The 2014–15 Costa Rican FPD was the 95th season of the Costa Rican top-flight football league. It was divided into two championships: the
Invierno
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inter
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and
Verano
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ummer
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seasons.
The Invierno season was dedicated to Manuel Antonio "Pilo" Obando.
Teams
The league was contested by a total of 12 teams, including
Puma Generaleña, promoted from the 2013–14 Liga de Ascenso. While
Puntarenas
Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntarenas, Chacarita ...
were relegated.
Personnel, kits and Stadia
:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.''
Managerial changes
During the season
Campeonato de Invierno
The tournament began on 15 August 2014, with
Carmelita defeating
Limón
Limón (), commonly known as Puerto Limón, is a district, the capital city and main hub of Limón province, as well as of the Limón canton in Costa Rica. It is the seventh largest city in Costa Rica, with a population of over 55,000, and is ...
2–0, with Guatemalan player
Angelo Padilla scoring the first goal of the tournament. It ended on 21 December 2014, with
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 ...
winning their 31st title after they overcome
Herediano
Club Sport Herediano (), commonly known as Herediano and nicknamed El Team, is a Costa Rican multisport club based in Heredia, Heredia province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Herediano is mostly known for its association ...
in the final.
First Stage
Standings
Results
Second stage
Semifinals
;First legs
----
;Second legs
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Finals
;First leg
;Second leg
Top scorers
Source:
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Invierno 2014. The following players:
#have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
#have not been capped for the
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in men's international football. The national team is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUTBOL), the governing body ...
on any level, independently from the birthplace
A new rule was introduced a few season ago, that clubs can only have three foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or player/s is released.
Alajuelense
*
Ramon Nunez
*
Jerry Palacios
Jerry Nelson Palacios Suazo (; born November 1, 1981) is a Honduran football striker, who currently plays for Belmopan Bandits in Belize.
Club career
Palacios made his senior debut for Olimpia for whom he played 7 successive years except for ...
Belén
* José Carlos Cancela
Carmelita
*
Angelo Padilla
Cartaginés
* Luciano Bostal
* Paolo Cardozo
* Leandro Silva
Herediano
*
Keven Alemán
Keven Steven Alemán Bustos (born March 25, 1994) is a professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga FPD club Puntarenas. Born in Costa Rica, he represented Canada internationally.
Club career
Early career
Alem� ...
*
Alexander Larin
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Ale ...
*
Antonio Pedroza
Antonio Michael Pedroza Whitham (born 20 February 1991) is an English-Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Early life
Antonio Pedroza was born in Chester to a Mexican father and an English mother. At the age of two years, ...
*
Gabriel Enrique Gómez
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*
Brunet Hay
Brunette Francisco Hay Pino (born 7 September 1984) is a football striker who currently plays for Platense in the Honduran Liga Nacional.
Club career
A tall striker, Hay represented a few different local teams and had a stint in Uruguayan foo ...
Limón
* Rodrigo Lucas Martella

''(player released during the season)''
Pérez Zeledón
* Tomas Fonseca
*
Maurim
* Andrés Santamaría
*
Óscar McFarlane
Óscar Emilio McFarlane Ortega (born 29 November 1980) is a Panamanian football goalkeeper for the San Francisco of the LPF.
Club career
Nicknamed ''La Bruja'', McFarlane played for several local clubs before embarking on a lengthy spell at T ...
* Fabrizio Ronchetti
Puma Generaleña
* Yamir Vergara
Saprissa
*
Carlos Saucedo
*
Rafael Morales
*
Adolfo Machado
Adolfo Abdiel Machado (born 14 February 1985) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga FPD club San Carlos.
Club career
Around July 2008 Machado travelled to Colombia to play with Copa Mustang side Envigado ...
Santos
*
Ismael Fuentes
Ismael Ignacio Fuentes Castro (born 4 August 1981) is a Chilean former footballer who played as centre back.
Club career
Fuentes made his debut with Deportes Linares in the Primera B de Chile and then he moved to Rangers in 2001.
Internation ...
*
Jorge Hernández
*
Antonio Salazar
Universidad de Costa Rica
*
Jorge Barbosa
* Pablo Madrigal
* Omar Royero
Uruguay
* Jeffrey Brooks Martines
Campeonato de Verano
The tournament will begin in January 2015.
Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Verano)
During the season
First Stage
Standings
Results
Second stage
Semifinals
;First legs
----
;Second legs
----
Finals
;First leg
;Second leg
Top goalscorers
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Verano 2015. The following players:
#have played at least one Verano game for the respective club.
#have not been capped for the
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in men's international football. The national team is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUTBOL), the governing body ...
on any level, independently from the birthplace
A new rule was introduced a few season ago, that clubs can only have three foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or player/s is released.
Alajuelense
* Yvanilton de Almeida
* Leonel Peralta
Belén
*
Brunet Hay
Brunette Francisco Hay Pino (born 7 September 1984) is a football striker who currently plays for Platense in the Honduran Liga Nacional.
Club career
A tall striker, Hay represented a few different local teams and had a stint in Uruguayan foo ...
* Carlos Elizalde Gomez
* Misael Martín Reynoso
* David Arguello Escobar
Carmelita
*
Angelo Padilla
* Víctor Ortiz
* Lucas Monzón
Cartaginés
* William Palacio
* Fabrizio Ronchetti
Herediano
*
Alexander Larin
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Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Ale ...
* Luis Omar Hernández
*
Gabriel Enrique Gómez
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* Jonathan Hansen
Limón
* Ismael Gómez
* Walter Ariel Silva

''(player released during the season)''
Pérez Zeledón
* Tomas Fonseca
* Camilo Aguirre
* Christian Yeladian
* José Carlos Cancela
Puma Generaleña
* David Daniels Gittens
*
Luis Fernando Copete
Luis Fernando Copete Murillo (born 12 February 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga Primera club Diriangén FC.
Born and raised in Colombia to Colombian parents, Copete has played in the Nicaraguan league and ...
*
Raúl Leguías
* Lucas Carrera
Saprissa
*
Andrés Imperiale
*
Adolfo Machado
Adolfo Abdiel Machado (born 14 February 1985) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga FPD club San Carlos.
Club career
Around July 2008 Machado travelled to Colombia to play with Copa Mustang side Envigado ...
* Sebastián Diana
Santos
* Jonathan López
* Osman Elis Martínez
Universidad de Costa Rica
*
Jorge Barbosa
* Maximiliano Joell Silva
Uruguay
* Gustavo Udrizard
* Bruno Weisser
Overall standings
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20140809055429/http://unafut.com/site/
* http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/
* http://www.everardoherrera.com/index.php/futbol-nacional
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