2014–15 Costa Rican FPD season
Season | 2014–15 |
---|---|
Champions |
Invierno: Saprissa (31st title) Verano: Herediano (24th title) |
Champions League |
Saprissa TBD |
Matches played | 138 |
Goals scored | 374 (2.71 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Yendrick Ruiz (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Alajuelense 5–0 Puma Generaleña |
Biggest away win |
Belén Siglo XXI 1–4 Carmelita Limón 1–4 Herediano Carmelita 0–3 Santos Carmelita 0–3 UCR |
Highest scoring | Pérez Zeledón 6–4 Santos |
Longest winning run | Alajuelense (6) |
Longest unbeaten run | Alajuelense (10) |
Longest winless run | Belén Siglo XXI (8) |
Longest losing run | Uruguay (5) |
Highest attendance |
25,992 Alajuelense 0–2 Saprissa |
Lowest attendance |
23 AS Puma 1–1 Carmelita |
← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 15 October 2014. |
The 2014–15 Costa Rican FPD will be the 95th season of the Costa Rican top-flight football league. It is divided into two championships: the Invierno [winter] and Verano [summer] seasons.
The Invierno season will be dedicated to Manuel Antonio "Pilo" Obando.[1]
Teams
The league will be contested by a total of 12 teams, including Puma Generaleña, promoted from the 2013–14 Liga de Ascenso. While Puntarenas were relegated.
Personnel, kits and Stadia
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alajuelense | Óscar Ramírez | Puma | Movistar, Ibérico | Alejandro Morera Soto - Scotiabank | 18,000 |
Puma Generaleña | Édgar Carvajal | JB | Arroz Sabanero | Municipal de Pérez Zeledón | 6,000 |
Belén | Briance Camacho | JB | Bridgestone | Polideportivo de Belén | 3,000 |
Carmelita | Guilherme Farinha | Sportek | Great Wall | Alejandro Morera Soto - Scotiabank | 18,000 |
Cartaginés | Mauricio Wright | Lotto | Huawei, Bancrédito | "Fello" Meza | 13,500 |
Herediano | César Méndez | Umbro | kölbi, Roshfrans, Peugeot, La 400, San Miguel | Eladio Rosabal Cordero | 8,500 |
Limón | Rónald Gómez | Sportek | APM Terminals | Juan Gobán | 3,000 |
Pérez Zeledón | Marvin Solano | Canastico | kölbi, GAFESO | Municipal de Pérez Zeledón | 6,000 |
Santos | Enrique Meza, Jr. | Joma | PickLounge | Ebal Rodríguez | 3,000 |
Saprissa | Rónald González | Kappa | Bimbo, Ibérico | Ricardo Saprissa | 23,000 |
UCR | José Giacone | Sportek | — | Estadio Ecológico | 1,800 |
Uruguay de Coronado | Carlos Watson | Lotto | CoopeAlianza | Municipal El Labrador | 4,000 |
Managerial changes
During the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Appointed | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Herediano | Eduardo Méndez | TBD | 2014 | Jafet Soto | 2014 | th (2014) |
Limón | Ronald Gomez | Sacked | 2014 | Kenneth Barrantes | 2014 | th ( 2014) |
Pérez Zeledón | Marvin Solano | Sacked | 2014 | Víctor Abelenda | 2014 | th (2014) |
Puma Generaleña | Edgar Carvajal | Sacked | 2014 | Mario Carrera | 2014 | th ( 2014) |
Saprissa | Ronald Gonzalez | Sacked | 2014 | Jeaustin Campos | 2014 | th ( 2014) |
Campeonato de Invierno
The tournament began on 15 August 2014, with Carmelita defeating Limón 2-0, with Guatemalan player Angelo Padilla scoring the first goal of the tournament. It ended on 21 December 2014, with Saprissa winning their 31st title after they overcome Herediano in the final.
First Stage
Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alajuelense | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 53 | Advances to the Semifinals |
2 | Herediano | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 46 | |
3 | Cartaginés | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 42 | |
4 | Saprissa | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 41 | |
5 | Universidad de Costa Rica | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 35 | |
6 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 29 | |
7 | Carmelita | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 27 | |
8 | Santos | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 26 | |
9 | Belén | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 26 | |
10 | Limón | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 16 | |
11 | Uruguay | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 16 | |
12 | Puma Generaleña | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 46 | −25 | 13 |
Updated to games played on 10 September 2014.
Source: Resultados Invierno 2014 - UNAFUT.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Home \ Away[1] | ALA | BEL | CRM | CAR | HER | LIM | PEZ | PUM | SAN | SAP | UCR | URU |
Alajuelense | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
Belén | 2–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
Carmelita | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
Cartaginés | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | |
Herediano | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 6–2 | |
Limón | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
Pérez Zeledón | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | |
Puma Generaleña | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–1 | |
Santos | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
Saprissa | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
Universidad de Costa Rica | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
Uruguay | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
Updated to games played on 2014.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Second stage
Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
1 | Alajuelense | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
4 | Saprissa | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
4 | Saprissa | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
2 | Herediano | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
2 | Herediano | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
3 | Cartaginés | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Semifinals
- First legs
3 December 2014 20:00 |
Cartaginés | 2–3 | Herediano |
---|---|---|
Scott 63' (pen.) Vega 90+1' |
7' 81' (pen.) Ruiz 9' Núñez |
- Second legs
Finals
- First leg
14 December 2014 21:00 |
Saprissa | 4–2 | Herediano |
---|---|---|
Mora 4' Rodríguez 12' Bustos 50' Colindres 90' |
29' 68' (pen) Ruiz |
- Second leg
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Armando Alonso | Alajuelense | 6 |
2 | Angelo Padilla | Carmelita | 5 |
Fabrizio Ronchetti | Pérez Zeledón | 5 | |
Jonathan Sibaja | UCR | 5 | |
5 | Alejandro Alpízar | Pérez Zeledón | 4 |
Ariel Contreras | UCR | 4 | |
Cristian Lagos | Santos | 4 | |
Jerry Palacios | Alajuelense | 4 | |
Ariel Rodríguez | Saprissa | 4 | |
10 | Leonardo Adams | Belén | 3 |
Juan Bustos | Saprissa | 3 | |
Victor Coto | UCR | 3 | |
Allan Duarte | UCR | 3 | |
Kevin Fajardo | Santos | 3 | |
Ismael Fuentes | Santos | 3 | |
Josué Martínez | UCR | 3 | |
Aaron Navarro | Puma | 3 | |
Víctor Núñez | Herediano | 3 | |
Antonio Pedroza | Herediano | 3 | |
Olman Vargas | UCR | 3 |
Source:[3]
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Invierno 2014. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the Costa Rica national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
A new rule was introduced a few season ago, that clubs can only have three foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or player/s is released.
Alajuelense Belén Carmelita Cartaginés Herediano Limón (player released during the season) |
Pérez Zeledón
Puma Generaleña Saprissa Santos Universidad de Costa Rica
Uruguay |
Campeonato de Verano
The tournament will begin in January 2015.
Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Verano)
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alajuelense | Oscar Ramírez | TBD | Puma SE | Movistar, Ibérico, Banco General |
Belén | Briance Camacho | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Carmelita | Guilherme Farinha | TBD | TBD | |
Cartaginés | Enrique Meza | TBD | Lotto | Bancrédito, Huawei |
Herediano | Mauricio Wright | TBD | Umbro | kölbi |
Limón | Kenneth Barrantes | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Pérez Zeledón | Víctor Abelenda | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Puma Generaleña | Marvin Solano | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Santos | César Eduardo Méndez | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Saprissa | Jeaustin Campos | TBD | Kappa | Bimbo, Ibérico, Gatorade, Claro |
Universidad de Costa Rica | José Giacone | TBD | LaTres | Banco Nacional |
Uruguay | Martín Cardetti | TBD | Lotto | CoopeAlianza, Jaúles, Peugeot |
During the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Belén | Briance Camacho | TBD | 2015 | Gerardo Ureña | 2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
Limón | Mario Silva | Sacked | 2015 | Kenneth Barrantes | 2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
Cartaginés | Enrique Maximiliano Meza | 2015 | Claudio Fabián Ciccia | 2015 | th (Clausura 2015) | |
AD Carmelita | Guillerme Farinha | Sacked | 2015 | Erick Guillén Interim | 2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
AD Carmelita | Erick Guillén | 2015 | Hugo Robles | 2015 | th (Clausura 2015) | |
AS Puma Generaleña | Marvin Solano | Sacked | 2015 | Edgar Carvajal | 2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
Herediano | Mauricio Wright | Sacked | 2015 | Odir Jacques | 2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
First Stage
Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Saprissa | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 45 | Advances to the Semifinals |
2 | Santos | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 40 | |
3 | Herediano | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 39 | |
4 | Alajuelense | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 37 | |
5 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 32 | |
6 | Uruguay | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 29 | |
7 | Cartaginés | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 27 | |
8 | Carmelita | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 26 | |
9 | Limón | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 24 | |
10 | Puma Generaleña | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 23 | |
11 | Universidad de Costa Rica | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 22 | |
12 | Belén | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 21 |
Updated to games played on 14 March 2015.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Home \ Away[1] | ALA | BEL | CRM | CAR | HER | LIM | PEZ | PUM | SAN | SAP | UCR | URU |
Alajuelense | 6–0 | 0–1 | 6–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
Belén | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
Carmelita | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
Cartaginés | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 7–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
Herediano | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | |
Limón | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–31 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | |
Pérez Zeledón | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Puma Generaleña | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
Santos | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
Saprissa | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
Universidad de Costa Rica | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
Uruguay | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
Updated to games played on 2014.
Source: []
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
- Notes
1 The Limón–Carmelita match was suspended because of an unpaid ₡30 million debt to the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social. Limón tried to appeal the suspension in order to reprogram the game. However, the appeal was denied by the Competition Committee and Limón was sanctioned with a 0–3 loss.[4]
Second stage
Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
1 | Saprissa | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
4 | Alajuelense | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
4 | Alajuelense | 1 | 2 | 3 (2) | ||||||||
3 | Herediano (pen.) | 1 | 2 | 3 (3) | ||||||||
2 | Santos de Guápiles | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
3 | Herediano | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Semifinals
- First legs
9 May 2015 |
Herediano | 2 – 1 | Santos de Guápiles |
---|---|---|
Cristhian Lagos 12' Jonathan Hansen 68' |
71' Edder Monguio |
- Second legs
13 May 2015 |
Santos de Guápiles | 1 – 1 | Herediano |
---|---|---|
Kenneth Dixon 1' | Randall Azofeifa 6' |
Estadio Ebal Rodríguez, Pococcí, Ciudad de Limón Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Henry Bejarano |
Finals
- First leg
19 May 2015 22:15 |
Alajuelense | 1 – 1 | Herediano |
---|---|---|
José Guillermo Ortiz 1' | Elías Aguilar 84' |
Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela Referee: Walter Quesada |
- Second leg
23 May 2015 22:00 |
Herediano | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Alajuelense |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Hansen 31' Keyner Brown 118' |
Pablo Gabas 54' Johan Venegas 95' | |
Penalties | ||
|
3-2 | |
Top goalscorers
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Verano 2015. The following players:
- have played at least one Verano game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the Costa Rica national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
A new rule was introduced a few season ago, that clubs can only have three foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or player/s is released.
Alajuelense Belén
Carmelita
Cartaginés Herediano
Limón (player released during the season) |
Pérez Zeledón Puma Generaleña
Saprissa
Santos Universidad de Costa Rica
Uruguay |
Overall standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alajuelense | 33 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 71 | |
2 | Herediano | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 56 | 26 | +30 | 62 | |
3 | Saprissa | 32 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 59 | 37 | +22 | 62 | |
4 | Cartaginés | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 55 | |
5 | Universidad de Costa Rica | 33 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 42 | 33 | +9 | 47 | |
6 | Santos | 33 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 45 | |
7 | Pérez Zeledón | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 58 | −5 | 45 | |
8 | Carmelita | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 40 | |
9 | Uruguay | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 32 | |
10 | Belén | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −16 | 31 | |
11 | Limón1 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 50 | −18 | 31 | |
12 | Puma Generaleña | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 26 | Relegation to Liga de Ascenso |
Updated to games played on 2015.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
- Notes
1 UNAFUT sanctioned Limón with a 0–3 defeat against Carmelita due to an unpaid debt. Due to this sanction, Limón will be relegated to the Liga de Ascenso if tied in points with another team in the last place, regardless of their goal difference.
References
- ↑ Coto, Gerardo. "Pilo Obando será inmortalizado en el Invierno". UNAFUT.com. UNAFUT. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Asistencia a Estadios". UNAFUT.com. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Summary - Primera División - Costa Rica - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ Molina Salas, José Pablo. "Competición adjudica los puntos a Carmelita del duelo ante Limón FC". UNAFUT.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
External links
- http://unafut.com/site/
- http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/
- http://www.everardoherrera.com/index.php/futbol-nacional