2018–19 Liga FPD

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Alajuelense 6–1 Herediano
(9 September 2018)
Biggest away winGrecia 0–5 Saprissa
(28 April 2019)
Highest scoringHerediano 6–2 Limón
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All statistics correct as of 11 November 2018.

The 2018–19 Liga FPD season, also known as Campeonato Banco Popular for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 98th since its establishment. The tournament is the second since the 2006–07 season to use the Apertura and Clausura names to their short tournaments, marking a departure from the Invierno and Verano tournaments.

The Voit Lummo is the official match ball of the tournament.[2] Deportivo Saprissa are the defending champions, after defeating Herediano in the Clausura 2018 tournament.

Teams and Structure Changes

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2017–18 season, one team promoted from the Liga de Ascenso.

Liberia
in the Liga FPD.

For this season, the league has changed the playoff format. The top 4 teams in the regular season will progress to a two-legged knockout tournament. If the same team that wins the regular season wins the playoff, that team wins the season championship immediately. Should a different team win the playoff than won the regular season, those two teams will meet in a two-legged Grand Final for the season championship.

Personnel, kits and Stadia

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Locations of the 2018-19 Costa Rican FPD teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor(s) Stadium Capacity
Alajuelense
 Costa Rica Luis Diego Arnáez Kelme Claro Alejandro Morera Soto 18,000
Carmelita
 Costa Rica Mario Víquez Monarca Almacenes Decavisa Estadio Rafael Bolaños 4,500
Cartaginés Uruguay Martin Arriola Joma Bancrédito "Fello" Meza 13,500
Municipal Grecia Costa Rica Walter Centeno Living Sports Super Rosvil Estadio Allen Riggioni 3,000
Guadalupe F.C. Costa Rica Geiner Segura Pirma
Papa John's Pizza
 Estadio José Joaquín "Coyella" Fonseca 4,500
Herediano Colombia Jaime de la Pava Umbro kölbi Eladio Rosabal Cordero 8,721
Limón Costa Rica Ricardo Allen Thomas Sportek APM Terminals Estadio Juan Gobán 3,000
Pérez Zeledón
 Argentina José Giacone Textiles JB kölbi Municipal de Pérez Zeledón 6,000
San Carlos
Martin Cardetti
 ARN Dos Pinos Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez 5,600
Santos
 Costa Rica Johnny Chaves Capelli Sport Grupo Colono Ebal Rodríguez 3,000
Saprissa Costa Rica Vladimir Quesada
Kappa
 Bimbo, Ibérico Ricardo Saprissa 23,000
UCR
 Costa Rica Minor Díaz Saeta
TBD
 Estadio Jorge Hernán "Cuty" Monge 5,500

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
CF Universidad de Costa Rica
 Costa Rica TBD Resigned June 2018 Colombia Octavio Bermúdez July 2018 TBD (2017-2018)
Herediano Costa Rica TBD Resigned June 2018 Colombia Jaime de la Pava July 2018 TBD (2017-2018)
Cartaginés Costa Rica TBD Resigned June 2018 Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope July 2018 TBD (2017-2018)

During the Apertura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Limón F.C. Costa Rica Horacio Esquivel Resigned September 2018 Costa Rica Ricardo Allen Thomas September 2018 12th (Apertura 2018)
Herediano
 Colombia Jaime de la Pava Sacked September 2018 Costa Rica Jafet Soto September 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
C.S. Cartaginés Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope Resigned September 2018 Uruguay Martin Arriola September 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
Limón F.C. Costa Rica Ricardo Allen Thomas Moved to assistant coach September 2018 Costa Rica Marvin Solano September 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
UCR
 Colombia Octavio Bermúdez Sacked October 2018 Costa Rica Minor Díaz October 2018 12th (Apertura 2018)
Herediano
 Costa Rica Jafet Soto Sacked October 2018 Costa Rica Paulo Wanchope October 2018 th (Apertura 2018)
Carmelita Costa Rica Mario Víquez Sacked October 2018 Costa Rica Luis José Herra y Luis Carlos Mejías October 2018 th (Apertura 2018)

Between the Apertura and Clausura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Herediano
 Costa Rica Jafet Soto Sacked December 2018
Hernan Medford
 December 2018 12th (Apertura 2018)

During the Clausura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
San Carlos Argentina Martin Cardetti Sacked January 2019
Luis Marin
 January 2019 th (Apertura 2018)
Alajuelense
 Costa Rica Luis Diego Arnáez Sacked January 2019 Colombia Hernán Torres January 2019 th (Apertura 2018)
Herediano
Hernan Medford
 Sacked March 2019 Costa Rica Jafet Soto March 2019 th (Apertura 2018)
Limon Costa Rica Marvin Solano Sacked February 2019 Costa Rica Ricardo Allen February 2019 th (Apertura 2018)

Apertura

The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2018, starting on 21 July.

Regular season

The regular season began on 21 July 2018 and ended on 11 November 2018.

On 17 October 2018, the match between Limón and Grecia was suspended in the 25th minute due to a waterlogged pitch. The remaining 65 minutes were played the next day.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Saprissa 22 14 6 2 45 17 +28 48 Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final
2 Alajuelense 22 16 0 6 44 22 +22 48 Advance to Playoffs
3 San Carlos 22 11 5 6 38 29 +9 38
4 Herediano 22 11 5 6 35 26 +9 38
5 Pérez Zeledón 22 10 7 5 31 24 +7 37
6 Cartaginés 22 8 8 6 40 34 +6 32
7 Santos de Guápiles 22 7 4 11 26 29 −3 25
8 Carmelita 22 6 6 10 31 40 −9 24
9 Grecia 22 7 3 12 27 36 −9 24
10 Guadalupe 22 6 5 11 25 40 −15 23
11 Limón 22 5 5 12 27 43 −16 20
12
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 22 2 4 16 23 52 −29 10
Source: Soccerway
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
CARM
 CART GRE GUA HER LIM PER SCA SNT SAP
UCR
Alajuelense — 2–3 2–1 2–0 3–1 6–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 5–1
Carmelita
 0–1 — 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–4 0–3 2–2 3–2
Cartaginés 2–3 3–2 — 2–3 5–1 3–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 4–3 0–1 2–2
Grecia 1–4 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–1
Guadalupe 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–2 1–0
Herediano 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–2 2–1 — 6–2 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–0 4–0
Limón 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 5–2 3–0 — 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–1
Pérez Zeledón 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0
San Carlos 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 — 2–2 2–2 2–0
Santos de Guápiles 0–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 — 0–0 2–1
Saprissa 2–1 3–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 4–0 2–2 3–3 2–1 — 4–0
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 1–2 3–4 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 0–4 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
          
1 Saprissa 0 1 1 (2)
4 Herediano 1 0 1 (4)
4 Herediano 2 1 3 (4)
2 Alajuelense 1 2 3 (2)
2 Alajuelense 1 1 2 (3)
3 San Carlos 1 1 2 (1)

Semifinals

First legs
Herediano1 – 0Saprissa
H. Saravia 21'
Referee: Adrian Elizondo
San Carlos1 – 1Alajuelense
J. McDonald 38' (pen) 54' Á. Saborío
Referee: Christian Rodríguez
Second legs
Saprissa1 – 0 (a.e.t.)Herediano
J. Venegas 33'
Penalties
2 - 4
Referee: Pedro Navarro
Alajuelense1 – 1San Carlos
A. López 55'
Penalties
3 - 1
Referee: Geiner Zuñiga

Finals

First leg
Herediano2 – 1Alajuelense
Y. Ruiz 60' (pen) 75' 88' M. Foster
Referee: Keylor Herrera [3]
Second leg
Alajuelense2–1Herediano
Jonathan Mcdonald 28'
Jonathan Moya 72'		 [1] Allan Cruz 60'
Penalties
  • Roger Rojas
    soccer ball with check mark
  • Freddy Álvarez soccer ball with red X
  • Jonathan McDonald soccer ball with red X
  • Kenner Gutiérrez soccer ball with check mark
 2 - 4
  • Randall Azofeifa soccer ball with check mark
  • Pablo Salazar soccer ball with check mark
  • Gerardo Lugo soccer ball with check mark
  • Antonio Pedroza soccer ball with check mark
Referee: Christian Rodriguez

Grand final

If the regular season winners are unable to win the playoffs, a double-legged final will be played against the playoffs winner in order to determine the champions of the Apertura tournament. The team with the better accumulated record over the regular season and playoffs will host the second leg.

First leg

Herediano2 – 2Saprissa
Ó. Granados 40'
A. Magaña 78'		 69' J. Venegas
87' A. Cabral
Referee: Adrian Elizondo

Second leg

Saprissa2 – 3 (a.e.t.)Herediano
O. Arellano 36' (o.g.)
J. Venegas 66'		 47' J. Marín
70' C. Reyes
112' A. Magaña
Referee: Pedro Navarro


 Apertura 2018 champions 
Herediano
27th title

Clausura

Regular season

The regular season began on 12 January 2019 and will end of 28 April 2019.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 San Carlos 22 11 6 5 36 20 +16 39 Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final
2 Saprissa 22 11 5 6 41 27 +14 38 Advance to Playoffs
3 Pérez Zeledón 22 9 10 3 35 27 +8 37
4 Herediano 22 9 7 6 31 24 +7 34
5 Cartaginés 22 9 7 6 34 28 +6 34
6 Alajuelense 22 8 8 6 33 27 +6 32
7 Grecia 22 8 7 7 32 32 0 31
8
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 22 8 7 7 35 38 −3 31
9 Santos de Guápiles 22 8 3 11 33 39 −6 27
10 Limón 22 7 5 10 22 32 −10 26
11 Guadalupe 22 4 6 12 20 37 −17 18
12 Carmelita 22 2 5 15 19 40 −21 11
Source: Soccerway
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
CARM
 CART GRE GUA HER LIM PER SCA SNT SAP
UCR
Alajuelense — 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–3
Carmelita
 1–1 — 0–3 0–1 4–1 0–3 2–0 2–4 1–3 2–2 0–1 1–1
Cartaginés 2–4 2–1 — 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–2
Grecia 1–0 1–1 0–1 — 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 5–0 0–5 2–0
Guadalupe 0–3 1–1 0–3 1–2 — 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–4
Herediano 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–3 1–0 — 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–2
Limón 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 — 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2
Pérez Zeledón 2–4 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 — 1–0 1–1 2–3 3–1
San Carlos 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 0–0 3–2 5–1 2–2 — 1–0 0–2 3–1
Santos de Guápiles 1–3 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 4–2 0–1 1–5 — 5–3 2–1
Saprissa 0–0 4–1 1–2 4–2 1–3 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 — 4–0
UCR
 2–2 3–1 4–4 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
          
1 San Carlos 0 4 4
4 Herediano 2 1 3
1 San Carlos 1 0 1 (a)
2 Saprissa 1 0 1
2 Saprissa 1 2 3
3 Pérez Zeledón 1 1 2

Semifinals

First legs
Herediano2 – 0San Carlos
J. Marín 47'
J. Ortiz 59'
Referee: Pedro Navarro
Pérez Zeledón1 – 1Saprissa
L. Cazal 10' 45+2' C. Bolaños
Referee: Adrian Chinchilla
Second legs
San Carlos4 – 1Herediano
Á. Saborío 9'
R. Chirino 26'
L. Días 64' (o.g.)
P. Leal 84'		 24' J. Ortiz
Referee: Christian Rodríguez

San Carlos progress 4-3 on aggregate.

Saprissa2 – 1Pérez Zeledón
M. Torres 21'
M. Barrantes 75'		 24' J. Sánchez
Referee: Adrián Elizondo

Saprissa progress 3-2 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg
Saprissa1 – 1San Carlos
R. Castillo 64' 42' M. Mena
Referee: Adrian Chinchilla
Second leg
San Carlos0 – 0Saprissa
Referee: Christian Rodríguez

1-1 on aggregate. San Carlos wins 1-0 on away goals.

Grand final

If the regular season winners are unable to win the playoffs, a double-legged final will be played against the playoffs winner in order to determine the champions of the Clausura tournament. The team with the better accumulated record over the regular season and playoffs will host the second leg. For this tournament, San Carlos won both the regular season and playoffs, so they were declared champions without a grand final.


 Clausura 2019 champions 
San Carlos
1st title

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Saprissa (Q) 44 25 11 8 86 44 +42 86 CONCACAF League preliminary round[a]
2 Alajuelense 44 24 8 12 77 49 +28 80
3 San Carlos (Q) 44 22 11 11 74 49 +25 77 CONCACAF League round of 16[b]
4 Pérez Zeledón 44 19 17 8 66 51 +15 74
5 Herediano (Q) 44 20 12 12 66 50 +16 72 CONCACAF League round of 16[c]
6 Cartaginés 44 17 15 12 74 62 +12 66
7 Grecia 44 15 10 19 59 68 −9 55
8 Santos de Guápiles 44 15 7 22 59 68 −9 52
9 Limón 44 12 10 22 49 75 −26 46
10
UCR
 44 10 11 23 58 90 −32 41
11 Guadalupe 44 10 11 23 45 77 −32 41
12 Carmelita (R) 44 8 11 25 50 80 −30 35 Relegated to Liga de Ascenso
Source: Soccerway Soccerway
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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ As non-champions with best aggregate record (CRC3)
  2. ^ As Clausura champions (CRC1)
  3. ^ As Apertura champions (CRC2)

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2018–19 season. The following players:

  1. Have played at least one 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 this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player is released and it's before the close of the season transfer window. [2]

(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)

External links

References

  1. ^ Molina, José Pablo (20 June 2017). "Últimos campeones abrirán en casa el certamen de Apertura 2017". www.unafut.com (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. ^ Molina, José Pablo (20 June 2017). "El Campeón abre en Guadalupe | El Guardián.cr". El Guardián (Costa Rica) (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Herediano vs LD Alajuelense: (2-1) Resumen y Goles del Partido". 2 December 2018.