Porfirio López
Porfirio López Meza (; born September 10, 1985 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican professional football player who currently plays for Municipal Perez Zeledon in the Costa Rican Premier Division. Club career Porfirio López began his career with Santos de Guápiles in Costa Rica, already being part of the first team in the 2003/04 season. He made his debut with the club in 2006 and remained at the club for three seasons. He then joined Puntarenas and quickly established himself as the club's starting left back. He moved to China and signed a contract with Dalian Shide in February 2010. He made his CSL debut for Dalian against Shaanxi Chanba on 28 March and scored a goal in the match. After one season in China, López went on loan to Costa Rican club Alajuelense, helping his new club win both the Clausura and Apertura titles in 2011. López signed with Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer on December 22, 2011. López was released by Philadelphia on November 19, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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San José, Costa Rica
San José (; meaning "Saint Joseph") is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is in the center of the country, in the mid-west of the Central Valley, within San José Canton. San José is Costa Rica's seat of national government, focal point of political and economic activity, and major transportation hub. San José Canton's population was 288,054 in 2011, and San José's municipal land area is 44.2 square kilometers (17.2 square miles), with an estimated 333,980 residents in 2015. Together with several other cantons of the central valley, including Alajuela, Heredia and Cartago, it forms the country's Greater Metropolitan Area, with an estimated population of over 2 million in 2017. The city is named in honor of Joseph of Nazareth. Founded in 1736 by order of Cabildo de León, the population of San José rose during the 18th century through the use of colonial planning. It has historically been a city of strat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2005–06 Primera División (Costa Rica)
Primera División de Costa Rica ''(Costa Rica First Division)'' is a Costa Rican football tournament composed of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion of Costa Rican football. In both the Apertura and Clausura, 2 groups of 6 teams are conformed, they will play twice (Home and away) with the teams of their own group (10 games) and once game with the teams of the other group (6 games), for a total of 16 games. The top 2 teams from each group after the final round of the Apertura and the Clausura qualify for the playoffs. Apertura 2005 Group stage Playoffs Clausura 2006 Group stage Playoffs Final No Final was played as Saprissa won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. Aggregate table {{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 Primera Division (Costa Rica) Liga FPD seasons 1 Costa Costa may refer to: Biology * Rib (Latin: ''costa''), in vertebrate anatomy * Costa (botany), the central strand of a plant leaf or thallus * Costa (coral) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2012 Philadelphia Union Season
The 2012 Philadelphia Union season was the third season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The team was initially managed by former MLS player Peter Nowak, in his third season with the club. In June, Nowak resigned and assistant coach John Hackworth was promoted to manager on an interim basis. Hackworth was officially made permanent head coach in August, making him the second head coach in the club's history. 2012 roster ''As of August 28, 2012.'' Match results Preseason friendlies MLS regular season The Union finished 10-18-6 overall, 7-8-2 at home, 3-10-4 on the road. U.S. Open Cup Friendlies MLS Reserve League The Union Reserves are 4-4-2 overall, 3-1-1 at home, 1-3-1 on the road. League table Conference Overall Results summary Coaching staff Squad information ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lamar Hunt U
Lamar or Lamarr is a word with multiple origins that may refer to: People *Lamar (given name), a list of people * Lamar (surname), a list of people Fictional characters *Hedley Lamarr, in Mel Brooks's movie '' Blazing Saddles'', played by Harvey Korman *Lamar Latrell, in the ''Revenge of the Nerds'' movie series *Lamar Alford, in the off-Broadway musical ''Godspell'' *Lamar Davis, in the ''Grand Theft Auto V'' 2013 video game *Lamarr, a headcrab from the game ''Half-Life 2'' *Lamar Williams, professional otaku and member of MD-5 from the Meta Runner internet series Places in the United States *Lamar, Arkansas, a city *Lamar, Colorado, a home rule municipality and county seat * Lamar, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Lamar, Mississippi, an unincorporated community *Lamar, Missouri, a city and county seat * Lamar, Nebraska, a village *Lamar, Oklahoma, a town *Lamar, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place *Lamar, South Carolina, a town *Lamar, Tennessee, an unincorporated com ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2011–12 Costa Rican Primera División Season
The 2011–12 Primera División season is the 93rd of Costa Rica's top-flight professional football league. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano. The season began on 31 July 2011. Promotion and relegation Universidad de Costa Rica finished last season in last place in the overall table at the end of last season and were relegated to the Segunda División. Replacing them in the league for this season are the overall champions of last season's Segunda División competition, Belén Siglo XXI. Barrio México were expelled from last year's competition during the 2011 Verano tournament and were eventually relegated from the league due to various financial difficulties. They were not replaced for this season. For this season, Brujas changed their name to ''Orión FC Desamparados''. Format changes Due to the reduction of the league to 11 teams for this season, the league's format was changed for this season. There would be no groups this ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2010–11 Costa Rican Primera División Season
The 2010–11 Primera División season is the 92nd of Costa Rica'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 México * Limón F.C. Teams relegated to 2010–11 Segunda División * Águilas Guanacastecas * Ramonense Team information Campeonato de Invierno The 2010 Campeonato de Invierno, officially the 2010 Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank for sponsorship reasons, is the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on July 24, 2010 and is scheduled to end in December. First stage Standings Results Second stage 1advances on regular season away goal differential Campeonato de Verano The 2010 Campeonato de Verano began on January 8, 2011 and is scheduled to end in May. During the competition, Barrio México were expelled from the competition due to various financial difficulties. After this d ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2010 Chinese Super League
The 2010 Chinese Super League season was the seventh season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the seventeenth season of a professional association football league and the 49th top-tier league season in China. The teams ranked first through fourteenth of the 2009 season and two promoted teams from the 2009 League One season participated in this season. Shandong Luneng won the title for third time in seven years. Promotion and relegation Teams promoted from 2009 China League One * Liaoning Whowin * Nanchang Hengyuan Teams relegated to 2010 China League One * Chengdu Blades * Guangzhou GPC Clubs Clubs & locations * P – Promoted, TH – Title Holders Managerial changes Foreign Players Matchfixing scandal In China's attempts to revitalise the domestic game, which has been dogged with allegations of corruption over the last few years they questioned or arrested several high-profile members within Chinese football. The most high profile of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in some countries/territories in Asia and Oceania. It has 47 member countries most of which are located in Asia. Australia, formerly in Oceania Football Confederation, OFC, joined AFC in 2006. Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, both Territories of the United States, territories of the United States, are also AFC members that are geographically in Oceania. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC who managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. In 1986 ALFC merged with AFC. Executive Committee Sponsors Member associations It has 47 member associations split into 5 regions. Some nations proposed a South West Asian Federation that would not interfere with AFC zones. Afghanistan Football Federation, Afghanistan, Myanma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chinese Super League Cup
The Chinese Super League Cup () was a association football, football tournament in China held for two years from 2004 until 2005. History Chinese Super League Cup was established in the inaugural season of the Chinese Super League (CSL) as a supplementary tournament while 12 inaugural CSL clubs lacked of matches. It was abolished in 2006 after CSL expanded to 15 clubs. The Chinese Football Association planned to reorganize the League Cup in 2013; however, the plan was rejected by most of the CSL clubs. Results *2004 Chinese Super League Cup, 2004: Shandong Luneng 2:0 Shenzhen Jianlibao *2005 Chinese Super League Cup, 2005: Wuhan Huanghelou 3:1 (total score) Shenzhen Jianlibao References Football competitions in China National association football league cups Recurring sporting events established in 2004 2004 establishments in China Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2005 2005 disestablishments in China {{PRChina-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chinese FA Cup
The Chinese FA Cup (, abbreviated as CFA Cup) is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association. Its current holders are Shandong Taishan, having beaten Shanghai Port in 2021 for a record seventh title. History It was started as Chinese National Football Championship () in 1956. The tournament was reorganized after the Culture Revolution and used name Chinese FA Cup for the first time in 1984. It was scrapped for the 6th National Games of China in 1987. It was reorganized again as Chinese National Cup Winners' Cup () between 1990 and 1992 as the qualification of Asian Cup Winners' Cup. Its current format started in the 1995 season after professional football league was established in China. It was temporary scrapped in 2007 for Chinese Football Association 2008 Summer Olympic strategy, [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2009–10 Costa Rican Primera División Season
The 2009–10 Primera División season is the 91st of Costa Rica's top-flight professional football league. The season began on July 25 and ended on May 16. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano Format The format for both championships are similar. Each championship will have two stages: a first "regular" stage and a second "playoff" stage. Prior to the start of the season, the twelve teams were designated into groups based on their positions in the 2008-09 aggregate table. The teams that finished 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, and Liga de Ascenso winner were placed into Group A. The teams that finished in 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, and 11 were placed into Group B. The first stage was divided into two rounds: the first round for each championship had a single round-robin format; the second round for championship is different. The second round in the Invierno had the teams in each group play against each in a single round-robin format. The second round for the Verano w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2008–09 Primera División (Costa Rica)
The Invierno 2008–09 season started on July 27 with 2 groups of 6 teams, they will play twice (home and away) with the teams of their own group (10 games) and once with the teams of the other group (6 games), for a total of 16 games. The 3 top teams of each group qualify for the playoffs. The winners of group A and B get a bye week, while the 2nd of group A plays the 3rd of group B and the 2nd of group B plays the 3rd of group A. The winners of these series move to the semi-final series. The home field advantage in the playoffs is given to the team with the best record in the group stage. The winner of the playoff series will gain entry into the group stage of the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League. The runner-up will gain entry into the 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round. If the same team wins both the Invierno and Verano tournaments then the preliminary round spot will be awarded to the team with the next best regular season record in the Verano tournament. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |