Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2008 explained

Season:Apertura 2008
Winners:A.D. Isidro Metapán (2nd title)
League Topscorer: Carlos Ayala (11)
Nextseason:Clausura 2009

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2008 season (officially known as "Torneo Apertura 2008"), started on August 2, 2008, and finished on December 21, 2008.

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo came into the tournament as defending champions, having won their eighth league title in the previous season. A total of 10 teams contested the league, 8 of which had already participated in the Clausura 2008 season, and two of which had been promoted from the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño.

The 10 teams of the Primera División each played 18 matches, playing each team twice (home and away). The top four teams qualified directly to the semifinals.

The winner of the final series gained entry into the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.[1]

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 27, 2008.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 27, 2008.

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
Águila Agustín CastilloTBDTBD
AlianzaTBDTBD
C.D. Atlético Balboa TBD Gustavo de SimoneTBDTBD
C.D. Chalatenango Carlos Meléndez
FAS Reynaldo Valle Nelson AnchetaTBDTBD
Firpo TBD Miguel ObandoTBDTBD
Juventud Independiente Jorge AbregoTBDTBD
Isidro Metapán Edwin PortilloTBDTBD
Nejapa F.C. Mauricio CienfuegosTBDTBD
C.D. Vista Hermosa TBD Víctor CoreasTBDTBD

Semifinals 1st leg

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Semifinals 2nd leg

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Final

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Chalatenango
GK Jassir Deras
DF Cristian López
DF Ramón Martínez
DF Hermes Martínez
DF Roberto García
MF Juan Carlos Serrano
MF
MF
MF Manuel Luna
FW
FW
Substitutes:
FW Fredy Vichéz
MF Mario Deras
MF Amílcar Ramírez
Manager:
Carlos Antonio Meléndez
Isidro Metapán:
GK Dagoberto Portillo
DF Ricardo Alvarado
DF Alexander Escobar
DF
DF Ernesto Iraheta
MF Mario Aguilar
MF Héctor Mejía
MF
MF Paolo Suárez
FW
FW
Substitutes:
FW José Manuel Martínez
MF
DF Jorge Morán
Manager:
Edwin Portillo

Champion

A.D. Isidro Metapán qualified for 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.

Season statistics

Scoring

Average home attendance

Clean sheets

Overall

Home

Away

Top scorers

TotalPlayerTeamGoals per Round
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
11 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
9 2 3 1 1 1 1
8 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
8 1 1 1 1 2 2
8 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
7 Edgar Leguizamón 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
7 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
5 2 1 1 1
5 1 1 1 1 1 1
5 1 1 1 1 1
5 1 1 1 1 1
5 1 1 1 1 1
5 1 2 1 1
As of the end of the regular season

Fastest scorers

ScorerTime (seconds)TeamOpponent
Alejandro de la Cruz Bentos25FASNejapa
Mario Aguilar Posada40MetapánFirpo
Christian Castillo42AlianzaÁguila

Attendance

Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day
14,403 Final 21 December 2008 3 – 3 Sunday Afternoon
11,463 Semifinal - 2nd leg 13 December 2008 1 – 3 Saturday Night
7,690 Round 2 6 August 2008 3 – 1 Wednesday Night
6,997 Round 16 12 November 2008 1 – 0 Wednesday Night
6,156 Round 8 20 September 2008 1 – 0 Saturday Twilight
5,815 Round 15 15 November 2008 1 – 1 Saturday Night
5,307 Round 2 6 August 2008 3 – 1 Wednesday Afternoon
5,122 Semifinal - 2nd leg 13 December 2008 1 – 0 Saturday Night
4,800 Semifinal - 1st leg 7 December 2008 3 – 0 Sunday Afternoon
4,722 Round 13 5 November 2008 3 – 2 Wednesday Night
4,510 Round 3 9 August 2008 1 – 2 Saturday Night

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
C.D. Chalatenango Juan Ramón SánchezTBDJune 2008 Carlos Antonio MeléndezJune 2008Pre-season
Nejapa Mauricio CienfuegosMutual consent14 August 2008 Emiliano PedrozoAugust 200810th
Nejapa Emiliano Pedrozowent back to being a playerSeptember 2008 Daniel Uberti5 September 200810th
Firpo Gerardo ReinosoSacked25 August 2008 Óscar Benítez2 September 20087th
Balboa Gustavo de SimoneSacked30 August 2008 Roberto Gamarra5 September 200810th
Alianza Pablo CentroneSacked14 September 2008 Carlos Jurado16 September 20085th
Firpo Oscar BenítezSacked9 December 2008 Agustín Castillo23 December 2008Post-season (6th)
Águila Agustín CastilloSacked15 December 2008 Pablo Centrone24 December 2008Post-season (Semifinals)
FAS Nelson AnchetaSacked27 December 2008 Roberto Gamarra1 January 2009Post-season (Semifinals)
Nejapa Daniel UbertiSacked29 December 2008 Nelson Ancheta29 December 2008Post-season (10th)
Balboa Roberto GamarraMutual consent1 January 2009 Carlos de Toro16 January 2009Post-season (7th)
Juventud Jorge AbregoSackedDecember 2008 Juan Ramón SánchezDecember 2009Post-season (8th)

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2008. 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.

Atlético Balboa

Chalatenango

C.D. FAS

(player released mid season) Injury replacement player

Juventud Independiente

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

Nejapa FC

A.D. Isidro Metapán

Vista Hermosa

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Qualifying Format Unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League . . 14 May 2008 . 14 May 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081226124256/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4171 . 26 December 2008 .
  2. Web site: "Metapán el nuevo monarca".

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