2017–18 Liga FPD

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Liga FPD

| winners = {{Nowrap|Apertura:
Pérez Zeledón (1st title)}}
{{Nowrap|Clausura:
Saprissa (34th title)}}

| relegated =

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Saprissa

| continentalcup2 = CONCACAF League

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Pérez Zeledón
Herediano
Santos de Guápiles

| matches = 146

| total goals = 426

| average goals =

| league topscorer = Jonathan McDonald
(15 goals)

| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Saprissa 6–1 Grecia}}
(3/4 September 2017)
{{nowrap|Santos 5–0 Grecia}}
(29 October 2017)
{{nowrap|Herediano 5–0 UCR}}
(1 November 2017)

| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Guadalupe 0–4 Santos}}
(15 October 2017)
{{nowrap|Cartaginés 2–6 Carmelita}}
(25 October 2017)
{{nowrap|Liberia 1–5 Saprissa}}
(19 November 2017)

| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Cartaginés 2–6 Carmelita}}
(25 October 2017)

| longest wins = 5 matches
Herediano (Two times)

| longest unbeaten = 22 matches
Herediano

| longest winless = 8 matches
Guadalupe
UCR (Two times)

| longest losses = 6 matches
Alajuelense
Guadalupe
Liberia

| highest attendance = 17,037
{{nowrap|Saprissa 2–0 Alajuelense}}
(29 October 2017){{cite web|title=Asistencia y recaudación|url=http://unafut.com/web/index.php/estadisticas/asistencia-y-recaudacion|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224041337/http://unafut.com/web/index.php/estadisticas/asistencia-y-recaudacion|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2017|website=UNAFUT.com|access-date=24 December 2017}}

| lowest attendance = 210
{{nowrap|Santos 4–0 Pérez Zeledón}}
(30 July 2017)

| attendance = 388,793

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2016–17

| nextseason = 2018–19

| extra information =

| updated =

| alt =

| season = 2017–18

| dates = Apertura 2017:
{{nowrap|29 July{{cite web|last1=Molina|first1=José Pablo|title=A las puertas de un nuevo certamen|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5732:a-las-puertas-de-un-nuevo-certamen&catid=6:noticias&Itemid=40|website=UNAFUT.com|publisher=UNAFUT|access-date=29 July 2017|language=es-es|date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729141403/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5732:a-las-puertas-de-un-nuevo-certamen&catid=6:noticias&Itemid=40|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=dead}} – 23 December{{cite news|last1=Molina|first1=José Pablo|title=Últimos campeones abrirán en casa el certamen de Apertura 2017|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5702:ultimos-campeones-abriran-en-casa-el-certamen-de-apertura-2017&catid=6:noticias&Itemid=40|access-date=23 June 2017|work=www.unafut.com|date=20 June 2017|language=es-es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625145130/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5702:ultimos-campeones-abriran-en-casa-el-certamen-de-apertura-2017&catid=6:noticias&Itemid=40|archive-date=2017-06-25|url-status=dead}}}}
Clausura 2018:
{{nowrap|7 January – 20 May{{cite web|last1=Molina Salas|first1=José Pablo|title=UNAFUT presentó el calendario del Campeonato Clausura 2018|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5795:unafut-presento-el-calendario-del-campeonato-clausura-2018&catid=6:noticias&Itemid=40|website=www.unafut.com|publisher=UNAFUT|access-date=27 September 2017|language=es-es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928005736/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5795:unafut-presento-el-calendario-del-campeonato-clausura-2018&catid=6:noticias&Itemid=40|archive-date=28 September 2017|url-status=dead}}}}

| winner =

| continentalcup1qualifiers =

| continentalcup2qualifiers =

| matches footnote =

| total goals footnote =

| best player =

| best goalkeeper =

}}

The 2017–18 Liga FPD season, also known as Campeonato Banco Popular for sponsorship reasons, is the 97th since its establishment. The tournament is the first since the 2006–07 season to use the Apertura and Clausura names to their short tournaments, marking a departure from the Invierno and Verano tournaments.{{cite web|last1=Coto|first1=Gerardo|title=Los torneos de Apertura vuelven al fútbol nacional|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5729:los-torneos-de-apertura-vuelven-al-futbol-nacional&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49|website=UNAFUT.com|publisher=UNAFUT|access-date=29 July 2017|language=es-es|date=25 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729134824/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5729:los-torneos-de-apertura-vuelven-al-futbol-nacional&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=dead}}

The Voit Lummo is the official match ball of the tournament.{{cite news|last1=Molina|first1=José Pablo|title=El Campeón abre en Guadalupe {{!}} El Guardián.cr|url=http://elguardian.cr/deportes/el-campeon-abre-en-guadalupe/|access-date=23 June 2017|work=El Guardián (Costa Rica)|date=20 June 2017|language=es-ES}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Herediano entered as the defending champions, but lost the title in the Apertura finals to Pérez Zeledón.

Teams

Twelve teams contested for the league title; ten sides from the 2016–17 season, one team promoted from the Liga de Ascenso and a newly formed team.

Grecia were promoted for their debut in the Liga FPD after defeating Jicaral in the Liga de Ascenso final, thus replacing San Carlos in the Liga FPD.{{cite news|last1=Masís|first1=Fiorella|last2=Jiménez|first2=Daniel|title=Grecia asciende a Primera División de la mano de Paté Centeno|url=http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Municipal_Grecia-Jicaral_Sercoba-Liga_de_Ascenso_0_1636436412.html|access-date=29 May 2017|work=La Nación|date=28 May 2017|language=es}}

Guadalupe is a newly established team that take over the previous franchise of Belén.{{cite news|last1=Mendoza|first1=Adrián|title=Belén desaparece para dar paso a Guadalupe FC|url=https://www.crhoy.com/deportes/belen-desaparece-para-dar-paso-a-guadalupe-fc/|access-date=29 May 2017|work=CRHoy|date=26 May 2017|language=es-ES}} UNAFUT authorized the name change just two days before the beginning of the season.{{cite news|last1=Jiménez|first1=Daniel|title=Guadalupe FC recibe aval para cambio de nombre en la Unafut|url=http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Guadalupe-FC-recibe-nombre-Unafut_0_1648435225.html|access-date=29 July 2017|work=La Nación|date=27 July 2017|language=es}}

On 2 June 2017 Henning Jensen, rector of the University of Costa Rica, announced the cease of the agreement between the university and its homonymous club, citing that the transfer of the administrative management of the team to the Colombian company Con Talla Mundial was neither requested nor advised to the university. Jensen also stated that the club did not comply with the correction in the financial part of the club.{{cite news|last1=Córdoba|first1=Javier|title=UCR acaba vínculo con equipo de fútbol de primera división|url=http://semanariouniversidad.ucr.cr/deportes/ucr-acaba-vinculo-equipo-futbol-primera-division/|access-date=4 June 2017|work=Semanario Universidad|date=2 June 2017|language=es-ES|archive-date=2 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602233927/http://semanariouniversidad.ucr.cr/deportes/ucr-acaba-vinculo-equipo-futbol-primera-division/|url-status=dead}} On 19 June 2017, Con Talla Mundial announced that the club will now be under the name "Universitarios FC".{{cite news|last1=Oviedo|first1=Steven|title=Equipo de la UCR cambia de nombre, anuncia la llegada de 17 jugadores y nuevo cuerpo técnico|url=http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/UCR-anuncia-llegada-jugadores-tecnico_0_1640835996.html|access-date=20 June 2017|work=La Nación|date=19 June 2017|language=es}} The administration of the team had revealed the team badge and their intentions to use the Estadio Nacional as their home stadium.{{cite news|last1=Segura|first1=Geovanny|title=Universitarios FC buscará el Estadio Nacional como su sede para este torneo|url=https://www.laprensalibre.cr/Noticias/detalle/114971/universitarios-fc-buscara-el-estadio-nacional-como-su-sede-para-este-torneo|access-date=17 July 2017|work=La Prensa Libre|date=22 June 2017|archive-date=30 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630091517/http://www.laprensalibre.cr/Noticias/detalle/114971/universitarios-fc-buscara-el-estadio-nacional-como-su-sede-para-este-torneo|url-status=dead}} However, the Asociación Filial Club de Fútbol UCR, which holds the rights of the team within the league, sued the University because of their cease of the agreement. The club then retains its original name and is due to return to the Estadio Ecológico.{{cite news|last1=Tayver|first1=Fanny|title=Equipo de fútbol sigue llamándose UCR y hasta regresa al Estadio Ecológico|url=http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/UCR-Universitarios_FC-Apertura_2017_0_1644435579.html|access-date=17 July 2017|work=La Nación|date=7 July 2017|language=es}}

=Stadia and locations=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! Alajuelense

! Carmelita

! Cartaginés

! Grecia

! Guadalupe

! Herediano

colspan="2"| Alejandro Morera Soto

| "Fello" Meza

| Allen Riggioni

| "Coyella" Fonseca

| Eladio Rosabal Cordero

colspan="2"| Capacity: 18,000

| Capacity: 13,500

| Capacity: 4,000

| Capacity: 4,500

| Capacity: 8,500

colspan="2"| 300px

| 150px

| 150px

| 150px

| 150px

Liberia

! Limón

! Pérez Zeledón

! Santos de Guápiles

! Saprissa

! UCR

Edgardo Baltodano

| Juan Gobán

| Estadio Municipal

| Ebal Rodríguez

| Ricardo Saprissa

| Estadio Ecológico

Capacity: 5,979

| Capacity: 3,000

| Capacity: 6,000

| Capacity: 3,000

| Capacity: 23,112

| Capacity: 1,800

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| 150px

|

| 150px

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{{location map+ |Costa Rica |float=center |width=1000 |caption=Locations of the 2014-15 Costa Rican FPD teams |places=

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=10.021723 |long=-84.209186 |label=Alajuelense/Carmelita |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.858422 |long=-83.918923 |label=Cartaginés |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=10.076399 |long=-84.309869 |label=Grecia |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.946326 |long=-84.056906 |label=Guadalupe |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.999477 |long=-84.122996 |label=Herediano |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=10.633333 |long=-85.433333 |label=Liberia |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.988082 |long=-83.066028 |label=Limón |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.36881 |long=-83.704652 |label=Pérez Zeledón |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=10.211501 |long=-83.789946 |label=Santos |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.965469 |long=-84.07529 |label=Saprissa |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.94455 |long=-84.0441 |label=UCR |position=bottom}}

}}

Torneo Apertura

{{Main|2017–18 Liga FPD – Apertura season}}

The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2017, starting on 29 July and, given the possibility of a final, ending on 23 December. The tournament is dedicated to former referee Luis Paulino Siles who, in 1982, became the first Costa Rican to officiate a match at a FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|last1=Coto|first1=Gerardo|title=Primer silbatero mundialista de Costa Rica será el dedicado del Apertura|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5727:primer-silbatero-mundialista-de-costa-rica-sera-el-dedicado-del-apertura&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49|website=UNAFUT.com|publisher=UNAFUT|access-date=29 July 2017|language=es-es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729133102/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5727:primer-silbatero-mundialista-de-costa-rica-sera-el-dedicado-del-apertura&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=dead}}

The tournament began with two scoreless draws in the UCR vs Cartaginés and Herediano vs Guadalupe matches. Saprissa's Luis Stewart Pérez scored the first goal of the tournament, during his team's match against Carmelita.{{cite news|last1=Álvarez|first1=Cristian|title=Luis Stewart Pérez anotó el primer gol del Apertura 2017|url=http://www.elpais.cr/2017/07/30/luis-stewart-perez-anoto-el-primer-gol-del-apertura-2017/|access-date=30 July 2017|work=Diario Digital Nuestro País|date=30 July 2017}}

=Regular season=

Defending champions Herediano topped the season undefeated with 54 points. By achieving this, Herediano broke two records in the league. They became the first team with the longest undefeated streak (surpassing the 21-match streak by Saprissa in the 2003–04 season, the team being coincidentally managed by Hernán Medford). The team also broke the record for more points achieved in a regular season, surpassing Alajuelense in the 2014 Invierno season.{{cite news|last1=Brenes|first1=Cristian|title=Herediano impone récords aplastando dentro y fuera de casa|url=http://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/futbol-nacional/herediano-impone-records-aplastando-dentro-y-fuera/D4XHD2EOVVEA3A2Q3ZZK2KN5HI/story/|access-date=22 November 2017|work=La Nación|date=21 November 2017|language=es-LA}}

On 3 September 2017, the match between Saprissa and Grecia was suspended at the 81st minute due to a false bomb threat.{{cite news|last1=Álvarez|first1=Cristian|title=El partido Saprissa-Grecia fue suspendido por una falsa amenaza de bomba|url=https://www.elpais.cr/2017/09/03/el-partido-saprissa-grecia-fue-suspendido-por-una-amenaza-de-bomba/|access-date=18 December 2017|work=Diario Digital Nuestro País|date=3 September 2017|language=es-ES}} The remaining nine minutes were played the next morning.{{cite web|title=Comunicado Oficial: Evacuación del estadio Ricardo Saprissa|url=http://unafut.com/web/index.php/clubes/deportivo-saprissa/29-comunicado-oficial-evacuacion-del-estadio-ricardo-saprissa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218000806/http://unafut.com/web/index.php/clubes/deportivo-saprissa/29-comunicado-oficial-evacuacion-del-estadio-ricardo-saprissa|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 December 2017|website=UNAFUT.com|access-date=18 December 2017|date=18 December 2017}}

==Standings==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

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|team2=SAP|name_SAP=Saprissa

|team3=SNT|name_SNT=Santos de Guápiles

|team4=PER|name_PER=Pérez Zeledón

|team5=ALA|name_ALA=Alajuelense

|team6=GRE|name_GRE=Grecia

|team7=LIM|name_LIM=Limón

|team8=CAR|name_CAR=Cartaginés

|team9=UCR|name_UCR=UCR

|team10=CRM|name_CRM=Carmelita

|team11=GUA|name_GUA=Guadalupe

|team12=LIB|name_LIB=Liberia

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|win_SAP=13|draw_SAP=4|loss_SAP=5|gf_SAP=50|ga_SAP=27

|win_SNT=11|draw_SNT=7|loss_SNT=4|gf_SNT=46|ga_SNT=28

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|win_ALA=8|draw_ALA=7|loss_ALA=7|gf_ALA=38|ga_ALA=31

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|update=16 November 2017

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/costa-rica/primera-division/20172018/torneo-de-invierno/r42048/tables/ Soccerway]

}}

=Quadrangular – Apertura=

==Standings==

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

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|update=complete

|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20171218000444/http://unafut.com/web/index.php/estadisticas/tabla-de-posiciones UNAFUT.com]

}}

=Apertura finals=

Since regular season leaders Herediano were unable to top the quadrangular stage, a double-legged final will be played against the quadrangular winner Pérez Zeledón in order to determine the champions of the Apertura tournament. By getting more points in the aggregate table, Herediano will host the second leg.{{cite web|title=Resultados|url=http://unafut.com/web/index.php/estadisticas/resultados|website=unafut.com|access-date=17 December 2017|language=es-es|quote=En esta serie final el equipo local en el segundo juego sera el mejor ubicado en la tabla acumulada}}

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|attendance =

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|time = 20:00 (UTC-6)

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Torneo Clausura

The Clausura tournament will be played in the first half of 2018, starting on 7 January and, given the possibility of a final, ending on 20 May. The tournament is dedicated to the Costa Rica national football team squad that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, represented by their captain Róger Flores.{{cite web|last1=Coto|first1=Gerardo|title=Un campeonato para 22 leyendas|url=http://unafut.com/web/index.php/noticias/131-un-campeonato-para-22-leyendas|website=unafut.com|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106062115/http://unafut.com/web/index.php/noticias/131-un-campeonato-para-22-leyendas|language=es-es|date=4 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-date=6 January 2018}}

=Regular season=

==Standings==

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|team6=LIM|name_LIM=Limón

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|team10=GRE|name_GRE=Grecia

|team11=LIB|name_LIB=Liberia

|team12=CAR|name_CAR=Cartaginés

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|win_SAP=13|draw_SAP=5|loss_SAP=4|gf_SAP=43|ga_SAP=21

|win_ALA=13|draw_ALA=4|loss_ALA=5|gf_ALA=46|ga_ALA=25

|win_SNT=10|draw_SNT=9|loss_SNT=3|gf_SNT=30|ga_SNT=16

|win_GUA=7|draw_GUA=8|loss_GUA=7|gf_GUA=28|ga_GUA=32

|win_LIM=7|draw_LIM=7|loss_LIM=8|gf_LIM=31|ga_LIM=31

|win_PER=7|draw_PER=7|loss_PER=8|gf_PER=27|ga_PER=32

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==Results==

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|match_ALA_CAR=MD16

|match_ALA_GRE=MD12

|match_ALA_GUA=MD08

|match_ALA_HER=MD03

|match_ALA_LIB=MD06

|match_ALA_LIM=1–0

|match_ALA_PEZ=MD15

|match_ALA_SAN=MD20

|match_ALA_SAP=MD18

|match_ALA_UCR=MD10

|name_CRM=Carmelita

|match_CRM_ALA=MD11

|match_CRM_CAR=2–1

|match_CRM_GRE=MD21

|match_CRM_GUA=MD07

|match_CRM_HER=MD13

|match_CRM_LIB=MD19

|match_CRM_LIM=MD17

|match_CRM_PEZ=MD05

|match_CRM_SAN=MD03

|match_CRM_SAP=MD15

|match_CRM_UCR=MD09

|name_CAR=Cartaginés

|match_CAR_ALA=MD05

|match_CAR_CRM=MD12

|match_CAR_GRE=MD18

|match_CAR_GUA=MD15

|match_CAR_HER=MD20

|match_CAR_LIB=MD22

|match_CAR_LIM=MD10

|match_CAR_PEZ=MD17

|match_CAR_SAN=MD08

|match_CAR_SAP=MD03

|match_CAR_UCR=1–1

|name_GRE=Grecia

|match_GRE_ALA=1–2

|match_GRE_CRM=MD10

|match_GRE_CAR=MD07

|match_GRE_GUA=MD13

|match_GRE_HER=MD15

|match_GRE_LIB=MD09

|match_GRE_LIM=MD03

|match_GRE_PEZ=MD19

|match_GRE_SAN=MD05

|match_GRE_SAP=MD17

|match_GRE_UCR=MD22

|name_GUA=Guadalupe

|match_GUA_ALA=MD19

|match_GUA_CRM=MD18

|match_GUA_CAR=2–1

|match_GUA_GRE=2–1

|match_GUA_HER=MD06

|match_GUA_LIB=MD14

|match_GUA_LIM=MD09

|match_GUA_PEZ=MD11

|match_GUA_SAN=MD12

|match_GUA_SAP=MD21

|match_GUA_UCR=MD16

|name_HER=Herediano

|match_HER_ALA=MD14

|match_HER_CRM=0–1

|match_HER_CAR=MD09

|match_HER_GRE=MD04

|match_HER_GUA=MD17

|match_HER_LIB=MD10

|match_HER_LIM=MD19

|match_HER_PEZ=MD07

|match_HER_SAN=MD22

|match_HER_SAP=MD05

|match_HER_UCR=MD12

|name_LIB=Liberia

|match_LIB_ALA=MD17

|match_LIB_CRM=MD08

|match_LIB_CAR=MD11

|match_LIB_GRE=MD20

|match_LIB_GUA=MD03

|match_LIB_HER=MD21

|match_LIB_LIM=MD05

|match_LIB_PEZ=MD13

|match_LIB_SAN=MD15

|match_LIB_SAP=0–3

|match_LIB_UCR=MD18

|name_LIM=Limón

|match_LIM_ALA=MD13

|match_LIM_CRM=MD06

|match_LIM_CAR=MD21

|match_LIM_GRE=MD14

|match_LIM_GUA=MD20

|match_LIM_HER=MD08

|match_LIM_LIB=MD16

|match_LIM_PEZ=1–1

|match_LIM_SAN=MD18

|match_LIM_SAP=MD11

|match_LIM_UCR=MD04

|name_PEZ=Pérez Zeledón

|match_PEZ_ALA=MD04

|match_PEZ_CRM=MD16

|match_PEZ_CAR=MD06

|match_PEZ_GRE=MD08

|match_PEZ_GUA=MD22

|match_PEZ_HER=MD18

|match_PEZ_LIB=2–2

|match_PEZ_LIM=MD12

|match_PEZ_SAN=MD10

|match_PEZ_SAP=MD20

|match_PEZ_UCR=MD14

|name_SAN=Santos

|match_SAN_ALA=MD09

|match_SAN_CRM=MD14

|match_SAN_CAR=MD19

|match_SAN_GRE=MD16

|match_SAN_GUA=1–1

|match_SAN_HER=MD11

|match_SAN_LIB=MD04

|match_SAN_LIM=MD07

|match_SAN_PEZ=MD21

|match_SAN_SAP=MD13

|match_SAN_UCR=MD06

|name_SAP=Saprissa

|match_SAP_ALA=MD07

|match_SAP_CRM=MD04

|match_SAP_CAR=MD14

|match_SAP_GRE=MD06

|match_SAP_GUA=MD10

|match_SAP_HER=MD16

|match_SAP_LIB=MD12

|match_SAP_LIM=MD22

|match_SAP_PEZ=MD09

|match_SAP_SAN=1–0

|match_SAP_UCR=MD19

|name_UCR=C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica

|match_UCR_ALA=MD21

|match_UCR_CRM=MD20

|match_UCR_CAR=MD13

|match_UCR_GRE=MD11

|match_UCR_GUA=MD05

|match_UCR_HER=0–1

|match_UCR_LIB=MD07

|match_UCR_LIM=MD15

|match_UCR_PEZ=2–1

|match_UCR_SAN=MD17

|match_UCR_SAP=MD08

|source=[http://unafut.com/site/attachments/5795_Calendario%20Clausura%202018.pdf ]

|update=

}}

=Quadrangular – Clausura=

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=SAP|name_SAP=Saprissa

|team2=ALA|name_ALA=Alajuelense

|team3=HER|name_HER=Herediano

|team4=SNT|name_SNT=Santos

|win_SAP=3|draw_SAP=2|loss_SAP=1|gf_SAP=13|ga_SAP=8

|win_ALA=3|draw_ALA=2|loss_ALA=1|gf_ALA=10|ga_ALA=8

|win_HER=3|draw_HER=0|loss_HER=3|gf_HER=8|ga_HER=7

|win_SNT=1|draw_SNT=0|loss_SNT=5|gf_SNT=5|ga_SNT=13

|col_F=#BBF3BB|text_F=Final

|result1=F|result3=F

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw

|update=complete

|source=

}}

=Clausura Finals=

Since regular season leaders Herediano were unable to top the quadrangular stage, a double-legged final will be played against the quadrangular winner Saprissa in order to determine the champions of the Clausura tournament.

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|05|15|df=y}}

|time = 20:05 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Herediano

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = Saprissa

|goals1 = O. Arrellano {{goal|11}}

|goals2 = {{goal|80}} Y. Salinas

|stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero

|attendance =

|referee = Henry Bejarano

}}

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{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|05|20|df=y}}

|time =

|team1 = Saprissa

|score = 0–0

|aet = yes

|report =

|team2 = Herediano

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 4-3

|penalties2 =

|stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

|attendance =

|referee = Ricardo Montero

}}

Aggregate table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=HER|name_HER=Herediano

|team2=SAP|name_SAP=Saprissa

|team3=SNT|name_SNT=Santos de Guápiles

|team4=ALA|name_ALA=Alajuelense

|team5=PER|name_PER=Pérez Zeledón

|team6=LIM|name_LIM=Limón

|team7=GRE|name_GRE=Grecia

|team8=GUA|name_GUA=Guadalupe

|team9=UCR|name_UCR=UCR

|team10=CRM|name_CRM=Carmelita

|team11=CAR|name_CAR=Cartaginés

|team12=LIB|name_LIB=Liberia

|win_HER=29|draw_HER=12|loss_HER=3|gf_HER=75|ga_HER=26

|win_SAP=26|draw_SAP=9|loss_SAP=9|gf_SAP=93|ga_SAP=48

|win_SNT=21|draw_SNT=16|loss_SNT=7|gf_SNT=76|ga_SNT=44

|win_ALA=21|draw_ALA=11|loss_ALA=12|gf_ALA=84|ga_ALA=56

|win_PER=17|draw_PER=13|loss_PER=14|gf_PER=70|ga_PER=65

|win_LIM=14|draw_LIM=16|loss_LIM=14|gf_LIM=66|ga_LIM=67

|win_GRE=14|draw_GRE=13|loss_GRE=17|gf_GRE=58|ga_GRE=71

|win_GUA=10|draw_GUA=15|loss_GUA=19|gf_GUA=50|ga_GUA=68

|win_UCR=10|draw_UCR=15|loss_UCR=19|gf_UCR=42|ga_UCR=60

|win_CRM=11|draw_CRM=10|loss_CRM=23|gf_CRM=55|ga_CRM=77

|win_CAR=5|draw_CAR=20|loss_CAR=19|gf_CAR=43|ga_CAR=70

|win_LIB=7|draw_LIB=8|loss_LIB=29|gf_LIB=41|ga_LIB=89

|col_CL=#C6FFE6|text_CL=2018 CONCACAF League

|result1=CL|result3=CL|result5=CL

|col_CCL=#ACE1AF|text_CCL=2019 CONCACAF Champions League

|result2=CCL

|col_R=#FFBBBB|text_R=Relegation to the 2018–19 Liga de Ascenso

|result12=R

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw

|update=15 November 2017

|source=

}}

References

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