2016–17 Liga FPD

The 2015–16 Costa Rican FPD is the 96th season of the Costa Rican top-flight football league. It is divided in two championships: the Invierno and Verano seasons.

Primera División
Season2016–17
ChampionsInvierno: Saprissa (33rd title)
Verano: Herediano (26th title)
RelegatedSan Carlos
Champions LeagueSaprissa
Herediano
CONCACAF LeagueAlajuelense
Santos
Matches played290
Goals scored787 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorerInvierno: Yendrick Ruiz (13 goals)
Verano: Erick Scott (22 goals)
Highest attendance19,331
Saprissa 2–0 Alajuelense
(29 October 2016)
Lowest attendance139
UCR 0–0 Carmelita
(8 January 2017)
Total attendanceInvierno: 477,867[1]
Verano: 475,996[2]

Format

The season format was changed from previous years. The season will still be split into two tournaments, the Invierno and Verano. Also, each tournament's regular stage will still consist of a double-round robin. However, the top four teams from the regular stage will advance to a "quadrangular" double-round robin instead of a play-off stage. If the team with the most points in regular stage finishes with the most points in the quadrangular, they will automatically win the tournament. Otherwise, the regular stage and quadrangular winners will play to decide the tournament's champion.

Teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity[3]
Alajuelense Alajuela Alejandro Morera Soto 18,000
Belén Belén Polideportivo de Belén 3,000
Carmelita Alajuela Alejandro Morera Soto 18,000
Cartaginés Cartago "Fello" Meza 13,500
Herediano Heredia Eladio Rosabal Cordero 8,500
Liberia Liberia Edgardo Baltodano 6,000
Limón Limón Juan Gobán 3,000
Pérez Zeledón San Isidro Municipal Pérez Zeledón 6,000
Santos Limón Ebal Rodríguez 3,000
Saprissa San José Ricardo Saprissa 23,000
San Carlos Quesada Carlos Ugalde Álvarez 5,600
UCR San José Estadio Ecológico 1,800

Invierno

First stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saprissa 22 15 4 3 52 19 +33 49 Advance to the Quadrangular
2 Herediano 22 12 8 2 44 24 +20 44
3 Alajuelense 22 12 3 7 31 20 +11 39
4 Santos de Guápiles 22 10 5 7 30 27 +3 35
5 Cartaginés 22 8 9 5 35 31 +4 33
6 Limón 22 9 4 9 22 39 −17 31
7 Carmelita 22 7 5 10 22 33 −11 26
8 Pérez Zeledón 22 6 6 10 26 27 −1 24
9 Belén 22 6 5 11 28 38 −10 23
10 UCR 22 5 7 10 31 38 −7 22
11 Municipal Liberia 22 4 7 11 27 34 −7 19
12 San Carlos 22 4 5 13 16 34 −18 17
Source: RSSSF
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

Quadrangular
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saprissa 6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 13 2018 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Herediano 6 3 2 1 12 4 +8 11
3 Alajuelense 6 1 2 3 7 12 −5 5
4 Santos de Guápiles 6 1 1 4 4 14 −10 4
Source: RSSSF
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
Notes:
  1. Since Saprissa won both stages, they won the Invierno outright and no final was needed. Saprissa qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League as a result.

Verano

First stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saprissa 22 13 5 4 30 19 +11 44 Advances to the Quadrangular
2 Herediano 22 11 6 5 41 24 +17 39
3 Limón 22 11 4 7 43 31 +12 37
4 Santos de Guápiles 22 9 7 6 32 26 +6 34
5 Pérez Zeledón 22 10 4 8 32 30 +2 34
6 Cartaginés 22 9 6 7 28 28 0 33
7 Alajuelense 22 8 7 7 27 23 +4 31
8 Liberia 22 6 9 7 20 32 −12 27
9 San Carlos 22 7 3 12 26 34 −8 24
10 UCR 22 5 7 10 22 33 −11 22
11 Belén 22 4 7 11 24 37 −13 19
12 Carmelita 22 4 5 13 21 29 −8 17
Source: RSSSF
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

Quadrangular
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Herediano 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Santos de Guápiles 6 2 2 2 8 6 +2 8
3 Saprissa 6 2 2 2 11 12 −1 8
4 Limón 6 2 0 4 8 15 −7 6
Source: RSSSF
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

Verano Finals

Because different teams won the regular season title and the quadrangular tournament, those two winners, Saprissa and Herediano, will play a two-legged play-off to determine the Verano champions.

Herediano3–0Saprissa
Arrieta  9'
Núñez  31'
Granados  36'		 Report
Attendance: 4,669
Saprissa0–2Herediano
Report  66' Arrieta
 87' Núñez
Attendance: 15,718
Referee: Hugo Cruz

Aggregate table

The aggregate table only factors in regular season results and ignores the quadrangular tournaments.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Saprissa 44 28 9 7 82 38 +44 93 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Herediano 44 23 14 7 85 48 +37 83 2018 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
3 Alajuelense 44 20 10 14 58 14 +44 70 2017 CONCACAF League
4 Santos de Guápiles 44 19 12 13 63 53 +10 69
5 Limón 44 20 8 16 65 70 −5 68
6 Cartaginés 44 17 15 12 63 59 +4 66
7 Pérez Zeledón 44 16 10 18 58 57 +1 58
8 Municipal Liberia 44 10 16 18 47 66 −19 46
9 UCR 44 10 14 20 53 71 −18 44
10 Carmelita 44 11 10 23 43 62 −19 43
11 Belén 44 10 12 22 52 75 −23 42
12 San Carlos (R) 44 11 8 25 42 68 −26 41 Relegation to the 2017–18 Segunda División
Source: RSSSF
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
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Due to Guatemala's suspension from FIFA, its teams will not participate in the 2017-18 CONCACAF club competitions. Due to this, Costa Rica gained an additional qualifier for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.

Awards

On 31 May 2017, the UNAFUT held a ceremony in the national auditorium of the Museo de los Niños to deliver the Liga FPD awards for the season.[4]

Per individual tournament
Category Season
Invierno 2016 Verano 2017
Champions Saprissa
(33rd title)		 Herediano
(26th title)
Runners-up Herediano
(20th time)		 Saprissa
(15th time)
Dedicated to Rodolfo Ferguson Orlando de León
Goalscorer Yendrick Ruiz
(Herediano)		 Erick Scott
(Limón)
Best player Marvin Angulo
(Saprissa)		 Randall Azofeifa
(Herediano)
Best U-21 player Gerson Torres
(Herediano)		 Jimmy Marín
(Herediano)
Best manager Carlos Watson
(Saprissa)		 Hernán Medford
(Herediano)
Best goalkeeper Danny Carvajal
(Saprissa)		 Leonel Moreira
(Herediano)
Best foreign player Adolfo Machado
(Saprissa)		 Luis Ángel Landín
(Pérez Zeledón)
Best goal Marvin Angulo
(Saprissa)		 Carlos Hernández
(Carmelita)
Most disciplined team Cartaginés Pérez Zeledón
Best movers Santos de Guápiles Pérez Zeledón

Per overall season
Award Winner
Special tribute1 Danny Fonseca
(Cartaginés – 600 appearances)
Víctor Núñez
(Herediano – 500 appearances)
Félix Montoya
(Liberia – 500 appearances)
Best save Leonel Moreira
(Herediano)
Arbitration work Ricardo Montero
Rafael Andrade
Juan Carlos Mora
Juan Gabriel Calderón
Honorific mentions:
Wálter Quesada
Adrián Jiménez
Fair play award Minor Álvarez2
(Pérez Zeledón)
1 Awarded to the mentioned players due to their number of matches played in the Liga FPD.
2 Goalkeeper Minor Álvarez received the award for aiding San Carlos' Érick Zúñiga during the last matchday of the Verano 2017 season, at the cost of receiving a goal during his action.[5]

Attendances
Team Home average
Deportivo Saprissa9,228
Alajuelense8,807
CS Herediano4,247
CS Cartaginés3,874
AD San Carlos2,261
Municipal Liberia1,786
Municipal Pérez Zeledón1,375
Limón FC1,176
Santos de Guápiles1,121
Universidad de Costa Rica968
AD Carmelita862
Belén FC564

[6]

References
  1. "Asistencia y Recaudación" (PDF). UNAFUT.com. UNAFUT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-08. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. "Asistencia a estadios". www.unafut.com (in Spanish). UNAFUT. Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. "Football Ground Guide". Football Ground Guide. Retrieved 19 Jun 2016.
  4. Molina Salas, José Pablo (1 June 2017). "Herediano y Saprissa se repartieron la mayoría de los Premios FPD". UNAFUT.com (in Spanish). UNAFUT. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. Rojas, Johan (18 April 2017). "'La vida de una persona estaba en juego'". Diario Extra (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. http://www.worldfootball.net/competition/crc-primera-division/
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