The 2011–12 Primera División season is the 93rd of

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's top-flight professional

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league. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano. The season began on 31 July 2011.

Promotion and relegation

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finished last season in last place in the overall table at the end of last season and were relegated to the

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. 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 season. Instead, for both tournaments, the clubs would play every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 20 matches each. At the end of the regular season, the top 4 teams in the league standings would participate in the playoffs. At the end of the season, the last place club would participate in a promotion-relegation playoff against the Segunda División overall runners-up, while the Segunda División overall champions would be promoted to next season's competition automatically.

Average attendance

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14,990 *

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9,720 *

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4,064 *

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3,220 * Cartaginés 3,090 *

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2,058 * San Carlos 2,109 *

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2,027 * Pérez Zeledón 1,119 * Belén 1,117 * Orión 544

Team information

Campeonato de Invierno

The 2011 Campeonato de Invierno, officially the 2011 Campeonato de Invierno

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for sponsorship reasons, was the first tournament of the season. The tournament began on 31 July 2011 and ended on 18 December 2011.

First stage

Standings

Results

Second stage

Semifinals

First legs

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Second legs

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Finals

First leg

Second leg

2–2 on aggregate score,

wins on penalties 6–5

Top goalscorers

Campeonato de Verano

The 2012 Campeonato de Verano began on 15 January 2012 and ended in May 2012.

First stage

Standings

Results

Second stage

Semifinals

First legs

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Second legs

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Finals

First leg

Second leg

Aggregate table

References

External links

UNAFUT's official website
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