Puerto Rico are the men’s and women’s champions of the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Flag Football Regional Championships having both beaten Jamaica in the IFAF-endorsed tournament’s gold medal games played in El Salvador.
The men were 47-36 victors in a high-scoring final, while the women were tied with Jamaica at 12-12 before scoring the game’s winning touchdown to prevail 18-12, celebrating news that Puerto Rico has this week been confirmed as an allied member federation of IFAF.
While Jamaica won the silver medals, newly admitted IFAF member, the Cayman Islands took bronze in both tournaments with the men defeating Nicaragua 26-23 and the women winning 12-5 against El Salvador. The host nation claimed fifth place overall in the men’s competition, beating Dominican Republic 28-22 at Cuscatlan Stadium in San Salvador.
Men’s Tournament Results
Gold Medal Game Puerto Rico 47 Jamaica 36
Bronze Medal Game Cayman Islands 26 Nicaragua 23
Fifth Place Placement El Salvador 28 Dominican Republic 22
Semifinals Puerto Rico 52 Nicaragua 7 Jamaica 38 Cayman Islands 20
Quarterfinals Nicaragua 22 El Salvador 18 Cayman Islands 14 Dominican Republic 6
Men’s Final Group Standings Puerto Rico 5-0 Jamaica 4-1 Dominican Republic 2-3 El Salvador 2-3 Nicaragua 1-4 Cayman Islands 1-4
Group Games Results Puerto Rico 35 Nicaragua 6 Jamaica 30 Cayman Islands 16 Dominican Republic 12 El Salvador 8 Puerto Rico 39 Dominican Republic 20 El Salvador 32 Cayman Islands 6 Jamaica 20 Nicaragua 7 Puerto Rico 35 El Salvador 14 Jamaica 42 Dominican Republic 30 Nicaragua 28 Cayman Islands 27 Puerto Rico 38 Cayman Islands 0 Dominican Republic 1 Nicaragua 0 (forfeit) Jamaica 24 El Salvador 6 Puerto Rico 36 Jamaica 6 El Salvador 34 Nicaragua 30 Cayman Islands 27 Dominican Republic 6
Women’s Tournament Results
Gold Medal Game Puerto Rico 18 Jamaica 12
Bronze Medal Game Cayman Islands 12 El Salvador 5
Semifinals Puerto Rico 41 El Salvador 0 Jamaica 42 Cayman Islands 19
Women’s Final Group Standings Puerto Rico 6-0 Jamaica 4-2 Cayman Islands 3-3 El Salvador 2-4 Nicaragua 0-6
Women’s Tournament Results Puerto Rico 28 El Salvador 6 Cayman Islands 25 Nicaragua 6 Puerto Rico 56 Cayman Islands 0 Jamaica 38 El Salvador 6 Jamaica 35 Cayman Islands 0 Cayman Islands 19 Nicaragua 19 Puerto Rico 27 El Salvador 8 Jamaica 28 Nicaragua 0 Puerto Rico 41 Jamaica 6 Cayman Islands 14 El Salvador 7 El Salvador 33 Jamaica 26 Jamaica 39 Cayman Islands 6 Puerto Rico 1 Nicaragua 0 (forfeit) El Salvador 20 Nicaragua 7 Puerto Rico 40 Cayman Islands 0
