Puerto Rico Bayamón

1999–2005

Bayamón FC was formed in 1999. They began to play in the Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional. They were very successful during their period in the league, becoming champions in the years 2000 and 2002, second place in 2003 and third place in 2004.

The team was inactive from 2006 to 2008.

2009 season

Bayamón FC played in the first game of the 2009 Puerto Rico Soccer League season against defending champions Sevilla FC, which Sevilla FC won 1-0. Bayamón then defeated Humacao Tornados 8–1 and Guaynabo Fluminense 4-1. After finishing second in the league table, Bayamón captured the playoff championship with a 3–2 aggregate victory over Atléticos de San Juan.

2010–2013

The team did not participate in the Puerto Rico Soccer League for the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to the league's instability. PRSL eventually folded after the 2011 Supercopa tournament. Instead, they played in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico, and they were champions during the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

2014 season

The team was renamed Puerto Rico FC and was expected to play in the National Premier Soccer League. The team didn't played in the league, but still qualified to the CONCACAF Champions League by winning their matches in the 2014 CFU Club Championship. Fransisco Arias was their head coach during the 2014 season.

2016: Partnering with David Villa

In January 2016, it was announced that Bayamón FC would join David Villa in his new project of building soccer academies worldwide. Bayamón FC became the first academy from the DV7 program.

Delfín Ferreres joined the coaching staff of the Bayamón FC senior team during the PRSL Clausura 2016 Tournament, which they won.^[3]

2017 season

Bayamon snatched up former Quintana Academy captain Luis Bermudes following the teams decision not to participate in the first division in 2017.^[3]

2018 season

Following the exit of Delfín Ferreres, Marco Vélez was appointed Head Coach for the 2018 season.^[4] Bayamón hosted their annual Bayamón Cup, losing in the finals on penalty shootout against Blazers FC.

From March 2018, they played in the Puerto Rican Football Federation Preparatory Tournament. With a dominant winning streak, Bayamón secured their spot in the semi finals stage.^[5] Bayamón won the title after winning 1-0 against GPS Puerto Rico.

In August 2018, it was announced that Bayamón FC will participate in the inaugural season of the Liga Puerto Rico.^[6] Spanish coach Josep Ferré took charge of the team on September 2018.^[7]

2010

In March 2010, Bayamón FC debuted in the Caribbean Football Union's 2010 CFU Club Championship, qualifier for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. Bayamón had Costa Rica international defender Kendall Waston in their squad. The club, along Saint Vincent Motor Systems 3 of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, had already classified to the second round due to Elite SC's retirement and Defense Force's group change, playing two games to determine the group's winner. The first game was originally scheduled for 25 March 2010, but Systems 3's personnel only arrived partially, forcing the club to replace the date with an exhibition game against the Puerto Rico Islanders, dropping the game 0:1. On 27 March 2010, both teams began the series at Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, with Bayamón FC defeating Systems 3 by a score of 4:1. Both teams tied 2:2 in the second game, keeping the global score in favor of the local team, which clinched the group's first place.

Bayamón advanced through the second round after beating Avenues United 8-2 in global score. They became the second Puerto Rican club to reach the Final Round along with Puerto Rico Islanders. The final round was played in Trinidad where Bayamón faced the Islanders, San Juan Jabloteh and local champions Joe Public FC. A 3-0 loss against the Islanders, put Bayamón down in the standings followed by another loss against San Juan Jabloteh. In the final match, Bayamón got their most memorable win against local champions Joe Public FC with a 3-1 score.

2014

Following a four year absence, Bayamón returned to the CFU Club Championship in 2014. They hosted matches from Group 1 facing Centro Dominguito, USR Sainte-Rose and Bodden Town. After a 5-0 win against Bodden Town, Bayamón tied in the next two matches winning the group by goal difference after USR Sainte-Rose and Centro Dominguito all tied with 5 points.

Bayamón advanced to the Final Round for the second time in their history. However, the Final Round was cancelled after one of the teams couldn't make it, qualifying Bayamón to the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time in history and becoming the second Puerto Rican team to do so.

CONCACAF Champions League

In 2014, Bayamón FC played in the CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the second Puerto Rican club to do so. The team qualified after winning all of their matches at the CFU Club Championship.

They played in Group 8 facing legendary Club América from México and Comunicaciones from Guatemala. The team lost all of their matched but managed to score two goals on the two games played against Club América.

Current roster

The current roster: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Argenis López 25 GK Leftie Millán 4 DF Walter Rodríguez 2 DF Carlos Rosario 26 DF Sebastián Betancourt 6 DF Luis Cosme 18 DF Jorge Rivera 5 DF Ricardo Marcano 17 DF Alberto Martínez 27 MF Francisco Santiago 13 MF Lorenzo Báez 8 MF Joseph Villafañe 22 MF Juan Carlos Rodríguez 28 MF Jorge González

No. Position Player 16 MF Andrés Cabrero 14 MF Jonathan Guevarez 19 MF Jairo Jauregui 7 MF Christian Niño 10 MF Jorge Rosa 12 MF Ian Martínez 23 MF Alberto Santiago 15 MF Alejandro Rabell 11 FW Deniz Bozkurt 9 FW Josep Becerra 20 FW Maicol Roldán 24 FW Carlos Rivera 28 FW César Mijares

Current technical staff

President

• Alberto R. Santiago

Head Coach

• Josep Ferré

Goalkeeper Coach

• Joel Carbajal

Trainer

• Mario Canales

Notable former players

• Kendall Waston - Costa Rica National Football Team
• Alexis Rivera Curet - Puerto Rico national football team

Year-by-year

Season	PRSL									Overall	CFU Club Championship	Top goalscorer		Managers
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P			Name	League
2015		-	10						-	-	Did not enter
2016	Apertura	4th	13	8	0	5	34	17	24	3rd	Did not enter
	Clausura	1st	10	8	2	0	37	10	26

League

Liga Mayor de Fútbol Nacional

• Champions: (2): 2000, 2002

Puerto Rico Soccer League (1):

• Champions: (1): 2009

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico (2):

• Champions (2): 2011, 2012

Domestic

FPF Preparatory Tournament

• Champions: (1): 2018^[9]

Caribbean

CFU Club Championship (1):

• Champions (1): 2014

History

The team was formed in 2010. Some of their recent achievements include winning the Offside Magazine Cup in July 2018.^[10] They will play in the new Liga Puerto Rico that will begin in October.^[11]

Players and staff

Current roster

As of July 2018 The current roster:^[12] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Nicole Hernández DF Alondra Nieves DF Natalia San Feliz DF Valeria Santana DF Génesis Sierra DF Valeria Torres DF Taís Santiago DF Carol Pérez DF Silene Reyes DF Yomaries Santiago DF Victoria García DF Tatiana Rivera MF Carolina Orria

No. Position Player MF Alyson Núñez MF Ana Sierra MF Annie Lee Méndez MF Daniela Cianchini MF Rose Tirado MF Alitza Alemán FW Kathia Ayala FW Iyanla Bailey FW Nicole Maysonet FW Andrea Ocasio FW Stephanie López