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 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 | 14 | 9 -3-2 | 30 | - | 23 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 5 -1-1 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 -2-1 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 15 | 8 -3-4 | 27 | - | 22 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 -0-1 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 -3-3 | 9 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
| 3 | CS Cartaginés | 14 | 6 -5-3 | 23 | - | 16 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 -3-0 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | AD Municipal Liberia | 14 | 6 -4-4 | 22 | - | 18 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 4 -2-1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| 5 | Pérez Zeledón | 16 | 4 -7-5 | 19 | - | 18 | 19 | -1 | 7 | 3 -2-2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 1 -5-3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| 6 | Herediano | 15 | 5 -4-6 | 19 | - | 12 | 16 | -4 | 8 | 3 -2-3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 7 | 2 -2-3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 7 | Puntarenas FC | 14 | 3 -7-4 | 16 | - | 16 | 18 | -2 | 7 | 2 -3-2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 | 1 -4-2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| 8 | Sporting San José FC | 16 | 3 -6-7 | 15 | - | 15 | 17 | -2 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
| 9 | Guadalupe FC | 15 | 2 -8-5 | 14 | - | 14 | 21 | -7 | 8 | 1 -6-1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 -2-4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 |
| 10 | AD San Carlos | 15 | 3 -3-9 | 12 | - | 13 | 25 | -12 | 7 | 0 -2-5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 8 | 3 -1-4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
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Fixtures
 | Puntarenas FC | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| CS Cartaginés | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
| Sporting San José FC | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
 | Herediano | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
 | Guadalupe FC | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
| Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| Sporting San José FC | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
 | Puntarenas FC | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
| Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| AD San Carlos | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| LD Alajuelense | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| Sporting San José FC | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
| Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
| AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| Guadalupe FC | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
| LD Alajuelense | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
| Herediano | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
Results
| 14 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
| CANC | AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
| PSPD | Sporting San José FC | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| PSPD | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| 21 | AD San Carlos | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
| 00 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| 00 | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
| 01 | Herediano | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
| 32 | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| 21 | Puntarenas FC | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
| 21 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| 30 | AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
| 11 | Guadalupe FC | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
| 22 | Sporting San José FC | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
| 20 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
| 10 | Herediano | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
| 13 | AD San Carlos | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
| 11 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
| 13 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
| 11 | Guadalupe FC | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |