The 2024–25 Liga FPD season, also known as Liga Promérica[1] for sponsorship reasons, is the 104th season since its establishment. The tournament is divided into two championships, the Apertura and Clausura, each in an identical format and each contested by 12 teams.
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Clausura: |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
Teams and Structure Changes
editA total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2023–24 season and one team promoted from the Liga de Ascenso.
Like the previous season, the league has the following playoff format. The top 4 teams in the regular season will progress to a two-legged knockout tournament. If the same team that wins the regular season wins the playoff, that team wins the season championship immediately. Should a different team win the playoff than won the regular season, those two teams will meet in a two-legged Grand Final for the season championship.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajuelense | Alajuela, Alajuela | Alejandro Morera Soto | 18,000 | 1919 |
| Cartaginés | Cartago, Cartago | José Rafael "Fello" Meza | 10,000 | 1906 |
| Guanacasteca | Nicoya, Guanacaste | Estadio Chorotega | 3,000 | 1973 |
| Herediano | Heredia, Heredia | Eladio Rosabal Cordero [3] | 8,000 | 1921 |
| Municipal Liberia | Liberia, Guanacaste | Edgardo Baltodano | 7,000 | 1977 |
| Puntarenas F.C. | Puntarenas, Puntarenas | Estadio Lito Pérez | 4,105 | 2004 |
| Pérez Zeledón | San Isidro de El General, San José | Estadio Municipal | 6,000 | 1991 |
| San Carlos | Ciudad Quesada, Alajuela | Carlos Ugalde Álvarez | 5,600 | 1965 |
| Santa Ana | Santa Ana, San José | Piedades de Santa Ana | 2,000 | 1993 |
| Santos de Guápiles | Guápiles, Limón | Ebal Rodríguez | 3,000 | 1961 |
| Saprissa | San Juan de Tibás, San José | Ricardo Saprissa | 23,000 | 1935 |
| Sporting F.C. | Pavas, San José | Ernesto Rohrmoser | 3,000 | 2016 |
Apertura
editThe Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2024, starting on 20 July 2024.
Regular season
editThe regular season began on 20 July 2024 and scheduled to finish on 24 November 2024
Standings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alajuelense | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 37 | Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final |
| 2 | San Carlos | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 32 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Herediano | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 31 | |
| 4 | Cartaginés | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 31 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Saprissa | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 30 | |
| 6 | Guanacasteca | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 29 | |
| 7 | Sporting | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 24 | |
| 8 | Municipal Liberia | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 22 | |
| 9 | Pérez Zeledón | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 19 | |
| 10 | Santa Ana | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 17 | |
| 11 | Puntarenas | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 12 | |
| 12 | Santos de Guápiles | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 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
Results
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Clausura
editThe Clausura 2025 season is scheduled to began in January 2025.
Regular season
editStandings
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Alajuelense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final |
| 2 | Cartaginés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Guanacasteca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Herediano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Municipal Liberia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Puntarenas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Pérez Zeledón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | San Carlos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Santa Ana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Santos de Guápiles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Sporting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
Results
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Aggregate table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Alajuelense | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 37 | 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| 2 | San Carlos | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 32 | 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| 3 | Herediano | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 31 | 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| 4 | Cartaginés | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 31 | |
| 5 | Deportivo Saprissa | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 30 | |
| 6 | Guanacasteca | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 29 | |
| 7 | Sporting | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 24 | |
| 8 | Municipal Liberia | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 22 | |
| 9 | Pérez Zeledón | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 19 | |
| 10 | Santa Ana | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 17 | |
| 11 | Puntarenas | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 12 | |
| 12 | Santos de Guápiles | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 11 | Relegated to Liga de Ascenso |
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
References
edit- ^ "UNAFUT - SITIO OFICIAL - Liga Promerica será el nuevo concepto del fútbol de la primera división". unafut.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-11. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^ "Calendario Torneo Apertura 2023". www.unafut.org. UNAFUT, Genius Sports Group. Retrieved 9 Jan 2024.
- ^ Herediano is temporarily playing at Estadio "Colleya" Fonseca in Guadalupe, San José while their home stadium undergoes renovation [2]