2017–18 Liga FPD
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The 2017–18 Liga FPD season, also known as Campeonato Banco Popular for sponsorship reasons,[2] is the 97th since its establishment. The tournament is the first since the 2006–07 season to use the Apertura and Clausura names to their short tournaments, marking a departure from the Invierno and Verano tournaments.[2][5]
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Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | Apertura 2017: 29 July[1] – 23 December[2] Clausura 2018: 7 January – 20 May[3] |
Champions | Apertura: Pérez Zeledón (1st title) Clausura: Saprissa (34th title) |
Champions League | Saprissa |
CONCACAF League | Pérez Zeledón Herediano Santos de Guápiles |
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)[4] |
Lowest attendance | 210 Santos 4–0 Pérez Zeledón (30 July 2017)[4] |
Total attendance | 388,793[4] |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
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The Voit Lummo is the official match ball of the tournament.[6] Herediano entered as the defending champions, but lost the title in the Apertura finals to Pérez Zeledón.