Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2007

The Apertura 2007 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season is the since its establishment. The first fixtures of the season were played on August 11, 2007, and the season ended on 2007. A.D. Isidro Metapán are the defending Premiership champions, having won their First Premiership title. The first goalscorer of the season was, who scored an against Once Municipal.

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

Team promoted

Stadium
StadiumTeam
Estadio CuscatlánSan Salvador F.C.
Estadio CuscatlánAlianza F.C.
Estadio NejapaNejapa F.C.
Estadio Sergio TorresC.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Estadio Simeón MagañaOnce Municipal
Estadio Juan Francisco BarrazaC.D. Águila
Estadio Luis Amílcar MorenoC.D. Vista Hermosa
Estadio José Gregorio MartínezC.D. Chalatenango
Estadio Jorge Calero SuárezA.D. Isidro Metapán
Estadio Oscar QuiteñoC.D. FAS

Team information

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

Managerial Changes

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

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

Apertura 2007 Standings

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:

Round 1
Date Home Score Away Attendance
11 August 2007 A.D. Isidro Metapán 1:0 Once Municipal
11 August 2007 C.D. Vista Hermosa 2:1 Nejapa F.C.
12 August 2007 C.D. Chalatenango 1:0 C.D. Águila
12 August 2007 C.D. FAS 1:1 San Salvador F.C.
12 August 2007 Alianza F.C. 2:1 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

Round 2
Date Home Score Away Attendance
18 August 2007 C.D. Águila 1:0 C.D. Vista Hermosa
18 August 2007 Once Municipal 2:0 Alianza F.C.
19 August 2007 San Salvador F.C. 1:0 C.D. Chalatenango
19 August 2007 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 3:1 C.D. FAS
19 August 2007 Nejapa F.C. 4:1 A.D. Isidro Metapán

Round 3
Date Home Score Away Attendance
25 August 2007 C.D. Vista Hermosa 3:2 San Salvador F.C.
25 August 2007 A.D. Isidro Metapán 2:0 C.D. Águila
26 August 2007 Once Municipal 2:1 Nejapa F.C.
26 August 2007 C.D. Chalatenango 2:0 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
26 August 2007 Alianza F.C. 1:1 C.D. FAS

Round 4
Date Home Score Away Attendance
1 September 2007 San Salvador F.C. 2:2 A.D. Isidro Metapán
1 September 2007 C.D. Águila 2:0 Once Municipal
2 September 2007 C.D. FAS 0:1 C.D. Chalatenango
2 September 2007 Nejapa F.C. 2:2 Alianza F.C.
2 September 2007 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 2:0 C.D. Vista Hermosa

Semifinals 1st leg
A.D. Isidro Metapán0-0C.D. FAS
Luis Ángel Firpo2-0C.D. Chalatenango

Semifinals 2nd leg
C.D. FAS1-1A.D. Isidro Metapán
C.D. Chalatenango1-0Luis Ángel Firpo

Final
Luis Ángel Firpo1–1 (aet) (5–3 pen.)C.D. FAS
Patricio Barroche 41 Alfredo Pacheco 80
 Apetura Champions 2007 
Luis Ángel Firpo
8th title

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

Top scorers
Pos.Nat.PlayerTeamGoals
1 HondurasWilliams ReyesA.D. Isidro Metapán11
2 El SalvadorFrancisco Jovel ÁlvarezAlianza F.C.11
3 PanamaNicolás MuñozC.D. Águila8
4 El SalvadorRudis CorralesC.D. Águila6
4 UruguayPaolo SuárezA.D. Isidro Metapán6
5 El SalvadorEduardo José Retana CastroAlianza F.C.5
5 ColombiaCristian Gil MosqueraVista Hermosa5

List of foreign players in the league

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.

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