The Ponce de León Cup

Juan Ponce de León (1474–1521) was a Spanish Conquistador and Explorer. He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico (1508-1511) by appointment of the Spanish Crown. He is also notable for his discovery of Florida (1513, he actually believed it was an island), as well as for being associated with the legend of the Fountain of Youth.

Ponce de León’s connection to Puerto Rico and Florida inspired a group of USL-1 fans from both regions to create a Fan Rivalry Cup in his honor.

According to the Orlando Soccer Supporters Club, the Ponce de León Cup will be an annual competition between USL-1 teams in Puerto Rico and Florida.

While the concept of the cup itself was created in 2009 (and the first official cup will be awarded in 2010) the teams have been competing for it (retroactively) since 2006, between the two USL-1 teams already in the rivalry region: Puerto Rico Islanders and Miami FC Blues.

(Retroactively) the Puerto Rico Islanders have the most Ponce de León Cups (2006 and 2007), while Miami FC is the current (2008) cup holder.

The 2009 Ponce de León Cup schedule is:

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies will return to the USL-1 and join the cup competition in 2010. An Orlando team is expected to join the USL-1 presumably in either 2010 or 2011.

Here are the results of the (retroactive) 2006-08 Ponce de León Cups:

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Category: Miami FC Blues, Ponce de León Cup, Puerto Rico Islanders, Tampa Bay Rowdies

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