Primera División de Costa Rica
Primera División de Costa Rica is a league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. It is the country's top football competition. The division has 12 clubs. The seasons are separated by two single tournaments each year, the Apertura, from July to December, and the Clausura, from January to May. So there are two champions each season with teams playing anywhere from 32 to 44 games each totalling 412 games in the season.
The league was created on 13 June 1921 following an invitation from Guatemala to Costa Rica to participate in its Centenary Games.
Primera División De Costa Rica Media
The logo of Costa Rican Primera División, introduced in 2014.
Saprissa's Christian Bolaños disputes the ball against Alajuelense's Rónald Matarrita. Alajuelense and Saprissa have the biggest rivalry in the league, known as El Clásico
Danny Fonseca is the fourth most capped player in the Liga FPD
Other websites
- (in Spanish) UNAFUT - Primera Division
- (in Spanish) Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (Federation of Costa Rican Football)
