The 2025–26 Liga FPD, also known as Liga Promérica for sponsorship reasons, was the 105th season of the Liga FPD, Costa Rica's top-flight tournament. It began with the Apertura tournament on 27 July 2025.
The season was played with ten teams, down from the traditional twelve, as a result of Guanacasteca and Santos de Guápiles being disqualified and having their licenses revoked.
Herediano are the defending champions, having won both tournaments of the previous season, being their 30th and 31st titles. The season also reintroduced the promoted side Guadalupe, who return after their relegation in 2023.
Competition format The season was played with ten teams, down from the traditional twelve, as a result of Guanacasteca and Santos de Guápiles being disqualified and having their licenses revoked. Therefore, the season's regular phase consisted of 18 matchdays. Otherwise the competition format was unchanged from the previous season.
The season was divided into Apertura and Clausura tournaments, with the Apertura scheduled to place between 27 July and 21 December 2025, and the Clausura between 11 January and 27 May 2026. In both tournaments, a regular phase of 18 matches is played, before the top four advance to the play-offs, which is a four-team knockout competition. If the regular phase and the play-offs have different winners then a grand final is played between the two to determine the tournament winner.
Teams Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium CapacityAlajuelense Alajuela Alejandro Morera Soto 18,895Cartaginés Cartago "Fello" Meza 8,831Herediano Santa Bárbara Carlos Alvarado 4,250Guadalupe Guadalupe "Colleya" Fonseca 4,500Liberia Liberia Edgardo Baltodano 5,979Pérez Zeledón San Isidro de El General Estadio Municipal 3,259Puntarenas Puntarenas "Lito" Pérez 4,105San Carlos Ciudad Quesada Carlos Ugalde 4,080Saprissa San Juan Ricardo Saprissa 23,112Sporting San José (Pavas) Ernesto Rohrmoser 3,000
Apertura The Apertura 2025 tournament (also shortened to A25) will begin on 27 July. It will be dedicated to former Saprissa and longtime Repretel commentator Hernán Morales.
Regular phase League table
Playoffs
Final
Since Alajuelense won the playoffs and also finished first in the regular season, no Grand Final was required, and Alajuelense were crowned champions automatically.
Clausura The Clausura 2026 season (officially known as Liga Promérica for sponsorship reasons and dedicated to Germán Chavarría) began on 13 January 2026 and is scheduled to end on 24 May 2026.
Regular season The regular season is scheduled to be played from 13 January 2026 to 26 April 2026. The tournament features 10 teams following the disqualification of Santos de Guápiles and Guanacasteca during the 2025–26 cycle due to administrative licensing issues.
League table
Final
Since Herediano won the playoffs and also finished first in the regular season, no Grand Final was required, and Herediano were crowned champions automatically.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cos2026.html
Aggregate table
Notes
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