2010–11 Costa Rican Primera División season
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The 2010–11 Primera División season is the 92st of Costa Rica
's top-flight professional football league. The season is divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano.
Teams relegated to 2010–11 Segunda División
for sponsorship reasons, is the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on July 24, 2010 and is scheduled to end in December.
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Group B
1advances on regular season away goal differential
were expelled from the competition due to various financial difficulties. After this decision, all of Barrio México's matches were awarded 3–0 against them.
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Group B
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
's top-flight professional football league. The season is divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2009–10 Segunda División- Barrio MéxicoClub de Fútbol Barrio MéxicoClub Deportivo Barrio Mexico is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División.-History:...
- Limón F.C.
Teams relegated to 2010–11 Segunda División
- Águilas GuanacastecasMunicipal LiberiaA.D. Municipal Liberia is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. The team its based in Liberia, Guanacaste. Their home stadium is Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño. The team was bought largely by tycoon Mario Sotela , at the beginning of this year...
- RamonenseAsociación Deportiva RamonenseAsociación Deportiva Ramonense is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level. It is based in San Ramón, Alajuela. Their home stadium is Estadio Guillermo Vargas Roldán....
Team Information
| Team | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajuelense |  Oscar "El Macho" Ramirez |
Alajuela Alajuela Alajuela is the second largest city in Costa Rica after the capital, San José. It is also the capital of the namesake province. Because of its location in the Costa Rican Central Valley, Alajuela is nowadays englobed in the conurbation of Great Metropolitan Area... |
Alejandro Morera Soto Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Scotiabank is a multi-purpose stadium in Alajuela, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of L.D. Alajuelense. The stadium is owned and operated by La Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and is located in El Llano de Alajuela... |
17,895 |
| Barrio México Club de Fútbol Barrio México Club Deportivo Barrio Mexico is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División.-History:... |
Marvin Solano |
San José | Estadio CDI José Joaquín "Colleya" Fonseca | 4,500 |
| Brujas Brujas F.C. Brujas F.C. de Desamparados - previously A.D. Guanacasteca - is a Costa Rican football club based in Desamparados, Costa Rica. The name Brujas translates to "Witches." The team's home town used to be Escazú, known around the country as "La ciudad de las Brujas" or "The Witches' Town", but the... |
Daniel Torres |
Desamparados | "Cuty" Monge Estadio Jorge "Cuty" Monge Estadio Jorge "Cuty" Monge is a multi-use stadium in Desamparados, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Brujas F.C. of the Primera División de Costa Rica. The stadium has a capacity of 5,500 spectators.... |
6,000 |
| Cartaginés C.S. Cartaginés Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:... |
Jhonny Chavez |
Cartago Cartago, Costa Rica - See also :* Cartago Agrarian Union Party* Provincial Integration Party Three* Cartago in Spanish... |
Fello Meza Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich is a multi-use stadium in Cartago, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.S. Cartaginés. The stadium holds 13,500 people and was built in 1949.-References:... |
13,500 |
| Herediano Club Sport Herediano Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:... |
 Orlando de León |
Heredia Heredia, Costa Rica Heredia is a city located in the Heredia province of Costa Rica and is the capital of that province. It is currently undergoing a rapid process of industrialization and is located 10 kilometers north of the country's capital, San José.... |
Rosabal Cordero Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero is a multi-purpose stadium in Heredia, Costa Rica. The stadium holds 8,144 people and opened in 1951. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Club Sport Herediano.... |
8,144 |
| Limón F.C. Limón F.C. Limón Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in Limón. Their home stadiums are the Estadio Nuevo de Limón and Estadio Juán Gobán. Their nickname is "La Tromba del Caribe" .-Current squad:As of 2010... |
Ronald "El Macho" Mora |
Limón | Estadio Nuevo de Limón/Estadio Juan Gobán | 3,000/2,000 |
| Pérez Zeledón Municipal Pérez Zeledón Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in San Isidro. Their home stadium is Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón... |
 Rafael Bautista Arenas |
San Isidro San Isidro Isidro and Ysidro are Spanish forms of the personal name Isidore. San Isidro or San Ysidro may refer to:-People:* Agot Isidro , Filipina actress... |
Municipal Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a multi-use stadium in San Isidro, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Municipal Pérez Zeledón. The stadium holds 6000 people.... |
6,000 |
| Puntarenas Puntarenas F.C. Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División .... |
Jorge González Estévez |
Puntarenas Puntarenas Puntarenas is the capital and largest city in the province Puntarenas, Costa Rica, at the Pacific coast. The eponymous and oddly shaped province has its largest section in the South, far from the capital.Some 100,000 live in the city and close towns... |
"Lito" Pérez | 4,105 |
| San Carlos Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top levelin the Primera Division. It is based in Ciudad Quesada, north of Alajuela... |
Daniel Casas |
Ciudad Quesada Ciudad Quesada Ciudad Quesada is a city in the district of Quesada in the cantón of San Carlos in the province of Alajuela in Costa Rica. It is the capital city of the cantón... |
Carlos Álvarez Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez is a multi-use stadium in Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos. The stadium holds 5,600 people.... |
5,600 |
| Santos Santos de Guápiles Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1961, plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They also have a really loyal fan club, they call themselves "La Marea Roja".-External links:... |
Ronald Gómez |
Guápiles | Ebal Rodríguez Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Estadio Ebal Rodriguez is a multi-use stadium in Guápiles, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santos de Guápiles. The stadium holds 3,000 people.The stadium is currently undergoing a number of renovations... |
3,000 |
| Saprissa C.D. Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa S.A.D. is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and plays their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá.... |
Roy Myers |
Tibás | Ricardo Saprissa Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá is one of the main sports stadiums in Costa Rica. It is located in San Juan de Tibás, San José. With a capacity of 24,000, it has one of the highest capacity stadiums in the country. The stadium is the home of Deportivo Saprissa, and was named in honour of the team's... |
24,000 |
| Universidad de Costa Rica Club de Futbol Universidad de Costa Rica Club de Fútbol de la Universidad de Costa Rica is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División.It ended up Champion in the 2006-2007 Segunda División season, and therefore will be playing in the Primera División this season... |
Juan Diego Quesada |
San Pedro San Pedro, Costa Rica San Pedro is the capital of Montes de Oca Canton in the San José Province. It is home to the University of Costa Rica as well as other institutions of higher learning. It has all the services and facilities of any major city.... |
Ecologico | 1,800 |
Campeonato de Invierno
The 2010 Campeonato de Invierno, officially the 2010 Campeonato de Invierno ScotiabankScotiabank
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for sponsorship reasons, is the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on July 24, 2010 and is scheduled to end in December.
Standings
Group A|}
Group B
Results
Second stage
1advances on regular season away goal differential
| Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank 2010 Champion |
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| L.D. Alajuelense |
Campeonato de Verano
The 2010 Campeonato de Verano began on January 8, 2011 and is scheduled to end in May. During the competition, Barrio MéxicoClub de Fútbol Barrio México
Club Deportivo Barrio Mexico is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División.-History:...
were expelled from the competition due to various financial difficulties. After this decision, all of Barrio México's matches were awarded 3–0 against them.
Standings
Group A|}
Group B
Results
Second stage
| Campeonato de Verano Scotiabank 2011 Champion |
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| Alajuelense |