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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 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 annexation of the party from Nicoya to Costa Rica has had political, economic, social and cultural repercussions. [1] Costa Rica saw its national territory increased, reaching its maximum historical extension until 1836, when it lost Bocas del Toro (today part of Panama) before the Neo-Granadian usurpation.
Costa Rican Second Division (also known as Liga Transcomer for sponsorship reasons) is a professional league incorporated in 1921 for association football clubs in Costa Rica. It is the country's second-tier/division football competition, which is contested by 18 clubs and operates by a system of promotion and relegation .
Costa Rica began the decade with the struggles they were facing since their lackluster performance at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 2020 began with a defeat against the United States in a friendly. [4] A few days later, Teletica revealed that Costa Rica would face Greece and El Salvador in the United States the next month. [ 5 ]
Clásico del barrio Ricardo Brugada o del "Bajo": Oriental vs. Resistencia [133] Clásico del Este: 3 de Febrero vs. Cerro de Franco. [134] Clásico Capiateño: Martín Ledesma vs. 2 de Febrero. [135] Clásico de Itá: Olimpia Itá vs Sportivo Iteño. [136] Clásico de Itauguá: 12 de Octubre Itauguá vs. Olimpia de Itauguá [137]
The old National Stadium was demolished on May 12, 2008, after UCR (Universidad de Costa Rica) vs. Brujas FC [9] match and a 200M race where Nery Brenes set a new national record (20:28 seconds). The president of Costa Rica , Óscar Arias and the leader of People's Republic of China Hu Jintao , agreed to build the stadium during Arias' first ...
Costa Rica have competed in the Copa América five times, and reached the quarter-finals twice. On four occasions, they have been directly invited. The Copa América Centenario in 2016 was a collaboration of the CONCACAF and the CONMEBOL and Costa Rica qualified by virtue of winning the 2014 Copa Centroamericana.