2020–21 Liga FPD
The 2020–21 Liga FPD season, is the 100th season since its establishment.
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
← 2019–20 2021–22 → | |
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
During the Apertura season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Grecia | Luis Diego Arnaez | Sacked | 2020 | Luis Rodriguez | 2020 | th (Apertura 2020) |
Between the Apertura and Clausura season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herediano | Jafet Soto | Sacked | December 2020 | Fernando Palomeque [1] | December 2020 | |
| Grecia | José Rodríguez | Interimship finished | December 2020 | Gilberto Martínez | December 2020 | |
| Sporting San José | Randall Row | Sacked | December 2020 | José Giacone | December 2020 |
During the Clausura season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apertura
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alajuelense (C) | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 37 | Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final |
| 2 | Saprissa (A) | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 30 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Cartaginés | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 29 | |
| 4 | Herediano | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 26 | |
| 5 | San Carlos | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 23 | |
| 6 | Limón | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 23 | |
| 7 | Guadalupe | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 21 | |
| 8 | Jicaral | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 18 | |
| 9 | Sporting San José | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 18 | |
| 10 | Pérez Zeledón | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 15 | |
| 11 | Santos de Guápiles | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 14 | |
| 12 | Grecia | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: 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
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions
Rules for classification: 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
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions
Clausura
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alajuelense (Q) | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 12 | +37 | 50 | Advance to Playoffs and (if necessary) Grand final |
| 2 | Santos de Guápiles (Q) | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 36 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Herediano | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 30 | |
| 4 | Saprissa | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 29 | |
| 5 | San Carlos | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 29 | |
| 6 | Jicaral | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 28 | |
| 8 | Cartaginés | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 26 | |
| 9 | Sporting San José | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 23 | |
| 10 | Grecia | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 23 | |
| 11 | Guadalupe | 22 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 22 | |
| 12 | Limón | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 21 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: 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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Rules for classification: 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
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2020–21 season. The following players:
- Have played at least one game for the respective club.
- 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.[2]
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Former Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajuelense | Facundo Zabala | Alexander López | Adolfo Machado | ||
| Cartaginés | Joaquin Aguirre | Marcel Hernández | Byron Bonilla | ||
| Grecia | Leonel Peralta | Naël Élysée | Aldo Magaña | ||
| Guadalupe | Lautaro Ayala | ||||
| Herediano | Leandrinho | ||||
| Jicaral | Ismael Gómez | Kennedy Rocha Pereira | Joaquin Santellan | ||
| Limón | Carlos Soza | ||||
| Pérez Zeledón | Hernan Fener | Enrique Moura | Craig Foster | ||
| San Carlos | Javon East | Julio Cruz | Jorman Aguilar | ||
| Santos de Guápiles | Jason Ingram | Víctor Griffith | |||
| Deportivo Saprissa | Esteban Espíndola | Mariano Torres | Aubrey David | ||
| Sporting |
(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)
References
- ^ "Fernando Palomeque: Nuevo DT del Herediano de Costa Rica". 21 December 2020.
- ^ "UNAFUT - SITIO OFICIAL - Extranjeros". Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2020-12-24.