2014–15 Liga FPD explained

Competition:	Primera División
Season:	2014–15
Winners:	Invierno: Saprissa (31st title) Verano: Herediano (24th title)
Continentalcup1:	Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Saprissa TBD
League Topscorer:	Yendrick Ruiz (15 goals)
Total Goals:	374
Matches:	138
Biggest Home Win:	Alajuelense 5–0 Puma Generaleña
Biggest Away Win:	Belén Siglo XXI 1–4 Carmelita Limón 1–4 Herediano Carmelita 0–3 Santos Carmelita 0–3 UCR
Highest Scoring:	Pérez Zeledón 6–4 Santos
Longest Wins:	Alajuelense (6)
Longest Unbeaten:	Alajuelense (10)
Longest Winless:	Belén Siglo XXI (8)
Longest Losses:	Uruguay (5)
Highest Attendance:	25,992 Alajuelense 0–2 Saprissa
Lowest Attendance:	23 AS Puma 1–1 Carmelita
Prevseason:	2013–14
Nextseason:	2015–16
Updated:	15 October 2014

The 2014–15 Costa Rican FPD was the 95th season of the Costa Rican top-flight football league. It was divided into two championships: the Invierno [winter] and Verano [summer] seasons.

The Invierno season was dedicated to Manuel Antonio "Pilo" Obando.^[1]

Teams

The league was contested by a total of 12 teams, including Puma Generaleña, promoted from the 2013–14 Liga de Ascenso. While Puntarenas were relegated.

Personnel, kits and Stadia

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor(s)	Stadium
Alajuelense	Puma	Movistar, Ibérico	Alejandro Morera Soto - Scotiabank
Puma Generaleña	JB	Arroz Sabanero	Municipal de Pérez Zeledón
Belén	JB	Bridgestone	Polideportivo de Belén
Carmelita	Sportek	Great Wall	Alejandro Morera Soto - Scotiabank
Cartaginés	Lotto	Huawei, Bancrédito	"Fello" Meza
Herediano	Umbro	kölbi, Roshfrans, Peugeot, La 400, San Miguel	Eladio Rosabal Cordero
Limón	Sportek	APM Terminals	Juan Gobán
Pérez Zeledón	Canastico	kölbi, GAFESO	Municipal de Pérez Zeledón
Santos	Joma	PickLounge	Ebal Rodríguez
Saprissa	Kappa	Bimbo, Ibérico	Ricardo Saprissa
UCR	Sportek	—	Estadio Ecológico
Uruguay de Coronado	Lotto	CoopeAlianza	Municipal El Labrador

Managerial changes

During the season

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Appointed	Position in table
Herediano	Eduardo Méndez	TBD	2014	Jafet Soto	2014	th (2014)
Limón	Ronald Gomez	Sacked	2014	Kenneth Barrantes	2014	th (2014)
Pérez Zeledón	Marvin Solano	Sacked	2014	Víctor Abelenda	2014	th (2014)
Puma Generaleña	Edgar Carvajal	Sacked	2014	Mario Carrera	2014	th (2014)
Saprissa	Ronald Gonzalez	Sacked	2014	Jeaustin Campos	2014	th (2014)

Campeonato de Invierno

The tournament began on 15 August 2014, with Carmelita defeating Limón 2–0, with Guatemalan player Angelo Padilla scoring the first goal of the tournament. It ended on 21 December 2014, with Saprissa winning their 31st title after they overcome Herediano in the final.

First Stage

Standings

Second stage

Semifinals

First legs----

Second legs----

Finals

First leg

Second leg

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Armando Alonso	Alajuelense	6
2	Angelo Padilla	Carmelita	5
	Fabrizio Ronchetti	Pérez Zeledón	5
	Jonathan Sibaja	UCR	5
5	Alejandro Alpízar	Pérez Zeledón	4
	Ariel Contreras	UCR	4
	Cristian Lagos	Santos	4
	Jerry Palacios	Alajuelense	4
	Ariel Rodríguez	Saprissa	4
10	Leonardo Adams	Belén	3
	Juan Bustos	Saprissa	3
	Victor Coto	UCR	3
	Allan Duarte	UCR	3
	Kevin Fajardo	Santos	3
	Ismael Fuentes	Santos	3
	Josué Martínez	UCR	3
	Aaron Navarro	Puma	3
	Víctor Núñez	Herediano	3
	Antonio Pedroza	Herediano	3
	Olman Vargas	UCR	3

Source:^[2]

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Invierno 2014. The following players:

have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
have not been capped for the Costa Rica national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

A new rule was introduced a few season ago, that clubs can only have three foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or player/s is released.

Alajuelense

Belén

José Carlos Cancela

Carmelita

Angelo Padilla

Cartaginés

Luciano Bostal
Paolo Cardozo
Leandro Silva

Herediano

Limón

Rodrigo Lucas Martella

(player released during the season)

Pérez Zeledón

Tomas Fonseca
Maurim
Andrés Santamaría
Óscar McFarlane
Fabrizio Ronchetti

Puma Generaleña

Yamir Vergara

Saprissa

Santos

Universidad de Costa Rica

Jorge Barbosa
Pablo Madrigal
Omar Royero

Uruguay

Jeffrey Brooks Martines

Campeonato de Verano

The tournament will begin in January 2015.

Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Verano)

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Alajuelense	Oscar Ramírez	TBD	Puma SE	Movistar, Ibérico, Banco General
	Briance Camacho	TBD	TBD	TBD
Carmelita	Guilherme Farinha		TBD	TBD
Cartaginés	Enrique Meza	TBD	Lotto	Bancrédito, Huawei
	Mauricio Wright	TBD	Umbro	kölbi
	Mario Silva	TBD	TBD	TBD
	Víctor Abelenda	TBD	TBD	TBD
	Marvin Solano	TBD	TBD	TBD
	César Eduardo Méndez	TBD	TBD	TBD
Saprissa	Jeaustin Campos	TBD	Kappa	Bimbo, Ibérico, Gatorade, Claro
	José Giacone	TBD	LaTres	Banco Nacional
	Martín Cardetti	TBD	Lotto	CoopeAlianza, Jaúles, Peugeot