Primera División de Costa Rica 2007/08
The 2007/08 season included the 89th and 90th edition of the Primera División de Costa Rica , the highest Costa Rican football league. This season, two championships - Invierno Scotiabank 2007 and Verano Scotiabank 2008 - were played. An overall table was created from the results of both championships to determine the relegated to the Liga de Ascenso-Segunda División . Saprissa won the 26th and 27th championship titles in the club's history with the two championships.
Competition mode
In the 2007/08 season, two championships were played, first the Torneo de Invierno 2007 from July to December, then the Torneo de Verano 2008 from January to May. The Torneos were played in the following manner:
- The twelve participating clubs were divided into two groups A and B.
- Within each group, the clubs met once at home and once away, and there was one game against the clubs in the other group. In total, there were 16 games per team.
- After the group stage, the runners-up competed against the third-placed players in the other group in the quarter-finals in a two-legged manner.
- In the semi-finals, the group winners met the quarter-final winners.
- The two semi-final winners played out the champions in the final.
- At the end of the season, an overall table was created to determine the relegated to the Liga de Ascenso-Segunda División.
Remarks
- For the 2007/08 season, AD Municipal Liberia was converted into a public company and is now called Liberia Mia CF.
Final score
Invierno Scotiabank 2007
Group A
society | Sp | G | U | V | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CS Herediano | 16 | 7th | 7th | 2 | 23:12 | 11 | 28 |
2 | LD Alajuelense | 16 | 7th | 7th | 2 | 23:14 | 9 | 28 |
3 | AD Carmelita | 16 | 6th | 6th | 4th | 21:20 | 1 | 24 |
4th | Puntarenas FC | 16 | 5 | 7th | 4th | 19:20 | −1 | 22nd |
5 | AD San Carlos | 16 | 6th | 3 | 7th | 21:23 | −2 | 21st |
6th | CF Universidad de Costa Rica (N) | 16 | 3 | 4th | 9 | 19:26 | −7 | 13 |
Stand: Final stand |
Group B
society | Sp | G | U | V | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CD Saprissa (M) | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 22:16 | 6th | 29 |
2 | Brujas FC | 16 | 6th | 6th | 4th | 26:24 | 2 | 24 |
3 | AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón | 16 | 6th | 2 | 8th | 29:26 | 3 | 20th |
4th | Liberia Mía CF | 16 | 4th | 5 | 7th | 20:24 | −4 | 17th |
5 | AD Santos de Guápiles | 16 | 4th | 5 | 7th | 18:24 | −6 | 17th |
6th | CS Cartaginés | 16 | 4th | 4th | 8th | 18:30 | −12 | 16 |
Stand: Final stand |
PlayOff semi-finals | |
PlayOff quarterfinals |
Quarter finals
Group third | Second in the group | First leg | Return leg | total |
---|---|---|---|---|
AD Carmelita | Brujas FC | 1-0 | 0: 2 | 1: 2 |
AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón | LD Alajuelense | 1: 2 | 0: 3 | 1: 5 |
Semifinals
Quarter Final Winner | Group first | First leg | Return leg | total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brujas FC | CS Herediano | 0-0 | 0: 1 a.d. | 0: 1 |
LD Alajuelense | CD Saprissa | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 1: 2 |
final
Semi-final winner 1 | Semi-final winner 2 | First leg | Return leg | total |
---|---|---|---|---|
CS Herediano | CD Saprissa | 0: 2 | 2: 2 | 2: 4 |
Placements
space | society | |||||||
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1 | CD Saprissa (M) | |||||||
2 | CS Herediano | |||||||
3 | LD Alajuelense | |||||||
4th | Brujas FC | |||||||
5 | AD Carmelita | |||||||
6th | AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón | |||||||
7th | Puntarenas FC | |||||||
8th | AD San Carlos | |||||||
9 | Liberia Mía CF | |||||||
10 | AD Santos de Guápiles | |||||||
11 | CS Cartaginés | |||||||
12 | CF Universidad de Costa Rica (N) | |||||||
Stand: Final stand |
Verano Scotiabank 2008
Group A
society | Sp | G | U | V | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CD Saprissa (M) | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4th | 27:20 | 7th | 30th |
2 | CS Herediano | 16 | 5 | 8th | 3 | 20:13 | 7th | 28 |
3 | CF Universidad de Costa Rica (N) | 16 | 6th | 4th | 6th | 23:22 | 1 | 22nd |
4th | Puntarenas FC | 16 | 5 | 7th | 4th | 15:19 | −4 | 22nd |
5 | AD San Carlos | 16 | 5 | 4th | 7th | 16:17 | −1 | 19th |
6th | AD Carmelita | 16 | 4th | 3 | 9 | 17:19 | −2 | 15th |
Stand: Final stand |
Group B
society | Sp | G | U | V | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LD Alajuelense | 16 | 8th | 6th | 2 | 22:13 | 9 | 30th |
2 | Brujas FC | 16 | 6th | 4th | 6th | 23:23 | 0 | 22nd |
3 | AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón | 16 | 5 | 7th | 4th | 14:14 | 0 | 22nd |
4th | Liberia Mía CF | 16 | 5 | 6th | 5 | 22:20 | 2 | 21st |
5 | CS Cartaginés | 16 | 4th | 5 | 7th | 14:19 | −4 | 17th |
6th | AD Santos de Guápiles | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8th | 16:20 | −4 | 14th |
Stand: Final stand |
Quarter finals
Group third | Second in the group | First leg | Return leg | total |
---|---|---|---|---|
CF Universidad de Costa Rica | Brujas FC | 2: 3 | 0: 1 | 2: 4 |
AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón | CS Herediano | 1: 1 | 2: 1 | 3: 2 |
final
Semi-final winner 1 | Semi-final winner 2 | First leg | Return leg | total |
---|---|---|---|---|
CD Saprissa | LD Alajuelense | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 |
Placements
space | society | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CD Saprissa (M) | |||||||
2 | LD Alajuelense | |||||||
3 | Brujas FC | |||||||
4th | AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón | |||||||
5 | CS Herediano | |||||||
6th | CF Universidad de Costa Rica (N) | |||||||
7th | Puntarenas FC | |||||||
8th | Liberia Mía CF | |||||||
9 | AD San Carlos | |||||||
10 | CS Cartaginés | |||||||
11 | AD Carmelita | |||||||
12 | AD Santos de Guápiles | |||||||
Stand: Final stand |
Overall table
society | Sp | G | U | V | Gates | Diff. | Points | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | CD Saprissa | 32 | 18th | 5 | 9 | 49:36 | 13 | 59 |
2 | LD Alajuelense | 32 | 15th | 13 | 4th | 45:27 | 18th | 58 |
3 | CS Herediano | 32 | 12 | 15th | 5 | 43:25 | 18th | 51 |
4th | Brujas FC | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 49:47 | 2 | 51 |
5 | Puntarenas FC | 32 | 10 | 14th | 8th | 34:39 | −5 | 46 |
6th | AD Municipal Pérez Zeledón | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 43:40 | 3 | 42 |
7th | AD San Carlos | 32 | 11 | 7th | 14th | 37:40 | −3 | 40 |
8th | AD Carmelita | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 38:49 | −11 | 39 |
9 | Liberia Mía CF | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 42:44 | −2 | 38 |
10 | CF Universidad de Costa Rica (N) | 32 | 9 | 8th | 15th | 42:48 | −6 | 35 |
11 | CS Cartaginés | 32 | 8th | 9 | 15th | 32:49 | −17 | 33 |
12 | AD Santos de Guápiles | 32 | 7th | 10 | 15th | 34:44 | −10 | 31 |
Stand: Final stand |
Relegation to Liga de Ascenso-Segunda División |
Web links
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