2017–18_Liga_FPD_–_Apertura_season
2017–18 Liga FPD – Apertura season
Association football season in 2017
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.
Quick Facts Season, Dates ...
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 July[1] – 23 December[2] |
| Champions | Pérez Zeledón (1st title) |
| CONCACAF League or CONCACAF Champions League | Pérez Zeledón |
| Matches played | 146 |
| Goals scored | 426 (2.92 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jonathan McDonald (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Saprissa 6–1 Grecia (3/4 September 2017) Santos 5–0 Grecia (29 October 2017) Herediano 5–0 UCR (1 November 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Guadalupe 0–4 Santos (15 October 2017) Cartaginés 2–6 Carmelita (25 October 2017) Liberia 1–5 Saprissa (19 November 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Cartaginés 2–6 Carmelita (25 October 2017) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Herediano (Two times) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 22 matches Herediano |
| Longest winless run | 8 matches Guadalupe UCR (Two times) |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches Alajuelense Guadalupe Liberia |
| Highest attendance | 17,037 Saprissa 2–0 Alajuelense (29 October 2017)[3] |
| Lowest attendance | 210 Santos 4–0 Pérez Zeledón (30 July 2017)[3] |
| Total attendance | 388,793[3] |
← 2016–17 | |
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Herediano entered as the defending champions, but lost the title in the Apertura finals to Pérez Zeledón.
More information Team, Chairman ...
| Team | Chairman | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajuelense | Fernando Ocampo |  Wílmer López |
 Patrick Pemberton |
Puma | Toyota, Claro, Volaris |
| Carmelita | Isidro Zamora | Mario Víquez |
Carlos Acosta |
Sportek | Great Wall Motors, Universidad Santa Lucía |
| Cartaginés | Luis Vargas | Adrián Leandro |
Danny Fonseca |
Joma | Bancrédito, Premium, TWO |
| Grecia | Dagoberto Matamoros | Walter Centeno |
Daniel Vallejos |
ProSport | ROES, Super Rosvil |
| Guadalupe | Vacant[4] |  Antonio Abasolo |
To be determined | Pirma | Dream Travels, Papa John's[5] |
| Herediano | David Patey | Hernán Medford | Óscar Granados |
Umbro | Kölbi, Huawei, San Miguel, Coca-Cola, Papa John's, Toyota |
| Liberia | Julio Salas | Víctor Abelenda |
Rafael Núñez |
Prosport[6] | Pulmitan, Condovac, Toyota, Philips, Papa John's |
| Limón | Noel Ferguson | Horacio Esquivel |
Kareem McLean |
Sportek | Reina's |
| Pérez Zeledón | Juan Artavia |  José Giacone |
Keilor Soto |
Living Sport | Kölbi, Tracopa |
| Santos | Rafael Arias | Johnny Chávez |
Edder Monguío |
Living Sport | El Colono, Eusse, CopyVisión |
| Saprissa | Carlos Watson | Vladimir Quesada |
Daniel Colindres |
Kappa | Bimbo, Ibérico |
| UCR | Fernando Ocampo Cano |  Marco Arias |
Darío Delgado |
Roma | INS |
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More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCR | Mauricio Wright |
Sacked | 17 April 2017[7] | Pre-season | Marco Arias |
26 May 2017[8] |
| Cartaginés | Jeaustin Campos |
Resigned | 29 May 2017[9] | Javier Delgado |
30 May 2017[10] | |
| Liberia | Erick Rodríguez |
Resigned | 27 July 2017[11] | Vinicio Alvarado |
31 July 2017[12] | |
| Alajuelense |  Benito Floro |
Sacked | 21 August 2017[13] | 7th[13] | Wílmer López |
21 August 2017[13] |
| Guadalupe | Luis Fallas |
Sacked | 4 September 2017[14] | 12th | Antonio Abasolo |
4 September 2017[14] |
| Carmelita |  Guilherme Farinha |
Sacked | 28 September 2017[15] | 11th | Mario Viquez1 |
24 November 2017[16] |
| Liberia | Vinicio Alvarado |
Resigned | 7 November 2017[17] | 12th | Fernando Castro (interim) |
7 November 2017[17] |
| Cartaginés | Javier Delgado |
Mutual consent | 10 November 2017[18] | 10th | Adrián Leandro2 |
22 November 2017[19][18] |
| Saprissa | Carlos Watson |
Resigned | 17 December 2017[20] | 2nd (Quadrangular) | Vladimir Quesada |
18 December 2017[21] |
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- 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.
Regular season
Defending champions 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 Saprissa in the 2003–04 season, the team being coincidentally managed by Hernán Medford). The team also broke the record for more points achieved in a regular season, surpassing Alajuelense in the 2014 Invierno season.[22]
On 3 September 2017, the match between Saprissa and Grecia was suspended at the 81st minute due to a false bomb threat.[23] The remaining nine minutes were played the next morning.[24]
Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herediano | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 12 | +29 | 54 | Advanced to the quadrangular and a possible final |
| 2 | Saprissa | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 43 | Advanced to the quadrangular |
| 3 | Santos de Guápiles | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 40 | |
| 4 | Pérez Zeledón | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 36 | |
| 5 | Alajuelense | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 31 | |
| 6 | Grecia | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 31 | |
| 7 | Limón | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Cartaginés | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 23 | |
| 9 | UCR | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 20 | |
| 10 | Carmelita | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 18 | |
| 11 | Guadalupe | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 16 | |
| 12 | Liberia | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 57 | −34 | 14 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 16 November 2017. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw
Positions by round
| Quadrangular and possible final | |
| Quadrangular | |
| Relegation (Aggregate table) |
More information Team ╲ Round, Herediano ...
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herediano | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Saprissa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Santos | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Pérez Zeledón | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Alajuelense | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Grecia | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Limón | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Cartaginés | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| UCR | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Carmelita | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Guadalupe | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Liberia | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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Results
More information Home \ Away, ALA ...
| Home \ Away | ALA | CRM | CAR | GRE | GUA | HER | LIB | LIM | PEZ | SAN | SAP | UCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajuelense | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Carmelita | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Cartaginés | 2–2 | 2–6 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | |
| Grecia | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Guadalupe | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Herediano | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | |
| Liberia | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | |
| Limón | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Pérez Zeledón | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Santos | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Saprissa | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2017. Source: UNAFUT.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Quadrangular – Apertura
Teams qualified
Standings
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pérez Zeledón | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 13 | Final |
| 2 | Saprissa | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 10 | |
| 3 | Herediano | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Final |
| 4 | Santos de Guápiles | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 5 |
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Source: UNAFUT.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw
Positions by round
| Champions |
More information Team ╲ Round, Pérez Zeledón ...
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pérez Zeledón | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Saprissa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Herediano | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Santos | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Results
More information Home \ Away, HER ...
| Home \ Away | HER | PEZ | SAN | SAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herediano | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Pérez Zeledón | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | |
| Santos | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Saprissa | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2017. Source: UNAFUT.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Apertura finals
Since regular season leaders Herediano were unable to top the quadrangular stage, a double-legged final will be played against the quadrangular winner Pérez Zeledón in order to determine the champions of the Apertura tournament. By getting more points in the aggregate table, Herediano will host the second leg.[25]
Referee: Ricardo Montero[26]
Referee: Keylor Herrera
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Luis Stewart Pérez for Saprissa against Carmelita (30 July)[27] - Last goal of the season: Jeikel Venegas for Pérez Zeledón against Herediano (20 December)
Top goalscorers
Source: [28]
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan McDonald |
Alajuelense | 15 |
| 2 | Randall Azofeifa |
Herediano | 10 |
| Josué Mitchell |
Pérez Zeledón | ||
| 4 | Marvin Angulo |
Saprissa | 9 |
 Lauro Cazal |
Pérez Zeledón | ||
| José Guillermo Ortiz |
Herediano | ||
| 7 | Randall Brenes |
Cartaginés | 8 |
| Andrey Francis |
Limón | ||
| Aldo Magaña |
Guadalupe | ||
| David Ramírez |
Saprissa | ||
| Keilor Soto |
Pérez Zeledón |
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Hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Round | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Azofeifa | Herediano | Santos | 4–1 (A) | 27 September 2017 | 10 | |
| Julio César Cruz | UCR | 5–0 (H) | 1 November 2017 | 18 |
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Goalkeeping
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Club | Matches | Goals Against |
Average[30] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonel Moreira |
Herediano | 21 | 11 | 0,52 |
| 2 | Daniel Cambronero |
Herediano | 4 | 3 | 0,75 |
| 3 | Marco Madrigal |
Cartaginés | 5 | 4 | 0,80 |
| 4 | Kevin Briceño |
Saprissa | 19 | 17 | 0,89 |
| 5 | Bryan Morales |
Santos | 13 | 13 | 1,00 |
| 6 | Luis Carlos Zamora |
Carmelita | 3 | 3 | 1,00 |
| 7 | Carlos Méndez |
UCR | 17 | 18 | 1,06 |
| 8 | Bryan Segura |
Pérez Zeledón | 19 | 21 | 1,11 |
| 9 | Patrick Pemberton |
Alajuelense | 18 | 22 | 1,22 |
| 10 | Alejandro Gómez |
Santos | 14 | 18 | 1,29 |
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Foreign players
This is a list of foreign players in the 2017 Apertura season. The following players:
- Have played at least one game for the respective club.
- Have not been capped for the Costa Rica national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player(s) is released and it's before the close of the season transfer window.
More information Team, Player 1 ...
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajuelense | Iván Luquetta |  Jamille Boatswain |  Kurt Frederick |  Iago Soares |
| Carmelita | Cristian Tissone | Anderson Andrade | ||
| Cartaginés | Hernán Fener | Fabrizio Ronchetti | Nelson González | |
| Grecia | Team has no foreign players in its squad | |||
| Guadalupe | Aldo Magaña | Lautaro Ayala | César Martínez | |
| Herediano | Luis Ángel Landín | Jonathan Hansen | Julio César Cruz | |
| Liberia |  Boris Balinovic | Vladimir Vujasinović | Zoran Zec |  Alessio Lava |
| Limón | Cristian Rivas |  Jorge Luis Ruiz | Víctor Pérez | |
| Pérez Zeledón | Paulo Azcurra | Lauro Cazal | Luis Aseff | Milton Martínez |
| Santos | Team has no foreign players in its squad | |||
| Saprissa | Henrique Moura |  Jerry Bengtson | Mariano Torres | Anderson Leite |
| UCR | Mike Campaz | Darío Bustos | Edwards Jiménez | Daniel Ocampo |
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- Molina, José Pablo (20 June 2017). "Últimos campeones abrirán en casa el certamen de Apertura 2017". www.unafut.com (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-06-25. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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- Martínez, Daniel (15 June 2017). "Olman Vega no es más presidente de Guadalupe FC". Radio Monumental. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- Jiménez, Daniel (27 July 2017). "Uniforme de local de Guadalupe FC @nacion @PuroDeporteLNpic.twitter.com/F2flcMe1W5". Twitter. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- "Nuestras equipaciones para el Torneo de Apertura 2017.pic.twitter.com/6L7tSyURsS". Municipal Liberia on Twitter. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- Oviedo, Steven (17 April 2017). "Mauricio Wright queda fuera de la UCR". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- Retana, Pedro (26 May 2017). "UCR apuesta por un D.T. tipo Pinto". Diario Extra (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- Brenes, Cristian (29 May 2017). "Jeaustin Campos deja el Cartaginés y apunta al Blooming de Bolivia". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- Villarreal, Juan Diego (30 May 2017). "El primer rival de Javier Delgado será un Cartaginés en problemas económicos". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- Martínez, Daniel (27 July 2017). "Erick Rodríguez renunció a la dirección técnica de Liberia". Radio Monumental. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- "Vinicio Alvarado asume la dirección técnica del Municipal Liberia - Website Oficial Municipal Liberia". Website Oficial Municipal Liberia (in European Spanish). Municipal Liberia. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- Tayver, Fanny (21 August 2017). "Alajuelense confirma: Wílmer López asume en lugar de Benito Floro". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- Araya, José Fernando (4 September 2017). "Guadalupe FC separa a Luis Fernando Fallas como técnico". Teletica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2017-09-06. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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- Solano Salas, Adriana (25 November 2017). "Junta directiva de Carmelita ratificó la dupla de Mario Víquez-Luis José Herra para Clausura 2018". El Mundo CR (in European Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- Jiménez, Daniel. "Vinicio Alvarado renunció a Liberia". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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- Contreras, Paulo (22 November 2017). "Adrián Leandro es oficialmente Director Técnico del Cartaginés". cartagines.cr (in European Spanish). C.S. Cartaginés. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- "Urgente: Carlos Watson no sigue en el Saprissa | laprensalibre.cr". www.laprensalibre.cr. 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- Naranjo, Julio. "Vladimir Quesada es el nuevo técnico del Saprissa". Teletica (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- Brenes, Cristian (21 November 2017). "Herediano impone récords aplastando dentro y fuera de casa". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- Álvarez, Cristian (3 September 2017). "El partido Saprissa-Grecia fue suspendido por una falsa amenaza de bomba". Diario Digital Nuestro País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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En esta serie final el equipo local en el segundo juego sera el mejor ubicado en la tabla acumulada
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- (in Spanish) UNAFUT - Primera División de Costa Rica