Primera División de Costa Rica
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Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica
. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation
with Segunda División. The seasons are separated by two single tournaments each year, the Apertura, from August to December, and the Clausura, February to June. Thus, there are two champions each season with teams playing anywhere from 32 to 44 games each totalling 412 games in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. The Campeonatos de Invierno y Verano are sponsored by Scotiabank
for the 2010-2011 season.
The competition formed on June 13, 1921 following an invitation presented by Guatemala to Costa Rica
to participate in its Centenary Games. A total of 12 clubs have won the title. The current champions are Alajuelense, who won the 2010 Torneo Clausura.
The Primera División operates system of promotion and relegation with the Segunda División and third division Primera División de Liga Nacional de Futbol Aficionado (LINAFA).
, Club Sport Herediano
, Club Sport La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José, Club Sport La Unión de Tres Ríos and Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense, and the Primera División was born. In 1931 the league was centralized and renamed Federación Deportiva de Costa Rica, then Federación Nacional de Fútbol and in the 1970s to Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FEDEFUTBOL)
. In 1999, the FEDEFUTBOL, created UNAFUT to operate the Primera División and the Alto Rendimiento y Juvenil Especial (Youth Development Leagues from clubs of First Division).
the two teams have the biggest support groups in the country, the largest stadiums, and the largest number of national and international titles in their cases. The first Classic was played in 1949 when Deportivo Saprissa was promoted to the Primera División de Costa Rica and the score was 6-5 (Alajuela's win). The statistics said that Saprissa defeated Alajuelense in 104 matches and Alajuelense defeated Saprissa in 83 matches in Costa Rica's championship. It is important to mention that before the Deportivo Saprissa's promotion to the Primera Division, the Classic was played between Club Sport Herediano
and Club Sport La Libertad (now in the Third Division), but gradually began to lose intensity until it lost that "classic" title.
Other Classic and Derbys
Note that there is a difference between Classic and Derby, the classic is the party where there is a rivalry that as the years have passed be increasing, and the derby is when two teams that falls in the same town or city.
. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation
with Segunda División. The seasons are separated by two single tournaments each year, the Apertura, from August to December, and the Clausura, February to June. Thus, there are two champions each season with teams playing anywhere from 32 to 44 games each totalling 412 games in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. The Campeonatos de Invierno y Verano are sponsored by Scotiabank
for the 2010-2011 season.
The competition formed on June 13, 1921 following an invitation presented by Guatemala to Costa Rica
to participate in its Centenary Games. A total of 12 clubs have won the title. The current champions are Alajuelense, who won the 2010 Torneo Clausura.
The Primera División operates system of promotion and relegation with the Segunda División and third division Primera División de Liga Nacional de Futbol Aficionado (LINAFA).
, Club Sport Herediano
, Club Sport La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José, Club Sport La Unión de Tres Ríos and Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense, and the Primera División was born. In 1931 the league was centralized and renamed Federación Deportiva de Costa Rica, then Federación Nacional de Fútbol and in the 1970s to Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FEDEFUTBOL)
. In 1999, the FEDEFUTBOL, created UNAFUT to operate the Primera División and the Alto Rendimiento y Juvenil Especial (Youth Development Leagues from clubs of First Division).
the two teams have the biggest support groups in the country, the largest stadiums, and the largest number of national and international titles in their cases. The first Classic was played in 1949 when Deportivo Saprissa was promoted to the Primera División de Costa Rica and the score was 6-5 (Alajuela's win). The statistics said that Saprissa defeated Alajuelense in 104 matches and Alajuelense defeated Saprissa in 83 matches in Costa Rica's championship. It is important to mention that before the Deportivo Saprissa's promotion to the Primera Division, the Classic was played between Club Sport Herediano
and Club Sport La Libertad (now in the Third Division), but gradually began to lose intensity until it lost that "classic" title.
Other Classic and Derbys
Note that there is a difference between Classic and Derby, the classic is the party where there is a rivalry that as the years have passed be increasing, and the derby is when two teams that falls in the same town or city.
. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation
with Segunda División. The seasons are separated by two single tournaments each year, the Apertura, from August to December, and the Clausura, February to June. Thus, there are two champions each season with teams playing anywhere from 32 to 44 games each totalling 412 games in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. The Campeonatos de Invierno y Verano are sponsored by Scotiabank
for the 2010-2011 season.
The competition formed on June 13, 1921 following an invitation presented by Guatemala to Costa Rica
to participate in its Centenary Games. A total of 12 clubs have won the title. The current champions are Alajuelense, who won the 2010 Torneo Clausura.
The Primera División operates system of promotion and relegation with the Segunda División and third division Primera División de Liga Nacional de Futbol Aficionado (LINAFA).
, Club Sport Herediano
, Club Sport La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José, Club Sport La Unión de Tres Ríos and Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense, and the Primera División was born. In 1931 the league was centralized and renamed Federación Deportiva de Costa Rica, then Federación Nacional de Fútbol and in the 1970s to Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FEDEFUTBOL)
. In 1999, the FEDEFUTBOL, created UNAFUT to operate the Primera División and the Alto Rendimiento y Juvenil Especial (Youth Development Leagues from clubs of First Division).
the two teams have the biggest support groups in the country, the largest stadiums, and the largest number of national and international titles in their cases. The first Classic was played in 1949 when Deportivo Saprissa was promoted to the Primera División de Costa Rica and the score was 6-5 (Alajuela's win). The statistics said that Saprissa defeated Alajuelense in 104 matches and Alajuelense defeated Saprissa in 83 matches in Costa Rica's championship. It is important to mention that before the Deportivo Saprissa's promotion to the Primera Division, the Classic was played between Club Sport Herediano
and Club Sport La Libertad (now in the Third Division), but gradually began to lose intensity until it lost that "classic" title.
Other Classic and Derbys
Note that there is a difference between Classic and Derby, the classic is the party where there is a rivalry that as the years have passed be increasing, and the derby is when two teams that falls in the same town or city.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%;"
|-
!Year
!width=175|Winner
!width=175|Runner-up
|-
|1921||Herediano||Gimástica Española
|-
|1922||Herediano||La Libertad
|-
|1923||Cartaginés
||La Libertad
|-
|1924||Herediano||Cartaginés
|-
|1925||La Libertad||Herediano
|-
|1926||La Libertad||Cartaginés
|-
|1927||Herediano||La Libertad
|-
|1928||Alajuelense||Gimástica Española
|-
|1929||La Libertad||Alajuelense
|-
|1930||Herediano||Gimástica Española
|-
|1931||Herediano||Orión
|-
|1932||Herediano||La Libertad
|-
|1933||Herediano||Gimástica Española
|-
|1934||La Libertad||Alajuela Junior
|-
|1935||Herediano||Alajuela Junior
|-
|1936||Cartaginés
||La Libertad
|-
|1937||Herediano||Gimástica Española
|-
|1938||Orión
||Gimástica Española
|-
|1939||Alajuelense||Herediano
|-
|1940||Cartaginés
||Orión
|-
|1941||Alajuelense||La Libertad
|-
|1942||La Libertad||Gimástica Española
|-
|1943||Universidad de Costa Rica
||Alajuelense
|-
|1944||Orión
||Herediano
|-
|1945||Alajuelense||Orión
|-
|1946||La Libertad||Herediano
|-
|1947||Herediano||La Libertad
|-
|1948||Herediano||Alajuelense
|-
|1949||Alajuelense||Orión
|-
|1950||Alajuelense||Saprissa
|-
|1951||Herediano||Orión
|-
|1952||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|1953||Saprissa
||Herediano
|-
|1954||colspan=2 align=center|Vacated
|-
|1955||Herediano||Saprissa
|-
|1956||colspan=2 align=center|Vacated
|-
|1957||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|1958||Alajuelense||Saprissa
|-
|1959||Alajuelense||Saprissa
|-
|1960||Alajuelense||Herediano
|-
|1961 ASOFUTBOL||Herediano||Saprissa
|-
|1961 FEDEFUTBOL||Carmen
||Uruguay de Coronado
|-
|1962||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|1963||Uruguay de Coronado||Saprissa
|-
|1964||Saprissa
||Orión
|-
|1965||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|1966||Alajuelense||Saprissa
|-
|1967||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|1968||Saprissa
||Cartaginés
|-
|1969||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|1970||Alajuelense||Saprissa
|-
|1971||Alajuelense||Saprissa
|-
|1972||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|1973||Saprissa
||Cartaginés
|-
|1974||Saprissa
||Herediano
|-
|1975||Saprissa
||Cartaginés
|-
|1976||Saprissa
||Barrio México
|-
|1977||Saprissa
||Cartaginés
|-
|1978||Herediano||Municipal Puntarenas
|-
|1979||Herediano||Cartaginés
|-
|1980||Alajuelense||Herediano
|-
|1981||Herediano||Limonense
|-
|1982||Saprissa
||Municipal Puntarenas
|-
|1983||Alajuelense||Municipal Puntarenas
|-
|1984||Alajuelense||Saprissa
|-
|1985||Herediano||Alajuelense
|-
|1986||Municipal Puntarenas||Alajuelense
|-
|1987||Herediano||Cartaginés
|-
|1988||Saprissa
||Herediano
|-
|1989||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|1990||colspan=2 align=center|Vacated
|-
|1990-91||Alajuelense||Saprissa
|-
|1991-92||Alajuelense||Saprissa
|-
|1992-93||Herediano||Cartaginés
|-
|1993-94||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|1994-95||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|1995-96||Alajuelense||Cartaginés
|-
|1996-97||Alajuelense||Saprissa
|-
|1997-98||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|1998-99||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|1999–2000||Alajuelense||Saprissa
|-
|2000-01||Alajuelense||Herediano
|-
|2001-02||Alajuelense||Santos de Guápiles
|-
|2002-03||Alajuelense||Saprissa
|-
|2003-04||Saprissa
||Herediano
|-
|2004–05||Alajuelense||Pérez Zeledón
|-
|2005–06||Saprissa
||Puntarenas
|-
|2006–07||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|2007 Apertura||Saprissa
||Herediano
|-
|2008 Clausura||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|2008 Apertura||Saprissa
||Alajuelense
|-
|2009 Clausura||Liberia Mía
||Herediano
|-
|2009 Apertura||Brujas
||Puntarenas
|-
|2010 Clausura||Saprissa
||San Carlos
|-
|2010 Apertura||Alajuelense||Herediano
|-
|2011 Clausura||Alajuelense||San Carlos
|-
|2011 Apertura||Alajuelense||Herediano
|-
!width=175| Club
!width=90| Championships
!width=90| Runner-Up
|-
| Saprissa
|align=center|29
|align=center|15
|-
| Alajuelense
|align=center|26
|align=center|18
|-
| Herediano
|align=center|21
|align=center|10
|-
| La Libertad
|align=center|6
|align=center|7
|-
| Cartaginés
|align=center|3
|align=center|10
|-
| Orión
|align=center|2
|align=center|6
|-
| Municipal Puntarenas
|align=center|1
|align=center|3
|-
| Uruguay de Coronado
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
| Universidad de Costa Rica
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|-
| Carmen
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|-
| Brujas F.C.
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|-
| Liberia Mía
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|-
| Gimnástica Española
|align=center|0
|align=center|7
|-
| Alajuela Junior
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|-
| Barrio México
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|-
| Limonense
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|-
| Pérez Zeledón
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|-
| Puntarenas
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|-
| Santos de Guápiles
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|}
|-
!width=175| Club
!width=90| Apertura
Championships
!width=90| Runner-Up
|-
| Saprissa
|align=center|2
|align=center|0
|-
| Alajuelense
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
| Brujas
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|-
| Herediano
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|-
| Puntarenas
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=175| Club
!width=90| Clausura
Championships
!width=90| Runner-Up
|-
| Saprissa
|align=center|2
|align=center|0
|-
| Alajuelense
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
| Liberia Mía
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|-
| San Carlos
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|-
| Herediano
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|}
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
with Segunda División. The seasons are separated by two single tournaments each year, the Apertura, from August to December, and the Clausura, February to June. Thus, there are two champions each season with teams playing anywhere from 32 to 44 games each totalling 412 games in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. The Campeonatos de Invierno y Verano are sponsored by Scotiabank
Scotiabank
The Bank of Nova Scotia , commonly known as Scotiabank , is the third largest bank in Canada by deposits and market capitalization. It serves some 18.6 million customers in more than 50 countries around the world and offers a broad range of products and services including personal, commercial,...
for the 2010-2011 season.
The competition formed on June 13, 1921 following an invitation presented by Guatemala to Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
to participate in its Centenary Games. A total of 12 clubs have won the title. The current champions are Alajuelense, who won the 2010 Torneo Clausura.
Format
The current Primera División season has two championships.The format both championship is the same. The twelve clubs are divided into two groups of six. They play all the clubs in a single round-robin format for 11 matches, and then within their own group for the remaining five. The three best clubs in each group advance to a single elimination playoff system. The teams that finishes 2 & 3 in their groups play against the opposite seed from the other group over two legs. The winner of that tie advances to the semifinals and play against one of the top clubs from the groups. The winners of that tie advances to the finals, which determines the tournament champion.The Primera División operates system of promotion and relegation with the Segunda División and third division Primera División de Liga Nacional de Futbol Aficionado (LINAFA).
History
In the year 1921, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol is created by Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Club Sport CartaginésC.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
, Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
, Club Sport La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José, Club Sport La Unión de Tres Ríos and Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense, and the Primera División was born. In 1931 the league was centralized and renamed Federación Deportiva de Costa Rica, then Federación Nacional de Fútbol and in the 1970s to Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FEDEFUTBOL)
Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
The Federación Costarricense de Fútbol is the official football organization in Costa Rica and is in charge of the Costa Rican national team.-History:...
. In 1999, the FEDEFUTBOL, created UNAFUT to operate the Primera División and the Alto Rendimiento y Juvenil Especial (Youth Development Leagues from clubs of First Division).
The Classic
The Classic (derby) in Costa Rica is played between Alajuelense and Deportivo SaprissaC.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
the two teams have the biggest support groups in the country, the largest stadiums, and the largest number of national and international titles in their cases. The first Classic was played in 1949 when Deportivo Saprissa was promoted to the Primera División de Costa Rica and the score was 6-5 (Alajuela's win). The statistics said that Saprissa defeated Alajuelense in 104 matches and Alajuelense defeated Saprissa in 83 matches in Costa Rica's championship. It is important to mention that before the Deportivo Saprissa's promotion to the Primera Division, the Classic was played between Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
and Club Sport La Libertad (now in the Third Division), but gradually began to lose intensity until it lost that "classic" title.
Other Classic and Derbys
Note that there is a difference between Classic and Derby, the classic is the party where there is a rivalry that as the years have passed be increasing, and the derby is when two teams that falls in the same town or city.
- Costa Rican Classic of Classics: Deportivo SaprissaC.D. SaprissaDeportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
vs. Alajuelense. - "Clasico del Buen Futbol": Deportivo SaprissaC.D. SaprissaDeportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
vs Club Sport HeredianoClub Sport HeredianoClub Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:... - Provincial Classic: Club Sport HeredianoClub Sport HeredianoClub Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
vs. Alajuelense, Club Sport HeredianoClub Sport HeredianoClub Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
vs. Club Sport Cartagines (Oldest). - Sa-Sa Classic: Deportivo SaprissaC.D. SaprissaDeportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
vs Sagrada Familia (Second Division). - Alajuelan Derby: Alajuelense vs. Asociación Deportiva CarmelitaAsociación Deportiva CarmelitaAsociación Deportiva Carmelita is a Costa Rican football team playing at Second Division. It is based in Barrio El Carmen, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Their home stadium is Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto...
(Second Division). - Caribbean Derby: Santos de GuápilesSantos de GuápilesSantos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1961, plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They also have a really loyal fan club, they call themselves "La Marea Roja".-External links:...
vs Limon F.C.Limón F.C.Limón Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in Limón. Their home stadiums are the Estadio Nuevo de Limón and Estadio Juán Gobán. Their nickname is "La Tromba del Caribe" .-Current squad:As of 2010...
. - Ports Classic: Limon F.C.Limón F.C.Limón Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in Limón. Their home stadiums are the Estadio Nuevo de Limón and Estadio Juán Gobán. Their nickname is "La Tromba del Caribe" .-Current squad:As of 2010...
vs. PuntarenasPuntarenas F.C.Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División ....
. - Capital Derby: Brujas FCBrujas F.C.Brujas F.C. de Desamparados - previously A.D. Guanacasteca - is a Costa Rican football club based in Desamparados, Costa Rica. The name Brujas translates to "Witches." The team's home town used to be Escazú, known around the country as "La ciudad de las Brujas" or "The Witches' Town", but the...
vs. Deportivo SaprissaC.D. SaprissaDeportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
.
Clubs in 2011-2012 season
The league currently consists of the following 11 clubs. For the 2011-2012 season, teams are aligned as follows:| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Deportiva Alajuelense | El Llano Alajuela Alajuela is the second largest city in Costa Rica after the capital, San José. It is also the capital of the namesake province. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays englobed in the conurbation of Great Metropolitan Area... , Alajuela Alajuela Province Alajuela is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north, and clockwise the provinces Heredia, San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste... |
Alejandro Morera Soto Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Scotiabank is a multi-purpose stadium in Alajuela, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of L.D. Alajuelense. The stadium is owned and operated by La Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and is located in El Llano de Alajuela... |
18,000 | 1919 |  Oscar RamirezOscar Ramírez Óscar Ramírez Hernández , nicknamed "El Machillo" , was a Costa Rican international footballer, whose great career is often considered as legendary in his native country. He played for the two most important teams in his country, LD Alajuelense and Deportivo Saprissa, becoming a star and an idol... |
| Belén Siglo XXI | Belén Belén Canton Belén is the name of the seventh canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 12.15 km², and has a population of 21,085. The capital city of the canton is San Antonio... , Heredia Heredia Province Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture rich Northern plains of San Carlos as well as the more metropolitan areas like the city of Heredia located in the Central Valley... |
Estadio Polideportivo de Belén | 3,000 | N/A | Vinicio Alvarado |
| Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva Sociedad Anónima C.S. Cartaginés Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:... |
Cartago Cartago, Costa Rica - See also :* Cartago Agrarian Union Party* Provincial Integration Party Three* Cartago in Spanish... , Cartago Cartago Province Cartago is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country. Bordering provinces are Limón to the east and San José to the west. The capital is Cartago and it was formerly the capital city of Costa Rica until 1823 when the capital was changed to San Jose... |
José Rafael "Fello" Meza Ivankovich Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich is a multi-use stadium in Cartago, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.S. Cartaginés. The stadium holds 13,500 people and was built in 1949.-References:... |
13,500 | 1906 | Jhonny Chávez |
| Club Deportivo Saprissa (El Monstruo Morado) C.D. Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá.... |
San Juan, San José San José Province San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²... |
Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá is one of the main sports stadiums in Costa Rica. It is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José. With a capacity of 24,000, it has one of the highest capacity stadiums in the country. The stadium is the home of Deportivo Saprissa, and was named in honour of the team's... |
23,000 | 1935 |  Alexandre GuimarãesAlexandre Guimarães Alexandre Borges Guimarães is a Brazilian-born , Costa Rican-raised ex-footballer. He arrived at Costa Rica at the age of twelve As a player, Guimarães played for Durpanel San Blas, Municipal Puntarenas, Deportivo Saprissa and Turrialba FC... |
| Club Sport Herediano Club Sport Herediano Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:... |
Heredia Heredia, Costa Rica Heredia is a city located in the Heredia province of Costa Rica and is the capital of that province. It is currently undergoing a rapid process of industrialization and is located 10 kilometers north of the country's capital, San José.... , Heredia Heredia Province Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture rich Northern plains of San Carlos as well as the more metropolitan areas like the city of Heredia located in the Central Valley... |
Eladio Rosabal Cordero Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero is a multi-purpose stadium in Heredia, Costa Rica. The stadium holds 8,144 people and opened in 1951. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Sport Herediano.... |
8,144 | 1921 | Jafet Soto Jafet Soto Jafet Soto Molina is a Costa Rican retired football player who played for CS Herediano and other teams.In Costa Rica, Soto has only played for CS Herediano, were he is considered an idol by local fans. He also played for several seasons in the Mexican premier league, in teams such as Puebla... |
| Limón Fútbol Club (La Tromba del Caribe) Limón Fútbol Club Limón Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in Limón. Their home stadiums are the Estadio Nuevo de Limón and Estadio Juán Gobán. Their nickname is "La Tromba del Caribe" .-Current squad:As of 2010... |
Limón Limón Puerto Limón, commonly known as Limón , is the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the cantón of Limón in Costa Rica. It has a population of about 60,000 , and is home to a thriving Afro-Caribbean community... , Limón Limón Province Limón is one of seven provinces in Costa Rica. The majority of its territory is situated in the country's Caribbean lowlands, though the southwestern portion houses part of an extensive mountain range known as the Cordillera de Talamanca... |
Estadio Nuevo de Limón | 3,000 | 1964 | Rónald Mora Padilla Rónald Mora Rónald Mora Padilla is a former Costa Rican soccer player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa, during the 1980s, as well as L.D. Alajuelense.- Biography :... |
| Orión Fútbol Club Orión F.C. The Orión F.C. is a football club in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It was founded in 1926 and currently plays in Costa Rica's First Division.-History:... |
Desamparados, San José San José Province San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²... |
Jorge H. "Cuty" Monge Estadio Jorge "Cuty" Monge Estadio Jorge "Cuty" Monge is a multi-use stadium in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Brujas F.C. of the Primera División de Costa Rica. The stadium has a capacity of 5,500 spectators.... |
5,000 | 2004 |  Juan Luis Hernández Fuertes |
| Asociación Deportiva Municipal de Pérez Zeledón (Guerreros del Sur) Municipal Pérez Zeledón Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in San Isidro. Their home stadium is Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón... |
San Isidro del General, San José San José Province San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²... |
Municipal de Pérez Zeledón Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a multi-use stadium in San Isidro, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Municipal Pérez Zeledón. The stadium holds 6000 people.... |
6,000 | 1962 | Jeaustin Campos Jeaustin Campos Jeaustin Campos Madriz is a Costa Rican football player and coach. He was one of the most famous Costa Rican soccer midfielders during the 1990s and played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa, where he won four national championships and two CONCACAF Champions Cup, in 1993 and 1995... |
| Puntarenas Fútbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva (Los Tiburones del Pacifico) Puntarenas F.C. Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División .... |
Puntarenas Puntarenas Puntarenas is the capital and largest city in the province Puntarenas, Costa Rica, at the Pacific coast. The eponymous and oddly shaped province has its largest section in the South, far from the capital.Some 100,000 live in the city and close towns... , Puntarenas Puntarenas Province Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and it is the largest province in Costa Rica. Clockwise from the northwest it borders on the provinces Guanacaste, Alajuela, San José and Limón, and the... |
Miguel Ángel "Lito" Pérez Treacy | 4,105 | 2004 | Luis Fernando Fallas |
| Asociación Deportiva San Carlos (Los Toros del Norte) Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top levelin the Primera Division. It is based in Ciudad Quesada, north of Alajuela... |
Ciudad Quesada Ciudad Quesada Ciudad Quesada is a city in the district of Quesada in the cantón of San Carlos in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is the capital city of the cantón... , Alajuela Alajuela Province Alajuela is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north, and clockwise the provinces Heredia, San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste... |
Carlos Ugalde Álvarez Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez is a multi-use stadium in Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos. The stadium holds 5,600 people.... |
5,600 | 1965 |  Daniel Casas |
| Asociación Deportiva Santos de Guápiles (La Marea Roja) Santos de Guápiles Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1961, plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They also have a really loyal fan club, they call themselves "La Marea Roja".-External links:... |
Guápiles, Limón Limón Province Limón is one of seven provinces in Costa Rica. The majority of its territory is situated in the country's Caribbean lowlands, though the southwestern portion houses part of an extensive mountain range known as the Cordillera de Talamanca... |
Ebal Rodríguez Aguilar Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Estadio Ebal Rodriguez is a multi-use stadium in Guápiles, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santos de Guápiles. The stadium holds 3,000 people.The stadium is currently undergoing a number of renovations... |
3,000 | 1961 | Marvin Solórzano |
Defunct Franchises
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | Ceased Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defunct Franchises | |||||
| Club Deportivo Alajuela Junior | 1933 | 1936 | |||
| Club Sport Buenos Aires | 1932 | 1935 | |||
| Club Sport Costa Rica | 1924 | 1924 | |||
| Club Sport México | 1932 | 1934 | |||
| Club Sport Progreso | 1923 | 1925 | |||
| Corsarios Fútbol Club | 1930 | 1930 | |||
| Hispano Atlético | 1932 | 1932 | |||
| Juventud | 1927 | 1927 | |||
| Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José |
1912 | ||||
| Unión Deportiva Moravia | 1926 | 1955 | |||
List of champions year by year
Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa RicaCosta Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
with Segunda División. The seasons are separated by two single tournaments each year, the Apertura, from August to December, and the Clausura, February to June. Thus, there are two champions each season with teams playing anywhere from 32 to 44 games each totalling 412 games in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. The Campeonatos de Invierno y Verano are sponsored by Scotiabank
Scotiabank
The Bank of Nova Scotia , commonly known as Scotiabank , is the third largest bank in Canada by deposits and market capitalization. It serves some 18.6 million customers in more than 50 countries around the world and offers a broad range of products and services including personal, commercial,...
for the 2010-2011 season.
The competition formed on June 13, 1921 following an invitation presented by Guatemala to Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
to participate in its Centenary Games. A total of 12 clubs have won the title. The current champions are Alajuelense, who won the 2010 Torneo Clausura.
Format
The current Primera División season has two championships.The format both championship is the same. The twelve clubs are divided into two groups of six. They play all the clubs in a single round-robin format for 11 matches, and then within their own group for the remaining five. The three best clubs in each group advance to a single elimination playoff system. The teams that finishes 2 & 3 in their groups play against the opposite seed from the other group over two legs. The winner of that tie advances to the semifinals and play against one of the top clubs from the groups. The winners of that tie advances to the finals, which determines the tournament champion.The Primera División operates system of promotion and relegation with the Segunda División and third division Primera División de Liga Nacional de Futbol Aficionado (LINAFA).
History
In the year 1921, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol is created by Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Club Sport CartaginésC.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
, Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
, Club Sport La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José, Club Sport La Unión de Tres Ríos and Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense, and the Primera División was born. In 1931 the league was centralized and renamed Federación Deportiva de Costa Rica, then Federación Nacional de Fútbol and in the 1970s to Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FEDEFUTBOL)
Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
The Federación Costarricense de Fútbol is the official football organization in Costa Rica and is in charge of the Costa Rican national team.-History:...
. In 1999, the FEDEFUTBOL, created UNAFUT to operate the Primera División and the Alto Rendimiento y Juvenil Especial (Youth Development Leagues from clubs of First Division).
The Classic
The Classic (derby) in Costa Rica is played between Alajuelense and Deportivo SaprissaC.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
the two teams have the biggest support groups in the country, the largest stadiums, and the largest number of national and international titles in their cases. The first Classic was played in 1949 when Deportivo Saprissa was promoted to the Primera División de Costa Rica and the score was 6-5 (Alajuela's win). The statistics said that Saprissa defeated Alajuelense in 104 matches and Alajuelense defeated Saprissa in 83 matches in Costa Rica's championship. It is important to mention that before the Deportivo Saprissa's promotion to the Primera Division, the Classic was played between Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
and Club Sport La Libertad (now in the Third Division), but gradually began to lose intensity until it lost that "classic" title.
Other Classic and Derbys
Note that there is a difference between Classic and Derby, the classic is the party where there is a rivalry that as the years have passed be increasing, and the derby is when two teams that falls in the same town or city.
- Costa Rican Classic of Classics: Deportivo SaprissaC.D. SaprissaDeportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
vs. Alajuelense. - "Clasico del Buen Futbol": Deportivo SaprissaC.D. SaprissaDeportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
vs Club Sport HeredianoClub Sport HeredianoClub Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:... - Provincial Classic: Club Sport HeredianoClub Sport HeredianoClub Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
vs. Alajuelense, Club Sport HeredianoClub Sport HeredianoClub Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
vs. Club Sport Cartagines (Oldest). - Sa-Sa Classic: Deportivo SaprissaC.D. SaprissaDeportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
vs Sagrada Familia (Second Division). - Alajuelan Derby: Alajuelense vs. Asociación Deportiva CarmelitaAsociación Deportiva CarmelitaAsociación Deportiva Carmelita is a Costa Rican football team playing at Second Division. It is based in Barrio El Carmen, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Their home stadium is Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto...
(Second Division). - Caribbean Derby: Santos de GuápilesSantos de GuápilesSantos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1961, plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They also have a really loyal fan club, they call themselves "La Marea Roja".-External links:...
vs Limon F.C.Limón F.C.Limón Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in Limón. Their home stadiums are the Estadio Nuevo de Limón and Estadio Juán Gobán. Their nickname is "La Tromba del Caribe" .-Current squad:As of 2010...
. - Ports Classic: Limon F.C.Limón F.C.Limón Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in Limón. Their home stadiums are the Estadio Nuevo de Limón and Estadio Juán Gobán. Their nickname is "La Tromba del Caribe" .-Current squad:As of 2010...
vs. PuntarenasPuntarenas F.C.Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División ....
. - Capital Derby: Brujas FCBrujas F.C.Brujas F.C. de Desamparados - previously A.D. Guanacasteca - is a Costa Rican football club based in Desamparados, Costa Rica. The name Brujas translates to "Witches." The team's home town used to be Escazú, known around the country as "La ciudad de las Brujas" or "The Witches' Town", but the...
vs. Deportivo SaprissaC.D. SaprissaDeportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
.
Clubs in 2011-2012 season
The league currently consists of the following 11 clubs. For the 2011-2012 season, teams are aligned as follows:| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Deportiva Alajuelense | El Llano Alajuela Alajuela is the second largest city in Costa Rica after the capital, San José. It is also the capital of the namesake province. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays englobed in the conurbation of Great Metropolitan Area... , Alajuela Alajuela Province Alajuela is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north, and clockwise the provinces Heredia, San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste... |
Alejandro Morera Soto Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Scotiabank is a multi-purpose stadium in Alajuela, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of L.D. Alajuelense. The stadium is owned and operated by La Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and is located in El Llano de Alajuela... |
18,000 | 1919 | Oscar Ramirez Oscar Ramírez Óscar Ramírez Hernández , nicknamed "El Machillo" , was a Costa Rican international footballer, whose great career is often considered as legendary in his native country. He played for the two most important teams in his country, LD Alajuelense and Deportivo Saprissa, becoming a star and an idol... |
| Belén Siglo XXI | Belén Belén Canton Belén is the name of the seventh canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 12.15 km², and has a population of 21,085. The capital city of the canton is San Antonio... , Heredia Heredia Province Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture rich Northern plains of San Carlos as well as the more metropolitan areas like the city of Heredia located in the Central Valley... |
Estadio Polideportivo de Belén | 3,000 | N/A | Vinicio Alvarado |
| Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva Sociedad Anónima C.S. Cartaginés Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:... |
Cartago Cartago, Costa Rica - See also :* Cartago Agrarian Union Party* Provincial Integration Party Three* Cartago in Spanish... , Cartago Cartago Province Cartago is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country. Bordering provinces are Limón to the east and San José to the west. The capital is Cartago and it was formerly the capital city of Costa Rica until 1823 when the capital was changed to San Jose... |
José Rafael "Fello" Meza Ivankovich Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich is a multi-use stadium in Cartago, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.S. Cartaginés. The stadium holds 13,500 people and was built in 1949.-References:... |
13,500 | 1906 | Jhonny Chávez |
| Club Deportivo Saprissa (El Monstruo Morado) C.D. Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá.... |
San Juan, San José San José Province San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²... |
Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá is one of the main sports stadiums in Costa Rica. It is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José. With a capacity of 24,000, it has one of the highest capacity stadiums in the country. The stadium is the home of Deportivo Saprissa, and was named in honour of the team's... |
23,000 | 1935 | Alexandre Guimarães Alexandre Guimarães Alexandre Borges Guimarães is a Brazilian-born , Costa Rican-raised ex-footballer. He arrived at Costa Rica at the age of twelve As a player, Guimarães played for Durpanel San Blas, Municipal Puntarenas, Deportivo Saprissa and Turrialba FC... |
| Club Sport Herediano Club Sport Herediano Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:... |
Heredia Heredia, Costa Rica Heredia is a city located in the Heredia province of Costa Rica and is the capital of that province. It is currently undergoing a rapid process of industrialization and is located 10 kilometers north of the country's capital, San José.... , Heredia Heredia Province Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture rich Northern plains of San Carlos as well as the more metropolitan areas like the city of Heredia located in the Central Valley... |
Eladio Rosabal Cordero Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero is a multi-purpose stadium in Heredia, Costa Rica. The stadium holds 8,144 people and opened in 1951. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Sport Herediano.... |
8,144 | 1921 | Jafet Soto Jafet Soto Jafet Soto Molina is a Costa Rican retired football player who played for CS Herediano and other teams.In Costa Rica, Soto has only played for CS Herediano, were he is considered an idol by local fans. He also played for several seasons in the Mexican premier league, in teams such as Puebla... |
| Limón Fútbol Club (La Tromba del Caribe) Limón Fútbol Club Limón Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in Limón. Their home stadiums are the Estadio Nuevo de Limón and Estadio Juán Gobán. Their nickname is "La Tromba del Caribe" .-Current squad:As of 2010... |
Limón Limón Puerto Limón, commonly known as Limón , is the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the cantón of Limón in Costa Rica. It has a population of about 60,000 , and is home to a thriving Afro-Caribbean community... , Limón Limón Province Limón is one of seven provinces in Costa Rica. The majority of its territory is situated in the country's Caribbean lowlands, though the southwestern portion houses part of an extensive mountain range known as the Cordillera de Talamanca... |
Estadio Nuevo de Limón | 3,000 | 1964 | Rónald Mora Padilla Rónald Mora Rónald Mora Padilla is a former Costa Rican soccer player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa, during the 1980s, as well as L.D. Alajuelense.- Biography :... |
| Orión Fútbol Club Orión F.C. The Orión F.C. is a football club in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It was founded in 1926 and currently plays in Costa Rica's First Division.-History:... |
Desamparados, San José San José Province San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²... |
Jorge H. "Cuty" Monge Estadio Jorge "Cuty" Monge Estadio Jorge "Cuty" Monge is a multi-use stadium in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Brujas F.C. of the Primera División de Costa Rica. The stadium has a capacity of 5,500 spectators.... |
5,000 | 2004 | Juan Luis Hernández Fuertes |
| Asociación Deportiva Municipal de Pérez Zeledón (Guerreros del Sur) Municipal Pérez Zeledón Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in San Isidro. Their home stadium is Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón... |
San Isidro del General, San José San José Province San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²... |
Municipal de Pérez Zeledón Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a multi-use stadium in San Isidro, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Municipal Pérez Zeledón. The stadium holds 6000 people.... |
6,000 | 1962 | Jeaustin Campos Jeaustin Campos Jeaustin Campos Madriz is a Costa Rican football player and coach. He was one of the most famous Costa Rican soccer midfielders during the 1990s and played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa, where he won four national championships and two CONCACAF Champions Cup, in 1993 and 1995... |
| Puntarenas Fútbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva (Los Tiburones del Pacifico) Puntarenas F.C. Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División .... |
Puntarenas Puntarenas Puntarenas is the capital and largest city in the province Puntarenas, Costa Rica, at the Pacific coast. The eponymous and oddly shaped province has its largest section in the South, far from the capital.Some 100,000 live in the city and close towns... , Puntarenas Puntarenas Province Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and it is the largest province in Costa Rica. Clockwise from the northwest it borders on the provinces Guanacaste, Alajuela, San José and Limón, and the... |
Miguel Ángel "Lito" Pérez Treacy | 4,105 | 2004 | Luis Fernando Fallas |
| Asociación Deportiva San Carlos (Los Toros del Norte) Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top levelin the Primera Division. It is based in Ciudad Quesada, north of Alajuela... |
Ciudad Quesada Ciudad Quesada Ciudad Quesada is a city in the district of Quesada in the cantón of San Carlos in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is the capital city of the cantón... , Alajuela Alajuela Province Alajuela is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north, and clockwise the provinces Heredia, San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste... |
Carlos Ugalde Álvarez Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez is a multi-use stadium in Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos. The stadium holds 5,600 people.... |
5,600 | 1965 | Daniel Casas |
| Asociación Deportiva Santos de Guápiles (La Marea Roja) Santos de Guápiles Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1961, plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They also have a really loyal fan club, they call themselves "La Marea Roja".-External links:... |
Guápiles, Limón Limón Province Limón is one of seven provinces in Costa Rica. The majority of its territory is situated in the country's Caribbean lowlands, though the southwestern portion houses part of an extensive mountain range known as the Cordillera de Talamanca... |
Ebal Rodríguez Aguilar Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Estadio Ebal Rodriguez is a multi-use stadium in Guápiles, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santos de Guápiles. The stadium holds 3,000 people.The stadium is currently undergoing a number of renovations... |
3,000 | 1961 | Marvin Solórzano |
Defunct Franchises
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | Ceased Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defunct Franchises | |||||
| Club Deportivo Alajuela Junior | 1933 | 1936 | |||
| Club Sport Buenos Aires | 1932 | 1935 | |||
| Club Sport Costa Rica | 1924 | 1924 | |||
| Club Sport México | 1932 | 1934 | |||
| Club Sport Progreso | 1923 | 1925 | |||
| Corsarios Fútbol Club | 1930 | 1930 | |||
| Hispano Atlético | 1932 | 1932 | |||
| Juventud | 1927 | 1927 | |||
| Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José |
1912 | ||||
| Unión Deportiva Moravia | 1926 | 1955 | |||
List of champions year by year
Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa RicaCosta Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
with Segunda División. The seasons are separated by two single tournaments each year, the Apertura, from August to December, and the Clausura, February to June. Thus, there are two champions each season with teams playing anywhere from 32 to 44 games each totalling 412 games in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. The Campeonatos de Invierno y Verano are sponsored by Scotiabank
Scotiabank
The Bank of Nova Scotia , commonly known as Scotiabank , is the third largest bank in Canada by deposits and market capitalization. It serves some 18.6 million customers in more than 50 countries around the world and offers a broad range of products and services including personal, commercial,...
for the 2010-2011 season.
The competition formed on June 13, 1921 following an invitation presented by Guatemala to Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
to participate in its Centenary Games. A total of 12 clubs have won the title. The current champions are Alajuelense, who won the 2010 Torneo Clausura.
Format
The current Primera División season has two championships.The format both championship is the same. The twelve clubs are divided into two groups of six. They play all the clubs in a single round-robin format for 11 matches, and then within their own group for the remaining five. The three best clubs in each group advance to a single elimination playoff system. The teams that finishes 2 & 3 in their groups play against the opposite seed from the other group over two legs. The winner of that tie advances to the semifinals and play against one of the top clubs from the groups. The winners of that tie advances to the finals, which determines the tournament champion.The Primera División operates system of promotion and relegation with the Segunda División and third division Primera División de Liga Nacional de Futbol Aficionado (LINAFA).
History
In the year 1921, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol is created by Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Club Sport CartaginésC.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
, Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
, Club Sport La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José, Club Sport La Unión de Tres Ríos and Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense, and the Primera División was born. In 1931 the league was centralized and renamed Federación Deportiva de Costa Rica, then Federación Nacional de Fútbol and in the 1970s to Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (FEDEFUTBOL)
Federación Costarricense de Fútbol
The Federación Costarricense de Fútbol is the official football organization in Costa Rica and is in charge of the Costa Rican national team.-History:...
. In 1999, the FEDEFUTBOL, created UNAFUT to operate the Primera División and the Alto Rendimiento y Juvenil Especial (Youth Development Leagues from clubs of First Division).
The Classic
The Classic (derby) in Costa Rica is played between Alajuelense and Deportivo SaprissaC.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
the two teams have the biggest support groups in the country, the largest stadiums, and the largest number of national and international titles in their cases. The first Classic was played in 1949 when Deportivo Saprissa was promoted to the Primera División de Costa Rica and the score was 6-5 (Alajuela's win). The statistics said that Saprissa defeated Alajuelense in 104 matches and Alajuelense defeated Saprissa in 83 matches in Costa Rica's championship. It is important to mention that before the Deportivo Saprissa's promotion to the Primera Division, the Classic was played between Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
and Club Sport La Libertad (now in the Third Division), but gradually began to lose intensity until it lost that "classic" title.
Other Classic and Derbys
Note that there is a difference between Classic and Derby, the classic is the party where there is a rivalry that as the years have passed be increasing, and the derby is when two teams that falls in the same town or city.
- Costa Rican Classic of Classics: Deportivo SaprissaC.D. SaprissaDeportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
vs. Alajuelense. - "Clasico del Buen Futbol": Deportivo SaprissaC.D. SaprissaDeportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
vs Club Sport HeredianoClub Sport HeredianoClub Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:... - Provincial Classic: Club Sport HeredianoClub Sport HeredianoClub Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
vs. Alajuelense, Club Sport HeredianoClub Sport HeredianoClub Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
vs. Club Sport Cartagines (Oldest). - Sa-Sa Classic: Deportivo SaprissaC.D. SaprissaDeportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
vs Sagrada Familia (Second Division). - Alajuelan Derby: Alajuelense vs. Asociación Deportiva CarmelitaAsociación Deportiva CarmelitaAsociación Deportiva Carmelita is a Costa Rican football team playing at Second Division. It is based in Barrio El Carmen, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Their home stadium is Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto...
(Second Division). - Caribbean Derby: Santos de GuápilesSantos de GuápilesSantos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1961, plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They also have a really loyal fan club, they call themselves "La Marea Roja".-External links:...
vs Limon F.C.Limón F.C.Limón Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in Limón. Their home stadiums are the Estadio Nuevo de Limón and Estadio Juán Gobán. Their nickname is "La Tromba del Caribe" .-Current squad:As of 2010...
. - Ports Classic: Limon F.C.Limón F.C.Limón Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in Limón. Their home stadiums are the Estadio Nuevo de Limón and Estadio Juán Gobán. Their nickname is "La Tromba del Caribe" .-Current squad:As of 2010...
vs. PuntarenasPuntarenas F.C.Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División ....
. - Capital Derby: Brujas FCBrujas F.C.Brujas F.C. de Desamparados - previously A.D. Guanacasteca - is a Costa Rican football club based in Desamparados, Costa Rica. The name Brujas translates to "Witches." The team's home town used to be Escazú, known around the country as "La ciudad de las Brujas" or "The Witches' Town", but the...
vs. Deportivo SaprissaC.D. SaprissaDeportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
.
Clubs in 2011-2012 season
The league currently consists of the following 11 clubs. For the 2011-2012 season, teams are aligned as follows:| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga Deportiva Alajuelense | El Llano Alajuela Alajuela is the second largest city in Costa Rica after the capital, San José. It is also the capital of the namesake province. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays englobed in the conurbation of Great Metropolitan Area... , Alajuela Alajuela Province Alajuela is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north, and clockwise the provinces Heredia, San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste... |
Alejandro Morera Soto Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Scotiabank is a multi-purpose stadium in Alajuela, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of L.D. Alajuelense. The stadium is owned and operated by La Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and is located in El Llano de Alajuela... |
18,000 | 1919 | Oscar Ramirez Oscar Ramírez Óscar Ramírez Hernández , nicknamed "El Machillo" , was a Costa Rican international footballer, whose great career is often considered as legendary in his native country. He played for the two most important teams in his country, LD Alajuelense and Deportivo Saprissa, becoming a star and an idol... |
| Belén Siglo XXI | Belén Belén Canton Belén is the name of the seventh canton in the province of Heredia in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 12.15 km², and has a population of 21,085. The capital city of the canton is San Antonio... , Heredia Heredia Province Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture rich Northern plains of San Carlos as well as the more metropolitan areas like the city of Heredia located in the Central Valley... |
Estadio Polideportivo de Belén | 3,000 | N/A | Vinicio Alvarado |
| Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva Sociedad Anónima C.S. Cartaginés Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:... |
Cartago Cartago, Costa Rica - See also :* Cartago Agrarian Union Party* Provincial Integration Party Three* Cartago in Spanish... , Cartago Cartago Province Cartago is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country. Bordering provinces are Limón to the east and San José to the west. The capital is Cartago and it was formerly the capital city of Costa Rica until 1823 when the capital was changed to San Jose... |
José Rafael "Fello" Meza Ivankovich Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich is a multi-use stadium in Cartago, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.S. Cartaginés. The stadium holds 13,500 people and was built in 1949.-References:... |
13,500 | 1906 | Jhonny Chávez |
| Club Deportivo Saprissa (El Monstruo Morado) C.D. Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá.... |
San Juan, San José San José Province San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²... |
Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá is one of the main sports stadiums in Costa Rica. It is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José. With a capacity of 24,000, it has one of the highest capacity stadiums in the country. The stadium is the home of Deportivo Saprissa, and was named in honour of the team's... |
23,000 | 1935 | Alexandre Guimarães Alexandre Guimarães Alexandre Borges Guimarães is a Brazilian-born , Costa Rican-raised ex-footballer. He arrived at Costa Rica at the age of twelve As a player, Guimarães played for Durpanel San Blas, Municipal Puntarenas, Deportivo Saprissa and Turrialba FC... |
| Club Sport Herediano Club Sport Herediano Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:... |
Heredia Heredia, Costa Rica Heredia is a city located in the Heredia province of Costa Rica and is the capital of that province. It is currently undergoing a rapid process of industrialization and is located 10 kilometers north of the country's capital, San José.... , Heredia Heredia Province Heredia is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture rich Northern plains of San Carlos as well as the more metropolitan areas like the city of Heredia located in the Central Valley... |
Eladio Rosabal Cordero Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero is a multi-purpose stadium in Heredia, Costa Rica. The stadium holds 8,144 people and opened in 1951. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Sport Herediano.... |
8,144 | 1921 | Jafet Soto Jafet Soto Jafet Soto Molina is a Costa Rican retired football player who played for CS Herediano and other teams.In Costa Rica, Soto has only played for CS Herediano, were he is considered an idol by local fans. He also played for several seasons in the Mexican premier league, in teams such as Puebla... |
| Limón Fútbol Club (La Tromba del Caribe) Limón Fútbol Club Limón Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in Limón. Their home stadiums are the Estadio Nuevo de Limón and Estadio Juán Gobán. Their nickname is "La Tromba del Caribe" .-Current squad:As of 2010... |
Limón Limón Puerto Limón, commonly known as Limón , is the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the cantón of Limón in Costa Rica. It has a population of about 60,000 , and is home to a thriving Afro-Caribbean community... , Limón Limón Province Limón is one of seven provinces in Costa Rica. The majority of its territory is situated in the country's Caribbean lowlands, though the southwestern portion houses part of an extensive mountain range known as the Cordillera de Talamanca... |
Estadio Nuevo de Limón | 3,000 | 1964 | Rónald Mora Padilla Rónald Mora Rónald Mora Padilla is a former Costa Rican soccer player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa, during the 1980s, as well as L.D. Alajuelense.- Biography :... |
| Orión Fútbol Club Orión F.C. The Orión F.C. is a football club in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It was founded in 1926 and currently plays in Costa Rica's First Division.-History:... |
Desamparados, San José San José Province San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²... |
Jorge H. "Cuty" Monge Estadio Jorge "Cuty" Monge Estadio Jorge "Cuty" Monge is a multi-use stadium in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Brujas F.C. of the Primera División de Costa Rica. The stadium has a capacity of 5,500 spectators.... |
5,000 | 2004 | Juan Luis Hernández Fuertes |
| Asociación Deportiva Municipal de Pérez Zeledón (Guerreros del Sur) Municipal Pérez Zeledón Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in San Isidro. Their home stadium is Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón... |
San Isidro del General, San José San José Province San José is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the central part of the country, and borders the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago, Limón and Puntarenas. The provincial capital is San José. The province covers an area of 4,965.9 km²... |
Municipal de Pérez Zeledón Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a multi-use stadium in San Isidro, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Municipal Pérez Zeledón. The stadium holds 6000 people.... |
6,000 | 1962 | Jeaustin Campos Jeaustin Campos Jeaustin Campos Madriz is a Costa Rican football player and coach. He was one of the most famous Costa Rican soccer midfielders during the 1990s and played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa, where he won four national championships and two CONCACAF Champions Cup, in 1993 and 1995... |
| Puntarenas Fútbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva (Los Tiburones del Pacifico) Puntarenas F.C. Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División .... |
Puntarenas Puntarenas Puntarenas is the capital and largest city in the province Puntarenas, Costa Rica, at the Pacific coast. The eponymous and oddly shaped province has its largest section in the South, far from the capital.Some 100,000 live in the city and close towns... , Puntarenas Puntarenas Province Puntarenas is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the western part of the country, covering most of Costa Rica's Pacific Ocean coast, and it is the largest province in Costa Rica. Clockwise from the northwest it borders on the provinces Guanacaste, Alajuela, San José and Limón, and the... |
Miguel Ángel "Lito" Pérez Treacy | 4,105 | 2004 | Luis Fernando Fallas |
| Asociación Deportiva San Carlos (Los Toros del Norte) Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top levelin the Primera Division. It is based in Ciudad Quesada, north of Alajuela... |
Ciudad Quesada Ciudad Quesada Ciudad Quesada is a city in the district of Quesada in the cantón of San Carlos in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is the capital city of the cantón... , Alajuela Alajuela Province Alajuela is a province of Costa Rica. It is located in the north-central part of the country, bordering Nicaragua to the north, and clockwise the provinces Heredia, San José, Puntarenas and Guanacaste... |
Carlos Ugalde Álvarez Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez is a multi-use stadium in Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos. The stadium holds 5,600 people.... |
5,600 | 1965 | Daniel Casas |
| Asociación Deportiva Santos de Guápiles (La Marea Roja) Santos de Guápiles Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1961, plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They also have a really loyal fan club, they call themselves "La Marea Roja".-External links:... |
Guápiles, Limón Limón Province Limón is one of seven provinces in Costa Rica. The majority of its territory is situated in the country's Caribbean lowlands, though the southwestern portion houses part of an extensive mountain range known as the Cordillera de Talamanca... |
Ebal Rodríguez Aguilar Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Estadio Ebal Rodriguez is a multi-use stadium in Guápiles, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santos de Guápiles. The stadium holds 3,000 people.The stadium is currently undergoing a number of renovations... |
3,000 | 1961 | Marvin Solórzano |
Defunct Franchises
| Club | City | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | Ceased Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defunct Franchises | |||||
| Club Deportivo Alajuela Junior | 1933 | 1936 | |||
| Club Sport Buenos Aires | 1932 | 1935 | |||
| Club Sport Costa Rica | 1924 | 1924 | |||
| Club Sport México | 1932 | 1934 | |||
| Club Sport Progreso | 1923 | 1925 | |||
| Corsarios Fútbol Club | 1930 | 1930 | |||
| Hispano Atlético | 1932 | 1932 | |||
| Juventud | 1927 | 1927 | |||
| Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José |
1912 | ||||
| Unión Deportiva Moravia | 1926 | 1955 | |||
List of champions year by year
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%;"
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!Year
!width=175|Winner
!width=175|Runner-up
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|1921||Herediano||Gimástica Española
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|1922||Herediano||La Libertad
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|1923||Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
||La Libertad
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|1924||Herediano||Cartaginés
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|1925||La Libertad||Herediano
|-
|1926||La Libertad||Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
|-
|1927||Herediano||La Libertad
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|1928||Alajuelense||Gimástica Española
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|1929||La Libertad||Alajuelense
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|1930||Herediano||Gimástica Española
|-
|1931||Herediano||Orión
Orión F.C.
The Orión F.C. is a football club in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It was founded in 1926 and currently plays in Costa Rica's First Division.-History:...
|-
|1932||Herediano||La Libertad
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|1933||Herediano||Gimástica Española
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|1934||La Libertad||Alajuela Junior
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|1935||Herediano||Alajuela Junior
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|1936||Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
||La Libertad
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|1937||Herediano||Gimástica Española
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|1938||Orión
Orión F.C.
The Orión F.C. is a football club in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It was founded in 1926 and currently plays in Costa Rica's First Division.-History:...
||Gimástica Española
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|1939||Alajuelense||Herediano
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|1940||Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
||Orión
Orión F.C.
The Orión F.C. is a football club in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It was founded in 1926 and currently plays in Costa Rica's First Division.-History:...
|-
|1941||Alajuelense||La Libertad
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|1942||La Libertad||Gimástica Española
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|1943||Universidad de Costa Rica
Club de Futbol Universidad de Costa Rica
Club de Fútbol de la Universidad de Costa Rica is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División.It ended up Champion in the 2006-2007 Segunda División season, and therefore will be playing in the Primera División this season...
||Alajuelense
|-
|1944||Orión
Orión F.C.
The Orión F.C. is a football club in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It was founded in 1926 and currently plays in Costa Rica's First Division.-History:...
||Herediano
|-
|1945||Alajuelense||Orión
Orión F.C.
The Orión F.C. is a football club in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It was founded in 1926 and currently plays in Costa Rica's First Division.-History:...
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|1946||La Libertad||Herediano
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|1947||Herediano||La Libertad
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|1948||Herediano||Alajuelense
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|1949||Alajuelense||Orión
Orión F.C.
The Orión F.C. is a football club in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It was founded in 1926 and currently plays in Costa Rica's First Division.-History:...
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|1950||Alajuelense||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1951||Herediano||Orión
Orión F.C.
The Orión F.C. is a football club in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It was founded in 1926 and currently plays in Costa Rica's First Division.-History:...
|-
|1952||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|1953||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Herediano
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|1954||colspan=2 align=center|Vacated
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|1955||Herediano||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1956||colspan=2 align=center|Vacated
|-
|1957||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|1958||Alajuelense||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1959||Alajuelense||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1960||Alajuelense||Herediano
|-
|1961 ASOFUTBOL||Herediano||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1961 FEDEFUTBOL||Carmen
Asociación Deportiva Carmelita
Asociación Deportiva Carmelita is a Costa Rican football team playing at Second Division. It is based in Barrio El Carmen, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Their home stadium is Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto...
||Uruguay de Coronado
|-
|1962||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|1963||Uruguay de Coronado||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1964||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Orión
Orión F.C.
The Orión F.C. is a football club in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It was founded in 1926 and currently plays in Costa Rica's First Division.-History:...
|-
|1965||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|1966||Alajuelense||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1967||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|1968||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
|-
|1969||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|1970||Alajuelense||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1971||Alajuelense||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1972||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|1973||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
|-
|1974||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Herediano
|-
|1975||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
|-
|1976||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Barrio México
|-
|1977||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
|-
|1978||Herediano||Municipal Puntarenas
|-
|1979||Herediano||Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
|-
|1980||Alajuelense||Herediano
|-
|1981||Herediano||Limonense
|-
|1982||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Municipal Puntarenas
|-
|1983||Alajuelense||Municipal Puntarenas
|-
|1984||Alajuelense||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1985||Herediano||Alajuelense
|-
|1986||Municipal Puntarenas||Alajuelense
|-
|1987||Herediano||Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
|-
|1988||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Herediano
|-
|1989||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|1990||colspan=2 align=center|Vacated
|-
|1990-91||Alajuelense||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1991-92||Alajuelense||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1992-93||Herediano||Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
|-
|1993-94||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|1994-95||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|1995-96||Alajuelense||Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
|-
|1996-97||Alajuelense||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|1997-98||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|1998-99||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|1999–2000||Alajuelense||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|2000-01||Alajuelense||Herediano
|-
|2001-02||Alajuelense||Santos de Guápiles
Santos de Guápiles
Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1961, plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They also have a really loyal fan club, they call themselves "La Marea Roja".-External links:...
|-
|2002-03||Alajuelense||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|-
|2003-04||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Herediano
|-
|2004–05||Alajuelense||Pérez Zeledón
Municipal Pérez Zeledón
Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in San Isidro. Their home stadium is Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón...
|-
|2005–06||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Puntarenas
Puntarenas F.C.
Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División ....
|-
|2006–07||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|2007 Apertura||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Herediano
|-
|2008 Clausura||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|2008 Apertura||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||Alajuelense
|-
|2009 Clausura||Liberia Mía
Municipal Liberia
A.D. Municipal Liberia is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. The team its based in Liberia, Guanacaste. Their home stadium is Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño. The team was bought largely by tycoon Mario Sotela , at the beginning of this year...
||Herediano
|-
|2009 Apertura||Brujas
Brujas F.C.
Brujas F.C. de Desamparados - previously A.D. Guanacasteca - is a Costa Rican football club based in Desamparados, Costa Rica. The name Brujas translates to "Witches." The team's home town used to be Escazú, known around the country as "La ciudad de las Brujas" or "The Witches' Town", but the...
||Puntarenas
Puntarenas F.C.
Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División ....
|-
|2010 Clausura||Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
||San Carlos
Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos
Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top levelin the Primera Division. It is based in Ciudad Quesada, north of Alajuela...
|-
|2010 Apertura||Alajuelense||Herediano
|-
|2011 Clausura||Alajuelense||San Carlos
Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos
Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top levelin the Primera Division. It is based in Ciudad Quesada, north of Alajuela...
|-
|2011 Apertura||Alajuelense||Herediano
Champion Titles by club (1921–2007)
{| class="wikitable"|-
!width=175| Club
!width=90| Championships
!width=90| Runner-Up
|-
| Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|align=center|29
|align=center|15
|-
| Alajuelense
|align=center|26
|align=center|18
|-
| Herediano
Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
|align=center|21
|align=center|10
|-
| La Libertad
|align=center|6
|align=center|7
|-
| Cartaginés
C.S. Cartaginés
Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...
|align=center|3
|align=center|10
|-
| Orión
Orión F.C.
The Orión F.C. is a football club in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It was founded in 1926 and currently plays in Costa Rica's First Division.-History:...
|align=center|2
|align=center|6
|-
| Municipal Puntarenas
|align=center|1
|align=center|3
|-
| Uruguay de Coronado
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
| Universidad de Costa Rica
Club de Futbol Universidad de Costa Rica
Club de Fútbol de la Universidad de Costa Rica is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División.It ended up Champion in the 2006-2007 Segunda División season, and therefore will be playing in the Primera División this season...
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|-
| Carmen
Asociación Deportiva Carmelita
Asociación Deportiva Carmelita is a Costa Rican football team playing at Second Division. It is based in Barrio El Carmen, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Their home stadium is Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto...
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|-
| Brujas F.C.
Brujas F.C.
Brujas F.C. de Desamparados - previously A.D. Guanacasteca - is a Costa Rican football club based in Desamparados, Costa Rica. The name Brujas translates to "Witches." The team's home town used to be Escazú, known around the country as "La ciudad de las Brujas" or "The Witches' Town", but the...
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|-
| Liberia Mía
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|-
| Gimnástica Española
|align=center|0
|align=center|7
|-
| Alajuela Junior
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|-
| Barrio México
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|-
| Limonense
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|-
| Pérez Zeledón
Municipal Pérez Zeledón
Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in San Isidro. Their home stadium is Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón...
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|-
| Puntarenas
Puntarenas F.C.
Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División ....
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|-
| Santos de Guápiles
Santos de Guápiles
Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1961, plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They also have a really loyal fan club, they call themselves "La Marea Roja".-External links:...
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|}
Short Championships (Opening and Closure) Titles by club (2007–2011)
{| class="wikitable"|-
!width=175| Club
!width=90| Apertura
Championships
!width=90| Runner-Up
|-
| Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|align=center|2
|align=center|0
|-
| Alajuelense
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
| Brujas
Brujas F.C.
Brujas F.C. de Desamparados - previously A.D. Guanacasteca - is a Costa Rican football club based in Desamparados, Costa Rica. The name Brujas translates to "Witches." The team's home town used to be Escazú, known around the country as "La ciudad de las Brujas" or "The Witches' Town", but the...
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|-
| Herediano
Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|-
| Puntarenas
Puntarenas F.C.
Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División ....
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=175| Club
!width=90| Clausura
Championships
!width=90| Runner-Up
|-
| Saprissa
C.D. Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá....
|align=center|2
|align=center|0
|-
| Alajuelense
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
| Liberia Mía
Municipal Liberia
A.D. Municipal Liberia is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. The team its based in Liberia, Guanacaste. Their home stadium is Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño. The team was bought largely by tycoon Mario Sotela , at the beginning of this year...
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|-
| San Carlos
Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos
Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top levelin the Primera Division. It is based in Ciudad Quesada, north of Alajuela...
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
|-
| Herediano
Club Sport Herediano
Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:...
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|}
External links
- http://www.futboltico.com/
- http://www.futboldecostarica.com/ UNAFUT - Primera Division Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (Federation of Costa Rican Football)
