Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Apertura 2010

The Apertura 2010 season (officially known as Torneo Apertura 2010) was the 25th edition of Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán, being the defending champions, kept the title as they won the final against Alianza on penalties. The season begun on July 31 and concluded on December 19, 2010. Like previous years, the league consisted of 10 teams, each playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 18 games, respectively. The top four teams by the end of the regular season took part of the playoffs.

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
SeasonApertura 2010
ChampionsIsidro Metapán
RelegatedNone in the Apertura
2011–12 CONCACAF Champions LeagueIsidro Metapán
Matches played95
Goals scored234 (2.46 per match)
Top goalscorer(9 goals)
Alexander Campos
Rodolfo Zelaya
Biggest home winAlianza 5–0
Luís Ángel Firpo
(October 3, 2010)
Biggest away winOnce Municipal 0–3
Luís Ángel Firpo
(Nov. 10, 2010)
Highest scoringIsidro Metapán 4–3 Atlético Marte
(August 14, 2010)

Promotion and relegation

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Teams promoted from 2009–10 Segunda División

Teams relegated to 2010–11 Segunda División

Team information

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Last updated: June 30, 2010

Stadia and locations

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Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Águila San Miguel Juan Francisco Barraza 10,000
Alianza San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán 45,925
Atlético Balboa La Union Estadio Marcelino Imbers 4,000
Atlético Marte San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán 45,925
FAS Santa Ana Estadio Óscar Quiteño 15,000
Isidro Metapán Metapán Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez 8,000
Luís Ángel Firpo Usulután Estadio Sergio Torres 5,000
Once Municipal Ahuachapán Estadio Simeón Magaña 5,000
UES San Salvador Estadio Universitario UES 10,000
Vista Hermosa San Francisco Gotera Estadio Correcaminos 12,000

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila   Will Salgado   Eraldo Correia Nike Tigo, Mister Donut
Alianza   Lisandro Pohl   Miloš Miljanić Lotto Tigo, Sinai, Fiesta
Atlético Balboa   Pablo Robles   Roberto Gamarra Aviva Fila
Atlético Marte   Felix Guardado   Juan Ramón Paredes Galaxia Rosvill, Vive, Galaxia
FAS   Byron Rodriguez   Jorge Abrego Milán American Airlines, Tigo, Pilsener
Isidro Metapán   Adan Salazar   Edwin Portillo Milán Bimbo, Tigo, Salazar
Luis Ángel Firpo   Jozsef Arguedas   Hugo Coria Joma Diana, Pilsener
Once Municipal   Andrés Rodríguez   Nelson Ancheta Milán La Geo
UES   Rufino Quesada   Edgar Henriquez Galaxia MK Medicamentos, ALBA Petroleos
Vista Hermosa   Francisco Benitez   Mario Martínez Aviva Tigo

Managerial changes

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Before the start of the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
FAS   Adolfo Menéndez Removed from position April 27, 2010   Alberto Rujana July 1, 2010 7th (Clausura 2010)
Águila   Rubén Alonso Sacked May 25, 2010   Carlos Mijangos June 4, 2010 2nd (Clausura 2010)
Atlético Balboa   Carlos Mijangos Signed by Águila June 3, 2010   Roberto Gamarra June 3, 2010 5th (Clausura 2010)
UES   Miguel Ángel Díaz Resigned June 21, 2010   Rubén Alonso June 23, 2010 1st (Clausura 2010)

During the regular season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Águila   Carlos Mijangos Sacked August 31, 2010   Eraldo Correia September 1, 2010 5th (Apertura 2010)
Atlético Marte   Ramiro Cepeda Resigned September 15, 2010   Luis Guevara Mora (interim) September 18, 2010 9th (Apertura 2010)
FAS   Alberto Rujana Resigned September 19, 2010   Jorge Abrego September 20, 2010 10th (Apertura 2010)
Atlético Marte   Luis Guevara Mora Resigned October 25, 2010   Juan Ramón Paredes October 25, 2010 10th (Apertura 2010)
UES   Rubén Alonso Resigned November 10, 2010   Edgar Henriquez November 12, 2010 10th (Apertura 2010)

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Isidro Metapán (C) 18 10 4 4 34 27 +7 34 Qualification for playoffs
2 Alianza 18 9 6 3 26 13 +13 33
3 Luis Ángel Firpo 18 8 7 3 24 17 +7 31
4 Águila 18 9 4 5 22 19 +3 31
5 Atlético Balboa 18 7 8 3 21 16 +5 29
6 Vista Hermosa 18 3 9 6 20 25 −5 18
7 Atlético Marte 18 4 5 9 22 28 −6 17
8 FAS 18 4 5 9 19 28 −9 17
9 UES 18 3 7 8 23 27 −4 16
10 Once Municipal 18 3 5 10 16 27 −11 14
Updated to match(es) played on November 28, 2010. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away ÁGU ALI BAL ATM FAS FIR MET OMU UES VIS
Águila 0–2 2–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 2–1
Alianza 4–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 5–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–0
Atlético Balboa 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 3–2 1–0 2–2
Atlético Marte 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–1 3–1 3–2
C.D. FAS 2–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–0
Luis Ángel Firpo 1–2 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–1
Isidro Metapán 3–0 3–0 4–2 4–3 2–0 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–1
Once Municipal 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–3 0–3 2–3 1–0 0–0
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–1 1–1 3–1 4–2 3–3
Vista Hermosa 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on November 28, 2010. Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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Semifinals Finals
        
1 Isidro Metapán 2 0 2
4 Águila 1 0 1
1 Isidro Metapán (pen.) 0 (4)
2 Alianza 0 (3)
2 Alianza (a) 1 1 2
3 Luis Ángel Firpo 2 0 2

Semi-finals

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First leg

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Águila1–2Isidro Metapán
Martin   58' Héctor Mejía   55'
Jilbert Álvarez   90+4' (o.g.)

Alianza1–2Luis Ángel Firpo
Willer   51' (pen.) Quintanilla   4'
Alas   21'

Second leg

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Isidro Metapán0–0Águila

Luis Ángel Firpo0–1Alianza
Ayala   45'

Final

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 Apertura 2010 champions 
Isidro Metapán
5th title

Top scorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals
1   Alexander Campos Atlético Balboa 9
  Rodolfo Zelaya Alianza 9
3   Alcides Bandera Atlético Marte 8
4   Anel Canales Isidro Metapán 7
  Patricio Barroche Águila 7
6   Rafael Burgos UES 6
  Ramiro Carballo UES 6
  Emerson Umaña Isidro Metapán 6
9   Harold Alas UES 5
  Christian Bautista Atlético Balboa 5
  Léster Blanco Isidro Metapán 5
  Mauricio Deras Once Municipal 5
  Javier Hernandez Vista Hermosa 5
  Gilberto Murgas FAS 5

Updated to games played on November 28, 2010.
Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.

List of foreign players in the league

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This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2010. 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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