2015–16_Costa_Rican_FPD_season
2015–16 Liga FPD
Football league season
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.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Invierno: Saprissa Verano: Herediano |
| Champions League | Saprissa Herediano |
| Biggest home win | Belén Siglo XXI 5-1 Santos de Guápiles (9 September 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Carmelita 0-3 Deportivo Saprissa (13 August 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Uruguay 4-3 Pérez Zeledón (16 August 2015) |
| Longest winning run | Alajelense (5) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Alajelense (9) |
| Longest winless run | Pérez Zeledón (7) |
| Longest losing run | UCR (5) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
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The Invierno season will be dedicated to Manuel Antonio "Pilo" Obando.[1]
The league will be contested by a total of 12 teams, including Municipal Liberia, promoted from the 2014–15 Liga de Ascenso, meanwhile Puma Generaleña were relegated.
Locations of the 2014-15 Costa Rican FPD teams
Personnel, kits and Stadia
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
More information Team, Manager ...
| 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 |
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Before the season
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| 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) |
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During the season
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| 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 |
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) |
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The tournament began on 2015, with TBD defeating TBD 2–0, with Guatemalan player TBD scoring the first goal of the tournament. It ended on 2015, with TBD winning their st title after they overcome TBD in the final.
First stage
Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2015. Source: Soccerway.com
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
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
More information Home \ Away, ALA ...
| Home \ Away | ALA | BEL | CRM | CAR | HER | LIB | LIM | PEZ | SAN | SAP | UCR | URU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajuelense | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | |
| Belén | 1–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Carmelita | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Cartaginés | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Herediano | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Municipal Liberia | 2–2 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Limón | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Pérez Zeledón | 2–7 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | |
| Santos | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Saprissa | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Universidad de Costa Rica | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Uruguay | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
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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
Referee: Hugo Cruz
Referee: Ricardo Montero
- Second legs
Referee: Randall Poveda
Alajuelense won 3–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Henry Bejarano
Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.
Finals
- First leg
Referee: Hugo Cruz
- Second leg
More information Alajuelense, 1–2 ...
| Alajuelense | 1–2 | Saprissa |
|---|---|---|
McDonald 65' |
Imperiale 22' Colindres 71' |
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Referee: Henry Bejarano
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.
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Alajuelense
Belén
Carmelita
Cartaginés
Herediano
Limón
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Pérez Zeledón
Municipal Liberia
Saprissa
Santos
Universidad de Costa Rica
Uruguay
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More information Rank, Goalscorer ...
| 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 |
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The tournament began in January 2016, with TBD defeating TBD 2–0, with TBD scoring the first goal of the tournament. It will end in June 2016, with TBD winning their st title after they overcome TBD in the final.
Personnel, kits and stadia
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
More information Team, Manager ...
| 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 |
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Managerial changes
During the season
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| 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) |
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First stage
Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
More information Home \ Away, ALA ...
| Home \ Away | ALA | BEL | CRM | CAR | HER | LIB | LIM | PEZ | SAN | SAP | UCR | URU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajuelense | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| Belén | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Carmelita | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | |
| Cartaginés | 3–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Herediano | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Municipal Liberia | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | |
| Limón | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Pérez Zeledón | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| Santos | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Saprissa | 1–3 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Universidad de Costa Rica | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
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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
Referee: Randall Poveda
Referee: Jeffery Solis
- Second legs
Referee: Allen Quirós
2-2 on aggregate. Herediano progressed as the higher seed.
More information Saprissa, 1–3 ...
| Saprissa | 1–3 | Alajuelense |
|---|---|---|
| Flores 84' |
Ortiz 20' (51) Diego Madrigal 97' (pen.) |
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Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás
Referee: Ricardo Montero
Alajuelense won 5–1 on aggregate.
Finals
- First leg
Referee: Walter Quesada
- Second leg
Referee: Ricardo Montero
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.
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Alajuelense
Belén
Carmelita
Cartaginés
Herediano
Limón
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Pérez Zeledón
Municipal Liberia
Saprissa Santos
Universidad de Costa Rica
Uruguay
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The following table combined the two seasons together.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
- Coto, Gerardo. "Pilo Obando será inmortalizado en el Invierno". UNAFUT.com. UNAFUT. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.