2012–13 Costa Rican Primera División season
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Alajuelense Clausura: Herediano |
| Relegated | San Carlos |
| Champions League | Alajuelense Herediano Cartaginés |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Goals scored | 367 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Invierno: Cristian Lagos (18) |
| Biggest home win | Pérez Zeledón 6–0 Carmelita Cartaginés 6–0 Santos |
| Biggest away win | San Carlos 1–6 Saprissa |
| Highest scoring | San Carlos 1–6 Saprissa Pérez Zeledón 4–3 Limón Uruguay 4–3 Herediano Carmelita 2–5 Santos |
| Highest attendance | 18,894[1] Saprissa – Alajuelense |
| Lowest attendance | 39[1] Belén – Santos |
| Total attendance | 360,158[1] |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
The 2012–13 Primera División season (known as the Campeonato JPS 2012–13 for sponsorship reasons) is the 94th of Costa Rica's top-flight professional football league. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano. Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado is one of the new members.
The Invierno season was dedicated to Carlos "Cañón" González.
Campeonato de Invierno
[edit]The tournament began on 25 July 2012 and will end on 23 December 2012.
First Stage
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alajuelense | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 44 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 43 | |
| 3 | Herediano | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 37 | |
| 4 | Limón | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 33 | |
| 5 | Santos | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 32 | |
| 6 | Uruguay | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 30 | |
| 7 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Belén | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Carmelita | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 25 | |
| 10 | Puntarenas | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 22 | |
| 11 | Cartaginés | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 21 | |
| 12 | San Carlos | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 20 |
Source: Unafut.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
[edit]Second stage
[edit]| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Saprissa | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Herediano | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Herediano | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Alajuelense | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Alajuelense | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Limón | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Semifinals
[edit]First legs
[edit]| Limón | 0–1 | Alajuelense |
|---|---|---|
Acosta  35' |
Referee: Jeffrey Solís
Second legs
[edit]| Deportivo Saprissa | 0–1 | Herediano |
|---|---|---|
| Núñez 81' |
Referee: Hugo Cruz
| Alajuelense | 0–0 | Limón |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Ricardo Montero
Finals
[edit]First leg
[edit]| Herediano | 1–2 | Alajuelense |
|---|---|---|
| C. Montero 68' |
report | A. Guevara 25' J. Davis 30' |
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas
Second leg
[edit]| Alajuelense | 1–1 | Herediano |
|---|---|---|
| Á. Sánchez 111' |
report | I. Gómez 88' (pen) |
Referee: Walter Quesada
| Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank champion |
|---|
| Alajuelense 28th title |
Campeonato de Verano
[edit]The tournament began on 1 January 2013 and ended on 5 May 2013.
First Stage
[edit]Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herediano | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 43 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Cartaginés | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 41 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 38 | |
| 4 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 35 | |
| 5 | Alajuelense | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 34 | |
| 6 | Puntarenas | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 30 | |
| 7 | Santos | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 29 | |
| 8 | Uruguay | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 28 | |
| 9 | San Carlos (R) | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 22 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 10 | Carmelita | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 21 | |
| 11 | Limón | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 21 | |
| 12 | Belén | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 19 |
Source: Unafut.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Second stage
[edit]| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cartaginés | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Saprissa | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Cartaginés | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Herediano | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Herediano | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | Pérez Zeledón | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| Campeonato de Verano Scotiabank champion |
|---|
| Herediano 23rd title |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Asistencia a Estadios". Unafut. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.