2015–16 Liga FPD


The 2015–16 Costa Rican FPD was the 95th season of the Costa Rican top-flight football league. It was divided in two championships: the [|Invierno] and [|Verano] seasons.
The Invierno season will be dedicated to Manuel Antonio "Pilo" Obando.

Teams

The league will be contested by a total of 12 teams, including Municipal Liberia, promoted from the 2014–15 Liga de Ascenso, meanwhile Puma Generaleña were relegated.

Personnel, kits and Stadia

TeamManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsorStadiumCapacity
Alajuelense Javier DelgadoPumaMovistar, IbéricoAlejandro Morera Soto
Belén José GiaconeLiving SportsBridgestonePolideportivo de Belén
Carmelita Daniel CasasSportekGreat WallAlejandro Morera Soto
Cartaginés César Eduardo MéndezJomaHuawei, Bancrédito"Fello" Meza
Herediano Minor DíazUmbrokölbi, Roshfrans, Peugeot, La 400, San MiguelEladio Rosabal Cordero
Limón Horacio EsquivelSportekAPM TerminalsJuan Gobán
Municipal Liberia Erick RodríguezSportekEstadio Edgardo Baltodano
Pérez Zeledón Mauricio WrightCanasticokölbi, GAFESOMunicipal de Pérez Zeledón
Santos Johnny ChavesLiving SportsPickLoungeEbal Rodríguez
Saprissa Carlos WatsonKappaBimbo, IbéricoRicardo Saprissa
UCR Guilherme FarinhaPropia—Estadio Ecológico
Uruguay de Coronado Rónald GonzálezLottoCoopeAlianzaMunicipal El Labrador

Managerial changes

Before the season

During the season

Campeonato de Invierno

The tournament began on 2015, with TBD defeating TBD 2-0, with Guatemalan player TBD scoring the first goal of the tournament. It ended on 2015, with TBD winning their st title after they overcome TBD in the final.

First stage

Standings

Results

Second stage

Semifinals

;First legs
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;Second legs
Alajuelense won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Saprissa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Finals

;First leg
;Second leg
Saprissa won 4–1 on aggregate.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Invierno 2015. The following players:
  1. have played at least one apertura 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 a few season ago, that clubs can only have three foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or player/s is released.
Alajuelense
Belén
Carmelita
Cartaginés
Herediano
Limón
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Pérez Zeledón
Municipal Liberia
Saprissa
Santos
Universidad de Costa Rica
Uruguay'''

Campeonato de Verano

The tournament began in January 2016, with TBD defeating TBD 2-0, with TBD scoring the first goal of the tournament. It will end in June 2016, with TBD winning their st title after they overcome TBD in the final.

Personnel, kits and stadia

Managerial changes

During the season

First stage

Standings

Results

Second stage

Semifinals

;First legs
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;Second legs
2-2 on aggregate. Herediano progressed as the higher seed.
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Alajuelense won 5–1 on aggregate.

Finals

;First leg
;Second leg
Herediano won 3–0 on aggregate.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Verano 2016. The following players:
  1. have played at least one apertura 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 a few season ago, that clubs can only have three foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or player/s is released.
Alajuelense
Belén
Carmelita
Cartaginés
Herediano
Limón
'
Pérez Zeledón
  • Tirso Guío
  • Cristian Rivas
  • Cleiton Januario Franko Kanu
  • Pedrinho
Municipal Liberia
Saprissa
Santos
Universidad de Costa Rica
  • Maximiliano Joel Silva
Uruguay'''
The following table combined the two seasons together.