Costa Rican Primera División

The Primera División de Costa Rica is the highest league in the Costa Rican football. It is organized by the League Association UNAFUT on behalf of FEDEFUTBOL (Costa Rican Football Federation ).

  • 7.1 After Time
  • 7.2 by Number
  • 8.1 National Cup competition
  • 8.2 Supercup
  • 9.1 Copa Centroamericana, Copa Inter Clubes (until 2007)
  • 9.2 CONCACAF Champions Cup (until 2008) / Champions League (since 2008 /09)
  • 9.3 FIFA Club World Cup

History

Since 1921, the Costa Rican national champion is played. In the first season, seven teams - CS Herediano, Gimástica Española, CS La Libertad, CS Cartaginés, SG Limonense, CS La Unión and LD Alajuelense - participated in the championship. CS Herediano, who celebrated today 21 tracks, at that time was the first Costa Rican champion. 1954 and 1956 fell from the championship due to scheduling problems.

1961, divided the Costa Rican football championship in two competing product. Five of the eight are present in the premier league teams have formed their own association, the remaining three were playing in turn a national champion from. After the end of the season you could agree on a reunion of the competitions. The five " rebellious " teams automatically qualified for the championship in 1962, the other three had to play in relegation matches against the three best teams in the second league. So it was that Carmen FC, ​​champion of the three - league descent into second-rate.

In 1990 fell for the third time in the history of the league championship from. Reason was the participation of the national team at the World Cup 1990 and the change from one season in the calendar year to July to May

Since 1990, the hitherto discharged by calendar year championship will be played from July to May.

Since the 2007/ 08 season, two Champions will be crowned in each season, the Apertura is called Invierno, Verano, the Clausura; also for some years before the league in Apertura / Clausura system is played at the end played the two winners then but still the master of.

The new FIFA licensing element for professional clubs joined at the beginning of 2010 Inviernos partially in force, the Verano 2013 towards the complete regulations is included in the participation rules with.

During the second half of the season 2010/11, a member of the club (Liberia Mía CF / CD Barrio México ) due to extreme financial irregularities and violations of several rules and statutes of the UNAFUT and thus from the Primera División was excluded. After the League 2011/12 with only 11 teams went to the start, it will be 2012/13 season again 12 since the last placed in 2012 a qualification game against the runner-up of the second league contests rather than descend directly.

Current Competition mode (2013 /14)

The 2013/14 season is divided into two seasons, Invierno 2013 and Verano 2014. Both championships are played in the following mode:

  • First, the twelve participating teams will play in a single round ( Round- play) in FFA mode, the top four teams from.
  • These four teams will play a home-and -away basis ( 1 to 4, 2 to 3 ) in the semifinals, the two finalists.
  • In the final, the two semi-final winners play in return game from the master.

From the final rounds of the championships ( Invierno and Verano ) an overall table is created. The last placed in this rating goes in the Liga de Ascenso Segunda División - off.

Sponsoring

League Name

Since the introduction of Torneos Cortos, ie two championships per season, in 2007, the UNAFUT marketed the league name of the FPD. First became title sponsor of the Scotiabank, current sponsor is the national gaming companies in Costa Rica. The namesake of the League is regarded as one of the elite sponsors of the league.

  • Invierno 2007 Verano 2011: Scotiabank
  • Since Invierno 2011: Junta de Protección Social

Elite sponsors

The elite sponsors of the FPD support UNAFUT both financially and strategically. The title sponsor of the FPD is also one of the elite sponsors, in addition, the UNAFUT currently has another strong partner.

Match ball

Up to and including the 2002/03 season, each club was allowed to decide which manufacturer the ball should be provided for their home games (as long as the ball hits the FIFA requirements met ). Thus, in the 2002/2003 season, for example balls from three different manufacturers were in use. However, for the 2003/2004 season through the UNAFUT wrote the first time a competition to determine a single cue ball. The first ball sponsor was the U.S. firm Wilson, with which the contract was also extended in between. Current manufacturer of the official match ball is the company Mitre.

  • 2003/04-Invierno 2010: Wilson
  • Since Verano 2011: Mitre

Sleeves Advertising

Since the season 2011/ 12, the FPD has an official sleeve sponsor. Thus, on the right sleeve of each jersey of the twelve first division is no longer just the logo of the UNAFUT, but also the sleeves are sponsor; on the left sleeve, the clubs have as far to include the Costa Rican flag. First and current sleeve sponsor is the daily Al Día.

  • Since Invierno 2011: Al Día

Transmission rights

Each club is negotiating with even the national television channels over the broadcasting rights to its home games. Currently have three media groups the television rights to the first division:

  • Representaciones Televisa's S. A. ( Repretel 4 ( Canal 4 ) Repretel 6 ( Canal 6 ), Repretel 11 ( Canal 11 ) ): Belén Bridgestone FC, ​​CF Universidad de Costa Rica, CS Herediano, CS Uruguay de Coronado, LD Alajuelense and Limón FC.
  • Televisora ​​de Costa Rica S. A. ( Teletica (Canal 7) XpertTV ( Canal 33 ), Teletica Más Deportes (TD )): AD Municipal de Puntarenas, CD Saprissa, CS Cartaginés and Puntarenas FC.
  • Grupo Extra S. A. ( Extra TV 42): AD Carmelita and AD Santos de Guápiles.

Special

  • In any stadium of four flags have next to each other: A Costa Rican flag as a flag of your home country, a flag of UNAFUT as flag of the organizers of the event, a flag of the reigning champions and a flag of the home club. This rule applies in all other leagues Costa Rica (instead UNAFUT Flag with flag of the organizing association ).
  • With each edition of a famous ex-player, coach or official is acknowledged as the subtitle of the season logos is thus " Dedicado: ...".
  • In each squad ( of a maximum of 25 players consisting ) to a maximum of four foreigners are allowed.

Participants 2013/14

Except for AD San Carlos relegated all other 11 clubs in the previous season will continue to participate. New here CF Universidad de Costa Rica is División as promoted from the Liga de Ascenso - Segunda.

Actual playing time

Verano Junta de Protección Social in 2014

Champion (1921 to present)

After play time

* Carmen FC AD Carmelita today

Liberia Mía ** CF AD Municipal Liberia today

By Number

Association

Number

Cup competitions

National Cup competition

See also: Torneo de Copa de Costa Rica

Since the 1920s to the late 1990s, Cup Tournaments between first division teams have been played regularly. These tournaments but had no connection with each other and were often not organized by the FEDEFUTBOL itself, but only approved. These tournaments, an example is the several times played Copa Gran Bretaña, are taking the success of the clubs concerned, but are officially counted as real national cup competitions, including the self- organized by the FEDEFUTBOL competitions.

After years of failed attempts, mostly failed the plans due to a possible little economic value placed succeeded UNAFUT and LIFUSE early 2013 to convince the clubs affiliated to them to consent to the discharge of an official national cup competition. So we decided to hold from now on the tournament every year during the summer break, with participants from the two top leagues.

Supercup

Also: Súper Copa de Costa Rica

Beginning it was decided by the Bureau of UNAFUT to call a Supercup in life, which should be played once a year during the summer break at the National Stadium. Since at this time was no national cup competition in Costa Rica, should annually compete against each other the master of Invierno y of the Verano. LD Alajuelense won the first, and so far the only official edition against CS Herediano.

When the UNAFUT in cooperation with the LIFUSE ( electrifiable association of the second division), developed in April 2013 a national cup competition, which is played annually during a month of summer break, decided to to suspend the Supercup transitional. Since a year is now a Cup Winners' Cup, it would be theoretically possible to play one Supercup, but since there are two champions per year, one of the two would be preferred. Should the Primera División in the future only one master per year determine, or the cup competition will also be held twice a year, the Super Cup would be reintroduced.

International success Costa Rican teams

Copa Centroamericana, Copa Inter Clubes (until 2007)

  • CD Saprissa: 5x Winner: 1972, 1973, 1978, 1998, 2003; 7x Second: 1971, 1974, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2007
  • LD Alajuelense: 3x winner: 1996, 2002, 2005; 2x Second: 1999, 2000
  • Puntarenas FC: 1x winner: 2006
  • CS Cartaginés: 1x Second: 1978

CONCACAF Champions Cup (until 2008) / Champions League (since 2008 /09)

  • CD Saprissa: 3x Winner: 1993, 1995, 2005; 2x Second: 2004, 2008
  • LD Alajuelense: 2x Winner: 1986, 2004; 3x Second: 1971, 1992, 1999
  • CS Cartaginés: 1x winner: 1994

FIFA Club World Cup

  • CD Saprissa: 1x third parties: 2005
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