2015–16 Liga FPD
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
Personnel, kits and Stadia
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alajuelense
|
Javier Delgado | Puma
|
Movistar, Ibérico | Alejandro Morera Soto | 18,000 |
Belén
|
José Giacone | Living Sports | Bridgestone | Polideportivo de Belén | 3,000 |
Carmelita
|
Daniel Casas | Sportek | Great Wall
|
Alejandro Morera Soto | 18,000 |
Cartaginés | César Eduardo Méndez | Joma | Huawei, Bancrédito | "Fello" Meza | 13,500 |
Herediano | Minor Díaz
|
Umbro | kölbi, Roshfrans, Peugeot, La 400, San Miguel | Eladio Rosabal Cordero | 8,500 |
Limón | Horacio Esquivel | Sportek | APM Terminals | Juan Gobán | 3,000 |
Municipal Liberia
|
Erick Rodríguez | Sportek | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano | 6,000 | |
Pérez Zeledón
|
Mauricio Wright | Canastico | kölbi, GAFESO | Municipal de Pérez Zeledón | 6,000 |
Santos
|
Johnny Chaves | Living Sports | PickLounge | Ebal Rodríguez | 3,000 |
Saprissa | Carlos Watson | Kappa
|
Bimbo, Ibérico | Ricardo Saprissa | 23,000 |
UCR
|
Guilherme Farinha | Propia | — | Estadio Ecológico | 1,800 |
Uruguay de Coronado
|
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 | Kenneth Barrantes | TBD | 2015 | Horacio Esquivel | 2015 | th (2015) |
Pérez Zeledón
|
Víctor Abelenda | Sacked | 2015 | Juan Eugenio Jiménez | 2015 | th ( 2015) |
Santos
|
César Eduardo Méndez | Sacked | 2015 | Jhonny Chaves | 2015 | th (2015) |
UCR
|
José Giacone | Sacked | 2015 | Omar Royero | 2015 | th ( 2015) |
Alajuelense
|
Oscar Ramírez | Sacked | 2015 | 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 | Claudio Ciccia | Sacked | August 17, 2015 | Cesar Mendez | 18 August 2015 | th (2014) |
Municipal Liberia
|
Orlando De León [1] | Passed Away | 22 August 2015 | Gustavo Martínez | 26 August 2015 | th ( 2015) |
UCR
|
Omar Royero | Sacked | August 24, 2015 | Guilherme Farinha | August 25, 2015 | th (2015) |
Pérez Zeledón
|
Juan Eugenio Jiménez | Sacked | September 2015 | Flavio da Silva | September, 2015 | th (2015) |
Deportivo Saprissa | Jeaustin Campos | Sacked | September 2015 | Douglas Sequeira | September, 2015 | th (2015) |
Belen | Gerardo Ureña | Sacked | September, 2015 | Juan Cruz | September, 2015 | th (2015) |
Municipal Liberia
|
Gustavo Martínez | Sacked | October 2015 | Erick Rodríguez | October 2015 | th (2015) |
Deportivo Saprissa | Douglas Sequeira | Sacked | October 2015 | Carlos Watson | October 2015 | th (2015) |
Belen | Juan Cruz | Resigned | October 2015 | José Giacone | October 2015 | th (2015) |
Carmelita | Hugo Robles | Sacked | November 2015 | Harold López | November 2015 | th (2015) |
Campeonato de Invierno
The tournament began on 2015, with
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 |
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
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
Limón | 0–0 | Alajuelense |
---|---|---|
- Second legs
Alajuelense | 3–0 | Limón |
---|---|---|
Ortiz 23' Rodríguez 47' Guevara 70' |
Alajuelense won 3–0 on aggregate.
Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Finals
- First leg
Saprissa | 2–0 | Alajuelense |
---|---|---|
Calvo 57', 68' |
- Second leg
Alajuelense | 1–2 | Saprissa |
---|---|---|
McDonald 65' | Imperiale 22' Colindres 71' |
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:
- 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
Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ariel Rodríguez
|
Saprissa | 20 |
2 | Erick Scott | Limón | 18 |
3 | Víctor Núñez | Guápiles
|
11 |
4 | Alejandro Alpízar | Uruguay
|
10 |
5 | Leonardo Adams | Belén Siglo
|
9 |
6 | Walter Silva | Uruguay
|
9 |
7 | Randall Brenes | Cartaginés | 8 |
8 | Jonathan McDonald | Alajuelense | 8 |
9 | Carlos Discua | Alajuelense | 7 |
10 | Jonathan Hansen | Herediano
|
7 |
Campeonato de Verano
The tournament began in January 2016, with
Personnel, kits and stadia
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alajuelense
|
Javier Delgado | Puma
|
Movistar, Ibérico | Alejandro Morera Soto | 18,000 |
Belén
|
José Giacone | Livin Sports | Bridgestone | Polideportivo de Belén | 3,000 |
Carmelita
|
Daniel Casas | Sportek | Great Wall
|
Alejandro Morera Soto | 18,000 |
Cartaginés | Cesar Eduardo Mendez | Lotto | Huawei, Bancrédito | "Fello" Meza | 8,300 |
Herediano | Odir Jacques | Umbro | kölbi, Roshfrans, Peugeot, La 400, San Miguel | Eladio Rosabal Cordero | 8,500 |
Limón | Horacio Esquivel | Sportek | APM Terminals | Juan Gobán | 3,000 |
Municipal Liberia
|
Erick Rodríguez | Sportek | Estadio Edgardo Baltodano | 6,000 | |
Pérez Zeledón
|
Mauricio Wright | Canastico | kölbi, GAFESO | Municipal de Pérez Zeledón | 6,000 |
Santos
|
Jhonny Chaves | Livin Sports | PickLounge | Ebal Rodríguez | 3,000 |
Saprissa | Carlos Watson | Kappa
|
Bimbo, Ibérico | Ricardo Saprissa | 23,000 |
UCR
|
Guilherme Farinha | Propia | — | Estadio Ecológico | 1,800 |
Uruguay de Coronado
|
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 | Martin Cardetti | Sacked | 2016 | Ronald Gonzales | 2016 | th (2016) |
Herediano | Odir Jacques | Resigned | 2016 | Mauricio Solis | 2016 | th ( 2015) |
Herediano | Mauricio Solis | Caretaker ended | 2016 | Hernan Medford
|
2016 | th (2016) |
Carmelita | Daniel Casas | Sacked | 2016 | 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
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
Alajuelense | 2–0 | Saprissa |
---|---|---|
Ortiz 45' Rojas 88' |
- Second legs
2-2 on aggregate. Herediano progressed as the higher seed.
Saprissa | 1–3 | Alajuelense |
---|---|---|
Flores 84' | Ortiz 20' (51) Diego Madrigal 97' (pen.) |
Alajuelense won 5–1 on aggregate.
Finals
- First leg
Alajuelense | 0–1 | Herediano |
---|---|---|
Granados 93' |
- Second leg
Herediano | 2–0 | Alajuelense |
---|---|---|
Cubero 11' Ruiz 52' |
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:
- 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
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
- ^ Coto, Gerardo. "Pilo Obando será inmortalizado en el Invierno". UNAFUT.com. UNAFUT. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.