First Stage
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Table:
1.LD Alajuelense 32 21 5/ 2 4 72-29 75 (A) -> C
2.Herediano 32 20 5/ 2 5 64-24 72 (A) -> D
3.CD Saprissa 32 15 6/ 5 6 54-34 62 (B) -> C
4.Cartaginés 32 16 4/ 6 6 42-29 62 (B) -> D
5.AD Belén 32 10 5/ 8 9 32-28 48 (A) -> D
6.Carmelita 32 9 5/ 6 12 31-36 43 (A) -> C
7.Puntarenas 32 8 5/ 9 10 33-42 43 (B) -> D
8.ADM Pérez Zeledón 32 10 5/ 2 15 43-46 42 (B) -> C
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9.AD San Carlos 32 6 6/ 6 14 29-54 36 (A)
10.Goicoechea 32 6 5/ 4 17 29-55 32 (B)
11.Ramonense 32 6 4/ 5 17 31-61 31 (B)
12.Turrialba 32 5 5/ 5 17 32-54 30 (A)
Top-8 qualify for championship playoff.
Note: within both groups, each team played the others 4 times, while
they played those of the other group only 2 times.
Round 1 [Sep 8]
Grupo A
Carmelita 5-0 San Carlos
Heredia 4-2 Turrialba
Alajuela 1-2 Belen
Grupo B
Perez Zeledon 5-0 Ramonense
Cartagines 1-0 Goicoechea
Saprissa 0-0 Puntarenas (Puntarenas on pen)
Round 2 [Sep 15]
Grupo A
Turrialba 1-2 Carmelita
Alajuelense 4-0 San Carlos
Herediano 1-1 Belen (Belen on pen)
Grupo B
Saprissa 1-0 Ramonense [Sep 18]
Puntarenas 2-0 Cartagines
Perez Zeledon 3-2 Goicoechea
Round 3 [Sep 22]
Grupo B v A
Saprissa 1-0 Alajuelense
Puntarenas 1-1 Belen (Puntarenas on pen) [Belen on pen?]
Perez Zeledon 2-1 San Carlos
Goicoechea 1-3 Herediano
Cartagines 1-1 Turrialba (Turrialba 1-4 on pen)
Ramonense 0-3 Carmelita
Round 4 [Sep 29]
Grupo A
Carmelita 1-0 Belen
Alajuelense 3-1 Herediano
San Carlos 2-0 Turrialba
Grupo B
Saprissa 3-0 Cartagines
Perez Zeledon 3-0 Puntarenas
Ramonense 3-1 Goicoechea
Round 5 [Oct 5,6]
Grupo A
Herediano 2-1 Carmelita
Belen 3-0 San Carlos
Alajuelense 6-1 Turrialba
Grupo B
Puntarenas 2-0 Ramonense
Cartagines 1-0 Perez Zeledon
Saprissa 3-1 Goicoechea
Round 6 [Oct 19,20]
Grupo A v B
Belen 1-1 Cartagines (Belen on pen)
San Carlos 1-1 Saprissa (San Carlos on pen)
Carmelita 3-0 Goicoechea
Herediano 7-0 Puntarenas
Alajuelense 7-2 Ramonense
Turrialba 2-0 Perez Zeledon
Round 7 [Oct 26,27]
Grupo A
Carmelita 0-0 Alajuelense (Alajuelense on pen)
San Carlos 0-0 Herediano (Herediano on pen)
Turrialba 2-1 Belen
Grupo B
Ramonense 1-2 Cartagines
Goicoechea 0-0 Puntarenas (Goicoechea on pen)
Perez Zeledon 2-2 Saprissa (Perez Zeledon on pen)
Round 8 [Nov 3,4]
Grupo A v B
Saprissa 2-0 Turrialba
Alajuelense 3-0 Goicoechea
Puntarenas 2-0 Carmelita
Cartagines 3-0 Herediano
Perez Zeledon 1-1 Belen (Perez Zeledon on pen)
Ramonense 1-1 San Carlos (Ramonense on pen)
Round 9 [Nov 10,11]
Grupo A
San Carlos 0-1 Carmelita
Belen 0-1 Alajuelense
Turrialba 1-1 Herediano (Herediano on pen)
Grupo B
Ramonense 2-1 Perez Zeledon
Goicoechea 1-1 Cartagines (Cartagines on pen)
Puntarenas 1-1 Saprissa (Saprissa on pen)
Round 10 [Nov 24,27]
Grupo A
Carmelita 0-0 Turrialba (Turrialba on pen)
Belen 0-1 Herediano
Alajuelense 2-0 San Carlos
Grupo B
Perez Zeledon 3-4 Goicoechea
Ramonense 4-2 Saprissa [Nov 29]
Cartagines 1-0 Puntarenas [Dec 4]
Round 11 [Dec 7,8]
Grupo A v B
Alajuelense 2-0 Puntarenas
Herediano 1-0 Perez Zeledon
Carmelita 0-0 Cartegines (Carmelita 6-5 pen)
Ramonense 2-1 Turrialba
Saprissa 2-2 Belen (Saprissa 4-2 pen)
Goicoechea 3-2 San Carlos
Round 12 [Dec 28,29]
Grupo A
Herediano 3-1 Alajuela
Turrialba 0-0 San Carlos (San Carlos 7-6 pen)
Belen 0-0 Carmelita (Carmelita 5-4 pen)
Grupo B
Cartagines 1-1 Saprissa (Saprissa on pen)
Goicoechea 3-1 Ramonense
Puntarenas 2-1 Perez Zeledon
Round 13 [Jan 3,4]
Grupo A
Carmelita 0-2 Herediano
San Carlos 1-1 Belen (Belen on pen)
Turrialba 1-2 Alajuela [Jan 15]
Grupo B
Perez Zeledon 1-1 Cartagines (Cartagines 6-5 pen)
Ramonense 2-0 Puntarenas
Goicoechea 0-2 Saprissa
Round 14 [Jan 8]
Grupo B v A
Belen 2-1 Ramonense
Goicoechea 0-0 Turrialba (Turrialba 13-12 pen)
Puntarenas 3-1 San Carlos
Perez Zeledon 3-1 Carmelita
Saprissa 3-1 Herediano [Jan 15]
Cartagines 1-1 Alajuela (Alajuela on pen) [Jan 29]
Round 15 [Jan 10,11]
Grupo A
Herediano 5-0 San Carlos
Belen 2-0 Turrialba
Alajuelense 3-0 Carmelita
Grupo B
Saprissa 2-2 Perez Zeledon (Perez Zeledon 4-3 pen)
Cartagines 2-1 Ramonense
Puntarenas 3-1 Goicoechea
Round 16 [Jan 17,18]
Grupo A v B
Carmelita 1-1 Saprissa (Saprissa on pen)
Alajuelense 2-0 Perez Zeledon
Cartagines 2-1 San Carlos
Belen 2-1 Goicoechea
Turrialba 2-1 Puntarenas
Herediano 2-0 Ramonense
Round 17 [Jan 22]
Grupo A
Alajuelense 0-0 Belen (Belen on pen)
Carmelita 2-2 San Carlos (San Carlos 4-3 pen)
Herediano 1-1 Turrialba (Herediano 7-6 pen)
Grupo B
Saprissa 3-1 Puntarenas
Cartagines 0-0 Goicoechea (Cartagines 4-2 pen)
Perez Zeledon 2-1 Ramonense
Round 18 [Jan 24,25]
Grupo A
San Carlos 3-3 Alajuelense (Alajuelense 4-5 pen)
Turrialba 1-2 Carmelita
Belen 1-1 Herediano (Herediano on pen)
Grupo B
Puntarenas 0-0 Cartagines (Cartagines on pen)
Ramonense 0-0 Saprissa (Saprissa on pen)
Goicoechea 1-2 Perez Zeledon
Round 19 [Feb 1,2]
Grupo A v B
Alajuelense 2-1 Saprissa
Herediano 1-0 Goicoechea
Turrialba 0-1 Cartagines
San Carlos 2-0 Perez Zeledon
Belen 1-1 Puntarenas (Puntarenas on pen)
Ramonense 1-0 Carmelita
Round 20 [Feb 8,9]
Grupo A
San Carlos 2-1 Turrialba
Carmelita 1-0 Belen
Alajuelense 2-1 Herediano
Grupo B
Perez Zeledon 1-0 Puntarenas
Ramonense 0-1 Goicoechea
Saprissa 0-2 Cartagines
Round 21 [Feb 12]
Grupo A
Alajuelense 5-1 Turrialba
Herediano 2-0 Carmelita
Belen 2-1 San Carlos
Grupo B
Saprissa 4-0 Goicoechea
Cartagines 1-0 Perez Zeledon
Ramonense 0-0 Puntarenas (Ramonense on pen)
Round 22 [Feb 15,16]
Grupo B v A
Perez Zeledon 3-2 Turrialba
Cartagines 1-0 Belen
Puntarenas 0-2 Herediano
Goicoechea 1-1 Carmelita (Goicoechea on pen)
Ramonense 1-3 Alajuelense
Saprissa 2-1 San Carlos
Round 23 [Feb 22,23]
Grupo A
Carmelita 0-3 Alajuelense
San Carlos 0-0 Herediano (Herediano on pen)
Turrialba 1-2 Belen [Mar 12]
Grupo B
Perez Zeledon 0-2 Saprissa
Ramonense 1-1 Cartagines (Ramonense on pen)
Goicoechea 1-1 Puntarenas (Goicoechea on pen)
Round 24 [Feb 26,27]
Grupo A v B
Alajuelense 3-1 Goicoechea
Herediano 2-0 Cartagines
San Carlos 1-1 Ramonense (San Carlos 4-3 on pen)
Carmelita 1-1 Puntarenas (Carmelita on pen)
Perez Zeledon 1-0 Belen
Turrialba 2-1 Saprissa
Round 25 [Mar 1,2]
Grupo A
Belen 0-0 Alajuelense (Alajuelense 15-14 on pen)
Turrialba 1-1 Herediano (Turrialba on pen)
San Carlos 2-1 Carmelita
Grupo B
Ramonense 1-1 Perez Zeledon (Perez Zeledon 6-5 on pen)
Puntarenas 2-2 Saprissa (Puntarenas on pen)
Goicoechea 0-3 Cartagines
Round 26 [Mar 5]
Grupo A
Alajuelense 1-1 San Carlos (Alajuelense on pen)
Herediano 3-0 Belen
Carmelita 2-2 Turrialba (Carmelita on pen)
Grupo B
Cartagines 2-3 Puntarenas
Saprissa 2-2 Ramonense (Saprissa on pen)
Perez Zeledon 0-1 Goicoechea (Mar 7)
Round 27 [Mar 26]
Grupo B v A
Puntarenas 2-2 Alajuelense (Puntarenas 10-9 pen)
Perez Zeledon 1-2 Herediano
Cartagines 1-0 Carmelita
Saprissa 2-0 Belen
Turrialba 2-1 Ramonense
Goicoechea 0-1 San Carlos
Round 28 [Mar 30]
Grupo A
Herediano 3-1 Alajuelense
Turrialba 1-1 San Carlos (San Carlos 4-3 pen)
Belen 0-0 Carmelita (Belen 5-4 pen) [1-1?]
Grupo B
Cartagines 1-2 Saprissa
Goicoechea 1-1 Ramonense (Goicoechea 5-3 pen)
Puntarenas 2-2 Perez Zeledon (Perez Zeledon 8-7 pen)
Round 29 [Apr 1,2]
Grupo A
Carmelita 1-0 Herediano
Turrialba 0-1 Alajuelense
San Carlos 0-0 Belen (San Carlos 3-1 pen)
Grupo B
Goicoechea 1-0 Saprissa
Perez Zeledon 1-2 Cartagines
Ramonense 1-1 Puntarenas (Ramonense 5-4 pen)
Round 30 [Apr 6]
Grupo A v B
Herediano 2-0 Saprissa
Carmelita 1-1 Perez Zeledon (Carmelita 4-3 pen)
Alajuelense 5-3 Cartagines
San Carlos 1-0 Puntarenas
Turrialba 2-2 Goicoechea (Turrialba 3-2 pen)
Ramonense 0-3 Belen
Round 31 [Apr 9]
Grupo A
Alajuelense 2-0 Carmelita
Belen 2-1 Turrialba
Herediano 5-0 San Carlos
Grupo B
Saprissa 3-1 Perez Zeledon
Cartagines 4-0 Ramonense
Puntarenas 1-1 Goicoechea (Goicoechea 7-6 pen)
Round 32 [Apr 13]
Grupo B v A
Saprissa 3-1 Carmelita
Perez Zeledon 0-1 Alajuelense
San Carlos 1-2 Cartagines
Herediano 4-0 Ramonense
Puntarenas 1-0 Turrialba
Goicoechea 0-2 Belen
Table:
1.LD Alajuelense 32 21 5/ 2 4 72-29 75 (A) -> C
2.Herediano 32 20 5/ 2 5 64-24 72 (A) -> D
3.CD Saprissa 32 15 6/ 5 6 54-34 62 (B) -> C
4.Cartaginés 32 16 4/ 6 6 42-29 62 (B) -> D
5.AD Belén 32 10 5/ 8 9 32-28 48 (A) -> D
6.Carmelita 32 9 5/ 6 12 31-36 43 (A) -> C
7.Puntarenas 32 8 5/ 9 10 33-42 43 (B) -> D
8.ADM Pérez Zeledón 32 10 5/ 2 15 43-46 42 (B) -> C
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9.AD San Carlos 32 6 6/ 6 14 29-54 36 (A)
10.Goicoechea 32 6 5/ 4 17 29-55 32 (B)
11.Ramonense 32 6 4/ 5 17 31-61 31 (B)
12.Turrialba 32 5 5/ 5 17 32-54 30 (A)
Alajuelense win first stage.
Top-8 qualify for second stage.
Note: within both groups, each team played the others 4 times, while
they played those of the other group only 2 times.
Second Stage
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Tables:
Group C
1.LD Alajuelense 6 4 0/ 0 2 6- 2 12
2.CD Saprissa 6 3 0/ 1 2 5- 4 10
3.ADM Pérez Zeledón 6 2 2/ 0 2 6- 5 10
4.Carmelita 6 1 0/ 1 4 2- 8 4
Group D
1.Cartaginés 6 3 1/ 1 1 8- 6 12
2.Herediano 6 3 0/ 1 2 9- 4 10
3.AD Belén 6 1 2/ 2 1 8- 9 9
4.Puntarenas 6 1 1/ 0 4 5-11 5
Round 1 [May 14]
Grupo C
Carmelita 1-0 Saprissa
Perez Zeledon 0-1 Alajuelense
Grupo D
Belen 1-1 Cartagines (Belen 3-2 pen)
Puntarenas 1-0 Herediano
Round 2 [May 18]
Grupo C
Saprissa 2-2 Perez Zeledon (Perez Zeledon 7-6 pen)
Alajuelense 3-0 Carmelita
Grupo D
Cartagines 2-0 Puntarenas
Herediano 3-0 Belen
Round 3 [May 21]
Grupo C
Alajuelense 1-0 Saprissa
Perez Zeledon 1-1 Carmelita (Perez Zeledon 4-3 pen)
Grupo D
Herediano 2-0 Cartagines
Puntarenas 1-1 Belen (Puntarenas 4-1 pen)
Round 4 [May 25]
Grupo C
Saprissa 1-0 Alajuelense
Carmelita 0-2 Perez Zeledon
Grupo D
Cartagines 2-1 Herediano
Belen 4-2 Puntarenas
Round 5 [Jun 4]
Grupo C
Perez Zeledon 0-1 Saprissa
Carmelita 0-1 Alajuelense
Grupo D
Belen 1-1 Herediano (Belen 4-3 pen)
Puntarenas 1-2 Cartagines
Round 6 [Jun 9]
Grupo C
Saprissa 1-0 Carmelita
Perez Zeledon 1-0 Alajuelense
Grupo D
Cartagines 1-1 Belen (Cartagines 4-2 on pen)
Herediano 2-0 Puntarenas
Tables:
Group C
1.LD Alajuelense 6 4 0/ 0 2 6- 2 12
2.CD Saprissa 6 3 0/ 1 2 5- 4 10
3.ADM Pérez Zeledón 6 2 2/ 0 2 6- 5 10
4.Carmelita 6 1 0/ 1 4 2- 8 4
Group D
1.Cartaginés 6 3 1/ 1 1 8- 6 12
2.Herediano 6 3 0/ 1 2 9- 4 10
3.AD Belén 6 1 2/ 2 1 8- 9 9
4.Puntarenas 6 1 1/ 0 4 5-11 5
Semifinals [after Copa America]:
First Leg [Jun 22]
Cartagines 1-0 Saprissa
[11' Jewisson Bennett]
Second Leg [Jun 25]
Saprissa 2-0 Cartagines
First Leg [Jun 25]
Herediano 1-1 Alajuelense
Second Leg [Jun 29]
Alajuelense 3-1 Herediano
Final:
First Leg [Jul 2]
Saprissa 3-1 Alajuelense
[46' Mahia, 57' Mahia, 70' Drummond; 37' Badilla]
Second Leg [Jul 6]
Alajuelense 1-0 Saprissa
[8' Mullins]
Saprissa win second stage.
Championship Playoff
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First Leg [Jul 13]
Saprissa 2-3 Alajuelense
[2' Mahia, 6' Drummond; 14' Miso, 17' and 27' Mullins]
Second Leg [Jul 16]
Alajuelense 1-1 Saprissa
[20' Miso; 31' Mahia]
Alajuelense 1996/97 Costa Rica champions.
Thanks to Mikael Jönsson and Juan Ulloa Rojas (julloa@irazu.una.ac.cr).
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