Primera Division
Apertura
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First Stage:
Tables:
Group A:
1.LD Alajuelense 16 11 2 3 37-14 35
2.Cartaginés 16 8 3 5 22-18 27
3.Puntarenas 16 4 6 6 18-26 18
4.ADM Pérez Zeledón 16 5 3 8 20-29 18
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5.Carmelita 16 3 7 6 18-21 16
6.AD Belén 16 2 8 6 9-15 14
Group B:
1.Herediano 16 10 3 3 29-14 33
2.CD Saprissa 16 6 6 4 25-16 24
3.Goicoechea 16 7 3 6 18-24 24
4.Santa Bárbara 16 5 5 6 20-26 20
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5.Ramonense 16 4 5 7 27-32 17
6.AD San Carlos 16 3 5 8 18-26 14
[NB: teams in same group played each other twice, and teams from
other group once]
[Top-4 of each group to second stage]
Round 1 [Aug 16,17,20]
Perez Zeledon 0-0 Belen
Puntarenas 1-1 Saprissa
Ramonense 1-1 Herediano
Alajuela 2-1 Goicoechea
S Barbara 2-1 S Carlos
Cartagines 3-2 Carmelita
Round 2 [Aug 23,24]
Herediano 2-1 S Barbara
Carmelita 0-0 Alajuelense
Belen 0-0 Cartagines
Goicoechea 1-0 Ramonense
S Carlos 0-0 Puntarenas
Saprissa 1-0 Perez Zeledon
Round 3 [Aug 27]
Alajuelense 1-0 Belen
S Barbara 0-0 Goicoechea
Puntarenas 2-3 Herediano
Saprissa 3-0 S Carlos
Perez Zeledon 0-2 Cartagines
Ramonense 2-2 Carmelita
Round 4 [Sep 21]
Belen 1-0 Ramonense
Herediano 2-1 Saprissa
Goicoechea 2-1 Puntarenas
S Carlos 2-1 Perez Zeledon
Carmelita 1-1 S Barbara
Cartagines 2-1 Alajuelense
Round 5 [Sep 27,28]
S Carlos 0-0 Herediano
Saprissa 5-0 Goicoechea
Perez Zeledon 1-4 Alajuelense
S Barbara 2-1 Belen
Puntarenas 1-1 Carmelita
Ramonense 1-2 Cartagines [Oct 1]
Round 6 [Oct 4,5]
Herediano 4-0 Perez Zeledon
Belen 1-1 Puntarenas
Cartagines 1-1 S Barbara
Alajuelense 4-2 Ramonense
Carmelita 1-1 Saprissa
Goicoechea 1-1 S Carlos
Round 7 [Oct 11,12]
S Barbara 3-2 Alajuelense
Puntarenas 1-0 Cartagines
Herediano 3-0 Goicoechea
Perez Zeledon 3-2 Ramonense
Carmelita 1-1 S Carlos
Saprissa 1-0 Belen
Round 8 [Oct 18,19]
Carmelita 0-1 Herediano
Goicoechea 1-2 Perez Zeledon
Alajuelense 5-0 Puntarenas
Ramonense 2-0 S Barbara
Belen 1-0 S Carlos
Cartagines 1-2 Saprissa
Round 9 [Oct 25,26]
Saprissa 1-2 Alajuelense
Herediano 3-2 Belen
Perez Zeledon 3-1 S Barbara
Goicoechea 3-2 Carmelita
Puntarenas 3-3 Ramonense
S Carlos 2-3 Cartagines
Round 10 [Nov 1]
S Barbara 1-3 Puntarenas
Perez Zeledon 1-3 Carmelita
Alajuelense 4-0 S Carlos [Nov 19]
Saprissa 2-2 Ramonense [Nov 19]
Goicoechea 1-1 Belen [?, Nov 20]
Cartagines 1-0 Herediano [Nov 26]
Round 11 [Nov 22,23]
Puntarenas 3-0 Perez Zeledon
Herediano 2-0 Alajuelense
Belen 0-1 Carmelita
S Carlos 2-1 Ramonense
Goicoechea 1-0 Cartagines
S Barbara 1-1 Saprissa
Round 12 [Nov 29,30]
S Carlos 4-1 S Barbara
Cartagines 3-1 Puntarenas
Goicoechea 1-0 Saprissa
Belen 1-1 Perez Zeledon
Herediano 4-1 Ramonense [Dec 1]
Alajuelense 2-0 Carmelita [Dec 3]
Round 13 [Dec 6,7]
Cartagines 0-0 Belen
Alajuelense 3-0 Puntarenas
Carmelita 1-3 Perez Zeledon
Goicoechea 1-0 Herediano
Ramonense 2-1 S Carlos
S Barbara 0-2 Saprissa
Round 14 [Dec 13,14]
S Barbara 1-1 Ramonense
S Carlos 1-2 Goicoechea
Belen 0-3 Alajuelense
Cartagines 3-1 Perez Zeledon
Puntarenas 1-0 Carmelita
Saprissa 0-0 Herediano
Round 15 [Dec 17,18]
Alajuelense 1-1 Perez Zeledon
S Carlos 2-2 Saprissa
S Barbara 3-2 Herediano
Ramonense 4-3 Goicoechea
Carmelita 2-0 Cartagines
Belen 0-0 Puntarenas
Round 16 [Dec 20,21]
Alajuelense 3-1 Cartagines
Herediano 2-1 S Carlos
Ramonense 3-2 Saprissa
Perez Zeledon 3-0 Puntarenas
Carmelita 1-1 Belen
Goicoechea 0-2 S Barbara
Tables:
Group A:
1.LD Alajuelense 16 11 2 3 37-14 35
2.Cartaginés 16 8 3 5 22-18 27
3.Puntarenas 16 4 6 6 18-26 18
4.ADM Pérez Zeledón 16 5 3 8 20-29 18
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5.Carmelita 16 3 7 6 18-21 16
6.AD Belén 16 2 8 6 9-15 14
Group B:
1.Herediano 16 10 3 3 29-14 33
2.CD Saprissa 16 6 6 4 25-16 24
3.Goicoechea 16 7 3 6 18-24 24
4.Santa Bárbara 16 5 5 6 20-26 20
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5.Ramonense 16 4 5 7 27-32 17
6.AD San Carlos 16 3 5 8 18-26 14
[NB: teams in same group played each other twice, and teams from
other group once]
[Top-4 of each group to second stage]
Overall Table:
1.LD Alajuelense 16 11 2 3 37-14 35 [A]
2.Herediano 16 10 3 3 29-14 33 [B]
3.Cartaginés 16 8 3 5 22-18 27 [A]
4.CD Saprissa 16 6 6 4 25-16 24 [B]
5.Goicoechea 16 7 3 6 18-24 24 [B]
6.Santa Bárbara 16 5 5 6 20-26 20 [B]
7.Puntarenas 16 4 6 6 18-26 18 [A]
8.ADM Pérez Zeledón 16 5 3 8 20-29 18 [A]
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9.Ramonense 16 4 5 7 27-32 17 [B]
10.Carmelita 16 3 7 6 18-21 16 [A]
11.AD Belén 16 2 8 6 9-15 14 [A]
12.AD San Carlos 16 3 5 8 18-26 14 [B]
Second Stage:
Quarterfinals
First Legs [Dec 22]
Puntarenas 1-1 Alajuelense
Perez Zeledon 0-0 Herediano
S Barbara 0-2 Saprissa
Goicoechea 1-1 Cartagines
Second Legs [Dec 27,28]
Alajuelense 1-0 Puntarenas [aet]
Saprissa 4-1 S Barbara
Herediano 1-0 Perez Zeledon [aet]
Cartagines 4-0 Goicoechea
Semifinals
First Legs [Dec 30]
Saprissa 3-0 Herediano
Cartagines 1-2 Alajuelense
Second Legs [Jan 4]
Herediano 0-0 Saprissa
Alajuelense 3-0 Cartagines
Final
First Leg [Jan 7]
Saprissa 1-1 Alajuelense
[S: Walter Centeno 14 A: Josef Miso 51]
Second Leg [Jan 11]
Alajuelense 2-1 Saprissa [aet]
[A: Luis Diego Arnaez 54pen, og(Adrian Mahia) 115 S: Alejandro Larrea 5]
Alajuelense winners of Apertura.
Clausura
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Final Table:
1.LD Alajuelense 16 14 1 1 42-11 43
2.CD Saprissa 16 12 3 1 44-12 39
3.Cartaginés 16 7 5 4 24-15 26
4.Herediano 16 5 8 3 28-24 23
5.ADM Pérez Zeledón 16 5 6 5 23-24 21
6.Puntarenas 16 5 5 6 18-26 20
7.AD San Carlos 16 3 9 4 16-23 18
8.Ramonense 16 3 8 5 10-17 17
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9.Carmelita 16 4 5 7 20-27 17
10.AD Belén 16 1 7 8 8-18 10
11.Goicoechea 16 1 7 8 12-28 10
12.Santa Bárbara 16 1 6 9 8-28 9
Round 1 [Jan 23-25]
Saprissa 6-0 Puntarenas
Ramonense 1-1 Herediano
Goicoechea 0-2 Alajuela
S Barbara 0-0 S Carlos
Cartagines 0-0 Carmelita
Perez Zeledon 1-0 Belen [Jan 29]
Round 2 [Feb 7,8]
Puntarenas 3-1 S Carlos
Belen 0-0 Cartagines
Goicoechea 1-1 Ramonense
Herediano 3-0 S Barbara
Perez Zeledon 1-1 Saprissa [Feb 11]
Carmelita 0-3 Alajuela [Feb 25]
Round 3 [Feb 14,15]
Herediano 5-2 Puntarenas
Perez Zeledon 0-3 Cartagines
S Barbara 1-1 Goicoechea
Carmelita 0-1 Ramonense
Saprissa 7-0 S Carlos
Alajuela 2-1 Belen [Mar 11]
Round 4 [Feb 18]
Perez Zeledon 0-0 S Carlos
Puntarenas 1-0 Goicoechea
S Barbara 2-1 Carmelita
Ramonense 0-0 Belen
Herediano 0-2 Saprissa
Cartagines 0-1 Alajuela [Mar 25]
Round 5 [Feb 21,22]
Carmelita 2-1 Puntarenas
S Carlos 0-0 Herediano
Perez Zeledon 0-3 Alajuela
Belen 4-0 S Barbara
Cartagines 1-0 Ramonense
Saprissa 1-0 Goicoechea
Round 6 [Feb 28, Mar 1]
Perez Zeledon 1-1 Herediano
Puntarenas 1-0 Belen
S Barbara 0-0 Cartagines
Ramonense 1-5 Alajuela
Goicoechea 1-1 S Carlos
Saprissa 1-1 Carmelita
Round 7 [Mar 4,5]
Ramonense 1-0 Perez Zeledon
Puntarenas 0-1 Cartagines
Alajuela 2-0 S Barbara
Herediano 6-2 Goicoechea
S Carlos 0-0 Carmelita
Belen 1-4 Saprissa
Round 8 [Mar 7,8]
Perez Zeledon 2-2 Goicoechea
S Carlos 1-1 Belen
Puntarenas 1-3 Alajuela
Herediano 3-0 Carmelita
Ramonense 0-0 S Barbara
Saprissa 4-3 Cartagines [Apr 7]
Round 9 [Mar 13-15]
Ramonense 1-1 Puntarenas
Alajuela 2-0 Saprissa
S Barbara 1-4 Perez Zeledon
Carmelita 2-0 Goicoechea
Belen 1-1 Herediano
Cartagines 1-1 S Carlos
Round 10 [Mar 18]
Perez Zeledon 4-1 Carmelita
Puntarenas 3-2 S Barbara
Belen 0-0 Goicoechea
Herediano 3-2 Cartagines
S Carlos 1-2 Alajuela
Ramonense 0-2 Saprissa
Round 11 [Mar 21,22]
Alajuela 5-0 Herediano
S Carlos 1-0 Ramonense
S Barbara 0-2 Saprissa
Belen 0-3 Carmelita
Cartagines 5-1 Goicoechea
Puntarenas 0-0 Perez Zeledon
Round 12 [Mar 28,29]
Alajuela 4-2 Carmelita
S Carlos 3-1 S Barbara
Goicoechea 1-3 Saprissa
Belen 0-2 Perez Zeledon
Herediano 1-1 Ramonense
Cartagines 1-1 Puntarenas
Round 13 [Apr 1,2]
Puntarenas 0-0 Alajuela
Carmelita 3-3 Perez Zeledon
Goicoechea 1-1 Herediano
Saprissa 3-0 S Barbara
Ramonense 2-1 S Carlos
Cartagines 1-0 Belen
Round 14 [Apr 4,5]
Belen 0-2 Alajuela
Puntarenas 3-2 Carmelita
Cartagines 2-0 Perez Zeledon
S Carlos 2-1 Goicoechea
S Barbara 1-1 Ramonense
Saprissa 4-1 Herediano
Round 15 [Apr 11,12]
Belen 0-0 Puntarenas
Carmelita 3-2 Cartagines
Alajuela 5-3 Perez Zeledon
Ramonense 0-0 Goicoechea
S Barbara 0-0 Herediano
S Carlos 2-2 Saprissa
Round 16 [Apr 16-19]
Saprissa 2-0 Ramonense
Perez Zeledon 2-1 Puntarenas
Alajuela 1-2 Cartagines
Carmelita 0-0 Belen
Goicoechea 1-0 S Barbara
Herediano 2-2 S Carlos
Final Table:
1.LD Alajuelense 16 14 1 1 42-11 43
2.CD Saprissa 16 12 3 1 44-12 39
3.Cartaginés 16 7 5 4 24-15 26
4.Herediano 16 5 8 3 28-24 23
5.ADM Pérez Zeledón 16 5 6 5 23-24 21
6.Puntarenas 16 5 5 6 18-26 20
7.AD San Carlos 16 3 9 4 16-23 18
8.Ramonense 16 3 8 5 10-17 17
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9.Carmelita 16 4 5 7 20-27 17
10.AD Belén 16 1 7 8 8-18 10
11.Goicoechea 16 1 7 8 12-28 10
12.Santa Bárbara 16 1 6 9 8-28 9
Overall Table both stages:
1.LD Alajuelense 32 25 3 4 79-25 78
2.CD Saprissa 32 18 9 5 69-28 63
3.Herediano 32 15 11 6 57-38 56
4.Cartaginés 32 15 8 9 46-33 53
5.ADM Pérez Zeledón 32 10 9 13 43-53 39
6.Puntarenas 32 9 11 12 36-52 38
7.Ramonense 32 7 13 12 37-49 34
8.Goicoechea 32 8 10 14 30-52 34
9.Carmelita 32 7 12 13 38-48 33
10.AD San Carlos 32 6 14 12 34-49 32
11.Santa Bárbara 32 6 11 15 28-54 29
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12.AD Belén 32 3 15 14 17-33 24 Relegated
Promoted: Limonense.
Second Stage:
Quarterfinals
First Legs [Apr 25,26]
Perez Zeledon 1-0 Cartagines
Puntarenas 1-1 Herediano
S Carlos 0-2 Alajuelense
Ramonense 0-3 Saprissa
Second Legs [Apr 29]
Cartagines 5-0 Perez Zeledon
Herediano 3-0 Puntarenas
Alajuela 7-2 S Carlos
Saprissa 8-0 Ramonense
Semifinals
First Legs [May 3]
Herediano 0-0 Saprissa
Cartagines 1-0 Alajuelense
Second Legs [May 10]
Saprissa 5-1 Herediano
Alajuela 2-1 Cartagines [aet, 3-4 pen]
Final
First Leg [May 17]
Cartagines 0-0 Saprissa
Second Leg [May 24]
Saprissa 1-0 Cartagines
[Myes 43]
Saprissa winners of Clausura.
Championship Final
First Leg [May 31]
Saprissa 0-1 Alajuela
[Martins 80]
Second Leg [Jun 7]
Alajuela 0-2 Saprissa
[Sequera 68, Drummond 83]
Saprissa champions of Costa Rica 1997/98.
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