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

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

Managerial changes

Before the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Atletico Balboa El Salvador Oscar Emigdio Benitez TBD May 2004 Argentina Jorge Alberto Garcia June 2004
San Salvador F.C. Uruguay Ruben Alonso TBD June 2004 Uruguay Saul Rivero June 2004
Municipal Limeno Argentina Jorge Alberto Garcia TBD June 2004 Uruguay Ricardo Ortiz "Tato" July 2004

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

Apertura 2004 standings

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:

4th place playoff
C.D. Luis AngelFirpo0-2A.D. Isidro Metapán
Johnny Descolines 6', Alcides Banderas 8'

Playoffs
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
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
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
C.D. FAS0–0C.D. Atlético Balboa
Penalties
Gilberto Murgas soccer ball with check mark
Ernesto Góchez soccer ball with red X
Víctor Mafla soccer ball with check mark
Emerson Umaña soccer ball with red X
Alfredo Pacheco soccer ball with check mark
Víctor Velásquez soccer ball with red X
Marcelo Messias soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark Nildeson
soccer ball with check mark Hídzar Henríquez
soccer ball with check mark Eugenio Valerio
soccer ball with red X Carlos Asprilla
soccer ball with red X Yubini Salamanca
soccer ball with red X Armando Mercado
soccer ball with red X Lisandro González
  Apertura 2004 champions 
C.D. FAS
15th title

Top scorers
Pos.Nat.PlayerTeamGoals
1 PanamaNicolás MuñozC.D. FAS12

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2004. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apetura 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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