2015 Costa Rican Cup

Costa Rican Cup Torneo de Copa Banco Popular Copa Popular 2015.jpg Official tournament banner Costa Rica 20 Cartaginés Herediano 26 83 Jonathan Hansen(5 goals) 2014 2022 The 2015 Costa Rican Cup (known as Torneo de Copa Banco Popular for sponsorship reasons) is the 3rd staging of the Costa Rican Cup. The competition began on July 4 and finished on November 19 with the final at the Estadio Nacional. The cup featured 20 teams, composed of all 12 teams of the FPD and 8 from the Liga de Ascenso. Originally, teams from the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Aficionado were expected to participate as well, but were withdrawn due to lack of budget.Umaña Johan Fútbol aficionado se retira del Torneo de Copa 2015 http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Futbol-aficionado-retira-Torneo-Copa_0_1493850735.html 5 July 2015 La Nación 15 June 2015 The format of the tournament marked several differences to that of its predecessor, such as the lack of a group stage (similar to the 2013 edition), and the addition of a "best loser" rule, in which a team could still qualify to a further round, despite having lost a match.Normas de competición especiales para la Copa Banco Popular 2015 http://unafut.com/site/attachments/4479_Normas%20Especiales%20Torneo%20de%20Copa%20Banco%20Popular%202015.pdf UNAFUT.com 5 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150706053715/http://unafut.com/site/attachments/4479_Normas%20Especiales%20Torneo%20de%20Copa%20Banco%20Popular%202015.pdf 6 July 2015 dead The tournament saw the defending champions Cartaginés earning a second title by defeating Herediano in the final. Qualified teams The following teams were announced to participate in the 2015 Costa Rican Cup: 12 teams from the 2015–16 FPD: Alajuelense Belén Carmelita Cartaginés Herediano Municipal Liberia Limón Pérez Zeledón Santos de Guápiles Saprissa Universidad de Costa Rica Uruguay de Coronado 8 teams from the 2014–15 Liga de Ascenso: AS Puma Generaleña Aserrí Barrio México Cariari Escazuceña Guanacasteca Osa Turrialba Bracket N32 First round Second round Third round Semi-finals 120 yes yes 1-4;9-10;17-18 yes 2 + sum 50 high no 9 July Guanacasteca 1 Saprissa 2 5 July Pérez Zeledón 4 AS Puma Generaleña 2 5 July Municipal Liberia 2 (2) Cartaginés (p) 2 (4) 5 July Aserrí 0 Uruguay de Coronado 6 5 July Turrialba 2 (3) Alajuelense (p) 2 (4) 5 July Limón 1 Santos de Guápiles 2 4 July Osa 0 Herediano 3 5 July UCR (p) 0 (6) Escazuceña 0 (5) 5 July Belén (p) 0 (4) Barrio México 0 (1) 5 July Cariari (p) 0 (5) Carmelita 0 (4) 12 July Saprissa 0 (5) Pérez Zeledón 0 (6) 12 July Cartaginés 4 Uruguay de Coronado 1 node_function{line(Best ranked loser (second round\))}Alajuelense 10 July Alajuelense 2 (1) Santos de Guápiles (p) 2 (3) 16 July Herediano 2 UCR 1 12 July Belén 3 Cariari 0 node_function{line(Best ranked loser (third round\))}Cartaginés 19 and 26 July Pérez Zeledón 5 1 Cartaginés 4 1 21 and 30 July Alajuelense 2 2 Santos de Guápiles 0 1 22 and 26 July Herediano 3 2 Belén 2 0 2 and 30 September Cartaginés 1 4 Pérez Zeledón 0 1 2 and 30 September Alajuelense 1 2 Herediano 2 3 19 November Cartaginés (p) 1 (3) Herediano 1 (1) First round The draw for the first round was held on 26 June 2015.Murillo Ávila Róger El Torneo de Copa con nuevo formato http://www.diarioextra.com/Noticia/detalle/262998/el-torneo-de-copa-con-nuevo-formato 9 July 2015 Diario Extra 26 June 2015 Matches 4 July 14:00 Osa 0–3 Herediano Hansen 60 pen.Cunningham 83Arias 88 Estadio Municipal Ciudad Cortés, Osa Juan G. Calderón 5 July 11:00 Pérez Zeledón 4–2 AS Puma Davis 20 43Yeladian 56Valderramos 90+ Calvo 47Robles 61 Estadio Municipal San Isidro, Pérez Zeledón Adrián Elizondo 5 July 11:00 Liberia 2–2 2–4 Chévez García Flores J. Jiménez Brenes Scott P. Jiménez Guzmán Cartaginés Chévez 10 20 Aguilar 65Brenes 74 Edgardo Baltodano Liberia, Liberia Keylor Herrera 5 July 11:00 UCR 0–0 6–5 Escazuceña "Coyella" Fonseca Guadalupe, Goicoechea Jimmy Torres 5 July 13:00 Turrialba 2–2 3–4 Alajuelense Solano 484 Calvo 2 60 Rafael Ángel Camacho Turrialba, Turrialba Danny Lobo 5 July 14:00 Aserrí 0–6 Uruguay Alpízar45 pen.o.g.Gómez ST Center Aserrí, Aserrí Andrey Vega 5 July 14:00 Limón 1–2 Santos Hudson 10 Monguío Zapata Juan Gobán Limón Adrián Chinchilla 5 July 15:00 Cariari 0–0 5–4 Carmelita Estadio Comunal Cariari, Pococí Andrés Alpízar 5 July 15:00 Barrio México 0–0 1–4 Belén "Coyella" Fonseca Guadalupe, Goicoechea Isaac Mendoza 8 July 20:00 Guanacasteca 1–2 Saprissa Meis 33 Segura 47Soto 74 Edgardo Baltodano Liberia Pedro Navarro Second round The draw for the second round was held on 6 July 2015.Brenes Cristian Definidos los cruces para la segunda fase del Torneo de Copa http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Torneo_de_Copa_2015-segunda_fase-Unafut_0_1498050311.html 16 August 2015 La Nación es 6 July 2015 Matches 9 July 20:00 Alajuelense 2–2 Santos Alonso 51 53 Pérez47Matarrita 75 o.g. 1–3 Acosta Matarrita F. Rodríguez Guevara Quirós Camacho Zapata Pérez Alejandro Morera Soto Alajuela Allen Quirós 12 July 11:00 Cartaginés 4–1 Uruguay Brenes 34 77Sánchez 39Marrero 72 Herrera 84 "Fello" Meza Cartago Danny Lobo 12 July 13:15 Saprissa 0–0 Pérez Zeledón 5–6 "Coyella" Fonseca Guadalupe, Goicoechea Adrián Chinchilla 12 July 14:00 Belén 3–0 Cariari Adams 52Rodríguez 55Solórzano 84 Eladio Rosabal Cordero Heredia 15 July 20:00 Herediano 2–1 UCR Hansen 71 pen.Cunningham 89 Sibaja 30 Eladio Rosabal Cordero Heredia Adrián Elizondo Third round First leg 19 July 12:00 Pérez Zeledón 5–4 Cartaginés Mitchell 1Yeladian 24Garro 75Montoya 77Porras 86 Delgado 39Aguilar 47 60Scott 50 pen. Estadio Municipal San Isidro, Pérez Zeledón 20 July 20:00 Alajuelense 2–0 Santos Calvo 38Alonso 57 Alejandro Morera Soto Alajuela Juan Gabriel Calderón 21 July 20:00 Herediano 3–2 Belén Azofeifa 65Hansen 70 pen.Scott 90+2 Adams 31 42 Eladio Rosabal Cordero Heredia Andrey Vega Second leg 26 July 14:30 Cartaginés 1–1 Pérez Zeledón Ronchetti 81 Montoya 22 "Fello" Meza Cartago Adrián Elizondo 5–6 29 July 20:00 Santos 1–2 Alajuelense J. Pérez 79 Lezcano 15Alonso 86 Ebal Rodríguez Guápiles, Pococí Jimmy Torres 1–4 25 July 11:00 Belén 0–2 Herediano Hay 14Núñez 50 Eladio Rosabal Cordero Heredia Andrés Alpízar 2–5 Semi-finals First leg 2 September 20:00 Cartaginés 1–0 Pérez Zeledón Fonseca 37 "Fello" Meza Cartago Adrián Chinchilla 2 September 20:00 Alajuelense 1–2 Herediano McDonald 71 Brown 12Hansen18 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Alajuela Second leg 29 September 20:00 Pérez Zeledón 1–4 Cartaginés Mitchell 20 Castillo 9 25Vega 15Brenes 81 Estadio Municipal San Isidro, Pérez Zeledón 29 September 20:00 Herediano 3–2 Alajuelense Hansen 2 pen.Granados 76 82 Guevara 18Ortiz 23 Eladio Rosabal Cordero Heredia Final 2015 Costa Rican Cup Final 19 November 20:00 Cartaginés 1–1 Herediano 37 pen. Brenes Aguilar 87 3–1 Estadio Nacional San José Costa Rican Cup Champion70px C.S. Cartaginés 5th References External links Category:Costa Rican Cup seasons Category:2015–16 in Costa Rican football