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:
- 2024 CNCFCAC Group Stage:
- 2023-2024 Apertura and Clausura champions
- 2023-2024 1st, 2nd and best non-champions with the most 2023-2024 CRC1 Aggregate Table points
If the same team wins both the 2023-2024 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, then the runner-up with the most 2023-2024 CRC1 Aggregate Table points from both torneos is awarded the 2nd 2024 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 25 Jul 2023 - 25 Nov 2023 Apertura - Playoffs 28 Nov 2023 - 16 Dec 2023 | Clausura - Regular 14 Jan 2024 - 12 May 2024 Clausura - Playoffs 15 May 2024 - 28 May 2024 | 12: CRC1 (11), CRC2 (1) | |
Season Format
The 2023-2024 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 2023-2024 Torneo Clausura, the team with the lowest number of 2023-2024 CRC1 Aggregate Table points will be relegated to the CRC2.
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Clausura - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | LD Alajuelense | 13 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 22.05.24 |  | 10 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| 26.05.24 | | 30 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Clausura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | LD Alajuelense | 11 | Herediano |
| 15.05.24 | | 10 | Herediano | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| 18.05.24 | | 10 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez | ||
| LD Alajuelense advances on PKs (2-0) | ||||||
| Aggregate | AD San Carlos | 05 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 16.05.24 |  | 01 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
| 19.05.24 | | 40 | AD San Carlos | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
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 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 14 -6-2 | 48 | - | 41 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 7 -4-0 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | Herediano | 22 | 13 -5-4 | 44 | - | 34 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | LD Alajuelense | 22 | 11 -8-3 | 41 | - | 37 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 5 -5-1 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| 4 | AD San Carlos | 22 | 10 -7-5 | 37 | - | 40 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | AD Municipal Liberia | 22 | 11 -4-7 | 37 | - | 36 | 31 | 5 | 11 | 7 -1-3 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| 6 | Sporting San José FC | 22 | 9 -5-8 | 32 | - | 29 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 12 | 17 | -5 |
| 7 | AD Guanacasteca | 22 | 8 -6-8 | 30 | - | 30 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 10 | 20 | -10 |
| 8 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 6 -5-11 | 23 | - | 19 | 30 | -11 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -11 |
| 9 | CS Cartaginés | 22 | 4 -8-10 | 20 | - | 21 | 30 | -9 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 9 | 15 | -6 |
| 10 | Puntarenas FC | 22 | 4 -7-11 | 19 | - | 18 | 31 | -13 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -13 |
| 11 | AD Grecia | 22 | 3 -6-13 | 15 | - | 18 | 31 | -13 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -10 |
| 12 | Santos de Guápiles FC | 22 | 4 -3-15 | 15 | - | 19 | 50 | -31 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | -19 |
Clausura - Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apertura - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Herediano | 13 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 14.12.23 | | 12 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| 17.12.23 | | 10 | Herediano | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Apertura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Herediano | 31 | LD Alajuelense |
| 02.12.23 | | 30 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| 10.12.23 | | 10 | Herediano | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| Aggregate | CS Cartaginés | 06 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 03.12.23 |  | 02 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 09.12.23 | | 40 | CS Cartaginés | 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 | |
| 1 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 18 -1-3 | 55 | - | 53 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 10 -0-1 | 30 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| 2 | LD Alajuelense | 22 | 14 -4-4 | 46 | - | 42 | 23 | 19 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 6 -3-2 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 3 | Herediano | 22 | 13 -4-5 | 43 | - | 43 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 8 -1-2 | 25 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| 4 | CS Cartaginés | 22 | 11 -4-7 | 37 | - | 36 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| 5 | AD Guanacasteca | 22 | 11 -4-7 | 37 | - | 28 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | AD San Carlos | 22 | 7 -5-10 | 26 | - | 26 | 28 | -2 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 2 -2-7 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
| 7 | Sporting San José FC | 22 | 7 -5-10 | 26 | - | 26 | 35 | -9 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 3 -2-6 | 11 | 11 | 20 | -9 |
| 8 | Santos de Guápiles FC | 22 | 5 -8-9 | 23 | - | 17 | 26 | -9 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 0 -5-6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -12 |
| 9 | AD Municipal Liberia | 22 | 5 -7-10 | 22 | - | 36 | 43 | -7 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 22 | 28 | -6 |
| 10 | Puntarenas FC | 22 | 6 -3-13 | 21 | - | 26 | 35 | -9 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 11 | 1 -2-8 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 |
| 11 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 4 -5-13 | 17 | - | 18 | 46 | -28 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 11 | 1 -1-9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | -24 |
| 12 | AD Grecia | 22 | 3 -6-13 | 15 | - | 19 | 42 | -23 | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 11 | 2 -2-7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | -18 |
Apertura - Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 03 | AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
 | 22 | AD San Carlos | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| 50 | AD Guanacasteca | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| 31 | Santos de Guápiles FC | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
 | 11 | Herediano | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
 | 11 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
| 30 | Puntarenas FC | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| 03 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Ebal Rodríguez |
| 11 | Sporting San José FC | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 40 | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Chorotega |
| 10 | AD Grecia | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
| 03 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
| 02 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
| 11 | Santos de Guápiles FC | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 11 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
| 10 | Herediano | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
| 01 | AD Guanacasteca | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| 02 | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 11 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| 41 | AD Guanacasteca | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |