2009–10 Costa Rican Primera División season

Campeonato Scotiabank
Season 2009–10
Champions Invierno: Brujas (1st title)
Verano: Saprissa (29th title)
Relegated Ramonense
Champions League Brujas
Saprissa

The 2009–10 Primera División season is the 91st of Costa Rica's top-flight professional football league. The season began on July 25 and ended on May 16. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano

Format

The format for both championships are similar. Each championship will have two stages: a first "regular" stage and a second "playoff" stage. Prior to the start of the season, the twelve teams were designated into groups based on their positions in the 2008-09 aggregate table. The teams that finished 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, and Liga de Ascenso winner were placed into Group A. The teams that finished in 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, and 11 were placed into Group B.

The first stage was divided into two rounds: the first round for each championship had a single round-robin format; the second round for championship is different. The second round in the Invierno had the teams in each group play against each in a single round-robin format. The second round for the Verano will have the teams from each group play the teams in the other group in a single round-robin format. The top three teams from each group at the end of the stage will advance the second stage.

The second stage for each championship is identical: The teams that finishes 2 & 3 in their groups will play against the opposite seed from the other group over two legs. The winner of that tie will advance to the semifinals and play against one of the top teams from the groups. The winners of that tie will advance to the finals, which will determine the tournament champion.

Team Information

Team City Stadium Capacity
Águilas Guanacastecas Liberia Edgardo Briceño 6,500
Alajuelense Alajuela Alejandro Morera Soto 17,895
Brujas Desamparados "Cuty" Monge 5,000
Cartaginés Cartago Fello Meza 18,000
Herediano Heredia Rosabal Cordero 8,144
Pérez Zeledón San Isidro del General Municipal 6,000
Puntarenas Puntarenas "Lito" Pérez 4,105
Ramonense San Ramón Guillermo Roldán 5,000
San Carlos Ciudad Quesada Carlos Álvarez 5,600
Santos de Guápiles Guápiles Ebal Rodríguez 3,000
Saprissa Tibás Ricardo Saprissa 24,000
Universidad de Costa Rica San Pedro Ecologico 1,800

Campeonato de Invierno

The 2009 Campeonato de Invierno, officially the 2009 Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank for sponsorship reasons, was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on July 25, 2009 and ended on December 28, 2009.

First stage

Standings

Group 1

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Pérez Zeledón 16 8 5 3 23 20 +3 29 Advances to the Semifinals
2 Cartaginés 16 7 3 6 21 16 +5 24 Advances to the Quarterfinals
3 Liberia Mía 16 7 3 6 25 22 +3 24
4 Saprissa 16 6 6 4 19 17 +2 24
5 Alajuelense 16 6 5 5 21 16 +5 23
6 Santos 16 5 6 5 14 18 4 21

Group 2

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Herediano 16 9 2 5 20 16 +4 29 Advances to the Semifinals
2 Brujas 16 6 5 5 19 17 +2 23 Advances to the Quarterfinals
3 Puntarenas 16 5 5 6 17 21 4 20
4 Universidad de Costa Rica 16 4 4 8 21 20 +1 16
5 Ramonense 16 3 7 6 13 16 3 16
6 San Carlos 16 2 5 9 9 23 14 11

Source: RSSSF
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 BRU CARHERLIBPEZPUNRAMSACSANSAPUCR
Alajuelense 21 11 12 20 21 11 30 21
Brujas 00 12 21 10 00 31 01 21
Cartaginés 10 20 21 01 23 01 40 21
Herediano 10 21 10 21 20 20 11 10
Liberia Mía 32 23 41 31 20 10 10 11
Pérez Zeledón 33 32 10 41 11 10 00 11
Puntarenas 22 00 10 20 21 11 00 32
Ramonense 00 23 00 31 11 00 00 21
San Carlos 00 02 02 31 02 00 12 11
Santos 10 00 10 31 32 01 21 22
Saprissa 02 00 31 00 41 21 21 00
Universidad de Costa Rica 23 11 21 01 20 02 40 30

Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
        B1  Herediano 1 2 3  
  A2  Cartaginés 1 1 2     B3  Puntarenas 3 1 4    
  B3  Puntarenas 2 1 3         B3  Puntarenas 0 1 1(4)
      B2  Brujas 0 1 1(5)
        A1  Pérez Zeledón 1 1 2    
  B2  Brujas 2 3 5     B2  Brujas 2 2 4  
  A3  Liberia Mía 1 1 2  
Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank
2009 Champion
Brujas
1st Title

Campeonato de Verano

The 2010 Campeonato de Verano, officially the 2010 Campeonato de Verano Scotiabank for sponsorship reasons, was the second tournament of the season. The tournament began on January 17, 2010 and ended on May 2, 2010.

First stage

Standings

Group 1

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Saprissa 16 10 5 1 26 12 +14 35 Advances to the Semifinals
2 Alajuelense 16 11 1 4 19 6 +13 34 Advances to the Quarterfinals
3 Santos 16 6 2 8 18 19 1 20
4 Cartaginés 16 4 8 4 14 15 1 20
5 Pérez Zeledón 16 5 4 7 18 22 4 19
6 Águilas Guanacastecas 16 3 6 7 19 24 5 15

Group 2

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 San Carlos 16 8 5 3 16 12 +4 29 Advances to the Semifinals
2 Herediano 16 5 5 6 20 22 2 20 Advances to the Quarterfinals
3 Puntarenas 16 3 8 5 14 21 7 17
4 Ramonense 16 2 10 4 15 18 3 16
5 Universidad de Costa Rica 16 3 7 6 13 14 1 16
6 Brujas 16 2 7 7 11 18 7 13

Updated to games played on April 18, 2010.
Source: (Spanish)
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] AGU ALA BRUCARHERPEZPUNRAMSACSANSAPUCR
Liberia Mía 12 02 01 21 51 11 23 23
Alajuelense 30 20 20 10 10 10 10 10
Brujas 11 42 00 00 11 12 02 11
Cartaginés 00 10 11 11 22 10 22 10
Herediano 20 00 13 00 33 21 10 21
Pérez Zeledón 22 10 32 23 20 10 11 02
Puntarenas 01 10 00 22 21 22 22 02
Ramonense 11 02 11 10 31 00 00 00
San Carlos 10 10 00 10 10 10 21 11
Santos 11 13 21 10 40 11 02 21
Saprissa 31 10 10 00 32 21 20 20
Universidad de Costa Rica 00 00 20 12 00 11 12 02

Updated to games played on 18 April 2010.
Source: (Spanish)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                                       
        A1  Saprissa 1 0 1  
  B2  Herediano 1 1 2     A3  Santos 0 0 0    
  A3  Santos 2 1 3         A1  Saprissa 4 3 7
      B1  San Carlos 2 0 2
        B1  San Carlos 1 2 3    
  A2  Alajuelense 2 3 5     A2  Alajuelense 1 1 2  
  B3  Puntarenas 1 2 3  
Campeonato de Verano Scotiabank
2010 Champion
Saprissa
29th Title

Aggregate table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Saprissa 36 19 12 5 53 31 +22 69 Qualified to the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
2 Alajuelense 36 19 7 10 47 28 +19 64
3 Herediano 36 15 8 13 45 45 0 53
4 Brujas 38 12 14 12 40 40 0 50 Qualified to the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round
5 Pérez Zeledón 34 13 9 12 43 46 3 48
6 Santos 36 12 10 14 35 40 5 46
7 Puntarenas 40 10 16 14 42 53 11 46
8 Cartaginés 34 11 12 11 37 34 +3 45
9 San Carlos 36 11 11 14 30 44 14 44
10 Águilas Guanacastecas (R) 34 10 9 15 46 51 5 39 Relegated to the Segunda División de Costa Rica
11 Universidad de Costa Rica 32 7 14 11 34 34 0 35
12 Ramonense (R) 32 5 17 10 28 34 6 32 Relegated to the Segunda División de Costa Rica

Updated to games played on May 16, 2010.
Source: UNAFUT (Spanish)
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.

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