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:
- 2026 CNCFCAC Group Stage:
- 2025-2026 Apertura and Clausura champions
- 2025-2026 1st, 2nd and best non-champions with the most 2025-2026 CRC1 Aggregate Table points
If the same team wins both the 2025-2026 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, then the runner-up with the most 2025-2026 CRC1 Aggregate Table points from both torneos is awarded the 2nd 2026 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 27 Jul 2025 - 23 Nov 2025 Apertura - Playoffs 26 Nov 2025 - 27 Dec 2025 | Clausura - Regular 10 Jan 2026 - 7 May 2026 Clausura - Playoffs 10 May 2026 - 28 May 2026 | 12: CRC1 (11), CRC2 (1) | |
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 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 2025-2026 Torneo Clausura, the team with the lowest number of 2025-2026 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 | Herediano | 7 | 5 -1-1 | 16 | - | 12 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | CS Cartaginés | 7 | 4 -1-2 | 13 | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | AD San Carlos | 7 | 4 -0-3 | 12 | - | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 5 | Puntarenas FC | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | - | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | LD Alajuelense | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | - | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Sporting San José FC | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | - | 6 | 10 | -4 | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Pérez Zeledón | 7 | 1 -4-2 | 7 | - | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 9 | AD Municipal Liberia | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | - | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 10 | Guadalupe FC | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | - | 8 | 15 | -7 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
| AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
 | Guadalupe FC | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
 | Herediano | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
| Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| Sporting San José FC | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
| CS Cartaginés | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
| CS Cartaginés | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| Herediano | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| AD San Carlos | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
| Sporting San José FC | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
| Puntarenas FC | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| Guadalupe FC | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
| LD Alajuelense | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
| Herediano | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
| Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
Results
| 21 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 12 | Puntarenas FC | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
| 12 | Sporting San José FC | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| 01 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
| 10 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| 34 | AD San Carlos | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| 10 | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
| 11 | Guadalupe FC | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
| 21 | AD San Carlos | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 10 | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 11 | Herediano | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| 14 | Puntarenas FC | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
| 02 | Sporting San José FC | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 33 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
| 21 | Puntarenas FC | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| 10 | AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
| 13 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| 00 | Sporting San José FC | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
| 00 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 10 | Herediano | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |