NB: tournament played as double round robin (14 matches each) followed
by 4-team championship playoff and 4-team relegation playoff.
Aggregate Table:
Championship Group
1.CD Saprissa 20 16 3 1 52- 6 35 Champions
2.LD Alajuelense 20 11 3 6 31-23 25
3.San Ramón 20 7 6 7 29-31 20
4.CS Cartaginés 20 7 5 8 28-34 19
Relegation Group
5.Limón 20 6 8 6 31-38 20
6.CS Herediano 20 6 5 9 37-39 17
7.Dep. México 20 2 11 7 26-38 15
8.Municipal Puntarenas 20 2 5 13 24-49 9 Relegated
Topscorer:
18 Odir Jacces (Saprissa)
Saprissa squad:
Juan Gutiérrez, Fernando Solano, Guillermo Hernández, Heriberto Rojas,
Francisco Hernández, Jaime Grant, Carlos Solano, Asdrúbal Paniagua,
Luis Aguilar, Edgar Marín, Hernán Morales, Marco Rojas, Odir Jacces,
Eduardo Chavarría, Rafael Víquez, Wílberth Barquero, Gerardo Solano,
Luis González
Promoted: Turrialba
Copa Juan Santamaría 1972
NB: played between the 8 top level clubs, who were divided into two groups
Grupo Atlántico
Known results:
Saprissa 3-1 1-1 Barrio Mexico
Saprissa 1-1 4-3 Limón
Saprissa 3-3 0-2 Cartaginés
Top Final Table:
1.Cartaginés
2.Saprissa 6 2 3 1 12-11 7
Grupo Pacífica
Top Final Table:
1.San Ramón
2.Herediano
Semifinals
Saprissa 4-1 San Ramón
Herediano bt Cartaginés
Final [Dec 25, Estadio Ricardo Saprissa]
Saprissa 4-3 Herediano
1971.
1973.
list of 2nd division champions.
Source: UNAFUT; thanks to Hans Schöggl for additional information
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