2014 Costa Rican Cup
{{infobox football tournament season
|title=Costa Rican Cup
|season=2014–15
|other_titles=Copa Popular
|image= Copa Popular 2014.png
|image_size=
|caption=
|country=Costa Rica
|num_teams=16
|winners=Cartaginés
|second=Saprissa
|matches=29
|goals=86
|scoring_leader=Ariel Rodríguez
(5 goals)
|award=
|prev_season=2013
|next_season=2015
}}
The 2014 Costa Rican Cup (known as Copa Popular for sponsorship reasons) is the 2nd staging of the Costa Rican Cup. The competition began on July 12 and finished on August 10 with the final at the Estadio Nacional.{{cite web|last1=Molina Salas|first1=José Pablo|title=COPA POPULAR 2014|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3767:copa-popular-2014&catid=6:noticias&Itemid=40|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140721171528/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3767:copa-popular-2014&catid=6:noticias&Itemid=40|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 July 2014|website=UNAFUT.com|accessdate=25 August 2014}}
The Cup featured 16 teams, including 12 from the FPD (including the newly promoted team AS Puma Generaleña), and 4 from the Liga de Ascenso (not including the recently relegated team, Puntarenas).
The tournament marked several differences compared to its predecessor. A Group Stage was added, with the first placed teams of each group qualifying to the Semi-Finals.
The tournament saw Cartaginés defeating defending champions Saprissa in the final to achieve their first Costa Rican Cup.
Qualified teams
The following teams competed in the 2014 Copa Popular.
12 teams from the 2014–15 FPD:
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- Alajuelense
- AS Puma Generaleña
- Belén
- Carmelita
- Cartaginés
- Herediano
- Limón
- Pérez Zeledón
- Santos de Guápiles
- Saprissa
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Uruguay de Coronado
{{div col end}}
4 teams from the 2014 15 Liga de Ascenso:
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- Cariari
- Guanacasteca
- Jacó Rays
- San Carlos
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Group stage
=Group A=
|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=SAP|name_SAP=Saprissa
|team2=LIM|name_LIM=Limón
|team3=SAN|name_SAN=Santos
|team4=CAR|name_CAR=Cariari
|win_SAP=3|draw_SAP=0|loss_SAP=0|gf_SAP=15|ga_SAP=4
|win_LIM=1|draw_LIM=0|loss_LIM=2|gf_LIM=4|ga_LIM=6
|win_SAN=1|draw_SAN=0|loss_SAN=2|gf_SAN=4|ga_SAN=6
|win_CAR=1|draw_CAR=0|loss_CAR=2|gf_CAR=3|ga_CAR=10
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Group B=
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=ALA|name_ALA=Alajuelense
|team2=CAR|name_CAR=Carmelita
|team3=UCR|name_UCR=UCR
|team4=GUA|name_GUA=Guanacasteca
|win_ALA=2|draw_ALA=0|loss_ALA=1|gf_ALA=5|ga_ALA=2
|win_CAR=2|draw_CAR=0|loss_CAR=1|gf_CAR=4|ga_CAR=2
|win_UCR=1|draw_UCR=0|loss_UCR=2|gf_UCR=5|ga_UCR=3
|win_GUA=1|draw_GUA=0|loss_GUA=2|gf_GUA=1|ga_GUA=8
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Group C=
|section=Group C
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=CAR|name_CAR=Cartaginés
|team2=PZE|name_PZE=Pérez Zeledón
|team3=PUM|name_PUM=AS Puma Generaleña
|team4=JRA|name_JRA=Jacó Rays
|win_CAR=2|draw_CAR=1|loss_CAR=0|gf_CAR=7|ga_CAR=4
|win_PZE=1|draw_PZE=1|loss_PZE=1|gf_PZE=4|ga_PZE=4
|win_PUM=0|draw_PUM=3|loss_PUM=0|gf_PUM=4|ga_PUM=4
|win_JRA=0|draw_JRA=1|loss_JRA=2|gf_JRA=2|ga_JRA=5
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
=Group D=
|section=Group D
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=HER|name_HER=Herediano
|team2=SCA|name_SCA=San Carlos
|team3=BEL|name_BEL=Belén
|team4=URU|name_URU=Uruguay
|win_HER=3|draw_HER=0|loss_HER=0|gf_HER=6|ga_HER=1
|win_SCA=1|draw_SCA=1|loss_SCA=1|gf_SCA=3|ga_SCA=3
|win_BEL=1|draw_BEL=0|loss_BEL=2|gf_BEL=2|ga_BEL=4
|win_URU=0|draw_URU=1|loss_URU=2|gf_URU=2|ga_URU=5
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
Knockout stage
{{4TeamBracket|legs=2/1|aggregate=score|nowrap=y
| RD1= Semi-Finals
| RD2= Finals
| RD1-seed1 = D
| RD1-team1 = Herediano
| RD1-score1-1= 1
| RD1-score1-2= 1
| RD1-score1-agg= 2 (5)
| RD1-seed2 = A
| RD1-score2-1= 1
| RD1-score2-2= 1
| RD1-score2-agg= 2 (6)
| RD1-seed3 = B
| RD1-team3 = Alajuelense
| RD1-score3-1= 1
| RD1-score3-2= 1
| RD1-score3-agg= 2
| RD1-seed4 = C
| RD1-team4 = Cartaginés
| RD1-score4-1= 2
| RD1-score4-2= 2
| RD1-score4-agg= 4
| RD2-seed1 =
| RD2-team1 = Saprissa
| RD2-score1 = 2
| RD2-seed2 =
| RD2-team2 = Cartaginés
| RD2-score2 = 3
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{Torneo de Copa seasons}}
{{2014–15 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF)}}
{{Deportivo Saprissa matches}}