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Football is the most popular sport in Costa Rica. [1] [2] [3] Costa Rica has long been considered an exporter of footballers within Central America, with 19 players in European professional football leagues during 2006. [4] The newspaper, La Nación, has prepared an annual census of these "Legionnaires" since 1994. [5]
The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), [1] and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, [2] is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División (UNAFUT). [3]
The Copa América Centenario (Portuguese: Copa América Centenário, French: Coupe Amérique Centennaire, English: Centennial Cup America; [2] [3] literally Centennial America Cup) was an international men's soccer tournament that was hosted by the United States in 2016.
On June 13, 1921, the Liga Nacional de Fútbol was created by Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Club Sport Cartaginés, Club Sport Herediano, Club Sport La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española de San José, Club Sport La Unión de Tres Ríos and Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense to direct and organize football in Costa Rica. In 1931, the league was ...
Costa Rica is the only national team in Central America to have played in six FIFA World Cup editions. Costa Rica's national football team has the all-time highest average Football Elo Ranking in Central America with 1597.1, and the all-time highest Football Elo Ranking in Central America, with 1806 in 2014.
Once again, Brazil came out victorious after crushing Argentina 3–0. Argentina hosted the 2011 competition and was ousted by Uruguay in the quarterfinals by penalty shootout. Uruguay would go on defeating Peru 2–0 in the semis to reach the finals and overpower Paraguay 3–0, thus winning the trophy on Argentinean soil for the third time ...
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈliɣa ðepoɾˈtiβa alaxweˈlense]), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈliɣa]), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province.
The cities of Barinas, Caracas, Ciudad Guayana, Maracaibo, Maturín, Mérida, Puerto la Cruz and San Cristóbal were selected to host the tournament. Later on, the organizing committee reconsidered the candidacy of Barquisimeto, based on the proposal of a new stadium to be built for the city.