Puerto Rico (before 1957)

First Clubs Founded

NB: see also Puerto Rico - Foundation Dates of Clubs).

1903    CD Gallitos (Rio Piedras)
1911    Comercio Sporting Club (San Juan)
        Minerva FC
        Mercurio FC
1913    Real San Juan FBC
        Ponce Sporting Club
1914    Celtics FC (San Juan)   (first club founded by "Americans", not Hispanics)

NB: Minerva and Mercurio played in the Copa Porananmiz, the first 
    organised tournament.

1911

Reported Match Results (status of matches uncertain)

[Mar ?]
Comercio Sporting Club 1  3-1 Comercio Sporting Club 2   
 
[Apr ?]
Mercurio FC               1-0 Minerva FC
Minerva FC                1-0 Mercurio FC
[May ?]
Minerva FC                bt  Mercurio FC
Minerva                   bt  Mercurio FC
 
NB: Minerva FC first champions of Puerto Rico

1914

Reported Match Results (status of matches uncertain)

[Feb ?]
San Juan FC               1-1 Celtics 
Celtics                   3-1 San Juan FC
[Mar ?]
Celtics                   2-0 San Juan FC
San Juan FC               2-2 Celtics 
[Apr ?]
Celtics                   3-1 Ponce Sporting
[May ?]
Celtics                   2-0 Ponce Sporting
[Jun ?]
Celtics                   2-0 Ponce Sporting
[Sep ?]
Celtics                   2-0 San Juan FC
[Dec ?] 
San Juan FC               3-2 Celtics  
 
Champions: Celtics FC 

1915

Reported Match Results (status of matches uncertain)

[Jan ?]   
Celtics                   bt  España
San Juan FC               2-0 Celtics
[Feb ?]
San Juan FC               2-0 Celtics
[Apr ?]
Ponce Sporting            bt  San Juan FC
[May ?]
Celtic                    unk Ponce Sporting
[Jun ?]
Arecibo                   drw España
[Jul ?]
Celtics                   3-2 España
España                    2-0 Arecibo
[Aug ?]
Arecibo                   2-1 San Juan Fortuna
[Sep ?]
España                    2-0 Arecibo
[Oct ?]
Arecibo                   1-0 España
[Nov ?]
San Juan FC               4-3 España
[Dec ?]
Puerto Rico FC            1-0 San Juan Fortuna
 
Champions: San Juan FC

1937

A combined team from San Juan FC and Nautico FBC drew a match 1-1 against
a team from an Argentine war ship, the Presidente Sarmiento.

1946

Copa San Juan Bautista

NB: 4 participating teams

Semifinals
Río Piedras FC            3-1 Santurce FC
Hato Rey FC              10-0 San Juan FC  
 
Final [Jun 30]             
Hato Rey FC               4-1 Río Piedras FC
 
1947

Campeonato Metropolitano

Winners: Islas Vírgenes FC

1948

Campeonato Nacional

Start: Apr 9
 
5 participating teams:

   América FC          [champions]
   Caribes FC
   Hato Rey FC
   Islas Vírgenes FC
   Río Piedras FC
 
Torneo de Invierno

4 participating teams:

   Caribes FC          [champions]
   América Junior FC
   Deportivo Hato Rey
   Islas Vírgenes FC

1949

Reported Match Results (presumably championship)

[Jun]
Hato Rey FC               1-1 San Juan FC   
Arecibo FC                4-3 San Juan FC

Champions: Arqueros Verdes

[Nov]
San Juan FC               5-0 Magnificent/Haida XI

NB: the Magnificent and the Haida were visiting Canadian ships.
1957/58
list of champions
About this document

Sources: [AlL 07], Puerto Rico y el Fútbol: La Pasión que no muere, wikipedia
Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 11 Jan 2023