{{Short description|Costa Rican association football league}} {{Infobox football league | name = Liga Promerica | logo = Liga Promerica.svg | pixels = | country = Costa Rica | confed = CONCACAF | founded = {{start date and age|1921|6|13|df=y}} | teams = 10 | relegation = Liga de Ascenso | levels = 1 | domest_cup = Costa Rican Cup | confed_cup = '''Regional'''<br>CONCACAF Central American Cup<br>'''Continental'''<br>CONCACAF Champions Cup | champions = Alajuelense (31st title) | season = 2025 Apertura | most successful club = Saprissa (40 titles) | tv = FUTV<br />Tigo Sports<br />TD+ | website = {{URL|http://unafut.com/}} | current = 2025–26 Liga FPD }}
The '''Primera División of Costa Rica''', commonly known as '''Liga de Fútbol de Primera División''' ('''Liga FPD'''),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Molina Salas|first1=José Pablo|title=Legacy Irazú es el balón oficial presentado por Voit para la Liga FPD|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5147:legacy-irazu-es-el-balon-oficial-presentado-por-voit-para-la-liga-fpd&catid=6:noticias&Itemid=40|website=unafut.com|access-date=18 May 2017|language=es-es|archive-date=22 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722060028/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5147:legacy-irazu-es-el-balon-oficial-presentado-por-voit-para-la-liga-fpd&catid=6:noticias&Itemid=40|url-status=dead}}</ref> and '''Liga Promerica''' for sponsorship reasons,<ref>{{cite web |title=Liga Promerica será el nuevo concepto del fútbol de la primera división |url=http://unafut.com/index.php/noticias/478-liga-promerica-sera-el-nuevo-concepto-del-futbol-de-la-primera-division |website=unafut.com |access-date=14 July 2019 |archive-date=11 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911143103/http://unafut.com/index.php/noticias/478-liga-promerica-sera-el-nuevo-concepto-del-futbol-de-la-primera-division |url-status=dead }}</ref> is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División (UNAFUT).<ref name="UNAFUT">{{cite web|title=¿Quiénes Somos?|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=15|website=unafut.com|access-date=18 May 2017|language=es-es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606134237/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20&Itemid=15|archive-date=6 June 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The league consists of 10 teams, with the last-placed team relegated to the Liga de Ascenso.
The league was founded in 1921,<ref name="UNAFUT" /> with Herediano crowned as the first champions.<ref name="Campeonatos">{{cite web|title=Primera División|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38%3Aprimera-division&catid=3&Itemid=35|website=unafut.com|access-date=18 May 2017|language=es-es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809200238/http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38%3Aprimera-division&catid=3&Itemid=35|archive-date=9 August 2017}}</ref> Saprissa is the most successful club having won the championship a record 40 times. Together with Alajuelense (31 titles)and Herediano (31 titles)they have dominated the league.
==Competition format== thumb|right|150px|Former logoThe Liga FPD features a format in which two separate tournaments are held over the course of one particular season. The ''Torneo de Apertura'' (Spanish for "Opening Tournament") lasts from July to December, while the ''Torneo de Clausura'' (Spanish for "Closing Tournament") lasts from January to May. From 2007 to 2017, these were known respectively as ''Torneo de Invierno'' ("Winter Tournament") and ''Torneo de Verano'' ("Summer Tournament"), based on the Costa Rican seasons, with the ''Invierno'' tournament played during the rainy season and the ''Verano'' tournament played during the dry season.
A separate tournament is played on stages. The first stage follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of a tournament, each club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 22 matchdays. Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the top-four clubs at the end of the stage qualifying to the second stage. The second stage consists of a quadrangular in which the best four teams qualified will face each other twice again, adding 6 additional matchdays. If the top team of the first stage also wins the quadrangular, the club will be crowned as champions; otherwise, a double-legged final will be played between the winners of the first stage and the winners of the quadrangular to determine the champion.
===Promotion and relegation=== A system of promotion and relegation exists between the ''Primera División'' and the ''Segunda División''. In spite of having two champions during a regular season, the Liga FPD only relegates one team per season based on the aggregate performance in both ''Apertura'' and ''Clausura'' tournaments. The last-placed team in the aggregate table is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso.
===Qualifying for CONCACAF competitions===
The top teams in the Liga FPD qualify to the CONCACAF Champions League. Starting in the 2017–18 season, the CONCACAF Champions League will be separated into two stages. The first stage is CONCACAF League, which consists of sixteen teams from Central America and the Caribbean, in which the winner qualifies to the second stage, the Champions League, joining other fifteen teams. Because of this format, the qualification criteria in the Liga FPD are: *If one team wins both the ''Apertura'' and ''Clausura'' tournaments **The double champion will qualify directly to the second stage of the Champions League **The two non-champion teams with the best aggregate record at the end of the season will qualify to the CONCACAF League *If two teams are crowned champions over the season **The champion with the best aggregate record will qualify directly to the second stage of the Champions League **The champion with the worst aggregate record will qualify to the CONCACAF League **The non-champion team with the best aggregate record will qualify to the CONCACAF League
==History== [[File:Ronald Matarrita - November 8, 2015.jpg|thumb|right|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'']] On 13 June 1921, the Costa Rican Football Federation was created. With its creation, the need of a tournament also emerged, along with the establishment of a national team, as a result of Costa Rica being invited to the 1921 Juegos del Centenario in Guatemala.<ref name="Foundation">{{cite web|last1=Coto|first1=Gerardo|title=1921|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54%3A1921&catid=3&Itemid=35|website=UNAFUT.com|publisher=UNAFUT|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808075259/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54:1921&catid=3&Itemid=35|archive-date=8 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The first season of the Costa Rican Primera División was played in 1921 with seven teams: Alajuelense, Cartaginés, Herediano, La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española, Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense and La Unión de Tres Ríos. La Libertad and Gimnástica Limonense played the first ever match of the Liga FPD, with La Libertad emerging victorious with a lone goal scored by Rafael Madrigal. Herediano were crowned as champions.<ref name="Foundation" />
In 1999, the Costa Rican Football Federation created the UNAFUT (acronym of Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División), an entity designed for the organization and administration of the Primera División tournament and its youth leagues (known as Alto Rendimiento).<ref name="UNAFUT" />
On 9 January 2014, UNAFUT decided to rename the tournament to Liga FPD, in order to give more identity to the league.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vargas|first1=Gabriel|title=Fission es el balón que se usará en el torneo de Verano 2014|url=http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Fission-balon-usara-torneo-Verano_0_1389661086.html|access-date=25 May 2017|work=La Nación|date=10 January 2014|language=es}}</ref>
The main rivalry in the league is ''El Clásico'', played by Alajuelense and Saprissa, as both teams are the most successful in the league and both share the vast majority of followers throughout the country. Since their first encounter at the old national stadium on 12 October 1949, the two teams have faced each other in over 300 matches, with the winning balance in favor of Saprissa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Una rivalidad que divide a los ticos|url=http://es.fifa.com/news/y=2014/m=2/news=una-rivalidad-que-divide-los-ticos-dos-2281240.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101140803/http://es.fifa.com/news/y=2014/m=2/news=una-rivalidad-que-divide-los-ticos-dos-2281240.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 1, 2018|website=FIFA.com|publisher=FIFA|access-date=5 June 2017|language=es-ES|date=21 February 2014}}</ref>
==Clubs 2025-26==
{{Location map+ |Costa Rica |width = 500 |float=left |caption = Location of clubs in 2025-26 season |places= {{Location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=10.02 |long=-84.21 |label_size=80 |label=Alajuelense |position=top}} {{Location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.86 |long=-83.92 |label_size=80 |label=Cartaginés |position=bottom}} {{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.999477 |long=-84.122996 |label_size=80 |label=Herediano |position=right}} {{Location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=10.64 |long=-85.43 |label_size=80 |label=Liberia}} {{Location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.37 |long=-83.70 |label_size=80 |label={{nowrap|Pérez Zeledón}} |position=bottom}} {{Location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.98 |long=-84.84 |label_size=80 |label=Puntarenas |position=left}} {{Location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=10.32 |long=-84.42 |label_size=80 |label=San Carlos |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Costa Rica |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=11.3 |long=-83.6 |labelsize=80 |label='''{{nowrap|San José teams:}}'''<br/> Guadalupe<br/> Saprissa<br/> Sporting|position=right}} }}
{{Location map+ |San José Province |width=250 |caption=Location of clubs in San José province |alt = Liga FPD clubs in San José Province |places= {{location map~ |San José Province |lat=9.94 |long=-84.06 |label_size=80 |label=Guadalupe |position=right}} {{Location map~ |San José Province |lat=9.97 |long=-84.08 |label_size=80 |label=Saprissa |position=top}} {{Location map~ |San José Province |lat=9.94 |long=-84.13 |label_size=80 |label=Sporting |position=left}} }}
{| class="wikitable sortable" !Team !Location !Stadium !Capacity !Founded |- |Alajuelense |Alajuela, Alajuela |Alejandro Morera Soto |17,895 |1919 |- |Cartaginés |Cartago, Cartago |José Rafael "Fello" Meza |13,500 |1906 |- |Herediano |Heredia, Heredia |Eladio Rosabal Cordero{{refn|Herediano is temporarily playing at Estadio "Colleya" Fonseca in Guadalupe, San José while their home stadium undergoes renovation <ref name ="calendario2023">{{cite web |title=Calendario Torneo Apertura 2023 |url=https://www.unafut.com/calendario/ |website=www.unafut.org |publisher=UNAFUT, Genius Sports Group |access-date=9 Jan 2024}}</ref>}} |8,068 |1921 |- |Guadalupe |Guadalupe, San José |"Colleya" Fonseca |4,500 |2017 |- |Liberia |Liberia, Guanacaste |Edgardo Baltodano |6,500 |1977 |- |Pérez Zeledón |San Isidro de El General, San José |Estadio Municipal |3,259 |1991 |- |Puntarenas F.C. |Puntarenas, Puntarenas |Estadio Lito Pérez |4,105 |2004 |- |San Carlos |Ciudad Quesada, Alajuela |Carlos Ugalde Álvarez |4,080 |1965 |- |Saprissa |San Juan de Tibás, San José |Ricardo Saprissa |23,112 |1935 |- |Sporting F.C. |Pavas, San José |Ernesto Rohrmoser |3,000 |2016 |}
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==Champions== {| class="wikitable sortable" !width=px|Ed. !width=90px|Season !width=170px|Champion !width=170px|Runner-up |- | {{center|1}} || 1921 || Herediano || Gimnástica Española |- | {{center|2}} || 1922 || Herediano || La Libertad |- | {{center|3}} || 1923 || Cartaginés || La Libertad |- | {{center|4}} || 1924 || Herediano || Cartaginés |- | {{center|5}} || 1925 || La Libertad || Herediano |- | {{center|6}} || 1926 || La Libertad || Cartaginés |- | {{center|7}} || 1927 || Herediano || La Libertad |- | {{center|8}} || 1928 || Alajuelense || Gimnástica Española |- | {{center|9}} || 1929 || La Libertad || Alajuelense |- | {{center|10}} || 1930 || Herediano || Gimnástica Española |- | {{center|11}} || 1931 || Herediano || Orión |- | {{center|12}} || 1932 || Herediano || Orión |- | {{center|13}} || 1933 || Herediano || Gimnástica Española |- | {{center|14}} || 1934 || La Libertad || Alajuela Junior |- | {{center|15}} || 1935 || Herediano || Alajuela Junior |- | {{center|16}} || 1936 || Cartaginés || La Libertad |- | {{center|17}} || 1937 || Herediano || Gimnástica Española |- | {{center|18}} || 1938 || Orión || Gimnástica Española |- | {{center|19}} || 1939 || Alajuelense || Herediano |- | {{center|20}} || 1940 || Cartaginés || Orión |- | {{center|21}} || 1941 || Alajuelense || La Libertad |- | {{center|22}} || 1942 || La Libertad || Gimnástica Española |- | {{center|23}} || 1943 || Universidad de Costa Rica || Alajuelense |- | {{center|24}} || 1944 || Orión || Herediano |- | {{center|25}} || 1945 || Alajuelense || Orión |- | {{center|26}} || 1946 || La Libertad || Herediano |- | {{center|27}} || 1947 || Herediano || La Libertad |- | {{center|28}} || 1948 || Herediano || Alajuelense |- | {{center|29}} || 1949 || Alajuelense || Orión |- | {{center|30}} || 1950 || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- | {{center|31}} || 1951 || Herediano || Orión |- | {{center|32}} || 1952 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|33}} || 1953 || Saprissa || Herediano |- bgcolor=#efefef | {{center|34}} ||1954 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |''No tournament.'' |- | {{center|35}} || 1955 || Herediano || Saprissa |- bgcolor=#efefef | {{center|36}} ||1956 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |''No tournament.'' |- | {{center|37}} || 1957 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|38}} || 1958 || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- | {{center|39}} || 1959 || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- | {{center|40}} || 1960 || Alajuelense || Herediano |- | {{center|41}} || 1961 Asofútbol || Herediano || Saprissa |- | {{center|42}} || 1961 Fedefútbol || Carmelita || Uruguay de Coronado |- | {{center|43}} || 1962 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|44}} || 1963 || Uruguay de Coronado || Saprissa |- | {{center|45}} || 1964 || Saprissa || Orión |- | {{center|46}} || 1965 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|47}} || 1966 || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- | {{center|48}} || 1967 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|49}} || 1968 || Saprissa || Cartaginés |- | {{center|50}} || 1969 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|51}} || 1970 || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- | {{center|52}} || 1971 || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- | {{center|53}} || 1972 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|54}} || 1973 || Saprissa || Cartaginés |- | {{center|55}} || 1974 || Saprissa || Herediano |- | {{center|56}} || 1975 || Saprissa || Cartaginés |- | {{center|57}} || 1976 || Saprissa || Deportivo México |- | {{center|58}} || 1977 || Saprissa || Cartaginés |- | {{center|59}} || 1978 || Herediano || Municipal Puntarenas |- | {{center|60}} || 1979 || Herediano || Cartaginés |- | {{center|61}} || 1980 || Alajuelense || Herediano |- | {{center|62}} || 1981 || Herediano || Limonense |- | {{center|63}} || 1982 || Saprissa || Municipal Puntarenas |- | {{center|64}} || 1983 || Alajuelense || Municipal Puntarenas |- | {{center|65}} || 1984 || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- | {{center|66}} || 1985 || Herediano || Alajuelense |- | {{center|67}} || 1986 || Municipal Puntarenas || Alajuelense |- | {{center|68}} || 1987 || Herediano || Cartaginés |- | {{center|69}} || 1988 || Saprissa || Herediano |- | {{center|70}} || 1989 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- bgcolor=#efefef | {{center|71}} ||1990 || colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |''No tournament.'' |- | {{center|72}} || 1990–91 || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- | {{center|73}} || 1991–92 || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- | {{center|74}} || 1992–93 || Herediano || Cartaginés |- | {{center|75}} || 1993–94 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|76}} || 1994–95 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|77}} || 1995–96 || Alajuelense || Cartaginés |- | {{center|78}} || 1996–97 || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- | {{center|79}} || 1997–98 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|80}} || 1998–99 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|81}} || 1999–00 || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- | {{center|82}} || 2000–01 || Alajuelense || Herediano |- | {{center|83}} || 2001–02 || Alajuelense || Santos de Guápiles |- | {{center|84}} || 2002–03 || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- | {{center|85}} || 2003–04 || Saprissa || Herediano |- | {{center|86}} || 2004–05 || Alajuelense || Pérez Zeledón |- | {{center|87}} || 2005–06 || Saprissa || Puntarenas F.C. |- | {{center|88}} || 2006–07 || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|89}} || 2007 Invierno || Saprissa || Herediano |- | {{center|90}} || 2008 Verano || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|91}} || 2008 Invierno || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|92}} || 2009 Verano || Liberia Mía || Herediano |- | {{center|93}} || 2009 Invierno || Brujas || Puntarenas F.C. |- | {{center|94}} || 2010 Verano || Saprissa || San Carlos |- | {{center|95}} || 2010 Invierno || Alajuelense || Herediano |- | {{center|96}} || 2011 Verano || Alajuelense || San Carlos |- | {{center|97}} || 2011 Invierno || Alajuelense || Herediano |- | {{center|98}} || 2012 Verano || Herediano || Santos de Guápiles |- | {{center|99}} || 2012 Invierno || Alajuelense || Herediano |- | {{center|100}} || 2013 Verano || Herediano || Cartaginés |- | {{center|101}} || 2013 Invierno || Alajuelense || Herediano |- | {{center|102}} || 2014 Verano || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|103}} || 2014 Invierno || Saprissa || Herediano |- | {{center|104}} || 2015 Verano || Herediano || Alajuelense |- | {{center|105}} || 2015 Invierno || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|106}} || 2016 Verano || Herediano || Alajuelense |- | {{center|107}} || 2016 Invierno || Saprissa || Herediano |- | {{center|108}} || 2017 Verano || Herediano || Saprissa |- | {{center|109}} || 2017 Apertura || Pérez Zeledón || Herediano |- | {{center|110}} || 2018 Clausura || Saprissa || Herediano |- | {{center|111}} || 2018 Apertura || Herediano || Saprissa |- | {{center|112}} || 2019 Clausura || San Carlos || Saprissa |- | {{center|113}} || 2019 Apertura || Herediano || Alajuelense |- | {{center|114}} || 2020 Clausura || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|115}} || 2020 Apertura || Alajuelense || Herediano |- | {{center|116}} || 2021 Clausura || Saprissa || Herediano |- | {{center|117}} || 2021 Apertura || Herediano || Saprissa |- | {{center|118}} || 2022 Clausura || Cartaginés || Alajuelense |- | {{center|119}} || 2022 Apertura || Saprissa || Herediano |- | {{center|120}} || 2023 Clausura || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|121}} || 2023 Apertura || Saprissa || Herediano |- | {{center|122}} || 2024 Clausura || Saprissa || Alajuelense |- | {{center|123}} || 2024 Apertura || Herediano || Alajuelense |- | {{center|124}} || 2025 Clausura || Herediano||Alajuelense |- | {{center|125}} || 2025 Apertura || Alajuelense || Saprissa |- |}
==Performance by club== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" ! Rank ! style="width:15%;"| Club ! style="width:10%;"| Winners ! style="width:10%;"| Runners-up ! style="width:65%;"| Winning years |- |align="center"|1 |Saprissa |{{center|40}} |{{center|22}} |1952, 1953, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007 Invierno, 2008 Verano, 2008 Invierno, 2010 Verano, 2014 Verano, 2014 Invierno, 2015 Invierno, 2016 Invierno, 2018 Clausura, 2020 Clausura, 2021 Clausura, 2022 Apertura, 2023 Clausura, 2023 Apertura, 2024 Clausura |- |align="center"|2 |Alajuelense |{{center|31}} |{{center|31}} |1928, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2010 Invierno, 2011 Verano, 2011 Invierno, 2012 Invierno, 2013 Invierno, 2020 Apertura, 2025 Apertura |- |align="center"|3 |Herediano |{{center|31}} |{{center|25}} |1921, 1922, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1961 Asofútbol, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1992–93, 2012 Verano, 2013 Verano, 2015 Verano, 2016 Verano, 2017 Verano, 2018 Apertura, 2019 Apertura, 2021 Apertura, 2024 Apertura, 2025 Clausura |- |align="center"|4 |La Libertad |{{center|6}} |{{center|6}} |1925, 1926, 1929, 1934, 1942, 1946 |- |align="center"|5 |Cartaginés |{{center|4}} |{{center|11}} |1923, 1936, 1940, 2022 Clausura |- |align="center"|6 |Orión |{{center|2}} |{{center|7}} |1938, 1944 |- |align="center" rowspan="8"|7 |Municipal Puntarenas |{{center|1}} |{{center|3}} |1986 |- |San Carlos |{{center|1}} |{{center|2}} | 2019 Clausura |- |Uruguay de Coronado |{{center|1}} |{{center|1}} |1963 |- |Pérez Zeledón |{{center|1}} |{{center|1}} |2017 Apertura |- |Universidad de Costa Rica |{{center|1}} |{{center|0}} |1943 |- |Carmelita |{{center|1}} |{{center|0}} |1961 Fedefútbol |- |Liberia Mía |{{center|1}} |{{center|0}} |2009 Verano |- |Brujas |{{center|1}} |{{center|0}} |2009 Invierno |} <ref>{{cite web|title=Primera División|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38%3Aprimera-division&catid=3&Itemid=35|website=www.unafut.com|publisher=UNAFUT|access-date=25 May 2017|language=es-es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809200238/http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38%3Aprimera-division&catid=3&Itemid=35|archive-date=9 August 2017}}</ref>
==Player records== ===Top scorers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" !Rank !width=50|{{tooltip|Nat.|Nationality}} !width=150|Player !width=70|Goals |- |1 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Victor Núñez Rodríguez |246 |- |2 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Errol Daniels |196 |- |3 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Jonathan McDonald |183 |- |4 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Roy Sáenz |168 |- |5 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Álvaro Saborio |167 |- |6 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Leonel Hernández |164 |- |7 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Guillermo Guardia |149 |- |8 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Evaristo Coronado |148 |- |9 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Alejandro Alpízar |147 |- |9 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Erick Scott |147 |- |11 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Juan Ulloa |140 |- |12 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Vicente Wanchope |133 |} <ref>{{cite web|title=Club de los 100|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:club-de-los-100&catid=5:comision-de-historia-y-estadistica&Itemid=34|website=www.unafut.com|publisher=UNAFUT|access-date=25 May 2017|language=es-es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701132919/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58:club-de-los-100&catid=5:comision-de-historia-y-estadistica&Itemid=34|archive-date=1 July 2017}}</ref>
===Most appearances=== [[Image:Danny Fonseca - Cropped.jpg|thumb|right|Danny Fonseca is the fourth most capped player in the Liga FPD]] {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" !Rank !width=50|{{tooltip|Nat.|Nationality}} !width=150|Player !width=90|Years !width=70|Apps |- |1 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Marvin Obando |1979–2000||685 |- |2 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Julio Fuller |1975–1994||684 |- |3 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Enrique Díaz |1977–1996||676 |- |4 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Danny Fonseca |1999–2018||656 |- |5 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Allen Guevara |2008– |625 |- |6 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Félix Montoya |1999–2019 |619 |- |7 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Óscar Granados |2004–2022 |608 |- |8 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Marvin Angulo |2006– |606 |- |9 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Luis Diego Arnáez |1987–2005||579 |- |10 |{{flagicon|CRC}} |align=left|Keilor Soto |2001–2021 |576 |- |11 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Mauricio Montero |1980–1990||557 |- |12 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Wílmer López |1992–2009||550 |- |13 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Óscar Ramírez |1983–1999||542 |- |14 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Evaristo Coronado |1981–1995||536 |- |15 |{{flagicon|CRC}} | align="left" |Luis Quirós |1986–2000||531 |} <ref>{{cite web|title=Jugadores con más partidos de campeonato nacional|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=211:jugadores-con-mas-partidos-de-campeonato-nacional&catid=5:comision-de-historia-y-estadistica&Itemid=34|website=unafut.com|publisher=UNAFUT|access-date=25 May 2017|language=es-es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728203538/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=211:jugadores-con-mas-partidos-de-campeonato-nacional&catid=5:comision-de-historia-y-estadistica&Itemid=34|archive-date=28 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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