| Season | 2009–10 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Invierno:Brujas (1st title) Verano:Saprissa (29th title) |
| Relegated | Ramonense |
| Champions League | Brujas Saprissa |
2010–11 → | |
The2009–10Primera División season is the 91st ofCosta Rica's top-flight professionalfootball league. The season began on July 25 and ended on May 16. The season was divided into two championships: theInvierno and theVerano
The format for both championships are similar. Each championship will have two stages: a first "regular" stage and a second "playoff" stage. Prior to the start of the season, the twelve teams were designated into groups based on their positions in the 2008-09 aggregate table. The teams that finished 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, and Liga de Ascenso winner were placed into Group A. The teams that finished in 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, and 11 were placed into Group B.
The first stage was divided into two rounds: the first round for each championship had a single round-robin format; the second round for championship is different. The second round in the Invierno had the teams in each group play against each in a single round-robin format. The second round for the Verano will have the teams from each group play the teams in the other group in a single round-robin format. The top three teams from each group at the end of the stage will advance the second stage.
The second stage for each championship is identical: The teams that finishes 2 & 3 in their groups will play against the opposite seed from the other group over two legs. The winner of that tie will advance to the semifinals and play against one of the top teams from the groups. The winners of that tie will advance to the finals, which will determine the tournament champion.
The2009 Campeonato de Invierno, officially the2009 Campeonato de InviernoScotiabank for sponsorship reasons, was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on July 25, 2009, and ended on December 28, 2009.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pérez Zeledón | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 29 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Cartaginés | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 24 | Advances to the Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Liberia Mía | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 24 | |
| 4 | Saprissa | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 24 | |
| 5 | Alajuelense | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 23 | |
| 6 | Santos | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 21 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herediano | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 29 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Brujas | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 23 | Advances to the Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Puntarenas | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 20 | |
| 4 | Universidad de Costa Rica | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 16 | |
| 5 | Ramonense | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 16 | |
| 6 | San Carlos | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 11 |
| Home \ Away | ALA | BRU | CAR | HER | LIB | PEZ | PUN | RAM | SAC | SAN | SAP | UCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajuelense | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| Brujas | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||||
| Cartaginés | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| Herediano | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||||
| Liberia Mía | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| Pérez Zeledón | 3–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| Puntarenas | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||||
| Ramonense | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| San Carlos | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| Santos | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||||
| Saprissa | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | ||||
| Universidad de Costa Rica | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Herediano | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Cartaginés | 1 | 1 | 2 | B3 | Puntarenas | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Puntarenas | 2 | 1 | 3 | B3 | Puntarenas | 0 | 1 | 1(4) | |||||||||||
| B2 | Brujas | 0 | 1 | 1(5) | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Pérez Zeledón | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Brujas | 2 | 3 | 5 | B2 | Brujas | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Liberia Mía | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank 2009 champion |
|---|
| Brujas 1st title |
The2010 Campeonato de Verano, officially the2010 Campeonato de VeranoScotiabank for sponsorship reasons, was the second tournament of the season. The tournament began on January 17, 2010, and ended on May 2, 2010.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saprissa | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 35 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 34 | Advances to the Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Santos | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Cartaginés | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 20 | |
| 5 | Pérez Zeledón | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 19 | |
| 6 | Águilas Guanacastecas | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 15 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Carlos | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 29 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Herediano | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 20 | Advances to the Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Puntarenas | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 17 | |
| 4 | Ramonense | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 16 | |
| 5 | Universidad de Costa Rica | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 16 | |
| 6 | Brujas | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 13 |
| Home \ Away | AGU | ALA | BRU | CAR | HER | PEZ | PUN | RAM | SAC | SAN | SAP | UCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia Mía | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | ||||
| Alajuelense | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| Brujas | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| Cartaginés | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||||
| Herediano | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| Pérez Zeledón | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | ||||
| Puntarenas | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | ||||
| Ramonense | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | ||||
| San Carlos | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||||
| Santos | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | ||||
| Saprissa | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| Universidad de Costa Rica | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Saprissa | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | Herediano | 1 | 1 | 2 | A3 | Santos | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Santos | 2 | 1 | 3 | A1 | Saprissa | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
| B1 | San Carlos | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 | San Carlos | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Alajuelense | 2 | 3 | 5 | A2 | Alajuelense | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Puntarenas | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Campeonato de Verano Scotiabank 2010 champion |
|---|
| Saprissa 29th title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saprissa | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 69 | Qualified to the2010–11 CONCACAF Champions LeagueGroup Stage |
| 2 | Alajuelense | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 64 | |
| 3 | Herediano | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 53 | |
| 4 | Brujas | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 50 | Qualified to the2010–11 CONCACAF Champions LeaguePreliminary Round |
| 5 | Pérez Zeledón | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 48 | |
| 6 | Santos | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 46 | |
| 7 | Puntarenas | 40 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 46 | |
| 8 | Cartaginés | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 45 | |
| 9 | San Carlos | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 44 | |
| 10 | Águilas Guanacastecas(R) | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 39 | Relegated to theSegunda División de Costa Rica |
| 11 | Universidad de Costa Rica | 32 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 35 | |
| 12 | Ramonense(R) | 32 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 32 | Relegated to theSegunda División de Costa Rica |