Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2007

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.

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador
ChampionsLuis Angel Firpo (8th title)
RelegatedNone
Top goalscorerEl Salvador Williams Reyes (11)

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

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Stadium Team
Estadio Cuscatlán San Salvador F.C.
Estadio Cuscatlán Alianza F.C.
Estadio Nejapa Nejapa F.C.
Estadio Sergio Torres C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Estadio Simeón Magaña Once Municipal
Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza C.D. Águila
Estadio Luis Amílcar Moreno C.D. Vista Hermosa
Estadio José Gregorio Martínez C.D. Chalatenango
Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez A.D. Isidro Metapán
Estadio Oscar Quiteño C.D. FAS

Team information

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Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila     Luis Ramirez Zapata TBD Tigo,Cerveza Brahva Nash
Alianza     Pablo Centrone TBD Agua Cristal
C.D. Chalatenango     Vladan Vicevic Pepsi, Tigo
FAS   Reynaldo Valle   Nelson Mauricio Ancheta TBD Pilsener, Tigo American Airlines
Firpo   TBD   Horacio Cordero Galaxia Boquitas Diana Pilsener
Isidro Metapan     Edwin Portillo TBD Tigo, Arroz San Pedro
Nejapa F.C.     Carlos Antonio Melendez TBD Tigo, Caja de Credito Quezaltepeque
Once Municipal   TBD   Abel Moralejo TBD Tigo La Geo,Pilsener
San Salvador F.C.   Marco Flores   Saul Rivero TBD Tigo,Farmacia San Nicolas Gatorade
C.D. Vista Hermosa   TBD   Jorge Alberto Garcia TBD Tigo, Pollo Campestre

Managerial Changes

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Before the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Firpo   Hugo Coria TBD June 2007   Horacio Cordero June 2007
FAS   Julio Asad TBD June 2007   Nelson Mauricio Ancheta June 2007
Chalatenango   Agustin Castillo TBD June 2007   Vladan Vicevic July 2007
Alianza F.C.   Nelson Brizuela TBD June 2007   Pablo Centrone July 2007
Once Municipal   Nelson Mauricio Ancheta TBD June 2007   Abel Moralejo August 2007

During the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Once Municipal   Abel Moralejo TBD October 2007   Hugo Coria October 2007
San Salvador F.C.   Saul Rivero TBD October 2007   Henry Vanegas October 2007

Standings

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Last updated April 5, 2008

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 C.D. Chalatenango 18 10 4 4 29 16 +13 34
2 C.D. FAS 18 9 3 6 27 21 +6 30
3 A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 8 5 5 31 24 +7 29
4 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 7 6 5 23 17 +6 27
5 C.D. Vista Hermosa 18 8 3 7 24 25 −1 27
6 C.D. Águila 18 7 4 7 23 20 +3 25
7 Alianza F.C. 18 6 6 6 26 28 −2 24
8 Nejapa F.C. 18 5 7 6 31 34 −3 22
9 San Salvador F.C. 18 3 6 9 20 35 −15 15
10 Once Municipal 18 4 2 12 8 22 −14 14
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

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1 December 2007 Isidro Metapán 0–0 FAS Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez
8 December 2007 FAS 1–1
(1–1 agg.)
Isidro Metapán Estadio Oscar Quiteño

2 December 2007 Luis Ángel Firpo 2–0 Chalatenango Estadio Sergio Torres

Final

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Luis Ángel Firpo1–1 (a.e.t.)C.D. FAS
Barroche   41' Pacheco   80'
Penalties
5–3


 Apertura Champions 2007 
Luis Ángel Firpo
8th title

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

Top scorers

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Pos. Nat. Player Team Goals
1   Williams Reyes A.D. Isidro Metapán 11
2   Francisco Jovel Álvarez Alianza F.C. 11
3   Nicolás Muñoz C.D. Águila 8
4   Rudis Corrales C.D. Águila 6
4   Paolo Suárez A.D. Isidro Metapán 6
5   Eduardo José Retana Castro Alianza F.C. 5
5   Cristian Gil Mosquera Vista Hermosa 5

List of foreign players in the league

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "El Salvador 2007/08". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
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