2016 A new domestic cup tournament, the Copa Luis Villarejo, was inaugurated and involved teams from the
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Puerto Rico (LNF), the second tier
Puerto Rico Soccer League (PRSL), as well as
Puerto Rico FC of the
North American Soccer League (NASL), a second tier league sanctioned by the
United States Soccer Federation. On November 17, 2016, Puerto Rico FC escaped with a 1-0 win over
Bayamón FC in the second leg to complete a 4–0 aggregate victory in the semifinal round of the First Luis Villarejo Cup, Senior Men's category, of the Puerto Rican Football Federation (FPF). The victory, sealed with a penalty goal by its captain,
Cristiano Dias, in the 44th minute, gave the PRFC a ticket to the Cup championship game at Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel de Bayamón against the Criollos, who come from struggling, aggregate 5–4, to Metropolitan FC. PRFC also joined the Criollos as teams with tickets secured to represent Puerto Rico in the 2017 Champions League Cup of the
Caribbean Football Union (CFU), which qualifying for the
2018 CONCACAF Champions League. On November 20, 2016,
Puerto Rico FC defeated
Criollos de Caguas FC 4–1 to become the cup's first ever champion, with 3 goals coming from Puerto Rican striker
Hector Ramos, and one coming from
Jorge Rivera to seal the deal in the 88th minute.
2017–2018 On August 16, 2017, the president of the Competitions Commission of the Puerto Rican Football Federation Alberto Santiago announced the 2nd edition of the Luis Villarejo Cup was scheduled to begin in mid-September of that year. Recalling that the PRFC also had administrative failings and that it had to pay a substantial fine to finally be able to compete. That year the FPF advanced the celebration of the cup to avoid those consequences. The format would remain the same as simple elimination in round-trip series. On September 3, 2017, the Puerto Rican Football Federation announced it was ready to celebrate the annual Luis Villarejo Cup starting that September with 6 registered clubs, with the clubs being defending champion
Puerto Rico FC,
Bayamón FC,
Caguas Sporting FC,
Metropolitan Football Academy,
Mayaguez FC, and newcomer to the tournament
Club Deportivo Barbosa. The FPF would be holding the congress of the Cup on Wednesday, September 6, if there is no time against
Hurricane Irma. Other clubs, such as
Don Bosco FC (Puerto Rico), and others who did not submit everything required before the closing of the call could enter. On September 29, the FBF announced the 2nd Luis Villarejo Cup was suspended, due to the devastation left by
Hurricane Maria that had left the entire island powerless. The federation was looking to restart the cup in November, if all teams were available. However, the cup was not played in 2017 or 2018.
2019 On February 12, 2019, the Puerto Rico Football Federation announced that the cup was coming back for its second edition. Bayamón FC won that edition, defeating Metropolitan 3–1 in the final. ==Past winners and results==