Costa Rican Women's Premier Division
Football league
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The Costa Rican Women's Premier Division (Spanish: Primera División Femenina de Costa Rica) is the main women's football competition in Costa Rica. It was established in 2001 and under the authority of the Women's Football Union (ADELIFE).
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| Founded | 2001 |
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| Country | Costa Rica |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Segunda División Femenina |
| Current champions | Alajuelense FF (2022) |
| Most championships | Alajuelense FF (5) |
| Website | uniffut.com |
| Current: 2025–26 season | |
Format
The league is played in the Apertura and Clausura format. The Apertura is played from spring to autumn, and the Clausura from autumn to spring. In each of those the top 4 finishers play a semi-final and final. After both season halves are finished, the Apertura and Clausura champion meet in a championship final to crown the champion. Should one team have won Apertura and Clausura, it is the champion without having to play a final.
List of finals
The list of champions:[1]
| Year | Champion | Result | Apertura champion starting in autumn |
Clausura champion starting in spring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | AD Desamparados | |||
| 2002 | AD Desamparados | |||
| 2003 | UCEM Alajuela | |||
| 2004 | UCEM Alajuela | no final played | UCEM Alajuela | UCEM Alajuela |
| 2005 | CCD San José | 3–2 H, 4–1 A | Cartago | CCD San José |
| 2006 | Mapache Carillo | 2–0 H, 5–3 A | Mapache Carillo | Moravia |
| 2007 | CCD San José | |||
| 2008 | Arenal (Coronado) | |||
| 2009 | UCEM Alajuela | 4–2 | Arenal | UCEM Alajuela |
| 2010 | Arenal (Coronado) | |||
| 2011[2] | Arenal Coronado | 4–1 A, 3–0 H | Arenal Coronado | AD Cartago |
| 2012 | Saprissa FF | |||
| 2013 | AD Moravia | |||
| 2014 | Saprissa FF | |||
| 2015 | Saprissa FF | |||
| 2016 | AD Moravia | |||
| 2017 | AD Moravia | |||
| 2018 | Saprissa FF | |||
| 2019 | Alajuelense/CODEA | 1–1 A, 1–0 H | Saprissa FF | Alajuelense/CODEA |
| Year | Apertura champion starting in autumn |
Finals | Clausura champion starting in spring |
Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cancelled | Herediano | — | |
| 2021 | Alajuelense | 2–2 A, 1-1 H (5-4) | Alajuelense | 2–1 A, 3–1 H |
| 2022 | Alajuelense | 3–1 A, 1–0 H | Alajuelense | 3–1 A, 1–2 H |
| 2023 | Alajuelense | 1–4 A, 4–0 H[3] | ||
See also
- Sport in Costa Rica
- Football in Costa Rica
- Women's football in Costa Rica
- Football in Costa Rica
- Costa Rica women's national football team