Guaynabo Fluminense FC
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Guaynabo Fluminense Futbol Club are an Association Football club from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

. The team was a founding member of the Puerto Rico Soccer League
Puerto Rico Soccer League
The Puerto Rico Soccer League or PRSL is an association football league in Puerto Rico. It is the first unified football league in the island's history, and had a total of six teams for the 2011 season. Association football has been growing in popularity in recent years, and this is an attempt to...

. The club is affiliated with Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

, a leading team from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. The team's kit is similar to the ones used by their Brazilian counterpart.

Puerto Rico Soccer League


2008 Season

Guaynabo Fluminense debuted on July 6, 2008, in a game against Gigantes de Carolina
Gigantes de Carolina (football club)
Carolina Giants are a association football club from Carolina, Puerto Rico. They were formed in 2008 as the football branch of the existing baseball side Gigantes de Carolina. They are founding members of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the first nationwide football league on the island...

, which concluded with both teams tied 2-2. On its second game, the team tied again, this time against Caguas Huracán
Caguas Huracán
Huracán Fútbol Club is a Puerto Rican football club from Caguas, who currently play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League.-History:The team was originally established in 1991...

, with neither team scoring a goal. In their third outing, the team continued this pattern, tiying against Club Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico
Club Atletico River Plate Puerto Rico
Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican professional association football team based in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2007, the team plays in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, and is the reigning Supercopa DirecTV champion....

. Guaynabo Fluminense FC lost to Academia Quintana
Academia Quintana
Academia Quintana F.C. are an Association Football club from San Juan, Puerto Rico. They were founded in 1969, making them one of the oldest clubs still in existence in Puerto Rico. They are one of the founding members of the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the island's first nationwide league. The...

 in their fourth game. On the fifth date of the tournament the team tied with Atléticos de San Juan
Atléticos de San Juan
Atlético de San Juan FC are an association football club from San Juan, Puerto Rico. A newly formed club, they will play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, the island's first unified football competition...

, with both teams scoring four goals a piece. On August 10, 2008, Fluminense registered its fifth draw, against Sevilla FC
Sevilla FC (Puerto Rico)
Sevilla FC Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican professional association football team based in Juncos, Puerto Rico. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the The team competes in the Puerto Rico Soccer League....

. This marked the end of the league's first half, the teams would then compete against each other a second time. In the first two games of this stage, Fluminense defeated Tornados de Humacao and Carolina Giants. To close the regular season, the team won 2, lost 1 and tied 2 games.


2009 Season

Guaynabo Fluminense FC started the 2009 season with a 2-0 loss to Atlético de San Juan FC.

lost 4-1 to Bayamon FC
Bayamon FC
Bayamón FC is a football team that joined the Puerto Rico Soccer League for the 2009 season. The team plays in Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The team did not participate in the Puerto Rico Soccer League for the 2010 and 2011 seasons due to the league's instability...

.Finishing seventh in the league table and missing the play off.
Puerto Rico Soccer League
Season Position
2008-09 4th
2009-10 7th

Club hierarchy

Guaynabo Fluminense Ltd.

Chairman: José L. Pacheco

Guaynabo Fluminense plc.

Vice President : José L. Pacheco

Club treasure : Moisés Blanco

Club Secretary : Diego Montoya

Current squad



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