Clubs known to have existed before 1958 (earliest known mention between brackets): Real San Juan FC (1929) [presumably founded 1920; disappeared in 1950s] Nautico FBC (1937) YMCA (San Juan) (1946; not at highest level) Arqueros Verdes (1947) Caribes FC (1947) Arecibo FC (1949) España FC (1949) Guayama FC (1949) Hato Rey FC (1949) Mayagüez FC (1949) Ponce Sporting Club (1949) Santurce (1951) Reported Match Results (presumably championship) [Jun 1949] Hato Rey FC 1-1 San Juan FC Arecibo FC 4-3 San Juan FC In 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. In November 1949, San Juan FC won a match 5-0 against a team from two Canadian ships, the Magnificent and the Haida.
Source: Puerto Rico y el Fútbol: La Pasión que no muere
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