Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2008

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.

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador
SeasonApertura 2008
ChampionsA.D. Isidro Metapán (2nd title)
CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10A.D. Isidro Metapán
Top goalscorerEl Salvador Carlos Ayala (11)

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

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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

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Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila     Agustín Castillo TBD TBD
Alianza     Pablo Centrone TBD TBD
C.D. Atlético Balboa   TBD   Gustavo de Simone TBD TBD
C.D. Chalatenango     Carlos Meléndez
FAS   Reynaldo Valle   Nelson Ancheta TBD TBD
Firpo   TBD   Miguel Obando TBD TBD
Juventud Independiente     Jorge Abrego TBD TBD
Isidro Metapán     Edwin Portillo TBD TBD
Nejapa F.C.     Mauricio Cienfuegos TBD TBD
C.D. Vista Hermosa   TBD   Víctor Coreas TBD TBD

League standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C.D. Águila 18 10 4 4 39 19 +20 34 Qualified to semifinals
2 A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 8 7 3 32 21 +11 31
3 C.D. FAS 18 8 6 4 27 22 +5 30
4 C.D. Chalatenango 18 7 7 4 25 24 +1 28
5 C.D. Vista Hermosa 18 7 6 5 20 16 +4 27
6 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 5 7 6 20 18 +2 22
7 C.D. Atlético Balboa 18 4 8 6 23 29 −6 20
8 Juventud Independiente 18 4 7 7 21 35 −14 19
9 Alianza F.C. 18 4 5 9 19 25 −6 17
10 Nejapa F.C. 18 2 5 11 16 34 −18 11
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals 1st leg

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Metapán1–3FAS
Héctor Mejía   86' Report Osvaldo Mendoza   55',   75'
Alejandro Bentos   77'

Chalatenango3–0Águila
José Luis Osorio   50' (pen.),   78'
Fredy Vichéz   92'
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Semifinals 2nd leg

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FAS1–3Metapán
Alfredo Pacheco   65' Report Williams Reyes   16'
José Amaya   35'
Dagoberto Portillo   45' (pen.)
Attendance: 11,463

Final

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Chalatenango3–3 (a.e.t.)Metapán
Carlos Ayala   48'
Léster Blanco   62'
Amílcar Ramírez   100'
Dagoberto Portillo   47' (pen.)
José Manuel Martínez   65'
Dagoberto Portillo   113' (pen.)
Penalties
Hermes Martínez  
Amílcar Ramírez  
Carlos Ayala  
Fredy Vichéz  
José Luis Osorio  
3–4   Dagoberto Portillo
  Williams Reyes
  Paolo Suárez
  Alexander Escobar
  Erick Prado
Attendance: 14,403

Champion

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   Apertura 2008 Champion 
A.D. Isidro Metapán
2nd title

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

Season statistics

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Scoring

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Average home attendance

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  • Highest average home attendance: 3,712 (Águila)
  • Lowest average home attendance: 667 (Nejapa)

Clean sheets

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Overall

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Home

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Away

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Top scorers

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Total Player Team Goals per Round
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
11   Carlos Ayala Chalatenango 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2
9   José Oliveira de Souza Águila 2 3 1 1 1 1
8   César Larios FAS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
8     Williams Reyes Metapán 1 1 1 1 2 2
8   Franklin Webster Balboa 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
7   Edgar Leguizamón Firpo 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
7   Pompilio Cacho Vista Hermosa 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
5   Rudis Corrales Águila 2 1 1 1
5   Gabriel Garcete Metapán 1 1 1 1 1 1
5   Alcides Bandera Balboa 1 1 1 1 1
5     Emiliano Pedrozo Nejapa 1 1 1 1 1
5   Nicolás Muñoz Alianza 1 1 1 1 1
5   Alfredo Pacheco FAS 1 2 1 1
As of the end of the regular season

Fastest scorers

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Scorer Time (seconds) Team Opponent
  Alejandro de la Cruz Bentos 25 FAS Nejapa
  Mario Aguilar Posada 40 Metapán Firpo
  Christian Castillo 42 Alianza Águila

Attendance

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Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day
14,403 Final 21 December 2008 Chalatenango 3 – 3 Metapán Estadio Cuscatlán Sunday Afternoon
11,463 Semifinal - 2nd leg 13 December 2008 FAS 1 – 3 Metapán Estadio Oscar Quiteño Saturday Night
7,690 Round 2 6 August 2008 Águila 3 – 1 FAS Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza Wednesday Night
6,997 Round 16 12 November 2008 FAS 1 – 0 Águila Estadio Oscar Quiteño Wednesday Night
6,156 Round 8 20 September 2008 Águila 1 – 0 Alianza Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza Saturday Twilight
5,815 Round 15 15 November 2008 FAS 1 – 1 Metapán Estadio Oscar Quiteño Saturday Night
5,307 Round 2 6 August 2008 Alianza 3 – 1 Independiente Estadio Cuscatlán Wednesday Afternoon
5,122 Semifinal - 2nd leg 13 December 2008 Águila 1 – 0 Chalatenango Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza Saturday Night
4,800 Semifinal - 1st leg 7 December 2008 Chalatenango 3 – 0 Águila Estadio José Gregorio Martínez Sunday Afternoon
4,722 Round 13 5 November 2008 Águila 3 – 2 Firpo Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza Wednesday Night
4,510 Round 3 9 August 2008 Firpo 1 – 2 Alianza Estadio Sergio Torres Saturday Night

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
C.D. Chalatenango   Juan Ramón Sánchez TBD June 2008   Carlos Antonio Meléndez June 2008 Pre-season
Nejapa   Mauricio Cienfuegos Mutual consent 14 August 2008   Emiliano Pedrozo August 2008 10th
Nejapa   Emiliano Pedrozo went back to being a player September 2008   Daniel Uberti 5 September 2008 10th
Firpo   Gerardo Reinoso Sacked 25 August 2008   Óscar Benítez 2 September 2008 7th
Balboa   Gustavo de Simone Sacked 30 August 2008   Roberto Gamarra 5 September 2008 10th
Alianza   Pablo Centrone Sacked 14 September 2008   Carlos Jurado 16 September 2008 5th
Firpo   Oscar Benítez Sacked 9 December 2008   Agustín Castillo 23 December 2008 Post-season (6th)
Águila   Agustín Castillo Sacked 15 December 2008   Pablo Centrone 24 December 2008 Post-season (Semifinals)
FAS   Nelson Ancheta Sacked 27 December 2008   Roberto Gamarra 1 January 2009 Post-season (Semifinals)
Nejapa   Daniel Uberti Sacked 29 December 2008   Nelson Ancheta 29 December 2008 Post-season (10th)
Balboa   Roberto Gamarra Mutual consent 1 January 2009   Carlos de Toro 16 January 2009 Post-season (7th)
Juventud   Jorge Abrego Sacked December 2008   Juan Ramón Sánchez December 2009 Post-season (8th)

List of foreign players in the league

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Qualifying Format Unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League". CONCACAF. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 December 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  2. ^ ""Metapán el nuevo monarca"".
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