Costa Rica 1950

Known Results
Saprissa    5-1 Alajuelense

[Oct 8]
Gimnástica  4-4 Saprissa
Orión       9-0 Libertad
Alajuelense 3-0 UCR
Herediano   5-5 Cartaginés
Uruguay     bye
NB: with 30 goals, for an average of 7.5 per match, the above round
    was the most productive in the history of the Costa Rican league,
    and the 5-5 draw between Herediano and Cartaginés a record for
    the highest scoring draw. 

Final Table:

 1.LD Alajuelense        16 12  2  2  39-18  26  Champions
 2.CD Saprissa           16 10  2  4  52-23  22
 3.CS Herediano          16  8  4  4  39-26  20
 4.Orión FC              16  7  5  4  55-31  19
 5.CS La Libertad        16  7  1  8  32-48  15
 6.SG Española           16  4  5  7  28-39  13
 7.Univ. de Costa Rica   16  5  2  9  38-52  12
 8.CS Uruguay (Coronado) 16  5  1 10  36-51  11
 9.CS Cartaginés         16  2  2 12  34-65   6

Topscorer: 
20 Alberto Armijo (UCR)

Alajuelense squad:
Ignacio Arce, Francisco Zeledón, Heriberto Molina, Héctor González, 
Alfonso Leandro, José Retana, Francisco Oconitrillo, Horacio Molina, 
Edgar Alvarado, Guido Gutiérrez, Carlos Alvarado, William Cordero, 
Elías Valenciano, Oscar Mórux, Miguel Zeledón


Copa Gran Bretaña 1950

Preliminary Round [Jul 30]
Alajuelense 1-2 La Libertad
UCR         3-4 Saprissa    

NB: Alajuelense apparently qualified as "best losers"

Quarterfinals
[Aug 6]
Herediano   5-1 Uruguay 
Gimnástica  5-4 Cartaginés
[Aug 13]
Orión       0-7 Alajuelense 
La Libertad 0-4 Saprissa    

Semifinals [Aug 20]
Herediano   2-2 Gimnástica  [3-0 pen]
Saprissa    3-0 Alajuelense 

Final [Aug 27]
Saprissa    3-1 Herediano   
  [goals Saprissa: Manuel Rodríguez, Olman Ramírez, Álvaro Murillo]


Torneo Relámpago 1950 (matches of 30 minutes)

Final
Orión       2-1 La Libertad



1949.

1951.

list of champions.

list of cup winners.

list of 2nd division champions.


About this document

Source: UNAFUT; thanks to Hans Schöggl for additional information

Prepared and maintained by Gerardo Coto for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Gerardo Coto (gcotocover@yahoo.com)
Last updated: 4 Feb 2024

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