The 2019–20 Liga FPD season, also known as Liga Promérica 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.
The Voit Loxus is the official match ball of the tournament. 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 CapacityAlajuelense Andrés CarevicKelmekölbiAlejandro Morera SotoCartaginés Hernán MedfordJoma Premium Carroceria y Pintura"Fello" MezaMunicipal Grecia Fernando Palomeque Living Sports Super Rosvil Estadio Allen RiggioniGuadalupe F.C. Géiner Segura ProSport Yustin Suministros Estadio José Joaquín "Coyella" FonsecaHerediano José GiaconeUmbroTigoEladio Rosabal CorderoJicaral Jeaustin Campos ProSport Sardimar Estadio de la Asociación Cívica JicaraleñaLimón Ricardo Allen Thomas SportekAPM Terminals Estadio Juan GobánPérez Zeledón Omar Royero Textiles JBkölbi Municipal de Pérez ZeledónSan Carlos Luis Marín ARN Dos Pinos Estadio Carlos Ugalde ÁlvarezSantos Johnny ChavesCapelli Sport Grupo ColonoEbal RodríguezSaprissa Walter CentenoKappakölbiRicardo SaprissaUCR Luis Diego Arnáez SaetaTBD Estadio Jorge Hernán "Cuty" Monge
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
Results
Playoffs
Semifinals First legs
Second legs
Finals First leg
Second leg
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
Second leg
Clausura The Clausura 2020 season began in January 2020.
Regular season
Standings
Results
Playoffs
Semifinals First legs
Second legs
Finals First leg
Second leg
Aggregate table
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in the 2019–20 season. The following players:
Have played at least one game for the respective club. 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.
ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Former Players Alajuelense Facundo Zabala Alexander López Adolfo Machado Cartaginés Joaquin Aguirre Marcel Hernández Grecia Leonel Peralta Aldo Magaña Guadalupe Lautaro Ayala Herediano Diego Gonzalez Luis Lopez Jicaral Pablo Calderón Carlos Soza Limón Pérez Zeledón Pablo Azcurra Alexis Ramos Craig Foster San Carlos Julio Cruz Jorman Aguilar Omar Browne Santos de Guápiles Javon East Jason Ingram Víctor Griffith Chimdum Mez Deportivo Saprissa Mariano Torres Byron Bonilla Aubrey David Universitarios Hernan Fener Pedro Báez Renato Mencia (player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)
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