A production method for the frictional power transmission belt, the frictional power transmission belt comprising a tension layer forming a belt back surface, a compression rubber layer formed on one surface of the tension layer and to be in contact with a pulley and frictionally engage with the pulley, and a tension member embedded between the tension layer and the compression rubber layer along a belt length direction, wherein the compression rubber layer has a surface to be in contact with the pulley, at least a part of the surface is coated with a fiber layer via a fiber/resin mixture layer, the fiber/resin mixture layer contains a resin component and heat-resistant fibers having a softening point or a melting point higher than a vulcanization temperature of a rubber forming the compression rubber layer, and the fiber layer contains hydrophilic heat-resistant fibers having a softening point or a melting point higher than the vulcanization temperature and does not contain a resin component, the method comprising: a winding step of sequentially winding a sheet for forming the tension layer, the tension member, an unvulcanized rubber sheet for forming the compression rubber layer, and a sheet-like structure for forming the fiber/resin mixture layer and the fiber layer, around a cylindrical drum to obtain a laminate sheet and a vulcanization molding step of pressing the laminate sheet against a mold to vulcanize and mold the unvulcanized rubber sheet, wherein in the vulcanization molding step, the unvulcanized rubber sheet is pre-heated at a temperature lower than the vulcanization temperature and then vulcanized; wherein in the winding step, as the sheet-like structure, a nonwoven fabric comprising a first thermoplastic resin having a softening point or a melting point not higher than the vulcanization temperature, a nonwoven fabric comprising the heat-resistant fibers, a nonwoven fabric comprising a second thermoplastic resin having a softening point or a melting point not higher than the vulcanization temperature, and a nonwoven fabric comprising the hydrophilic heat-resistant fibers are sequentially wound in this order. wherein the compression rubber layer has a surface to be in contact with the pulley, at least a part of the surface is coated with a fiber layer via a fiber/resin mixture layer, the fiber/resin mixture layer contains a resin component and heat-resistant fibers having a softening point or a melting point higher than a vulcanization temperature of a rubber forming the compression rubber layer, and the fiber layer contains hydrophilic heat-resistant fibers having a softening point or a melting point higher than the vulcanization temperature and does not contain a resin component, the method comprising: a winding step of sequentially winding a sheet for forming the tension layer, the tension member, an unvulcanized rubber sheet for forming the compression rubber layer, and a sheet-like structure for forming the fiber/resin mixture layer and the fiber layer, around a cylindrical drum to obtain a laminate sheet and a vulcanization molding step of pressing the laminate sheet against a mold to vulcanize and mold the unvulcanized rubber sheet, wherein in the vulcanization molding step, the unvulcanized rubber sheet is pre-heated at a temperature lower than the vulcanization temperature and then vulcanized; wherein in the winding step, as the sheet-like structure, a nonwoven fabric comprising a first thermoplastic resin having a softening point or a melting point not higher than the vulcanization temperature, a nonwoven fabric comprising the heat-resistant fibers, a nonwoven fabric comprising a second thermoplastic resin having a softening point or a melting point not higher than the vulcanization temperature, and a nonwoven fabric comprising the hydrophilic heat-resistant fibers are sequentially wound in this order. a winding step of sequentially winding a sheet for forming the tension layer, the tension member, an unvulcanized rubber sheet for forming the compression rubber layer, and a sheet-like structure for forming the fiber/resin mixture layer and the fiber layer, around a cylindrical drum to obtain a laminate sheet and a vulcanization molding step of pressing the laminate sheet against a mold to vulcanize and mold the unvulcanized rubber sheet, wherein in the vulcanization molding step, the unvulcanized rubber sheet is pre-heated at a temperature lower than the vulcanization temperature and then vulcanized; wherein in the winding step, as the sheet-like structure, a nonwoven fabric comprising a first thermoplastic resin having a softening point or a melting point not higher than the vulcanization temperature, a nonwoven fabric comprising the heat-resistant fibers, a nonwoven fabric comprising a second thermoplastic resin having a softening point or a melting point not higher than the vulcanization temperature, and a nonwoven fabric comprising the hydrophilic heat-resistant fibers are sequentially wound in this order.