2011–12 Costa Rican Primera División season
Season | 2011-12 |
---|---|
Champions |
Alajuelense (2011 Invierno) Herediano (2012 Verano) |
Relegated | TBD |
Champions League |
Alajuelense Herediano |
Matches played | 116 |
Goals scored | 321 (2.77 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Invierno: Randall Brenes (13) Verano: TBD |
Biggest home win | Invierno: Pérez Zeledón 7-1 Puntarenas |
Biggest away win | Invierno: San Carlos 0-4 Herediano |
Highest scoring | Invierno: Herediano 6-3 Cartaginés |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → |
The 2011–12 Primera División season is the 93rd of Costa Rica's top-flight professional football league. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano. The season began on 31 July 2011.
Promotion and relegation
Universidad de Costa Rica finished last season in last place in the overall table at the end of last season and were relegated to the Segunda División. Replacing them in the league for this season are the overall champions of last season's Segunda División competition, Belén Siglo XXI.
Barrio México were expelled from last year's competition during the 2011 Verano tournament and were eventually relegated from the league due to various financial difficulties.[1] They were not replaced for this season.
For this season, Brujas changed their name to Orión FC Desamparados.[2]
Format changes
Due to the reduction of the league to 11 teams for this season, the league's format was changed for this season. There will be no groups this season. Instead, for both tournaments, the clubs will play every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 20 matches each. At the end of the regular season, the top 4 teams in the league standings will participate in the playoffs. At the end of the season, the last place club will participate in a promotion-relegation playoff against the Segunda División overall runners-up, while the Segunda División overall champions will be promoted to next season's competition automatically.[3]
Average attendance
Saprissa 14,990
Alajuelense 9,720
Herediano 4,064
Limón 3,220
Cartaginés 3,090
Santos de Guápiles 2,058
San Carlos 2,109
Puntarenas 2,027
Pérez Zeledón 1,119
Belén 1,117
Orión 544
Team Information
Team | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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LD Alajuelense | Oscar "El Machillo" Ramírez | Alajuela | Alejandro Morera Soto | 17,895 |
Belén Siglo XXI | Vinicio Alvarado | Belén | Estadio Polideportivo de Belén | 3,000 |
CS Cartaginés | Jhonny Chávez | Cartago | Fello Meza | 13,500 |
CS Herediano | Jafet Soto | Heredia | Rosabal Cordero | 8,144 |
Limón F.C. | Hernán Fernando Sossa | Limón | Estadio Nuevo de Limón/Estadio Juan Gobán | 3,000/2,000 |
Orión F.C. | Martín Arreola | Tarrazú | Estadio Municipal de Tarrazú | 1,500 |
Municipal Pérez Zeledón | Mauricio Wright | San Isidro | Municipal | 6,000 |
Puntarenas FC | Luis Fernando Fallas | Puntarenas | "Lito" Pérez | 4,105 |
Asociación Deportiva San Carlos | Marvin Solano | Ciudad Quesada | Carlos Álvarez | 5,600 |
Santos de Guápiles | Gustavo Martínez | Guápiles | Ebal Rodríguez | 3,000 |
Deportivo Saprissa | Alexander Guimaraes | Tibás | Ricardo Saprissa | 23,000 |
Campeonato de Invierno
The 2011 Campeonato de Invierno, officially the 2011 Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank for sponsorship reasons, was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on 31 July 2011 and ended on 18 December 2011.
First stage
Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Herediano | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 39 | Advances to the Semifinals |
2 | Alajuelense | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 37 | |
3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 35 | |
4 | Cartaginés | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 30 | |
5 | Puntarenas | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 28 | |
6 | Pérez Zeledón | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 26 | |
7 | Santos | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 25 | |
8 | San Carlos | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 21 | |
9 | Belén | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 19 | |
10 | Limón | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 19 | |
11 | Orión | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 17 |
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 | CAR | HER | LIM | ORI | PEZ | PUN | SAC | SAN | SAP |
Alajuelense | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
Belén | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
Cartaginés | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
Herediano | 4–0 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
Limón | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
Orión | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | |
Pérez Zeledón | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 7–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
Puntarenas | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | |
San Carlos | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | |
Santos | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
Deportivo Saprissa | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
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 | Herediano | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
4 | Cartaginés | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Herediano | 1 | 1 (5) | 2 | |||||||||
Alajuelense | 1 | 1 (6) | 2 | |||||||||
2 | Alajuelense | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
3 | Saprissa | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Semifinals
First legs
Second legs
Finals
First leg
Second leg
2 - 2 on aggregate score, Alajuelense wins on penalties 6 - 5
Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank Champion |
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Alajuelense 27th title |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Randall Brenes | Cartaginés | 13 |
2 | Jairo Arrieta | Saprissa | 12 |
4 | José Luis Cordero | Herediano | 12 |
5 | Victor Núñez | Herediano | 9 |
6 | Yendrick Ruiz | Puntarenas | 8 |
Olman Vargas | Herediano | 8 | |
7 | Jonathan McDonald | Alajuelense | 7 |
Kenny Cunnighan | San Carlos | 7 | |
Alejandro Castro | Santos | 7 | |
8 | Ismael Gómez | Limón | 6 |
Alejandro Alpízar | Alajuelense | 6 | |
Luciano Bostal | Pérez Zeledón | 6 | |
Josué Martínez | Saprissa | 6 | |
9 | José Cancela | Herediano | 5 |
Álvaro Sánchez | San Carlos | 5 | |
Diego Joaquín País | San Carlos | 5 | |
Campeonato de Verano
The 2012 Campeonato de Verano began on 15 January 2012 and ended in May 2012.
First stage
Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pérez Zeledón | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 37 | Advances to the Semifinals |
2 | Santos | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 37 | |
3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 23 | +15 | 36 | |
4 | Herediano | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 20 | +13 | 34 | |
5 | Alajuelense | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 33 | |
6 | Cartaginés | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 33 | |
7 | San Carlos | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 29 | |
8 | Belén | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 28 | |
9 | Puntarenas | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 18 | |
10 | Limón | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 37 | −19 | 16 | |
11 | Orión | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 8 |
Updated to games played on 24 April 2012.
Source: Posiciones - 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 | CAR | HER | LIM | ORI | PEZ | PUN | SAC | SAN | SAP |
Alajuelense | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
Belén | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 7–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | |
Cartaginés | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | |
Herediano | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
Limón | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
Orión | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–5 | |
Pérez Zeledón | 2–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
Puntarenas | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
San Carlos | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | |
Santos | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
Deportivo Saprissa | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
Updated to games played on 23 April 2012.
Source: Resultados - Unafut.com
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 | Pérez Zeledón | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
4 | Herediano | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
Herediano | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
Santos | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
2 | Santos | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
3 | Saprissa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Semifinals
First legs
Second legs
Finals
First leg
Second leg
Campeonato de Verano Scotiabank Champion |
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Herediano 22nd title |
Aggregate table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Herediano | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 73 | 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 40 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 71 | |
3 | Alajuelense | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 72 | 48 | +24 | 70 | 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage |
4 | Pérez Zeledón | 40 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 68 | 54 | +14 | 63 | |
5 | Cartaginés | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 63 | |
6 | Santos | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 62 | |
7 | San Carlos | 40 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 45 | 59 | −14 | 50 | |
8 | Belén | 40 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 47 | |
9 | Puntarenas | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 69 | −19 | 46 | |
10 | Limón | 40 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 35 | |
11 | Orión | 40 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 32 | 76 | −44 | 25 | Promotion-relegation playoff |
Updated to games played on 24 April 2012.
Source: Posiciones - Unafut.com (Tabla de posiciones General Acumulada 2011-2012)
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.
References
- ↑ Herrera, Juan José. "Asamblea de la Unafut expulsó a Barrio México". La Nación. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ↑ "Orión FC Desamparados". UNAFUT. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ↑ Molina Salas, José Pablo. "Asamblea de Unafut acordó cambios en el formato de los próximos torneos". UNAFUT. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
External links
- UNAFUT's official website (Spanish)