Costa Rica 1999/2000


Primera División

Apertura
========

Final Table:

 1.LD Alajuelense       22 17  1  4 52-17 52
 2.CD Saprissa          22 15  4  3 36-19 49
 3.Puntarenas           22 10  5  7 22-18 35
 4.Cartaginés           22  9  7  6 32-29 34
 5.Herediano            22  9  5  8 33-32 32
 6.AD Santos            22  8  8  6 27-28 32
 7.Carmelita            22  8  5  9 35-31 29
 8.Goicochea            22  7  4 11 29-39 25
 9.AD San Carlos        22  6  5 11 26-35 23
10.Santa Bárbara        22  6  3 13 26-38 21
11.ADM Pérez Zeledón    22  4  7 11 26-43 19
12.AD Limonense         22  4  4 14 29-44 16  Relegation Playoff 

LD Alajuelense win Apertura.

Round 1 
(Aug 8) 
Saprissa      1-2 Santos 
(Aug 15)
Puntarenas    1-1 Heredia  
Perez Zeledon 1-3 Limon 
Goicochea     0-0 Cartago  
San Carlos    0-2 Santa Barbara  
Alajuela      2-0 Carmelita

Round 2 (Aug 22)
Santa Barbara 3-1 Goicochea  
Carmelita     0-0 Puntarenas  
Santos        0-4 Alajuela
Limon         1-3 Saprissa  
Heredia       1-2 San Carlos  
Cartago       0-0 Perez Zeledon

Round 3 
(Aug 29)
Goicochea     2-0 Heredia  
Carmelita     1-0 San Carlos  
Perez Zeledon 1-0 Santa Barbara 
Limon         1-1 Cartago  
Puntarenas    0-0 Santos  
(Sep 15)
Saprissa      1-0 Alajuela

Round 4 (Sep 5)
Cartago       2-1 Saprissa  
Alajuela      1-0 Puntarenas  
Santos        2-2 San Carlos
Goicochea     0-1 Carmelita  
Heredia       3-1 Perez Zeledon 
Santa Barbara 1-2 Limon  

Round 5 (Sep 12)
Saprissa      2-0 Puntarenas  
San Carlos    3-2 Alajuela  
Goicochea     1-2 Santos
Carmelita     1-1 Perez Zeledon 
Limon         1-5 Heredia  
Cartago       2-0 Santa Barbara  

Round 6 (Sep 19)
Santa Barbara 0-1 Saprissa       
Alajuela      6-1 Goicochea  
Puntarenas    2-1 San Carlos
Heredia       1-0 Cartago
Limon         1-0 Carmelita
Santos        2-1 Perez Zeledon

Round 7 (Sep 26)
Limon         1-1 Santos
Carmelita     1-2 Cartago
Santa Barbara 3-3 Heredia
Saprissa      2-1 San Carlos
Goicochea     3-1 Puntarenas
Perez Zeledon 1-2 Alajuela   

Round 8 
(Oct 2,3)
Santa Barbara 4-4 Carmelita
San Carlos    2-0 Goicochea
Puntarenas    1-0 Perez Zeledon
(Oct 13)
Santos        1-1 Cartago
(Nov 10)
Saprissa      3-1 Heredia
Alajuela      1-0 Limon  

Round 9 (Oct 9,10)
Saprissa      1-0 Goicochea
Perez Zeledon 0-0 San Carlos
Carmelita     0-1 Heredia
Santa Barbara 1-0 Santos
Cartago       2-3 Alajuela
Limon         1-1 Puntarenas

Round 10 
(Oct 17)
Saprissa      3-1 Carmelita  
Alajuela      2-0 Santa Barbara
Heredia       3-1 Santos  
Puntarenas    1-1 Cartago  
(Nov 10)
Goicochea     2-2 Perez Zeledon    [abandoned at 2-0 on Oct 17 due to bad weather]
(Nov 17)
San Carlos    1-1 Limon            [abandoned at 1-0 on Oct 17 due to bad weather]

Round 11 (Oct 24)
Alajuela      4-0 Heredia  
Santa Barbara 1-0 Puntarenas  
Perez Zeledon 0-1 Saprissa
Limon         1-2 Goicochea
(Nov 10)
Santos        2-5 Carmelita 
Cartago       1-1 San Carlos

Round 12 (Oct 31)
Santos        1-1 Saprissa  
Carmelita     0-2 Alajuela  
Cartago       3-3 Goicochea 
Heredia       0-1 Puntarenas  
Santa Barbara 1-3 San Carlos  
Limon         2-3 Perez Zeledon

Round 13 (Nov 7)
Saprissa      3-2 Limon  
Alajuela      2-1 Santos  
San Carlos    3-1 Heredia
Puntarenas    2-1 Carmelita  
Perez Zeledon 2-3 Cartago  
Goicochea     2-1 Santa Barbara 

Round 14 (Nov 14)
Alajuela      0-0 Saprissa
Santa Barbara 4-1 Perez Zeledon
Cartago       4-1 Limon
Heredia       2-1 Goicochea
Santos        0-2 Puntarenas
San Carlos    1-1 Carmelita

Round 15
Saprissa      2-0 Cartago 
Heredia       0-0 Perez Zeledon  
Carmelita     3-1 Goicochea 
San Carlos    0-2 Santos 
Puntarenas    1-2 Alajuela
Limon         0-1 Santa Barbara

Round 16 (Nov 28)
Cartago       2-1 Santa Barbara 
Perez Zeledon 1-2 Carmelita 
Heredia       3-2 Limon
Santos        0-0 Goicochea 
Alajuela      1-0 San Carlos 
Puntarenas    2-0 Saprissa

Round 17 
(Dec 5)
Saprissa      2-1 Santa Barbara 
Carmelita     4-1 Limon 
Perez Zeledon 0-0 Santos
Cartago       2-1 Heredia 
Goicochea     2-1 Alajuela 
(Dec 26)
San Carlos    1-0 Puntarenas

Round 18 
(Dec 1) 
Cartago       1-3 Carmelita
(Dec 8)
Santos        3-2 Limon  
Heredia       0-0 Santa Barbara
San Carlos    1-2 Saprissa 
Puntarenas    1-0 Goicochea
Alajuela      8-0 Perez Zeledon 

Round 19 (Dec 12)
Goicochea     1-0 San Carlos 
Carmelita     5-0 Sta Barbara 
P.Zeledon     2-3 Puntarenas
Cartago       0-2 Santos 
Limon         0-3 Alajuela 
Heredia       0-0 Saprissa

Round 20 (Dec 15)
Alajuela      2-1 Cartago  
Heredia       4-1 Carmelita  
Santos        2-0 Sta Barbara 
Puntarenas    1-0 Limón  
San Carlos    2-4 P.Zeledon 
Goicochea     2-4 Saprissa

Round 21 
(Dec 19)
Sta Barbara   2-3 Alajuela  
Carmelita     1-2 Saprissa  
P.Zeledon     4-3 Goicochea
Cartago       1-0 Puntarenas  
(Dec 26)
Santos        3-1 Heredia
(Jan 5)
Limon         5-0 San Carlos  

Round 22 (Dec 23)
Puntarenas    2-0 Santa Barbara  
San Carlos    2-3 Cartago  
Carmelita     0-0 Santos 
Saprissa      1-1 Perez Zeledon  
Heredia       2-1 Alajuela  
Goicochea     2-1 Limon

Final Table:

 1.LD Alajuelense       22 17  1  4 52-17 52
 2.CD Saprissa          22 15  4  3 36-19 49
 3.Puntarenas           22 10  5  7 22-18 35
 4.Cartaginés           22  9  7  6 32-29 34
 5.Herediano            22  9  5  8 33-32 32
 6.AD Santos            22  8  8  6 27-28 32
 7.Carmelita            22  8  5  9 35-31 29
 8.Goicochea            22  7  4 11 29-39 25
 9.AD San Carlos        22  6  5 11 26-35 23
10.Santa Bárbara        22  6  3 13 26-38 21
11.ADM Pérez Zeledón    22  4  7 11 26-43 19
12.AD Limonense         22  4  4 14 29-44 16  Relegation Playoff

LD Alajuelense win Apertura.


Clausura 
========

Table:

 1.LD Alajuelense       22 15  5  2 54-24 50  
 2.CD Saprissa          22 14  3  5 50-25 45
 3.AD Santos            22 10  4  8 42-32 34
 4.Herediano            22  9  5  8 38-45 32
 5.Cartaginés           22  6 10  6 34-38 28
 6.Carmelita            22  6  9  7 24-27 27
 7.AD San Carlos        22  7  5 10 24-31 26
 8.ADM Pérez Zeledón    22  6  7  9 30-37 25
 9.AD Limonense         22  6  6 10 37-47 24
10.Puntarenas           22  7  3 12 23-41 24
11.Santa Bárbara        22  5  8  9 37-39 23
12.Goicochea            22  5  7 10 25-32 22  Relegation Playoff

Round 1 (Jan 9)
Carmelita     0-1 Alajuela  
Heredia       3-2 Puntarenas  
Cartago       1-0 Goicochea 
Santa Barbara 0-1 San Carlos  
Limon         3-1 Perez Zeledon
[Mar 9]
Santos        3-1 Saprissa  

Round 2 (Jan 13)
Alajuela      2-1 Santos  
Saprissa      3-3 Limon  
San Carlos    0-1 Heredia
Goicochea     1-2 Santa Barbara  
Perez Zeledon 1-1 Cartago  
Puntarenas    1-0 Carmelita

Round 3 
(Jan 16)
Cartago       3-4 Limon  
Santa Barbara 2-2 Perez Zeledon  
Heredia       3-3 Goicochea
Alajuela      1-0 Saprissa  
(Feb 12)
San Carlos    0-0 Carmelita  
Puntarenas    1-0 Santos 

Round 4 (Jan 19) 
Saprissa      4-0 Cartago  
San Carlos    2-0 Santos 
P.Zeledon     0-1 Heredia 
Carmelita     0-1 Goicochea  
Puntarenas    2-2 Alajuela  
Limon         1-3 Sta Barbara 

Round 5 (Jan 23) 
Puntarenas    1-3 Saprissa  
Heredia       4-0 Limon  
Santa Barbara 2-2 Cartago  
P.Zeledon     1-1 Carmelita  
Santos        2-0 Goicochea  
Alajuela      5-1 San Carlos

Round 6 (Jan 30)
Saprissa      2-1 Santa Barbara  
Perez Zeledon 3-1 Santos  
Goicochea     0-1 Alajuela
San Carlos    1-1 Puntarenas  
Cartago       1-1 Heredia  
Carmelita     1-0 Limon

Round 7 (Feb 6)
Alajuela      1-0 P.Zeledon  
Heredia       1-1 Santa Barbara  
San Carlos    0-3 Saprissa 
Santos        4-2 Limon  
Cartago       3-3 Carmelita  
Puntarenas    0-1 Goicochea

Round 8 [Mar 5]
Perez Zeledon 2-1 Puntarenas
Limon         0-3 Alajuela
Saprissa      3-0 Heredia     
Goicochea     0-0 San Carlos
Santa Barbara 0-1 Carmelita
Cartago       0-0 Santos

Round 9 
[Mar 12]
Cartago       1-1 Alajuela  
Heredia       2-1 Carmelita  
San Carlos    3-0 P.Zeledon  
Santos        3-0 Sta Barbara  
Goicochea     0-1 Saprissa  
[Mar 22]
Puntarenas    0-3 Limon

Round 10
[Feb 21]
Herediano     0-3 Santos
[Mar 15]
Carmelita     3-3 Saprissa 
Cartago       4-0 Puntarenas 
P.Zeledon     2-2 Goicochea
Limon         1-2 San Carlos
[Mar 22] 
Santa Barbara 1-1 Alajuela

Round 11 [Mar 19]
Heredia       1-3 Alajuela 
Saprissa      2-0 P.Zeledon 
Puntarenas    2-1 Sta Barbara
San Carlos    0-1 Cartago 
Carmelita     0-1 Santos 
Goicochea     2-2 Limon

Round 12 [Mar 26]
Saprissa      3-1 Santos 
P.Zeledon     2-2 Limon 
Alajuela      1-1 Carmelita
Puntarenas    2-4 Heredia  
Goicochea     0-0 Cartago 
San Carlos    1-1 Sta Barbara

Round 13 [Mar 29]
Santos        2-1 Alajuela 
Limon         2-1 Saprissa 
Heredia       2-2 San Carlos
Cartago       2-0 P.Zeledon 
Santa Barbara 2-0 Goicochea 
Carmelita     2-1 Puntarenas

Round 14 [Apr 2] 
Carmelita     2-1 San Carlos 
Puntarenas    2-0 Santos 
Goicochea     3-0 Heredia
Saprissa      4-0 Alajuela 
Limon         4-3 Cartago 
P.Zeledon     3-2 Sta Barbara

Round 15 
[Apr 5]
Heredia       3-1 P.Zeledon 
Sta Barbara   2-2 Limon 
Santos        1-2 San Carlos 
Goicochea     1-1 Carmelita 
[Apr 12]
Cartago       1-1 Saprissa 
Alajuela      4-1 Puntarenas 

Round 16 
[Apr 9]
Saprissa      2-0 Puntarenas 
Carmelita     2-1 P.Zeledon 
Goicochea     2-2 Santos
Cartago       3-1 Sta Barbara 
[Apr 12]
Limon         1-0 Heredia 
[Apr 20]
San Carlos    0-2 Alajuela

Round 17 [Apr 16]  
Sta Barbara   4-2 Saprissa 
Cartago       2-2 Heredia 
Santos        1-1 P.Zeledon
Puntarenas    2-1 San Carlos 
Alajuela      3-1 Goicochea 
Limon         1-1 Carmelita

Round 18 [Apr 23]
P.Zeledon     2-2 Alajuela 
Sta Barbara   1-2 Heredia 
Carmelita     1-1 Cartago 
Goicochea     2-1 Puntarenas 
Saprissa      2-0 San Carlos 
Limon         2-3 Santos

Round 19 [Apr 30]
Alajuela      3-1 Limon 
Heredia       1-4 Saprissa 
Puntarenas    1-0 P.Zeledon 
Santos        5-1 Cartago 
San Carlos    2-1 Goicochea 
Carmelita     1-1 Sta Barbara

Round 20 [May 3]
Alajuela      6-1 Cartago 
Saprissa      3-1 Goicochea 
Sta Barbara   2-2 Santos  
Carmelita     3-1 Heredia 
P.Zeledon     3-2 San Carlos 
Limon         1-1 Puntarenas

Round 21 [May 7]
Alajuela      6-3 Sta Barbara 
Saprissa      2-0 Carmelita 
Puntarenas    1-0 Cartago 
San Carlos    2-0 Limon 
Santos        4-5 Heredia 
Goicochea     1-2 P.Zeledon

Round 22 [May 14]
Alajuela      5-1 Heredia 
P.Zeledon     3-1 Saprissa 
Santos        3-0 Carmelita 
Sta Barbara   5-0 Puntarenas 
Cartago       3-1 San Carlos 
Limon         2-3 Goicochea
 
Table:

 1.LD Alajuelense       22 15  5  2 54-24 50 
 2.CD Saprissa          22 14  3  5 50-25 45
 3.AD Santos            22 10  4  8 42-32 34
 4.Herediano            22  9  5  8 38-45 32
 5.Cartaginés           22  6 10  6 34-38 28
 6.Carmelita            22  6  9  7 24-27 27
 7.AD San Carlos        22  7  5 10 24-31 26
 8.ADM Pérez Zeledón    22  6  7  9 30-37 25
 9.AD Limonense         22  6  6 10 37-47 24
10.Puntarenas           22  7  3 12 23-41 24
11.Santa Bárbara        22  5  8  9 37-39 23
12.Goicochea            22  5  7 10 25-32 22  Relegation Playoff

LD Alajuelense win Clausura.

LD Alajuelense champions 1999/2000 as winners of both Apertura and Clausura

Aggregate Table:

 1.LD Alajuelense       44 32  6  6 106-41 102
 2.CD Saprissa          44 29  7  8  86-44  94
 3.AD Santos            44 18 12 14  69-60  66
 4.Herediano            44 18 10 16  71-77  64
 5.Cartaginés           44 15 17 12  66-67  62
 6.Puntarenas           44 17  8 19  45-59  59
 7.Carmelita            44 14 14 16  59-58  56
 8.AD San Carlos        44 13 10 21  50-66  49
 9.Goicochea            44 12 11 21  54-71  47
10.Santa Bárbara        44 11 11 22  63-77  44
11.ADM Pérez Zeledón    44 10 14 20  56-80  44
12.AD Limonense         44 10 10 24  66-91  40

Relegation Playoff (best of three)

First Leg [May 20]
Limon         1-1 Goicochea           [4-2 pen]

Second Leg [May 28]
Goicochea     abd Limon               [abandoned at 0-1 in 37' due to field conditions]

Second Leg Remainder [May 31]
Goicochea     3-2 Limon               [asdet]

Third Leg [at Cartago, Jun 4]
Limon         2-0 Goicochea

Goicochea relegated.


Segunda División

Final Regular Season Table (30 matches)

top two in each group advance to quarterfinals

Group 1

Subgroup A

Final Table:

 1.Guanacaste          30  15  9  6  45-28  54
 2.San Lorenzo Heredia 30  11  7 12  45-45  40
 3.Naranjo             30  11  7 12  60-66  40
 4.La Fortuna          30   8 10 12  40-43  34
 5.Puntarenense        30   8  6 16  43-55  30

Subgroup B

Final Table:

 1.Liberia             30  20 10  0  63-16  70
 2.Ramonense           30  16 11  3  60-30  59
 3.Belén               30  12  9  9  56-44  45
 4.Puriscal            30   9  9 12  37-50  36
 5.Grecia              30   5 12 13  37-48  27
 6.Orotina             30   2 11 17  26-79  17
 
Group 2

Subgroup A

Final Table:

 1.Barrio México       30  15  8  7  51-37  53
 2.Universidad         30  12  8 10  42-35  44
 3.Paraíso             30  11 11  8  48-44  44
 4.Cariari             30   8 11 11  39-47  35
 5.Santa Ana           30   9  4 17  39-57  31

Subgroup B

Final Table:

 1.Osa Ciudad Cortés   30  19  6  5  76-37  53
 2.Turrialba           30  13  7 10  53-41  46
 3.Uruguay             30  12  9  9  52-41  45
 4.Ciudad Colón        30   9  9 12  39-58  36
 5.La Unión            30   7 10 13  40-56  31
 6.Sagrada Familia     30   3  6 21  26-60  15

Topscorers;
Erick Jiminez (Barrio Mexico) 25 goals
Paulo Solis (Guanacaste)      21


Promotion Playoffs (Liga de Ascenso) 

Quarterfinals 

Universidad     1-1 2-4 Osa 
Turrialba       2-1 1-3 Barrio México 
Ramonense       3-1 1-1 Guanacaste 
San Lorenzo     1-2 0-3 Liberia 

Semifinals 

Ramonense       1-1 1-4 Liberia 
Barrio México   2-1 1-3 Osa 

Final [May 21 and 28(?)]
Liberia         1-1 0-2 Osa
 
Osa promoted


Relegation Playoff (Liga de Descenso)

Sagrada Familia 4-1 1-0 Orotina 

Orotina relegated to "futbol aficionado" (amateur leagues)


2000 "futbol aficionado" 

First Phase

Group A 

San Pedro                28  Qualified
Leon XIII                22  Qualified
San Rafael               21  Qualified
La Francia               14  Qualified
Amoto                    11 
Morales                  11 
Matina                    9  Relegated

Group B 

Barrialena               22  Qualified
San Pablo de Leon Cortes 21  Qualified
Juventud Sana            18  Qualified
Generalena               15  Qualified
Municipal Golfito        15 
Deportivo Macis          11 
Tarrazu                   4  Relegated
NB: Generalena also known as Agrosalitres

Group C 

Tournon                  23  Qualified
Garabito Dos Mil         22  Qualified
Carlos Navarro           19  Qualified
Santander                17  Qualified 
Real Espanol             16 
Tapezco                  12 
Valencia                  6  Relegated

Group D 

Cartagena de Santa Cruz  23  Qualified
La Garita de Santa Cruz  23  Qualified 
Cabuya                   20  Qualified
Moracia                  19  Qualified
Colorado                 14 
La Florida                9 
Municipal Quepos          5  Relegated


Second Phase

Group 1 

Barrialena               27  Qualified
Generalena               23  Qualified
San Rafael               22  Qualified
Leon XIII                21  Qualified
San Pedro                19 
Juventud Sana            17 
La Francia               15 
San Pablo de Leon Cortes  9  [San Pedro LC?]

Group 2 

Cartagena de Santa Cruz  30  Qualified
Moracia                  23  Qualified
Tournon                  22  Qualified
Garabito Dos Mil         19  Qualified
La Garita de Santa Cruz  19 
Santander                16
Cabuya                    9 
Carlos Navarro            8 


Quarterfinals (Jul 23) 
----------------------
Barrialena       2-1 San Rafael de Heredia 
Generalena       1-1 Leon XIII             [3-2 pen] 
Garabito Dos Mil 3-0 Tournon 
Cartagena        1-0 Moracia 

Semifinals (Jul 30) 
------------------- 
Barrialena       2-1 Generalena 
Cartagena        3-2 Garabito 2000 

Final (Aug 6, Tibas) 
-------------------- 
Cartagena        2-0 Barrialena 
  [Johnny Lobo 58, Randall Sequeira 67] 

Cartagena is from Santa Cruz in Guanacaste province. 


1998/99.

2000/01.

list of champions.

list of 2nd division champions.


About this document

Prepared and maintained by James Goloboy and Roberto Lahsen for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: James Goloboy (james.goloboy@yale.edu) and Roberto Lahsen (rlahsen@entelchile.net)
Last updated: 28 Oct 2000

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