Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Apertura 2011
Season | Apertura 2011 |
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Champions | Isidro Metapán (6th Title) |
Relegated | "None" |
Champions League | Isidro Metapán |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 233 (2.59 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Nicolás Muñoz (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Águila 5-1 Juventud Independiente (28 August 2011) Once Municipal 5-0 Vista Hermosa (27 November 2011) |
Biggest away win | Isidro Metapán 1-4 Juventud Independiente (27 November 2011) |
Highest scoring | Luis Ángel Firpo 6-3 Once Municipal (2 November 2011) |
Longest winning run | 4 games by FAS and Once Municipal |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 games by FAS and Once Municipal |
Longest winless run | 14 games by UES |
Longest losing run | 6 games by Juventud Independiente |
The Apertura 2011 season (officially known as Torneo Apertura 2011 or also known as the Copa Capri for sponsoring reasons) was the 27th edition of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza entered into this tournament as the defending champions. The season began on 30 July 2011 and concluded at the end of the year. 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 season took part in the playoffs.
Team information
Last updated: June 28, 2011
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 28, 2011.
- Champions: Juventud Independiente
Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 28, 2011.
- Due to Issue: Atlético Balboa
Stadia and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Águila | San Miguel | Juan Francisco Barraza | 10,000 |
Alianza | San Salvador | Estadio Cuscatlán | 45,925 |
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 |
Juventud Independiente | San Juan Opico | Complejo Municipal | 5,000 |
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
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Águila | Julio Sosa | Salvador Coreas | Galaxia | Mister Donuts, Volkswagen, Impressa Repuestos, Soccerway |
Alianza | Lisandro Pohl | Vladan Vićević | Lotto | Tigo, SINAI, Maseca |
Atlético Marte | Felix Guardado | Fausto Omar Vásquez | Galaxia | Rosvill, Vive, Canal 4 |
FAS | David Lineras | Willian Renderos Iraheta | Milan (Jaguar Sportic) | Pepsi, Farmacia San Lorenzo, Alba Petróleos |
Isidro Metapán | Rafael Morataya | Edwin Portillo | Milán (Jaguar Sportic) | Bimbo, Tigo, Arroz San Pedro, Holan |
Juventud Independiente | Romeo Barillas | Juan Ramón Sánchez | Milán (Jaguar Sportic) | TBD |
Luis Ángel Firpo | Enrique Escobar | Nelson Ancheta | Joma | Pilsener, Volkswagen, Diana, Tigo |
Once Municipal | Andrés Rodríguez | Juan Andrés Sarulyte | Milan (Jaguar Sportic) | LA GEO, Milan (Jaguar Sportic) |
UES | Rufino Quesada | Jorge Abrego | Galaxia | ALBA |
Vista Hermosa | Francisco Benitez | Víctor Coreas | Aviva | TBD |
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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FAS | Margarita Jaramillo | David Linares | 2nd (Clausura 2011) | |||
FAS | Agustín Castillo | Willian Renderos Iraheta | 2nd (Clausura 2011) | |||
Luis Ángel Firpo | Ramiro Cepeda | Nelso Ancheta | 4th (Clausura 2011) |
During the regular season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Alianza | Roberto Gamarra | Head Coach | September 6, 2011 | Vladan Vićević | September 7, 2011 | 2nd (Apertura 2011) |
Águila | Hugo Coria | Head Coach | September, 2011 | Salvador Coreas | October 18, 2011 | 6th (Apertura 2011) |
Atlético Marte | Juan Ramón Paredes | Head Coach | September 23, 2011 | Fausto Omar Vásquez | September 27, 2011 | 9th (Apertura 2011) |
UES | Eraldo Correia | Head Coach | September 25, 2011 | Miguel Ángel Soriano | September 27, 2011 | 7th (Apertura 2011) |
UES | Miguel Ángel Soriano | Head Coach | October, 2011 | Jorge Abrego | October, 2011 | 9th (Apertura 2011) |
Vista Hermosa | Víctor Coreas | Head Coach | November 3, 2011 | José Rolando Perez | November 4, 2011 | 10th (Apertura 2011) |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Isidro Metapán (C, Q) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for playoffs[a] |
2 | FAS (Q) | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 32 | |
3 | Once Municipal (Q) | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 30 | |
4 | Águila (Q) | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 29 | |
5 | Luis Ángel Firpo (Q) | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 29 | |
6 | Alianza | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 24 | |
7 | Atlético Marte | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 23 | |
8 | Juventud Independiente | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 17 | |
9 | UES | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 14 | |
10 | Vista Hermosa | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ Luis Ángel Firpo won the extra game against Águila for the last place of the Playoffs.
Positions by round
Results
Playoffs
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Isidro Metapán | 3 | |||||||
4 | L.A. Firpo | 3 | |||||||
1 | Isidro Metapán | 1 | |||||||
3 | Once Municipal | 0 | |||||||
2 | FAS | 0 | |||||||
3 | Once Municipal | 1 |
Semi-finals
First leg
Isidro Metapán | 3–3 | Luis Ángel Firpo |
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Blanco 22' Turcios 51' (o.g.) Flores 68' |
Report | García 3' Alas 69' Jiménez 90' |
Once Municipal | 1–0 | FAS |
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Figueroa 58' | Report |
Second leg
Luis Ángel Firpo | 0–3 | Isidro Metapán |
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Report | Blanco 38', 79' Sánchez 69' |
FAS | 1–2 | Once Municipal |
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Williams Reyes 45' | Report | Pablo Hütt 68' Sean Fraser 84' |
Final
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Apertura 2011 Champions |
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Isidro Metapán 6th title |
Player statistics
Top scorers
Updated to games played on November 23, 2011. |
Bookings
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Hat-tricks
Sequence |
Player | No. of goals |
Time of goals | Representing | Final score |
Opponent | Round |
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1. | Nicolás Muñoz | 3 | 8', 59' (p), 72' | Águila | 3–0 | UES | 3rd |
2. | Nicolás Muñoz | 3 | 16', 25' (p), 72' | Águila | 5-1 | Juventud Independiente | 5th |
3. | Anel Canales | 3 | 29', 31', 46', | Luis Ángel Firpo | 6-3 | Once Municipal | 15th |
4. | Sean Fraser | 3 | 36' 65', 86, | Once Municipal | 5-0 | C.D. Vista Hermosa | 18th |
Individual awards
Hombre GOL | Best Coach Award | Best Goalkeeper Award | Fair Player Award | Rookie Player Award | Kings of the Stands |
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Anel Canales Águila |
Edwin Portillo Isidro Metapán |
Luis Contreras FAS |
Luis Contreras FAS |
Darwin Cerén Juventud Independiente |
FAS |
Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Osael Romero for Águila against Once Municipal 39 minutes (30 July 2011)
- Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes
- Anel Canales for C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo against FAS (2 October 2011)
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+4 minutes
- Jaime Alas for Firpo against FAS (31 July 2011)
- Mardoqueo Henríquez for Águila against Firpo (22 October 2011)
- First penalty Kick of the season: 45 minutes- Williams Reyes (scored) for FAS against Luis Ángel Firpo
- Widest winning margin: 5
- Águila 5-1 Juventud Independiente (28 August 2011)
- Once Municipal 5-0 Vista Hermosa (27 November 2011)
- Most goals in a match: 9
- Luis Ángel Firpo 6-3 Once Municipal (2 November 2011)
- First hat-trick of the season: Nicolás Muñoz for Águila against UES (17 August 2011)
- First own goal of the season: Fidel Jiménez (Atlético Marte) for Firpo (21 August 2011)
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 3
- Nicolás Muñoz for Águila against UES (17 August 2011)
- Nicolás Muñoz for Águila against Juventud Independiente (28 August 2011)
- Anel Canales for Luis Ángel Firpo against Once Municipal (2 November 2011)
- Sean Fraser for Once Municipal against Vista Hermosa (27 November 2011)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6
- Luis Ángel Firpo 6-3 Once Municipal (2 November 2011)
- Most goals in one half by one team: 4
- Juventud Independiente 1-4 Isidro Metapán(27 November 2011)
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3
- Luis Ángel Firpo 6-3 Once Municipal (2 November 2011)
- Atlético Marte 5-3 Isidro Metapán(5 November 2011)
Average home attendance
- Highest average home attendance:
- Lowest average home attendance:
Clean sheets
- Most clean sheets - 6 FAS and Atlético Marte
- Fewest clean sheets - 3 Águila
Unbeaten run
- Longest winning run - 4 games FAS (28 August-21 September) and Once Municipal (21 September-23 October)
- Longest unbeaten run - 8 games FAS (1 August-21 September) and Once Municipal (21 September-30 October)
- Longest winless run - 14 games UES(27 August-27 November 2011)
- Longest losing run - 6 games Juventud Independiente (17 August-21 September)
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2011. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
A new rule was introduced a few season ago, 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.
C.D. Águila
Alianza F.C. Atlético Marte Juventud Independiente C.D. FAS |
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
A.D. Isidro Metapán Once Municipal UES Vista Hermosa
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External links
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- El Grafico League Coverage (in Spanish)