2021–22 Liga FPD
The 2021–22 Liga FPD season, also known as Liga Promérica for sponsorship reasons, was the 101st season since its establishment. The tournament was divided into two championships, the Apertura and Clausura, each in an identical format and each contested by 12 teams. Apertura Regular season Playoffs Semi-finals ;First leg ---- ;Second leg ''Saprissa won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''3–3 on aggregate, Alajuelense progress on away goals rule.'' Final ;First leg ;Second leg ''Saprissa won 2–1 on aggregate.'' Grand final ;First leg ;Second leg ''Herediano won 4–2 on aggregate.'' Clausura Regular season Playoffs Semi-finals ;First leg ---- ;Second leg ---- Final ;First leg ;Second leg Grand final ;First leg ;Second leg Aggregate table References {{DEFAULTSORT:2021-22 Costa Rican FPD season Liga FPD seasons Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liga FPD
The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División (UNAFUT). The league consists of 12 teams, with the last-placed team relegated to the Liga de Ascenso. The league was founded in 1921, with Herediano crowned as the first champions. Saprissa is the most successful club having won the championship a record 40 times. Together with Alajuelense (31 titles) and Herediano (30 titles), they have dominated the league. Competition format The Liga FPD features a format in which two separate tournaments are held over the course of one particular season. The ''Torneo de Apertura'' (Spanish for "Opening Tournament") lasts from July to December, while the ''Torneo de Clausura'' (Spanish for "Closing Tournament") lasts from January to May. From 2007 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michael Barquero
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Yeltsin Tejeda
Yeltsin Ignacio Tejeda Valverde (; born 17 March 1992) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga FPD club Herediano, which he captains, and the Costa Rica national team. He is named after the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin. Club career Saprissa Tejeda began his career with Saprissa in 2011 scoring one goal against San Carlos. In the 2014 Verano season, Tejeda was named the captain of the team. Evian After Costa Rica's campaign at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Tejeda traveled to the United Kingdom to sign with Swansea City, but the club halted the negotiations, and Tejeda instead traveled to France. On 22 August 2014, then-Ligue 1 club Evian announced that Tejeda had signed a four-year contract. He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September 2014 in a 2–1 loss to Bordeaux. During the winter transfer window, Tejeda was joined by his countryman and former Saprissa teammate David Ramírez. The team was relegated to Ligu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miguel Basulto
Juan Miguel Basulto Medina (born 7 January 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer that plays as a centre-back for Liga FPD club Herediano. Club career Youth Basulto joined Guadalajara's youth academy in 2008. Playing in the Chivas Youth Academy going through U-17 and U-20. Until finally reaching the first team, Benjamín Galindo being the coach promoting Basulto to first team. Guadalajara Basulto made his official debut under Mexican coach Benjamín Galindo in the Liga MX which was on January 11, 2013. He started with the first team against Santos Laguna which ended in a 2–0 defeat. Honours Guadalajara *Liga MX: Clausura 2017 *Copa MX: Apertura 2015, Clausura 2017 *Supercopa MX: 2016 *CONCACAF Champions League: 2018 Herediano *Liga FPD The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christian Bolaños
Christian Bolaños Navarro (born 17 May 1984) is a Costa Rican former professional association football, footballer who played as a right winger. After his international debut with the Costa Rica national football team, Costa Rica national team in 2005, Bolaños earned over 80 international caps and played at three FIFA World Cups. His brother Jonathan Bolaños, Jonathan is also a footballer. Club career Deportivo Saprissa With Saprissa Bolaños won various national championships as well as a UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title. Bolaños participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship with his team, and was awarded by FIFA as the third best player of the tournament. Following this success he was invited to attend a ten-day trial with Liverpool F.C., Liverpool, although he was not signed on a permanent basis. On 9 August 2006, he signed a one-year loan deal with Premier League side Charlton Athletic F.C., Charlton Athletic. However, he failed to obtain a wor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alajuela
Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela (canton), Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it is also the capital of the Province of Alajuela. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays part of the conurbation of the Greater Metropolitan Area (Costa Rica), Greater Metropolitan Area. The city is the birthplace of Juan Santamaría, the national hero of Costa Rica and the figure who gives the name to the country's main Juan Santamaría International Airport, international airport, which is south of Alajuela downtown. Geography Alajuela has an area of and an elevation of . It is located in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Central Valley, 19 kilometres northwest of San José, Costa Rica, San José. Climate The climate is Tropical climate, tropical, typical of the Central Valley, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
The Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto is a football stadium in ''El Llano'' neighborhood of Alajuela, Costa Rica, which is the home of Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, one of the most successful football clubs from Costa Rica. It also serves as the home ground of Asociación Deportiva Carmelita, Carmelita, who rent the stadium from Alajuelense. The stadium, which has a capacity of 18,895 people, is named after Alejandro Morera Soto, a notable former player of LD Alajuelense, FC Barcelona, and Hércules CF. History Construction The project to find a proper site for a permanent home started in 1938 when the director of the club, Carlos Bolaños, proposed that the club should purchase its own land. The land was purchased in 1940, but the site would not be soccer-ready until 1942, when Alajuelense played its first match at the site. The first game was played on January 18, 1942, when Liga Deportiva Alajuelense played Club Sport Cartagines. The Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto is known as the Ca ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gabriel Torres
Gabriel Arturo Torres Tejada (born 31 October 1988) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays for Tauro and the Panama national team. Career Club He was widely regarded as the top prospect from Panama and in 2007 he traveled twice to England to train with Manchester United and once in Spain with Valencia. On his second flight to Manchester he got injured on the second day of practice and had to return home, where he played for ANAPROF side Chepo. In 2008, he was loaned for 6 months to 2007 Mustang Cup runner-up La Equidad, his loan contract was later extended for 6 extra months. In his debut in Colombia, Torres scored in a 2–3 loss against Deportivo Pereira. In January 2009 Torres signed a loan contract for a year with current Mustang Cup champions América Cali. However, after missing the pre-season because of his participation in the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup with Panama, he was relegated to the bench where he would spend most of his matches. On 30 March he was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Heredia, Costa Rica
Heredia () is a district in the Heredia canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica. As the seat of the municipality of Heredia canton, it is awarded the status of city, and by virtue of being the city of the first canton, it is the Province Capital of Heredia province as well. It is 10 kilometers to the north of the country's capital, San José. The city is home to one of the largest colleges in Costa Rica, the National University of Costa Rica, which accepts many international students. History Prior to its founding, the area around Heredia was inhabited by the native tribe that is known as the Huetares, who were commanded at the coming of the Spanish by the ''cacique'' Garabito. In 1706 settlers from Cartago, set up a small church at a place they called "Alvirilla", which soon became more populated. Between 1716 and 1717 the settlers moved their village to the north, to a place the indigenous people called Cubujuquí. In 1736 Heredia was deemed sufficiently large to be g ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero
The Eladio Rosabal Cordero Stadium (Spanish: ), also referred to as Transcomer Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Heredia, Costa Rica Heredia () is a district in the Heredia canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica. As the seat of the municipality of Heredia canton, it is awarded the status of city, and by virtue of being the city of the first canton, it is the Province Capita .... Built on the site of the old Rosabal Cordero stadium, which had stood from 1949 until 2020. The stadium will serve as Herediano's home stadium. The construction process has been marred with numerous delays.{{cite news , last1=Ureña , first1=Silvia , title=¡Retraso! Rosabal Cordero estará listo hasta mayo del 2024 , url=https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/retraso-rosabal-cordero-estara-listo-hasta-mayo-del-2024 , access-date=23 March 2025 , work=La República , language=es References External linksThe stadiumon Herediano's website Football venues in Costa Rica C.S. Herediano ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kennedy Rocha
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Guápiles, Pococí
Guápiles is a Districts of Costa Rica, district of the Pococí (canton), Pococí canton, in the Limón Province, Limón province of Costa Rica. Toponymy The origin of the name of Guápiles seems to come from the two rivers that run to both sides of the population, since they are said that they are "Guapes" (Twins). Whereas Pococí, name of the canton, corresponds to the name of the native cacique that inhabited this place to the arrival of the Spaniards. Other caciques that inhabited the region were Camaquiri and Cocorí mentioned in historical primers and national Literature. History Guápiles was created on 19 September 1911 by Ley 12. Geography Guápiles has an area of and an elevation of . Guápiles is settled to an altitude of and is considered the main door of entrance to the Costa Rican Caribbean. The main city is Guápiles, one of the country's major settlements outside of Costa Rican Central Valley, the Central Valley. It lies to the northeast of San José, C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |