Liga Promerica
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2022-2023
Location
Costa Rica
Abbreviation
CRC1

Summary

The Primera División de Costa Rica (CRC1), or Liga FPD, or Liga Promerica, is the top level of league style football competition in Costa Rica. The CRC1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

If the same team wins both the 2022-2023 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, then the runner-up with the most 2022-2023 CRC1 Aggregate Table points from both torneos is awarded the 2nd 2023 CNCFCAC champions berth.

Leagues Pyramid - Costa Rica

Abbrev League # of Teams
CRC1 Liga Promerica
(Liga FPD)
12
CRC2 Liga de Ascenso (Segunda División) 17
CRC3 Tercera División de Costa Rica 36

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Apertura - Regular
19 Jul 2022 - 2 Oct 2022
Apertura - Playoffs
5 Oct 2022 - 5 Nov 2022
Clausura - Regular
14 Jan 2023 - 7 May 2023
Clausura - Playoffs
10 May 2023 - 28 May 2023
 12: CRC1 (11), CRC2 (1)

Season Format

The 2022-2023 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 the Torneo Apertura, 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. Upon completion of the Torneo Clausura, the top 4 teams play in the Home-Away highest aggregate goals wins Semifinals.

Relegation

Upon completion of 2022-2023 Torneo Clausura, the team with the lowest number of 2022-2023 CRC1 Aggregate Table points will be relegated to the CRC2.


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Clausura - Grand Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateLD Alajuelense  23 Deportivo Saprissa  
25.05.23LD Alajuelense 10 Deportivo SaprissaEstadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank
28.05.23Deportivo Saprissa 31 LD AlajuelenseEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

Clausura - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateLD Alajuelense  31 Deportivo Saprissa  
18.05.23LD Alajuelense 30 Deportivo SaprissaEstadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank
21.05.23Deportivo Saprissa 10 LD AlajuelenseEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

Clausura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCS Cartaginés  25 LD Alajuelense  
10.05.23CS Cartaginés 22 LD AlajuelenseEstadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich
13.05.23LD Alajuelense 30 CS CartaginésEstadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank
AggregateHerediano  14 Deportivo Saprissa  
11.05.23Herediano 12 Deportivo SaprissaEstadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
14.05.23Deportivo Saprissa 20 HeredianoEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

Torneo Clausura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Deportivo Saprissa 2215 -5-250-4816321110 -1-03129524115 -4-21919118
2LD Alajuelense 2212 -5-541-502129118 -1-225281018114 -4-316221111
3CS Cartaginés 2212 -4-640-40328118 -2-12622139114 -2-5141819-1
4Herediano 2211 -3-836-35314117 -1-32220146114 -2-5141517-2
5Sporting San José FC 229 -7-634-31283117 -4-02519910112 -3-691219-7
6AD San Carlos 227 -8-729-2930-1115 -4-21919136112 -4-5101017-7
7AD Guanacasteca 227 -7-828-2527-2116 -4-12219811111 -3-76619-13
8Santos de Guápiles FC 227 -6-927-2532-7115 -2-4171316-3112 -4-5101216-4
9Pérez Zeledón 227 -3-1224-2641-15114 -2-5141418-4113 -1-7101223-11
10Puntarenas FC 225 -5-1220-2133-12114 -2-51415132111 -3-76620-14
11Guadalupe FC 225 -4-1319-2843-15112 -4-5101519-4113 -0-891324-11
12AD Grecia 223 -7-1216-2145-24113 -5-31414140110 -2-92731-24
Clausura - Semifinals

Apertura Grand Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateDeportivo Saprissa  21 Herediano  
30.10.22Deportivo Saprissa 20 HeredianoEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
05.11.22Herediano 10 Deportivo SaprissaEstadio Colleya Fonseca

Apertura - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateDeportivo Saprissa  11 Herediano  
19.10.22Deportivo Saprissa 11 HeredianoEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
AggregateHerediano  01 Deportivo Saprissa  
22.10.22Herediano 01 Deportivo SaprissaEstadio Colleya Fonseca

Apertura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateLD Alajuelense  02 Deportivo Saprissa  
08.10.22LD Alajuelense 00 Deportivo SaprissaEstadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank
14.10.22Deportivo Saprissa 20 LD AlajuelenseEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
AggregatePuntarenas FC  13 Herediano  
09.10.22Puntarenas FC 00 HeredianoEstadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy
15.10.22Herediano 31 Puntarenas FCEstadio Colleya Fonseca

Torneo Apertura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
Group A
1Herediano 1611 -5-038-37142385 -3-0181871186 -2-02019712
2LD Alajuelense 169 -4-331-2618886 -1-119168883 -3-21210100
3Sporting San José FC 166 -4-622-2926384 -3-1152014682 -1-57912-3
4Guadalupe FC 165 -1-1016-1929-1083 -0-59914-582 -1-571015-5
5Santos de Guápiles FC 162 -6-812-1929-1082 -2-481215-380 -4-44714-7
6AD Guanacasteca 162 -3-119-928-1981 -3-46510-581 -0-73418-14
Group B
1Deportivo Saprissa 1611 -3-236-28101885 -3-0181741386 -0-2181165
2Puntarenas FC 166 -7-325-2216684 -2-214106482 -5-11112102
3AD Grecia 167 -0-921-2835-783 -0-591315-284 -0-4121520-5
4AD San Carlos 165 -5-620-1923-483 -4-113108282 -1-57915-6
5Pérez Zeledón 166 -1-919-1925-684 -0-4121112-182 -1-57813-5
6CS Cartaginés 164 -5-717-2527-283 -1-4101313081 -4-371214-2
Apertura - Semifinals

Results

Sun - 7 May 2023
 Puntarenas FC 12 HeredianoEstadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy
 Guadalupe FC 32 LD AlajuelenseEstadio Colleya Fonseca
 CS Cartaginés 32 Sporting San José FCEstadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich
Sat - 6 May 2023
 Deportivo Saprissa 51 AD GreciaEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
 Pérez Zeledón 20 AD San CarlosEstadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón
Sun - 30 Apr 2023
 LD Alajuelense 40 Puntarenas FCEstadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank
 AD Grecia 11 CS CartaginésEstadio Allen Riggioni Suárez
Sat - 29 Apr 2023
 Sporting San José FC 00 Deportivo SaprissaEstadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann
 Herediano 31 Pérez ZeledónEstadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
 Santos de Guápiles FC 13 Guadalupe FCEstadio Ebal Rodríguez
Fri - 28 Apr 2023
 AD San Carlos 20 AD GuanacastecaEstadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez
Mon - 24 Apr 2023
 CS Cartaginés 05 LD AlajuelenseEstadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich
Sun - 23 Apr 2023
 Deportivo Saprissa 20 HeredianoEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Sat - 22 Apr 2023
 AD San Carlos 32 Santos de Guápiles FCEstadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez
 Pérez Zeledón 31 Guadalupe FCEstadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón
 Sporting San José FC 22 Puntarenas FCEstadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann
 AD Guanacasteca 20 AD GreciaEstadio Chorotega
Thu - 20 Apr 2023
 Herediano 13 CS CartaginésEstadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
Wed - 19 Apr 2023
 Deportivo Saprissa 70 Pérez ZeledónEstadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá