2015–16 Liga FPD

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.

Primera División
Season2015–16
ChampionsInvierno: Saprissa
Verano: Herediano
Champions LeagueSaprissa
Herediano
Biggest home winBelén Siglo XXI 5-1 Santos de Guápiles
(9 September 2015)
Biggest away winCarmelita 0-3 Deportivo Saprissa
(13 August 2015)
Highest scoringUruguay 4-3 Pérez Zeledón
(16 August 2015)
Longest winning runAlajelense (5)
Longest unbeaten runAlajelense (9)
Longest winless runPérez Zeledón (7)
Longest losing runUCR (5)

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 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.
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

Managerial changes

Before the season
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)

During the season
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)

Campeonato de Invierno

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.

Standings
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
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

Results
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
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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
Limón0–0Alajuelense
Referee: Hugo Cruz
Saprissa3–0Herediano
Colindres  8'
Angulo  32', 71'
Referee: Ricardo Montero
Second legs
Alajuelense3–0Limón
Ortiz 23'
Rodríguez 47'
Guevara 70'
Referee: Randall Poveda

Alajuelense won 3–0 on aggregate.

Herediano2–0Saprissa
Hansen 50' (pen.)
Condenga 93'
Referee: Henry Bejarano

Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals
First leg
Saprissa2–0Alajuelense
Calvo  57', 68'
Referee: Hugo Cruz
Second leg
Alajuelense1–2Saprissa
McDonald 65' Imperiale 22'
Colindres 71'
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:

  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.

Top goalscorers
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

Campeonato de Verano

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.
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

During the season
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)
Standings
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
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
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
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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
Alajuelense2–0Saprissa
Ortiz  45'
Rojas  88'
Referee: Randall Poveda
Belén1–1Herediano
Torres  7' Salazar  40'
Referee: Jeffery Solis
Second legs
Herediano1–1Belén
Núñez  66' López  54'
Referee: Allen Quirós

2-2 on aggregate. Herediano progressed as the higher seed.

Saprissa1–3Alajuelense
Flores  84' Ortiz  20' (51)
Diego Madrigal  97' (pen.)
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás
Referee: Ricardo Montero

Alajuelense won 5–1 on aggregate.

Finals
First leg
Alajuelense0–1Herediano
Granados  93'
Referee: Walter Quesada
Second leg
Herediano2–0Alajuelense
Cubero  11'
Ruiz  52'
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:

  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.

Aggregate table

The following table combined the two seasons together.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
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.

References
  1. Coto, Gerardo. "Pilo Obando será inmortalizado en el Invierno". UNAFUT.com. UNAFUT. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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