2015 Costa Rican Cup

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Costa Rican Cup
Torneo de Copa Banco Popular
Copa Popular 2015.jpg
Official tournament banner
Tournament details
Country  Costa Rica
Teams 20
Final positions
Champions Cartaginés
Runner-up Herediano
Tournament statistics
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 Originally, teams from the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Aficionado were expected to participate as well, but were withdrawn due to lack of budget.[1]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:

8 teams from the 2014–15 Liga de Ascenso:

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

Second round

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

Matches

Third round

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

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 Costa Rica
Champion
C.S. Cartaginés

5° title

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