Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Apertura 2014
| Season | Apertura 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | A.D. Isidro Metapán |
| Relegated | None |
| Champions League | A.D. Isidro Metapán |
| Top goalscorer |
Nicolás Muñoz (10) Héctor Ramos (10) |
| Biggest home win |
C.D. Dragon 4-0 C.D. Pasaquina (TBD) Juventud Independiente 4-0 C.D. Pasaquina |
| Biggest away win |
Juventud Independiente 1-5 UES (TBD) |
| Highest scoring | Juventud Independiente 5-2 C.D. Dragon |
| Longest winning run | - games by: TBD |
| Longest unbeaten run | - games by: TBD |
| Longest winless run | - games by: TBD |
| Longest losing run | - games by: TBD |
The Apertura 2014 season was the 33rd edition of El Salvador's Primera Division since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán were the defending champions. The league consisted of 10 teams, each playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 18 games, respectively. The top four teams at the end of the regular season took part in the playoffs.
Team information
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 9 sides from the Clausura 2014 and one promoted from the 2013–14 Segunda División.
Firpo were relegated to 2014–15 Segunda División the previous season.
The relegated team were replaced by 2013–14 Segunda División Playoffs promotion winner. Pasaquina won the Apertura 2013 title, this led to take part of the promotion playoffs along with the Clausura 2014 champions side Once Lobos. Pasaquina won the playoffs by the score of 2-1.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 6, 2014.
- Champions: Pasaquina
Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 6, 2014.
- Last Place: C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Stadia and locations
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Águila | San Miguel | Juan Francisco Barraza | 10,000 |
| Alianza | San Salvador | Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González | 32,000 |
| Atlético Marte | San Salvador | Estadio Cuscatlán | 45,925 |
| C.D. Dragon | San Miguel | Juan Francisco Barraza | 10,000 |
| FAS | Santa Ana | Estadio Óscar Quiteño | 15,000 |
| Isidro Metapán | Metapán | Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez | 8,000 |
| Juventud Independiente | San Juan Opico | Complejo Municipal | 5,000 |
| C.D. Pasaquina | Pasaquina | Estadio San Sebastián | 5,000 |
| Santa Tecla | Santa Tecla | Estadio Las Delicias | 10,000 |
| UES | San Salvador | Estadio Universitario UES | 10,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Águila |  |
 |
Joma | Mister Donut, Pepsi |
| Alianza | |
 |
Lotto | UNO, Pepsi |
| Atlético Marte | |
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Galaxia | Lemus, Evisal, Galaxia, Techos Eureka |
| C.D. Dragon | |
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Milan | Texas Casino, Hotel Real Centro, Pepsi, Farmacia La Buena |
| FAS | |
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Galaxia | Coop-1 de R.L. |
| Isidro Metapán | |
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Milán (Jaguar Sportic) | Bimbo, Arroz San Pedro, Holcim, Pepsi, |
| Juventud Independiente | |
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Milán (Jaguar Sportic) | Ria |
| Pasaquina | |
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Jaguar Sportic | Ria, Port |
| Santa Tecla | |
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Milan | Rio, La Curacao, Pollo, Plaza Merliot, Bingo Cup |
| UES | |
|
Milan | Alba Petróleos, Gatorade |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Águila |  |
Contract not renewed | May 2014 | |
2 June 2014 | 8th (Clausura 2014) |
| Santa Tecla F.C. | |
Contract not renewed | May 2014 | |
May 2014 | 5th (Clausura 2014) |
| Dragón | |
Contract finished | 25 May 2014 | |
28 May 2014 | 4th and runner up (Clausura 2014) |
| Pasaquina | |
Contract finished | 28 June 2014 | |
1 July 2014 | Promoted (Segunda Division 2013-2014) |
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.D. FAS | |
Resigned (Due to Family Reasons) | September 2, 2014 |  |
September 4, 2014 | 7th (Apertura 2014) |
| Alianza F.C. | |
Sacked | October 6, 2014 | |
October 8, 2014 | 4th (Apertura 2014) |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Tecla (Q) | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 30 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 2 | Águila (Q) | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 29 | |
| 3 | FAS (Q) | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 28 | |
| 4 | Isidro Metapán (Q) | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 28 | |
| 5 | Juventud Independiente | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 25 | |
| 6 | Dragón | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 25 | |
| 7 | UES | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 24 | |
| 8 | Alianza | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 21 | |
| 9 | Atlético Marte | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | −4 | 16 | |
| 10 | Pasaquina | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 15 |
Updated to games played on 30 November 2014.
Source: []
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | ÁGU | ALI | ATM | DRA | FAS | MET | JUV | PAS | STE | UES |
| Águila | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Alianza | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Atlético Marte | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Dragón | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| FAS | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Isidro Metapán | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Juventud Independiente | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–5 | |
| Pasaquina | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Santa Tecla | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| UES | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
Updated to games played on 26 November 2014.
Source: []
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Isidro Metapan | 10 |
| 2 | |
C.D. Dragón | 9 |
| 3 | |
Juventud Independiente | 9 |
| 4 | |
Atlético Marte | 9 |
| 5 | |
Alianza F.C. | 5 |
| 6 | |
C.D. Águila | 4 |
| 7 |  |
C.D. Águila | 4 |
| 8 |  |
UES | 4 |
| 9 | |
C.D. Dragón | 4 |
| 10 | |
UES | 4 |
Playoffs
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| 1 | Santa Tecla | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 4 | Isidro Metapán | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 4 | Isidro Metapán | 1 (3) | ||||||||
| 2 | Águila | 1 (2) | ||||||||
| 3 | FAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Águila | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
| Águila | 1–0 | FAS |
|---|---|---|
Deris Umanzor  |
Águila won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Santa Tecla | 1–2 | Isidro Metapán |
|---|---|---|
| Marlón Cornejo |
Jonathan Barrios Héctor Ramos |
Isidro Metapán won 2 – 1 on aggregate.
Final
| Isidro Metapán | 1–1 | Águila |
|---|---|---|
| Nicolás Muñoz |
Gilberto Baires |
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| Penalties | ||
Nicolás Muñoz  Marvin Monterrosa  Víctor Merino Josué Flores Milton Molina |
3–2 | Ronaille Calheria Seara Henry Romero Marcelo Posadas Christian Bautista Gilberto Baires |
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| Apertura 2014 Champions |
| Isidro Metapán |
| 10th Title |
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2014. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
A new rule was introduced a few season ago, 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.
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C.D. Águila
Alianza F.C.
Atlético Marte
C.D. Dragón
Juventud Independiente
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C.D. FAS
A.D. Isidro Metapán
Pasaquina
Santa Tecla F.C.
UES
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External links
- ":: Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador ::". primerafutboles.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- "El Gráfico - Lo hacemos por deporte". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- "El Salvador FC - elsalvadorfc.com | NOTICIAS 100% FÚTBOL SALVADOREÑO". elsalvadorfc.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- "Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador - El fútbol salvadoreño en su sitio". culebritamacheteada.com.sv. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ".:: El Salvador Futbol | Noticias Deportivas, Fútbol Salvadoreño, Primera Division de Fútbol de El Salvador ::". elsalvadorfutbol.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.