2016–17 Liga FPD
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Invierno: Saprissa (33rd title) Verano: Herediano (26th title) |
| Relegated | San Carlos |
| Champions League |
Saprissa Herediano |
| CONCACAF League |
Alajuelense Santos |
| Matches played | 290 |
| Goals scored | 787 (2.71 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Invierno: Yendrick Ruiz (13 goals) Verano: Erick Scott (22 goals) |
| Highest attendance |
19,331 Saprissa 2–0 Alajuelense (29 October 2016) |
| Lowest attendance |
139 UCR 0–0 Carmelita (8 January 2017) |
| Total attendance |
Invierno: 477,867[1] Verano: 475,996[2] |
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← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
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.
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 or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
(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.
Quadrangular
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saprissa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 13 | 2018 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 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
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.
(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.
Verano
First stage
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
(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.
Quadrangular
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
(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.
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.
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 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
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.
(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.
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[6]
| Team | Home average |
|---|---|
| Deportivo Saprissa | 9,228 |
| Alajuelense | 8,807 |
| CS Herediano | 4,247 |
| CS Cartaginés | 3,874 |
| AD San Carlos | 2,261 |
| Municipal Liberia | 1,786 |
| Municipal Pérez Zeledón | 1,375 |
| Limón FC | 1,176 |
| Santos de Guápiles | 1,121 |
| Universidad de Costa Rica | 968 |
| AD Carmelita | 862 |
| Belén FC | 564 |
References
- ↑ "Asistencia y Recaudación" (PDF). UNAFUT.com. UNAFUT. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ↑ "Asistencia a estadios". www.unafut.com (in Spanish). UNAFUT. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ↑ "Football Ground Guide". Football Ground Guide. Retrieved 19 Jun 2016.
- ↑ Molina Salas, José Pablo (1 June 2017). "Herediano y Saprissa se repartieron la mayoría de los Premios FPD". UNAFUT.com (in Spanish). UNAFUT. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ Rojas, Johan (18 April 2017). "'La vida de una persona estaba en juego'". Diario Extra (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ↑ http://www.worldfootball.net/competition/crc-primera-division/
External links
- Costa Rican FPD (Spanish)