Costa Rica 2020/21


Primera División

Primera División

Campeonato Apertura 2020 | Campeonato Clausura 2021 | Relegation Playoff

Campeonato Apertura 2020

Group Stage | Playoff Stage | Final

Group Stage

Final Tables:

Grupo A
 1.LD Alajuelense             16  12  1  3  36-18  37  Qualified
 2.CS Herediano               16   7  5  4  27-19  26  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Guadalupe FC               16   6  3  7  25-27  21
 4.AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón 16   4  3  9  20-34  15
 5.SD Santos (Guapilés)       16   2  8  6  12-24  14
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 6.Grecia FC                  16   2  4 10  14-26  10  Relegation Playoff

Grupo B
 1.Deportivo Saprissa         16   9  3  4  29-16  30  Qualified
 2.CS Cartaginés              16   9  2  5  32-16  29  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.San Carlos FC              16   6  5  5  14-15  23
 4.Limón FC                   16   6  5  5  15-24  23
 5.ADR Jicaral                16   4  6  6  14-15  18
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 6.Sporting FC (San José)     16   5  3  8  20-24  18  Relegation Playoff

Round 1
[Aug 15]
Guadalupe     2-2 Santos        
Pérez Zeledón 0-2 Alajuelense   
Saprissa      4-0 Limón         
[Aug 16]
Jicaral       0-1 San Carlos    
Herediano     3-0 Grecia        
[Sep 9]
Sporting      2-3 Cartaginés    

Round 2
[Aug 21]
Limón         1-1 Sporting      
[Aug 22]
Santos        1-1 Herediano     
Alajuelense   0-1 Guadalupe     
[Aug 23]
Grecia        3-1 Pérez Zeledón 
[Sep 16]
Cartaginés    2-2 Jicaral       
San Carlos    1-1 Saprissa      

Round 3
[Aug 29]
Pérez Zeledón 3-2 Guadalupe     
Santos        1-1 Grecia        
Herediano     1-2 Alajuelense   
[Aug 30]
San Carlos    2-2 Limón         
Sporting      1-0 Jicaral       
[Sep 23]
Saprissa      0-4 Cartaginés    

Round 4
[Sep 1]
Alajuelense   2-1 Santos        
[Sep 2]
Guadalupe     1-0 Grecia        
Herediano     2-1 Pérez Zeledón 
[Sep 3]
Sporting      1-0 San Carlos    
Limón         1-1 Cartaginés    
[Sep 30]
Jicaral       0-1 Saprissa      

Round 5
[Sep 5]
Grecia        2-3 Alajuelense   
Guadalupe     2-3 Herediano     
Pérez Zeledón 0-2 Santos        
[Sep 6]
Cartaginés    4-0 San Carlos    
Jicaral       0-2 Limón         
[Oct 7]
Saprissa      2-1 Sporting      

Round 6
[Sep 12]
Pérez Zeledón 1-0 Herediano     
San Carlos    0-1 Sporting      
Saprissa      1-0 Jicaral       
[Sep 13]
Cartaginés    4-0 Limón         
Grecia        0-1 Guadalupe     
Santos        0-4 Alajuelense   

Round 7
[Sep 18]
Alajuelense   3-1 Grecia        
[Sep 19]
Sporting      1-2 Saprissa      
Santos        1-4 Pérez Zeledón 
Herediano     3-1 Guadalupe     
[Sep 20]
Limón         1-0 Jicaral       
San Carlos    1-0 Cartaginés    

Round 8
[Sep 26]
Grecia        0-1 Santos        
Guadalupe     4-1 Pérez Zeledón 
Alajuelense   2-0 Herediano     
[Sep 27]
Cartaginés    2-1 Saprissa      
Jicaral       3-1 Sporting      
[Oct 14]
Limón         0-2 San Carlos    

Round 9
[Oct 2]
Pérez Zeledón 3-3 Grecia        
[Oct 3]
Sporting      0-1 Limón         
Guadalupe     1-2 Alajuelense   
Herediano     0-0 Santos        
[Oct 5]
Jicaral       1-0 Cartaginés    
[Oct 18]
Saprissa      0-0 San Carlos    

Round 10
[Oct 11]
Cartaginés    2-0 Sporting      
Limón         1-0 Saprissa      
San Carlos    0-0 Jicaral       
[Oct 24]
Grecia        2-2 Herediano     
[Oct 25]
Alajuelense   0-2 Pérez Zeledón 
[Nov 5]
Santos        1-1 Guadalupe     

Round 11 [inter-group]
[Oct 27]
Limón         1-0 Grecia        
Herediano     1-1 San Carlos    
[Oct 28]
Sporting      2-0 Pérez Zeledón 
Alajuelense   2-2 Jicaral       
[Oct 29]
Guadalupe     1-0 Cartaginés    
[Nov 18]
Santos        0-0 Saprissa      

Round 12 [inter-group]
[Oct 31]
Herediano     4-2 Sporting      
Saprissa      2-3 Alajuelense   
[Nov 1]
Cartaginés    2-1 Grecia        
Jicaral       3-1 Guadalupe     
Pérez Zeledón 1-1 Limón         
[Nov 2]
San Carlos    2-0 Santos        

Round 13 [inter-group]
[Nov 7]
Grecia        1-0 San Carlos    
Alajuelense   4-1 Cartaginés    
[Nov 8]
Saprissa      4-0 Pérez Zeledón 
Guadalupe     2-2 Sporting      
Santos        1-1 Jicaral       
[Dec 2]
Limón         1-4 Herediano     

Round 14 [inter-group]
[Nov 11]
Cartaginés    3-0 Santos        
Sporting      2-3 Alajuelense   
Limón         2-1 Guadalupe     
San Carlos    3-1 Pérez Zeledón 
[Nov 12]
Jicaral       1-0 Grecia        
[Nov 22]
Herediano     2-3 Saprissa      

Round 15 [inter-group]
[Nov 14]
Santos        0-0 Limón         
[Nov 15]
Grecia        0-0 Sporting      
Saprissa      5-1 Guadalupe     
San Carlos    1-0 Alajuelense   
Pérez Zeledón 1-1 Jicaral       
[Nov 17]
Cartaginés    0-1 Herediano     

Round 16 [inter-group]
[Dec 5]
Jicaral       0-0 Herediano     
Sporting      3-1 Santos        
Alajuelense   4-1 Limón         
[Dec 6] 
Guadalupe     3-0 San Carlos    
Grecia        0-3 Saprissa      
Pérez Zeledón 1-4 Cartaginés    

Final Tables:

Grupo A
 1.LD Alajuelense             16  12  1  3  36-18  37  Qualified
 2.CS Herediano               16   7  5  4  27-19  26  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.Guadalupe FC               16   6  3  7  25-27  21
 4.AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón 16   4  3  9  20-34  15
 5.SD Santos (Guapilés)       16   2  8  6  12-24  14
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 6.Grecia FC                  16   2  4 10  14-26  10  Relegation Playoff

Grupo B
 1.Deportivo Saprissa         16   9  3  4  29-16  30  Qualified
 2.CS Cartaginés              16   9  2  5  32-16  29  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 3.San Carlos FC              16   6  5  5  14-15  23
 4.Limón FC                   16   6  5  5  15-24  23
 5.ADR Jicaral                16   4  6  6  14-15  18
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 6.Sporting FC (San José)     16   5  3  8  20-24  18  Relegation Playoff

NB: as best team of the group stage, Alajuelense are qualified for the Final

Playoff Stage

Semifinals

First Legs
[Dec 9]
Herediano     3-0 Saprissa      
[Dec 10]
Cartaginés    2-3 Alajuelense   

Second Legs
[Dec 12]
Alajuelense   1-1 Cartaginés    
[Dec 13]
Saprissa      1-1 Herediano     

Final

First Leg [Dec 16]
Herediano     0-1 Alajuelense   

Second Leg [Dec 20]
Alajuelense   1-0 Herediano     

NB: as winners of the playoff stage, Alajuelense are qualified for the Final

Relegation Playoff

First Leg [Dec 9]
Grecia        1-1 Sporting      

Second Leg [Dec 13]
Sporting      0-1 Grecia        

NB: Sporting to play off against relegation with worst team Clausura

Final

NB: between winners Group Stage and Playoff Stage;
    as Alajuelense won both, no final is played and Alajuelense are champions


Campeonato Clausura 2021

Regular Stage | Playoff Stage

Regular Stage

Final Table:

 1.LD Alajuelense             22  14  8  0  49-12  50  Qualified
 2.SD Santos (Guapilés)       22  10  6  6  36-29  36  Qualified
 3.CS Herediano               22   7  9  6  35-29  30  Qualified
 4.Deportivo Saprissa         22   6 11  5  31-29  29  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 5.San Carlos FC              22   7  8  7  21-24  29
 6.ADR Jicaral                22   6 10  6  21-24  28
 7.AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón 22   6 10  6  22-29  28
 8.CS Cartaginés              22   6  8  8  23-27  26
 9.Grecia FC                  22   4 11  7  22-29  23
10.Sporting FC (San José)     22   6  5 11  18-31  23
11.Guadalupe FC               22   4 10  8  33-31  22
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12.Limón FC                   22   5  6 11  25-42  21  Relegation Playoff

Round 1
[Jan 12]
Guadalupe     awd Limón         [awarded 3-0]
[Jan 13]
Jicaral       1-1 San Carlos    
Grecia        0-0 Saprissa      
Alajuelense   2-0 Pérez Zeledón 
[Jan 14]
Sporting      3-2 Herediano     
Cartaginés    1-0 Santos        

Round 2
[Jan 16]
Limón         0-2 Alajuelense   
Saprissa      2-2 Jicaral       
[Jan 17]
Cartaginés    2-1 Guadalupe     
Grecia        1-1 Sporting      
Santos        2-0 Pérez Zeledón 
San Carlos    2-1 Herediano     

Round 3
[Jan 20]
San Carlos    1-0 Guadalupe     
Herediano     1-1 Grecia        
[Jan 21]
Jicaral       2-0 Limón         
Pérez Zeledón 2-1 Cartaginés    
[Jan 27]
Santos        0-3 Alajuelense   
Saprissa      4-0 Sporting      

Round 4
[Jan 23]
Sporting      0-1 Santos        
Alajuelense   1-1 San Carlos    
[Jan 24]
Grecia        0-0 Pérez Zeledón 
Jicaral       2-0 Herediano     
Cartaginés    1-1 Limón         
[Jan 25]
Guadalupe     2-2 Saprissa      

Round 5
[Jan 30]
Limón         0-0 Grecia        
San Carlos    0-0 Sporting      
Herediano     1-1 Alajuelense   
[Jan 31]
Saprissa      4-1 Cartaginés    
Santos        2-2 Guadalupe     
Pérez Zeledón 1-2 Jicaral       

Round 6
[Feb 2]
Sporting      0-1 Limón         
[Feb 3]
Jicaral       0-1 Santos        
Herediano     2-2 Guadalupe     
San Carlos    1-1 Cartaginés    
[Feb 10]
Alajuelense   3-0 Grecia        
[Feb 11]
Pérez Zeledón 1-1 Saprissa      

Round 7
[Feb 6]
Grecia        2-0 Jicaral       
Guadalupe     0-0 Sporting      
Cartaginés    1-2 Herediano     
[Feb 7]
Alajuelense   3-1 Saprissa      
Santos        3-1 San Carlos    
[Feb 8]
Limón         1-1 Pérez Zeledón 

Round 8
[Feb 13]
Sporting      3-1 Cartaginés    
Herediano     2-1 Santos        
[Feb 14]
Jicaral       1-1 Alajuelense   
Saprissa      4-2 Limón         
San Carlos    1-4 Grecia        
[Feb 15]
Pérez Zeledón 1-3 Guadalupe     

Round 9
[Feb 20]
Limón         3-2 Santos        
Sporting      0-0 Jicaral       
Pérez Zeledón 1-1 San Carlos    
[Feb 21]
Cartaginés    1-1 Alajuelense   
Guadalupe     1-1 Grecia        
Saprissa      1-0 Herediano     

Round 10
[Feb 27]
Jicaral       3-2 Guadalupe     
Grecia        1-2 Cartaginés    
Santos        1-1 Saprissa      
Herediano     1-1 Pérez Zeledón 
[Feb 28]
Alajuelense   3-0 Sporting      
San Carlos    0-3 Limón         

Round 11
[Mar 2]
Cartaginés    1-1 Jicaral       
[Mar 3]
Limón         0-2 Herediano     
Sporting      0-1 Pérez Zeledón 
Guadalupe     1-3 Alajuelense   
Saprissa      1-1 San Carlos    
[Mar 4]
Grecia        1-2 Santos        

Round 12
[Mar 6]
Limón         1-7 Guadalupe     
Pérez Zeledón 1-5 Alajuelense   
Herediano     2-1 Sporting      
[Mar 7]
Saprissa      1-2 Grecia        
San Carlos    0-0 Jicaral       
[Mar 8]
Santos        1-0 Cartaginés    

Round 13
[Mar 12]
Herediano     0-1 San Carlos    
[Mar 13]
Sporting      0-0 Grecia        
Guadalupe     0-3 Cartaginés    
Alajuelense   0-0 Limón         
[Mar 14]
Jicaral       0-0 Saprissa      
Pérez Zeledón 1-1 Santos        

Round 14
[Mar 19]
Limón         2-1 Jicaral       
Cartaginés    0-0 Pérez Zeledón 
[Mar 20]
Grecia        1-4 Herediano     
Guadalupe     1-2 San Carlos    
Alajuelense   1-1 Santos        
Sporting      1-0 Saprissa      

Round 15
[Mar 30]
Limón         1-1 Cartaginés    
San Carlos    0-1 Alajuelense   
Herediano     2-2 Jicaral       
[Mar 31]
Santos        3-1 Sporting      
Saprissa      1-1 Guadalupe     
[Apr 14]
Pérez Zeledón 1-1 Grecia        

Round 16
[Apr 2]
Alajuelense   1-1 Herediano     
[Apr 3]
Grecia        2-2 Limón         
Guadalupe     2-4 Santos        
[Apr 4]
Cartaginés    0-0 Saprissa      
Sporting      2-0 San Carlos    
[Apr 5]
Jicaral       1-1 Pérez Zeledón 

Round 17
[Apr 9]
Grecia        1-4 Alajuelense   
Cartaginés    1-1 San Carlos    
[Apr 10]
Limón         3-1 Sporting      
Guadalupe     2-2 Herediano     
Saprissa      1-1 Pérez Zeledón 
[Apr 11]
Santos        3-0 Jicaral       

Round 18
[Apr 17]
Pérez Zeledón 3-2 Limón         
Sporting      0-3 Guadalupe     
Herediano     1-2 Cartaginés    
[Apr 18]
Jicaral       1-0 Grecia        
Saprissa      0-5 Alajuelense   
San Carlos    1-0 Santos        

Round 19
[Apr 20]
Cartaginés    0-1 Sporting      
[Apr 21]
Limón         1-2 Saprissa      
Guadalupe     0-1 Pérez Zeledón 
Alajuelense   3-0 Jicaral       
[Apr 22]
Grecia        2-1 San Carlos    
Santos        2-2 Herediano     

Round 20
[Apr 24]
Alajuelense   4-1 Cartaginés    
[Apr 25]
Grecia        0-0 Guadalupe     
Jicaral       1-2 Sporting      
Herediano     2-2 Saprissa      
Santos        3-2 Limón         
[Apr 26]
San Carlos    0-1 Pérez Zeledón 

Round 21
[Apr 30]
Cartaginés    2-0 Grecia        
[May 1]
Limón         0-3 San Carlos    
Guadalupe     0-0 Jicaral       
Pérez Zeledón 0-3 Herediano     
[May 2]
Saprissa      3-1 Santos        
[May 10]
Sporting      1-2 Alajuelense   

Round 22 [May 13]
Alajuelense   0-0 Guadalupe     
Herediano     2-0 Limón         
Jicaral       1-0 Cartaginés    
Pérez Zeledón 3-1 Sporting      
San Carlos    2-0 Saprissa      
Santos        2-2 Grecia        

Final Table:

 1.LD Alajuelense             22  14  8  0  49-12  50  Qualified
 2.SD Santos (Guapilés)       22  10  6  6  36-29  36  Qualified
 3.CS Herediano               22   7  9  6  35-29  30  Qualified
 4.Deportivo Saprissa         22   6 11  5  31-29  29  Qualified
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 5.San Carlos FC              22   7  8  7  21-24  29
 6.ADR Jicaral                22   6 10  6  21-24  28
 7.AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón 22   6 10  6  22-29  28
 8.CS Cartaginés              22   6  8  8  23-27  26
 9.Grecia FC                  22   4 11  7  22-29  23
10.Sporting FC (San José)     22   6  5 11  18-31  23
11.Guadalupe FC               22   4 10  8  33-31  22
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
12.Limón FC                   22   5  6 11  25-42  21  Relegation Playoff

Playoff Stage

Semifinals

First Legs
[May 16]
Saprissa      4-3 Alajuelense   
[May 17]
Herediano     2-1 Santos        

Second Legs
[May 19]
Alajuelense   2-2 Saprissa      
[May 20]
Santos        0-0 Herediano     

Final

First Leg [May 23]
Saprissa      3-2 Herediano     

Second Leg [May 26]
Herediano     0-1 Saprissa      

NB: Saprissa champions Clausura 2020/21 (no final against group stage winners)


Relegation Playoff

First Leg [May 18]
Limón         0-1 Sporting      

Second Leg [May 25]
Sporting      2-2 Limón         

NB: Limón relegated

Promoted: AD Guanecasteca (Nicoya)

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list of 2nd division champions.

list of 3rd division champions.

all-time table.

list of foundation dates.

list of name changes.


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Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 11 Aug 2021

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