NB: after a triple round robin between 10 clubs (27 matches each for all
    clubs), the top-5 qualified for the championship playoff (a double
    round robin, 8 matches for all clubs involved);
    the bottom club after the regular phase was relegated.
Regular Stage
Reported Final Table:
 1.AD Municipal Limón       27            42-26  41  Pentagonal  [*]
 2.CD Saprissa              27  17  6  4  53-22  40  Pentagonal
 3.CS Herediano             27  15  7  5  41-27  37  Pentagonal
 4.LD Alajuelense           27  12 10  5  34-20  34  Pentagonal
 5.AD San Carlos            27  12  6  9  24-28  30  Pentagonal
 6.AD Ramonense             27   5 10 12  29-41  20
 7.AD Municipal San José    27   5  9 13  30-40  19
 8.CS Cartaginés            27   5  9 13  16-36  19
 9.AD Municipal Puntarenas  27   6  5 16  22-36  17
10.AD San Miguel            27   4  5 18  22-43  13  Relegated
[*] Limón reported with 18-6-3 W-D-L record but that must be incorrect;
    it should either be 18-5-4 or 17-7-3.
NB: total goal difference -6
Promoted: AD Municipal Sagrada Familia 
Pentagonal Final
Final Table:
 1.CS Herediano              8   4  3  1  15- 9  11  Final
 2.LD Alajuelense            8   3  4  1  11- 8  10
 3.CD Saprissa               8   3  3  2  10- 5   9
 4.AD San Carlos             8   2  2  4  10-18   6
 5.AD Municipal Limón        8   2  0  6   8-14   4
Final (between winners regular stage and winners pentagonal)
First Leg [Jan 6, 1982]
CS Herediano            4-1 Municipal Limón
 
Second Leg [Jan 10, 1982]
Municipal Limón         2-1 CS Herediano
1980.
1982.
list of 2nd division champions.
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