LIVESCORE COSTA RICA PRIMERA DIVISION OF FOOTBALL

The Primera División de Costa Rica is the country's first division football league operated by the UNAFUT (Union de Clubes de Primera División), which is the Union of Football Clubs of the First Division. The UNAFUT is under the umbrella of the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (Federation of Costa Rican Football) or also known as FEDEFUTBOL.The league currently consists of 12 teams. The football tournament is divided into two seasons, the Invierno Apertura and the Verano Clausura. The Invierno Apertura season starts on July with 2 groups of 6 teams, they will play twice ( home and away) with the teams of their own group (10 games) and once with the teams of the other group (6 games), for a total of 16 games. The 3 top teams of each group qualify for the playoffs. The winners of group A and B get a bye week, while the 2nd of group A plays the 3rd of group B and the 2nd of group B plays the 3rd of group A. The winners of these series move to the semi-final series. The home team advantage in the playoffs is given to the team with the best record in the group stage.
The winner of the playoff series will gain entry into the group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008-09 . The runner-up will gain entry into the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round. If the same team wins both the Invierno and Verano tournaments then the preliminary round spot will be awarded to the team with the next best regular season record in the Verano Clausura tournament. Go to the Costarica Primera División livescore by clicking on the links below.