| 2018-19 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Alberto Santiago |
| Manager | Jeffrey C. Casanova |
| Stadium | Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| Liga Puerto Rico | Runners-Up |
| 2018 Bayamón Cup | Runners-Up |
| FPF Preparatory Cup | Champions |
| 2019 Copa Luis Villarejo | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Josep Becerra (32) All: Josep Becerra (54) |
The 2018–19 Bayamón FC season, was the nineteenth season since the club's formation.
Overview
In January 2018, Marco Vélez was appointed Head Coach following the exit of Delfin Ferreres.[1] Bayamón FC finished runners-up in their preseason Bayamón Cup.
In March 2018, Bayamón FC began playing in the first Puerto Rican Football Federation Preparatory Tournament.[2] They are currently first place and already secured their spot into the semi-finals stage. [3] The team finished the group stage with an unbeaten streak of 9 wins, with Josep Becerra as the tournament top scorer.[4] After beating Metropolitan FA in the semifinals, Bayamón advanced to the finals facing GPS Puerto Rico.[5] Bayamón won the tournament after a 1-0 win against GPS Puerto Rico.[6]
In August 2018, it was announced that Bayamón FC will participate as one of the 10 teams of the new Liga Puerto Rico.[7]
Competitions
Pre-season
2018 Bayamón Cup
| February 11 Group Stage | Bayamón FC | 4-0 | Deportivo Olimpia | Bayamón, PR |
| 18:00 EDT | Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| February 18 Group Stage | Bayamón FC | 4-1 | Blazers FC | Bayamón, PR |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| March 4 Semi-finals | Bayamón FC | 10-0 | Deportivo Olimpia | Bayamón, PR |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| March 11 Finals | Bayamón FC | 0-0 (4–5 p) | Blazers FC | Bayamón, PR |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
FPF Preparatory Tournament
| March 24 Group Stage | Bayamón FC | 9-1 | Guayama FC | Bayamón, PR |
| 20:00 EDT | Josep Becerra Lorenzo Báez Christian Niño Elismael Ortíz |
Jeován Lebrón |
Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| April 7 Group Stage | Criollos de Caguas FC | 1-6 | Bayamón FC | Caguas, PR |
| 20:00 | Rubén Díaz |
Christian Niño Ernesto Sánchez (o.g.) Josep Becerra Daniel Morales |
Stadium: Villa del Rey |
| April 14 Group Stage | Bayamón FC | 6-0 | Leal Arecibo FC | Bayamón, PR |
| 20:00 | Christian Niño Jeremy Roldán Daniel Morales Joseph Villafañe Josep Becerra Carlos Rosario |
Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| April 22 Group Stage | Mirabelli SA | 0-6 | Bayamón FC | Caguas, PR |
| 16:00 | Jeremy Roldán Josep Becerra Alejandro Cuartas Jorge Rosa Kenny Reynoso (o.g.) |
Stadium: Villa del Rey |
| April 28 Group Stage | Bayamón FC | 4-0 | CD Barbosa | Bayamón, PR |
| 20:00 | Josep Becerra Jeremy Roldán |
Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| May 5 Group Stage | Bayamón FC | 5-0 | Metropolitan FA | Bayamón, PR |
| 20:00 | Jeremy Roldán Josep Becerra Alberto Santiago |
Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| May 12 Group Stage | Don Bosco FC | 1-3 | Bayamón FC | Santurce, PR |
| Christian Niño Alejandro Cuartas Jeremy Roldán |
Report | Eloy Matos |
Stadium: Oratorio San Juan Bosco |
| May 19 Group Stage | Bayamón FC | 6-1 | GPS Puerto Rico | Bayamón, PR |
| José Cortés Christian Niño Josep Becerra Carlos Rosario Mateo Pérez |
Andrés Cabrero |
Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| May 26 Group Stage | Bayamón FC | 3-0 | Guaynabo Gol | Bayamón, PR |
| 20:00 | Josep Becerra Luis Cosme |
Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| June 6 Semi-finals | Bayamón FC | 5-1 | Metropolitan FA | Bayamón, PR |
| 20:00 | Josep Becerra Edric Toro Carlos Rosario Alejandro Cuartas |
Karlos Ferrer |
Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| June 10 Final | Bayamón FC | 1-0 | GPS Puerto Rico | Bayamón, PR |
| 16:00 | Josep Becerra |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 600 |
Friendlies
| October 11, 2019 | Bayamón FC | 8-0 | Vega Alta | Bayamón, PR |
| Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| February 14, 2019 | Puerto Rico | 2-2 | Bayamón FC | Bayamón, PR |
| Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
Liga Puerto Rico
Results
| September 30 1 | Bayamón FC | 3-2 | Guayama FC | Bayamón, PR |
| 16:00 EDT | Andrés Cabrero Luis Cosme Josep Becerra |
Report | Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| October 17 2 | Metropolitan FA | Suspended | Bayamón FC | San Juan, PR |
| 20:00 EDT | Report | Stadium: Cancha Reparto Metropolitano |
| October 21 3 | Don Bosco FC | 1-8 | Bayamón FC | Santurce |
| 20:00 EDT | Luis Lorenzo |
Alejandro Rabell Jorge Rosa Josep Becerra Alberto Martínez Joseph Villafañe |
Stadium: Oratorio San Juan Bosco |
| October 28 4 | Mirabelli SA | 3-2 | Bayamón FC | Bayamón |
| 20:00 | José Miguel Delgado Albert Ortíz Yeriel |
Josep Becerra |
Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex Referee: William Anderson | |
| Note: Games played in Bayamón but Mirabelli was the home team. | ||||
| November 1 5 | Bayamón FC | 2-3 | Guaynabo Gol | Bayamón |
| 21:00 | Josep Becerra |
Report | Ruben Jordan Samer Saleh |
Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| November 7 2 | Bayamón FC | 4-0 | Metropolitan FA | Bayamón |
| 20:30 | Josep Becerra Carlos Rosario Maicol Roldán |
Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex Referee: William Anderson | ||
| Note: Games was originally scheduled for October 17 but was suspended because of heavy weather. Game was played on November 7 and Bayamón FC was granted "Home". | ||||
| November 27 7 | Caguas Sporting | 2-7 | Bayamón FC | Caguas |
| 18:00 | Miguel Rivera |
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Stadium: Cancha Urbanización Villa del Rey |
| December 1 6 | FC Mayagüez | 1-8 | Bayamón FC | Mayagüez |
| 20:00 | Kevin Martes |
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Stadium: Mayagüez Athletics Stadium |
| December 8 8 | Guayama FC | 0-3 | Bayamón FC | Guayama |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Complejo Recreativo de Guayama |
| December 16 9 | Metropolitan FA | 2-0 | Bayamón FC | San Juan |
| 20:00 |
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| January 12 10 | Bayamón FC | 3-3 | Don Bosco FC | Bayamón |
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Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| January 19 11 | Bayamón FC | 4-0 | Mirabelli SA | Bayamón |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| January 27 11 | Guaynabo Gol SC | 1-1 | Bayamón FC | Guaynabo |
| 19:00 | Rubén Jordan |
Andrés Cabrero |
Stadium: Estadio Charlie Fuentes |
| February 2 13 | Bayamón FC | 3-0 | FC Mayagüez | Bayamón |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| February 10 14 | Bayamón FC | 5-0 | Caguas Sporting FC | Bayamón |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| February 16 15 | Guayama FC | 5-5 | Bayamón FC | Guayama |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Complejo Área Recreativa de Guayama |
| February 24 16 | Bayamón FC | 2-0 | Metropolitan FA | Bayamón |
| 19:00 | Josep Becerra |
Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| March 2 17 | Don Bosco FC | 0-4 | Bayamón FC | Santurce |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Oratorio San Juan Bosco |
| March 9 18 | Mirabelli SA | 2-7 | Bayamón FC | Santurce |
| 20:00 |
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Stadium: Oratorio San Juan Bosco |
| March 16 19 | Bayamón FC | 1-1 | Guaynabo Gol | Bayamón |
| 20:00 | Josep Becerra |
Lorenzo Báez |
Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| March 31 20 | Caguas Sporting FC | 0-3 | Bayamón FC | Bayamón |
| 21:00 |
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Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex | ||
| Note: Game was originally scheduled to be played on Caguas, but weather conditions forced it to move to Bayamón. Caguas Sporting FC played as Home. | ||||
| Abril 6 21 | Bayamón FC | 10-0 | FC Mayagüez | Bayamón |
| 19:00 |
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Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| May 1 Semi-finals Leg 1 | Don Bosco FC | 2-6 | Bayamón FC | Santurce |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Oratorio San Juan Bosco |
| May 4 Semi-finals Leg 2 | Bayamón FC | 3-4 | Don Bosco FC | Bayamón |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| May 11 Final | Metropolitan FA | 0-0 (4-1 p) | Bayamón FC | Bayamón |
| 16:00 | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Metropolitan FA | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 51 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
| 2 | Bayamón FC | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 85 | 26 | +59 | 46 | |
| 3 | Don Bosco FC | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 35 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
| 4 | Guayama FC | 21 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 35 | |
| 5 | Caguas Sporting FC | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 24 | |
| 6 | Guaynabo Gol SC | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 23 | |
| 7 | Mirabelli SA | 21 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 59 | −28 | 15 | |
| 8 | Mayagüez FC | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 82 | −55 | 11 |
Copa Luis Villarejo
| April 16 Second round | Villa Andalucía | 0-5 | Bayamón FC | Bayamón |
| 8:00 PM |
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Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| April 24 Second round | Bayamón FC | 5-1 | Villa Andalucía | Bayamón |
| 9:00 PM |
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Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| May 16 Semi-finals Leg 1 | Don Bosco FC | 2-3 | Bayamón FC | Santurce |
| 8:00 PM |
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Stadium: Oratorio San Juan Bosco |
| May 19 Semi-finals Leg 2 | Bayamón FC | 6-3 | Don Bosco FC | Bayamón |
| 6:00 PM |
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Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex |
| May 26 Final | Bayamón FC | 3-1 | Metropolitan FA | Bayamón |
| 3:00 PM |
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Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium |
References
- ↑ "Marco Vélez regresa al Bayamón FC". futbolboricua.co. January 13, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Comienza el Torneo Preparatorio de la Federación". futbolboricua.co. March 27, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Bayamón asegura el primer puesto del Torneo Preparatorio". futbolboricua.co. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- ↑ Redacción, Comunicados (May 29, 2018). "Bayamón cierra con victoria la fase regular del Torneo Preparatorio".
- ↑ Redacción, Comunicados (June 7, 2018). "Bayamón avanza a la final del Torneo Preparatorio".
- ↑ "Bayamón se Corona Campeón del Torneo Preparatorio". Ciudad de Bayamón. June 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Bayamón FC a Jugar en la Nueva Liga Puerto Rico". Ciudad de Bayamón. August 28, 2018.