Costa Rican Second Division (also known as Liga Transcomer for sponsorship reasons) is a professional league incorporated in 1921 for association football clubs in Costa Rica. It is the country's second-tier/division football competition, which is contested by 18 clubs and operates by a system of promotion and relegation.

History Many teams for Costa Rican soccer have passed through this division, such as Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, C.S. Cartagines, C.S. Liberty, C.S. Uruguay de Coronado, Orión F.C., Municipal Puntarenas and Deportivo Barrio México. The second division has been called over the years as the First Division "B" for Ascent and the Major League of Soccer.

The first Second Division championship was held in 1921. The Moravia Sports Union was the winner of that contest, which was only participatory until 1934. From 1935 to 1963, the Second Division champion played a promotion league with the last place in the First division. The Second Division teams lost that league in all cases except Uruguay in 1949; Moravia, in 1950 and Deportivo Nicolás Marín (currently Barrio México) in 1963 that did manage to win it and ascend. From 1964 and to date, the champion of the Second Division is promoted directly to the First Division. From 1987 to 2003, the winners of the semifinals faced each other home and away for the chance to be promoted to the First Division.. In 2003, the system of short tournaments was established, in which the winners of the opening and closing finals of each year compete in a final series for promotion in a home and way format.

Promotion history List of teams that have won their right to play the championship in the Costa Rican First Division.

Season Team 1921 U.D. Moravia 1922 C.S. La Libertad 1923 C.S. La Libertad 1924 C.S. Guadalupe 1925 C.S. Independencia 1926 Juventud de Mata Redonda 1927 A.D. Santo Domingo 1928 C.S. México 1929 Orión F.C. 1930 C.S. La Libertad 1931 Buenos Aires F.C. 1932 A.D. Alajuela Junior 1933 C.S. La Libertad 1934 C.S. La Libertad 1935 C.S. Cartaginés 1936 C.S. Herediano 1937 La Unión de Tres Ríos 1938 Orión F.C. 1939 C.S. La Libertad 1940 Liga Deportiva Alajuelense 1941 Orión F.C. 1942 C.S. Uruguay de Coronado 1943 Sindicato del Calzado 1944 U.D. Moravia 1945 Club Atlético Álvarez 1946 Rohrmoser F.C. 1947 Rohrmoser F.C. 1948 Deportivo Saprissa 1949 C.S. Uruguay de Coronado 1950 U.D. Moravia 1951 No determined champion 1952 Nicolás Marín 1953 C.S. Guadalupe 1954 No determined champion 1955 C.S. Guadalupe 1956 No determined champion 1957 Carmen F.C. 1958 Orión F.C. 1959 C.S. La Libertad 1960 C.S. Uruguay de Coronado 1961 Nicolás Marín 1962 Nicolás Marín 1963 Nicolás Marín 1964 Municipal Turrialba 1965 A.D. San Carlos 1966 Nicolás Marín 1967 A.D. Ramonense 1968 C.S. Uruguay de Coronado 1969 Municipal Turrialba 1970 Rohrmoser F.C. 1971 Limón F.C. 1972 Municipal Turrialba 1973 C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica 1974 Municipal Turrialba 1975 A.D. Guanacasteca 1976 A.D.M. Puntarenas 1977 A.D. San Carlos 1978 A.D. San Carlos 1979 A.D. San Miguel 1980 Municipal San José 1981 A.D. Sagrada Familia 1982 Carmen F.C. 1983 C.S. Cartaginés 1984 Municipal Curridabat 1985 A.D. Guanacasteca 1986 Municipal Curridabat 1987 C.S. Uruguay de Coronado 1988 A.D. Palmares 1989 A.D. Generaleña 1990 No determined champion 1990–91 Municipal Pérez Zeledón 1991–92 A.D. Ramonense 1992–93 A.D. Belén 1993–94 A.D. Sagrada Familia 1994–95 A.D. Guanacasteca 1995–96 A.D.M. Goicoechea 1996–97 A.D. Santa Bárbara 1997–98 A.D. Limonense 1998–99 Santos de Guápiles 1999–2000 A.D. Municipal Osa 2000–01 Municipal Liberia 2001–02 A.D. Guanacasteca 2002–03 A.D. Ramonense 2003–04 A.D. Belén 2004–05 A.D. Santacruceña 2005–06 A.D. San Carlos 2006–07 C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica 2007–08 A.D. Ramonense 2008–09 Santos de Guápiles 2009–10 Limón F.C. 2010–11 A.D. Belén 2011–12 C.S. Uruguay de Coronado 2012–13 C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica 2013–14 A.S. Puma 2014–15 Municipal Liberia 2015–16 A.D. San Carlos 2016–17 Municipal Grecia 2017–18 A.D. San Carlos 2018–19 Jicaral Sercoba 2019–20 Sporting F.C. 2020–21 A.D. Guanacasteca 2021–22 Puntarenas F.C. 2022–23 Municipal Liberia 2023–24 Santa Ana F.C. 2024–25 Guadalupe F.C.

External links Soccerway - Scores summary Costa Rican Liga de Ascenso, standings, results & fixtures