2012–13 Costa Rican Primera División season
| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Alajuelense Clausura: Herediano |
| Relegated | San Carlos |
| Champions League | Alajuelense Herediano Cartaginés |
| Matches played | 138 |
| Goals scored | 367 (2.66 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Invierno: Cristian Lagos (18) |
| Biggest home win | Pérez Zeledón 6–0 Carmelita Cartaginés 6–0 Santos |
| Biggest away win | San Carlos 1–6 Saprissa |
| Highest scoring | San Carlos 1–6 Saprissa Pérez Zeledón 4–3 Limón Uruguay 4–3 Herediano Carmelita 2–5 Santos |
| Highest attendance | 18,894[1] Saprissa – Alajuelense |
| Lowest attendance | 39[1] Belén – Santos |
| Total attendance | 360,158[1] |
← 2011–12 2013–14 → | |
The 2012–13 Primera División season (known as the Campeonato JPS 2012-13 for sponsorship reasons) is the 94th of Costa Rica's top-flight professional football league. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano. Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado is one of the new members.
The Invierno season was dedicated to Carlos "Cañón" González.
Campeonato de Invierno
The tournament began on 25 July 2012 and will end on 23 December 2012.
First Stage
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alajuelense | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 44 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 22 | +19 | 43 | |
| 3 | Herediano | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 37 | |
| 4 | Limón | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 33 | |
| 5 | Santos | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 32 | |
| 6 | Uruguay | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 30 | |
| 7 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 28 | |
| 8 | Belén | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 28 | |
| 9 | Carmelita | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 25 | |
| 10 | Puntarenas | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 22 | |
| 11 | Cartaginés | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 21 | |
| 12 | San Carlos | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 20 |
Source: Unafut.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Second stage
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Saprissa | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Herediano | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Herediano | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Alajuelense | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Alajuelense | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Limón | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
Semifinals
First legs
| Limón | 0 - 1 | Alajuelense |
|---|---|---|
Acosta  35' |
Referee: Jeffrey Solís
Second legs
| Deportivo Saprissa | 0 - 1 | Herediano |
|---|---|---|
| Núñez 81' |
Referee: Hugo Cruz
| Alajuelense | 0 - 0 | Limón |
|---|---|---|
Referee: Ricardo Montero
Finals
First leg
| Herediano | 1 – 2 | Alajuelense |
|---|---|---|
| C. Montero 68' |
report | A. Guevara 25' J. Davis 30' |
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas
Second leg
| Alajuelense | 1 – 1 | Herediano |
|---|---|---|
| Á. Sánchez 111' |
report | I. Gómez 88' (pen) |
Referee: Walter Quesada
| Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank Champion |
|---|
| Alajuelense 28th title |
Campeonato de Verano
The tournament began on 1 January 2013 and ended on 5 May 2013.
First Stage
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herediano | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 43 | Advances to the Semifinals |
| 2 | Cartaginés | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 41 | |
| 3 | Deportivo Saprissa | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 38 | |
| 4 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 28 | +3 | 35 | |
| 5 | Alajuelense | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 34 | |
| 6 | Puntarenas | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 30 | |
| 7 | Santos | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 29 | |
| 8 | Uruguay | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 28 | |
| 9 | San Carlos (R) | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 22 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 10 | Carmelita | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 21 | |
| 11 | Limón | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 31 | −12 | 21 | |
| 12 | Belén | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 19 |
Source: Unafut.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results
Second stage
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cartaginés | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Saprissa | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Cartaginés | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Herediano | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Herediano | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | Pérez Zeledón | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| Campeonato de Verano Scotiabank Champion |
|---|
| Herediano 23rd title |
References
- ^ a b c "Asistencia a Estadios". Unafut. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.