2014–15 Liga FPD

Primera División

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
Alajuelense	Ramírez, Óscar ! Óscar Ramírez	Puma	Movistar, Ibérico	Alejandro Morera Soto - Scotiabank	7004180000000000000♠18,000
Puma Generaleña	Carvajal, Édgar ! Édgar Carvajal	JB	Arroz Sabanero	Municipal de Pérez Zeledón	7003600000000000000♠6,000
Belén	Camacho, Briance ! Briance Camacho	JB	Bridgestone	Polideportivo de Belén	7003300000000000000♠3,000
Carmelita	Farinha, Guilherme ! Guilherme Farinha	Sportek	Great Wall	Alejandro Morera Soto - Scotiabank	7004180000000000000♠18,000
Cartaginés	Wright, Mauricio ! Mauricio Wright	Lotto	Huawei, Bancrédito	"Fello" Meza	7004135000000000000♠13,500
Herediano	Méndez, Cesar ! César Méndez	Umbro	kölbi, Roshfrans, Peugeot, La 400, San Miguel	Eladio Rosabal Cordero	7003850000000000000♠8,500
Limón	Gómez, Rónald ! Rónald Gómez	Sportek	APM Terminals	Juan Gobán	7003300000000000000♠3,000
Pérez Zeledón	Solano, Marvin ! Marvin Solano	Canastico	kölbi, GAFESO	Municipal de Pérez Zeledón	7003600000000000000♠6,000
Santos	Meza, Enrique ! Enrique Meza, Jr.	Joma	PickLounge	Ebal Rodríguez	7003300000000000000♠3,000
Saprissa	González, Rónald ! Rónald González	Kappa	Bimbo, Ibérico	Ricardo Saprissa	7004230000000000000♠23,000
UCR	Giacone, José ! José Giacone	Sportek	—	Estadio Ecológico	7003180000000000000♠1,800
Uruguay de Coronado	Watson, Carlos ! Carlos Watson	Lotto	CoopeAlianza	Municipal El Labrador	7003400000000000000♠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.

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

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Second legs

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Finals

First leg

Second leg

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)

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

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Second legs

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Finals

First leg

Second leg

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	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

External links

• http://unafut.com/site/
• http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/
• http://www.everardoherrera.com/index.php/futbol-nacional