The 2019–20 Liga FPD season, also known as Liga Promérica[1] for sponsorship reasons, is the 99th 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.

Liga FPD
Season2019–20
ChampionsApertura:
Herediano
Clausura:
Saprissa
RelegatedLa U Universitarios
CONCACAF LeagueAlajuelense
Herediano
Saprissa
Top goalscorerÁlvaro Saborío Chacón (13 goals as of Dec. 15, 2019)
Biggest home winSaprissa 6-0 Limon FC (21 October 2019)
Biggest away winGrecia 0-6 Saprissa (8 September 2019)

The Voit Loxus is the official match ball of the tournament.[2] San Carlos are the defending champions, after defeating Saprissa in the Clausura 2019 tournament.

Teams and Structure Changes

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2018–19 season, one team promoted from the Liga de Ascenso.

Jicaral were promoted for the first time to the Liga FPD after defeating Guanacasteca in the Liga de Ascenso final, thus replacing Carmelita in the Liga FPD.

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.

Personnel, kits and Stadia

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s) Stadium Capacity
Alajuelense Argentina Andrés Carevic Kelme kölbi Alejandro Morera Soto 18,000
Cartaginés Costa Rica Hernán Medford Joma Premium Carroceria y Pintura "Fello" Meza 13,500
Municipal Grecia Mexico Fernando Palomeque Living Sports Super Rosvil Estadio Allen Riggioni 4,000
Guadalupe F.C. Costa Rica Géiner Segura ProSport Yustin Suministros Estadio José Joaquín "Coyella" Fonseca 4,500
Herediano Argentina José Giacone Umbro Tigo Eladio Rosabal Cordero 15,000
Jicaral Costa Rica Jeaustin Campos ProSport Sardimar Estadio de la Asociación Cívica Jicaraleña 1,000
Limón Costa Rica Ricardo Allen Thomas Sportek APM Terminals Estadio Juan Gobán 2,600
Pérez Zeledón Colombia Omar Royero Textiles JB kölbi Municipal de Pérez Zeledón 6,100
San Carlos Costa Rica Luis Marín ARN Dos Pinos Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez 5,600
Santos Costa Rica Johnny Chaves Capelli Sport Grupo Colono Ebal Rodríguez 4,500
Saprissa Costa Rica Walter Centeno Kappa kölbi Ricardo Saprissa 24,000
UCR Costa Rica Luis Diego Arnáez Saeta TBD Estadio Jorge Hernán "Cuty" Monge 5,500

Apertura

The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2019, starting on 20 July.

Regular season

The regular season began on 20 July 2019 and ended on 20 November 2019.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alajuelense 22 16 4 2 49 21 +28 52 Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final
2 Saprissa 22 12 4 6 50 30 +20 40 Advance to Playoffs
3 Herediano 22 10 5 7 40 23 +17 35
4 San Carlos 22 9 6 7 40 37 +3 33
5 Cartaginés 22 9 6 7 31 28 +3 33
6 Pérez Zeledón 22 7 7 8 24 32 −8 28
7 Jicaral 22 7 6 9 23 30 −7 27
8 Guadalupe 22 7 5 10 29 37 −8 26
9 Limón 22 7 4 11 24 40 −16 25
10 Santos de Guápiles 22 5 9 8 33 39 −6 24
11 Grecia 22 5 6 11 26 39 −13 21
12 UCR 22 4 6 12 23 36 −13 18
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

Results

Home \ Away ALA CART GRE GUA HER JIC LIM PER SCA SNT SAP UCR
Alajuelense — 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 4–1
Cartaginés 0–4 — 4–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 4–3
Grecia 1–3 0–1 — 2–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–6 3–3
Guadalupe 1–1 1–0 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 4–3 1–2 2–2 2–4 2–1 1–0
Herediano 0–1 3–0 3–0 2–0 — 1–3 3–2 4–1 3–1 6–2 4–0 0–0
Jicaral 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 — 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–5 2–0
Limón 1–2 0–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 — 1–1 3–4 1–0 1–1 1–0
Pérez Zeledón 1–4 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 — 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–0
San Carlos 3–1 2–4 4–2 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 5–2 — 2–2 1–0 1–2
Santos de Guápiles 0–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 — 4–0 1–4
Saprissa 2–5 2–2 0–2 4–1 2–1 4–0 6–0 3–0 3–1 2–2 — 4–0
UCR 0–3 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
          
1 Alajuelense 0 3 3
4 San Carlos 0 0 0
1 Alajuelense 0 0 0
3 Herediano 2 0 2
2 Saprissa 1 1 2 (4)
3 Herediano 1 1 2 (5)

Semifinals

First legs
Herediano1 – 1Saprissa
B. Burke 90+1' 38' A. Robinson
Referee: Ricardo Montero
San Carlos0 – 0Alajuelense
Referee: Juan Calderón
Second legs
Alajuelense3 - 0San Carlos
M. Ureña 22' 43'
J. McDonald 62'
Referee: Hugo Cruz
Saprissa1 - 1 (a.e.t.)Herediano
J. Venegas 33' (pen) 76' Ó. Granados
Penalties
4-5
Referee: Juan Calderón

Finals

First leg
Herediano2 – 0Alajuelense
F. Rodríguez 14' 33'
Referee: Henry Bejarano
Second leg
Alajuelense0 – 0Herediano
Referee: Hugo Cruz

Grand final

If the regular season winners are unable to win the playoffs, a double-legged final will be played against the playoffs winner in order to determine the champions of the Apertura tournament. The team with the better accumulated record over the regular season and playoffs will host the second leg.

First leg

Herediano1 – 0Alajuelense
A. Soto 8'
Referee: Juan Calderón

Second leg

Alajuelense2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Herediano
B. Alfaro 73'
J. Moya 76'		 87' Y. Ruiz
Penalties
4 – 5
Referee: Henry Bejarano
 Apertura 2019 champions 
Herediano
27th title

Clausura

The Clausura 2020 season began in January 2020.

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Saprissa 22 13 6 3 41 24 +17 45 Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final
2 Herediano 22 10 10 2 40 21 +19 40 Advance to Playoffs
3 Alajuelense 22 11 7 4 42 26 +16 40
4 Cartaginés 22 10 5 7 33 35 −2 35
5 Guadalupe 22 8 9 5 28 22 +6 33
6 Jicaral 22 8 8 6 33 27 +6 32
7 San Carlos 22 8 5 9 41 41 0 29
8 Grecia 22 8 5 9 33 37 −4 29
9 Pérez Zeledón 22 5 6 11 26 38 −12 21
10 Santos de Guápiles 21 5 5 11 31 41 −10 20
11 Limón 21 4 4 13 19 28 −9 16
12 La U Universitarios 22 4 4 14 27 54 −27 16
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

Results

Home \ Away ALA CART GRE GUA HER JIC LAU LIM PER SCA SNT SAP
Alajuelense — 1–1 5–1 3–2 0–0 1–0 6–1 4–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–2
Cartaginés 0–2 — 4–3 0–0 1–4 4–2 2–1 1–0 0–3 3–2 2–2 1–2
Grecia 3–1 2–3 — 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 1–0 2–5 1–1 0–3
Guadalupe 3–0 0–0 3–0 — 0–0 1–1 5–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–0 2–1
Herediano 3–3 3–0 3–3 0–0 — 1–0 5–2 0–1 1–1 3–3 3–1 4–1
Jicaral 2–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 — 5–0 2–1 3–1 2–1 6–2 0–3
La U Universitarios 1–2 0–0 0–4 3–0 1–2 2–2 — 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–0
Limón 1–0 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 3–3 — 1–2 1–2 3–0 0–1
Pérez Zeledón 3–1 0–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 1–1 — 0–4 3–3 1–1
San Carlos 1–1 1–3 1–0 2–2 1–3 0–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 — 3–0 0–1
Santos de Guápiles 0–1 1–3 1–0 3–4 1–1 0–0 3–0 10 Jun 3–1 5–2 — 2–4
Saprissa 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–0 5–3 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 10 June 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
          
1 Saprissa 4 2 6
4 Cartaginés 0 3 3
1 Saprissa 2 1 3
3 Alajuelense 0 0 0
2 Herediano 0 0 0
3 Alajuelense 2 0 2

Semifinals

First legs
Alajuelense2–0Herediano
López 30'
Lassiter 79'		 Report
Second legs
Saprissa2–3Cartaginés
Herediano0–0Alajuelense

Finals

First leg
Alajuelense0–2Saprissa
A. Rodríguez 12'
E. Rodríguez 27'
Referee: Allen Quiros
Second leg
Saprissa1–0Alajuelense
Torres 68'
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderon
 Clausura 2020 champions 
Saprissa
35th title

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alajuelense (Q) 44 27 11 6 91 47 +44 92 CONCACAF League preliminary round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Saprissa (Q) 44 25 10 9 91 54 +37 85 CONCACAF League round of 16[lower-alpha 2]
3 Herediano (Q) 44 20 15 9 80 44 +36 75 CONCACAF League round of 16[lower-alpha 3]
4 Cartaginés 44 19 11 14 64 63 +1 68
5 San Carlos 44 17 11 16 81 78 +3 62
6 Jicaral 44 15 14 15 56 57 −1 59
7 Guadalupe 44 15 14 15 57 59 −2 59
8 Grecia 44 13 11 20 59 76 −17 50
9 Pérez Zeledón 44 12 13 19 50 70 −20 49
10 Santos de Guápiles 43 10 14 19 64 80 −16 44
11 Limón 43 11 8 24 43 68 −25 41
12 UCR (R) 44 8 10 26 50 90 −40 34 Relegated to Liga de Ascenso
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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ As non-champions with the best 2019–20 aggregate record (CRC3).
  2. ↑ As champions (Clausura) with better 2019–20 aggregate record (CRC1).
  3. ↑ As champions (Apertura) with worse 2019–20 aggregate record (CRC2).

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2019–20 season. The following players:

  1. Have played at least one game for the respective club.
  2. Have not been capped for the Costa Rica national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player is released and it's before the close of the season transfer window.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Former Players
Alajuelense Argentina Facundo Zabala Honduras Alexander López Panama Adolfo Machado
Cartaginés Argentina Joaquin Aguirre Cuba Marcel Hernández
Grecia Argentina Leonel Peralta Mexico Aldo Magaña
Guadalupe Argentina Lautaro Ayala
Herediano Mexico Diego Gonzalez Mexico Luis Lopez
Jicaral Argentina Pablo Calderón Chile Carlos Soza
Limón
Pérez Zeledón Argentina Pablo Azcurra Argentina Alexis Ramos Jamaica Craig Foster
San Carlos Mexico Julio Cruz Panama Jorman Aguilar Panama Omar Browne
Santos de Guápiles Jamaica Javon East Nicaragua Jason Ingram Panama Víctor Griffith United States Chimdum Mez
Deportivo Saprissa Argentina Mariano Torres Nicaragua Byron Bonilla Trinidad and Tobago Aubrey David
Universitarios Argentina Hernan Fener Paraguay Pedro Báez Paraguay Renato Mencia

(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "UNAFUT - SITIO OFICIAL - UNAFUT presentó el calendario de la Liga Promerica 19/20". unafut.com. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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