2015 Costa Rican Cup

Costa Rican Cup
Torneo de Copa Banco Popular
	Official tournament banner
Country	Costa Rica
Teams	20
Champions	Cartaginés
Runners-up	Herediano
Matches played	26
Goals scored	83 (3.19 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jonathan Hansen; (5 goals)
	← 2014

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 Originally, teams from the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Aficionado were expected to participate as well, but were withdrawn due to lack of budget.^[1]

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.^[2]

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[]

First round		Second round		Third round				Semi-finals				Final










				Best ranked loser (Third round)



				Cartaginés







								2 and 30 September

								Cartaginés	1	4	5
9 July
								Pérez Zeledón	0	1	1
Guanacasteca	1
		12 July
Saprissa	2
		Saprissa	0 (5)
5 July
		Pérez Zeledón	0 (6)
Pérez Zeledón	4
				19 and 26 July
AS Puma Generaleña	2
				Pérez Zeledón	5	1	6
5 July
				Cartaginés	4	1	5
Municipal Liberia	2 (2)
		12 July
Cartaginés (p)	2 (4)
		Cartaginés	4
5 July
		Uruguay de Coronado	1
Aserrí	0
												19 November
Uruguay de Coronado	6
												Cartaginés (p)	1 (3)

												Herediano	1 (1)

		Best ranked loser (Second round)



		Alajuelense

				21 and 30 July

				Alajuelense	2	2	4
5 July
				Santos de Guápiles	0	1	1
Turrialba	2 (3)
		10 July
Alajuelense (p)	2 (4)
		Alajuelense	2 (1)
5 July
		Santos de Guápiles (p)	2 (3)
Limón	1
								2 and 30 September
Santos de Guápiles	2
								Alajuelense	1	2	3
4 July
								Herediano	2	3	5
Osa	0
		16 July
Herediano	3
		Herediano	2
5 July
		UCR	1
UCR (p)	0 (6)
				22 and 26 July
Escazuceña	0 (5)
				Herediano	3	2	5
5 July
				Belén	2	0	2
Belén (p)	0 (4)
		12 July
Barrio México	0 (1)
		Belén	3
5 July
		Cariari	0
Cariari (p)	0 (5)

Carmelita	0 (4)

First round[]

The draw for the first round was held on 26 June 2015.^[3]

Matches[]

4 July	Osa	0–3	Herediano	Ciudad Cortés, Osa
14:00			Hansen 60' (pen.) Cunningham 83' Arias 88'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Referee: Juan G. Calderón

5 July	Pérez Zeledón	4–2	AS Puma	San Isidro, Pérez Zeledón
11:00	Davis 20', 43' Yeladian 56' Valderramos 90+'		Calvo 47' Robles 61'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Referee: Adrián Elizondo

5 July	Liberia	2–2 (2–4 p)	Cartaginés	Liberia, Liberia
11:00	Chévez 10', 20'		Aguilar 65' Brenes 74'	Stadium: Edgardo Baltodano Referee: Keylor Herrera
	Penalties
	Chévez García Flores J. Jiménez		Brenes Scott P. Jiménez Guzmán

5 July	UCR	0–0 (6–5 p)	Escazuceña	Guadalupe, Goicoechea
11:00				Stadium: "Coyella" Fonseca Referee: Jimmy Torres

5 July	Turrialba	2–2 (3–4 p)	Alajuelense	Turrialba, Turrialba
13:00	Solano 4' 84'		Calvo 2', 60'	Stadium: Rafael Ángel Camacho Referee: Danny Lobo

5 July	Aserrí	0–6	Uruguay	Aserrí, Aserrí
14:00			Alpízar 45' (pen.) (o.g.) Gómez	Stadium: ST Center Referee: Andrey Vega

5 July	Limón	1–2	Santos	Limón
14:00	Hudson 10'		Monguío Zapata	Stadium: Juan Gobán Referee: Adrián Chinchilla

5 July	Cariari	0–0 (5–4 p)	Carmelita	Cariari, Pococí
15:00				Stadium: Estadio Comunal Referee: Andrés Alpízar

5 July	Barrio México	0–0 (1–4 p)	Belén	Guadalupe, Goicoechea
15:00				Stadium: "Coyella" Fonseca Referee: Isaac Mendoza

8 July	Guanacasteca	1–2	Saprissa	Liberia
20:00	Meis 33'		Segura 47' Soto 74'	Stadium: Edgardo Baltodano Referee: Pedro Navarro

Second round[]

The draw for the second round was held on 6 July 2015.^[4]

Matches[]

9 July	Alajuelense	2–2 (1–3 p)	Santos	Alajuela
20:00	Alonso 51', 53'		Pérez 47' Matarrita 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Allen Quirós
	Penalties
	Acosta Matarrita F. Rodríguez Guevara		Quirós Camacho Zapata Pérez

12 July	Cartaginés	4–1	Uruguay	Cartago
11:00	Brenes 34', 77' Sánchez 39' Marrero 72'		Herrera 84'	Stadium: "Fello" Meza Referee: Danny Lobo

12 July	Saprissa	0–0 (5–6 p)	Pérez Zeledón	Guadalupe, Goicoechea
13:15				Stadium: "Coyella" Fonseca Referee: Adrián Chinchilla

12 July	Belén	3–0	Cariari	Heredia
14:00	Adams 52' Rodríguez 55' Solórzano 84'			Stadium: Eladio Rosabal Cordero

15 July	Herediano	2–1	UCR	Heredia
20:00	Hansen 71' (pen.) Cunningham 89'		Sibaja 30'	Stadium: Eladio Rosabal Cordero Referee: Adrián Elizondo

Third round[]

First leg[]

19 July	Pérez Zeledón	5–4	Cartaginés	San Isidro, Pérez Zeledón
12:00	Mitchell 1' Yeladian 24' Garro 75' Montoya 77' Porras 86'		Delgado 39' Aguilar 47', 60' Scott 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Municipal

20 July	Alajuelense	2–0	Santos	Alajuela
20:00	Calvo 38' Alonso 57'			Stadium: Alejandro Morera Soto Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón

21 July	Herediano	3–2	Belén	Heredia
20:00	Azofeifa 65' Hansen 70' (pen.) Scott 90+2'		Adams 31', 42'	Stadium: Eladio Rosabal Cordero Referee: Andrey Vega

Second leg[]

26 July	Cartaginés	1–1 (5–6 agg.)	Pérez Zeledón	Cartago
14:30	Ronchetti 81'		Montoya 22'	Stadium: "Fello" Meza Referee: Adrián Elizondo

29 July	Santos	1–2 (1–4 agg.)	Alajuelense	Guápiles, Pococí
20:00	J. Pérez 79'		Lezcano 15' Alonso 86'	Stadium: Ebal Rodríguez Referee: Jimmy Torres

25 July	Belén	0–2 (2–5 agg.)	Herediano	Heredia
11:00			Hay 14' Núñez 50'	Stadium: Eladio Rosabal Cordero Referee: Andrés Alpízar

Semi-finals[]

First leg[]

2 September	Cartaginés	1–0	Pérez Zeledón	Cartago
20:00	Fonseca 37'			Stadium: "Fello" Meza Referee: Adrián Chinchilla

2 September	Alajuelense	1–2	Herediano	Alajuela
20:00	McDonald 71'		Brown 12' Hansen 18'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto

Second leg[]

29 September	Pérez Zeledón	1–4	Cartaginés	San Isidro, Pérez Zeledón
20:00	Mitchell 20'		Castillo 9', 25' Vega 15' Brenes 81'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal

29 September	Herediano	3–2	Alajuelense	Heredia
20:00	Hansen 2' (pen.) Granados 76', 82'		Guevara 18' Ortiz 23'	Stadium: Eladio Rosabal Cordero

Final[]

19 November	Cartaginés	1–1 (3–1 p)	Herediano	San José
20:00	37' (pen.) Brenes		Aguilar 87'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Costa Rican Cup Champion
C.S. Cartaginés 5th title

References[]

^ Umaña, Johan (15 June 2015). "Fútbol aficionado se retira del Torneo de Copa 2015". La Nación. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "Normas de competición especiales para la Copa Banco Popular 2015" (PDF). UNAFUT.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ Murillo Ávila, Róger (26 June 2015). "El Torneo de Copa con nuevo formato". Diario Extra. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
^ Brenes, Cristian (6 July 2015). "Definidos los cruces para la segunda fase del Torneo de Copa". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2015.

[1] Umaña, Johan (15 June 2015). "Fútbol aficionado se retira del Torneo de Copa 2015". La Nación. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[2] "Normas de competición especiales para la Copa Banco Popular 2015" (PDF). UNAFUT.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.

[First_round_draw-3] Murillo Ávila, Róger (26 June 2015). "El Torneo de Copa con nuevo formato". Diario Extra. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

[4] Brenes, Cristian (6 July 2015). "Definidos los cruces para la segunda fase del Torneo de Copa". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 August 2015.

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