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Sport in Costa Rica by populated place (2 C) Sport in Costa Rica by sport (22 C). Costa Rican sport by decade (7 C) Costa Rican sport by year (58 C) *
Shooting sports in Costa Rica (1 C) T. Ten-pin bowling in Costa Rica (1 C) Tennis in Costa Rica (2 C, 3 P) Triathlon in Costa Rica (1 C) V. Volleyball in Costa Rica ...
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]
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.
Sports leagues in Costa Rica (2 C) S. Sports competitions in San José, Costa Rica (1 C, 11 P) T. Tennis tournaments in Costa Rica (3 P)
On 5 September 2019, it renewed its shield and colors, using black and white as a tribute to the extinct La Libertad team. It was also renamed to "Sporting Football Club". On 23 June 2020 Sporting F.C. manages to win the grand finale of the promotion league, and with this ascend to the First Division of Costa Rica for the first time in its history.
Celso Borges is Costa Rica's most capped international of all time with 163 caps. The Costa Rica national football team has represented Costa Rica in international football since 1921, when they played their first international, a 7–0 win over El Salvador in the Independence Centenary Games. Organized by the Costa Rican Football Federation, it joined FIFA in 1927 and CONCACAF in 1961 ...