2011–12 Campeonato Nacional de Costa Rica
Season2011–12
ChampionsAlajuelense (2011 Invierno)
Herediano (2012 Verano)
RelegatedTBD
Champions LeagueAlajuelense
Herediano
Matches played116
Goals scored321 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorerInvierno:
Randall Brenes (13)
Verano:
TBD
Biggest home winInvierno: Pérez Zeledón 7–1 Puntarenas
Biggest away winInvierno: San Carlos 0–4 Herediano
Highest scoringInvierno: Herediano 6–3 Cartaginés

The 2011–12 Primera División season is the 93rd of Costa Rica's top-flight professional football league. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano. The season began on 31 July 2011.

Promotion and relegation

Universidad de Costa Rica finished last season in last place in the overall table at the end of last season and were relegated to the Segunda División. Replacing them in the league for this season are the overall champions of last season's Segunda División competition, Belén Siglo XXI.

Barrio México were expelled from last year's competition during the 2011 Verano tournament and were eventually relegated from the league due to various financial difficulties.[1] They were not replaced for this season.

For this season, Brujas changed their name to Orión FC Desamparados.[2]

Format changes

Due to the reduction of the league to 11 teams for this season, the league's format was changed for this season. There would be no groups this season. Instead, for both tournaments, the clubs would play every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 20 matches each. At the end of the regular season, the top 4 teams in the league standings would participate in the playoffs. At the end of the season, the last place club would participate in a promotion-relegation playoff against the Segunda División overall runners-up, while the Segunda División overall champions would be promoted to next season's competition automatically.[3]

Average attendance

Team information

Team Manager City Stadium Capacity
LD Alajuelense Costa Rica Oscar "El Machillo" Ramírez Alajuela Alejandro Morera Soto 17,895
Belén Siglo XXI Costa Rica Vinicio Alvarado Belén Estadio Polideportivo de Belén 3,000
C.S. Cartaginés Costa Rica Jhonny Chávez Cartago Fello Meza 13,500
CS Herediano Costa Rica Jafet Soto Heredia Rosabal Cordero 8,144
Limón F.C. Uruguay Hernán Fernando Sossa Limón Estadio Nuevo de Limón/Estadio Juan Gobán 3,000/2,000
Orión F.C. Uruguay Martín Arreola Tarrazú Estadio Municipal de Tarrazú 1,500
Municipal Pérez Zeledón Costa Rica Mauricio Wright San Isidro Municipal 6,000
Puntarenas FC Costa Rica Luis Fernando Fallas Puntarenas "Lito" Pérez 4,105
Asociación Deportiva San Carlos Costa Rica Marvin Solano Ciudad Quesada Carlos Álvarez 5,600
Santos de Guápiles Argentina Gustavo Martínez Guápiles Ebal Rodríguez 3,000
Deportivo Saprissa Costa Rica Alexander Guimaraes Tibás Ricardo Saprissa 23,000

Campeonato de Invierno

The 2011 Campeonato de Invierno, officially the 2011 Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank for sponsorship reasons, was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on 31 July 2011 and ended on 18 December 2011.

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Herediano 20 11 6 3 39 19 +20 39 Advances to the Semifinals
2 Alajuelense 20 11 4 5 38 23 +15 37
3 Deportivo Saprissa 20 9 8 3 34 21 +13 35
4 Cartaginés 20 7 9 4 31 27 +4 30
5 Puntarenas 20 7 7 6 27 34 −7 28
6 Pérez Zeledón 20 7 5 8 31 30 +1 26
7 Santos 20 6 7 7 26 27 −1 25
8 San Carlos 20 5 6 9 22 33 −11 21
9 Belén 20 4 7 9 21 30 −9 19
10 Limón 20 5 4 11 19 30 −11 19
11 Orión 20 4 5 11 20 34 −14 17
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ALA BEL CAR HER LIM ORI PEZ PUN SAC SAN SAP
Alajuelense 1–0 4–0 2–2 0–2 4–2 4–0 0–1 3–1 0–2 1–1
Belén 1–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1
Cartaginés 2–0 3–2 3–1 3–0 3–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 2–1
Herediano 4–0 1–1 6–3 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 5–0 1–0 1–1
Limón 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–2 1–0 3–3 0–1 0–2 0–2
Orión 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 1–4
Pérez Zeledón 1–3 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 5–1 7–1 1–0 2–1 2–2
Puntarenas 1–3 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–2 3–3
San Carlos 0–3 4–0 1–1 0–4 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 3–1 1–4
Santos 0–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–2 3–2
Deportivo Saprissa 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

Semifinals Finals
          
1 Herediano 2 1 3
4 Cartaginés 1 0 1
Herediano 1 1 (5) 2
Alajuelense 1 1 (6) 2
2 Alajuelense 1 2 3
3 Saprissa 0 2 2

Semifinals

First legs

Cartaginés1–2Herediano
Brenes 4' Vargas 18'
Cordero 39'
Saprissa0–1Alajuelense
Alpizar 71'

Second legs

Finals

First leg

Second leg

2–2 on aggregate score, Alajuelense wins on penalties 6–5

 Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank champion 
Alajuelense
27th title

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Randall BrenesCartaginés13
2 Jairo ArrietaSaprissa12
4 José Luis CorderoHerediano12
5 Victor NúñezHerediano9
6 Yendrick RuizPuntarenas8
Olman VargasHerediano8
7 Jonathan McDonaldAlajuelense7
Kenny CunnighanSan Carlos7
Alejandro CastroSantos7
8 Ismael GómezLimón6
Alejandro AlpízarAlajuelense6
Luciano BostalPérez Zeledón6
Josué MartínezSaprissa6
9 José CancelaHerediano5
Álvaro SánchezSan Carlos5
Diego Joaquín PaísSan Carlos5

Campeonato de Verano

The 2012 Campeonato de Verano began on 15 January 2012 and ended in May 2012.

First stage

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pérez Zeledón 20 11 4 5 38 25 +13 37 Advances to the Semifinals
2 Santos 20 12 1 7 32 28 +4 37
3 Deportivo Saprissa 20 10 6 4 38 23 +15 36
4 Herediano 20 10 4 6 33 20 +13 34
5 Alajuelense 20 10 3 7 34 25 +9 33
6 Cartaginés 20 10 3 7 33 30 +3 33
7 San Carlos 20 8 5 7 23 25 −2 29
8 Belén 20 7 7 6 35 28 +7 28
9 Puntarenas 20 5 3 12 23 35 −12 18
10 Limón 20 4 4 12 18 37 −19 16
11 Orión 20 2 2 16 12 42 −30 8
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2012. Source: Posiciones – Unafut.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ALA BEL CAR HER LIM ORI PEZ PUN SAC SAN SAP
Alajuelense 1–1 0–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–2
Belén 4–2 1–0 3–3 7–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–4
Cartaginés 2–2 3–2 2–1 3–0 2–0 0–2 3–2 0–0 5–1 1–3
Herediano 2–3 2–1 3–0 3–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 0–0
Limón 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–2 3–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–1
Orión 0–2 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 0–3 1–5
Pérez Zeledón 2–4 2–1 2–3 0–0 1–0 4–1 3–2 2–0 3–1 1–0
Puntarenas 1–0 4–1 2–2 1–2 3–1 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–2 1–1
San Carlos 3–1 0–3 1–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–3 3–4
Santos 3–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 1–3 0–1
Deportivo Saprissa 0–2 0–0 4–0 1–3 2–2 1–0 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2012. Source: Resultados – Unafut.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage

Semifinals Finals
          
1 Pérez Zeledón 1 0 1
4 Herediano 1 2 3
Herediano 4 2 6
Santos 2 1 3
2 Santos 0 1 1
3 Saprissa 1 0 1

Semifinals

First legs

Herediano1–1Pérez Zeledón
Pérez 4' Wong 69'
Referee: Allen Quiros

Second legs

Finals

First leg

Herediano4–2Santos
Cubero 47'
Núñez 71' 87'
Cancela 77'		 Rodríguez 24'
Porras 51'

Second leg

 Campeonato de Verano Scotiabank champion 
Herediano
22nd title

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Herediano 40 21 10 9 72 39 +33 73 Qualification for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
2 Deportivo Saprissa 40 19 14 7 72 44 +28 71
3 Alajuelense 40 21 7 12 72 48 +24 70 Qualification for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
4 Pérez Zeledón 40 18 9 13 68 54 +14 63
5 Cartaginés 40 17 12 11 64 57 +7 63
6 Santos 40 18 8 14 58 55 +3 62
7 San Carlos 40 13 11 16 45 59 −14 50
8 Belén 40 11 14 15 55 57 −2 47
9 Puntarenas 40 12 10 18 50 69 −19 46
10 Limón 40 9 8 23 37 67 −30 35
11 Orión 40 6 7 27 32 76 −44 25 Promotion-relegation playoff
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2012. Source: Posiciones – Unafut.com (Tabla de posiciones General Acumulada 2011–2012)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

  1. ↑ Herrera, Juan José. "Asamblea de la Unafut expulsó a Barrio México". La Nación. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Orión FC Desamparados". UNAFUT. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Molina Salas, José Pablo. "Asamblea de Unafut acordó cambios en el formato de los próximos torneos". UNAFUT. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
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