Season | 2015–16 |
---|---|
Champions | Invierno: Saprissa Verano: Herediano |
Champions League | Saprissa Herediano |
Biggest home win | Belén Siglo XXI 5-1 Santos de Guápiles (9 September 2015) |
Biggest away win | Carmelita 0-3 Deportivo Saprissa (13 August 2015) |
Highest scoring | Uruguay 4-3 Pérez Zeledón (16 August 2015) |
Longest winning run | Alajelense (5) |
Longest unbeaten run | Alajelense (9) |
Longest winless run | Pérez Zeledón (7) |
Longest losing run | UCR (5) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
The 2015–16 Costa Rican FPD was the 95th season of the Costa Rican top-flight football league. It was divided in two championships: the Invierno and Verano seasons.
The Invierno season will be dedicated to Manuel Antonio "Pilo" Obando.[1]
Teams
[edit]The league will be contested by a total of 12 teams, including Municipal Liberia, promoted from the 2014–15 Liga de Ascenso, meanwhile Puma Generaleña were relegated.
Personnel, kits and Stadia
[edit]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alajuelense | ![]() |
Puma | Movistar, Ibérico | Alejandro Morera Soto | 18,000 |
Belén | ![]() |
Living Sports | Bridgestone | Polideportivo de Belén | 3,000 |
Carmelita | ![]() |
Sportek | Great Wall | Alejandro Morera Soto | 18,000 |
Cartaginés | ![]() |
Joma | Huawei, Bancrédito | "Fello" Meza | 13,500 |
Herediano | ![]() |
Umbro | kölbi, Roshfrans, Peugeot, La 400, San Miguel | Eladio Rosabal Cordero | 8,500 |
Limón | ![]() |
Sportek | APM Terminals | Juan Gobán | 3,000 |
Municipal Liberia | ![]() |
Sportek | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano | 6,000 | |
Pérez Zeledón | ![]() |
Canastico | kölbi, GAFESO | Municipal de Pérez Zeledón | 6,000 |
Santos | ![]() |
Living Sports | PickLounge | Ebal Rodríguez | 3,000 |
Saprissa | ![]() |
Kappa | Bimbo, Ibérico | Ricardo Saprissa | 23,000 |
UCR | ![]() |
Propia | — | Estadio Ecológico | 1,800 |
Uruguay de Coronado | ![]() |
Lotto | CoopeAlianza | Municipal El Labrador | 4,000 |
Managerial changes
[edit]Before the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Appointed | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Limón | ![]() |
TBD | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (2015) |
Pérez Zeledón | ![]() |
Sacked | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th ( 2015) |
Santos | ![]() |
Sacked | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (2015) |
UCR | ![]() |
Sacked | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th ( 2015) |
Alajuelense | ![]() |
Sacked | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th ( 2015) |
During the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Appointed | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cartaginés | ![]() |
Sacked | August 17, 2015 | ![]() |
18 August 2015 | th (2014) |
Municipal Liberia | ![]() |
Passed Away | 22 August 2015 | ![]() |
26 August 2015 | th ( 2015) |
UCR | ![]() |
Sacked | August 24, 2015 | ![]() |
August 25, 2015 | th (2015) |
Pérez Zeledón | ![]() |
Sacked | September 2015 | ![]() |
September, 2015 | th (2015) |
Deportivo Saprissa | ![]() |
Sacked | September 2015 | ![]() |
September, 2015 | th (2015) |
Belen | ![]() |
Sacked | September, 2015 | ![]() |
September, 2015 | th (2015) |
Municipal Liberia | ![]() |
Sacked | October 2015 | ![]() |
October 2015 | th (2015) |
Deportivo Saprissa | ![]() |
Sacked | October 2015 | ![]() |
October 2015 | th (2015) |
Belen | ![]() |
Resigned | October 2015 | ![]() |
October 2015 | th (2015) |
Carmelita | ![]() |
Sacked | November 2015 | ![]() |
November 2015 | th (2015) |
Campeonato de Invierno
[edit]The tournament began on 2015, with TBD defeating TBD 2–0, with Guatemalan player TBD scoring the first goal of the tournament. It ended on 2015, with TBD winning their st title after they overcome TBD in the final.
First stage
[edit]Standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alajuelense | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 45 | Advances to the Semifinals |
2 | Herediano | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 15 | +16 | 43 | |
3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 39 | |
4 | Limón | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 37 | |
5 | Cartaginés | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 36 | |
6 | Santos de Guápiles | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 34 | |
7 | UCR | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 27 | |
8 | Uruguay | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 24 | |
9 | Belén Siglo XXI | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 40 | −13 | 21 | |
10 | Municipal Liberia | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 21 | |
11 | Carmelita | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 32 | −20 | 20 | |
12 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw
Results
[edit]Second stage
[edit]Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Alajuelense | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
4 | Limón | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
1 | Alajuelense | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
2 | Saprissa | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
2 | Herediano | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Saprissa | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Semifinals
[edit]- First legs
Limón | 0–0 | Alajuelense |
---|---|---|
- Second legs
Alajuelense | 3–0 | Limón |
---|---|---|
Ortiz![]() Rodríguez ![]() Guevara ![]() |
Alajuelense won 3–0 on aggregate.
Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Finals
[edit]- First leg
Saprissa | 2–0 | Alajuelense |
---|---|---|
Calvo ![]() |
- Second leg
Alajuelense | 1–2 | Saprissa |
---|---|---|
McDonald![]() |
Imperiale![]() Colindres ![]() |
Saprissa won 4–1 on aggregate.
List of foreign players in the league
[edit]This is a list of foreign players in Invierno 2015. 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 |
Pérez Zeledón
Municipal Liberia
Saprissa
Santos Universidad de Costa Rica Uruguay
|
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Saprissa | 20 |
2 | ![]() |
Limón | 18 |
3 | ![]() |
Guápiles | 11 |
4 | ![]() |
Uruguay | 10 |
5 | ![]() |
Belén Siglo | 9 |
6 | ![]() |
Uruguay | 9 |
7 | ![]() |
Cartaginés | 8 |
8 | ![]() |
Alajuelense | 8 |
9 | ![]() |
Alajuelense | 7 |
10 | ![]() |
Herediano | 7 |
Campeonato de Verano
[edit]The tournament began in January 2016, with TBD defeating TBD 2–0, with TBD scoring the first goal of the tournament. It will end in June 2016, with TBD winning their st title after they overcome TBD in the final.
Personnel, kits and stadia
[edit]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alajuelense | ![]() |
Puma | Movistar, Ibérico | Alejandro Morera Soto | 18,000 |
Belén | ![]() |
Livin Sports | Bridgestone | Polideportivo de Belén | 3,000 |
Carmelita | ![]() |
Sportek | Great Wall | Alejandro Morera Soto | 18,000 |
Cartaginés | ![]() |
Lotto | Huawei, Bancrédito | "Fello" Meza | 8,300 |
Herediano | ![]() |
Umbro | kölbi, Roshfrans, Peugeot, La 400, San Miguel | Eladio Rosabal Cordero | 8,500 |
Limón | ![]() |
Sportek | APM Terminals | Juan Gobán | 3,000 |
Municipal Liberia | ![]() |
Sportek | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano | 6,000 | |
Pérez Zeledón | ![]() |
Canastico | kölbi, GAFESO | Municipal de Pérez Zeledón | 6,000 |
Santos | ![]() |
Livin Sports | PickLounge | Ebal Rodríguez | 3,000 |
Saprissa | ![]() |
Kappa | Bimbo, Ibérico | Ricardo Saprissa | 23,000 |
UCR | ![]() |
Propia | — | Estadio Ecológico | 1,800 |
Uruguay de Coronado | ![]() |
Lotto | CoopeAlianza | Municipal El Labrador | 4,000 |
Managerial changes
[edit]During the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Appointed | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uruguay | ![]() |
Sacked | 2016 | ![]() |
2016 | th (2016) |
Herediano | ![]() |
Resigned | 2016 | ![]() |
2016 | th ( 2015) |
Herediano | ![]() |
Caretaker ended | 2016 | ![]() |
2016 | th (2016) |
Carmelita | ![]() |
Sacked | 2016 | ![]() |
2016 | th (2016) |
First stage
[edit]Standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Herediano | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 50 | Advances to the Semifinals |
2 | Saprissa | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 47 | |
3 | Alajuelense | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 42 | |
4 | Belén | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 39 | |
5 | Universidad de Costa Rica | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 32 | |
6 | Cartaginés | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 31 | |
7 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 29 | |
8 | Municipal Liberia | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 25 | |
9 | Carmelita | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 23 | |
10 | Limón | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 21 | |
11 | Santos | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 18 | |
12 | Uruguay | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
[edit]Second stage
[edit]Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Herediano | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
4 | Belén | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
1 | Herediano | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
3 | Alajuelense | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
2 | Saprissa | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
3 | Alajuelense | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Semifinals
[edit]- First legs
Alajuelense | 2–0 | Saprissa |
---|---|---|
Ortiz ![]() Rojas ![]() |
- Second legs
2-2 on aggregate. Herediano progressed as the higher seed.
Saprissa | 1–3 | Alajuelense |
---|---|---|
Flores ![]() |
Ortiz ![]() Diego Madrigal ![]() |
Alajuelense won 5–1 on aggregate.
Finals
[edit]- First leg
Alajuelense | 0–1 | Herediano |
---|---|---|
Granados ![]() |
- Second leg
Herediano | 2–0 | Alajuelense |
---|---|---|
Cubero ![]() Ruiz ![]() |
Herediano won 3–0 on aggregate.
List of foreign players in the league
[edit]This is a list of foreign players in Verano 2016. 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 |
Pérez Zeledón Municipal Liberia Saprissa Santos Universidad de Costa Rica Uruguay
|
Aggregate table
[edit]The following table combined the two seasons together.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Herediano | 44 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 66 | 28 | +38 | 93 | Qualification to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | Alajuelense | 44 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 87 | |
3 | Saprissa | 44 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 81 | 35 | +46 | 86 | Qualification to the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
4 | Cartaginés | 44 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 67 | |
5 | Belén | 44 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 60 | |
6 | Universidad de Costa Rica | 44 | 17 | 8 | 19 | 59 | 54 | +5 | 59 | |
7 | Limón | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 69 | −15 | 58 | |
8 | Santos | 44 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 66 | −16 | 52 | |
9 | Municipal Liberia | 44 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 46 | |
10 | Pérez Zeledón | 44 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 44 | |
11 | Carmelita | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 37 | 72 | −35 | 43 | |
12 | Uruguay (R) | 44 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 77 | −34 | 41 | Relegation to the 2016–17 Segunda División |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
References
[edit]- ^ Coto, Gerardo. "Pilo Obando será inmortalizado en el Invierno". UNAFUT.com. UNAFUT. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.