| Season: | Apertura 1998 |
| Winners: | Alianza (7th title) |
| Relegated: | None |
| Continentalcup1: | None |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | None |
| League Topscorer: |  Rodrigo Osorio (11) |
| Nextseason: | Clausura 1999 |
The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 1998 season (officially "Copa Pilsener Apertura 1999") is one of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion(s) of Salvadoran football. The season started on August 28, 1998, and finished on December 27, 1998.
The season saw Alianza win its 7th league title after a 1-0 victory over C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo in the final.
Teams promoted
Teams relegated
The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 1998 and end of 1998.
Apertura 1998
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAS | Nelson Brizuela | Contract finished, went on to be Limeno coach | July 1998 | July 1998 | ||
| Sonsonate | Cristo Farfan Velasquez | Contract finished | July 1998 | Ricardo López Tenorio | July 1998 | |
| Municipal Limeno |  Antonio Carlos Vieira | Contract finished, Went on to be Aguila coach | July 1998 | Nelson Brizuela | July 1998 | |
| Aguila |  Lazaro Buchilion | Interimship ended | July 1998 | Antonio Carlos Vieira | July 1998 | |
| Dragon | Saúl Molina | Contract finished | July 1998 | Moses Alberto Victor Magana | July 1998 | |
| Alianza | Jose Mario Figueroa | Contract finished | July 1998 | Rubén Alonso | July 1998 | |
| Santa Clara | Rubén Guevara | Contract finished | 1998 | Eduardo Lara Moscote | 1998 | |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguila | Sacked | October 1998 | October 1998 | 7th | ||
| ADET | Victor Manuel Pacheco | Sacked | October 1998 | Luis Angel Leon | October 1998 | 9th |
| TBD | Sacked | 1998 | TBD | 1998 | 10th | |
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADET | | Victor Manuel Pacheco | TBD | TBD | |
| Águila | | Antonio Carlos Vieira | Garcis | Gigante express, Oralite | |
| Alianza | Óscar Rodríguez | Ruben Alonso | lanzera | TBD | |
| Árabe Marte | Mauricio Vargas | Armando Contreras Palma | TBD | Biggest, Pepsi | |
| C.D. Dragon | TBD | Moses Alberto Victor Magana | TBD | TBD | |
| FAS | TBD | Oscar Benitez | ABA Sport | LG | |
| Firpo | TBD |  Julio Escobar | Galaxia | Pepsi, Tapachulteca | |
| Municipal Limeño | TBD | Nelson Brizuela | Aviva | El Globo | |
| Santa Clara | TBD | Eduardo Lara Moscote | TBD | TBD | |
| Sonsonate | TBD | Ricardo López Tenorio | TBD | TBD |
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LA Firpo won 1-0 on aggregare----Alianza won 3-2 on aggregare
| Alianza | ||||
| GK | Luis Guevara Mora | |||
| DF | ||||
| DF | Mario Elias Guevara | |||
| DF | Alexander Merino | |||
| DF | Gerardo Galán | |||
| MF | Hector Lopez | |||
| MF | ||||
| MF | Alejandro Curbelo | |||
| MF | ||||
| FW | ||||
| FW | ||||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| FW | Argueta | |||
| MF | Rodrigo Osorio | |||
| MF | ||||
| Manager: | ||||
| Rubén Alonso | ||||
| Firpo: | ||||
| GK | ||||
| DF | Carlos Hernández | |||
| DF | Mauricio Do Santos | |||
| DF | ||||
| DF | Wilfredo Iraheta | |||
| MF | Rene Oswaldo Duran | |||
| MF | Abraham Monterrosa | |||
| MF | ||||
| MF | Guillermo García | |||
| FW | ||||
| FW | ||||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| MF | Alfredo Pérez | |||
| MF | Carlos Castro | |||
| GK | Carlos Rivera | |||
| Manager: | ||||
| Julio Escobar | ||||
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rodrigo Osorio | Alianza F.C. | 11 | |
| 2. | Elias Montes | Alianza F.C. | 8 | |
| 3. | Fredy Gonzales Vichez | FAS | 8 | |
| 4. | Jose Rene Martinez | Sonsonate F.C. | 8 | |
| 5. | Rudis Corrales | Municipal Limeno | 7 | |
| 6. | Celio Rodriguez | Firpo | 6 | |
| 7. | Santos Cabrera | Municipal Limeno | 6 | |
| 8. | Julo Olviera Ascue | Atletico Marte | 6 | |
| 9. | Hector Aaron Canjura | ADET | 5 | |
| 10. | Miguel Mariano | FAS | 5 |
This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 1998. The following players:
ADET
C.D. Águila
Marcelo Buyica Claudio de Barco Maximo AlafroAlianza F.C.
Arabe Marte
Giovany Castillo
Julio Oliveira(player released mid season) (player Injured mid season) Injury replacement player
Dragon
Néstor Emilio Soria Delvani Quaresma
Van Sebastian Roberto BayleyC.D. FAS
Noe Dos Santos Luis Ivan Nolasco Miguel MarianoC.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Celio Rodríguez Mauricio Dos Santos Raul ToroMunicipal Limeno
Moumban Karim
Carlos Rodriguez German PerezSanta Clara
Sonsonate
Ronaldo Luis Luis Dominguez