Primera División de Costa Rica 2006-07
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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 4 teams from each group after the final round of the Apertura and the Clausura qualify for the playoffs.
Group B
Note: Brujas deducted 5 points for failure to give youth players required playing time.
Group B
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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 4 teams from each group after the final round of the Apertura and the Clausura qualify for the playoffs.
Group stage
Group AGroup B
| Teams qualified to the playoffs |
Note: Brujas deducted 5 points for failure to give youth players required playing time.
Playoffs
| Apertura 2006 winners: |
|---|
| Saprissa |
Group stage
Group AGroup B
| Teams qualified to the playoffs |
Playoffs
| Clausura 2007 winners: |
|---|
| Saprissa |
Final
No Final was played as Saprissa won both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments.Champion
| Primera División de Costa Rica 2006-07: Saprissa 25th Title |
Aggregate Table
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alajuelense LD Alajuelense Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa... |
32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 62 |
| 2. | Saprissa | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 61 |
| 3. | Puntarenas F.C. Puntarenas F.C. Puntarenas Fútbol Club, S.A.D. is a Costa Rican football club, currently competing in the Unión de Clubes de Fútbol de la Primera División .... |
32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 56 |
| 4. | Pérez Zeledón Municipal Pérez Zeledón Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in San Isidro. Their home stadium is Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón... |
32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 52 |
| 5. | Herediano Club Sport Herediano Club Sport Herediano is a football club based in Heredia, Costa Rica. The team plays in the Primera División and is one of the oldest in the country.-History:... |
32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 49 |
| 6. | Cartaginés | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 49 |
| 7. | Brujas F.C. Brujas F.C. Brujas F.C. de Desamparados - previously A.D. Guanacasteca - is a Costa Rican football club based in Desamparados, Costa Rica. The name Brujas translates to "Witches." The team's home town used to be Escazú, known around the country as "La ciudad de las Brujas" or "The Witches' Town", but the... |
32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 46 |
| 8. | Santos Santos de Guápiles Santos de Guápiles Fútbol Club is a Costa Rican football club, which currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1961, plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica. They also have a really loyal fan club, they call themselves "La Marea Roja".-External links:... |
32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 42 | -3 | 38 |
| 9. | San Carlos Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top levelin the Primera Division. It is based in Ciudad Quesada, north of Alajuela... |
32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 36 |
| 10. | Carmelita Asociación Deportiva Carmelita Asociación Deportiva Carmelita is a Costa Rican football team playing at Second Division. It is based in Barrio El Carmen, Alajuela, Costa Rica. Their home stadium is Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto... |
32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 53 | -17 | 29 |
| 11. | Liberia Municipal Liberia A.D. Municipal Liberia is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. The team its based in Liberia, Guanacaste. Their home stadium is Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño. The team was bought largely by tycoon Mario Sotela , at the beginning of this year... |
32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 60 | -31 | 26 |
| 12. | Santacrucena Asociacion Deportiva Santacruceña Asociacion Deportiva Santacruceña is a Costa Rican football club based in Santa Cruz, Costa Rica. The team folded at the end of the 2007 season as player salaries outpaced team revenue. This soccer club won't be participating in the league Segunda Division de Costa Rica because, they announced that... |
32 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 58 | -36 | 16 |
| Primera División Primera División de Costa Rica Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División... Champion 2006-07 |
| Relegated to Segunda Division |