LigaPro
Organising bodyFPF
Founded1921; 103 years ago (1921)
CountryPuerto Rico
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toLigaPro 2
International cup(s)Champions League
Current championsPuerto Rico Sol (1st title)
Most championshipsBayamón (2 titles)
TV partnersFPF TV
WAPA Deportes
WebsiteLigaPro.com
Current: 2021–22 season

LigaPro, commonly known as LigaPro Jeep, for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Puerto Rico. The league consists of 12 teams, with the last-placed team relegated to the LigaPro 2.

LigaPro was founded in 1921,[1] with Herediano crowned as the first champions.[2] Saprissa is the most successful club having won the championship a record 36 times. Together with Alajuelense (30 titles) and Herediano (29 titles), they have dominated the league.

Competition format

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History

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Clubs

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The league currently consists of the following 12 clubs.

 
Given certain circumstances, most teams of the Liga FPD play some home matches at the Estadio Nacional
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense Alajuela, Alajuela Alejandro Morera Soto 18,000
Club Sport Cartaginés Cartago, Cartago José Rafael "Fello" Meza 13,500
Municipal Grecia Grecia, Alajuela Allen Riggioni 4,000
Guadalupe F.C. Guadalupe, San José José Joaquín "Colleya" Fonseca 4,500
Club Sport Herediano Heredia, Heredia Eladio Rosabal Cordero 8,500
A.D. Guanacasteca Nicoya, Guanacaste Estadio Chorotega 3,000
A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón San Isidro de El General, San José Estadio Municipal 6,000
Santos de Guápiles F.C. Guápiles, Limón Ebal Rodríguez 3,000
Deportivo Saprissa San Juan de Tibás, San José Ricardo Saprissa 23,112
Sporting F.C. Pavas, San José Ernesto Rohrmoser 2,000
A.D. San Carlos Ciudad Quesada, Alajuela Carlos Ugalde Álvarez 5,600
A.D.R. Jicaral Jicaral, Puntarenas Asociación Cívica Jicaraleña 1,500

Champions

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Performance by club

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Teams Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
Saprissa
36
18
1952, 1953, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, Invierno 2007, Verano 2008, Invierno 2008, 2010 Verano, 2014 Verano, 2014 Invierno, 2015 Invierno, 2016 Invierno, 2018 Clausura, 2020 Clausura, 2021 Clausura
Alajuelense
30
24
1928, 1939, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2010 Invierno, 2011 Verano, 2011 Invierno, 2012 Invierno, 2013 Invierno, 2020 Apertura
Herediano
29
22
1921, 1922, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1961 (ASOFUTBOL), 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1992–93, 2012 Verano, 2013 Verano, 2015 Verano, 2016 Verano, 2017 Verano, 2018 Apertura, 2019 Apertura. 2021 Apertura

Player records

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Top scorers

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Rank Nat Name Goals
1    Víctor Núñez 244
2   Errol Daniels 196
3   Roy Sáenz 168
4   Leonel Hernández 164
5   Guillermo Guardia 149
6   Evaristo Coronado 148
7   Alejandro Alpízar 147
8   Erick Scott 144
9   Juan Ulloa, Álvaro Saborío 140
10   Vicente Wanchope 133

Most appearances

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Rank Nat Name Years Apps
1   Marvin Obando 1979–2000 685
2   Julio Fuller 1975–1994 684
3   Enrique Díaz 1977–1996 676
4   Danny Fonseca 1999–2018 652
5   Luis Diego Arnáez 1987–2005 579
6   Mauricio Montero 1980–1990 556
7   Wílmer López 1992–2009 550
8   Óscar Ramírez 1983–1999 546
9   Evaristo Coronado 1981–1995 536
10   Luis Quirós 1986–2000 531

References

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  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference UNAFUT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Primera División". www.unafut.com (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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