Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Apertura 2009

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador
Season Apertura 2009
Champions FAS
Relegated None in the Apertura
2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League FAS
Goals scored 232
Top goalscorer Williams Reyes
Nicolás Muñoz (11)
Biggest home win Balboa 5–0 Nejapa (15 November 2009)
Biggest away win Nejapa 0–4 Alianza (15 September 2009)
Highest scoring Balboa 3–3 Municipal Limeño (30 August 2009)
Vista Hermosa 3–3 Isidro Metapán
(11 October 2009)
Nejapa 2–4 Municipal Limeño (28 October 2009)

The Apertura 2009 season (officially known as Torneo Apertura 2009) was the twenty-third tournament of the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. FAS won the tournament for the 17th time in history, defeating Águila in the finale with a 3–2 victory in extra time. Isidro Metapán were the defending champions, having won their 3rd title the previous season and being the back to back champions. A total of 10 teams contested the league, with none getting relegated (relegation only occurs on Clausuras). The season began on August 14, 2009 and concluded on December 20, 2009. The 10 teams of the Primera División played 18 matches, playing each team twice (home and away). The top four teams qualified directly to the semifinals. Since Vista Hermosa and Isidro Metapán finished with the same points at the end of the regular season, a knockout playoff match was played to determine the last team to advance to the playoffs. Vista Hermosa clinched the final spot for the playoffs with a 1–0 victory over Isidro Metapán.

Promotion and Relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño.

Team information

Stadia and locations

Team Location Venue
Águila Juan Francisco Barraza 10,000
Alianza Estadio Cuscatlán 45,925
Atlético Balboa Estadio Marcelino Imbers 4,000
Atlético Marte Estadio Cuscatlán 45,925
FAS Estadio Óscar Quiteño 15,000
Isidro Metapán Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez 8,000
Luís Ángel Firpo Estadio Sergio Torres 5,000
Municipal Limeño Estadio Jose Ramon Flores 5,000
Nejapa Estadio José Gregorio Martínez [1] 15,000
Vista Hermosa Estadio Correcaminos 12,000

Team Information

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila El Salvador TBD Brazil Eraldo Correia TBD TBD
Alianza El Salvador TBD El Salvador Nelson Ancheta TBD TBD
Atlético Balboa El Salvador TBD Brazil Eduardo Santana TBD TBD
Atlético Marte El Salvador TBD Argentina Ramiro Cepeda TBD TBD
FAS El Salvador Reynaldo Valle Argentina Roberto Gamarra TBD TBD
Firpo El Salvador TBD Peru Agustín Castillo TBD TBD
Isidro Metapán El Salvador TBD El Salvador Edwin Portillo TBD TBD
C.D. Municipal Limeño El Salvador TBD El Salvador Miguel Soriano TBD TBD
Nejapa F.C. El Salvador TBD Uruguay Gustavo de Simone TBD TBD
C.D. Vista Hermosa El Salvador TBD El Salvador Armando Palma TBD TBD

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 FAS 18 12 2 4 31 9 +22 38 Qualified to the Finals
2 Águila 18 9 7 2 22 9 +13 34
3 Luis Ángel Firpo 18 8 5 5 24 19 +5 29
4 Vista Hermosa 18 6 8 4 30 21 +9 26 Advanced to the play-off
5 Isidro Metapán 18 7 5 6 21 21 0 26
6 Atlético Marte 18 5 9 4 21 17 +4 24
7 Municipal Limeño 18 4 8 6 18 24 −6 20
8 Alianza 18 3 8 7 18 21 −3 17
9 Nejapa 18 3 5 10 16 39 −23 14
10 Atlético Balboa 18 2 5 11 19 40 −21 11

Results

Home \ Away AGU ALI BAL ATM FAS FIR MET MLI NEJ VIS
Águila 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 1–1
Alianza 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–1
Atlético Balboa 1–2 1–1 0–3 1–3 2–1 0–2 3–3 5–0 0–0
Atlético Marte 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1
FAS 0–1 2–0 4–1 1–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 2–0
Firpo 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–1
Isidro Metapán 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–3 3–1 1–2 2–1 3–1
Municipal Limeño 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–0
Nejapa 0–3 0–4 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–4 1–3
Vista Hermosa 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 3–3 4–1 4–0

Updated to games played on last day of regular season which was on 28 November 2009

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Atlético Balboa El Salvador Luis Zapata End of contract 16 June 2009 Brazil Eduardo Santana 24 June 2009 9th (Clausura 2009)
Nejapa El Salvador Nelson Ancheta End of contract June 2009 Uruguay Gustavo de Simone 1 August 2009 4th (Clausura 2009)
Municipal Limeño Argentina Jorge García End of contract June 2009 El Salvador Miguel Aguilar June 2009 N/A

Regular Season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Municipal Limeño El Salvador Miguel Aguilar Sacked 31 August 2009 El Salvador Víctor Coreas 1 September 2009 N/A
Atlético Balboa Brazil Eduardo Santana Resigned 1 September 2009 Argentina Jorge García 5 September 2009 N/A
Atlético Balboa Argentina Jorge García Resigned 15 September 2009 El Salvador Luis Zapata 24 September 2009 N/A
Vista Hermosa El Salvador Armando Palma Sacked October 2009 El Salvador Mario Martínez 13 October 2009 N/A
Alianza F.C. El Salvador Nelson Ancheta Sacked 26 October 2009 El Salvador Miguel Soriano 27 October 2009 N/A

Playoffs

  Semifinals Final
                     
1 FAS 2 0 2  
4 Vista Hermosa 1 0 1  
    1 FAS 3
  2 Águila 2
2 Águila 2 1 3
3 Firpo 0 0 0  

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

FAS0–0Vista Hermosa
Referee: Elmer Bonilla
Águila1–0Firpo
Nicholas Addlery  39'
Referee: Edenilson V. Santos

Final

[2]

FAS
GK1El Salvador Dagoberto Portillo
DF4El Salvador Ramón Flores
DF3El Salvador Marvin González
DF6El Salvador José Henríquez
DF15El Salvador Alfredo PachecoYellow card 37'
MF23El Salvador Carlos Aparicio
MF24Colombia Roberto Peña
MF8El Salvador Cristian Álvarez
MF20El Salvador Josué Flores 89'
FW9Argentina Alejandro Bentos 23'
FW11El Salvador Williams Reyes
Substitutes
FW 16 Honduras Franklin Webster  23'  68'
MF 19 El Salvador Gustavo López  68'
MF 13 El Salvador Juan Carlos Moscoso  89'
Manager
Argentina Roberto Gamarra
Águila
GK1El Salvador Miguel Montes
DF5El Salvador Luis Hernández
DF4Colombia Hermes Martínez
DF17El Salvador Isaac ZelayaYellow card 4' 46'
DF13El Salvador Deris Umanzor
MF16Mexico Arturo Albarrán
MF6El Salvador Gilberto MurgasYellow card 34'
MF18El Salvador Juan Lazo 46'
MF11El Salvador Francisco Álvarez 82'
FW8El Salvador Rudis Corrales
FW9Jamaica Nicholas Addlery
Substitutes
DF 23 El Salvador William Antonio Torres Red card 104'  46'
MF 3 El Salvador William Torres Alegría  46'
FW 7 El Salvador Nelson Reyes Yellow card 110'  82'
Manager
Brazil Eraldo Correia
Apertura 2009 Champions
FAS
17th Title

Top-ten goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 El Salvador Williams Reyes FAS 11
Panama Nicolás Muñoz Vista Hermosa 11
3 Brazil José Oliveira Municipal Limeño 9
4 El Salvador Josué Flores FAS 7
Panama Anel Canales Isidro Metapán 7
Brazil Leandro Franco Firpo 7
El Salvador Carlos Ayala Alianza 7
8 El Salvador Domingo Álvarez Vista Hermosa 6
El Salvador Rudis Corrales Águila 6
El Salvador Manuel Martinez Nejapa 6
Source: El Grafico

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2009. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apetura game for the respective club.
  2. have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

A new rule was introduced this season that clubs can only have three foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or player/s is released.

Notes

  1. ↑ Originally played their home games at the Polideportivo Victoria Gasteiz, but currently play all home games at the Estadio José Gregorio Martínez due to a stadium loan dispute.
  2. ↑ http://www.elsalvadornoticias.net/2009/12/21/fas-campeon-del-torneo-apertura-2009-sorprendio-al-aguila-en-tres-ocasiones-y-lo-vencio-3-2/
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