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Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2008

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador

| season = Apertura 2008

| winners = A.D. Isidro Metapán (2nd title)

| relegated =

| continentalcup1 = CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = A.D. Isidro Metapán

| league topscorer = {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Carlos Ayala (11)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| total goals =

| average goals =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| prevseason = Clausura 2008

| nextseason = Clausura 2009

}}

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2008 season (officially known as "Torneo Apertura 2008"), started on August 2, 2008, and finished on December 21, 2008.

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo came into the tournament as defending champions, having won their eighth league title in the previous season. A total of 10 teams contested the league, 8 of which had already participated in the Clausura 2008 season, and two of which had been promoted from the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño.

The 10 teams of the Primera División each played 18 matches, playing each team twice (home and away). The top four teams qualified directly to the semifinals.

The winner of the final series gained entry into the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.{{cite news | title=Qualifying Format Unveiled for 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League | url=http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4171 | publisher=CONCACAF | date=14 May 2008 | access-date=14 May 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226124256/http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4171 | archive-date=26 December 2008 }}

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 27, 2008.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 27, 2008.

Team information

=Personnel and sponsoring=

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

! Team

! Chairman

! Head Coach

! Kitmaker

! Shirt sponsor

Águila

| {{flagicon|SLV}}

| {{flagicon|Peru}} Agustín Castillo

| TBD

| TBD

Alianza

| {{flagicon|SLV}}

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Centrone

| TBD

| TBD

C.D. Atlético Balboa

| {{flagicon|SLV}} TBD

| {{flagicon|URU}} Gustavo de Simone

| TBD

| TBD

C.D. Chalatenango

| {{flagicon|SLV}}

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Carlos Meléndez

|

|

FAS

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Reynaldo Valle

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Nelson Ancheta

| TBD

| TBD

Firpo

| {{flagicon|SLV}} TBD

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Miguel Obando

| TBD

| TBD

Juventud Independiente

| {{flagicon|SLV}}

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Jorge Abrego

| TBD

| TBD

Isidro Metapán

| {{flagicon|SLV}}

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Edwin Portillo

| TBD

| TBD

Nejapa F.C.

| {{flagicon|SLV}}

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Mauricio Cienfuegos

| TBD

| TBD

C.D. Vista Hermosa

| {{flagicon|SLV}} TBD

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Víctor Coreas

| TBD

| TBD

League standings

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

|res_col_header=Q

|sortable_table=y

|team1=ÁGU|name_ÁGU=C.D. Águila

|team2=MET|name_MET=A.D. Isidro Metapán

|team3=FAS|name_FAS=C.D. FAS

|team4=CHA|name_CHA=C.D. Chalatenango

|team5=VIS|name_VIS=C.D. Vista Hermosa

|team6=FIR|name_FIR=C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

|team7=ATB|name_ATB=C.D. Atlético Balboa

|team8=JUV|name_JUV=Juventud Independiente

|team9=ALI|name_ALI=Alianza F.C.

|team10=NEJ|name_NEJ=Nejapa F.C.

|win_ÁGU=10|draw_ÁGU=4|loss_ÁGU=4|gf_ÁGU=39|ga_ÁGU=19

|win_MET=8|draw_MET=7|loss_MET=3|gf_MET=32|ga_MET=21

|win_FAS=8|draw_FAS=6|loss_FAS=4|gf_FAS=27|ga_FAS=22

|win_CHA=7|draw_CHA=7|loss_CHA=4|gf_CHA=25|ga_CHA=24

|win_VIS=7|draw_VIS=6|loss_VIS=5|gf_VIS=20|ga_VIS=16

|win_FIR=5|draw_FIR=7|loss_FIR=6|gf_FIR=20|ga_FIR=18

|win_ATB=4|draw_ATB=8|loss_ATB=6|gf_ATB=23|ga_ATB=29

|win_JUV=4|draw_JUV=7|loss_JUV=7|gf_JUV=21|ga_JUV=35

|win_ALI=4|draw_ALI=5|loss_ALI=9|gf_ALI=19|ga_ALI=25

|win_NEJ=2|draw_NEJ=5|loss_NEJ=11|gf_NEJ=16|ga_NEJ=34

|col_QSF=#ccffcc|text_QSF=Qualified to semifinals

|result1=QSF|result2=QSF|result3=QSF|result4=QSF

|update=complete|source=

}}

Semifinals 1st leg

{{football box

|date = 2008-12-06

|team1 = Metapán

|score = 1–3

|report= [http://www.elgrafico.com/index.php?eqp=7&prt=603&fch Report]

|team2 = FAS

|goals1 =Héctor Mejía {{goal|86}}

|goals2 =Osvaldo Mendoza {{goal|55}}, {{goal|75}}
Alejandro Bentos {{goal|77}}

|stadium = Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez

|attendance = 2,549

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 2008-12-07

|team1 = Chalatenango

|score = 3–0

|report= [http://www.elgrafico.com/index.php?eqp=4&prt=604&fch Report]

|team2 = Águila

|goals1 = José Luis Osorio {{goal|50|pen.}}, {{goal|78}}
Fredy Vichéz {{goal|92}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio José Gregorio Martínez

|attendance = 4,800

}}

Semifinals 2nd leg

{{football box

|date = 2008-12-13

|team1 = Águila

|score = 1–0

|report= [http://www.elgrafico.com/index.php?eqp=1&prt=605&fch Report]

|team2 = Chalatenango

|goals1 = José de Souza {{goal|79}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza

|attendance = 5,122

}}

----

{{football box

|date = 2008-12-13

|team1 = FAS

|score = 1–3

|report= [http://www.elgrafico.com/index.php?eqp=5&prt=606&fch Report]

|team2 = Metapán

|goals1 = Alfredo Pacheco {{goal|65}}

|goals2 = Williams Reyes {{goal|16}}
José Amaya {{goal|35}}
Dagoberto Portillo {{goal|45|pen.}}

|stadium = Estadio Oscar Quiteño

|attendance = 11,463

}}

Final

{{Cite web|url=http://www.laprensa.hn/deportes/580135-97/metapan-el-nuevo-monarca|title="Metapán el nuevo monarca"}}

{{football box

|date = 2008-12-21

|team1 = Chalatenango

|score =3–3 (a.e.t.)

|report=

|team2 = Metapán

|goals1 = Carlos Ayala {{goal|48}}
Léster Blanco {{goal|62}}
Amílcar Ramírez {{goal|100}}

|goals2 = Dagoberto Portillo {{goal|47|pen.}}
José Manuel Martínez {{goal|65}}
Dagoberto Portillo {{goal|113|pen.}}

|stadium = Estadio Cuscatlán

|attendance = 14,403

|penalties1= Hermes Martínez {{penmiss}}
Amílcar Ramírez {{pengoal}}
Carlos Ayala {{pengoal}}
Fredy Vichéz {{penmiss}}
José Luis Osorio {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore= 3–4

|penalties2= {{pengoal}} Dagoberto Portillo
{{pengoal}} Williams Reyes
{{penmiss}} Paolo Suárez
{{pengoal}} Alexander Escobar
{{pengoal}} Erick Prado

}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

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

|colspan="4"|Chalatenango

width="25"|width="25"|
GK {{flagicon|SLV}} Jassir Deras
DF {{flagicon|SLV}} Cristian López
DF {{flagicon|SLV}} Ramón Martínez
DF {{flagicon|COL}} Hermes Martínez
DF {{flagicon|SLV}} Roberto García
MF {{flagicon|SLV}} Juan Carlos Serrano{{suboff
}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Óscar Navarro

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Léster Blanco {{suboff|}}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|MEX}} Manuel Luna || || {{suboff|}}

|-

|FW || || {{flagicon|MEX}} José Luis Osorio

|-

|FW || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Carlos Ayala

|-

|colspan=3|Substitutes:

|-

|FW || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Fredy Vichéz || || {{subon|}}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Mario Deras || || {{subon|}}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Amílcar Ramírez || || {{subon|}}

|-

|colspan=3|Manager:

|-

|colspan=4|{{flagicon|SLV}} Carlos Antonio Meléndez

|}

{{col-2}}

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

|colspan="4"|Isidro Metapán:

width="25"|width="25"|
GK {{flagicon|SLV}} Dagoberto Portillo
DF {{flagicon|SLV}} Ricardo Alvarado
DF {{flagicon|SLV}} Alexander Escobar
DF {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Ernesto Aquino
DF {{flagicon|SLV}} Ernesto Iraheta{{suboff
}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Mario Aguilar

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Héctor Mejía {{sentoff|0|70}}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} José Amaya || || {{suboff|}}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|URU}} Paolo Suárez

|-

|FW || || {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Williams Reyes

|-

|FW || ||{{flagicon|SLV}} Julio Martínez || || {{suboff|}}

|-

|colspan=2|Substitutes:

|-

|FW || || {{flagicon|SLV}} José Manuel Martínez || || {{subon|}} {{sentoff|0|71}}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Erick Dowson Prado || || {{subon|}}

|-

|DF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Jorge Morán|| || {{subon|}}

|-

|colspan=3|Manager:

|-

|colspan=4|{{flagicon|SLV}} Edwin Portillo

|}

{{col-end}}

=Champion=

{{winners||Image:Med 1.png Apertura 2008 Champion|A.D. Isidro Metapán|2nd}}

A.D. Isidro Metapán qualified for 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.

Season statistics

=Scoring=

=Average home attendance=

  • Highest average home attendance: 3,712 (Águila)
  • Lowest average home attendance: 667 (Nejapa)

=Clean sheets=

=Overall=

=Home=

=Away=

Top scorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height: 90%; font-size:90%;"

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Player

! rowspan="2"|Team

!colspan="21"|Goals per Round

 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112131415161718
11{{flagicon|SLV}}style="text-align:left;"| Carlos Ayalastyle="text-align:left;"| Chalatenango111121112
9{{flagicon|BRA}}style="text-align:left;"| José Oliveira de Souzastyle="text-align:left;"| Águila231111
8{{flagicon|SLV}}style="text-align:left;"| César Lariosstyle="text-align:left;"| FAS11111111
8{{flagicon|HON|1949}} {{flagicon|SLV}}style="text-align:left;"| Williams Reyesstyle="text-align:left;"| Metapán111122
8{{flagicon|HON|1949}}style="text-align:left;"| Franklin Websterstyle="text-align:left;"| Balboa1112111
7{{flagicon|ARG}}style="text-align:left;"| Edgar Leguizamónstyle="text-align:left;"| Firpo1111111
7{{flagicon|HON|1949}}style="text-align:left;"| Pompilio Cachostyle="text-align:left;"| Vista Hermosa1111111
5{{flagicon|SLV}}style="text-align:left;"| Rudis Corralesstyle="text-align:left;"| Águila2111
5{{flagicon|PAR|1990}}style="text-align:left;"| Gabriel Garcetestyle="text-align:left;"| Metapán111111
5{{flagicon|URU}}style="text-align:left;"| Alcides Banderastyle="text-align:left;"| Balboa11111
5{{flagicon|ARG}} {{flagicon|SLV}}style="text-align:left;"| Emiliano Pedrozostyle="text-align:left;"| Nejapa11111
5{{flagicon|PAN}}style="text-align:left;"| Nicolás Muñozstyle="text-align:left;"| Alianza11111
5{{flagicon|SLV}}style="text-align:left;"| Alfredo Pachecostyle="text-align:left;"| FAS1211
class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:right;" colspan="25" | As of the end of the regular season

=Fastest scorers=

class="wikitable"
Scorer

!Time (seconds)

!Team

!Opponent

{{flagicon|ARG}} Alejandro de la Cruz Bentos

|align=center|25

|FAS

|Nejapa

{{flagicon|SLV}} Mario Aguilar Posada

|align=center|40

|Metapán

|Firpo

{{flagicon|SLV}} Christian Castillo

|align=center|42

|Alianza

|Águila

Attendance

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
14,403Final21 December 2008Chalatenango3 – 3MetapánEstadio CuscatlánSundayAfternoon
11,463Semifinal - 2nd leg13 December 2008FAS1 – 3MetapánEstadio Oscar QuiteñoSaturdayNight
7,690Round 26 August 2008Águila3 – 1FASEstadio Juan Francisco BarrazaWednesdayNight
6,997Round 1612 November 2008FAS1 – 0ÁguilaEstadio Oscar QuiteñoWednesdayNight
6,156Round 820 September 2008Águila1 – 0AlianzaEstadio Juan Francisco BarrazaSaturdayTwilight
5,815Round 1515 November 2008FAS1 – 1MetapánEstadio Oscar QuiteñoSaturdayNight
5,307Round 26 August 2008Alianza3 – 1IndependienteEstadio CuscatlánWednesdayAfternoon
5,122Semifinal - 2nd leg13 December 2008Águila1 – 0ChalatenangoEstadio Juan Francisco BarrazaSaturdayNight
4,800Semifinal - 1st leg7 December 2008Chalatenango3 – 0ÁguilaEstadio José Gregorio MartínezSundayAfternoon
4,722Round 135 November 2008Águila3 – 2FirpoEstadio Juan Francisco BarrazaWednesdayNight
4,510Round 39 August 2008Firpo1 – 2AlianzaEstadio Sergio TorresSaturdayNight

Managerial changes

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

C.D. Chalatenango

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Juan Ramón Sánchez

| TBD

| June 2008

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Carlos Antonio Meléndez

| June 2008

| Pre-season

Nejapa

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Mauricio Cienfuegos

| Mutual consent

| 14 August 2008

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Emiliano Pedrozo

| August 2008

| 10th

Nejapa

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Emiliano Pedrozo

| went back to being a player

| September 2008

| {{flagicon|URU}} Daniel Uberti

| 5 September 2008

| 10th

Firpo

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gerardo Reinoso

| Sacked

| 25 August 2008

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Óscar Benítez

| 2 September 2008

| 7th

Balboa

| {{flagicon|URU}} Gustavo de Simone

| Sacked

| 30 August 2008

| {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Roberto Gamarra

| 5 September 2008

| 10th

Alianza

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Centrone

| Sacked

| 14 September 2008

|{{flagicon|URU}} Carlos Jurado

| 16 September 2008

| 5th

Firpo

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Oscar Benítez

| Sacked

| 9 December 2008

| {{flagicon|PER}} Agustín Castillo

| 23 December 2008

| Post-season (6th)

Águila

| {{flagicon|PER}} Agustín Castillo

| Sacked

| 15 December 2008

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Centrone

| 24 December 2008

| Post-season (Semifinals)

FAS

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Nelson Ancheta

| Sacked

| 27 December 2008

| {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Roberto Gamarra

| 1 January 2009

| Post-season (Semifinals)

Nejapa

| {{flagicon|URU}} Daniel Uberti

| Sacked

| 29 December 2008

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Nelson Ancheta

| 29 December 2008

| Post-season (10th)

Balboa

| {{flagicon|PAR|1990}} Roberto Gamarra

| Mutual consent

| 1 January 2009

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos de Toro

| 16 January 2009

| Post-season (7th)

Juventud

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Jorge Abrego

| Sacked

| December 2008

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Juan Ramón Sánchez

| December 2009

| Post-season (8th)

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2008. 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.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

C.D. Águila

Alianza F.C.

Atlético Balboa

Chalatenango

  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Jose Luis Osorio
  • {{flagicon|Mexico}} Manuel Luna
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Hermes Martínez
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Roberto Chanampe
  • {{flagicon|Peru}} Julio Manrique
  • {{flagicon|Peru}} Ernesto Pezo

C.D. FAS

13px (player released mid season)

13px Injury replacement player

{{col-2}}

Juventud Independiente

  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Carlos Escalante
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Lucas Abraham
  • {{flagicon|Brazil}} Fabricio Da Silva
  • {{flagicon|Peru}} Nick ´Pimentel

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

Nejapa FC

A.D. Isidro Metapán

Vista Hermosa

{{col-end}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • http://www.elgrafico.com/index.php?cat=4&std
  • https://web.archive.org/web/20070820233416/http://www.laprensagrafica.com/futbol/
  • http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/deportes/dep_seccion.asp?idCat=6429&opSM=0

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