Segunda División de Costa Rica

Costa Rican Second Division (also known as Liga Transcomer for sponsorship reasons) is a professional league incorporated in 1921 for association football clubs in Costa Rica. It is the country's second-tier/division football competition, which is contested by 18 clubs and operates by a system of promotion and relegation.

Segunda Division

The official logo of the Liga de Ascenso
Founded1921; 103 years ago (1921)
CountryCosta Rica
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams17
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toLiga Promerica
Relegation toLINAFA
Sponsor(s)Transcomer
Websiteliasce.com
Current: 2024–2025

History

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Many teams for Costa Rican soccer have passed through this division, such as Deportivo Saprissa, C.S. Cartagines, C.S. Liberty, C.S. Uruguay de Coronado, Orión F.C., Municipal Puntarenas and Deportivo Barrio México. The second division has been called over the years as the First Division "B" for Ascent and the Major League of Soccer.

The first Second Division championship was held in 1921. The Moravia Sports Union was the winner of that contest, which was only participatory until 1934. From 1935 to 1963, the Second Division champion played a promotion league with the last place in the First division. The Second Division teams lost that league in all cases except Uruguay in 1949; Moravia, in 1950 and Deportivo Nicolás Marín (currently Barrio México) in 1963 that did manage to win it and ascend. From 1964 and to date, the champion of the Second Division is promoted directly to the First Division. From 1987 to 2003, the winners of the semifinals faced each other home and away for the chance to be promoted to the First Division.. In 2003, the system of short tournaments was established, in which the winners of the opening and closing finals of each year compete in a final series for promotion in a home and way format.

Clubs: 2023–24

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Team Stadium Capacity Founded
C.S. Uruguay de Coronado Municipal El Labrador 2,500 1936
A.D. Aserrí F.C. ST Center 2,000 1940
A.D.M. Turrialba C.F. Rafael Ángel Camacho 4,500 1940
A.D. Carmelita Rafael Bolaños 2,400 1948
A.D. Cariari Pococí Comunal de Cariari 1,200 1972
Municipal Santa Ana Municipal de Piedades 1,000 1993
A.D. Quepos Cambute Finca Damas 1,000 1996
Jicaral Sercoba Estadio Asociación Cívica Jicaraleña 1,498 2007
Puerto Golfito F.C. Estadio Fortunato Atencio 2,500 2011
Comisión de Fútbol de Palmares (COFUTPA) Estadio Jorge "Palmareño" Solis 4,000 2012
Fútbol Consultants Desamparados Estadio Jorge Hernán "Cuty" Monge 5,000 2017
Guadalupe Fútbol Club Estadio José Joaquín "Colleya" Fonseca 4,500 2017
Jacó F.C. Estadio Municipal de Garabito 3,000 2019
A.D. Sarchi Eliecer Pérez 2,500 2020
Marineros de Punterenas F.C. Estadio Miguel "Lito" Pérez 4,105 2023
Escorpiones de Belén Polideportivo de Belén 1,000 2021
Limón Black Star Estadio Juan Gobán Quirós 2,000 2022
PFA Antioquia Hernan Cuty Monge 5,000 2020

Promotion history

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List of teams that have won their right to play the championship in the Costa Rican First Division.

Season Team
1921 U.D. Moravia
1922 C.S. La Libertad
1923 C.S. La Libertad
1924 C.S. Guadalupe
1925 C.S. Independencia
1926 Juventud de Mata Redonda
1927 A.D. Santo Domingo
1928 C.S. México
1929 Orión F.C.
1930 C.S. La Libertad
1931 Buenos Aires F.C.
1932 A.D. Alajuela Junior
1933 C.S. La Libertad
1934 C.S. La Libertad
1935 C.S. Cartaginés
1936 C.S. Herediano
1937 La Unión de Tres Ríos
1938 Orión F.C.
1939 C.S. La Libertad
1940 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
1941 Orión F.C.
1942 C.S. Uruguay de Coronado
1943 Sindicato del Calzado
1944 U.D. Moravia
1945 Club Atlético Álvarez
1946 Rohrmoser F.C.
1947 Rohrmoser F.C.
1948 Deportivo Saprissa
1949 C.S. Uruguay de Coronado
1950 U.D. Moravia
1951 No determined champion
1952 Nicolás Marín
1953 C.S. Guadalupe
1954 No determined champion
1955 C.S. Guadalupe
1956 No determined champion
1957 Carmen F.C.
1958 Orión F.C.
1959 C.S. La Libertad
1960 C.S. Uruguay de Coronado
1961 Nicolás Marín
1962 Nicolás Marín
1963 Nicolás Marín
1964 Municipal Turrialba
1965 A.D. San Carlos
1966 Nicolás Marín
1967 A.D. Ramonense
1968 C.S. Uruguay de Coronado
1969 Municipal Turrialba
1970 Rohrmoser F.C.
1971 Limón F.C.
1972 Municipal Turrialba
1973 C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica
1974 Municipal Turrialba
1975 A.D. Guanacasteca
1976 A.D.M. Puntarenas
1977 A.D. San Carlos
1978 A.D. San Carlos
1979 A.D. San Miguel
1980 Municipal San José
1981 A.D. Sagrada Familia
1982 Carmen F.C.
1983 C.S. Cartaginés
1984 Municipal Curridabat
1985 A.D. Guanacasteca
1986 Municipal Curridabat
1987 C.S. Uruguay de Coronado
1988 A.D. Palmares
1989 A.D. Generaleña
1990 No determined champion
1990-1991 Municipal Pérez Zeledón
1991-1992 A.D. Ramonense
1992-1993 A.D. Belén
1993-1994 A.D. Sagrada Familia
1994-1995 A.D. Guanacasteca
1995-1996 A.D.M. Goicoechea
1996-1997 A.D. Santa Bárbara
1997-1998 A.D. Limonense
1998-1999 Santos de Guápiles
1999-2000 A.D. Municipal Osa
2000-2001 Municipal Liberia
2001-2002 A.D. Guanacasteca
2002-2003 A.D. Ramonense
2003-2004 A.D. Belén
2004-2005 A.D. Santacruceña
2005-2006 A.D. San Carlos
2006-2007 C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica
2007-2008 A.D. Ramonense
2008-2009 Santos de Guápiles
2009-2010 Limón F.C.
2010-2011 A.D. Belén
2011-2012 C.S. Uruguay de Coronado
2012-2013 C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica
2013-2014 A.S. Puma
2014-2015 Municipal Liberia
2015-2016 A.D. San Carlos
2016-2017 Municipal Grecia
2017-2018 A.D. San Carlos
2018-2019 Jicaral Sercoba
2019-2020 Sporting F.C.
2020-2021 A.D. Guanacasteca
2021-2022 Puntarenas F.C.
2022-2023 Municipal Liberia
2023-2024 Santa Ana F.C.
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