2018–19 Liga FPD#Aggregate table

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Liga FPD

| season = 2018–19

| winners = {{Nowrap|Apertura:
Herediano (27th title)}}
{{Nowrap|Clausura:
San Carlos (1st title)}}

| relegated = Carmelita

| continentalcup1 = CONCACAF League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = San Carlos
Herediano
Saprissa

| continentalcup2 =

| continentalcup2 qualifiers =

| matches =

| total goals =

| average goals =

| league topscorer = Marcel Hernández
(15 goals)

| biggest home win = {{nowrap|Alajuelense 6–1 Herediano}}
(9 September 2018)

| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Grecia 0–5 Saprissa}}
(28 April 2019)

| highest scoring = {{nowrap|Herediano 6–2 Limón}}
(11 November 2018)

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2017–18

| nextseason = 2019–20

| extra information =

| updated = 11 November 2018

| alt =

| winner =

| matches footnote =

| total goals footnote =

| best player =

| best goalkeeper =

}}

The 2018–19 Liga FPD season, also known as Campeonato Banco Popular for sponsorship reasons,{{cite news|last1=Molina|first1=José Pablo|title=Últimos campeones abrirán en casa el certamen de Apertura 2017|url=http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5702:ultimos-campeones-abriran-en-casa-el-certamen-de-apertura-2017&catid=6:noticias&Itemid=40|access-date=23 June 2017|work=www.unafut.com|date=20 June 2017|language=es-es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625145130/http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5702:ultimos-campeones-abriran-en-casa-el-certamen-de-apertura-2017&catid=6:noticias&Itemid=40|archive-date=2017-06-25|url-status=dead}} is the 98th since its establishment. The tournament is the second since the 2006–07 season to use the Apertura and Clausura names to their short tournaments, marking a departure from the Invierno and Verano tournaments.

The Voit Lummo is the official match ball of the tournament.{{cite news|last1=Molina|first1=José Pablo|title=El Campeón abre en Guadalupe {{!}} El Guardián.cr|url=http://elguardian.cr/deportes/el-campeon-abre-en-guadalupe/|access-date=23 June 2017|work=El Guardián (Costa Rica)|date=20 June 2017|language=es-ES}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Deportivo Saprissa are the defending champions, after defeating Herediano in the Clausura 2018 tournament.

Teams and Structure Changes

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2017–18 season, one team promoted from the Liga de Ascenso.

San Carlos were promoted for the first time to the Liga FPD after defeating Jicaral in the Liga de Ascenso final, thus replacing Liberia in the Liga FPD.

For this season, the league has changed the playoff format. The top 4 teams in the regular season will progress to a two-legged knockout tournament. If the same team that wins the regular season wins the playoff, that team wins the season championship immediately. Should a different team win the playoff than won the regular season, those two teams will meet in a two-legged Grand Final for the season championship.

=Personnel, kits and Stadia=

{{location map+ |Costa Rica |float=center |width=1000 |caption=Locations of the 2018–19 Costa Rican FPD teams |places=

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=10.021723 |long=-84.209186 |label=Alajuelense/Carmelita |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.858422 |long=-83.918923 |label=Cartaginés |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=10.076399 |long=-84.309869 |label=Grecia |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.946326 |long=-84.056906 |label=Guadalupe |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.999477 |long=-84.122996 |label=Herediano |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.988082 |long=-83.066028 |label=Limón |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.36881 |long=-83.704652 |label=Pérez Zeledón |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=10.323611 |long=-84.426944 |label=San Carlos |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=10.211501 |long=-83.789946 |label=Santos |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.965469 |long=-84.07529 |label=Saprissa |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Costa Rica |lat=9.94455 |long=-84.0441 |label=UCR |position=right}}

}}

:Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Manager

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor(s)

! Stadium

! Capacity

Alajuelense

| {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Luis Diego Arnáez

| Kelme

| Claro

| Alejandro Morera Soto

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|18000}}

Carmelita

| {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Mario Víquez

| Monarca

| Almacenes Decavisa

| Estadio Rafael Bolaños

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|4500}}

Cartaginés

| {{flagicon|URU}} Martin Arriola

| Joma

| Bancrédito

| "Fello" Meza

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|13500}}

Municipal Grecia

| {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Walter Centeno

| Living Sports

| Super Rosvil

| Estadio Allen Riggioni

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|3000}}

Guadalupe F.C.

| {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Geiner Segura

| Pirma

| Papa John's Pizza

| Estadio José Joaquín "Coyella" Fonseca

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|4500}}

Herediano

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Jaime de la Pava

| Umbro

| kölbi

| Eladio Rosabal Cordero

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|8721}}

Limón

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Ricardo Allen Thomas

| Sportek

| APM Terminals

| Estadio Juan Gobán

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|3000}}

Pérez Zeledón

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} José Giacone

| Textiles JB

| kölbi

| Municipal de Pérez Zeledón

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|6000}}

San Carlos

| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Martin Cardetti

| ARN

| Dos Pinos

| Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|5600}}

Santos

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Johnny Chaves

| Capelli Sport

| Grupo Colono

| Ebal Rodríguez

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|3000}}

Saprissa

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Vladimir Quesada

| Kappa

| Bimbo, Ibérico

| Ricardo Saprissa

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|23000}}

UCR

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Minor Díaz

| Saeta

| TBD

| Estadio Jorge Hernán "Cuty" Monge

| style="text-align:center;"| {{Nts|5500}}

Managerial changes

= Before the start of the season =

class="wikitable"
Team

!Outgoing manager

!Manner of departure

!Date of vacancy

!Replaced by

!Date of appointment

!Position in table

CF Universidad de Costa Rica

| {{flagicon|CRC}} TBD

| Resigned

| June 2018

| {{flagicon|COL}} Octavio Bermúdez

| July 2018

| TBD (2017–2018)

Herediano

| {{flagicon|CRC}} TBD

| Resigned

| June 2018

| {{flagicon|COL}} Jaime de la Pava

| July 2018

| TBD (2017–2018)

Cartaginés

| {{flagicon|CRC}} TBD

| Resigned

| June 2018

| {{flagicon|CRC}} Paulo Wanchope

| July 2018

| TBD (2017–2018)

=During the Apertura season=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

Limón F.C.

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Horacio Esquivel

| Resigned

| September 2018

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Ricardo Allen Thomas

| September 2018

| 12th (Apertura 2018)

Herediano

|{{flagicon|COL}} Jaime de la Pava

| Sacked

| September 2018

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Jafet Soto

| September 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

C.S. Cartaginés

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Paulo Wanchope

| Resigned

| September 2018

|{{flagicon|URU}} Martin Arriola

| September 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

Limón F.C.

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Ricardo Allen Thomas

| Moved to assistant coach

| September 2018

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Marvin Solano

| September 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

UCR

|{{flagicon|COL}} Octavio Bermúdez

| Sacked

| October 2018

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Minor Díaz

| October 2018

| 12th (Apertura 2018)

Herediano

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Jafet Soto

| Sacked

| October 2018

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Paulo Wanchope

| October 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

Carmelita

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Mario Víquez

| Sacked

| October 2018

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Luis José Herra y Luis Carlos Mejías

| October 2018

| th (Apertura 2018)

=Between the Apertura and Clausura season=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

Herediano

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Jafet Soto

| Sacked

| December 2018

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Hernan Medford

| December 2018

| 12th (Apertura 2018)

=During the Clausura season=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

San Carlos

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Martin Cardetti

| Sacked

| January 2019

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Luis Marin

| January 2019

| th (Apertura 2018)

Alajuelense

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Luis Diego Arnáez

| Sacked

| January 2019

|{{flagicon|COL}} Hernán Torres

| January 2019

| th (Apertura 2018)

Herediano

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Hernan Medford

| Sacked

| March 2019

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Jafet Soto

| March 2019

| th (Apertura 2018)

Limon

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Marvin Solano

| Sacked

| February 2019

|{{flagicon|CRC}} Ricardo Allen

| February 2019

| th (Apertura 2018)

Apertura

The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2018, starting on 21 July.

=Regular season=

The regular season began on 21 July 2018 and ended on 11 November 2018.

On 17 October 2018, the match between Limón and Grecia was suspended in the 25th minute due to a waterlogged pitch. The remaining 65 minutes were played the next day.

==Standings==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Apertura

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/costa-rica/primera-division/20182019/apertura/r48541/ Soccerway]

|team1=SPR |team2=ALA |team3=SCA |team4=HER |team5=PER |team6=CTG |team7=SNT |team8=CML |team9=GRE |team10=GUA |team11=LIM |team12=UCR

|update=complete

|win_ALA=16 |draw_ALA=0 |loss_ALA=6 |gf_ALA=44 |ga_ALA=22 |status_ALA=

|win_CML=6 |draw_CML=6 |loss_CML=10 |gf_CML=31 |ga_CML=40 |status_CML=

|win_CTG=8 |draw_CTG=8 |loss_CTG=6 |gf_CTG=40 |ga_CTG=34 |status_CTG=

|win_GRE=7 |draw_GRE=3 |loss_GRE=12 |gf_GRE=27 |ga_GRE=36 |status_GRE=

|win_GUA=6 |draw_GUA=5 |loss_GUA=11 |gf_GUA=25 |ga_GUA=40 |status_GUA=

|win_HER=11 |draw_HER=5 |loss_HER=6 |gf_HER=35 |ga_HER=26 |status_HER=

|win_LIM=5 |draw_LIM=5 |loss_LIM=12 |gf_LIM=27 |ga_LIM=43 |status_LIM=

|win_PER=10 |draw_PER=7 |loss_PER=5 |gf_PER=31 |ga_PER=24 |status_PER=

|win_SCA=11 |draw_SCA=5 |loss_SCA=6 |gf_SCA=38 |ga_SCA=29 |status_SCA=

|win_SNT=7 |draw_SNT=4 |loss_SNT=11 |gf_SNT=26 |ga_SNT=29 |status_SNT=

|win_SPR=14 |draw_SPR=6 |loss_SPR=2 |gf_SPR=45 |ga_SPR=17 |status_SPR=

|win_UCR=2 |draw_UCR=4 |loss_UCR=16 |gf_UCR=23 |ga_UCR=52 |status_UCR=

|result1=GF |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO

|name_ALA=Alajuelense

|name_CML=Carmelita

|name_CTG=Cartaginés

|name_GRE=Grecia

|name_GUA=Guadalupe

|name_HER=Herediano

|name_LIM=Limón

|name_PER=Pérez Zeledón

|name_SCA=San Carlos

|name_SNT=Santos de Guápiles

|name_SPR=Saprissa

|name_UCR=UCR

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw

|res_col_header=QR

|col_GF=yellow1 |text_GF=Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final

|col_PO=yellow2 |text_PO=Advance to Playoffs

}}

==Results==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://us.soccerway.com/national/costa-rica/primera-division/20182019/apertura/r48541/ Soccerway]

| update = complete

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ALA | team2= CARM | team3= CART | team4= GRE | team5= GUA | team6= HER | team7= LIM | team8= PER | team9= SCA | team10= SNT | team11=SAP | team12=UCR

| name_ALA = Alajuelense

| name_CARM= Carmelita

| name_CART= Cartaginés

| name_GRE = Grecia

| name_GUA = Guadalupe

| name_HER = Herediano

| name_LIM = Limón

| name_PER = Pérez Zeledón

| name_SCA = San Carlos

| name_SNT = {{nowrap|Santos de Guápiles}}

| name_SAP = Saprissa

| name_UCR = UCR

| match_ALA_CARM = 2–3

| match_ALA_CART = 2–1

| match_ALA_GRE = 2–0

| match_ALA_GUA = 3–1

| match_ALA_HER = 6–1

| match_ALA_LIM = 1–0

| match_ALA_PER = 1–2

| match_ALA_SCA = 2–1

| match_ALA_SNT = 1–0

| match_ALA_SAP = 1–0

| match_ALA_UCR = 5–1

| match_CARM_ALA = 0–1

| match_CARM_CART = 1–1

| match_CARM_GRE = 1–2

| match_CARM_GUA = 3–0

| match_CARM_HER = 0–0

| match_CARM_LIM = 2–1

| match_CARM_PER = 1–1

| match_CARM_SCA = 2–4

| match_CARM_SNT = 0–3

| match_CARM_SAP = 2–2

| match_CARM_UCR = 3–2

| match_CART_ALA = 2–3

| match_CART_CARM = 3–2

| match_CART_GRE = 2–3

| match_CART_GUA = 5–1

| match_CART_HER = 3–2

| match_CART_LIM = 3–0

| match_CART_PER = 3–0

| match_CART_SCA = 1–1

| match_CART_SNT = 4–3

| match_CART_SAP = 0–1

| match_CART_UCR = 2–2

| match_GRE_ALA = 1–4

| match_GRE_CARM = 2–0

| match_GRE_CART = 1–1

| match_GRE_GUA = 2–0

| match_GRE_HER = 2–0

| match_GRE_LIM = 1–2

| match_GRE_PER = 1–2

| match_GRE_SCA = 1–0

| match_GRE_SNT = 1–1

| match_GRE_SAP = 1–3

| match_GRE_UCR = 2–1

| match_GUA_ALA = 0–2

| match_GUA_CARM = 2–1

| match_GUA_CART = 1–1

| match_GUA_GRE = 1–1

| match_GUA_HER = 2–2

| match_GUA_LIM = 3–1

| match_GUA_PER = 1–1

| match_GUA_SCA = 2–3

| match_GUA_SNT = 2–1

| match_GUA_SAP = 0–2

| match_GUA_UCR = 1–0

| match_HER_ALA = 1–0

| match_HER_CARM = 2–0

| match_HER_CART = 0–0

| match_HER_GRE = 4–2

| match_HER_GUA = 2–1

| match_HER_LIM = 6–2

| match_HER_PER = 0–1

| match_HER_SCA = 1–0

| match_HER_SNT = 3–0

| match_HER_SAP = 2–0

| match_HER_UCR = 4–0

| match_LIM_ALA = 0–1

| match_LIM_CARM = 1–1

| match_LIM_CART = 1–3

| match_LIM_GRE = 2–1

| match_LIM_GUA = 5–2

| match_LIM_HER = 3–0

| match_LIM_PER = 0–3

| match_LIM_SCA = 1–2

| match_LIM_SNT = 0–2

| match_LIM_SAP = 1–1

| match_LIM_UCR = 3–1

| match_PER_ALA = 3–1

| match_PER_CARM = 2–2

| match_PER_CART = 1–1

| match_PER_GRE = 2–1

| match_PER_GUA = 0–1

| match_PER_HER = 1–1

| match_PER_LIM = 1–1

| match_PER_SCA = 2–1

| match_PER_SNT = 2–1

| match_PER_SAP = 0–2

| match_PER_UCR = 2–0

| match_SCA_ALA = 2–1

| match_SCA_CARM = 1–2

| match_SCA_CART = 1–1

| match_SCA_GRE = 2–1

| match_SCA_GUA = 2–1

| match_SCA_HER = 1–2

| match_SCA_LIM = 2–0

| match_SCA_PER = 2–1

| match_SCA_SNT = 2–2

| match_SCA_SAP = 2–2

| match_SCA_UCR = 2–0

| match_SNT_ALA = 0–2

| match_SNT_CARM = 2–1

| match_SNT_CART = 3–0

| match_SNT_GRE = 2–0

| match_SNT_GUA = 0–2

| match_SNT_HER = 0–1

| match_SNT_LIM = 1–1

| match_SNT_PER = 1–0

| match_SNT_SCA = 0–2

| match_SNT_SAP = 0–0

| match_SNT_UCR = 2–1

| match_SAP_ALA = 2–1

| match_SAP_CARM = 3–0

| match_SAP_CART = 4–1

| match_SAP_GRE = 1–0

| match_SAP_GUA = 2–0

| match_SAP_HER = 1–0

| match_SAP_LIM = 4–0

| match_SAP_PER = 2–2

| match_SAP_SCA = 3–3

| match_SAP_SNT = 2–1

| match_SAP_UCR = 4–0

| match_UCR_ALA = 1–2

| match_UCR_CARM = 3–4

| match_UCR_CART = 1–2

| match_UCR_GRE = 3–1

| match_UCR_GUA = 1–1

| match_UCR_HER = 1–1

| match_UCR_LIM = 2–2

| match_UCR_PER = 0–2

| match_UCR_SCA = 1–2

| match_UCR_SNT = 2–1

| match_UCR_SAP = 0–4

}}

=Playoffs=

{{4TeamBracket-2legs

| RD1= Semifinals

| RD2= Finals

| score-width= 30

| RD1-seed1= 1

| RD1-team1= Saprissa

| RD1-score1-1= 0

| RD1-score1-2= 1

| RD1-score1-A= 1 (2)

| RD1-seed2= 4

| RD1-team2= Herediano

| RD1-score2-1= 1

| RD1-score2-2= 0

| RD1-score2-A= 1 (4)

| RD1-seed3= 2

| RD1-team3= Alajuelense

| RD1-score3-1= 1

| RD1-score3-2= 1

| RD1-score3-A= 2 (3)

| RD1-seed4= 3

| RD1-team4= San Carlos

| RD1-score4-1= 1

| RD1-score4-2= 1

| RD1-score4-A= 2 (1)

| RD2-seed1= 4

| RD2-team1= Herediano

| RD2-score1-1= 2

| RD2-score1-2= 1

| RD2-score1-A= 3 (4)

| RD2-seed2= 2

| RD2-team2= Alajuelense

| RD2-score2-1= 1

| RD2-score2-2= 2

| RD2-score2-A= 3 (2)

}}

==Semifinals==

===First legs===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|11|24|df=y}}

|time = 19:55 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Herediano

|score = 1–0

|report =

|team2 = Saprissa

|goals1 = H. Saravia {{goal|21}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero

|attendance =

|referee = Adrian Elizondo

}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|11|25|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = San Carlos

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = Alajuelense

|goals1 = J. McDonald {{goal|38|pen}}

|goals2 = {{goal|54}} Á. Saborío

|stadium = Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez

|attendance =

|referee = Christian Rodríguez

}}

===Second legs===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|11|28|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Saprissa

|score = 1–0

|aet = yes

|report =

|team2 = Herediano

|goals1 = J. Venegas {{goal|33}}

|goals2 =

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 2–4

|penalties2 =

|stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

|attendance =

|referee = Pedro Navarro

}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|11|28|df=y}}

|time = 20:05 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Alajuelense

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = San Carlos

|goals1 = A. López {{goal|55}}

|goals2 = {{goal|}}

|penalties1 =

|penaltyscore = 3–1

|penalties2 =

|stadium = Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

|attendance =

|referee = Geiner Zuñiga

}}

==Finals==

===First leg===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|12|02|df=y}}

|time = 18:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Herediano

|score = 2–1

|report =

|team2 = Alajuelense

|goals1 = Y. Ruiz {{goal|60|pen}} {{goal|75}}

|goals2 = {{goal|88}} M. Foster

|stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero

|attendance =

|referee = Keylor Herrera

{{Cite web|url=https://us.as.com/us/2018/12/02/futbol/1543789505_763441.html|title = Herediano vs LD Alajuelense: (2–1) Resumen y Goles del Partido|date = 2 December 2018}}

}}

===Second leg===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|12|10|df=y}}

|time = 11:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Alajuelense

|score = 2–1

|report = [http://everardoherrera.com/futbol-costa-rica/48647-herediano-acaba-con-alajuelense-en-penales-y-avanza-a-la-gran-final.html]

|team2 = Herediano

|goals1 = Jonathan Mcdonald {{goal|28}}
Jonathan Moya {{goal|72}}

|goals2 = Allan Cruz {{goal|60}}

|penalties1 = *Roger Rojas {{pengoal}}

  • Freddy Álvarez {{penmiss}}
  • Jonathan McDonald {{penmiss}}
  • Kenner Gutiérrez {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 2–4

|penalties2 =

  • Randall Azofeifa {{pengoal}}
  • Pablo Salazar {{pengoal}}
  • Gerardo Lugo {{pengoal}}
  • Antonio Pedroza {{pengoal}}

|stadium = Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

|attendance =

|referee = Christian Rodriguez

}}

=Grand final=

If the regular season winners are unable to win the playoffs, a double-legged final will be played against the playoffs winner in order to determine the champions of the Apertura tournament. The team with the better accumulated record over the regular season and playoffs will host the second leg.

==First leg==

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|12|16|df=y}}

|time = (UTC-6)

|team1 = Herediano

|score = 2–2

|report =

|team2 = Saprissa

|goals1 = Ó. Granados {{goal|40}}
A. Magaña {{goal|78}}

|goals2 = {{goal|69}} J. Venegas
{{goal|87}} A. Cabral

|stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero

|attendance =

|referee = Adrian Elizondo

}}

==Second leg==

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2018|12|23|df=y}}

|time = (UTC-6)

|team1 = Saprissa

|score = 2–3

|aet = yes

|report =

|team2 = Herediano

|goals1 = O. Arellano {{goal|36|o.g.}}
J. Venegas {{goal|66}}

|goals2 = {{goal|47}} J. Marín
{{goal|70}} C. Reyes
{{goal|112}} A. Magaña

|stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

|attendance =

|referee = Pedro Navarro

}}

{{winners||Apertura 2018 champions|Herediano|27th}}

Clausura

=Regular season=

The regular season began on 12 January 2019 and will end of 28 April 2019.

==Standings==

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Clausura

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/costa-rica/primera-division/20182019/clausura/r48544/ Soccerway]

|team1=SCA |team2=SPR |team3=PER |team4=HER |team5=CTG |team6=ALA |team7=GRE |team8=UCR |team9=SNT |team10=LIM |team11=GUA |team12=CML

|update=complete

|win_ALA=8 |draw_ALA=8 |loss_ALA=6 |gf_ALA=33 |ga_ALA=27 |status_ALA=

|win_CML=2 |draw_CML=5 |loss_CML=15 |gf_CML=19 |ga_CML=40 |status_CML=

|win_CTG=9 |draw_CTG=7 |loss_CTG=6 |gf_CTG=34 |ga_CTG=28 |status_CTG=

|win_GRE=8 |draw_GRE=7 |loss_GRE=7 |gf_GRE=32 |ga_GRE=32 |status_GRE=

|win_GUA=4 |draw_GUA=6 |loss_GUA=12 |gf_GUA=20 |ga_GUA=37 |status_GUA=

|win_HER=9 |draw_HER=7 |loss_HER=6 |gf_HER=31 |ga_HER=24 |status_HER=

|win_LIM=7 |draw_LIM=5 |loss_LIM=10 |gf_LIM=22 |ga_LIM=32 |status_LIM=

|win_PER=9 |draw_PER=10 |loss_PER=3 |gf_PER=35 |ga_PER=27 |status_PER=

|win_SCA=11 |draw_SCA=6 |loss_SCA=5 |gf_SCA=36 |ga_SCA=20 |status_SCA=

|win_SNT=8 |draw_SNT=3 |loss_SNT=11 |gf_SNT=33 |ga_SNT=39 |status_SNT=

|win_SPR=11 |draw_SPR=5 |loss_SPR=6 |gf_SPR=41 |ga_SPR=27 |status_SPR=

|win_UCR=8 |draw_UCR=7 |loss_UCR=7 |gf_UCR=35 |ga_UCR=38 |status_UCR=

|result1=GF |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO

|name_ALA=Alajuelense

|name_CML=Carmelita

|name_CTG=Cartaginés

|name_GRE=Grecia

|name_GUA=Guadalupe

|name_HER=Herediano

|name_LIM=Limón

|name_PER=Pérez Zeledón

|name_SCA=San Carlos

|name_SNT=Santos de Guápiles

|name_SPR=Saprissa

|name_UCR=UCR

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw

|res_col_header=QR

|col_GF=yellow1 |text_GF=Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final

|col_PO=yellow2 |text_PO=Advance to Playoffs

}}

==Results==

{{#invoke:sports results|main

| source = [https://us.soccerway.com/national/costa-rica/primera-division/20182019/clausura/r48544/ Soccerway]

| update = complete

| a_note = yes

| matches_style = FBR

| team1= ALA | team2= CARM | team3= CART | team4= GRE | team5= GUA | team6= HER | team7= LIM | team8= PER | team9= SCA | team10= SNT | team11=SAP | team12=UCR

| name_ALA = Alajuelense

| name_CARM= Carmelita

| name_CART= Cartaginés

| name_GRE = Grecia

| name_GUA = Guadalupe

| name_HER = Herediano

| name_LIM = Limón

| name_PER = Pérez Zeledón

| name_SCA = San Carlos

| name_SNT = {{nowrap|Santos de Guápiles}}

| name_SAP = Saprissa

| name_UCR = UCR

| match_ALA_CARM = 1–0

| match_ALA_CART = 2–2

| match_ALA_GRE = 1–0

| match_ALA_GUA = 3–0

| match_ALA_HER = 2–2

| match_ALA_LIM = 1–0

| match_ALA_PER = 1–2

| match_ALA_SCA = 0–1

| match_ALA_SNT = 0–1

| match_ALA_SAP = 1–1

| match_ALA_UCR = 3–3

| match_CARM_ALA = 1–1

| match_CARM_CART = 0–3

| match_CARM_GRE = 0–1

| match_CARM_GUA = 4–1

| match_CARM_HER = 0–3

| match_CARM_LIM = 2–0

| match_CARM_PER = 2–4

| match_CARM_SCA = 1–3

| match_CARM_SNT = 2–2

| match_CARM_SAP = 0–1

| match_CARM_UCR = 1–1

| match_CART_ALA = 2–4

| match_CART_CARM = 2–1

| match_CART_GRE = 1–1

| match_CART_GUA = 2–3

| match_CART_HER = 2–1

| match_CART_LIM = 1–0

| match_CART_PER = 1–1

| match_CART_SCA = 0–0

| match_CART_SNT = 2–1

| match_CART_SAP = 2–0

| match_CART_UCR = 2–2

| match_GRE_ALA = 1–0

| match_GRE_CARM = 1–1

| match_GRE_CART = 0–1

| match_GRE_GUA = 2–2

| match_GRE_HER = 1–2

| match_GRE_LIM = 0–0

| match_GRE_PER = 2–2

| match_GRE_SCA = 2–1

| match_GRE_SNT = 5–0

| match_GRE_SAP = 0–5

| match_GRE_UCR = 2–0

| match_GUA_ALA = 0–3

| match_GUA_CARM = 1–1

| match_GUA_CART = 0–3

| match_GUA_GRE = 1–2

| match_GUA_HER = 0–0

| match_GUA_LIM = 1–1

| match_GUA_PER = 0–1

| match_GUA_SCA = 1–2

| match_GUA_SNT = 2–0

| match_GUA_SAP = 0–2

| match_GUA_UCR = 1–4

| match_HER_ALA = 2–0

| match_HER_CARM = 1–0

| match_HER_CART = 2–1

| match_HER_GRE = 2–3

| match_HER_GUA = 1–0

| match_HER_LIM = 2–1

| match_HER_PER = 0–0

| match_HER_SCA = 1–1

| match_HER_SNT = 3–2

| match_HER_SAP = 2–0

| match_HER_UCR = 1–2

| match_LIM_ALA = 1–1

| match_LIM_CARM = 2–0

| match_LIM_CART = 1–0

| match_LIM_GRE = 0–2

| match_LIM_GUA = 1–1

| match_LIM_HER = 1–0

| match_LIM_PER = 3–1

| match_LIM_SCA = 1–0

| match_LIM_SNT = 2–1

| match_LIM_SAP = 2–1

| match_LIM_UCR = 1–2

| match_PER_ALA = 2–4

| match_PER_CARM = 2–1

| match_PER_CART = 0–0

| match_PER_GRE = 2–2

| match_PER_GUA = 2–1

| match_PER_HER = 1–1

| match_PER_LIM = 3–0

| match_PER_SCA = 1–0

| match_PER_SNT = 1–1

| match_PER_SAP = 2–3

| match_PER_UCR = 3–1

| match_SCA_ALA = 3–0

| match_SCA_CARM = 1–0

| match_SCA_CART = 2–0

| match_SCA_GRE = 2–2

| match_SCA_GUA = 0–0

| match_SCA_HER = 3–2

| match_SCA_LIM = 5–1

| match_SCA_PER = 2–2

| match_SCA_SNT = 1–0

| match_SCA_SAP = 0–2

| match_SCA_UCR = 3–1

| match_SNT_ALA = 1–3

| match_SNT_CARM = 2–0

| match_SNT_CART = 2–1

| match_SNT_GRE = 3–0

| match_SNT_GUA = 1–2

| match_SNT_HER = 1–1

| match_SNT_LIM = 4–2

| match_SNT_PER = 0–1

| match_SNT_SCA = 1–5

| match_SNT_SAP = 5–3

| match_SNT_UCR = 2–1

| match_SAP_ALA = 0–0

| match_SAP_CARM = 4–1

| match_SAP_CART = 1–2

| match_SAP_GRE = 4–2

| match_SAP_GUA = 1–3

| match_SAP_HER = 2–1

| match_SAP_LIM = 2–2

| match_SAP_PER = 1–1

| match_SAP_SCA = 1–1

| match_SAP_SNT = 1–0

| match_SAP_UCR = 4–0

| match_UCR_ALA = 2–2

| match_UCR_CARM = 3–1

| match_UCR_CART = 4–4

| match_UCR_GRE = 2–1

| match_UCR_GUA = 1–0

| match_UCR_HER = 1–1

| match_UCR_LIM = 2–0

| match_UCR_PER = 1–1

| match_UCR_SCA = 1–0

| match_UCR_SNT = 1–3

| match_UCR_SAP = 0–2

}}

=Playoffs=

{{4TeamBracket-2legs

| RD1= Semifinals

| RD2= Finals

| score-width= 30

| RD1-seed1= 1

| RD1-team1= San Carlos

| RD1-score1-1= 0

| RD1-score1-2= 4

| RD1-score1-A= 4

| RD1-seed2= 4

| RD1-team2= Herediano

| RD1-score2-1= 2

| RD1-score2-2= 1

| RD1-score2-A= 3

| RD1-seed3= 2

| RD1-team3= Saprissa

| RD1-score3-1= 1

| RD1-score3-2= 2

| RD1-score3-A= 3

| RD1-seed4= 3

| RD1-team4= Pérez Zeledón

| RD1-score4-1= 1

| RD1-score4-2= 1

| RD1-score4-A= 2

| RD2-seed1= 1

| RD2-team1= San Carlos

| RD2-score1-1= 1

| RD2-score1-2= 0

| RD2-score1-A= 1 (a)

| RD2-seed2= 2

| RD2-team2= Saprissa

| RD2-score2-1= 1

| RD2-score2-2= 0

| RD2-score2-A= 1

}}

==Semifinals==

===First legs===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|04|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Herediano

|score = 2–0

|report =

|team2 = San Carlos

|goals1 = J. Marín {{goal|47}}
J. Ortiz {{goal|59}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero

|attendance =

|referee = Pedro Navarro

}}

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|05|df=y}}

|time = 15:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Pérez Zeledón

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = Saprissa

|goals1 = L. Cazal {{goal|10}}

|goals2 = {{goal|45+2}} C. Bolaños

|stadium = Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón

|attendance =

|referee = Adrian Chinchilla

}}

===Second legs===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|08|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = San Carlos

|score = 4–1

|report =

|team2 = Herediano

|goals1 = Á. Saborío {{goal|9}}
R. Chirino {{goal|26}}
L. Días {{goal|64|o.g.}}
P. Leal {{goal|84}}

|goals2 = {{goal|24}} J. Ortiz

|stadium = Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez

|attendance =

|referee = Christian Rodríguez

}}

San Carlos progress 4–3 on aggregate.

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|08|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Saprissa

|score = 2–1

|report =

|team2 = Pérez Zeledón

|goals1 = M. Torres {{goal|21}}
M. Barrantes {{goal|75}}

|goals2 = {{goal|24}} J. Sánchez

|stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

|attendance =

|referee = Adrián Elizondo

}}

Saprissa progress 3–2 on aggregate.

==Finals==

===First leg===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|12|df=y}}

|time = 16:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = Saprissa

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = San Carlos

|goals1 = R. Castillo {{goal|64}}

|goals2 = {{goal|42}} M. Mena

|stadium = Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

|attendance =

|referee = Adrian Chinchilla

}}

===Second leg===

{{football box

|date = {{Start date|2019|05|15|df=y}}

|time = 20:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 = San Carlos

|score = 0–0

|report =

|team2 = Saprissa

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez

|attendance =

|referee = Christian Rodríguez

}}

1–1 on aggregate. San Carlos wins 1–0 on away goals.

=Grand final=

If the regular season winners are unable to win the playoffs, a double-legged final will be played against the playoffs winner in order to determine the champions of the Clausura tournament. The team with the better accumulated record over the regular season and playoffs will host the second leg. For this tournament, San Carlos won both the regular season and playoffs, so they were declared champions without a grand final.

{{winners||Clausura 2019 champions|San Carlos|1st}}

Aggregate table

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Aggregate table

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/national/costa-rica/primera-division/20182019/apertura/r48541/ Soccerway] [https://int.soccerway.com/national/costa-rica/primera-division/20182019/clausura/r48544/ Soccerway]

|team1=SPR |team2=ALA |team3=SCA |team4=PER |team5=HER |team6=CTG |team7=GRE |team8=SNT |team9=LIM |team10=UCR |team11=GUA |team12=CML

|update=complete

|win_ALA={{#expr:16+8}} |draw_ALA={{#expr:0+8}} |loss_ALA={{#expr:6+6}} |gf_ALA={{#expr:44+33}}|ga_ALA={{#expr:22+27}}

|win_CML={{#expr:6+2}} |draw_CML={{#expr:6+5}} |loss_CML={{#expr:10+15}}|gf_CML={{#expr:31+19}}|ga_CML={{#expr:40+40}}

|win_CTG={{#expr:8+9}} |draw_CTG={{#expr:8+7}} |loss_CTG={{#expr:6+6}} |gf_CTG={{#expr:40+34}}|ga_CTG={{#expr:34+28}}

|win_GRE={{#expr:7+8}} |draw_GRE={{#expr:3+7}} |loss_GRE={{#expr:12+7}} |gf_GRE={{#expr:27+32}}|ga_GRE={{#expr:36+32}}

|win_GUA={{#expr:6+4}} |draw_GUA={{#expr:5+6}} |loss_GUA={{#expr:11+12}}|gf_GUA={{#expr:25+20}}|ga_GUA={{#expr:40+37}}

|win_HER={{#expr:11+9}} |draw_HER={{#expr:5+7}} |loss_HER={{#expr:6+6}} |gf_HER={{#expr:35+31}}|ga_HER={{#expr:26+24}}

|win_LIM={{#expr:5+7}} |draw_LIM={{#expr:5+5}} |loss_LIM={{#expr:12+10}}|gf_LIM={{#expr:27+22}}|ga_LIM={{#expr:43+32}}

|win_PER={{#expr:10+9}} |draw_PER={{#expr:7+10}}|loss_PER={{#expr:5+3}} |gf_PER={{#expr:31+35}}|ga_PER={{#expr:24+27}}

|win_SCA={{#expr:11+11}}|draw_SCA={{#expr:5+6}} |loss_SCA={{#expr:6+5}} |gf_SCA={{#expr:38+36}}|ga_SCA={{#expr:29+20}}

|win_SNT={{#expr:7+8}} |draw_SNT={{#expr:4+3}} |loss_SNT={{#expr:11+11}}|gf_SNT={{#expr:26+33}}|ga_SNT={{#expr:29+39}}

|win_SPR={{#expr:14+11}}|draw_SPR={{#expr:6+5}} |loss_SPR={{#expr:2+6}} |gf_SPR={{#expr:45+41}}|ga_SPR={{#expr:17+27}}

|win_UCR={{#expr:2+8}} |draw_UCR={{#expr:4+7}} |loss_UCR={{#expr:16+7}} |gf_UCR={{#expr:23+35}}|ga_UCR={{#expr:52+38}}

|status_SPR=Q |result1=CL3

|status_SCA=Q |result3=CLA

|status_HER=Q |result5=APE

|status_CML=R |result12=REL

|name_ALA=Alajuelense

|name_CML=Carmelita

|name_CTG=Cartaginés

|name_GRE=Grecia

|name_GUA=Guadalupe

|name_HER=Herediano

|name_LIM=Limón

|name_PER=Pérez Zeledón

|name_SCA=San Carlos

|name_SNT=Santos de Guápiles

|name_SPR=Saprissa

|name_UCR=UCR

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw

|res_col_header=QR

|col_APE=blue1 |text_APE=CONCACAF League round of 16

|col_CLA=blue1 |text_CLA=CONCACAF League round of 16

|col_CL3=blue2 |text_CL3=CONCACAF League preliminary round

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegated to {{season link|2019–20|Segunda División de Costa Rica|Liga de Ascenso}}

|note_res_APE=As Apertura champions (CRC2)

|note_res_CLA=As Clausura champions (CRC1)

|note_res_CL3=As non-champions with best aggregate record (CRC3)

}}

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2018–19 season. The following players:

  1. Have played at least one game for the respective club.
  2. Have not been capped for the Costa Rica national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player is released and it's before the close of the season transfer window. [http://everardoherrera.com/index.php/futbol-costa-rica/48940-altas-y-bajas-reportadas-de-cara-al-clausura-2019]

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

Alajuelense

Carmelita

  • {{flagicon|PAN}} Amir Waithe
  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Jonathan Camio

Cartaginés

  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Hernán Fener
  • {{flagicon|PAN}} Nelson Barahona 13px
  • {{flagicon|MEX}} Julio Cruz González
  • {{flagicon|MEX}} Juan Felipe Delgadillo
  • {{flagicon|CUB}} Marcel Hernández Campanioni

Grecia

  • {{flagicon|BRA}} Paulo Cézar
  • {{flagicon|NCA}} Byron Bonilla
  • {{flagicon|VEN}} Víctor Pérez
  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Lucas Giovagnoli

Herdiano

{{col-2}}

Guadalupe

  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Lautaro Ayala
  • {{flagicon|COL}} Sebastián González
  • {{flagicon|MEX}} Alejandro Abasolo
  • {{flagicon|MEX}} Moisés Arce

Limón

  • {{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Palacios
  • {{flagicon|COL}} Ronald Benavides
  • {{flagicon|COL}} Junior Murillo
  • {{flagicon|PAN}} Richard Dixon 13px
  • {{flagicon|PAN}} Humberto Ward 13px
  • {{flagicon|USA}} Javier Clavijo 13px

Pérez Zeledón

  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Gastón Rodríguez 13px
  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Javier Liendo
  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Azcurra
  • {{flagicon|PAR}} Lauro Cazal
  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Lucio Barroca

San Carlos

  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Manuel González 13px
  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Ismael Gómez
  • {{flagicon|URU}} Fabrizio Ronchetti 13px
  • {{flagicon|URU}} Jonathan Soto
  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Claudio Daniel Pérez

Santos de Guápiles

  • {{flagicon|NCA}} Francisco Flores
  • {{flagicon|PAN}} Victor Griffith
  • {{flagicon|PAN}} Ronaldo Dinolis 13px
  • {{flagicon|URU}} Fabrizio Ronchetti

Deportivo Saprissa

  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Mariano Torres
  • {{flagicon|ARG}} Alejandro Cabral
  • {{flagicon|BRA}} Tássio Maia
  • {{flagicon|TRI}} Aubrey David
  • {{flagicon|HON}} Rubilio Castillo

Universidad

  • {{flagicon|COL}} Andres Riascos
  • {{flagicon|COL}} Jhon Ibargüen 13px
  • {{flagicon|COL}} Fernando Cárdenas 13px
  • {{flagicon|COL}} Daniel Ocampo 13px
  • {{flagicon|COL}} Sebastián Bermúdez
  • {{flagicon|FRA}} Román Calvo
  • {{flagicon|PAR}} Luis Rodríguez 13px

{{col-end}}

13px (player released during the Apertura season)

13px (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons)

13px (player released during the Clausura season)

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Liga FPD}}

{{2018–19 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 Costa Rican FPD season}}

Category:Liga FPD seasons

Costa Rica

Category:2018–19 in Costa Rican football