2025–26 Liga FPD

Liga FPD
Season2025–26
DatesApertura:
27 July–20 December 2025
Clausura:
13 January–16 May 2026
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Liga FPD, also known as Liga Promérica for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 105th season of the Liga FPD, Costa Rica's top-flight tournament. It began with the Apertura tournament on 27 July 2025.

The season was played with ten teams, down from the traditional twelve, as a result of Guanacasteca and Santos de Guápiles being disqualified and having their licenses revoked.

Herediano are the defending champions, having won both tournaments of the previous season, being their 30th and 31st titles. The season also reintroduced the promoted side Guadalupe, who return after their relegation in 2023.[2]

Competition format

The season was played with ten teams, down from the traditional twelve, as a result of Guanacasteca and Santos de Guápiles being disqualified and having their licenses revoked.[3][4] Therefore, the season's regular phase consisted of 18 matchdays.[4][3] Otherwise the competition format was unchanged from the previous season.[5]

The season was divided into Apertura and Clausura tournaments, with the Apertura scheduled to place between 27 July and 21 December 2025, and the Clausura between 11 January and 27 May 2026. In both tournaments, a regular phase of 18 matches is played, before the top four advance to the play-offs, which is a four-team knockout competition. If the regular phase and the play-offs have different winners then a grand final is played between the two to determine the tournament winner.[5]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in San José
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AlajuelenseAlajuelaAlejandro Morera Soto18,895
CartaginésCartago"Fello" Meza8,831
HeredianoSanta BárbaraCarlos Alvarado4,250
GuadalupeGuadalupe"Colleya" Fonseca4,500
LiberiaLiberiaEdgardo Baltodano5,979
Pérez ZeledónSan Isidro de El GeneralEstadio Municipal3,259
PuntarenasPuntarenas"Lito" Pérez4,105
San CarlosCiudad QuesadaCarlos Ugalde4,080
SaprissaSan JuanRicardo Saprissa23,112
SportingSan José (Pavas)Ernesto Rohrmoser3,000

Apertura

The Apertura 2025 tournament (also shortened to A25)[6] will begin on 27 July. It will be dedicated to former Saprissa and longtime Repretel commentator Hernán Morales.

Regular phase

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alajuelense (C) 18 12 4 2 29 10 +19 40 Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final
2 Saprissa 18 10 4 4 32 20 +12 34 Advance to Playoffs
3 Cartaginés 18 7 7 4 19 12 +7 28
4 Liberia 18 7 6 5 20 21 −1 27
5 Herediano 18 7 5 6 22 22 0 26
6 Pérez Zeledón 18 6 5 7 25 28 −3 23
7 Puntarenas 18 4 9 5 22 21 +1 21
8 Sporting 18 3 7 8 15 19 −4 16
9 Guadalupe 18 2 7 9 17 32 −15 13
10 San Carlos 18 3 4 11 15 31 −16 13
Source: UNAFUT
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw
(C) Champions

Playoffs

Semi-finals Finals
          
1 Alajuelense 0 2 2
4 Herediano 1 1 2
1 Alajuelense 2 3 5
2 Saprissa 2 1 3
2 Saprissa 0 2 2
3 San Carlos 0 0 0

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alajuelense 5–3 Saprissa 2–2 3–1

Since Alajuelense won the playoffs and also finished first in the regular season, no Grand Final was required, and Alajuelense were crowned champions automatically.

Clausura

The Clausura 2026 season (officially known as Liga Promérica for sponsorship reasons and dedicated to Germán Chavarría) began on 13 January 2026 and is scheduled to end on 24 May 2026.[7]

Regular season

The regular season is scheduled to be played from 13 January 2026 to 26 April 2026. The tournament features 10 teams following the disqualification of Santos de Guápiles and Guanacasteca during the 2025–26 cycle due to administrative licensing issues.[8][9]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Herediano (C) 18 12 2 4 26 10 +16 38 Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final
2 Saprissa 18 10 4 4 34 19 +15 34 Advance to Playoffs
3 Liberia 18 10 3 5 24 18 +6 33
4 Cartaginés 18 10 2 6 26 20 +6 32
5 Alajuelense 18 7 5 6 28 20 +8 26
6 Sporting 18 6 4 8 16 21 −5 22
7 San Carlos 18 6 3 9 21 25 −4 21
8 Puntarenas 18 4 4 10 22 29 −7 16
9 Pérez Zeledón 18 2 8 8 19 30 −11 14
10 Guadalupe 18 3 5 10 13 37 −24 14
Source: UNAFUT
(C) Champions
Semi-finals Finals
          
3 Liberia 1 0 1
2 Saprissa 1 2 3
2 Saprissa 2 0 2
1 Herediano 1 2 3
4 Cartaginés 0 0 0
1 Herediano 1 0 1

Final

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saprissa 2–3 Herediano 2–1 0–2

Since Herediano won the playoffs and also finished first in the regular season, no Grand Final was required, and Herediano were crowned champions automatically.[10]

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Saprissa 36 20 8 8 66 39 +27 68 Qualification for the Central American Cup group stage
2 Alajuelense 36 19 9 8 57 30 +27 66
3 Herediano 36 19 7 10 48 32 +16 64
4 Cartaginés 36 17 9 10 45 32 +13 60
5 Liberia 36 17 9 10 44 39 +5 60
6 Sporting 36 9 11 16 31 40 −9 38
7 Puntarenas 36 8 13 15 44 50 −6 37
8 Pérez Zeledón 36 8 13 15 44 58 −14 37
9 San Carlos 36 9 7 20 36 56 −20 34 Relegation to Liga de Ascenso
10 Guadalupe 36 5 12 19 30 69 −39 27
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2026. Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "UNAFUT y Banco Promerica firman extensión histórica de patrocinio hasta 2030" (in Spanish). Banco Promerica Costa Rica. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Fonseca, Alejandro (1 June 2025). "Guadalupe asciende a la Primera División del fútbol tico". Diario Extra (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 Vargas, Dinia (3 July 2025). "Torneo con 10 equipos: Así será el calendario del Apertura 2025 | CRHoy.com". CRHoy.com | Periodico Digital | Costa Rica Noticias 24/7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 Vargas, Dinia (3 July 2025). "Guanacasteca y Santos acudieron al TAS y al ICODER en busca de recuperar sus licencias | CRHoy.com". CRHoy.com | Periodico Digital | Costa Rica Noticias 24/7 (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 Solano, Hermes (2025-06-28). "Definido el nuevo campeonato nacional en Costa Rica: 10 equipos y 18 fechas de fase regular". El Observador CR (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-06-18.
  6. ↑ "Torneo de Apertura 2025 ya tiene calendario y dedicado". UNAFUT.com. UNAFUT. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Calendario Torneo Clausura 2026". UNAFUT. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Vargas, Dinia (2 December 2025). "14 de enero iniciará el Torneo de Clausura 2026: Así quedó el calendario". CRHoy.
  9. ↑ "Licencias confirma exclusión de Santos dan Guanacasteca para el Clausura". La Nación. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  10. ↑ https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cos2026.html
  11. ↑ https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cos2026.html
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