The 2022–23 Liga FPD was the 102nd season since of the

Liga FPD The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Uni ...

, the highest tier of

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. The season was divided into two halves: the Apertura, which was played from 17 July 2022 to 5 November 2022, and the Clausura, which was played from 14 January 2023 to 28 May 2023.

Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. Their colours are burgundy and white. It ...

won the 2022 Apertura, while

Alajuelense Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Al ...

won the 2023 Clausura. Saprissa won the Grand Final, defeating Alajuelense 3–2 on aggregate.

Stadiums and locations

Personnel, kits and Stadia

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''

Torneo Apertura

The Apertura 2022 was the first tournament of the season. The regular season began on 17 July and concluded on 2 October 2022. The playoffs began on 15 October and concluded on 5 November 2022. The Apertura ended early due to the

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being played in December 2022. Saprissa won the Apertura tournament.

Table

Group A

Group B

Final phase – Apertura 2022

Bracket

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 8–9 October and the second legs were played on 14–15 October 2022.

Finals

The first leg was played on 30 October and the second leg was played on 5 November 2022.

Attendances

Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its Association football, football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, Costa Rica, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aym ...

drew the highest average home attendance in the Apertura.

Torneo Clausura

The Clausura 2023 was the second and tournament of the season. The regular season began on 14 January and concluded on 7 May 2023. The playoffs began on 14 May and concluded on 28 May 2023. Alajuelense won the Clausura tournament.

Table

Final phase – Clausura 2023

Grand Final

The grand final was played between the Apertura and Clausura champion to determine the overall champion of the 2022–23 season. Saprissa defeated Alajuelense, 3–2, on aggregate. ''Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.''

Aggregate table

While the Apertura and Clausura winners earned berths to the

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, the best aggregate finishers not to win either title earned berths into the tournament.

References

External links

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