2012–13 Costa Rican Primera División season

The 2012–13 Primera División season (known as the Campeonato JPS 2012-13 for sponsorship reasons) is the 94th of Costa Rica's top-flight professional football league. The season was divided into two championships: the Invierno and the Verano. Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado is one of the new members.

2012-13 Campeonato JPS 2012
Season2012–13
ChampionsApertura:
Alajuelense
Clausura:
Herediano
RelegatedSan Carlos
Champions LeagueAlajuelense
Herediano
Cartaginés
Matches played138
Goals scored367 (2.66 per match)
Top goalscorerInvierno:
Cristian Lagos (18)
Biggest home winPérez Zeledón 6–0 Carmelita
Cartaginés 6–0 Santos
Biggest away winSan Carlos 1–6 Saprissa
Highest scoringSan Carlos 1–6 Saprissa
Pérez Zeledón 4–3 Limón
Uruguay 4–3 Herediano
Carmelita 2–5 Santos
Highest attendance18,894[1] Saprissa – Alajuelense
Lowest attendance39[1] Belén – Santos
Total attendance360,158[1]

The Invierno season was dedicated to Carlos "Cañón" González.

Campeonato de Invierno

The tournament began on 25 July 2012 and will end on 23 December 2012.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Alajuelense 22 13 5 4 36 22 +14 44 Advances to the Semifinals
2 Deportivo Saprissa 22 13 4 5 41 22 +19 43
3 Herediano 22 10 7 5 37 25 +12 37
4 Limón 22 9 6 7 31 30 +1 33
5 Santos 22 9 5 8 39 37 +2 32
6 Uruguay 22 9 3 10 25 31 −6 30
7 Pérez Zeledón 22 8 4 10 35 31 +4 28
8 Belén 22 7 7 8 23 27 −4 28
9 Carmelita 22 6 7 9 21 33 −12 25
10 Puntarenas 22 5 7 10 22 34 −12 22
11 Cartaginés 22 5 6 11 24 25 −1 21
12 San Carlos 22 5 5 12 24 41 −17 20
Source: Unafut.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ALA BEL CRM CAR HER LIM PEZ PUN SAC SAN SAP URU
Alajuelense 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 2–0
Belén 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–3 3–3 1–0 0–2
Carmelita 0–3 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–2 2–5 1–1 1–2
Cartaginés 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 6–0 1–3 0–1
Herediano 2–4 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–0
Limón 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–3 2–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 1–0 5–1
Pérez Zeledón 0–1 0–1 6–0 1–0 2–2 4–3 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–2 2–1
Puntarenas 2–2 3–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–2 3–3 0–0 0–0 1–2
San Carlos 2–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 0–1 1–6 0–2
Santos 0–2 3–0 1–2 3–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 5–1 2–2 1–1
Deportivo Saprissa 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0
Uruguay 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–2 4–3 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–4
Source: http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21:resultados&catid=1:campeonato-primera-division&Itemid=21
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage
Semifinals Finals
          
2 Saprissa 1 0 1
3 Herediano 1 1 2
Herediano 1 1 2
Alajuelense 2 1 3
1 Alajuelense 1 0 1
4 Limón 0 0 0

First legs
Herediano1 - 1Saprissa
Ruiz 53' Sequeira 29'
Referee: Wálter Quesada
Limón0 - 1Alajuelense
Acosta 35'
Referee: Jeffrey Solís

Second legs
Deportivo Saprissa0 - 1Herediano
Núñez 81'
Referee: Hugo Cruz
Alajuelense0 - 0Limón
Referee: Ricardo Montero

First leg
Herediano1 – 2Alajuelense
C. Montero 68' report A. Guevara 25'
J. Davis 30'
Referee: Ricardo Cerdas

Second leg
Alajuelense1 – 1Herediano
Á. Sánchez 111' report I. Gómez 88' (pen)
Referee: Walter Quesada
 Campeonato de Invierno Scotiabank champion 
Alajuelense
28th title

Campeonato de Verano

The tournament began on 1 January 2013 and ended on 5 May 2013.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Herediano 22 13 4 5 47 31 +16 43 Advances to the Semifinals
2 Cartaginés 22 12 5 5 29 18 +11 41
3 Deportivo Saprissa 22 11 5 6 34 24 +10 38
4 Pérez Zeledón 22 10 5 7 31 28 +3 35
5 Alajuelense 22 10 4 8 38 29 +9 34
6 Puntarenas 22 7 9 6 35 35 0 30
7 Santos 22 8 5 9 22 30 −8 29
8 Uruguay 22 7 7 8 30 27 +3 28
9 San Carlos (R) 22 5 7 10 23 33 −10 22 Relegation to Segunda División
10 Carmelita 22 6 3 13 27 37 −10 21
11 Limón 22 4 9 9 19 31 −12 21
12 Belén 22 4 7 11 27 39 −12 19
Source: Unafut.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away ALA BEL CRM CAR HER LIM PEZ PUN SAC SAN SAP URU
Alajuelense 0–0 4–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 4–0 3–1 1–1
Belén 2–0 4–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 2–4 1–1 0–3 1–1
Carmelita 3–1 3–0 0–2 3–5 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 3–0
Cartaginés 1–0 2–3 2–0 3–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–2
Herediano 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 5–1 4–1 2–0 4–1 1–2 2–1
Limón 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–1
Pérez Zeledón 4–1 2–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1
Puntarenas 2–4 4–2 2–2 1–1 3–3 2–1 3–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 1–0
San Carlos 2–3 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–1
Santos 1–4 2–1 4–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 0–2 1–0
Deportivo Saprissa 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–3 0–0 2–2 4–0 2–3 1–2 1–0 2–1
Uruguay 2–3 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–3 3–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 0–0 1–0
Source: http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21:resultados&catid=1:campeonato-primera-division&Itemid=21
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second stage
Semifinals Finals
          
2 Cartaginés 1 0 1
3 Saprissa 1 0 1
Cartaginés 3 1 4
Herediano 1 3 4
1 Herediano 4 1 5
4 Pérez Zeledón 3 0 3
 Campeonato de Verano Scotiabank champion 
Herediano
23rd title

References
  1. "Asistencia a Estadios". Unafut. Archived from the original on 27 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
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