League III Season 2026 -- Group D Round 16 Recap

Here is a recap of Group D Round 16 of League III (Season 2026), detailing the match results and how the standings evolved across the table.

Round 16 Match Results

• Bucha 1 – 1 AIK Fotboll

• Blooming 3 – 2 Aledals IK

• Centro Atlético Fénix 2 – 1 Arameisk-Syrianska IF

• Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes 3 – 2 Mushuc Runa S.C.

• Bentín Tacna Heroica 2 – 1 L.D.U. Quito

• Talleres de Córdoba 5 – 1 Independiente del Valle

• San Lorenzo de Almagro 1 – 2 Metropolitanos F.C.

• Defensa y Justicia 2 – 2 Zamora F.C.

• Puntarenas F.C. 2 – 2 Deportivo Táchira F.C.

• Municipal Pérez Zeledón 2 – 1 R.S.C. Anderlecht

• A.D. San Carlos 2 – 2 Canon Yaoundé

• Lempira F.C. 2 – 1 K.R.C. Genk

• C.D. Dandy 3 – 3 CD Choloma

Standings Overview & Key Changes

With 34 rounds remaining out of the 50-round season, the positioning across the promotion and cup qualification slots remains fiercely contested:

• Automatic Promotion Spot (Rank 1): Blooming (BOL) maintains its lead at the top with 34 points following a narrow 3-2 win over Aledals IK.

• Play-off Spots (Ranks 2–9):

  • Talleres de Córdoba jumped up to 2nd place with 31 points after a dominant 5-1 victory against Independiente del Valle.

  • Metropolitanos F.C. also sits on 31 points in 3rd place following an away win over San Lorenzo de Almagro.

  • Bentín Tacna Heroica rose to 4th with 28 points after defeating L.D.U. Quito.

• Cup Qualification Zones (Ranks 10–12):

  • Arameisk-Syrianska IF holds the 10th-place Friendly Cup spot with 23 points despite a defeat to Centro Atlético Fénix.

  • Municipal Pérez Zeledón climbed into 11th with 22 points, capturing the first King's Cup qualification slot.

  • CD Choloma holds 12th place with 21 points to round out the King's Cup bracket.