Primera División de Fútbol Profesional 1996–97
The 1996–97 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season is the 45th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of the National League system in 1948. The tournament began 1 September 1996 and was scheduled to end on July 27, 1997. Alianza won the two legged final over LA Firpo 3–2.
Season | 1996–97 |
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Champions | Alianza (5th Title) |
Relegated | Once Lobos |
← 1995-96 1997-98 → |
Teams
Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain |
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Aguila | San Miguel, El Salvador | Estadio San Miguel | ![]() |
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Alianza | San Salvador, El Salvador | Estadio Cuscatlan | ![]() |
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Atletico Marte | San Salvador, El Salvador | Estadio Cuscutlan | ![]() |
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Baygon-ADET | La Libertad | Estadio | ![]() |
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Dragon | San Miguel, El Salvador | Estadio San Miguel | ![]() |
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EL Roble | Ilobasco, El Salvador | Estadio Ilobasco | ![]() |
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FAS | Santa Ana, El Salvador | Estadio de Santa Ana | ![]() |
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Firpo | Usulután, El Salvador | Estadio Usulutan | ![]() |
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Municipal Limeno | Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión | Estadio de Santa Rosa Lima | ![]() |
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Once Lobos | Chalchuapa, Santa Ana, El Salvador | Estadio El Progreso | ![]() |
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Managerial changes
Before the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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TBD | ![]() |
Sacked | 1996 | ![]() |
1996 | September 1995 |
Municipal Limeno | ![]() |
Sacked | July 1996 | ![]() |
August 1996 | |
During the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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C.D. Aguila | ![]() |
Mutual consent, Joined the national team | December 1996 | ![]() |
January 1997 | |
C.D. Aguila | ![]() |
Interimship finished | 2 February 1997 | ![]() |
3 February 1997 | |
EL Roble | ![]() |
Sacked | 1997 | ![]() |
1997 | |
Atletico Marte | ![]() |
Sacked | 1997 | ![]() |
1997 | |
LA Firpo | ![]() |
Interimship finished | 1997 | ![]() |
1997 | |
LA Firpo | ![]() |
Sacked | 1997 | ![]() |
1997 | |
Once Lobos | ![]() |
Sacked | 1997 | ![]() |
1997 | |
Municipal Limeno | ![]() |
Sacked | October 1996 | ![]() |
November 1996 | |
FAS | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | January 1997 | ![]() |
15 February 1997 | |
Firpo | ![]() |
Sacked | February 1997 | ![]() |
February 1997 | |
C.D. Dragon | ![]() |
Sacked | November 1996 | ![]() |
November 1996 | |
C.D. Dragon | ![]() |
Sacked | December 1996 | ![]() |
January 1997 | |
Municipal Limeno | ![]() |
Resigned | February 1997 | ![]() |
February 1997 | |
Municipal Limeno | ![]() |
Resigned | April 1997 | ![]() |
April 1997 | |
Municipal Limeno | ![]() |
Resigned | May 1997 | ![]() |
June 1997 | |
Playoffs
First legs
C.D. Aguila | 1-1 | ADET |
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Jorge Garay ![]() |
Fernando de Souza ![]() |
FAS | 3-2 | Firpo |
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Erber Burgos ![]() Guillermo Rivera ![]() Neftali Diaz ![]() |
Raúl Toro Basáez ![]() Carlos Flores ![]() |
Atletico Marte | 1-0 | Alianza |
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Raul Falero ![]() |
Nil |
Second legs
1-1. Aguila won 4-2 on penalty
Firpo | 5-2 | FAS |
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Pércival Piggott ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Israel Castro Franco ![]() |
William Renderos Iraheta ![]() Tito Diaz ![]() |
LA Firpo won 7-5 on aggregate
Alianza F.C. | 2-3 | Atletico Marte |
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Marcelo Bauza ![]() Horacio Lugo ![]() |
Alejandro Larrea ![]() ![]() Abdul Thompson Conteh ![]() |
Atletico Marte won 4-2 after extra time. Both team progressed
First legs
Alianza | 2-0 | Aguila |
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Horacio Lugo ![]() ![]() |
Nil |
LA Firpo | 1-0 | Atletico Marte |
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Israel Castro Franco ![]() |
Nil |
Second legs
Atletico Marte | 2-2 | LA Firpo |
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Mario Rodriguez ![]() Rene Toledo ![]() |
Fabio De Freitas ![]() Pércival Piggott ![]() |
LA Firpo won 3-2 on aggregare
Alianza won 2-0 on aggregare
Third place match
Atletico Arabe Marte | 2-1 | Aguila |
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TBD ![]() Mario Rodriguez ![]() |
TBD ![]() |
Final
Alianza | 3-2 | Firpo |
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Milton Tigana Meléndez ![]() Kin Canales ![]() Saul Salgado ![]() |
[ ] | Israel Castro Franco ![]() ![]() |
Alianza FC won 3-2 on Aggregate.
Top scorers
Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
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1. | ![]() |
Aguila | 21 |
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El Roble de Ilobasco | 20 |
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FAS | 19 |
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Atletico Marte | 17 |
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Aguila | 16 |
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Once Lobos | 15 |
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Atletico Marte | 14 |
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FAS | 13 |
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Luis Angel Firpo | 13 |
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Alianza FC | 12 |
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in 1996-1997. The following players:
- have played at least one game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
C.D. Águila
Alianza F.C.
Atletico Marte
Baygon-ADET
Dragon
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El Roble
C.D. FAS
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Limeno
Once Lobos
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