Liga Promerica
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2025-2026
Location
Costa Rica
Abbreviation
CRC1
Summary
The Primera División de Costa Rica (CRC1) (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:
- 2026 CNCFCAC Group Stage:
- 2025-2026 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place teams with the most 2025-2026 CRC1 Aggregate Table points
Leagues Pyramid - Costa Rica
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| CRC1 | Liga Promerica (Liga FPD) | 10 |
| CRC2 | Liga de Ascenso (Segunda División) | 17 |
| CRC3 | Tercera División de Costa Rica | 36 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Apertura - Regular 27 Jul 2025 - 23 Nov 2025 Apertura - Playoffs 26 Nov 2025 - 27 Dec 2025 | Clausura - Regular 14 Jan 2026 - 26 Apr 2026 Clausura - Playoffs 29 Apr 2026 - 14 May 2026 | 10: CRC1 (8), CRC2 (2) | |
Season Format
The 2025-2026 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 9 CRC1 teams for 18 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 drawing.
Playoffs
Upon completion of each torneo, a playoff is held where the top 4 teams 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 2025-2026 Torneo Clausura, the 9th and 10th place 2025-2026 CRC1 Aggregate Table teams will be relegated to the CRC2.
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Clausura - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Deportivo Saprissa | 23 | Herediano |
| 13.05.26 |  | 21 | Herediano | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 16.05.26 | | 20 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
Clausura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CS Cartaginés | 01 | Herediano |
| 02.05.26 |  | 01 | Herediano | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 09.05.26 | | 00 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| Aggregate | AD Municipal Liberia | 13 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 03.05.26 |  | 11 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
| 10.05.26 | | 20 | AD Municipal Liberia | 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 | Herediano | 18 | 12 -2-4 | 38 | - | 26 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 18 | 10 -4-4 | 34 | - | 34 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 3 | AD Municipal Liberia | 18 | 10 -3-5 | 33 | - | 24 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | CS Cartaginés | 18 | 10 -2-6 | 32 | - | 26 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 7 -0-2 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | LD Alajuelense | 18 | 7 -5-6 | 26 | - | 28 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Sporting San José FC | 18 | 6 -4-8 | 22 | - | 16 | 21 | -5 | 9 | 2 -1-6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | AD San Carlos | 18 | 6 -3-9 | 21 | - | 21 | 25 | -4 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -10 |
| 8 | Puntarenas FC | 18 | 4 -4-10 | 16 | - | 22 | 29 | -7 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 17 | 20 | -3 |
| 9 | Pérez Zeledón | 18 | 2 -8-8 | 14 | - | 19 | 30 | -11 | 9 | 2 -6-1 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 -2-7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | -14 |
| 10 | Guadalupe FC | 18 | 3 -5-10 | 14 | - | 13 | 37 | -24 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 9 | 18 | -9 | 9 | 0 -4-5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | -15 |
Clausura - Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Apertura - Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Deportivo Saprissa | 35 | LD Alajuelense |
| 17.12.25 | | 22 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 20.12.25 | | 31 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
Apertura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | AD Municipal Liberia | 14 | LD Alajuelense |
| 10.12.25 | | 11 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
| 13.12.25 | | 30 | AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| Aggregate | CS Cartaginés | 24 | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 11.12.25 | | 12 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 14.12.25 | | 21 | 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 | LD Alajuelense | 18 | 12 -4-2 | 40 | - | 29 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 18 | 10 -4-4 | 34 | - | 29 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| 3 | CS Cartaginés | 18 | 7 -7-4 | 28 | - | 19 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | AD Municipal Liberia | 18 | 7 -6-5 | 27 | - | 20 | 21 | -1 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| 5 | Herediano | 18 | 7 -5-6 | 26 | - | 19 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Pérez Zeledón | 18 | 6 -5-7 | 23 | - | 25 | 28 | -3 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | -2 |
| 7 | Puntarenas FC | 18 | 4 -9-5 | 21 | - | 22 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 1 -6-2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 8 | Sporting San José FC | 18 | 3 -7-8 | 16 | - | 15 | 19 | -4 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
| 9 | Guadalupe FC | 18 | 2 -7-9 | 13 | - | 17 | 32 | -15 | 9 | 1 -5-3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -12 |
| 10 | AD San Carlos | 18 | 3 -4-11 | 13 | - | 15 | 31 | -16 | 9 | 0 -3-6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
Apertura - Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
Sun - 26 Apr 2026
 | 13 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
| 21 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
 | 05 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
Sat - 25 Apr 2026
| 00 | Sporting San José FC | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
Fri - 24 Apr 2026
 | 11 | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
Thu - 23 Apr 2026
| 52 | Puntarenas FC | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
Wed - 22 Apr 2026
| 50 | Guadalupe FC | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 01 | Herediano | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
Tue - 21 Apr 2026
| 21 | AD San Carlos | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 01 | AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
Sun - 19 Apr 2026
| 11 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
Sat - 18 Apr 2026
| 10 | AD San Carlos | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| 12 | Sporting San José FC | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
| 10 | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
Fri - 17 Apr 2026
| 10 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
Sun - 12 Apr 2026
| 40 | Guadalupe FC | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
| 12 | AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Sat - 11 Apr 2026
| 02 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
| 33 | Puntarenas FC | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
Fri - 10 Apr 2026
| 12 | Herediano | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |