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2013 Costa Rican Cup
The 2013 Costa Rican Cup (known as the ''Torneo de Copa Banco Nacional'' or ''Copa BN'' for sponsorship reasons) is the 1st staging of the Costa Rican Cup. The competition began on July 7 and finished on August 4 with Saprissa crowned as the first champions after defeating Carmelita in the penalty shoot-outs in the final at the national stadium. The 2013 Copa BN featured 16 teams, 12 from the Primera División (including the newly promoted team, Universidad de Costa Rica) and 4 from the Segunda División (not including the recently relegated team, A.D. San Carlos). Qualified teams The following teams competed in the 2013 Costa Rican Cup 11 teams of 2012–13 Costa Rican Primera División season: *Alajuelense * Belén * Carmelita * Cartaginés *Herediano *Limón * Pérez Zeledón *Puntarenas *Santos de Guápiles * Saprissa *Uruguay de Coronado 5 teams of 2012-13 Costa Rican Segunda División season: *AS Puma Generaleña *Guanacasteca *Jacó Rays *Juventud Escazuceña * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deportivo Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple (burgundy) and white. It is the main team representing the capital, but with the distinction of being massively followed throughout the whole country and overseas. The club was founded in 1935 and has competed in the Costa Rican first division since 1949. The name of the team comes from one of the club's main founders, Ricardo Saprissa. One of the most popular nicknames for the team (''The Purple Monster'') can be traced back to 1987, when the Costa Rican newspaper '' Diario Extra'' gave the team the nickname during a derby, because of the club's enormous following. A reporter commented that the sea of fans in the stands at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá in Tibás wearing purple, and the tremendous noise they were generating, made him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
