Costa Rica - Primera Division

Saprissa's Christian Bolaños disputes the ball against Alajuelense's Rónald Matarrita. Alajuelense and Saprissa have the biggest rivalry in the league, known as El Clásico

On 13 June 1921, the Costa Rican Football Federation was created. With its creation, the need of a tournament also emerged, along with the establishment of a national team, as a result of Costa Rica being invited to the 1921 Juegos del Centenario in Guatemala.

The first season of the Costa Rican Primera División was played in 1921 with seven teams: Alajuelense, Cartaginés, Herediano, La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española, Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense and La Unión de Tres Ríos. La Libertad and Gimnástica Limonense played the first ever match of the Liga FPD, with La Libertad emerging victorious with a lone goal scored by Rafael Madrigal. Herediano were crowned as champions.

In 1999, the Costa Rican Football Federation created the UNAFUT (acronym of Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División), an entity designed for the organization and administration of the Primera División tournament and its youth leagues (known as Alto Rendimiento).

On 9 January 2014, UNAFUT decided to rename the tournament to Liga FPD, in order to give more identity to the league.

The main rivalry in the league is El Clásico, played by Alajuelense and Saprissa, as both teams are the most successful in the league and both share the vast majority of followers throughout the country. Since their first encounter at the old national stadium on 12 October 1949, the two teams have faced each other in over 300 matches, with the winning balance in favor of Saprissa.

Date	R	Hjemme v Borte	-
04/20 22:00	19	Municipal Perez Zeledon v AD Grecia	View
04/21 02:00	19	Alajuelense v Deportivo Saprissa	View
04/21 21:00	19	AD Guanacasteca v Herediano	View
04/21 23:00	19	Santos de Guápiles v Puntarenas	View
04/22 00:00	19	Municipal Liberia v Cartagines	View
04/22 01:15	19	AD San Carlos v Sporting San Jose	View
04/24 02:30	12	Municipal Liberia v AD San Carlos	View
04/24 06:00	12	AD Grecia v AD Guanacasteca	View
04/24 06:00	12	Puntarenas v Deportivo Saprissa	View
04/24 06:00	12	Municipal Perez Zeledon v Herediano	View
04/24 06:00	12	Sporting San Jose v Alajuelense	View
04/24 06:00	12	Cartagines v Santos de Guápiles	View
04/27 02:00	20	Cartagines v Municipal Perez Zeledon	View
04/27 21:00	20	AD Grecia v Santos de Guápiles	View
04/27 21:00	20	Puntarenas v AD San Carlos	View
04/28 02:00	20	Herediano v Alajuelense	View
04/28 22:00	20	Deportivo Saprissa v AD Guanacasteca	View
04/28 23:00	20	Sporting San Jose v Municipal Liberia	View
05/05 18:00	21	Santos de Guápiles v Alajuelense	View
05/05 18:00	21	AD Guanacasteca v Municipal Perez Zeledon	View
05/05 18:00	21	AD San Carlos v Deportivo Saprissa	View
05/05 18:00	21	Cartagines v Sporting San Jose	View
05/05 18:00	21	Herediano v Puntarenas	View
05/05 23:00	21	Municipal Liberia v AD Grecia	View
05/08 16:00	22	Puntarenas v Cartagines	View
05/08 18:00	22	Deportivo Saprissa v Santos de Guápiles	View
05/08 18:00	22	Alajuelense v AD Guanacasteca	View
05/08 18:00	22	AD Grecia v AD San Carlos	View
05/08 18:00	22	Sporting San Jose v Herediano	View
05/08 23:00	22	Municipal Perez Zeledon v Municipal Liberia	View

Costa Rica - Primera Division

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