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 |
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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 - 8 May 2024 Clausura - Playoffs 11 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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Torneo Clausura
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 -3-3 | 39 | - | 29 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 18 | 10 -6-2 | 36 | - | 29 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 -4-0 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
3 | AD San Carlos | 19 | 10 -5-4 | 35 | - | 36 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 6 -2-2 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 |
4 | LD Alajuelense | 18 | 9 -6-3 | 33 | - | 27 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
5 | AD Municipal Liberia | 19 | 9 -4-6 | 31 | - | 30 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 6 -1-3 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 10 | 15 | -5 |
6 | Sporting San José FC | 18 | 8 -2-8 | 26 | - | 23 | 24 | -1 | 8 | 5 -1-2 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 -1-6 | 10 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
7 | AD Guanacasteca | 18 | 6 -6-6 | 24 | - | 24 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 -3-4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | -3 |
8 | CS Cartaginés | 18 | 4 -5-9 | 17 | - | 18 | 25 | -7 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 9 | 8 | 14 | -6 |
9 | Pérez Zeledón | 18 | 4 -5-9 | 17 | - | 16 | 23 | -7 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 -2-7 | 2 | 6 | 15 | -9 |
10 | Puntarenas FC | 18 | 4 -5-9 | 17 | - | 15 | 23 | -8 | 8 | 3 -3-2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 -2-7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 |
11 | AD Grecia | 18 | 3 -5-10 | 14 | - | 16 | 26 | -10 | 8 | 2 -2-4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 | 1 -3-6 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 |
12 | Santos de Guápiles FC | 18 | 3 -2-13 | 11 | - | 16 | 43 | -27 | 10 | 3 -1-6 | 10 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 8 | 0 -1-7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | -18 |
Clausura - Semifinals |
Apertura - Finals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Herediano | 13 | Deportivo Saprissa |
14.12.23 | Herediano | 12 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
17.12.23 | Deportivo Saprissa | 10 | Herediano | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Apertura - Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Herediano | 31 | LD Alajuelense |
02.12.23 | Herediano | 30 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
10.12.23 | LD Alajuelense | 10 | Herediano | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
Aggregate | CS Cartaginés | 06 | Deportivo Saprissa |
03.12.23 | CS Cartaginés | 02 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
09.12.23 | Deportivo Saprissa | 40 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Torneo Apertura
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
Fixtures
CS Cartaginés | FT | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
AD Grecia | Santos de Guápiles FC | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
Puntarenas FC | AD San Carlos | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
Sporting San José FC | AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
Herediano | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
Deportivo Saprissa | AD Guanacasteca | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
CS Cartaginés | Santos de Guápiles FC | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
AD Grecia | AD Guanacasteca | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
Puntarenas FC | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
Pérez Zeledón | Herediano | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
Sporting San José FC | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
AD Municipal Liberia | AD Grecia | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
AD San Carlos | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
Herediano | Puntarenas FC | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
CS Cartaginés | Sporting San José FC | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
AD Guanacasteca | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Chorotega |
Santos de Guápiles FC | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Ebal Rodríguez |
Puntarenas FC | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
Sporting San José FC | Herediano | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
Deportivo Saprissa | Santos de Guápiles FC | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Results
AD Municipal Liberia | 33 | AD San Carlos | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
AD Guanacasteca | 12 | Herediano | Estadio Chorotega |
AD San Carlos | 01 | Sporting San José FC | Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |
AD Municipal Liberia | 31 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
Santos de Guápiles FC | 21 | Puntarenas FC | Estadio Ebal Rodríguez |
LD Alajuelense | 22 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
Pérez Zeledón | 11 | AD Grecia | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
Herediano | 11 | CS Cartaginés | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero |
LD Alajuelense | 31 | AD Grecia | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto-Scotiabank |
Sporting San José FC | 21 | Santos de Guápiles FC | Estadio Ernesto Rohrmoser Lahmann |
Puntarenas FC | 00 | Pérez Zeledón | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
AD Guanacasteca | 01 | AD San Carlos | Estadio Chorotega |
Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | AD Municipal Liberia | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |
Pérez Zeledón | 01 | LD Alajuelense | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón |
Santos de Guápiles FC | 04 | Herediano | Estadio Ebal Rodríguez |
CS Cartaginés | 31 | AD San Carlos | Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich |
Puntarenas FC | 21 | Sporting San José FC | Estadio Miguel Ángel Lito Pérez Treacy |
AD Grecia | 01 | Deportivo Saprissa | Estadio Colleya Fonseca |
AD Municipal Liberia | 10 | AD Guanacasteca | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño |
Deportivo Saprissa | 21 | Sporting San José FC | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá |