2024–25 Liga FPD
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Herediano (30th title) |
| Top goalscorer | Marcel Hernández (10 goals) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
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.
Teams and Structure Changes
A 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.
Location of clubs in 2024-25 season
Location of clubs in San José province
| 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
The Apertura tournament was played from 20 July 2024 to 18 December 2024.
Regular season
The regular season began on 20 July 2024 and finished on 24 November 2024
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alajuelense (A) | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 46 | Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa (A) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 41 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | San Carlos (A) | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 39 | |
| 4 | Herediano (A) | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 35 | |
| 5 | Guanacasteca | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 35 | |
| 6 | Cartaginés | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 34 | |
| 7 | Sporting | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | |
| 8 | Municipal Liberia | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 26 | |
| 9 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 22 | |
| 10 | Santos de Guápiles | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 21 | |
| 11 | Santa Ana | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 20 | |
| 12 | Puntarenas | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 15 |
Source: Soccerway
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
(A) Advance to a further round
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
(A) Advance to a further round
Results
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alajuelense | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Herediano | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Herediano | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 | Saprissa | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Saprissa | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | San Carlos | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
Clausura
The Clausura 2025 season is scheduled to began in January 2025.
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 June 2020. Source: Soccerway
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
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
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||
Aggregate table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alajuelense | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 46 | 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 41 | 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| 3 | San Carlos | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 39 | 2025 CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| 4 | Herediano | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 35 | |
| 5 | Guanacasteca | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 35 | |
| 6 | Cartaginés | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 34 | |
| 7 | Sporting | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | |
| 8 | Municipal Liberia | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 26 | |
| 9 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 22 | |
| 10 | Santos de Guápiles | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 21 | |
| 11 | Santa Ana | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 20 | |
| 12 | Puntarenas | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 15 | Relegated to Liga de Ascenso |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 December 2024. Source: Soccerway
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
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
- ^ "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]