 203 (4.61 per match) |
| Biggest home win | FCM 14-1 BAL (June 22) |
| Biggest away win | CAF 2-8 FCM (June 4) |
| Highest scoring | FCM 14-1 BAL (June 22) |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 Puerto Rico Soccer League season would be the 9th season as Puerto Rico's top-division football league.[1]
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League News
- On January 31, 2017; At the headquarters of the Recreation and Sports Department, negotiations took place between Puerto Rico's top clubs and the Puerto Rican Football Federation (FPF) to outline the future of men's top football.[2]
- On February 22, 2017; The Puerto Rico Soccer League (PRSL) announced they will be celebrating their 3rd Cup of Excellence with 8 teams known to participate. The Cup of Excellence will begin from 28 to 30 April 2017 and end around June playing a single lap, carnival style, to save costs to teams.[3]
- Clubs(7/8) : Caguas Sporting FC, Ballista FC, FC Mayaguez, Bayamón FC, Club Deportivo Barbosa, and last years champion Metropolitan FA. Also newly created club Global Premier Soccer (GPS) Puerto Rico will be participating as well.
- On February 23, 2017; Club Atlético Fajardo was confirmed to be participating in the Excellence Cup III, becoming the 8th club to participate.[4]
- On March 1, 2017; Fraigcomar SC in the San Francisco neighborhood of San Juan returns for the first time since 2007 to a higher category and will be in the Excellence Cup III.[5]
- On March 29, 2017; A week before the cup began, PRSL announced that Academia Quintana had been accepted into the Cup of Excellence.[6]
- On Sept 4th 2017, the Puerto Rico Soccer League (PRSL) announced it will be holding its next tournament in conjunction with the efforts of the Puerto Rican Federation of Soccer (FPF) Competitions Commission which is scheduled to begin in early October this year. The unification tournament of the Commission of Competitions will be a temporary one for the professional project of first and second division in 2018 according to the new statutes of the FPF.[7]
3rd Cup of Excellence
List of teams participating in this years 3rd annual Cup of Excellence.
| Club name | Neighborhood - City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Academia Quintana | San Juan | |
| Club Atlético Fajardo | Fajardo | Fajardo Soccer Complex |
| Ballista FC | Casa Blanca - Luquillo | Estadio Salamán Estrella |
| Bayamón FC | Minillas - Bayamón | Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| Caguas Sporting FC | Caguas | Complejo Deportivo Ángel O. Berrios de la Ciudad Criolla |
| CD Barbosa | San Juan | José Celso Barbosa Stadium |
| GPS Puerto Rico | San Juan | -- |
| FC Mayagüez | Cabo Rojo | Rebekka Colgberg Stadium |
| Fraigcomar SC | San Francisco - San Juan | Fraigcomar Field |
| Metropolitan FA | Metropolitana - San Juan | Estadio Reparto Metropolitano |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPS Puerto Rico | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 27 |
| 2 | Bayamón FC | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 8 | +31 | 24 |
| 3 | Metropolitan FA | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 17 |
| 4 | Caguas Sporting FC | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 14 |
| 5 | Academia Quintana | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | FC Mayagüez | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 12 |
| 7 | Fraigcomar SC | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 10 |
| 8 | CD Barbosa | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 9 |
| 9 | Ballista FC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 38 | −30 | 1 |
| 10 | Club Atlético Fajardo | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 49 | −44 | 1 |
Source: [8]
Playoff Bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | GPS Puerto Rico | ||||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| GPS Puerto Rico | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Bayamón FC | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bayamón FC | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Metropolitan FA | 1 | |||||||||||
Statistical leaders
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Nation | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josep Becerra Panisello |  ESP
|
Bayamón | 18 |
| 2 | Miguel Rivera |  PUR
|
Caguas Sporting | 11 |
| 3 | Anythony Martinez | PUR
|
GPS Puerto Rico | 9 |
| 4 | Dennis Beltre | PUR
|
Mayagüez | 8 |
| 5 | Eloy Matos | PUR
|
Mayagüez | 8 |
| 6 | Aldemar Ortiz | PUR
|
Bayamón | 7 |
| 7 | Clemen Varas | PUR
|
Fraigcomar | 5 |
| 8 | 6 players | 4 | ||
League awards
References
- ^ Puerto Rico 2017, RSSSF.com
- ^ "Hoy comienzan las negociaciones para el futuro del fútbol superior masculino | FutbolBoricua.net".
- ^ "Comienzan la preparación para la Copa de la Excelencia 3 | FutbolBoricua.net".
- ^ "Club Atlético Fajardo completa los 8 equipos de la Copa de la Excelencia III | FutbolBoricua.net".
- ^ "Fraigcomar se une a la Copa de la Excelencia III | FutbolBoricua.net".
- ^ "Academia Quintana participará de la Copa de la Excelencia III | FutbolBoricua.net".
- ^ "Puerto Rico Soccer League hará torneo conjunto con la Comisión de Competiciones de la Federación Puertorriqueña de Fútbol | FutbolBoricua.net".
- ^ "Tablas de Posiciones Puerto Rico Soccer League | FutbolBoricua.net". futbolboricua.co. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
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