The 2026 División Profesional features 16 clubs playing a 30-round schedule, with the last-placed side facing direct relegation to regional leagues and the 15th-placed team entering a two-legged promotion/relegation play-off against the Copa Simón Bolívar runner-up. After 20 matchdays, GV San José sits bottom on 14 points with the league’s worst goal difference, while Real Tomayapo occupies 15th on 16 points; both sides have recorded just two wins apiece and continue to drop points in recent fixtures. Mid-table clubs such as Universitario de Vinto, San Antonio Bulo Bulo, and ABB hold narrow leads above the drop zone but remain vulnerable given the tight points gaps and the high number of games remaining. Top sides Bolívar, Always Ready, and The Strongest have pulled clear, leaving the relegation battle concentrated among the bottom six.