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2017–18 Liga FPD – Apertura Season
The 2018 Apertura season served as the opening half of the 2017–18 Liga FPD association football season. It began on 29 July 2017 and ended on 23 December 2017. C.S. Herediano, Herediano entered as the defending champions, but lost the title in the Apertura finals to A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón, Pérez Zeledón. Personnel and kits Managerial changes ;Notes * 1: Mario Viquez had already assumed as interim manager of Carmelite following Farinha's departure on 28 September. * 2: Adrián Leandro had already assumed as interim manager of Cartaginés following Delgado's departure on 10 November. League table Regular season Defending champions C.S. Herediano, Herediano topped the season undefeated with 54 points. By achieving this, Herediano broke two records in the league. They became the first team with the longest undefeated streak (surpassing the 21-match streak by Deportivo Saprissa, Saprissa in the 2003–04 season, the team being coincidentally managed by Hernán Medford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liga FPD
The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Liga de Fútbol de Primera División (Liga FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División (UNAFUT). The league consists of 12 teams, with the last-placed team relegated to the Liga de Ascenso. The league was founded in 1921, with Herediano crowned as the first champions. Saprissa is the most successful club having won the championship a record 40 times. Together with Alajuelense (31 titles) and Herediano (30 titles), they have dominated the league. Competition format The Liga FPD features a format in which two separate tournaments are held over the course of one particular season. The ''Torneo de Apertura'' (Spanish for "Opening Tournament") lasts from July to December, while the ''Torneo de Clausura'' (Spanish for "Closing Tournament") lasts from January to May. From 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claro Americas
The Claro Company, or simply Claro, is a Brazilian-founded Latin American telecommunications company, part of América Móvil, a Mexican telecom group. Claro serves customers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico and Uruguay. Its Mexican operations are branded as Claro Mexico. The company's name means "bright," "clear," and also "of course," in both Portuguese and Spanish. Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay Headquartered in Córdoba, Argentina, Claro was launched in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay on March 25, 2008 in a rebranding of CTI Móvil. the former served more than 12.8 million subscribers on CDMA/1XRTT and GSM/GPRS/EDGE wireless. CTI Móvil purchased Hutchison Telecom operation in Paraguay (which operated as "PortHable") in July 2005 to begin serving customers in that country. As of 2006, Claro competed with international operators such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huawei
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Huawei" sometimes stylized as "HUAWEI"; ; zh, c=华为, p= ) is a Chinese multinational corporationtechnology company in Longgang, Shenzhen, Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Its main product lines include telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, electric vehicle self-driving car, autonomous driving systems, and rooftop solar power products. The company was founded in Shenzhen in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a veteran officer of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Initially focused on manufacturing stored program control, phone switches, Huawei has expanded to more than 170 countries to include building telecommunications network infrastructures, providing equipment, operational and consulting services, and manufacturing communications devices for the consumer market. It overtook Ericsson in 2012 as the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in the world. Huawei surpassed Apple Inc., Apple and Samsung Electronics, Samsung, in 2018 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umbro
Umbro is an English sports equipment manufacturer founded in 1924 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, and based in Manchester. They specialise in football and rugby sportswear featuring their ''Double Diamond'' logo. Umbro products are sold in over 100 countries.Umbro at Iconix Brand website . Retrieved 11 February 2013 The business was started by brothers Harold and Wallace Humphreys. The name is a of ''um'', from Humphreys, and ''bro'' from brothers. Since 2012, the marque is a subsidiary of American brand management company Iconix Brand Group. History |
Óscar Granados
Óscar Esteban Granados Maroto2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil ™ - List of Players FIFA.com, Retrieved 6/28/2014 (; born 25 October 1985) is a Costa Rican former who plays as a defensive . Club career Granados started his career at local side ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hernán Medford
Hernán Evaristo Medford Bryan ( , ; born May 23, 1968) is a Costa Rican former football player and current coach of Deportivo Marquense. Highly regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Central American football, Medford achieved success as both a player and a coach. As a player, Medford is fondly remembered in Costa Rica for two historic goals, both of which he considers his favorite, while playing for Costa Rica: the winning goal of a group stage match against Sweden to qualify to the knockout stage, and the winning goal of the ''Aztecazo'', Mexico's first defeat in a non-friendly match at the Estadio Azteca. Numerous media outlets regard Medford as the most successful coach in Central America, as he also found massive success across the region, winning championships in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Guatemala. He also coached Saprissa to win the 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, thus qualifying to the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, finishing on the third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papa John's Pizza
Papa John's International, Inc., trading as Papa Johns, is an American pizza restaurant chain. , it is the fourth largest pizza delivery restaurant chain in the United States, with headquarters in the Louisville, Kentucky and Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan areas. Papa John's global presence has reached over 5,500 locations in 49 countries and territories, and it is the world's third-largest pizza delivery company. History 1984–2009 The Papa John's restaurant was founded in 1984 when "Papa" John Schnatter installed an oven inside a broom closet in the back of his father's tavern, Mick's Lounge, in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He sold his 1971 Camaro Z28 to purchase US$1,600 worth of used pizza equipment and began selling pizzas to the tavern's customers out of the converted closet. His pizzas proved sufficiently popular that a year later he moved into an adjoining space. Dipping sauce specifically for pizza was invented by Papa John's Pizza that same year, and has since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pirma
Pirma is a Mexican sports equipment manufacturing company. It began in 1990 in Mexico and expanded in the Americas. The company commercialises men's and women's urban clothing and apparel (including jackets, t-shirts, and shorts), sports uniforms, athletic shoes, goalkeeper gloves, and footballs. Company's products include a variety of sports such as football, basketball, boxing, running, and tennis. It also sells accessories such as bags, caps, and goalkeeper gloves. Pirma has about 200 stores in Mexico, supplied by its two plants in León and San Francisco del Rincón both in the state of Guanajuato, with nearly 3,000 employees. Apart from Mexico, the firm operates in Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, and the United States, exporting 10% of its products to those countries. History The origins of the company can be traced back to 1987 when entrepreneur Rafael León started to produce shoe soles in San Francisco del Rincón (Guanajuato) through its own compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Vallejos
Luis Daniel Vallejos Obregón (born 27 May 1981 in Santa Bárbara de Santa Cruz) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career A defensive midfielder, he made his debut for Herediano and played for Puntarenas. In January 2010 he left Herediano for Santos de Guápiles After playing for Santos de Guápiles, Vallejos decided to cease playing professional soccer in his country. He did however have a spell at second division Guanacasteca and played abroad for Guatemalan second division outfit Ayutla. In summer 2014, Vallejos rejoined relegated Puntarenas in their bid to regain promotion to the Primera División. International career Vallejos played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship finals in Argentina. Vallejos made his senior debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a friendly against Japan just before the World Cup finals on April 12, 2002 and made 15 appearances, scoring no goals. He was a surprise inclusion into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Centeno
Wálter Centeno Corea (born 6 October 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and current manager of Santos de Guapiles. He was a regular member of the Costa Rica national team and holds the record for appearances, having gained 137 caps (135 FIFA official caps) and scored 24 goals. Club career Saprissa Nicknamed ''Paté'', Centeno started his career at Saprissa, who loaned him out to Belén for whom he made his professional debut on 4 February 1995 against Alajuelense. He scored his first goal on 3 September 1995 for Belén against Turrialba.“Paté” Centeno se despidió de la afición junto con sus amigos - CRHoy He earned his nickname in his childhood due to his love for eating pate' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joma
Joma Sport, S.A. is a Spanish sports clothing and shoes brand. History Joma was founded in 1965 by Fructuoso López to produce shoes for general use. The brand name comes from the given name of Fructuoso's first born son (José Manuel). In 1968, the company began to specialize in sport shoes production and distribution. After a relative success, Joma entered into football market, obtaining a great success domestically and internationally. Eventually, Joma Sport opened offices in the United States, Europe and Asia, currently present in over 70 countries throughout the world. Sponsorships Olympic Committees * Armenia * Jordan * Malta * Mexico * Morocco * Moldova * Portugal * Spain Athletics National teams * Albania * Czech Republic * Italy * Mauritius * Serbia * Spain * Tunisia * Romania Football Stadiums * Joma Arena National teams = Americas = * * * = Asia = * = Europe = * Associations Joma is the Official ball supplier for the following leagues and asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
