Puntarenas SOCCER Team

Official Name:	A. D. Municipal Puntarenas F.C.
Colors:	Orange & White
Date of Foundation:	1951
Seasons in first category:	23
Name of Stadium:	Estadio Lito Pérez
City:	Puntarenas
Phone:	(506) 6611516

COSTA RICA: ONE WORLDLY MOMENT

Costa Rica has a very low profile in Latin American soccer. It has qualified for only one of the 16 World Cup finals, and that was an unlikely achievement in itself.

The two qualifiers for Italia '90 from CONCACAF were Costa Rica and the United States, making its first appearance since 1950. It helped that Mexico was ineligible that year because of violating FIFA rules.

Only 90 days before the tournament began, Costa Rica changed coaches for the third time in 13 months and brought in Bora Milutinovic. He had taken Mexico to a surprising quarterfinal finish in 1986.

Costa Rica opened with a stunning 1-0 upset of Scotland. After a 1-0 loss to heavily-favored Brazil, Costa Rica surprised Sweden, 2-1, to advance to the second round. The tournament then ended for Costa Rica with a 4-1 loss to Czechoslovakia.

List of Champions & Runners Up
in Costa Rica, Central America

        Champions                       Runners Up     

1920-21 Herediano                       Cartaginés
1921-22 Herediano                       La Libertad
1922-23 Cartaginés                      La Libertad
1923-24 Herediano                       Gimnastica Española
1924-25 La Libertad                     Gimnastica Española
1925-26 La Libertad                     Herediano
1926-27 Herediano                       La Libertad
1927-28 Alajuelense                     Herediano
1928-29 La Libertad                     Herediano
1929-30 Herediano                       Alajuelense
1930-31 Herediano                       Gimnastica Española
1931-32 Herediano                       La Libertad
1932-33 Herediano                       Orion FC
1933-34 La Libertad                     Orion FC
1934-35 Herediano                       Orion FC
1935-36 Cartaginés                      La Libertad
1936-37 Herediano                       Cartaginés
1937-38 Orion FC                        Alajuelense
1938-39 Alajuelense                     Orion FC
1939-40 Cartaginés                      Orion FC
1940-41 Alajuelense                     Cartaginés
1941-42 La Libertad                     Gimnastica Española
1942-43 Universidad de Costa Rica       Orion FC
1943-44 Orion FC (invicto)              Alajuelense
1944-45 Alajuelense                     Orion FC
1945-46 La Libertad                     Herediano
1946-47 Herediano                       La Libertad
1947-48 Herediano                       Orion FC
1948-49 Alajuelense                     Orion FC
1949-50 Alajuelense                     Saprissa
1950-51 Herediano                       Orion FC
1951-52 Saprissa (invicto)              Alajuelense
1952-53 Saprissa                        Herediano
1953-54   no championship awarded
1954-55 Herediano                       Saprissa
1955-56   no championship awarded
1956-57 Saprissa                        Alajuelense
1957-58 Alajuelense                     Saprissa
1958-59 Alajuelense                     Saprissa
1959-60 Alajuelense                     Herediano
1960-61 Herediano                       Saprissa
1961-62 Saprissa                        Alajuelense
1962-63 CS Uruguay                      Saprissa
1963-64 Saprissa                        Orion FC
1964-65 Saprissa                        Alajuelense
1965-66 Alajuelense                     Saprissa
1966-67 Saprissa                        Alajuelense
1967-68 Saprissa                        Cartaginés
1968-69 Saprissa                        Alajuelense
1969-70 Alajuelense                     Saprissa
1970-71 Alajuelense                     Saprissa
1971-72 Saprissa                        Alajuelense
1972-73 Saprissa                        Cartaginés
1973-74 Saprissa                        Herediano
1974-75 Saprissa                        Cartaginés
1975-76 Saprissa                        Dep. Mexico
1976-77 Saprissa                        Cartaginés
1977-78 Herediano                       Puntarenas
1978-79 Herediano                       Cartaginés
1979-80 Alajuelense                     Herediano
1980-81 Herediano                       Limón
1981-82 Saprissa                        Puntarenas
1982-83 Alajuelense                     Puntarenas
1983-84 Alajuelense                     Saprissa
1984-85 Herediano                       Alajuelense
1985-86 Puntarenas                      Alajuelense
1986-87 Herediano                       Cartaginés
1987-88 Saprissa                        Herediano
1988-89 Saprissa                        Alajuelense
1989-90   no championship awarded
1990-91 Alajuelense                     Saprissa
1991-92 Alajuelense                     Saprissa
1992-93 Herediano                       Cartaginés
1993-94 Saprissa                        Alajuelense
1994-95 Saprissa                        Alajuelense
1995-96 Alajuelense                     Cartaginés
1996-97 Alajuelense                     Saprissa
1997-98 Saprissa                        Alajuelense
1998-99 Saprissa                        Alajuelense
1999-00 Alajuelense                    Saprissa
2000-01 Alajuelense                    Santos
2001-02 Alajuelense                    Saprissa

Source: Federación de Fútbol de Costa Rica.