The second stage consists of a quadrangular in which the best four teams qualified will face each other twice again, adding 6 additional matchdays.

Because of this format, the qualification criteria in the Liga FPD are: On 13 June 1921, the Costa Rican Football Federation was created.

With its creation, the need of a tournament also emerged, along with the establishment of a national team, as a result of Costa Rica being invited to the 1921 Juegos del Centenario in Guatemala.

[5] The first season of the Costa Rican Primera División was played in 1921 with seven teams: Alajuelense, Cartaginés, Herediano, La Libertad, Sociedad Gimnástica Española, Sociedad Gimnástica Limonense and La Unión de Tres Ríos.

[3] On 9 January 2014, UNAFUT decided to rename the tournament to Liga FPD, in order to give more identity to the league.

Since their first encounter at the old national stadium on 12 October 1949, the two teams have faced each other in over 300 matches, with the winning balance in favor of Saprissa.