Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2007 explained

Competition:Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador
Winners:Luis Angel Firpo (8th title)
Relegated:None
Continentalcup1:CONCACAF Champions League ]
League Topscorer: Williams Reyes (11)
Prevseason:Clausura 2007
Nextseason:Clausura 2008

The Apertura 2007 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season is the since its establishment. The season began on 11 August 2007, and the ended with the final on 16 December.

Isidro Metapán are the defending league champions, having won their First Premiership title.

Luis Angel Firpo beat FAS in the final on penalties and won their eighth title.

Nejapa FC were promoted from Segunda Division.[1]

Stadiums

StadiumTeam
San Salvador F.C.
Alianza F.C.
Estadio NejapaNejapa F.C.
Estadio Sergio TorresC.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Estadio Simeón Magaña
Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Estadio Luis Amílcar MorenoC.D. Vista Hermosa
Estadio José Gregorio Martínez

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
Águila Luis Ramirez ZapataTBDTigo,Cerveza Brahva Nash
AlianzaTBDAgua Cristal
C.D. Chalatenango Vladan VicevicPepsi, Tigo
FAS Reynaldo Valle Nelson Mauricio AnchetaTBDPilsener, Tigo American Airlines
Firpo TBD Horacio CorderoGalaxiaBoquitas Diana Pilsener
Isidro Metapan Edwin PortilloTBDTigo, Arroz San Pedro
Nejapa F.C. Carlos Antonio MelendezTBDTigo, Caja de Credito Quezaltepeque
Once Municipal TBD Abel MoralejoTBDTigo La Geo,Pilsener
San Salvador F.C. Marco Flores Saul RiveroTBDTigo,Farmacia San Nicolas Gatorade
C.D. Vista Hermosa TBD Jorge Alberto GarciaTBDTigo, Pollo Campestre

Managerial Changes

Before the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Firpo Hugo CoriaTBDJune 2007 Horacio CorderoJune 2007
FAS Julio AsadTBDJune 2007 Nelson Mauricio AnchetaJune 2007
Chalatenango Agustin CastilloTBDJune 2007 Vladan VicevicJuly 2007
Alianza F.C. Nelson BrizuelaTBDJune 2007July 2007
Once Municipal Nelson Mauricio AnchetaTBDJune 2007 Abel MoralejoAugust 2007

During the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Once Municipal Abel MoralejoTBDOctober 2007 Hugo CoriaOctober 2007
San Salvador F.C. Saul RiveroTBDOctober 2007 Henry VanegasOctober 2007

Standings

Last updated April 5, 2008

Semifinals

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Final

Firpo
GK Juan José Gómez
DF Emerson Veliz
DF Mauricio Quintanilla
DF Edwin Gonzalez
DF Jorge Elenilson Sánchez
MF
MF Guillermo Morán
MF
MF
FW Fernando Leguizamón
FW
Substitutes:
FW
MF
MF
Manager:
Horacio Cordero
FAS:
GK Adolfo Menéndez
DF Mardoqueo Henríquez
DF
DF
DF Ramon Flores
DF
MF Cristian Álvarez
MF
MF Alfredo Pacheco
FW
FW
Substitutes:
DF
FW
FW
Manager:
Nelson Ancheta

Luis Ángel Firpo qualified for 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.

Top scorers

Pos. Nat. Player Team Goals
1 Williams Reyes11
2 11
38
46
46
55
5Cristian Gil Mosquera5

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2007. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apertura 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.

C.D. Águila

Alianza F.C.

Chalatenango

C.D. FAS

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

(player released mid season) Injury replacement player

Nejapa FC

A.D. Isidro Metapán

Once Municipal

San Salvador F.C.

Vista Hermosa

References

  1. Web site: El Salvador 2007/08 . 2024-04-13 . www.rsssf.org.

External links

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