2007–08 Primera División (Costa Rica)

Campeonato Scotiabank 2007–08 - - - - 2006–07 2008–09 In both the Invierno (winter) and Verano (summer) of the 2007–08 season, there are 2 groups of 6 teams. They will play twice (home and away) with the teams of their own group (10 games). They will also play once with the teams of the other group (6 games), for a total of 16 games. The 3 top teams of each group qualify for the playoffs. The winners of group A and B get a bye week, while the 2nd of group A plays the 3rd of group B and the 2nd of group B plays the 3rd of group A. The winners of these series move to the semi-final series. The home field advantage in the playoffs is given to the team with the best record in the group stage. The winner of the playoff series played between the Invierno and Verano champion will gain entry into the group stage of the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.Qualifying Format Unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4171 CONCACAF 2008-05-14 2008-05-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081226124256/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4171 2008-12-26 The playoff runner-up will gain entry into the 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round. If the same team wins both the Invierno and Verano tournaments then the preliminary round spot will be awarded to the team with the next best regular season record in the Verano tournament. Invierno 2007 Group stage main WDL Q Group A y HER Herediano ALA LD Alajuelense CRM AD Carmelita PUN Puntarenas F.C. SAC AD San Carlos UCR Universidad de Costa Rica 7 7 2 23 12 7 7 2 23 14 6 6 4 21 20 5 7 4 19 20 6 3 7 21 23 3 4 8 19 26 #ccccff Qualified to the semifinals Q2 #90EE90 Qualified to the quarterfinals Q4 Q4 complete main WDL Q Group B y SAP Saprissa BRU Brujas F.C. PEZ Municipal Pérez Zeledón AGU Municipal Liberia SAN Santos de Guápiles CRT C.S. Cartaginés 9 2 5 22 16 6 6 4 26 24 6 2 8 29 26 4 5 7 20 24 4 5 7 18 24 4 4 8 18 30 #ccccff Qualified to the semifinals Q2 #90EE90 Qualified to the quarterfinals Q4 Q4 complete Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 150 2B Brujas F.C. 0 2 2 3A Carmelita 1 0 1 2A Alajuelense 2 3 5 3B Pérez Zeledón 1 0 1 1A Herediano 0 1 1 2B Brujas FC 0 0 0 1B Saprissa 1 1 2 2A Alajuelense 0 1 1 Herediano 0 2 2 Saprissa 2 2 4 Invierno 2007 winners Saprissa Verano 2008 Group stage main WDL Q Group A y SAP Deportivo Saprissa HER Club Sport Herediano UCR Universidad de Costa Rica PUN Puntarenas FC SAC Asociacion Deportiva San Carlos CRM Asociación Deportiva Carmelita 9 3 4 27 20 5 8 3 20 13 6 4 6 23 22 5 7 4 15 19 5 4 7 16 17 4 3 9 17 29 complete main WDL Q Group B y ALA Liga Deportiva Alajuelense BRU Brujas F.C. PEZ A.D. Municipal Perez Zeledon AGU Municipal Liberia CRT Club Sport Cartaginés SAN Santos de Guápiles F.C. 8 6 2 22 13 6 4 6 23 23 5 7 4 14 14 5 6 5 22 20 4 5 7 14 19 3 5 8 16 20 complete Note: Saprissa and Alajuelense switched groups at the end of Apertura 2007. Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 150 2B Brujas FC 3 1 4 3A UCR 2 0 2 2A Herediano 1 1 2 3B Pérez Zeledón 1 2 3 1A Saprissa 5 1 6 2B Brujas FC 0 2 2 1B Alajuelense 0 5 5 3B Pérez Zeledón 0 3 3 1A Saprissa 1 1 2 1B Alajuelense 0 0 0 Verano 2008 winners Saprissa Aggregate table main WDL QR y SAP Saprissa ALA Alajuelense HER Herediano BRU Brujas F.C. PUN Puntarenas F.C. PEZ Pérez Zeledón SAC San Carlos CRM Carmelita AGU Liberia UCR Universidad CRT Cartaginés SAN Santos 18 5 9 49 36 15 13 4 45 27 12 15 5 43 25 12 10 10 49 47 10 14 8 34 39 11 9 12 43 40 11 7 14 37 40 10 9 13 38 49 9 11 12 42 44 9 8 15 42 48 8 9 15 32 49 7 10 15 34 44 #ccffcc Primera División Champion 2007–08 C #ffcccc Relegated to Segunda Division R complete Saprissa earned CRC1 spot in 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League. Alajuelense earned CRC2 spot in 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League. References External links http://www.unafut.com/?s=posiciones Category:Liga FPD seasons 1 Costa