Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2004

The Salvador Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2004 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2004") started on August 7, 2004.

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
ChampionsC.D. FAS (15th title)
RelegatedNone
Top goalscorerPanama Nicolás Muñoz (12)

The season was composed of the following clubs:

Team information

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Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila     Julio Cesar Cortez TBD TBD
Alianza     Juan Mujica TBD TBD
Atletico Balboa   Noel Benítez   Jorge Alberto Garcia TBD TBD
FAS   Reynaldo Valle   Agustín Castillo TBD TBD
Firpo   TBD   Gustavo de Simone TBD TBD
Isidro Metapan   José Gumercindo Landaverde   Marcelo Javier Zuleta TBD TBD
Municipal Limeno   Gumercindo Ventura   Ricardo Ortiz "Tato" Galaxia LG
Once Lobos   TBD   Carlos Recinos TBD TBD
Once Municipal   TBD   Oscar Emigdio Benitez TBD TBD
San Salvador F.C.   Marco Flores   Saul Rivero TBD TBD

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
Atletico Balboa   Oscar Emigdio Benitez TBD May 2004   Jorge Alberto Garcia June 2004
San Salvador F.C.   Ruben Alonso TBD June 2004   Saul Rivero June 2004
Municipal Limeno   Jorge Alberto Garcia TBD June 2004   Ricardo Ortiz "Tato" July 2004

During the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Isidro Metapan   Marcelo Javier Zuleta TBD August 2004   Edwin Portillo August 2004
Alianza F.C.   Juan Mujica TBD September 2004   Juan Ramon Paredes September 2004
Municipal Limeno   Ricardo Ortiz Tato TBD September 2004   Raul Cocherai September 2004
C.D. Aguila   Julio Cesar Cortez TBD October 2004   Carlos Alberto de Toro October 2004
Atletico Balboa   Jorge Alberto Garcia TBD October 2004   Juan Quarterone October 2004
Once Municipal   Oscar Emigdio Benitez TBD November 2004   Henry Rojas November 2004

Apertura 2004 standings

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Last updated August 2, 2004

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C.D. FAS 18 9 5 4 26 19 +7 32 Qualified for semifinal
2 San Salvador F.C. 18 9 5 4 30 33 −3 32
3 C.D. Atlético Balboa 18 7 9 2 26 13 +13 30
4 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 7 8 3 26 13 +13 29 4th place playoff
5 A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 8 5 5 25 24 +1 29
6 C.D. Águila 18 5 8 5 24 20 +4 23
7 Alianza F.C. 18 6 3 9 19 25 −6 21
8 Once Lobos 18 4 7 7 22 21 +1 19
9 Once Municipal 18 5 4 9 15 26 −11 19
10 Municipal Limeño 18 0 6 12 12 31 −19 6
Source: [citation needed]

4th place playoff

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C.D. Luis AngelFirpo0-2A.D. Isidro Metapán
Johnny Descolines   6', Alcides Banderas   8'

Playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
        
1 FAS 1 3 4
4 Isidro Metapán 2 0 2
1 C.D. FAS (pen.) 4
3 Atlético Balboa 3
2 San Salvador F.C. 1 1 2
3 Atlético Balboa 1 3 4

Semifinals 1st leg

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C.D. Atlético Balboa1-1San Salvador F.C.
Franklin Vinosis Webster   20' Rodrigues   27'

A.D. Isidro Metapán2-1C.D. FAS
Escobar   23'
J. Reyes   26'
W. Reyes   85'

Semifinals 2nd leg

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San Salvador F.C.1-3C.D. Atlético Balboa
Alexander Obregon   44' Carlos Asprilla   116'
Nildeson   20',  119'

C.D. FAS3-0A.D. Isidro Metapán
Mafla   10'
W. Reyes   70'
Bentos   88'

Final

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C.D. FAS0–0C.D. Atlético Balboa
Penalties
Gilberto Murgas  
Ernesto Góchez  
Víctor Mafla  
Emerson Umaña  
Alfredo Pacheco  
Víctor Velásquez  
Marcelo Messias  
4–3   Nildeson
  Hídzar Henríquez
  Eugenio Valerio
  Carlos Asprilla
  Yubini Salamanca
  Armando Mercado
  Lisandro González


  Apertura 2004 champions 
C.D. FAS
15th title

Top scorers

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Pos. Nat. Player Team Goals
1   Nicolás Muñoz C.D. FAS 12

List of foreign players in the league

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This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2004. 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
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