2015–16 Deportivo Saprissa season

The 2015–16 Deportivo Saprissa season was the club's 81st season of existence, and the club's 67th season in the top tier of Costa Rican football. Saprissa played in the Costa Rican Primera División, as well as participated in the 2015 Costa Rican Cup, and the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League.

Saprissa

2015–16 season
Manager	Carlos Watson
Stadium	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
Costa Rican FPD	Invierno: 3rd Verano: 2nd
Invierno Tournament	Champions
Vernao Tournament	Semifinals
Costa Rican Cup	Second round
CONCACAF Champions League (15–16)	Group stage
Home colours Away colours

In the Primera División, Saprissa finished 2nd during the Invierno season and 3rd during the Verano season. In each season's tournament, Saprissa won the Invierno tournament and was eliminated in the semifinals of the Verano tournament. Saprissa was eliminated in the first round of the Costa Rican Cup and finished 2nd in their group of the Champions League, failing to reach the knockout stage.

Club

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Since	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed from	Games Played	Goals Scored
Goalkeepers
1	Danny Carvajal		GK	2013	(1987-01-08) January 8, 1987	San Carlos	31	0
12	Kevin Briceño		GK	2014	(1991-10-21) October 21, 1991	Uruguay	0	0
22	Jaime Penedo		GK	2016	(1981-09-26) September 26, 1981	LA Galaxy	9	0
Defenders
2	Aubrey David		DF	2016	(1990-11-11) November 11, 1990	Shakhter Karagandy	10	2
3	Gabriel Badilla		DF	2010	(1984-06-30) June 30, 1984	New England Revolution	219	16
5	Francisco Calvo		DF	2015	(1992-07-08) July 8, 1992	Herediano	26	3
6	Heiner Mora		DF	2014	(1984-06-20) June 20, 1984	Belén	3	0

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CRC	Danny Carvajal
2	DF	TRI	Aubrey David
3	DF	CRC	Gabriel Badilla
5	DF	CRC	Francisco Calvo
6	DF	CRC	Heiner Mora
7	FW	CRC	Mynor Escoe
8	MF	CRC	David Guzmán
9	FW	CRC	Hansell Arauz
11	MF	CRC	Marvin Angulo
12	GK	CRC	Kevin Briceño
13	DF	PAN	Adolfo Machado (Captain)
15	MF	CRC	Deyver Vega
17	DF	USA	Ramón Del Campo
18	DF	CRC	Erick Cabalceta
19	DF	CRC	Irving Calderón
20	MF	CRC	Néstor Monge
22	GK	PAN	Jaime Penedo
23	MF	CRC	Juan Bustos Golobio
24	FW	CRC	David Ramírez
26	FW	CRC	Daniel Colindres
27	MF	CRC	Dylan Flores
28	DF	CRC	Joseph Mora
29	DF	CRC	Luis Flores
30	MF	CRC	Ulises Segura
31	DF	CRC	Roy Miller

Competitions

Costa Rican FPD

Main article: 2015–16 Liga FPD

Invierno

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Alajuelense	22	13	6	3	42	17	+25	45	Advances to the Semifinals
2	Herediano	22	13	4	5	31	15	+16	43
3	Deportivo Saprissa	22	11	6	5	45	19	+26	39
4	Limón	22	10	7	5	39	33	+6	37
5	Cartaginés	22	10	6	6	31	32	−1	36

Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2015. Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw

First stage

Belén F.C. v Deportivo Saprissa

2 August 2015 1	Belén F.C.	0–2	Deportivo Saprissa	Heredia
15:00 CT (UTC−06:00)		Report	Vega 9' Rodríguez 15'	Stadium: Rosabal Cordero Attendance: 577 Referee: Medardo Quesada

Deportivo Saprissa v Santos de Guápiles

9 August 2015 2	Deportivo Saprissa	2–2	Santos de Guápiles	San José
11:00 CT (UTC−06:00)	Rodríguez 39', 43'	Report	Núñez 48' Francis 66'	Stadium: Ricardo Saprissa Attendance: 15.691 Referee: Randall Poveda

A.D. Carmelita v Deportivo Saprissa

12 August 2015 3	A.D. Carmelita	0–3	Deportivo Saprissa	Morera Soto
20:00 CT (UTC−06:00)		Report	Guzmán 36' Rodríguez 52' Vega 82'

Deportivo Saprissa v C.S. Herediano

16 August 2015 4	Deportivo Saprissa	0–0	C.S. Herediano	San José
17:00 CT (UTC−06:00)		Report		Stadium: Ricardo Saprissa

Pérez Zeledón v Deportivo Saprissa

23 August 2015 5	Pérez Zeledón	0–1	Deportivo Saprissa
11:00 CT (UTC−06:00)		Report

C.S. Uruguay de Coronado v Deportivo Saprissa

29 August 2015 6	C.S. Uruguay de Coronado	2–0	Deportivo Saprissa
20:00 CT (UTC−06:00)		Report

Deportivo Saprissa v C.S. Cartaginés

29 November 2015 7	Deportivo Saprissa	2–3	C.S. Cartaginés	San José
11:00 CT (UTC−06:00)		Report		Stadium: Ricardo Saprissa

Universidad de Costa Rica v Deportivo Saprissa

23 September 2015 8	Universidad de Costa Rica	2–2	Deportivo Saprissa
20:00 CT (UTC−06:00)		Report

Deportivo Saprissa v L.D. Alajuelense

13 September 2015 9	Deportivo Saprissa	1–2	L.D. Alajuelense	San José
17:00 CT (UTC−06:00)		Report		Stadium: Ricardo Saprissa

Deportivo Saprissa v Limón F.C.

20 September 2015 10	Deportivo Saprissa	3–0	Limón F.C.	San José
11:00 CT (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Ricardo Saprissa

Municipal Liberia v Deportivo Saprissa

27 September 2015 11	Municipal Liberia	1–1	Deportivo Saprissa
11:00 CT (UTC−06:00)

Deportivo Saprissa v Belén F.C.

2 December 2015 12	Deportivo Saprissa	3–0	Belén F.C.	San José
20:00 CT (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Nacional

Santos de Guápiles v Deportivo Saprissa

22 November 2015 13	Santos de Guápiles	0–4	Deportivo Saprissa
15:30 CT (UTC−06:00)

Deportivo Saprissa v A.D. Carmelita

25 November 2015 14	Deportivo Saprissa	3–0	A.D. Carmelita	San José
20:00 CT (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Ricardo Saprissa

C.S. Herediano v Deportivo Saprissa

17 October 2015 15	C.S. Herediano	0–0	Deportivo Saprissa
20:00 CT (UTC−06:00)

Deportivo Saprissa v Pérez Zeledón

25 October 2015 16	Deportivo Saprissa	5–0	Pérez Zeledón	San José
11:00 CT (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Ricardo Saprissa

Deportivo Saprissa v C.S. Uruguay de Coronado

28 October 2015 17	Deportivo Saprissa	3–1	C.S. Uruguay de Coronado	San José
20:00 CT (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Ricardo Saprissa

C.S. Cartaginés v Deportivo Saprissa

1 November 2015 18	C.S. Cartaginés	3–3	Deportivo Saprissa
11:00 CT (UTC−06:00)

Deportivo Saprissa v Universidad de Costa Rica

4 November 2015 19	Deportivo Saprissa	1–0	Universidad de Costa Rica	San José
11:00 CT (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Ricardo Saprissa

L.D. Alajuelense v Deportivo Saprissa

8 November 2015 20	L.D. Alajuelense	1–0	Deportivo Saprissa
12:10 CT (UTC−06:00)

Limón F.C. v Deportivo Saprissa

6 December 2015 21	Limón F.C.	2–1	Deportivo Saprissa
13:30 CT (UTC−06:00)

Deportivo Saprissa v Municipal Liberia

9 December 2015 22	Deportivo Saprissa	5–0	Municipal Liberia	San José
15:00 CT (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Ricardo Saprissa

Second stage

Semifinals

Saprissa v Herediano

14 December 2015 First leg	Saprissa	3–0	Herediano	Tibás
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Referee: Ricardo Montero

Herediano v Saprissa

18 December 2015 Second leg	Herediano	2–0 (2–3 agg.)	Saprissa	Heredia
				Stadium: Estadio Cordero Referee: Randall Poveda

Finals

Saprissa v Alajuelense

20 December 2015 First leg	Saprissa	2–0	Alajuelense	Tibás
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Referee: Hugo Cruz

Alajuelense v Saprissa

23 December 2015 Second leg	Alajuelense	1–2 (1–4 agg.)	Saprissa	Alajuela
				Stadium: Estadio Soto Referee: Henry Bejarano

Verano

First stage

Saprissa v Belén

17 January 2016 1	Saprissa	2–1	Belén	Tibás
	Colindres 12' Ramírez 39' Machado  68' Arauz  75'	Report	Torres 2'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Referee: Wálter Quesada

Santos de Guápiles v Saprissa

24 January 2016 2	Santos de Guápiles	0–3	Saprissa	Guápiles
16:30		Report Walkover		Stadium: Estadio Ebal Rodríguez

Saprissa v Carmelita

27 January 2016 3	Saprissa	4–0	Carmelita	Tibás
21:00	Escoe 11' Ramírez 21', 59' Flores 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Referee: Randall Poveda

Herediano v Saprissa

30 January 2016 4	Herediano	2–0	Saprissa	Heredia
				Stadium: Estadio Cordero

Saprissa v Pérez Zeledón

4 February 2016 5	Saprissa	0–1	Pérez Zeledón	Tibás
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa

Saprissa v Uruguay

10 February 2016 6	Saprissa	3–0	Uruguay	Tibás
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa

Cartaginés v Saprissa

14 February 2016 7	Cartaginés	1–4	Saprissa	Cartago
				Stadium: Estadio Ivankovich

Saprissa v UCR

17 February 2016 8	Saprissa	3–0	UCR	Tibás
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa

Alajuelense v Saprissa

21 February 2016 9	Alajuelense	1–0	Saprissa	Alajuela
				Stadium: Estadio Soto

Limón v Saprissa

24 February 2016 10	Limón	1–2	Saprissa	Limón
				Stadium: Estadio Juán Gobán

Saprissa v Municipal Liberia

28 February 2016 11	Saprissa	2–1	Municipal Liberia	Tibás
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa

Belén v Saprissa

6 March 2016 12	Belén	3–0	Saprissa	Belén
				Stadium: Estadio Polideportivo

Saprissa v Santos de Guápiles

10 March 2016 13	Saprissa	1–0	Santos de Guápiles	Tibás
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa

Carmelita v Saprissa

13 March 2016 14	Carmelita	1–3	Saprissa	Alajuela
				Stadium: Estadio Soto

Saprissa v Herediano

20 March 2016 15	Saprissa	1–0	Herediano	Tibás
Saprissa				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa

Uruguay v Saprissa

2 April 2016 16	Uruguay	0–1	Saprissa	Vázquez de Coronado
22:00				Stadium: Estadio Municipal El Labrador

Pérez Zeledón v Saprissa

6 April 2016 17	Pérez Zeledón	2–1	Saprissa	San Isidro
17:00				Stadium: Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón

Saprissa v Cartaginés

10 April 2016 18	Saprissa	2–0	Cartaginés	Tibás
				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa

UCR v Saprissa

13 April 2016 19	UCR	1–2	Saprissa	San Pedro
				Stadium: Estadio Ecológico

Saprissa v Alajuelense

17 April 2016 20	Saprissa	1–0	Alajuelense	Tibás
	Guzmán  9'  66' Colindres 49' Penedo  83' Calvo  89'	Report	Gutiérrez  3' Salvatierra  68' Rojas  81'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Referee: Randall Poveda

Saprissa v Limón

20 April 2016 21	Saprissa	0–0	Limón	Tibás
19:00	Miller  19' Calvo  33'	Report	Espinoza  38' Williams  55' Salinas  65' McLean  68' Centeno  83'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Referee: Keylor Herrera

Municipal Liberia v Saprissa

24 April 2016 22	Municipal Liberia	1–1	Saprissa	Liberia
17:00	García 6' Moreira  25'	Report	Guzmán 45' Flores  79'	Stadium: Estadio Briceño Referee: Wálter Quesada

Second stage

Semifinals

Alajuelense v Saprissa

30 April 2016 First leg	Alajuelense	2–0	Saprissa	Alajuela
	Guevara  31' Ortiz 45' Cummings  55' Gabas  67' Salvatierra  79' Claros  83' Rojas 88'	Report	Machado  34' David  34' Mora  65' Angulo  90'	Stadium: Estadio Soto Referee: Randall Poveda

Saprissa v Alajuelense

4 May 2016 Second leg	Saprissa	1–3 (1–5 agg.)	Alajuelense	Tibás
22:00	Martínez  12' Colindres  67' Miller  76' Flores 84'	Report	Ortiz 20', 51'  67' Valle  88' Madrigal 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Referee: Ricardo Montero

Costa Rican Cup

Main article: 2015 Costa Rican Cup

Guanacasteca v Saprissa

9 July 2015 First round	Guanacasteca	1–2	Saprissa	Nicoya
20:00 UTC−06:00				Stadium: Estadio Chorotega

Deportivo Saprissa v Pérez Zeledón

12 July 2015 Second round	Deportivo Saprissa	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Pérez Zeledón	San José
20:00 UTC−06:00				Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá

CONCACAF Champions League

Group stage

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Santos Laguna	4	3	0	1	12	3	+9	9	Knockout stage
2	Saprissa	4	2	0	2	8	9	−1	6
3	W Connection	4	1	0	3	2	10	−8	3

Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Results

Saprissa v W Connection

20 August 2015 1	Saprissa	4–0	W Connection	San Juan de Tibás
22:00 UTC−06:00	Vega 31' Guzmán 40' Ramírez 70' Flores 90+3'			Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

Saprissa v Santos Laguna

25 August 2015 2	Saprissa	2–1	Santos Laguna	San Juan de Tibás
22:00 UTC−06:00	Angulo 55' Araujo 78' (o.g.)		Orozco 20'	Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)

W Connection v Saprissa

16 September 2015 3	W Connection	2–1	Saprissa	Port of Spain
20:00 UTC−06:00	Frederick 34' Jones 82'		Colindres 38'	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Héctor Rodríguez (Honduras)

Santos Laguna v Saprissa

20 October 2015 4	Santos Laguna	6–1	Saprissa	Torreón
20:00	Rabello 38' Djaniny 52' Mendoza 55' Izquierdoz 67' González 69' Escoboza 90'	Report	Escoe 49'	Stadium: Estadio Corona