Summary
The Primera División de Costa Rica (CRC1), or Liga FPD, or Campeonato Banco Popular, is the top level of league style football competition in Costa Rica. The CRC1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021 CONCACAF League Round of 16:
- 2020-2021 Apertura/Clausura champions
- 2021 CONCACAF League Preliminary Round:
- 2020-2021 non-champion with the most 2020-2021 CRC1 Aggregate Table points
If the same team wins both the 2020-2021 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, then the runner-up with the most 2020-2021 CRC1 Aggregate Table points from both torneos is awarded the 2nd 2022 CONCACAF League berth.
Leagues Pyramid - Costa Rica
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| CRC1 | Campeonato Banco Popular (Liga FPD) | 12 |
| CRC2 | Liga de Ascenso (Segunda División) | 18 |
| CRC3 | Tercera División de Costa Rica | 64 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Apertura - Regular 15 Aug 2020 - 6 Dec 2020 Apertura - Playoffs 9 Dec 2020 - 20 Dec 2020 | Clausura - Regular 12 Jan 2021 - 8 May 2021 Clausura - Playoffs 11 May 2021 - 1 Jun 2021 | 12: CRC1 (11), CRC2 (1) | |
Season Format
Due to COVID-19, for the 2020 Torneo Apertura, the 12 CRC1 teams were split into 2 groups of 6. Each team then played Home-Away matches with the other 5 teams in their group and 1 match against each team in the other group for 16 Regular season league matches per team.
The 2020-2021 CRC1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. In each torneo, each CRC1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 11 CRC1 teams for 22 Regular season league matches per team. A playoff is held upon the completion of each torneo to determine the torneo champion. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head goals scored, then (6) a draw.
Playoffs
Upon completion of each torneo, a playoff is held where the top 2 teams in each group compete in the Home/Away highest aggregate goals wins Semifinals. The winner of the Semifinals compete in the Home/Away highest aggregate goals wins Finals.
Relegation
Upon completion of 2020-2021 Torneo Clausura, the team with the lowest number of 2020-2021 CRC1 Aggregate Table points will be relegated to the CRC2.
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Torneo Clausura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | LD Alajuelense | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | - | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Sporting San José FC | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | CS Cartaginés | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 -0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | ADR Jicaral | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Deportivo Saprissa | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | AD San Carlos | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | AD Grecia | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Herediano | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | - | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 9 | Santos de Guápiles FC | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 10 | Pérez Zeledón | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 11 | Limón FC | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 -0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Guadalupe FC | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 -0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clausura - Semifinals Relegation Playoff | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apertura - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Herediano () | 02 | LD Alajuelense () |
| 16.12.20 |  | 01 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| 20.12.20 | | 10 | Herediano | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
Apertura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CS Cartaginés () | 34 | LD Alajuelense () |
| 10.12.20 |  | 23 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 12.12.20 | | 11 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| Aggregate | Herediano () | 41 | Deportivo Saprissa () |
| 10.12.20 | | 30 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| 13.12.20 | | 11 | Herediano | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Torneo Apertura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Group A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | LD Alajuelense | 16 | 12 -1-3 | 37 | - | 36 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 -0-1 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Herediano | 16 | 7 -5-4 | 26 | - | 27 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Guadalupe FC | 16 | 6 -3-7 | 21 | - | 25 | 27 | -2 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 -1-5 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 |
| 4 | Pérez Zeledón | 16 | 4 -3-9 | 15 | - | 20 | 34 | -14 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 8 | 2 -0-6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| 5 | Santos de Guápiles FC | 16 | 2 -8-6 | 14 | - | 12 | 24 | -12 | 8 | 0 -6-2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
| 6 | AD Grecia | 16 | 2 -4-10 | 10 | - | 14 | 26 | -12 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 8 | 0 -2-6 | 2 | 6 | 15 | -9 |
| Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Deportivo Saprissa | 16 | 9 -3-4 | 30 | - | 29 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 2 | CS Cartaginés | 16 | 9 -2-5 | 29 | - | 32 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 -1-1 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| 3 | AD San Carlos | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | - | 14 | 15 | -1 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | -6 |
| 4 | Limón FC | 16 | 6 -5-5 | 23 | - | 15 | 24 | -9 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | -8 |
| 5 | ADR Jicaral | 16 | 4 -6-6 | 18 | - | 14 | 15 | -1 | 8 | 4 -1-3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 -5-3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 6 | Sporting San José FC | 16 | 5 -3-8 | 18 | - | 20 | 24 | -4 | 8 | 4 -0-4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 |
Apertura - Semifinals Relegation Playoff | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
| Guadalupe FC | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
 | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Ebal Rodríguez |
 | Sporting San José FC | Estadio Allen Riggioni Suárez |
 | Herediano | Estadio Carlos Ugalde álvarez |
| Sporting San José FC | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| CS Cartaginés | Polideportivo de Pérez Zeledón |
 | Limón FC | Cancha de la Asociación Cívica |
| Guadalupe FC | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
| LD Alajuelense | Estadio Ebal Rodríguez |
| Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Allen Riggioni Suárez |
| Herediano | Cancha de la Asociación Cívica |
| Limón FC | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| AD San Carlos | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| Santos de Guápiles FC | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
| Sporting San José FC | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
| Guadalupe FC | Estadio Ebal Rodríguez |
| LD Alajuelense | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| CS Cartaginés | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Results
| 22 | ADR Jicaral | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 02 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Ebal Rodríguez |
| 10 | Santos de Guápiles FC | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 32 | Herediano | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
| 20 | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| 00 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Allen Riggioni Suárez |
| 11 | AD San Carlos | Cancha de la Asociación Cívica |
| PSPD | Limón FC | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| 30 | AD San Carlos | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| 14 | CS Cartaginés | Polideportivo de Pérez Zeledón |
| 03 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Allen Riggioni Suárez |
| 41 | Limón FC | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| 31 | Santos de Guápiles FC | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
| 00 | Herediano | Cancha de la Asociación Cívica |
| 23 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
| 00 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Ebal Rodríguez |
| 01 | Herediano | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 11 | ADR Jicaral | Polideportivo de Pérez Zeledón |
| 10 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |