2012–13 Costa Rican Primera División season

The 2012–13 Primera División season (known as the Campeonato JPS 2012-13 for sponsorship reasons) is the 94th of Costa Rica's top-flight professional football league. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano. Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado is one of the new members.

2012-13 Campeonato JPS 2012
Season2012–13
ChampionsApertura:
Alajuelense
Clausura:
Herediano
RelegatedSan Carlos
Champions LeagueAlajuelense
Herediano
Cartaginés
Matches played138
Goals scored367 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerInvierno:
Cristian Lagos (18)
Biggest home winPérez Zeledón 6–0 Carmelita
Cartaginés 6–0 Santos
Biggest away winSan Carlos 1–6 Saprissa
Highest scoringSan Carlos 1–6 Saprissa
Pérez Zeledón 4–3 Limón
Uruguay 4–3 Herediano
Carmelita 2–5 Santos
Highest attendance18,894[1] Saprissa – Alajuelense
Lowest attendance39[1] Belén – Santos
Total attendance360,158[1]

The Invierno season was dedicated to Carlos "Cañón" González.

Campeonato de Invierno

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The tournament began on 25 July 2012 and will end on 23 December 2012.

First Stage

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Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Alajuelense2213543622+1444Advances to the Semifinals
2Deportivo Saprissa2213454122+1943
3Herediano2210753725+1237
4Limón229673130+133
5Santos229583937+232
6Uruguay2293102531−630
7Pérez Zeledón2284103531+428
8Belén227782327−428
9Carmelita226792133−1225
10Puntarenas2257102234−1222
11Cartaginés2256112425−121
12San Carlos2255122441−1720
Source: Unafut.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ AwayALABELCRMCARHERLIMPEZPUNSACSANSAPURU
Alajuelense1–02–01–00–30–02–13–11–12–12–32–0
Belén1–31–01–00–01–22–10–02–33–31–00–2
Carmelita0–32–20–00–01–11–10–14–22–51–11–2
Cartaginés1–11–11–22–30–10–03–10–06–01–30–1
Herediano2–41–10–01–12–02–14–11–02–02–12–0
Limón1–01–12–11–23–32–10–12–13–21–05–1
Pérez Zeledón0–10–16–01–02–24–31–12–14–11–22–1
Puntarenas2–23–20–11–00–22–10–23–30–00–01–2
San Carlos2–01–00–20–21–02–21–32–00–11–60–2
Santos0–23–01–23–22–13–02–12–25–12–21–1
Deportivo Saprissa2–20–22–02–02–12–03–12–12–10–22–0
Uruguay1–20–10–11–24–30–03–02–11–11–00–4

Second stage

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SemifinalsFinals
          
2Saprissa101
3Herediano112
Herediano112
Alajuelense213
1Alajuelense101
4Limón000

Semifinals

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First legs

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Herediano1 - 1Saprissa
Ruiz 53'Sequeira 29'
Referee: Wálter Quesada

Limón0 - 1Alajuelense
Acosta 35'

Second legs

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Deportivo Saprissa0 - 1Herediano
Núñez 81'

Alajuelense0 - 0Limón
Referee: Ricardo Montero

Finals

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First leg

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Second leg

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Alajuelense1 – 1Herediano
Á. Sánchez 111'reportI. Gómez 88' (pen)
Referee: Walter Quesada


 Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank champion 
Alajuelense
28th title

Campeonato de Verano

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The tournament began on 1 January 2013 and ended on 5 May 2013.

First Stage

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Standings

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Herediano2213454731+1643Advances to the Semifinals
2Cartaginés2212552918+1141
3Deportivo Saprissa2211563424+1038
4Pérez Zeledón2210573128+335
5Alajuelense2210483829+934
6Puntarenas227963535030
7Santos228592230−829
8Uruguay227783027+328
9San Carlos (R)2257102333−1022Relegation to Segunda División
10Carmelita2263132737−1021
11Limón224991931−1221
12Belén2247112739−1219
Source: Unafut.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ AwayALABELCRMCARHERLIMPEZPUNSACSANSAPURU
Alajuelense0–04–12–02–22–20–12–01–04–03–11–1
Belén2–04–10–12–31–11–22–02–41–10–31–1
Carmelita3–13–00–23–51–00–11–12–00–10–13–0
Cartaginés1–02–32–03–13–00–11–02–00–00–01–2
Herediano2–13–11–10–22–15–14–12–04–11–22–1
Limón1–01–10–21–11–21–11–10–21–02–02–1
Pérez Zeledón4–12–13–11–22–03–00–02–01–11–21–1
Puntarenas2–44–22–21–13–32–13–23–03–02–21–0
San Carlos2–31–12–10–01–21–11–10–02–01–11–1
Santos1–42–14–10–11–00–03–13–13–20–21–0
Deportivo Saprissa1–01–11–02–30–02–24–02–31–21–02–1
Uruguay2–33–02–11–12–33–01–02–24–10–01–0

Second stage

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SemifinalsFinals
          
2Cartaginés101
3Saprissa101
Cartaginés314
Herediano134
1Herediano415
4Pérez Zeledón303


 Campeonato de Verano Scotiabank champion 
Herediano
23rd title

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Asistencia a Estadios". Unafut. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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