Deportivo Saprissa

Jersey Suppliers

Deportivo Saprissa was founded on 16 July 1935, by Roberto Fernández who named his team after the man who sponsored their uniform, Don Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The club entered the Costa Rican Third Division as Saprissa F.C. They were promoted to the Primera División de Costa Rica, making their debut in the top flight on 21 August 1949. That year Saprissa actually won the first final match against Gimnástica Española with 0–3 score, then lost the away game by 6–2 to be defeated again 2–1 in a third game. They were accepted in 1st category as a favor granted by the administrative entity of that time. One of the most notable achievement of their early years, was to win the third and second division titles undefeated. The club has remained in the Costa Rican top flight ever since.

Recent events

In 2003, the majority of the club's stock was bought by Mexican entrepreneur Jorge Vergara, the then owner of Mexican football club Club Deportivo Guadalajara and later owner of Major League Soccer club Chivas USA. Saprissa won the 2005 CONCACAF Champions Cup, beating Mexican club UNAM in the final over two legs, in May 2005. This was the last time a Central American club won the Champions Cup. As CONCACAF club champions they qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, held in Japan in December 2005. They beat Australian club Sydney FC in the quarter-finals thanks to a goal by Christian Bolaños. In the semi-finals they were beaten 3–0 by English club Liverpool, who were…

National

Primera División de Costa Rica Champions (40): 1952, 1953, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, Invierno 2007, Verano 2008, Invierno 2008, 2010 Verano, 2014 Verano, 2014 Invierno, 2015 Invierno, 2016 Invierno, Clausura 2018, Clausura 2020, Clausura 2021, Apertura 2022, Clausura 2023, Apertura 2023, Clausura 2024 Runners-up (19): 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2002–03, Verano 2017, Apertura 2018, Clausura 2019, Apertura 2021 Torneo de Copa de Costa Rica Champions (8): 1950, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1970, 1972, 2013, 2026 Runners-up (7): 1953, 1954, 1961, 1963, 1967, 2014, 2023 Supercopa de Costa Rica Champions (4): 1963 (shared), 1976, 2021, 2023 Runners-up (2): 2020, 2024 Segunda División de Costa Rica Champions (1): 1948 Tercera División de Costa Rica Champions (1): 1947

International

Worldwide

FIFA Club World Cup Third place (1): 2005

Intercontinental

Copa Interamericana Runners-up (2): 1993, 1995

Continental

CONCACAF Champions Cup Champions (3): 1993, 1995, 2005 Runners-up (3): 1973, 2004, 2008 CONCACAF League Champions (1): 2019 Runners-up (1): 2020

Regional

Copa Fraternidad/Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica/Copa Interclubes UNCAF Champions (5): 1972, 1973, 1978, 1998, 2003 Runners-up (7): 1971, 1974, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004,…