2006–07 Primera División (Costa Rica)
Football league season
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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.
| Season | 2006–07 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Saprissa Clausura: Saprissa |
| Relegated | Santacruceña |
← 2005–06 2007–08 → | |
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.
Apertura 2006
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alajuelense | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 32 | Qualified to the playoffs |
| 2 | Puntarenas F.C. | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 19 | +10 | 27 | |
| 3 | Herediano | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 23 | |
| 4 | San Carlos | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 20 | |
| 5 | Liberia | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 12 | |
| 6 | Santacruceña | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 30 | −21 | 6 |
Source: RSSSF
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saprissa | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 29 | Qualified to the playoffs |
| 2 | Pérez Zeledón | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 28 | |
| 3 | Cartaginés | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 24 | |
| 4 | Brujas F.C. | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 23[a] | |
| 5 | Carmelita | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 18 | |
| 6 | Santos | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 17 |
Source: RSSSF
Notes:
Notes:
- Brujas deducted 5 points for failure to give youth players required playing time.
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1A | Alajuelense | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4B | Brujas F.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alajuelense | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Pérez Zeledón | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Pérez Zeledón | 0 | 4 | 4 (7) | ||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Herediano | 3 | 1 | 4 (6) | ||||||||||||||||
| Alajuelense | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saprissa | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1B | Saprissa | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4A | San Carlos | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saprissa | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Puntarenas F.C. | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2A | Puntarenas F.C. | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Cartaginés | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Apertura 2006 winners |
|---|
| Saprissa |
Clausura 2007
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saprissa | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 32 | Qualified to the playoffs |
| 2 | Puntarenas F.C. | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 29 | |
| 3 | Herediano | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 26 | |
| 4 | San Carlos | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 16 | |
| 5 | Liberia | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 14 | |
| 6 | Santacruceña | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 28 | −15 | 10 |
Source: RSSSF
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alajuelense | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 30 | Qualified to the playoffs |
| 2 | Cartaginés | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 25 | |
| 3 | Pérez Zeledón | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 24 | |
| 4 | Brujas F.C. | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 23 | |
| 5 | Santos | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 21 | |
| 6 | Carmelita | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 11 |
Source: RSSSF
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1A | Saprissa | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4B | Brujas F.C. | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saprissa | 0 | 2 | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| Herediano | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2B | Cartagines | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3A | Herediano | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saprissa | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alajuelense | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1B | Alajuelense | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4A | San Carlos | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alajuelense | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Puntarenas F.C. | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2A | Puntarenas F.C. | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3B | Perez Zeledon | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clausura 2007 winners |
|---|
| Saprissa |
Final
Aggregate table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alajuelense | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 62 | |
| 2 | Saprissa | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 61 | Primera División Champion 2006-07 |
| 3 | Puntarenas F.C. | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 56 | |
| 4 | Pérez Zeledón | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 52 | |
| 5 | Herediano | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 49 | |
| 6 | Cartaginés | 32 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 49 | |
| 7 | Brujas F.C. | 32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 51 | |
| 8 | Santos | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 38 | |
| 9 | San Carlos | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 36 | |
| 10 | Carmelita | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 29 | |
| 11 | Liberia | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 26 | |
| 12 | Santacruceña | 32 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 16 | Relegated to Segunda Division |
Source: RSSSF