The 2015–16 Costa Rican FPD is the 96th season of the Costa Rican top-flight football league. It is divided in two championships: the Invierno and Verano seasons.
Format The season format was changed from previous years. The season will still be split into two tournaments, the Invierno and Verano. Also, each tournament's regular stage will still consist of a double-round robin. However, the top four teams from the regular stage will advance to a "quadrangular" double-round robin instead of a play-off stage. If the team with the most points in regular stage finishes with the most points in the quadrangular, they will automatically win the tournament. Otherwise, the regular stage and quadrangular winners will play to decide the tournament's champion.
Teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Stadium Capacity Alajuelense Alajuela Alejandro Morera Soto Belén Belén Polideportivo de Belén Carmelita Alajuela Alejandro Morera Soto Cartaginés Cartago "Fello" Meza Herediano Heredia Eladio Rosabal Cordero Liberia Liberia Edgardo Baltodano Limón Limón Juan Gobán Pérez Zeledón San Isidro Municipal Pérez Zeledón Santos Limón Ebal Rodríguez Saprissa San José Ricardo Saprissa San Carlos Quesada Carlos Ugalde Álvarez UCR San José Estadio Ecológico
Invierno First stage
Quadrangular
Statistical leaders
Verano First stage
Quadrangular
Statistical leaders
Verano Finals Because different teams won the regular season title and the quadrangular tournament, those two winners, Saprissa and Herediano, will play a two-legged play-off to determine the Verano champions.
Aggregate table The aggregate table only factors in regular season results and ignores the quadrangular tournaments.
Awards On 31 May 2017, the UNAFUT held a ceremony in the national auditorium of the Museo de los Niños to deliver the Liga FPD awards for the season.
Per individual tournament CategorySeasonInvierno 2016Verano 2017ChampionsSaprissaHeredianoRunners-upHeredianoSaprissaDedicated to Rodolfo Ferguson Orlando de LeónGoalscorer Yendrick Ruiz Erick ScottBest player Marvin Angulo Randall AzofeifaBest U-21 player Gerson Torres Jimmy MarínBest manager Carlos Watson Hernán MedfordBest goalkeeper Danny Carvajal Leonel MoreiraBest foreign player Adolfo Machado Luis Ángel LandínBest goal Marvin Angulo Carlos HernándezMost disciplined teamCartaginésPérez ZeledónBest moversSantos de GuápilesPérez Zeledón
Per overall season AwardWinnerSpecial tribute1Danny FonsecaVíctor Núñez Félix MontoyaBest saveLeonel MoreiraArbitration workRicardo MonteroRafael AndradeJuan Carlos MoraJuan Gabriel CalderónHonorific mentions:Wálter QuesadaAdrián JiménezFair play awardMinor Álvarez2 1 Awarded to the mentioned players due to their number of matches played in the Liga FPD. 2 Goalkeeper Minor Álvarez received the award for aiding San Carlos' Érick Zúñiga during the last matchday of the Verano 2017 season, at the cost of receiving a goal during his action.
Attendances
TeamHome averageDeportivo Saprissa 9,228Alajuelense 8,807CS Herediano 4,247CS Cartaginés 3,874AD San Carlos 2,261Municipal Liberia 1,786Municipal Pérez Zeledón 1,375Limón FC 1,176Santos de Guápiles 1,121Universidad de Costa Rica 968AD Carmelita 862Belén FC 564
References
External links Costa Rican FPD (Spanish)