2009–10 Costa Rican Primera División season

The 2009–10 Primera División season is the 91st of Costa Rica's

top-flight professional football league. The season began on July 25 Campeonato Scotiabank
and ended on May 16. The season was divided into two Season 2009–10
championships: the Invierno and the Verano Champions Invierno: Brujas (1st
title)
Verano: Saprissa
Contents (29th title)

Format Relegated Ramonense

Team Information Champions Brujas

League Saprissa
Campeonato de Invierno
First stage ← 2008–09 2010–11 →
Standings
Results
Playoffs
Campeonato de Verano
First stage
Standings
Results
Playoffs
Aggregate table
External links

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
Advances to
1 Pérez Zeledón 16 8 5 3 23 20 +3 29 the
Semifinals

2 Cartaginés 16 7 3 6 21 16 +5 24 Advances to
the
3 Liberia Mía 16 7 3 6 25 22 +3 24 Quarterfinals
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

Source:
 Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Advances to
1 Herediano 16 9 2 5 20 16 +4 29 the
Semifinals

2 Brujas 16 6 5 5 19 17 +2 23 Advances to
the
3 Puntarenas 16 5 5 6 17 21 −4 20 Quarterfinals
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 (http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cos2010.html)

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \
ALA BRU CAR HER LIB PEZ PUN RAM SAC SAN SAP
Away
Alajuelense 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 3–0
Brujas 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 0–1
Cartaginés 1–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–3 0–1 4–0 2–1
Herediano 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1
Liberia Mía 3–2 2–3 4–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–0
Pérez
3–3 3–2 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1
Zeledón
Puntarenas 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0
Ramonense 0–0 2–3 0–0 3–1 1–1 0–0 0–0
San Carlos 0–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–0 1–2
Santos 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 0–1 2–1 2–2
Saprissa 0–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 4–1 2–1 2–1
Universidad
de Costa 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 4–0 3–0
Rica

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

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
Advances to
1 Saprissa 16 10 5 1 26 12 +14 35 the
Semifinals

2 Alajuelense 16 11 1 4 19 6 +13 34 Advances to

the
3 Santos 16 6 2 8 18 19 −1 20 Quarterfinals
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

Source:
 Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
Advances to
1 San Carlos 16 8 5 3 16 12 +4 29 the
Semifinals

2 Herediano 16 5 5 6 20 22 −2 20 Advances to
the
3 Puntarenas 16 3 8 5 14 21 −7 17 Quarterfinals
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 match(es) played on April 18, 2010. Source: (in Spanish)

Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \
AGU ALA BRU CAR HER PEZ PUN RAM SAC SAN SAP
Away
Liberia Mía 1–2 0–2 0–1 2–1 5–1 1–1 2–3 2–3
Alajuelense 3–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Brujas 1–1 4–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–2
Cartaginés 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–2
Herediano 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 3–3 2–1 1–0
Pérez
2–2 1–0 3–2 2–3 2–0 1–0 1–1
Zeledón
Puntarenas 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–2
Ramonense 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0
San Carlos 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1
Santos 1–1 1–3 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–1 0–2
Saprissa 3–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–0
Universidad
de Costa 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–2
Rica

Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2010. Source: (in Spanish)

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

Updated to match(es) played on May 16, 2010. Source: UNAFUT (http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?o

ption=com_content&view=article&id=27:posiciones&catid=1:campeonato-primera-division&Itemid=21)
(in Spanish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

External links
UNAFUT's official website (https://web.archive.org/web/20110717154355/http://unafut.com/sit
e/index.php) (in Spanish)

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