2008–09 Primera División (Costa Rica)

Campeonato Scotiabank
Season2008–09
Champions-
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The Invierno 2008–09 season started on July 27 with 2 groups of 6 teams, they will play twice (home and away) with the teams of their own group (10 games) and once with the teams of the other group (6 games), for a total of 16 games. The 3 top teams of each group qualify for the playoffs. The winners of group A and B get a bye week, while the 2nd of group A plays the 3rd of group B and the 2nd of group B plays the 3rd of group A. The winners of these series move to the semi-final series.

The home field advantage in the playoffs is given to the team with the best record in the group stage.

The winner of the playoff series will gain entry into the group stage of the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.[1] The runner-up will gain entry into the 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round. If the same team wins both the Invierno and Verano tournaments then the preliminary round spot will be awarded to the team with the next best regular season record in the Verano tournament.

Invierno 2008

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saprissa 16 8 5 3 30 15 +15 29 Qualified to the semifinals
2 Brujas 16 8 4 4 33 22 +11 28 Qualified to the quarterfinals
3 Liberia Mía 16 7 3 6 30 32 −2 24
4 Puntarenas F.C. 16 6 3 7 22 27 −5 21
5 Ramonense 16 3 6 7 19 31 −12 15
6 Carmelita 16 0 9 7 21 34 −13 9
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alajuelense 16 7 6 3 24 18 +6 27 Qualified to the semifinals
2 Pérez Zeledón 16 7 5 4 23 19 +4 26
3 San Carlos 16 7 3 6 27 25 +2 24
4 Herediano 16 6 4 6 21 20 +1 22
5 Universidad de Costa Rica 16 4 5 7 18 23 −5 17
6 Cartaginés 16 3 7 6 16 18 −2 16
Source: Qualified to the quarterfinals

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
B1 Alajuelense 1 3 4
A2 Brujas 0 1 1 B3 San Carlos 2 1 3
B3 San Carlos 2 1 3 B1 Alajuelense 2 0 2
A1 Deportivo Saprissa 0 3 3
A1 Deportivo Saprissa 1 4 5
B2 Pérez Zeledón 2 0(4PK) 2 B2 Pérez Zeledón 1 2 3
A3 Liberia Mía 2 0(3PK) 2
 Invierno 2008 winners 
Saprissa

Verano 2009

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brujas 16 7 5 4 21 14 +7 26 Qualified to the semifinals
2 Liberia Mía 16 7 5 4 19 16 +3 26 Qualified to the quarterfinals
3 Ramonense 16 6 5 5 22 19 +3 23
4 Puntarenas F.C. 16 5 6 5 18 21 −3 21
5 Carmelita 16 3 5 8 14 24 −10 14
6 Alajuelense 16 3 4 9 14 22 −8 13
Source: [citation needed]
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saprissa 16 10 3 3 26 13 +13 33 Qualified to the semifinals
2 Herediano 16 9 3 4 22 15 +7 30 Qualified to the quarterfinals
3 Pérez Zeledón 16 6 5 5 19 17 +2 23
4 Cartaginés 16 5 8 3 13 11 +2 23
5 San Carlos 16 4 6 6 18 17 +1 18
6 Universidad de Costa Rica 16 3 1 12 11 28 −17 10
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
B1 Saprissa 1 0 1
A2 Liberia Mía 2 1 3 A2 Liberia Mía 1 1 2
B3 Pérez Zeledón 1 0 1 A2 Liberia Mía 0 3 3
B2 Herediano 0 0 0
A1 Brujas 1 1 2
B2 Herediano 1 2 3 B2 Herediano 3 3 6
A3 Ramonense 0 2 2
 Verano 2009 winners 
Liberia Mía

Aggregate Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Saprissa 32 18 8 6 56 28 +28 62
2 Brujas 32 15 9 8 54 36 +18 54
3 Herediano 32 15 7 10 43 35 +8 52
4 Liberia Mía 32 14 8 10 49 48 +1 50
5 Pérez Zeledón 31 12 10 9 42 36 +6 46
6 San Carlos 32 11 9 12 45 42 +3 42
7 Puntarenas F.C. 32 11 9 12 40 48 −8 42
8 Alajuelense 32 10 10 12 38 40 −2 40
9 Cartaginés 32 8 15 9 29 29 0 39
10 Ramonense 32 9 11 12 41 50 −9 38
11 UCR 32 7 6 19 29 51 −22 27
12 Carmelita 32 3 14 15 35 58 −23 23
Source: [citation needed]

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers Goals Team
Dominican RepublicCosta Rica Victor Núñez
8
 Liberia Mía
Costa Rica Alejandro Alpízar
5
 Saprissa
France Jacques Rémy
5
 Liberia Mía
Costa Rica Mauricio Solís
5
 Herediano
Argentina Diego País
4
 Pérez Zeledón
Costa Rica Mario Camacho
4
 Puntarenas F.C.
Costa Rica Keylor Soto
4
 Brujas
Costa Rica Alejandro Sequeira
4
 Ramonense
Costa Rica Esteban Santana
3
 Carmelita
Costa Rica Windell Gabriels
3
 Alajuelense

References

  1. ^ "Qualifying Format Unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League". CONCACAF. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.