NB: tournament played as two stages, one double round robin
(16 matches each for all clubs) and a single round robin
(8 matches for all clubs); both stages qualified 2 clubs
for the championship playoff (a double round robin, 6
matches for all clubs involved) while the remaining 5
clubs entered a 'pentagonal' (also a double round
robin, 8 matches for all clubs) with nothing at stake.
Aggregate Table:
1.CD Saprissa 30 16 9 5 53-23 41 Champions
2.CS Cartaginés 30 18 7 5 45-29 43
3.LD Alajuelense 30 18 6 6 47-20 42
4.CS Herediano 30 10 11 9 36-32 31
5.Limón 32 8 8 16 30-52 24
6.San Ramón 32 11 5 16 40-57 27
7.Dep. México 32 8 12 12 35-43 28
8.Univ. de Costa Rica 32 5 8 19 34-54 18
9.Turrialba 32 9 8 15 42-52 26
NB: championship was decided by the cuadrangular por el título only;
Final Table Cuadrangular:
1.CD Saprissa 6 +5 8 Champions
2.CS Cartaginés 6 0 8
3.LD Alajuelense
4.CS Herediano
NB: after the championhip a match was played between the winners of
the cuadrangular por el título (Saprissa) and the winners of the
pentagonal de los últimos cinco equipos (Limón), dubbed
"Campeón de Campeones"
Saprissa 2-0 Limón
Topscorer:
17 Oscar E. Cordero (Alajuelense)
Saprissa squad:
Juan Gutiérrez, Fernando Solano, Bolívar Quirós, Heriberto Rojas,
Fernando Hernández, Marco Rojas, Hernán Morales, Edgar Marín,
Francisco Hernández, Odir Jacces, Rafael Oviedo, Carlos Solano,
Asdrúbal Paniagua, Gerardo Alvarado, Jorge Rodríguez, Javier Masís,
Wílberth Barquero, Carlos Santana, Gerardo Solano
Promoted: Guanacaste.
Source: UNAFUT
Prepared and maintained by Gerardo Coto for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Gerardo Coto
(gcotocover@yahoo.com)
Last updated: 3 Jan 2008
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