2004–05 Primera División (Costa Rica)
Primera División de Costa Rica (Costa Rica First Division) is a Costa Rican football tournament composed of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion of Costa Rican football.
Apertura 2004
Group stage
Group A
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Herediano | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 37 |
| 2. | Alajuelense | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 16 | +24 | 36 |
| 3. | Carmelita | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 20 |
| 4. | Ramonense | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 20 | -5 | 19 |
| 5. | Puntarenas F.C. | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 12 |
| 6. | Liberia | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 12 |
Group B
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saprissa | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 30 |
| 2. | Pérez Zeledón | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | +8 | 29 |
| 3. | Cartaginés | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 17 | -10 | 23 |
| 4. | Brujas F.C. | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 21 |
| 5. | Santos | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 21 |
| 6. | Belén | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 9 |
| Teams qualified to the 2nd round |
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1A | Herediano | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2B | Perez Zeledon | 0 | 3 | 3 | Perez Zeledon | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1B | Saprissa | 1 | 1 | 2(4) | Saprissa | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2A | Alajuelense | 1 | 1 | 2(3) | |||||||||
| Apertura 2004 winners: |
|---|
| File:PerezZeledon.gif |
| Pérez Zeledón |
Clausura 2005
Group stage
Group A
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saprissa | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 28 |
| 2. | Herediano | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 28 |
| 3. | Carmelita | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 26 |
| 4. | Puntarenas F.C. | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 23 |
| 5. | Liberia | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -10 | 15 |
| 6. | Ramonense | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 15 |
Group B
| Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alajuelense | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 21 | +9 | 27 |
| 2. | Cartaginés | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 24 |
| 3. | Brujas F.C. | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 22 |
| 4. | Pérez Zeledón | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 18 |
| 5. | Belén | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 16 |
| 6. | Santos | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 15 |
| Teams qualified to the 2nd round |
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1A | Saprissa | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2B | Cartaginés | 0 | 1 | 1 | Saprissa | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1B | Alajuelense | 1 | 1 | 2 | Alajuelense | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 2A | Herediano | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Clausura 2005 winners: |
|---|
| File:Alajuelense.gif |
| Alajuelense |
Final
| 1st Leg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 | Pérez Zeledón | 1–3 | Alajuelense |
| 2nd Leg | |||
| May 29 | Alajuelense | 1–0 | Pérez Zeledón |
Champion
| Primera División de Costa Rica 2004/05: Alajuelense Alajuelense 24th Title |