Costa Rican Cup
Torneo de Copa Banco Popular
Official tournament banner
Tournament details
Country Costa Rica
Teams20
Final positions
ChampionsCartaginés
Runner-upHerediano
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored83 (3.19 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jonathan Hansen
(5 goals)

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 Originally, teams from the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Aficionado were expected to participate as well, but were withdrawn due to lack of budget.[1]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

8 teams from the 2014–15 Liga de Ascenso:

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemi-finalsFinal
                            
Best ranked loser (third round)
Cartaginés
2 and 30 September
Cartaginés145
9 July
Pérez Zeledón01 1
Guanacasteca1
12 July
Saprissa2
Saprissa0 (5)
5 July
Pérez Zeledón0 (6)
Pérez Zeledón4
19 and 26 July
AS Puma Generaleña2
Pérez Zeledón516
5 July
Cartaginés41 5
Municipal Liberia2 (2)
12 July
Cartaginés (p)2 (4)
Cartaginés4
5 July
Uruguay de Coronado1
Aserrí0
19 November
Uruguay de Coronado6
Cartaginés (p)1 (3)
Herediano1 (1)
Best ranked loser (second round)
Alajuelense
21 and 30 July
Alajuelense224
5 July
Santos de Guápiles01 1
Turrialba2 (3)
10 July
Alajuelense (p)2 (4)
Alajuelense2 (1)
5 July
Santos de Guápiles (p)2 (3)
Limón1
2 and 30 September
Santos de Guápiles2
Alajuelense123
4 July
Herediano23 5
Osa0
16 July
Herediano3
Herediano2
5 July
UCR1
UCR (p)0 (6)
22 and 26 July
Escazuceña0 (5)
Herediano325
5 July
Belén20 2
Belén (p)0 (4)
12 July
Barrio México0 (1)
Belén3
5 July
Cariari0
Cariari (p)0 (5)
Carmelita0 (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 soccer ball with red X
García soccer ball with check mark
Flores soccer ball with check mark
J. Jiménez soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Brenes
soccer ball with check mark Scott
soccer ball with check mark P. Jiménez
soccer ball with check mark 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 soccer ball with red X
Matarrita soccer ball with check mark
F. Rodríguez soccer ball with red X
Guevara soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Quirós
soccer ball with red X Camacho
soccer ball with check mark Zapata
soccer ball with check mark 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

  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.
  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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