Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico
Introduction The '''Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico''' ('''LNF''') was the first division association football league of Puerto Rico sharing D-1 status with Puerto Rico Soccer League. The LNF was founded on July 25, 2009 and the 2015 season featured six teams.
History The league was founded on July 25, 2009 as the second division of the Puerto Rico Soccer League (PRSL), which was at that time the first division league of Puerto Rico. The Liga Nacional de Fútbol originally had 16 teams that were put into two groups of 8 (East Division and West Division) for the regular season.The inaugural year began with Yabucoa Borikén taking on Maunabo Leones, as well as San Juan United taking on Club Deportivo Gallitos. Both games were held in Yabucoa. The Playoffs final had Maunabo Leones winning over Bayamón FC.In 2010, the league size was increased to 21 teams divided into four divisions. The playoffs mixed the top teams in each division together.During the 2011 season, there were 17 teams and the separate divisions were merged into one division.In 2012, the league became the first division football league of Puerto Rico upon the folding of the Puerto Rico Soccer League.
Clubs  Team  City  Stadium  Cap. Seasons in LNF  Manager Liga Nacional de Futbol de Puerto Rico Bayamón FC Bayamon, Puerto Rico  Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium 22,000  2009–2013, 2015–present  Francisco Arias Criollos de Caguas FC  Caguas, Puerto Rico   Asociación Central de Balompie  1,200  2009–present   Steven Estrada FC Leones  Ponce, Puerto Rico  Estadio Francisco Montaner  11,537  2011–present  - Guayama FC  Guayama, Puerto Rico  Cancha de Balompié 1,000  2012–present  - Tornados de Humacao  Humacao, Puerto Rico  Nestor Morales Stadium  #  2012–present  Eloy Ubaldo Martínez Soto Yabuco FC  Yabucoa, Puerto Rico  Pista Atlética Adán Fonseca  #  2014–present  - Academia Quintana  San Juan, Puerto Rico  Hiram Bithorn Stadium   18,264  2009–2011, 2013, 2016–present   Vitor Hugo Barros Spartans FC  San Juan, Puerto Rico    #  2016–present  - Metropolitan FA  San Juan, Puerto Rico    #  2016–present  - Mirabelli SA  Puerto Rico   #  2016–present  - Puerto Rico United  Aguada, Puerto Rico  Aguada Stadium  4,000  2016–present  Raimundo C. Gatinho Puerto Rico Giant  Puerto Rico     #  2016–present  -  Isabela Soccer Club  Isabela, Puerto Rico  Pista Francisco "Paco" Dumeng  #  2016–present  - Leones de Maunabo  Maunabo, Puerto Rico    #  2016–present  -
Former clubs *Aguilas Añasco (2010)*Atlético Parque FC (2010)*Club Deportivo Gallitos (2009–10)*Club Yagüez (2009–10)*Conquistadores de Guaynabo (2011)*Gigantes de Carolina FC (2010)*Guayanilla Pumas (2009–11)*High Performance FC (2009–10)*Real Atlantico (2011)*Roberto Cofresí (2010–11)*San Juan United (2009)*Spartans FC Puerto Rico (2009)*Sport for Nations (2010)*Yabucoa Borikén (2009–10)
See also *Puerto Rico Soccer League*List of Puerto Rican football champions
References
External links * Puerto Rico - List of Champions, RSSSF.com