| Competition: | 2011–12 Campeonato Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Winners: | Alajuelense (2011 Invierno) Herediano (2012 Verano) |
| Relegated: | TBD |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Alajuelense Herediano |
| Matches: | 116 |
| Total Goals: | 321 |
| League Topscorer: | Invierno: Randall Brenes (13) Verano: TBD |
| Biggest Home Win: | Invierno: Pérez Zeledón 7–1 Puntarenas |
| Biggest Away Win: | Invierno: San Carlos 0–4 Herediano |
| Highest Scoring: | Invierno: Herediano 6–3 Cartaginés |
| Prevseason: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 Primera División season is the 93rd of Costa Rica's top-flight professional football league. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano. The season began on 31 July 2011.
Universidad de Costa Rica finished last season in last place in the overall table at the end of last season and were relegated to the Segunda División. Replacing them in the league for this season are the overall champions of last season's Segunda División competition, Belén Siglo XXI.
Barrio México were expelled from last year's competition during the 2011 Verano tournament and were eventually relegated from the league due to various financial difficulties.[1] They were not replaced for this season.
For this season, Brujas changed their name to Orión FC Desamparados.[2]
Due to the reduction of the league to 11 teams for this season, the league's format was changed for this season. There would be no groups this season. Instead, for both tournaments, the clubs would play every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 20 matches each. At the end of the regular season, the top 4 teams in the league standings would participate in the playoffs. At the end of the season, the last place club would participate in a promotion-relegation playoff against the Segunda División overall runners-up, while the Segunda División overall champions would be promoted to next season's competition automatically.[3]
| Team | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD Alajuelense | Oscar "El Machillo" Ramírez | Alajuela | Alejandro Morera Soto | 17,895 | |
| Belén Siglo XXI | Vinicio Alvarado | Belén | Estadio Polideportivo de Belén | 3,000 | |
| C.S. Cartaginés | Jhonny Chávez | Cartago | Fello Meza | 13,500 | |
| CS Herediano | Jafet Soto | Heredia | Rosabal Cordero | 8,144 | |
| Limón F.C. | Hernán Fernando Sossa | Limón | Estadio Nuevo de Limón/Estadio Juan Gobán | 3,000/2,000 | |
| Orión F.C. | Martín Arreola | Tarrazú | Estadio Municipal de Tarrazú | 1,500 | |
| Municipal Pérez Zeledón | Mauricio Wright | San Isidro | Municipal | 6,000 | |
| Puntarenas FC | Luis Fernando Fallas | Puntarenas | "Lito" Pérez | 4,105 | |
| Asociación Deportiva San Carlos | Marvin Solano | Ciudad Quesada | Carlos Álvarez | 5,600 | |
| Santos de Guápiles |  Gustavo Martínez | Guápiles | Ebal Rodríguez | 3,000 | |
| Deportivo Saprissa | Alexander Guimaraes | Tibás | Ricardo Saprissa | 23,000 |
The 2011 Campeonato de Invierno, officially the 2011 Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank for sponsorship reasons, was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on 31 July 2011 and ended on 18 December 2011.
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2–2 on aggregate score, Alajuelense wins on penalties 6–5
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan=1 | 1 | Randall Brenes | Cartaginés | 13 |
| align=center rowspan=1 | 2 | Jairo Arrieta | Saprissa | 12 |
| align=center rowspan=1 | 4 | José Luis Cordero | Herediano | 12 |
| align=center rowspan=1 | 5 | Victor Núñez | Herediano | 9 |
| align=center rowspan=2 | 6 | Yendrick Ruiz | Puntarenas | 8 |
| Olman Vargas | Herediano | 8 | ||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 7 | Jonathan McDonald | Alajuelense | 7 |
| Kenny Cunnighan | San Carlos | 7 | ||
| Alejandro Castro | Santos | 7 | ||
| align=center rowspan=4 | 8 | Ismael Gómez | Limón | 6 |
| Alejandro Alpízar | Alajuelense | 6 | ||
| Luciano Bostal | Pérez Zeledón | 6 | ||
| Josué Martínez | Saprissa | 6 | ||
| align=center rowspan=3 | 9 | José Cancela | Herediano | 5 |
| Álvaro Sánchez | San Carlos | 5 | ||
| Diego Joaquín País | San Carlos | 5 | ||
The 2012 Campeonato de Verano began on 15 January 2012 and ended in May 2012.
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