2015–16 Liga FPD

Primera División
Season2015–16
ChampionsInvierno: Saprissa
Verano: Herediano
Champions LeagueSaprissa
Herediano
Biggest home winBelén Siglo XXI 5-1 Santos de Guápiles
(9 September 2015)
Biggest away winCarmelita 0-3 Deportivo Saprissa
(13 August 2015)
Highest scoringUruguay 4-3 Pérez Zeledón
(16 August 2015)
Longest winning runAlajelense (5)
Longest unbeaten runAlajelense (9)
Longest winless runPérez Zeledón (7)
Longest losing runUCR (5)

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

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.

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Locations of the 2014-15 Costa Rican FPD teams

Personnel, kits and Stadia

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s) Stadium Capacity
Alajuelense Costa Rica Javier Delgado Puma Movistar, Ibérico Alejandro Morera Soto 18,000
Belén Argentina José Giacone Living Sports Bridgestone Polideportivo de Belén 3,000
Carmelita Uruguay Daniel Casas Sportek Great Wall Alejandro Morera Soto 18,000
Cartaginés Uruguay César Eduardo Méndez Joma Huawei, Bancrédito "Fello" Meza 13,500
Herediano Costa Rica Minor Díaz Umbro kölbi, Roshfrans, Peugeot, La 400, San Miguel Eladio Rosabal Cordero 8,500
Limón Costa Rica Horacio Esquivel Sportek APM Terminals Juan Gobán 3,000
Municipal Liberia Costa Rica Erick Rodríguez Sportek Estadio Edgardo Baltodano 6,000
Pérez Zeledón Costa Rica Mauricio Wright Canastico kölbi, GAFESO Municipal de Pérez Zeledón 6,000
Santos Costa Rica Johnny Chaves Living Sports PickLounge Ebal Rodríguez 3,000
Saprissa Costa Rica Carlos Watson Kappa Bimbo, Ibérico Ricardo Saprissa 23,000
UCR Portugal Guilherme Farinha Propia — Estadio Ecológico 1,800
Uruguay de Coronado Costa Rica Rónald González Lotto CoopeAlianza Municipal El Labrador 4,000

Managerial changes

Before the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Replaced by Appointed Position in table
Limón Costa Rica Kenneth Barrantes TBD 2015 Costa Rica Horacio Esquivel 2015 th (2015)
Pérez Zeledón Uruguay Víctor Abelenda Sacked 2015 Colombia Juan Eugenio Jiménez 2015 th ( 2015)
Santos Uruguay César Eduardo Méndez Sacked 2015 Costa Rica Jhonny Chaves 2015 th (2015)
UCR Argentina José Giacone Sacked 2015 Colombia Omar Royero 2015 th ( 2015)
Alajuelense Costa Rica Oscar Ramírez Sacked 2015 Colombia Hernán Torres Oliveros 2015 th ( 2015)

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Replaced by Appointed Position in table
Cartaginés Uruguay Claudio Ciccia Sacked August 17, 2015 Uruguay Cesar Mendez 18 August 2015 th (2014)
Municipal Liberia Uruguay Orlando De León [1] Passed Away 22 August 2015 Argentina Gustavo Martínez 26 August 2015 th ( 2015)
UCR Colombia Omar Royero Sacked August 24, 2015 Portugal Guilherme Farinha August 25, 2015 th (2015)
Pérez Zeledón Colombia Juan Eugenio Jiménez Sacked September 2015 Brazil Flavio da Silva September, 2015 th (2015)
Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica Jeaustin Campos Sacked September 2015 Costa Rica Douglas Sequeira September, 2015 th (2015)
Belen Costa Rica Gerardo Ureña Sacked September, 2015 Argentina Juan Cruz September, 2015 th (2015)
Municipal Liberia Argentina Gustavo Martínez Sacked October 2015 Costa Rica Erick Rodríguez October 2015 th (2015)
Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica Douglas Sequeira Sacked October 2015 Costa Rica Carlos Watson October 2015 th (2015)
Belen Argentina Juan Cruz Resigned October 2015 Argentina José Giacone October 2015 th (2015)
Carmelita Costa Rica Hugo Robles Sacked November 2015 Costa Rica Harold López November 2015 th (2015)

Campeonato de Invierno

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

Standings

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
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2015. Source: Soccerway.com
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

Home \ Away ALA BEL CRM CAR HER LIB LIM PEZ SAN SAP UCR URU
Alajuelense 0–0 3–0 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–3 3–0
Belén 1–5 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–1 5–1 0–2 3–2 1–1
Carmelita 0–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 1–0
Cartaginés 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0 3–3 1–0 2–1
Herediano 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 3–1
Municipal Liberia 2–2 2–3 5–0 3–2 1–3 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
Limón 0–2 4–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 5–0 4–4 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–0
Pérez Zeledón 2–7 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–3 1–1
Santos 0–2 3–1 1–1 3–0 0–1 4–2 2–0 1–0 0–4 2–2 1–1
Saprissa 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–3 0–0 3–0 5–0 5–0 2–2 1–0 3–1
Universidad de Costa Rica 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 6–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 2–0
Uruguay 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 0–1 3–3 1–1 4–3 1–2 2–0 2–2
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

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

First legs
Limón0–0Alajuelense
Referee: Hugo Cruz
Saprissa3–0Herediano
Colindres 8'
Angulo 32', 71'
Referee: Ricardo Montero
Second legs
Alajuelense3–0Limón
Ortiz 23'
Rodríguez 47'
Guevara 70'
Referee: Randall Poveda

Alajuelense won 3–0 on aggregate.

Herediano2–0Saprissa
Hansen 50' (pen.)
Condenga 93'
Referee: Henry Bejarano

Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg
Saprissa2–0Alajuelense
Calvo 57', 68'
Referee: Hugo Cruz
Second leg
Alajuelense1–2Saprissa
McDonald 65' Imperiale 22'
Colindres 71'
Referee: Henry Bejarano

Saprissa won 4–1 on aggregate.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Invierno 2015. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
  2. 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.

Top goalscorers

Rank Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Costa Rica Ariel Rodríguez Saprissa 20
2 Costa Rica Erick Scott Limón 18
3 Costa Rica Víctor Núñez Guápiles 11
4 Costa Rica Alejandro Alpízar Uruguay 10
5 Costa Rica Leonardo Adams Belén Siglo 9
6 Argentina Walter Silva Uruguay 9
7 Costa Rica Randall Brenes Cartaginés 8
8 Costa Rica Jonathan McDonald Alajuelense 8
9 Honduras Carlos Discua Alajuelense 7
10 Argentina Jonathan Hansen Herediano 7

Campeonato de Verano

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

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s) Stadium Capacity
Alajuelense Costa Rica Javier Delgado Puma Movistar, Ibérico Alejandro Morera Soto 18,000
Belén Argentina José Giacone Livin Sports Bridgestone Polideportivo de Belén 3,000
Carmelita Uruguay Daniel Casas Sportek Great Wall Alejandro Morera Soto 18,000
Cartaginés Uruguay Cesar Eduardo Mendez Lotto Huawei, Bancrédito "Fello" Meza 8,300
Herediano Brazil Odir Jacques Umbro kölbi, Roshfrans, Peugeot, La 400, San Miguel Eladio Rosabal Cordero 8,500
Limón Costa Rica Horacio Esquivel Sportek APM Terminals Juan Gobán 3,000
Municipal Liberia Costa Rica Erick Rodríguez Sportek Estadio Edgardo Baltodano 6,000
Pérez Zeledón Costa Rica Mauricio Wright Canastico kölbi, GAFESO Municipal de Pérez Zeledón 6,000
Santos Costa Rica Jhonny Chaves Livin Sports PickLounge Ebal Rodríguez 3,000
Saprissa Costa Rica Carlos Watson Kappa Bimbo, Ibérico Ricardo Saprissa 23,000
UCR Portugal Guilherme Farinha Propia — Estadio Ecológico 1,800
Uruguay de Coronado Argentina Martín Cardetti 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
Uruguay Argentina Martin Cardetti Sacked 2016 Costa Rica Ronald Gonzales 2016 th (2016)
Herediano Brazil Odir Jacques Resigned 2016 Costa Rica Mauricio Solis 2016 th ( 2015)
Herediano Costa Rica Mauricio Solis Caretaker ended 2016 Costa Rica Hernan Medford 2016 th (2016)
Carmelita Uruguay Daniel Casas Sacked 2016 Costa Rica Vincio Alvarado 2016 th (2016)

First stage

Standings

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
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ALA BEL CRM CAR HER LIB LIM PEZ SAN SAP UCR URU
Alajuelense 1–3 3–0 3–1 2–1 4–0 4–0 4–1 4–2 1–0 4–0 4–0
Belén 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–2 2–0
Carmelita 0–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–5 1–3 2–4 1–0
Cartaginés 3–3 1–0 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–4 2–1 2–2
Herediano 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0
Municipal Liberia 1–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 1–1 1–2 0–2
Limón 1–0 2–1 1–4 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–4 1–2 1–1 3–1
Pérez Zeledón 2–2 0–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 4–0
Santos 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 3–1 0–3 0–0 1–0
Saprissa 1–3 2–1 4–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 3–0
Universidad de Costa Rica 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 1–2 4–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 0–0
Uruguay 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

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

First legs
Alajuelense2–0Saprissa
Ortiz 45'
Rojas 88'
Referee: Randall Poveda
Belén1–1Herediano
Torres 7' Salazar 40'
Referee: Jeffery Solis
Second legs
Herediano1–1Belén
Núñez 66' López 54'
Referee: Allen Quirós

2-2 on aggregate. Herediano progressed as the higher seed.

Saprissa1–3Alajuelense
Flores 84' Ortiz 20' (51)
Diego Madrigal 97' (pen.)
Referee: Ricardo Montero

Alajuelense won 5–1 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg
Alajuelense0–1Herediano
Granados 93'
Referee: Walter Quesada
Second leg
Herediano2–0Alajuelense
Cubero 11'
Ruiz 52'
Referee: Ricardo Montero

Herediano won 3–0 on aggregate.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Verano 2016. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
  2. 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.

Aggregate table

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
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

References

  1. ^ Coto, Gerardo. "Pilo Obando será inmortalizado en el Invierno". UNAFUT.com. UNAFUT. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.