Costa Rica 1944

Final Table:

 1.Orión FC              10  7  3  0  34-13  17  Champions
 2.CS Herediano          10  4  2  4  24-31  10
 3.SG Española           10  4  1  5  27-28   9
 4.CS Cartaginés         10  4  1  5  25-33   9
 5.CS La Libertad        10  4  0  6  29-34   8
 6.Univ. de Costa Rica   10  3  1  6  28-28   7
 -.LD Alajuelense         withdrew after playing one match against Orión

Orión squad:
José Torres, Edgar Silva, Ignacio García, Olman Vargas, Alberto Armijo, 
Hernán Solano, Mario Parreaguirre, Ricardo Jiménez, Ulises Alpizar, 
Mario Masís, Walter Allen, Hernán Umaña, Fernando Soto, Alfredo Piedra, 
Walker Rodríguez, Elías Valenciano, Marco Mora, Miguel Zeledón, 
Carlos Silva, Manuel Cantillo, Claudio Gómez, Rafael Campos, 
José Rodríguez, Alfredo García

Copa Gran Bretaña 1944

NB: founded by British Embassy; first ever edition

Participants (8): La Libertad, Herediano, Alajuelense, Cartaginés, 
                  Orión, Gimnástica Española, CS Oriente (2nd division)
                  and Sindicato del Calzado (3rd division)

Grupo A
[Apr 30]
Alajuelense 3-3 Cartaginés  
[May 7]
Orión       3-1 Oriente
[May 14]
Cartaginés  3-2 Orión       
[May 21]
Oriente     0-8 Alajuelense 
[May 28]
Cartaginés  1-0 Oriente
[Jun 4]
Alajuelense 5-0 Orión       

Table:

 1.Alajuelense            3  2  1  0  16- 3  5  Playoff
   Cartaginés             3  2  1  0   7- 5  5  Playoff
 3.Orión FC               3  1  0  2   5- 9  2
 4.Oriente                3  0  0  3   1-12  0

Playoff [Jun 11]
Alajuelense 5-0 Cartaginés  

Grupo B
[Apr 30]
La Libertad 3-1 Herediano
[May 7]
Gimnástica  5-3 Calzado     
[May 14]
Calzado     2-5 La Libertad 
[May 21]
Herediano   7-4 Gimnástica  
[May 28]
La Libertad 2-3 Gimnástica  
[Jun 4]
Herediano   7-2 Calzado     

Table:

 1.La Libertad            3  2  0  1  10- 6  4  Playoff
   Herediano              3  2  0  1  15- 9  4  Playoff
   SG Española            3  2  0  1  12-12  4  Playoff
 4.Siundicato del Calzado 3  0  0  3   7-17  0

Playoff  
[Jun 11]
Herediano   4-2 La Libertad
[Jun 18]
La Libertad 4-5 Gimnástica  
[Jun 25]
Gimnástica  6-5 Herediano

Table:

 1.SG Española            2  2  0  0  11- 9  4
 2.Herediano              2  1  0  1   9- 8  2
 3.La Libertad            2  0  0  2   6- 9  0

Final [Jul 2]
Alajuelense 4-3 Gimnástica
NB: Alajuelense player Alejandro Morera Soto, nicknamed "Mago del 
    Balón" got into a fight with "Fache" Villalobos of Gimnástica
    and was suspended for two months; out of protest, Alajuelense
    withdrew from the championship

Torneo Relámpago 1944 (matches of 20 minutes)

Final
Alajuelense 2-1 UCR

1943.

1945.

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