Liga Imperial

Liga Imperial

Organising body	National Football Association
Founded	21 January 1904 (1904-01-21)
First season	1904
Country	Creeperopolis
Confederation	CONFUSUR
Number of teams	20
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Segunda División
Domestic cup(s)	Copa del Emperador
League cup(s)	Copa Creeperiano
International cup(s)	CONFUSUR Champions League
Current champions	CF Chalatenango (12th title) (2022–23)
Most championships	CF Adolfosburg (37 titles)
Most appearances	Víctor Pacheco Durán (878)
Top goalscorer	Víctor Pacheco Durán (401)
TV partners	Channel 4
Website	anf.org.cr
2022–23 Liga Imperial

The Liga Imperial (Creeperian – Creeperian: Լիգա Իմպերիալ; Jackian: Imperial League) is the top division of professional football in Creeperopolis which is organized by the National Football Association (ANF).

The Liga Imperial was formed in 1904 as the National League (Liga Nacional; LN). During the Creeperian Civil War, the league suspended operations, and after the war ended, the league resumed operations and renamed itself to the Premier League (Liga Primera; LP), which was later renamed to the Liga Imperial in 1953.

The league consists of 20 clubs which play each other twice per year. The two worst teams per year are automatically relegated to the Segunda División, while the third and fourth worst teams play a relegation match, the loser of which is relegated to the Segunda División. The twelve teams with the best records continue to play in a tournament which concludes in a championship match, the tournament being known as the Copa Creeperiano. The Copa Creeperiano is also among the biggest club sporting events in the world, with the individual games accounting for many of the most watched television programs in Creeperian history with over 250 to 300 million viewers nationally every year.

Competition format

Tiebreakers

1. Points obtained in all matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
2. Goal difference in all matches;
3. Number of wins in all matches
4. Number of goals scored in all matches;
5. Points obtained in the matches played between the clubs in question;
6. Goal difference in the matches played between the clubs in question;
7. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the clubs in question;
8. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
   • Yellow card: –1 points;
   • Indirect red card (second yellow card): –3 points;
   • Direct red card: –4 points;
   • Yellow card and direct red card: –5 points;
9. Drawing of lots

Clubs

Club	2021–22 season	First season in the Liga Imperial	No. of seasons in the Liga Imperial	First season of current spell	Liga Imperial titles	Most recent title
CF Imperial Adolfosburg	5th	1904	100	1904	37	2019–20
CF Real Cámarillo	11th
CF Real Chalatenango	1st				12	2021–22
CF Citalá	14th
CF Denshire	12th			2020–21
CF La'Libertad	9th	1904		2021–22
CF La'Unión	2nd (SD)	1917		2022–23
CF Real La'Victoria	10th	1905
CF Masario	8th	1926		2020–21
CF Panachor	4th (SD)	1913		2022–23
CF Puerto Atlántida	3rd (SD)			2022–23
CF Rubicón	1st (SD)			2022–23
CF Salvador	3rd	1904	100	1904
CF San Nicolás	15th
CF San Pedro	6th			2021–22
CF Nuevo Xichútepa	2nd	1904	100	1904	10	2020–21
CF San Salvador	7th	1904	100	1904
CF Santa Ana	5th (SD)	1905		2022–23
CF Tuxtla Martínez	16th	1912		2021–22
CF Real Victoria	4th

Champions

Main article: List of Creeperian football champions

Club	Champions	Runners-up	Winning seasons

Player records

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Liga Imperial hat-tricks

See also

• List of Copa Creeperiano finals
• List of Copa del Emperador finals