Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2003

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2003 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2002") started on January 21, 2003.

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
ChampionsSan Salvador F.C.(1st title)
RelegatedC.D. Dragon
Top goalscorer TBD (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     Ramón Maradiaga TBD TBD
Alianza   Ricardo Padilla Pinto   Juan Quarterone TBD TBD
Atletico Balboa   Noel Benítez   Nelson Brizuela TBD TBD
C.D. Arcense   TBD   Ricardo Guardado TBD TBD
C.D. Dragon   Domingo Ramos   Jose Mario Martinez TBD TBD
FAS   Reynaldo Valle   Agustín Castillo TBD TBD
Firpo   TBD   Milos Mijanic TBD TBD
Isidro Metapan   José Gumercindo Landaverde   Edwin Portillo TBD TBD
Municipal Limeno   Gumercindo Ventura   Henry Vanegas Galaxia LG
San Salvador F.C.   Marco Flores   Ruben Alonso 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
Aguila   Hugo Coria Resigned December 2002   Ramón Maradiaga Jan 2003
Atletico Balboa   Juan Quarterone TBD NOV 2002   Nelson Brizuela Jan 2003
Alianza F.C.   Julio Escobar TBD December 2002   Juan Quarterone Jan 2002

During the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Municipal Limeno   Henry Vanegas TBD April 2003   Antonio Carlos Viera April 2003
C.D. Dragon   Jose Mario Martinez TBD April 2003   Domingo Ramos Interim April 2003
Atletico Balboa   Nelson Brizuela TBD April 2003     Carlos Barone April 2003
Atletico Balboa     Carlos Barone TBD April 2003   Manuel Alberto Solano April 2003

Clausura 2002 standings

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Last updated August 3, 2002

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 C.D. FAS 18 13 5 0 35 12 +23 44
2 San Salvador F.C. 18 7 7 4 29 26 +3 28
3 Alianza F.C. 18 6 10 2 23 20 +3 28
4 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 7 6 5 25 21 +4 27
5 A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 6 8 4 24 18 +6 26
6 Municipal Limeño 18 6 6 6 34 27 +7 24
7 C.D. Águila 18 6 4 8 28 27 +1 22
8 C.D. Atlético Balboa 18 3 9 6 15 28 −13 18
9 C.D. Arcense 18 1 8 9 10 19 −9 11
10 C.D. Dragón 18 1 5 12 18 43 −25 8 Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals 1st leg

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Semifinals 2nd leg

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San Salvador F.C.2-1Alianza F.C.
Garcés   19'
Víctor Merino   90'
Pedrozo   74'

C.D. FAS2-1 pen (3-4)C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Bentos   81'
Murgas   90'
Sevillano   91'

Final

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San Salvador F.C.3-1 (AET)C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Guillermo Morán   7' (o.g.)
Víctor Merino   113'
José Martínez   116'
Santos Cabrera   48'
 Clausura Champions 2002/03 
San Salvador F.C.
1st title

List of foreign players in the league

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This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2003. 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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