2014–15 Costa Rican FPD season
Season | 2014–15 |
---|---|
Champions |
Invierno: Saprissa (31st title) Verano: Herediano (24th title) |
Champions League |
Saprissa TBD |
Matches played | 138 |
Goals scored | 374 (2.71 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Yendrick Ruiz (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Alajuelense 5–0 Puma Generaleña |
Biggest away win |
Belén Siglo XXI 1–4 Carmelita Limón 1–4 Herediano Carmelita 0–3 Santos Carmelita 0–3 UCR |
Highest scoring | Pérez Zeledón 6–4 Santos |
Longest winning run | Alajuelense (6) |
Longest unbeaten run | Alajuelense (10) |
Longest winless run | Belén Siglo XXI (8) |
Longest losing run | Uruguay (5) |
Highest attendance |
25,992 Alajuelense 0–2 Saprissa |
Lowest attendance |
23 AS Puma 1–1 Carmelita |
← 2013–14 2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 15 October 2014. |
The 2014–15 Costa Rican FPD will be the 95th season of the Costa Rican top-flight football league. It is divided into two championships: the Invierno [winter] and Verano [summer] 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 Puma Generaleña, promoted from the 2013–14 Liga de Ascenso. While Puntarenas were relegated.


Personnel, kits and Stadia
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) | Stadium | Capacity |
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Alajuelense | ![]() |
Puma | Movistar, Ibérico | Alejandro Morera Soto - Scotiabank | 18,000 |
Puma Generaleña | ![]() |
JB | Arroz Sabanero | Municipal de Pérez Zeledón | 6,000 |
Belén | ![]() |
JB | Bridgestone | Polideportivo de Belén | 3,000 |
Carmelita | ![]() |
Sportek | Great Wall | Alejandro Morera Soto - Scotiabank | 18,000 |
Cartaginés | ![]() |
Lotto | Huawei, Bancrédito | "Fello" Meza | 13,500 |
Herediano | ![]() |
Umbro | kölbi, Roshfrans, Peugeot, La 400, San Miguel | Eladio Rosabal Cordero | 8,500 |
Limón | ![]() |
Sportek | APM Terminals | Juan Gobán | 3,000 |
Pérez Zeledón | ![]() |
Canastico | kölbi, GAFESO | Municipal de Pérez Zeledón | 6,000 |
Santos | ![]() |
Joma | PickLounge | Ebal Rodríguez | 3,000 |
Saprissa | ![]() |
Kappa | Bimbo, Ibérico | Ricardo Saprissa | 23,000 |
UCR | ![]() |
Sportek | — | Estadio Ecológico | 1,800 |
Uruguay de Coronado | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
TBD | 2014 | ![]() |
2014 | th (2014) |
Limón | ![]() |
Sacked | 2014 | ![]() |
2014 | th ( 2014) |
Pérez Zeledón | ![]() |
Sacked | 2014 | ![]() |
2014 | th (2014) |
Puma Generaleña | ![]() |
Sacked | 2014 | ![]() |
2014 | th ( 2014) |
Saprissa | ![]() |
Sacked | 2014 | ![]() |
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.
First Stage
Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 games played on 10 September 2014.
Source: Resultados Invierno 2014 - UNAFUT.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Home \ Away[1] | 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 games played on 2014.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: 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
3 December 2014 20:00 |
Cartaginés | 2–3 | Herediano |
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Scott ![]() Vega ![]() |
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- Second legs
Finals
- First leg
14 December 2014 21:00 |
Saprissa | 4–2 | Herediano |
---|---|---|
Mora ![]() Rodríguez ![]() Bustos ![]() Colindres ![]() |
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- Second leg
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Alajuelense | 6 |
2 | ![]() |
Carmelita | 5 |
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Pérez Zeledón | 5 | |
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UCR | 5 | |
5 | ![]() |
Pérez Zeledón | 4 |
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UCR | 4 | |
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Santos | 4 | |
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Alajuelense | 4 | |
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Saprissa | 4 | |
10 | ![]() |
Belén | 3 |
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Saprissa | 3 | |
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UCR | 3 | |
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UCR | 3 | |
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Santos | 3 | |
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Santos | 3 | |
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UCR | 3 | |
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Puma | 3 | |
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Herediano | 3 | |
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Herediano | 3 | |
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UCR | 3 |
Source:[3]
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Invierno 2014. 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
Puma Generaleña Saprissa Santos Universidad de Costa Rica
Uruguay |
Campeonato de Verano
The tournament will begin in January 2015.
Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Verano)
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alajuelense | ![]() |
TBD | Puma SE | Movistar, Ibérico, Banco General |
Belén | ![]() |
TBD | TBD | TBD |
Carmelita | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Cartaginés | ![]() |
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Lotto | Bancrédito, Huawei |
Herediano | ![]() |
TBD | Umbro | kölbi |
Limón | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Pérez Zeledón | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Puma Generaleña | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Santos | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Saprissa | ![]() |
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Kappa | Bimbo, Ibérico, Gatorade, Claro |
Universidad de Costa Rica | ![]() |
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LaTres | Banco Nacional |
Uruguay | ![]() |
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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 | ![]() |
TBD | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
Limón | ![]() |
Sacked | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
Cartaginés | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (Clausura 2015) | |
AD Carmelita | ![]() |
Sacked | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
AD Carmelita | ![]() |
2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (Clausura 2015) | |
AS Puma Generaleña | ![]() |
Sacked | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
Herediano | ![]() |
Sacked | 2015 | ![]() |
2015 | th (Clausura 2015) |
First Stage
Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 games played on 14 March 2015.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Home \ Away[1] | 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 | 0–31 | 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 |
Updated to games played on 2014.
Source: []
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: 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 (pen.) | 1 | 2 | 3 (3) | ||||||||
2 | Santos de Guápiles | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
3 | Herediano | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Semifinals
- First legs
9 May 2015 |
Herediano | 2 – 1 | Santos de Guápiles |
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Cristhian Lagos ![]() Jonathan Hansen ![]() |
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- Second legs
13 May 2015 |
Santos de Guápiles | 1 – 1 | Herediano |
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Kenneth Dixon ![]() |
Randall Azofeifa ![]() |
Estadio Ebal Rodríguez, Pococcí, Ciudad de Limón Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Henry Bejarano |
Finals
- First leg
19 May 2015 22:15 |
Alajuelense | 1 – 1 | Herediano |
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José Guillermo Ortiz ![]() |
Elías Aguilar ![]() |
Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela Referee: Walter Quesada |
- Second leg
23 May 2015 22:00 |
Herediano | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Alajuelense |
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Jonathan Hansen ![]() Keyner Brown ![]() |
Pablo Gabas ![]() Johan Venegas ![]() | |
Penalties | ||
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3-2 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Top goalscorers
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Verano 2015. The following players:
- have played at least one Verano 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
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Pérez Zeledón Puma Generaleña
Saprissa
Santos Universidad de Costa Rica
Uruguay |
Overall standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or 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 | |
12 | Puma Generaleña | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 62 | −29 | 26 | Relegation to Liga de Ascenso |
Updated to games played on 2015.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
- 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
- ↑ Coto, Gerardo. "Pilo Obando será inmortalizado en el Invierno". UNAFUT.com. UNAFUT. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Asistencia a Estadios". UNAFUT.com. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ↑ "Summary - Primera División - Costa Rica - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ Molina Salas, José Pablo. "Competición adjudica los puntos a Carmelita del duelo ante Limón FC". UNAFUT.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
External links
- http://unafut.com/site/
- http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/
- http://www.everardoherrera.com/index.php/futbol-nacional