A Liga Deportiva Alajuelense é um clube da Costa Rica fundado em 1919, com 31 títulos da Primeira Divisão e duas conquistas da Liga dos Campeões da Concacaf, em 1986 e 2004.
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense is one of the most successful clubs in Costa Rica, founded on June 18, 1919. The club has won 31 First Division titles and was champion of the Concacaf Champions League in 1986 and 2004.
History
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense was founded on June 18, 1919, in the city of Alajuela, and has competed in Costa Rica's First Division since the club's creation. Its colors are red and black, and the team is known as Manudos, La Liga, and Rojinegros. The club plays its matches at Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium, located in the El Llano neighborhood, and was inaugurated in 1942. The stadium's name honors its greatest idol, considered the best Costa Rican footballer of the 20th century. Domestically, Alajuelense has accumulated 31 First Division titles. Internationally, the club won the Concacaf Champions League in 1986 and 2004, the Interclubes Cup of UNCAF in 2002 and 2005, the Concacaf League in 2020, and the Concacaf Central American Cup in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Among the notable names in the club's history are Alejandro Morera Soto, José Luis Solera, Juan Ulloa, Wilmer López, and Bryan Ruiz.