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Liga Promerica

FIFA Region

CONCACAF

Season

2026-2027

Location

Costa Rica

Abbreviation

CRC1

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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:

2027 CNCFCAC Group Stage:
- 2026-2027 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th place teams with the most 2026-2027 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 23 Jul 2026 - 29 Nov 2026 Apertura - Playoffs 2 Dec 2026 - 27 Dec 2026	Clausura - Regular 10 Jan 2027 - 26 Apr 2027 Clausura - Playoffs 29 Apr 2027 - 14 May 2027		10: CRC1 (8), CRC2 (2)

Season Format

The 2026-2027 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 2026-2027 Torneo Clausura, the 9th and 10th place 2026-2027 CRC1 Aggregate Table teams 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	Sporting San José FC	15	9 -3-3	30	-	30	21	9	8	6 -2-0	20	19	8	11	7	3 -1-3	10	11	13	-2
2	Deportivo Saprissa	15	9 -1-5	28	-	29	14	15	7	6 -1-0	19	20	5	15	8	3 -0-5	9	9	9	0
3	CS Cartaginés	15	9 -1-5	28	-	28	18	10	7	7 -0-0	21	16	4	12	8	2 -1-5	7	12	14	-2
4	LD Alajuelense	15	7 -5-3	26	-	25	15	10	7	4 -1-2	13	11	6	5	8	3 -4-1	13	14	9	5
5	AD San Carlos	15	8 -1-6	25	-	16	18	-2	7	4 -0-3	12	7	8	-1	8	4 -1-3	13	9	10	-1
6	Puntarenas FC	15	5 -4-6	19	-	16	21	-5	8	3 -2-3	11	8	9	-1	7	2 -2-3	8	8	12	-4
7	Inter de San Carlos	15	5 -4-6	19	-	18	24	-6	8	2 -4-2	10	11	10	1	7	3 -0-4	9	7	14	-7
8	Herediano	15	4 -2-9	14	-	15	20	-5	7	2 -0-5	6	8	13	-5	8	2 -2-4	8	7	7	0
9	Escorpiones FC	15	4 -1-10	13	-	18	28	-10	8	1 -1-6	4	6	18	-12	7	3 -0-4	9	12	10	2
10	Pérez Zeledón	15	2 -4-9	10	-	11	27	-16	8	1 -2-5	5	5	14	-9	7	1 -2-4	5	6	13	-7
Apertura - Semifinals