2014–15 Liga FPD

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The 2014–15 Costa Rican FPD was the 95th season of the Costa Rican top-flight football league. It was divided into two championships: the Invierno [winter] and Verano [summer] seasons.

The Invierno season was dedicated to Manuel Antonio "Pilo" Obando.[1]

Teams

The league was contested by a total of 12 teams, including

Puma Generaleña, promoted from the 2013–14 Liga de Ascenso. While Puntarenas
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 Óscar Ramírez
Puma
 Movistar, Ibérico Alejandro Morera Soto - Scotiabank 18,000
Puma Generaleña
 Costa Rica Édgar Carvajal JB Arroz Sabanero Municipal de Pérez Zeledón 6,000
Belén
 Costa Rica Briance Camacho JB Bridgestone Polideportivo de Belén 3,000
Carmelita
 Portugal Guilherme Farinha Sportek
Great Wall
 Alejandro Morera Soto - Scotiabank 18,000
Cartaginés Costa Rica Mauricio Wright Lotto Huawei, Bancrédito "Fello" Meza 13,500
Herediano Uruguay César Méndez Umbro kölbi, Roshfrans, Peugeot, La 400, San Miguel Eladio Rosabal Cordero 8,500
Limón Costa Rica Rónald Gómez Sportek APM Terminals Juan Gobán 3,000
Pérez Zeledón
 Costa Rica 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
 Argentina José Giacone Sportek — Estadio Ecológico 1,800
Uruguay de Coronado
 Costa Rica 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 Uruguay Eduardo Méndez TBD 2014 Costa Rica Jafet Soto 2014 th (2014)
Limón Costa Rica Ronald Gomez Sacked 2014 Costa Rica Kenneth Barrantes 2014 th ( 2014)
Pérez Zeledón
 Costa Rica Marvin Solano Sacked 2014 Uruguay Víctor Abelenda 2014 th (2014)
Puma Generaleña
 Costa Rica Edgar Carvajal Sacked 2014 Argentina Mario Carrera 2014 th ( 2014)
Saprissa
Ronald Gonzalez
 Sacked 2014 Costa Rica Jeaustin Campos 2014 th ( 2014)

Campeonato de Invierno

The tournament began on 15 August 2014, with

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
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 match(es) played on 10 September 2014. Source: Resultados Invierno 2014 - UNAFUT.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away
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 match(es) played on 2014. Source: [1]
Legend: 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
Cartaginés2–3Herediano
Scott 63' (pen.)
Vega 90+1'		 7' 81' (pen.) Ruiz
9' Núñez
Attendance: 5,129[2]
Referee: Jeffrey Solís
Alajuelense
Mora 90+1'
Attendance: 18,328[2]
Referee: Randall Poveda
Second legs
Herediano0–0Cartaginés
Attendance: 4,900[2]
Referee: Henry Bejarano
Alajuelense
1–1Saprissa
Ortíz 61' 43' Vega
Attendance: 15,341[2]
Referee: Walter Quesada

Finals

First leg
Saprissa4–2Herediano
Bustos 50'
Colindres
90'		 29' 68' (pen) Ruiz
Attendance: 19,784[2]
Referee: Walter Quesada
Second leg
Herediano1–1Saprissa
Salazar 59' 36' Vega
Attendance: 5,283[2]
Referee: Henry Bejarano

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Costa Rica Armando Alonso
Alajuelense
 6
2
Angelo Padilla
Carmelita
 5
Uruguay Fabrizio Ronchetti
Pérez Zeledón
 5
Costa Rica Jonathan Sibaja
UCR
 5
5 Costa Rica Alejandro Alpízar
Pérez Zeledón
 4
Costa Rica Ariel Contreras
UCR
 4
Cristian Lagos
Santos
 4
Honduras Jerry Palacios
Alajuelense
 4
Costa Rica Ariel Rodríguez Saprissa 4
10 Costa Rica Leonardo Adams
Belén
 3
Costa Rica Juan Bustos Saprissa 3
Victor Coto
UCR
 3
Costa Rica Allan Duarte
UCR
 3
Costa Rica Kevin Fajardo
Santos
 3
Chile Ismael Fuentes
Santos
 3
Costa Rica Josué Martínez
UCR
 3
Costa Rica Aaron Navarro Puma 3
Costa Rica Víctor Núñez Herediano 3
Mexico Antonio Pedroza Herediano 3
Costa Rica 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:

  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.

Campeonato de Verano

The tournament will begin in January 2015.

Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Verano)

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Alajuelense
 Costa Rica Oscar Ramírez TBD
Puma SE
 Movistar, Ibérico, Banco General
Belén
 Costa Rica Briance Camacho TBD TBD TBD
Carmelita
 Portugal Guilherme Farinha Costa Rica TBD TBD
Cartaginés Mexico Enrique Meza Costa Rica TBD Lotto Bancrédito, Huawei
Herediano Costa Rica Mauricio Wright TBD Umbro kölbi
Limón Uruguay Mario Silva Uruguay TBD TBD TBD
Pérez Zeledón
 Uruguay Víctor Abelenda Costa Rica TBD TBD TBD
Puma Generaleña
 Costa Rica Marvin Solano Costa Rica TBD TBD TBD
Santos
 Uruguay César Eduardo Méndez Costa Rica TBD TBD TBD
Saprissa Costa Rica Jeaustin Campos Costa Rica TBD
Kappa
Claro
Universidad de Costa Rica
 Argentina José Giacone Costa Rica TBD LaTres Banco Nacional
Uruguay
 Argentina Martín Cardetti Costa Rica 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
 Costa Rica Briance Camacho TBD 2015 Costa Rica Gerardo Ureña 2015 th (Clausura 2015)
Limón Uruguay Mario Silva Sacked 2015 Costa Rica Kenneth Barrantes 2015 th (Clausura 2015)
Cartaginés Mexico Enrique Maximiliano Meza 2015 Uruguay Claudio Fabián Ciccia 2015 th (Clausura 2015)
AD Carmelita
 Portugal Guillerme Farinha Sacked 2015 Costa Rica Erick Guillén Interim 2015 th (Clausura 2015)
AD Carmelita
 Costa Rica Erick Guillén 2015 Costa Rica Hugo Robles 2015 th (Clausura 2015)
AS Puma Generaleña
 Costa Rica Marvin Solano Sacked 2015 Costa Rica Edgar Carvajal 2015 th (Clausura 2015)
Herediano Costa Rica Mauricio Wright Sacked 2015 Brazil Odir Jacques 2015 th (Clausura 2015)

First Stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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 match(es) played on 14 March 2015. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away
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 0–3[a] 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
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: 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 (p) 1 2 3 (3)
2
Santos de Guápiles
1 1 2
3 Herediano 2 1 3

Semifinals

First legs
Santos de Guápiles
Cristhian Lagos 12'
Jonathan Hansen 68'		 71' Edder Monguio
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ricardo Montero
Alajuelense
2 – 0Saprissa
21' 39' Jonathan McDonald None
Attendance: 15,400
Referee: Hugo Cruz
Second legs
Santos de Guápiles
1 – 1Herediano
Kenneth Dixon 1' Randall Azofeifa 6'
Estadio Ebal Rodríguez, Pococcí, Ciudad de Limón
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Henry Bejarano
Alajuelense
Deyver Vega 54' None
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Randall Poveda

Finals

First leg
Alajuelense
1 – 1Herediano
José Guillermo Ortiz 1' Elías Aguilar 84'
Referee: Walter Quesada
Second leg
Alajuelense
Jonathan Hansen 31'
Keyner Brown 118'		 Pablo Gabas 54'
Johan Venegas 95'
Penalties
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Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Costa Rica Jonathan McDonald Alajuelense 19
2 Costa Rica Jonathan Moya Saprissa 18
3 Costa Rica Yendrick Ruiz Herediano 18
4 Costa Rica Ariel Rodriguez Saprissa 15
5 Costa Rica Kenneth Dixon Santos 15
6 Costa Rica Alejandro Alpizar Uruguay de Cornado 14

List of foreign players in the league

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

  1. have played at least one Verano 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.

Overall standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 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[a]
12
Puma Generaleña
 32 7 5 20 33 62 −29 26 Relegation to Liga de Ascenso
Updated to match(es) played on 2015. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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

  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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Asistencia a Estadios". UNAFUT.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Summary - Primera División - Costa Rica - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  4. ^ Molina Salas, José Pablo. "Competición adjudica los puntos a Carmelita del duelo ante Limón FC". UNAFUT.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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