2015 Costa Rican Cup

Costa Rican Cup

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Country  Costa Rica
Teams 20
Champions Cartaginés
Runners-up Herediano
Matches played 26
Goals scored 83 (3.19 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Jonathan Hansen
(5 goals)

The 2015 Costa Rican Cup (known as Torneo de Copa Banco Popular for sponsorship reasons) is the 3rd staging of the Costa Rican Cup. The competition began on July 4 and finished on November 19 with the final at the Estadio Nacional. The cup featured 20 teams, composed of all 12 teams of the FPD and 8 from the Liga de Ascenso. Originally, teams from the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Aficionado were expected to participate as well, but were withdrawn due to lack of budget.[1]

The format of the tournament marked several differences to that of its predecessor, such as the lack of a group stage (similar to the 2013 edition), and the addition of a "best loser" rule, in which a team could still qualify to a further round, despite having lost a match.[2]

The tournament saw the defending champions Cartaginés earning a second title by defeating Herediano in the final.

Qualified teams

The following teams were announced to participate in the 2015 Costa Rican Cup:

12 teams from the 2015–16 FPD:

8 teams from the 2014–15 Liga de Ascenso:

  • Escazuceña
  • Guanacasteca
  • Osa
  • Turrialba

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemi-finalsFinal
                            
Best ranked loser (Third round)
Cartaginés
2 and 30 September
Cartaginés145
9 July
Pérez Zeledón01 1
Guanacasteca1
12 July
Saprissa2
Saprissa0 (5)
5 July
Pérez Zeledón0 (6)
Pérez Zeledón4
19 and 26 July
AS Puma Generaleña2
Pérez Zeledón516
5 July
Cartaginés41 5
Municipal Liberia2 (2)
12 July
Cartaginés (p)2 (4)
Cartaginés4
5 July
Uruguay de Coronado1
Aserrí0
19 November
Uruguay de Coronado6
Cartaginés (p)1 (3)
Herediano1 (1)
Best ranked loser (Second round)
Alajuelense
21 and 30 July
Alajuelense224
5 July
Santos de Guápiles01 1
Turrialba2 (3)
10 July
Alajuelense (p)2 (4)
Alajuelense2 (1)
5 July
Santos de Guápiles (p)2 (3)
Limón1
2 and 30 September
Santos de Guápiles2
Alajuelense123
4 July
Herediano23 5
Osa0
16 July
Herediano3
Herediano2
5 July
UCR1
UCR (p)0 (6)
22 and 26 July
Escazuceña0 (5)
Herediano325
5 July
Belén20 2
Belén (p)0 (4)
12 July
Barrio México0 (1)
Belén3
5 July
Cariari0
Cariari (p)0 (5)
Carmelita0 (4)

First round

The draw for the first round was held on 26 June 2015.[3]

Matches

Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 6 July 2015.[4]

Matches

Third round

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

 Costa Rica
Champion
C.S. Cartaginés

5° title

References

  1. Umaña, Johan (15 June 2015). "Fútbol aficionado se retira del Torneo de Copa 2015". La Nación. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. "Normas de competición especiales para la Copa Banco Popular 2015" (PDF). UNAFUT.com. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. Murillo Ávila, Róger (26 June 2015). "El Torneo de Copa con nuevo formato". Diario Extra. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  4. Brenes, Cristian (6 July 2015). "Definidos los cruces para la segunda fase del Torneo de Copa". La Nación (Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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