Costa Rica 1948

Regular Stage

Final Table:

 1.LD Alajuelense         6  4  1  1  14- 5   9  Championship Playoff
 2.CS Herediano           6  4  0  2  22-14   8  Championship Playoff
 3.CS Cartaginés          6  3  0  3  23-20   6  Championship Playoff
   Orión FC               6  3  0  3  16-20   6  Championship Playoff
 5.Univ. de Costa Rica    6  2  1  3  14-14   5
 6.SG Española            6  2  0  4  15-21   4  Playoff
   CS La Libertad         6  2  0  4  17-27   4  Playoff

Championship Playoff

Final Table:

 1.CS Herediano           9  6  1  2  29-18  13  Champions
 2.LD Alajuelense         9  5  2  2  19- 9  12
 3.Orión FC               9  5  0  4  23-23  10
 4.CS Cartaginés          9  3  0  6  28-33   6

NB: teams kept records of regular stage

Herediano squad:
Jorge Rodríguez, Max Villalobos, León Alvarado, Carlos Garita, 
Manuel Arias, Efraín Muñoz, Eladio Esquivel, Aníbal Varela, 
Humberto Marín, Rodrigo Carmona, Amado Calvo, Mario Murillo, 
Edgar Quesada, Marco Ovares

Topscorer:
11 Virgilio Muñoz (Herediano)

Playoff against 7th Place

First Leg
La Libertad 3-2 Gimnástica

Second Leg
Gimnástica  0-3 La Libertad

NB: Gimnástica Española to promotion/relegation playoff

Promotion/Relegation Playoff

First Leg
Saprissa    3-0 Gimnástica

Second Leg
Gimnástica  6-2 Saprissa

Playoff
Gimnástica  2-1 Saprissa

NB: Gimnástica remained at first level but Saprissa were promoted
    by decision of the federation because of their good play.

Copa Gran Bretaña 1948

NB: second division Rohrmoser entered

Group Stage

Grupo A
[Aug 1]
Alajuelense 0-0 Cartaginés
[Aug 15]
Alajuelense 2-1 Herediano
[Sep 5]
Alajuelense 6-1 Rohrmoser   [also reported 6-2]
[date ?]
Herediano   8-6 Cartaginés   

NB: other results not known; Alajuelense won group

Grupo B
[Sep 5]
Orión      10-1 Gimnástica  

NB: other results not known; La Libertad won group
  
Final [Sep 12]
Alajuelense 5-2 La Libertad


Torneo Relámpago 1948

Final
Orión       1-0 UCR


Second Division teams included Saprissa (champions, undefeated and promoted),
                               Rohrmoser and UD Moravia

1947.

1949.

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
Last updated: 4 Feb 2024