Season | 2017–18 |
---|---|
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 26 (2.17 per match) |
Top goalscorer | 26 players (1 goal) |
Biggest away win |
A.D. Municipal Liberia 0–3
Saprissa (7 January) |
The 2018 Apertura season served as the opening half of the 2017–18 Liga FPD season. It began on 6 January 2018 and, given the possibility of a final, will end on 20 May 2018.
Pérez Zeledón are the defending champions.
Team | Chairman | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alajuelense | Fernando Ocampo | Nicolás dos Santos | José Salvatierra | Kelme | Claro, Toyota, Mobil [1] |
Carmelita | Isidro Zamora | Mario Víquez | Carlos Acosta | Sportek | Great Wall Motors, Universidad Santa Lucía |
Cartaginés | Luis Vargas | Adrián Leandro | Danny Fonseca | Joma | Meco, Premium, Toyota |
Grecia | Dagoberto Matamoros | Walter Centeno | Daniel Vallejos | ProSport | ROES, Super Rosvil |
Guadalupe | Vacant [2] | Antonio Abasolo | To be determined | Pirma | Dream Travels, Papa John's [3] |
Herediano | David Patey | Jafet Soto | Óscar Granados | Umbro | Kölbi, San Miguel, Toyota [4] |
Liberia | Julio Salas | Víctor Abelenda | Rafael Núñez | Prosport [5] | Pulmitan, Condovac, Toyota, Philips, Papa John's |
Limón | Noel Ferguson | Horacio Esquivel | Kareem McLean | Sportek | Reina's |
Pérez Zeledón | Juan Artavia | José Giacone | Keilor Soto | Living Sport | Kölbi, Tracopa |
Santos | Rafael Arias | Johnny Chávez | Edder Monguío | Living Sport | El Colono, Eusse, CopyVisión |
Saprissa | Carlos Watson | Vladimir Quesada | Daniel Colindres | Kappa | Bimbo, Huawei, Toyota |
UCR | Fernando Ocampo Cano | Marco Arias | Darío Delgado | Roma | INS |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alajuelense | Wílmer López | Stepped back to assistant | 19 December 2017 [6] | Pre-season | Rubén Israel | 19 December 2017 [6] |
Herediano | Hernán Medford | Resigned | 26 December 2017 [7] | Jafet Soto | 2 January 2018 [8] | |
Liberia | Fernando Castro | End of caretaker spell | 30 December 2017 [9] | Víctor Abelenda | 30 December 2017 [9] | |
Alajuelense | Rubén Israel | Resigned | 6 January 2018 [10] | Nicolás dos Santos | 6 January 2018 [10] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Saprissa | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 10 | +16 | 28 | Advance to the quadrangular and a possible final |
2 | Herediano | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 28 | Advance to the quadrangular |
3 | Alajuelense | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 24 | |
4 | Santos | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 24 | |
5 | Pérez Zeledón | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
6 | Guadalupe | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 18 | |
7 | Limón | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 18 | |
8 | UCR | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 17 | |
9 | Grecia | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 16 | |
10 | Carmelita | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 16 | |
11 | Cartaginés | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 9 | |
12 | Liberia | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 8 |
Quadrangular and possible final | |
Quadrangular | |
Relegation (Aggregate table) |
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