Primera División de Costa Rica
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Primera División de Costa Rica is a league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. It is the country's top football competition. The division has 12 clubs. The seasons are separated by two single tournaments each year, the Apertura, from July to December, and the Clausura, from January to May. So there are two champions each season with teams playing anywhere from 32 to 44 games each totalling 412 games in the season.
The league was created on 13 June 1921 following an invitation from Guatemala to Costa Rica to participate in its Centenary Games.
Other websites
[change | change source]- (in Spanish) UNAFUT - Primera Division
- (in Spanish) Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (Federation of Costa Rican Football)