Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Apertura 2013

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador

| season = Apertura 2013

| winners = A.D. Isidro Metapan

| relegated = None

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = A.D. Isidro Metapan

| league topscorer = {{flagicon|URU}} Daniel Toscanini (13 goals)

| biggest home win = Juventud Independiente 6 - Alianza 0
(27 October 2013)

| biggest away win = Santa Tecla 1 - Juventud Independiente 6
(21 September 2013)

| highest scoring = Juventud Independiente 4 - Metapán 4
(1 September 2013)

| matches = 85

| total goals = 212

| longest wins = 5 games by: Juventud Independiente
(20 October - present)

| longest unbeaten = 17 games by: Atlético Marte
(4 August - present)

| longest winless = 7 games by: Dragón
(4 August - 7 September)
Firpo
(6 October - present)

| longest losses = 5 games by: Firpo
(19 October - present)

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = Clausura 2013

| nextseason = Clausura 2014

}}

The Apertura 2013 season is the 31st edition of Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Firpo are the defending champions. The league will consist 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 at the end of the regular season will take part of the playoffs.

Team information

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including nine sides from the Clausura 2013 and one promoted from the 2012–13 Segunda División.

Once Municipal were relegated to 2013–14 Segunda División the previous season.

The relegated team were replaced by 2012–13 Segunda División Playoffs promotion winner. Ciclon de Golfo won the Apertura 2012 title, this led to take part of the promotion playoffs along with the Clausura 2013 champions side C.D. Dragon. Dragon won the playoffs by the score of 3–1.

=Promotion and relegation=

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 6, 2013.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 6, 2012.

=Controversy=

Twelve players were banned for life from playing football after they were found guilty for match fixing El Salvador international match fixtures. ten of those players played their football in El Salvador, which caused the clubs affected to replace them mid season.

The clubs affected from the match fixing scandals including Águila with four players banned for life (Luis Anaya, Darwin Bonilla, José Henríquez, Reynaldo Hernández), Firpo with three players banned for life(Christian Castillo, Dagoberto Portillo, Dennis Alas) and one player banned for 18 months Carlos Romeo Monteagudo, Alianza with two players banned for life (Osael Romero, Miguel Montes), FAS with two players banned for life (Miguel Granadino, Ramón Flores), Metapan with one player banned for life Alfredo Pacheco and one player banned for six month Eliseo Quintanilla, and Santa Tecla F.C. with one player banned for life Marvin González [http://www.elgrafico.com/fourteen-players-banned-for-life-in-match-fixing-case].

Stadia and locations

{{Location map+|El Salvador|width=400|float=right|caption=Location of teams in Apertura 2013/Clausura 2014|places=

{{Location map~|El Salvador|lat=13.69|long=-89.190003|label=Alianza|position=right}}

{{Location map~|El Salvador|lat=13.69|long=-89.190006|label=Atlético Marte|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|El Salvador|lat=13.466667|long= -88.183333|label=Águila|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|El Salvador|lat=13.466667|long= -88.183333|label=Dragon|position=top}}

{{Location map~|El Salvador|lat=14|long=-89.55|label=C.D. FAS|position=top}}

{{Location map~|El Salvador|lat=14.333333|long=-89.45|label=Isidro Metapán|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|El Salvador|lat=13.883333|long=-89.35|label=Juventud Independiente|position=top}}

{{Location map~|El Salvador|lat=13.35|long=-88.45|label=Luís Ángel Firpo|position=left}}

{{Location map~|El Salvador|lat=13.673056|long=-89.240556|label=Santa Tecla|position=left}}

{{Location map~|El Salvador|lat=13.718968|long=-89.202821|label=UES|position=top}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Team

! Home city

! Stadium

! Capacity

Águila

| San Miguel

| Juan Francisco Barraza

| 10,000

Alianza

| San Salvador

| Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González

| 32,000

Atlético Marte

| San Salvador

| Estadio Cuscatlán

| 45,925

C.D. Dragon

| San Miguel

| Juan Francisco Barraza

| 10,000

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

Santa Tecla

| Santa Tecla

| Estadio Las Delicias

| 10,000

UES

| San Salvador

| Estadio Universitario UES

| 10,000

=Personnel and sponsoring=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"

! Team

! Chairman

! Head Coach

! Kitmaker

! Shirt sponsor

Águila

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Julio Sosa

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Vladan Vićević

| Diadora

| Mister Donut, Pepsi

Alianza

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Lisandro Pohl

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Miljanić

| Lotto

| SINAI, Pepsi

Atlético Marte

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Hugo Carrillo

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Guillermo Rivera

| Galaxia

| Rosvill, Foskrol, La Curaçao, UFG, Vive

C.D. Dragon

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Carlos Meza

| {{flagicon|SLV}} José Mario Martínez

| Milan

| Texas Casino, Hotel Real Centro

FAS

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Rafael Villacorta

| {{flagicon|COL}} Jaime de la Pava

| Mitre

| Pepsi, Farmacia San Lorenzo, Alba Petróleos, Continental Motor

Isidro Metapán

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Rafael Morataya

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Jorge Rodriguez

| Milán (Jaguar Sportic)

| Grupo Bimbo, Arroz San Pedro, Holcim

Juventud Independiente

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Romeo Barillas

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Juan Ramón Sánchez

| Milán (Jaguar Sportic)

| Alcaldía Municipal de San Juan Opico, Ria, CP Portillo

Luis Ángel Firpo

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Enrique Escobar

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto Gamarra

| Joma

| Pilsener, Diana, Burger King

Santa Tecla

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Oscar Ortiz

| {{flagicon|SLV}} William Renderos Iraheta

| Milan

| La Curaco, Rio, Pollo

UES

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Rufino Quesada

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Carlos Antonio Meléndez

| Milan

| Alba Petróleos, Gatorade

Managerial changes

=Before the start of the season=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

Aguila

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Victor Coreas

| Sacked

| April 2013

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Vladan Vićević

| June 2013

|10th (Clausura 2013)

Alianza

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ramiro Cepeda

| Resigned

| May 2013

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Miljanić

| May 2013

|3rd (Clausura 2013)

Atletico Marte

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Garcia

| contract expired and not renewed

| May 2013

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Guillermo Rivera

| May 2013

|7th (Clausura 2013)

C.D. FAS

|{{flagicon|SLV}} William Osorio

| contract expired and not renewed

| May 2013

|{{flagicon|Colombia}} Jaime de la Pava

| June 2013

| 2nd (Clausura 2013)

UES

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Carlos Antonio Melendez

| Resigned (due to late player payments)

| July 2013

|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Jorge Garcia

| July 2013

| 10th (Clausura 2013)

=During the season=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

Dragón

|{{flagicon|SLV}} José Mario Martínez

| Sacked

| 26 August 2013

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Nelson Mauricio Ancheta

| August 2013

| 10th (Apertura 2013)

Águila

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Vladan Vićević

| Sacked

| 6 September 2013

|{{flagicon|HON|1949}} Raúl Martínez Sambulá

| September 2013

| 8th (Apertura 2013)

Santa Tecla F.C.

|{{flagicon|SLV}} William Renderos Iraheta

| Resigned

| 21 September 2013

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Edgar Henriquez "Kiko"

| September 2013

| 9th (Apertura 2013)

Firpo

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Roberto Gamarra

| Mutual consent

| 23 September 2013

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Ramiro Cepeda

| September 2013

| 8th (Apertura 2013)

Alianza

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Miljanić

| Resigned

| 28 October 2013

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Andrés Sarulyte

| 28 October 2013

| 2nd (Apertura 2013)

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|res_col_header=Q

|team1=ATM|name_ATM=Atlético Marte

|team2=JUV|name_JUV=Juventud Independiente

|team3=FAS|name_FAS=FAS

|team4=MET|name_MET=Isidro Metapán

|team5=ALI|name_ALI=Alianza

|team6=DRA|name_DRA=Dragón

|team7=UES|name_UES=UES

|team8=STE|name_STE=Santa Tecla

|team9=ÁGU|name_ÁGU=Águila

|team10=FIR|name_FIR=Luis Ángel Firpo

|win_ATM=9|draw_ATM=8|loss_ATM=1|gf_ATM=32|ga_ATM=19|status_ATM=Q

|win_JUV=8|draw_JUV=6|loss_JUV=4|gf_JUV=40|ga_JUV=23|status_JUV=Q

|win_FAS=7|draw_FAS=7|loss_FAS=4|gf_FAS=23|ga_FAS=20|status_FAS=Q

|win_MET=6|draw_MET=8|loss_MET=4|gf_MET=26|ga_MET=24|status_MET=Q

|win_ALI=7|draw_ALI=5|loss_ALI=6|gf_ALI=25|ga_ALI=25

|win_DRA=6|draw_DRA=4|loss_DRA=8|gf_DRA=13|ga_DRA=18

|win_UES=6|draw_UES=3|loss_UES=9|gf_UES=22|ga_UES=25

|win_STE=4|draw_STE=7|loss_STE=7|gf_STE=24|ga_STE=30

|win_ÁGU=3|draw_ÁGU=8|loss_ÁGU=7|gf_ÁGU=14|ga_ÁGU=21

|win_FIR=3|draw_FIR=6|loss_FIR=9|gf_FIR=12|ga_FIR=26

|col_QP=#D0F0C0|text_QP=Qualification for playoffs

|result1=QP|result2=QP|result3=QP|result4=QP

|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

|update=24 November 2013

|source= [https://int.soccerway.com/national/el-salvador/primera-division/20132014/apertura/r22051/ Soccerway]

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=ÁGU|team2=ALI|team3=ATM|team4=DRA|team5=FAS

|team6=FIR|team7=MET|team8=JUV|team9=STE|team10=UES

|name_ÁGU=Águila

|match_ÁGU_ALI=0–2

|match_ÁGU_ATM=1–1

|match_ÁGU_DRA=2–0

|match_ÁGU_FAS=0–0

|match_ÁGU_FIR=1–1

|match_ÁGU_MET=1–0

|match_ÁGU_JUV=0–2

|match_ÁGU_STE=2–2

|match_ÁGU_UES=0–1

|name_ALI=Alianza

|match_ALI_ÁGU=1–2

|match_ALI_ATM=1–2

|match_ALI_DRA=0–0

|match_ALI_FAS=0–1

|match_ALI_FIR=4–2

|match_ALI_MET=1–0

|match_ALI_JUV=1–1

|match_ALI_STE=1–1

|match_ALI_UES=1–0

|name_ATM=Atlético Marte

|match_ATM_ÁGU=3–0

|match_ATM_ALI=2–2

|match_ATM_DRA=2–0

|match_ATM_FAS=2–2

|match_ATM_FIR=2–0

|match_ATM_MET=0–0

|match_ATM_JUV=3–2

|match_ATM_STE=1–1

|match_ATM_UES=2–2

|name_DRA=Dragón

|match_DRA_ÁGU=1–0

|match_DRA_ALI=1–0

|match_DRA_ATM=1–1

|match_DRA_FAS=1–0

|match_DRA_FIR=1–1

|match_DRA_MET=0–0

|match_DRA_JUV=1–2

|match_DRA_STE=1–0

|match_DRA_UES=1–0

|name_FAS=C.D. FAS

|match_FAS_ÁGU=1–0

|match_FAS_ALI=3–1

|match_FAS_ATM=0–1

|match_FAS_DRA=1–0

|match_FAS_FIR=0–1

|match_FAS_MET=1–1

|match_FAS_JUV=3–2

|match_FAS_STE=1–1

|match_FAS_UES=3–2

|name_FIR=Luis Ángel Firpo

|match_FIR_ÁGU=1–1

|match_FIR_ALI=0–3

|match_FIR_ATM=0–3

|match_FIR_DRA=0–1

|match_FIR_FAS=1–1

|match_FIR_MET=1–2

|match_FIR_JUV=0–0

|match_FIR_STE=2–1

|match_FIR_UES=1–0

|name_MET=Isidro Metapán

|match_MET_ÁGU=2–2

|match_MET_ALI=2–2

|match_MET_ATM=0–0

|match_MET_DRA=2–1

|match_MET_FAS=4–2

|match_MET_FIR=1–0

|match_MET_JUV=1–2

|match_MET_STE=3–3

|match_MET_UES=3–2

|name_JUV=Juventud Independiente

|match_JUV_ÁGU=1–1

|match_JUV_ALI=6–0

|match_JUV_ATM=1–2

|match_JUV_DRA=3–1

|match_JUV_FAS=1–1

|match_JUV_FIR=3–0

|match_JUV_MET=4–4

|match_JUV_STE=2–1

|match_JUV_UES=0–0

|name_STE=Santa Tecla

|match_STE_ÁGU=0–0

|match_STE_ALI=1–2

|match_STE_ATM=2–4

|match_STE_DRA=2–1

|match_STE_FAS=2–3

|match_STE_FIR=0–0

|match_STE_MET=2–0

|match_STE_JUV=1–6

|match_STE_UES=2–0

|name_UES=C.D. Universidad de El Salvador

|match_UES_ÁGU=2–1

|match_UES_ALI=1–3

|match_UES_ATM=4–1

|match_UES_DRA=2–1

|match_UES_FAS=0–0

|match_UES_FIR=2–1

|match_UES_MET=0–1

|match_UES_JUV=3–2

|match_UES_STE=1–2

|update=24 November 2013

|source= [https://int.soccerway.com/national/el-salvador/primera-division/20132014/apertura/r22051/ Soccerway]

}}

Playoffs

{{4TeamBracket

| sets=2/1 | aggregate=y | nowrap=y

| RD1= Semifinals

| RD2= Final

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1=Juventud Independiente

| RD1-score1-1=2

| RD1-score1-2=1

| RD1-score1-agg=3

| RD1-seed2=3

| RD1-team2= FAS

| RD1-score2-1=2

| RD1-score2-2=2

| RD1-score2-agg=4

| RD1-seed3=1

| RD1-team3=Atlético Marte

| RD1-score3-1=0

| RD1-score3-2=2

| RD1-score3-agg=2

| RD1-seed4=4

| RD1-team4=Isidro Metapán

| RD1-score4-1=1

| RD1-score4-2=2

| RD1-score4-agg=3

| RD2-seed1=3

| RD2-team1=FAS

| RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Isidro Metapán

| RD2-score2=1

}}

=Semi-finals=

==First leg==

{{football box

|date =2 December 2013

|time =15:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 =Juventud Independiente

|score =2–2

|report =[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/01/el-salvador/primera-division/cd-juventud-independiente/club-deportivo-fas/1604339/ Report]

|team2 =FAS

|goals1 =Toscanini {{goal|63}}
Valdez {{goal|80}}

|goals2 =Viveros {{goal|26||79}}

|stadium = Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Kenso Araujo

}}

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{{football box

|date =2 December 2013

|time = 18:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 =Isidro Metapán

|score =1–0

|report = [https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/02/el-salvador/primera-division/asociacion-deportiva-isidro-metapan/club-deportivo-atletico-marte/1604340/ Report]

|team2 =Atlético Marte

|goals1 =Tejeda {{goal|16}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Jorge 'Calero' Suárez Landaverde, Metapan

|attendance =

|referee = German Martínez

}}

==Second leg==

{{football box

|date =7 December 2013

|time = 19:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 =FAS

|score =2–1

|report =[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/08/el-salvador/primera-division/club-deportivo-fas/cd-juventud-independiente/1604342/ Report]

|team2 =Juventud Independiente

|goals1 =Viveros {{goal|31||81}}

|goals2 = Céren {{goal|63}}

|stadium =Estadio Oscar Quiteño, Santa Ana

|attendance =

|referee =Elmer Bonilla

}}

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{{football box

|date =8 December 2013

|time = 15:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 =Atlético Marte

|score =2–2

|report =[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/08/el-salvador/primera-division/club-deportivo-atletico-marte/asociacion-deportiva-isidro-metapan/1604341/ Report]

|team2 =Isidro Metapán

|goals1 =Ramírez {{goal|32||73}}

|goals2 = Molina {{goal|85}}
Ramos {{goal|86}}

|stadium = Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee = Marlon Mejía

}}

=Final=

{{football box

|date =15 December 2013

|time =13:00 (UTC-6)

|team1 =FAS

|score = 0–1

|report =[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/15/el-salvador/primera-division/club-deportivo-fas/asociacion-deportiva-isidro-metapan/1605574/ Report]

|team2 =Isidro Metapán

|goals1 =

|goals2 =Andrés Flores {{goal|85}}

|stadium = Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"

|colspan="4"|FAS:

width="25"|width="25"|
GK1{{flagicon|SLV}} Luis Contreras
DF20{{flagicon|SLV}} Alexander Méndoza{{yel|50}}
DF2{{flagicon|SLV}} Dony Valle{{yel|88}}
DF22{{flagicon|SLV}} Carlos Carrillo{{yel|92}}
DF31{{flagicon|SLV}} Bryan Tamacas
MF21{{flagicon|SLV}} Edwin Miranda{{suboff|89}}
MF5{{flagicon|SLV}} Néstor Renderos
MF13{{flagicon|SLV}} Juan Carlos Moscoso
FW9{{flagicon|ARG}} Alejandro Bentos{{suboff|71}}
FW24{{flagicon|COL}} Jefferson Viveros
FW11{{flagicon|SLV}} Williams Reyes
colspan=2|Substitutes:
MF19{{flagicon|SLV}} Gerson Mayen{{subon|71}}
MF17{{flagicon|SLV}} Edwin Sánchez{{subon|89}} {{yel|93}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|COL}} Jaime de la Pava

{{col-2}}

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=right

|colspan="4"|Isidro Metapán:

width="25"|width="25"|
GK1{{flagicon|SLV}} Henry Hernández
DF2{{flagicon|SLV}} Milton Molina
DF3{{flagicon|SLV}} Francisco Álvarez
DF21{{flagicon|SLV}} Jonathan Barrios
DF12{{flagicon|SLV}} Julio Cerritos
MF20{{flagicon|SLV}} Héctor Mejía
MF14{{flagicon|SLV}} Andrés Flores{{goal|84}}
MF42{{flagicon|SLV}} Diego Peraza{{suboff|62}}
MF7{{flagicon|SLV}} Marvin Monterrosa{{yel|62}} {{suboff|88}}
FW26{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Héctor Ramos
FW22{{flagicon|PAN}} Nicolás Muñoz
colspan=2|Substitutes:
MF22{{flagicon|SLV}} Victor Merino{{subon|62}}
DF8{{flagicon|SLV}} Luis Perla{{subon|88}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|SLV}} Jorge Rodríguez

{{col-end}}

{{winners||Apertura 2013 champions|Isidro Metapán|8th}}

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Player

!Team

!Goals

1

|{{flagicon|URU}} Jesús Toscanini

|Juventud Independiente

|align=center|13

2

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Mazzia

|Atlético Marte

|align=center|13

3

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Rommel Mejía

|Dragón

|align=center|8

4

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Williams Reyes

|FAS

|align=center|8

5

|{{flagicon|SLV}} David Rugamas

|Juventud Independiente

|align=center|8

6

|{{flagicon|PAN}} Nicolás Muñoz

|Isidro Metapán

|align=center|7

7

|{{flagicon|JAM}} Sean Fraser

|Alianza

|align=center|7

8

|{{flagicon|URU}} Christian Vaquero

|Santa Tecla

|align=center|7

9

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Alexander Larín

|FAS

|align=center|6

10

|{{flagicon|PUR}} Hector Ramos

|Isidro Metapan

|align=center|6

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2013. 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 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.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

C.D. Águila

  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Óscar Morera 13px
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Héctor Amarilla 13px
  • {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|Ghana}} Eddie Ababio
  • {{flagicon|Panama}} Sergio Thompson
  • {{flagicon|Honduras|1949}} Oscar Zepeda

Alianza F.C.

Atlético Marte

C.D. Dragón

Juventud Independiente

  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Kelvin Palacios 13px
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Jesús Toscanini
  • {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Augustine Jibrin

13px (player released during the season)

{{col-2}}

C.D. FAS

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

A.D. Isidro Metapán

Santa Tecla F.C.

  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Facundo Nicolás Simioli
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Bruno Camilletti
  • {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Christian Vaquero

UES

{{col-end}}

References

{{Reflist}}