2014–15 Liga FPD

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.

Primera División
Season2014–15
ChampionsInvierno:
Saprissa (31st title)
Verano:
Herediano (24th title)
Champions LeagueSaprissa
TBD
Matches played138
Goals scored374 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorerYendrick Ruiz (15 goals)
Biggest home winAlajuelense 5–0 Puma Generaleña
Biggest away winBelén Siglo XXI 1–4 Carmelita
Limón 1–4 Herediano
Carmelita 0–3 Santos
Carmelita 0–3 UCR
Highest scoringPérez Zeledón 6–4 Santos
Longest winning runAlajuelense (6)
Longest unbeaten runAlajuelense (10)
Longest winless runBelén Siglo XXI (8)
Longest losing runUruguay (5)
Highest attendance25,992
Alajuelense 0–2 Saprissa
Lowest attendance23
AS Puma 1–1 Carmelita
All statistics correct as of 15 October 2014.

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.

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

Campeonato de Invierno

The tournament began on 15 August 2014, with Carmelita defeating Limón 2–0, with Guatemalan player 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.

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:
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
Saprissa1–0Alajuelense
Mora  90+1'
Attendance: 18,328[2]
Referee: Randall Poveda
Second legs
Herediano0–0Cartaginés
Attendance: 4,900[2]
Referee: Henry Bejarano
Alajuelense1–1Saprissa
Ortíz  61'  43' Vega
Attendance: 15,341[2]
Referee: Walter Quesada

Finals
First leg
Saprissa4–2Herediano
Mora  4'
Rodríguez  12'
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 Armando Alonso Alajuelense 6
2 Angelo Padilla Carmelita 5
Fabrizio Ronchetti Pérez Zeledón 5
Jonathan Sibaja UCR 5
5 Alejandro Alpízar Pérez Zeledón 4
Ariel Contreras UCR 4
Cristian Lagos Santos 4
Jerry Palacios Alajuelense 4
Ariel Rodríguez Saprissa 4
10 Leonardo Adams Belén 3
Juan Bustos Saprissa 3
Victor Coto UCR 3
Allan Duarte UCR 3
Kevin Fajardo Santos 3
Ismael Fuentes Santos 3
Josué Martínez UCR 3
Aaron Navarro Puma 3
Víctor Núñez Herediano 3
Antonio Pedroza Herediano 3
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 Oscar Ramírez TBD Puma SE Movistar, Ibérico, Banco General
Belén Briance Camacho TBD TBD TBD
Carmelita Guilherme Farinha TBD TBD
Cartaginés Enrique Meza TBD Lotto Bancrédito, Huawei
Herediano Mauricio Wright TBD Umbro kölbi
Limón Kenneth Barrantes TBD TBD TBD
Pérez Zeledón Víctor Abelenda TBD TBD TBD
Puma Generaleña Marvin Solano TBD TBD TBD
Santos César Eduardo Méndez TBD TBD TBD
Saprissa Jeaustin Campos TBD Kappa Bimbo, Ibérico, Gatorade, Claro
Universidad de Costa Rica José Giacone TBD LaTres Banco Nacional
Uruguay Martín Cardetti 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 Briance Camacho TBD 2015 Gerardo Ureña 2015 th (Clausura 2015)
Limón Mario Silva Sacked 2015 Kenneth Barrantes 2015 th (Clausura 2015)
Cartaginés Enrique Maximiliano Meza 2015 Claudio Fabián Ciccia 2015 th (Clausura 2015)
AD Carmelita Guillerme Farinha Sacked 2015 Erick Guillén Interim 2015 th (Clausura 2015)
AD Carmelita Erick Guillén 2015 Hugo Robles 2015 th (Clausura 2015)
AS Puma Generaleña Marvin Solano Sacked 2015 Edgar Carvajal 2015 th (Clausura 2015)
Herediano Mauricio Wright Sacked 2015 Odir Jacques 2015 th (Clausura 2015)

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:
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[lower-alpha 1] 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:
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
Herediano2 – 1Santos de Guápiles
Cristhian Lagos  12'
Jonathan Hansen  68'		  71' Edder Monguio
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ricardo Montero
Alajuelense2 – 0Saprissa
 21'  39' Jonathan McDonald None
Attendance: 15,400
Referee: Hugo Cruz
Second legs
Santos de Guápiles1 – 1Herediano
Kenneth Dixon  1' Randall Azofeifa  6'
Estadio Ebal Rodríguez, Pococcí, Ciudad de Limón
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Henry Bejarano
Saprissa1 – 0Alajuelense
Deyver Vega  54' None
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Randall Poveda

Finals
First leg
Alajuelense1 – 1Herediano
José Guillermo Ortiz  1' Elías Aguilar  84'
Referee: Walter Quesada
Second leg
Herediano2 – 2 (a.e.t.)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 Jonathan McDonald Alajuelense 19
2 Jonathan Moya Saprissa 18
3 Yendrick Ruiz Herediano 18
4 Ariel Rodriguez Saprissa 15
5 Kenneth Dixon Santos 15
6 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[lower-alpha 1]
12 Puma Generaleña 32 7 5 20 33 62 −29 26 Relegation to Liga de Ascenso
Updated to match(es) played on 2015. Source:
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. "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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