Fixtures
| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/14 02:00 | - |
Puntarenas vs Municipal Perez Zeledon
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| 02/14 23:00 | 7 |
Guadalupe FC vs AD San Carlos
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| 02/15 02:00 | 7 |
Herediano vs Cartagines
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| 02/15 20:00 | 7 |
Puntarenas vs Municipal Perez Zeledon
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| 02/15 21:00 | 7 |
Municipal Liberia vs Deportivo Saprissa
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| 02/16 00:00 | 7 |
Alajuelense vs Sporting San Jose
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| 02/22 00:00 | 8 |
Sporting San Jose vs Puntarenas
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| 02/22 02:00 | 8 |
Deportivo Saprissa vs Alajuelense
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| 02/22 17:00 | 8 |
Cartagines vs Municipal Liberia
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| 02/22 21:00 | 8 |
Municipal Perez Zeledon vs Guadalupe FC
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| 02/23 00:00 | 8 |
AD San Carlos vs Jorge Wilstermann
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| 03/01 01:00 | 9 |
Puntarenas vs Alajuelense
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Results
| Date | R | Home vs Away | - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/09 01:00 | 6 |
[9] Sporting San Jose vs Guadalupe FC
[10]
|
1-1 |
| 02/08 21:00 | 6 |
[6] Deportivo Saprissa vs AD San Carlos
[4]
|
2-1 |
| 02/08 17:00 | 6 |
[2] Cartagines vs Municipal Perez Zeledon
[5]
|
1-0 |
| 02/08 02:00 | 6 |
[4] Alajuelense vs Herediano
[1]
|
1-1 |
| 02/07 02:00 | 6 |
[7] Municipal Liberia vs Puntarenas
[10]
|
1-4 |
| 01/30 00:00 | 5 |
[3] Cartagines vs Sporting San Jose
[8]
|
0-2 |
| 01/29 21:30 | 5 |
[6] Municipal Perez Zeledon vs Deportivo Saprissa
[2]
|
3-3 |
| 01/29 02:00 | 5 |
[5] Herediano vs Puntarenas
[7]
|
2-1 |
| 01/29 01:00 | 5 |
[10] AD San Carlos vs Municipal Liberia
[4]
|
1-0 |
| 01/28 00:00 | 5 |
[9] Guadalupe FC vs Alajuelense
[1]
|
1-3 |
| 01/27 02:00 | 4 |
[6] Municipal Perez Zeledon vs Sporting San Jose
[8]
|
0-0 |
| 01/26 00:00 | 4 |
[2] Deportivo Saprissa vs Cartagines
[3]
|
0-0 |
Teams
Deportivo Saprissa
Herediano
Alajuelense
Cartagines
Municipal Perez Zeledon
Santos de Guápiles
AD San Carlos
Limon FC
AD Grecia
Guadalupe FC
Marineros de PFC
Municipal Liberia
Sporting San Jose
AD Carmelita
AD Guanacasteca
Puntarenas
Belen
ADR Jicaral
CS Uruguay de Coronado
Pumas Generalena
Santa Ana
Wikipedia - Liga FPD
The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División (UNAFUT). The league consists of 12 teams, with the last-placed team relegated to the Liga de Ascenso.
The league was founded in 1921, with Herediano crowned as the first champions. Saprissa is the most successful club having won the championship a record 40 times. Together with Herediano (31 titles) and Alajuelense (30 titles) they have dominated the league.
History
On 13 June 1921, the Costa Rican Football Federation was created. With its creation, the need of a tournament also emerged, along with the establishment of a national team, as a result of Costa Rica being invited to the 1921 Juegos del Centenario in Guatemala.
The first season of the Costa Rican Primera División was played in 1921 with seven teams: Alajuelense, Cartaginés, Herediano, La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española, Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense and La Unión de Tres Ríos. La Libertad and Gimnástica Limonense played the first ever match of the Liga FPD, with La Libertad emerging victorious with a lone goal scored by Rafael Madrigal. Herediano were crowned as champions.
In 1999, the Costa Rican Football Federation created the UNAFUT (acronym of Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División), an entity designed for the organization and administration of the Primera División tournament and its youth leagues (known as Alto Rendimiento).
On 9 January 2014, UNAFUT decided to rename the tournament to Liga FPD, in order to give more identity to the league.
The main rivalry in the league is El Clásico, played by Alajuelense and Saprissa, as both teams are the most successful in the league and both share the vast majority of followers throughout the country. Since their first encounter at the old national stadium on 12 October 1949, the two teams have faced each other in over 300 matches, with the winning balance in favor of Saprissa.