Association football had been growing in popularity in recent years, and this was an attempt to further develop the game on the island.

Over the past few years football has grown throughout the island and is among the top sports in Puerto Rico, behind baseball, basketball, boxing, and volleyball.

The league was created on May 14, 2008, and held its first season the same year from June until October with a total of 56 games being played.

CA River Plate Puerto Rico won the regular season and secured the top seed for the playoffs.

The champions of the playoffs was Bayamón FC, winning the aggregate with a score of 3-2 over Atlético de San Juan Football Club.

Only to schedule a small tournament called "Supercopa DirecTV 2010" which would serve as the qualifier for the CFU Club Championship.

Yet, it was defeated in the Playoff Championship game by the season's expansion team Football Club Leones de Ponce.

The league notified FIFA and the Puerto Rican Football Federation again of a temporary recess for reorganization and was replaced by the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico, as the highest active league in the country for the 2013 season.

It had announced a new "Super Copa" event for the end of 2013 year, and the commencement of a league tournament in April 2014.

The unification tournament of the Commission of Competitions will be a temporary one for the professional project of first and second division in 2018 according to the new statutes of the FPF.

It was confirmed the entry of seed capital private investment that will help in the process of re-organization of the league into a professional and inclusive format.

Established a tournament called "Supercopa DirecTV 2010" which served as the qualifier for the 2011 CFU Club Championship.

2 During its first season (2008), the Sevilla Fútbol Club Puerto Rico played at the Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel in Bayamón.