Therefore, this league was of an official nature and was aimed at the district and cantonal champion clubs; however, a qualifying series was played to hold the national title; and from there came the next tenant of the second division.

In 1977, the Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUTBOL) instituted the practice of promotion and relegation in the third division.

This resulted from frequent requests from some clubs in the third division to the Costa Rican Federation of Amateur Soccer.

But in April 1979, COFA, which was the Organizing Committee for Amateur Soccer, separated from the federation.

On Thursday, October 9 of the same year, COFA became an association and had 16 representatives at the regional level, including Hernán Redondo, Herman Solano, Jorge Meneses, José Calderón, Rafael Moya, Oscar Luis Vega and Manuel Riotte.

For 1982 the Second Division by ACOFA organized, its national championship with 32 clubs with extensive football experience, being the first classified of the previous year the A.D. Tecnológico de Cartago (T.E.C), Deportivo Cariari de Plaza Viquez F.C, Asoc.

Likewise, on April 11, 1982, the third-tier championship began at the national level, and after the product of an eliminatory series, the agreement was made by the clubs for a respective registration in ANAFA (National Association of Amateur Soccer).

This tournament is too competitive (High Performance), due to the fact that only 1 team per season obtains the long-awaited title.

The winners of each tournament will be guaranteed a Grand Final between them to define the new participant for next season in the Costa Rican Second Division.

List of teams that won their right to play the championship in the Liga de Ascenso.