Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2008

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador

| season =

| dates = 9 February 2008 - 1 June 2008

| winners = C.D. Luis Angel Firpo (9th title)

| relegated = Once Municipal

| continentalcup1 = 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = A.D. Isidro Metapán

| league topscorer = {{flagicon|El Salvador}} Williams Reyes (14)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| total goals =

| average goals =

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest losses =

| prevseason = Apertura 2007

| nextseason = Apertura 2008

}}

The Clausura 2008 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season was the 39th since its establishment in 1969.

It began on 9 February 2008 and ended with the final on 1 June 2008.

Reigning champions Luis Ángel Firpo defended their title beating FAS in the final.

Once Municipal were relegated to the second tier.

Team information

=Personnel and sponsoring=

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

! Team

! Chairman

! Head Coach

! Kitmaker

! Shirt sponsor

Águila

| {{flagicon|SLV}}

| {{flagicon|Peru}} Agustin Castillo

| TBD

| TBD

Alianza

| {{flagicon|SLV}}

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Centrone

| TBD

| TBD

C.D. Chalatenango

| {{flagicon|SLV}}

| {{flagicon|SRB|2004}} Vladan Vicevic

|

|

FAS

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Reynaldo Valle

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Nelson Mauricio Ancheta

| TBD

| TBD

Firpo

| {{flagicon|SLV}} TBD

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gerardo Reinoso

| TBD

| TBD

Isidro Metapan

| {{flagicon|SLV}}

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Edwin Portillo

| TBD

| TBD

Nejapa F.C.

| {{flagicon|SLV}}

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Mauricio Cienfuegos

| TBD

| TBD

Once Municipal

| {{flagicon|SLV}} TBD

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Hugo Coria

| TBD

| TBD

San Salvador F.C.

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Marco Flores

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Oscar Emigdio Benitez

| TBD

| TBD

C.D. Vista Hermosa

| {{flagicon|SLV}} TBD

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Alberto Garcia

| TBD

| TBD

Managerial changes

=Before the season=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

Nejapa F.C.

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Carlos Antonio Melendez

| TBD

| December 2007

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Mauricio Cienfuegos

| December 2007

|

Firpo

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Horacio Cordero

| TBD

| December 2007

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Gerardo Reinoso

| December 2007

|

Aguila

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Luis Ramirez Zapata

| TBD

| December 2007

|{{flagicon|PER}} Agustín Castillo

| January 2008

|

=During the season=

class="wikitable"
Team

! Outgoing manager

! Manner of departure

! Date of vacancy

! Replaced by

! Date of appointment

! Position in table

C.D. Chalatenango

|{{flagicon|SRB|2004}} Vladan Vicevic

| TBD

| February 2008

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Juan Ramón Sánchez

| February 2008

|

C.D. Vista Hermosa

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge García

| TBD

| February 2008

|{{flagicon|COL}} Henry Vanegas

| March 2008

|

Once Municipal

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Hugo Coria

| TBD

| March 2008

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Juan Ramón Paredes

| March 2008

|

San Salvador F.C.

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Óscar Benítez

| TBD

| March 2008

|{{flagicon|URU}} Rubén Alonso

| March 2008

|

Once Municipal

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Juan Ramon Paredes

| TBD

| April 2008

|{{flagicon|SLV}} Mario Elias Guevara

| May 2008

|

Standings

Last updated May 23, 2008

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

|res_col_header=Q

|sortable_table=y

|team1=FIR|name_FIR=C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

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

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

|team4=VIS|name_VIS=C.D. Vista Hermosa

|team5=CHA|name_CHA=C.D. Chalatenango

|team6=ALI|name_ALI=Alianza F.C.

|team7=ÁGU|name_ÁGU=C.D. Águila

|team8=NEJ|name_NEJ=Nejapa F.C.

|team9=11M|name_11M=Once Municipal

|team10=SNS|name_SNS=San Salvador F.C.

|win_FIR=8|draw_FIR=8|loss_FIR=2|gf_FIR=39|ga_FIR=27

|win_MET=8|draw_MET=8|loss_MET=2|gf_MET=29|ga_MET=15

|win_FAS=8|draw_FAS=6|loss_FAS=4|gf_FAS=26|ga_FAS=21

|win_VIS=8|draw_VIS=6|loss_VIS=4|gf_VIS=20|ga_VIS=15

|win_CHA=6|draw_CHA=7|loss_CHA=5|gf_CHA=29|ga_CHA=25

|win_ALI=5|draw_ALI=7|loss_ALI=6|gf_ALI=20|ga_ALI=18

|win_ÁGU=5|draw_ÁGU=6|loss_ÁGU=7|gf_ÁGU=25|ga_ÁGU=32

|win_NEJ=4|draw_NEJ=7|loss_NEJ=7|gf_NEJ=20|ga_NEJ=26

|win_11M=1|draw_11M=9|loss_11M=8|gf_11M=11|ga_11M=24

|win_SNS=2|draw_SNS=6|loss_SNS=10|gf_SNS=14|ga_SNS=30

|col_QSF=#ccffcc|text_QSF=

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

|col_R=#ffcccc|text_R=

|result9=R

|update=complete|source=

}}

Aggregate table

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

|res_col_header=QR

|sortable_table=y

|team1=MET|name_MET=A.D. Isidro Metapán

|team2=FAS|name_FAS=C.D. FAS

|team3=FIR|name_FIR=C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

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

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

|team6=ALI|name_ALI=Alianza F.C.

|team7=ÁGU|name_ÁGU=C.D. Águila

|team8=NEJ|name_NEJ=Nejapa F.C.

|team9=SNS|name_SNS=San Salvador F.C.

|team10=11M|name_11M=Once Municipal

|win_MET=16|draw_MET=13|loss_MET=7|gf_MET=70|ga_MET=51

|win_FAS=17|draw_FAS=9|loss_FAS=10|gf_FAS=53|ga_FAS=42

|win_FIR=15|draw_FIR=14|loss_FIR=7|gf_FIR=52|ga_FIR=32

|win_CHA=16|draw_CHA=11|loss_CHA=9|gf_CHA=58|ga_CHA=41

|win_VIS=16|draw_VIS=9|loss_VIS=11|gf_VIS=44|ga_VIS=40

|win_ALI=11|draw_ALI=13|loss_ALI=12|gf_ALI=46|ga_ALI=46

|win_ÁGU=12|draw_ÁGU=10|loss_ÁGU=14|gf_ÁGU=48|ga_ÁGU=52

|win_NEJ=9|draw_NEJ=14|loss_NEJ=13|gf_NEJ=51|ga_NEJ=60

|win_SNS=5|draw_SNS=12|loss_SNS=19|gf_SNS=34|ga_SNS=65

|win_11M=5|draw_11M=11|loss_11M=20|gf_11M=19|ga_11M=46

|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Relegation Playoff

|result9=RP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegated to Segunda Division

|result10=R

|update=complete|source=

}}

Semifinals 1st leg

{{football box

|date = 21 May 2008

|team1 = Vista Hermosa

|score = 1–0

|team2 = Luis Ángel Firpo

|goals1 = Pompilio Cacho {{goal}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Luis Amílcar Moreno|}}

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{{football box

|date = 21 May 2008

|team1 = FAS

|score = 3–0

|team2 =Isidro Metapán

|goals1 = César Larios {{goal}} {{goal}}
Juan Carlos Moscoso {{goal}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Oscar Quiteño}}

Semifinals 2nd leg

{{football box

|date =25 May 2008

|team1 = Luis Ángel Firpo

|score = 3–0

|team2 = Vista Hermosa

|goals1 = Carlos Calderón {{goal}}
Patricio Barroche {{goal}}
Fernando Leguizamón {{goal}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Cuscatlán}}

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{{football box

|date = 24 May 2008

|team1 = Isidro Metapán

|score = 2–0

|team2 = FAS

|goals1 = Álex Escobar {{goal}}
Paolo Suárez {{goal}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez}}

Final

{{football box

| date = 1 June 2008

| team1 = Luis Ángel Firpo

| score = 1–0

| team2 = FAS

| goals1 = Guillermo Morán {{goal|118|pen.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Estadio Cuscatlán

| event =

| time =

| round =

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| aet = aet

}}

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{{col-2}}

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|colspan="4"|Firpo

width="25"|width="25"|
GK{{flagicon|SLV}} Juan José Gómez
DF{{flagicon|SLV}} Carlos Monteagudo{{suboff
}

|-

|DF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Mauricio Quintanilla

|-

|DF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Manuel Salazar

|-

|DF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Jorge Elenilson Sánchez

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Rubén Quijada

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Eduardo Campos

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Pekarnik || || {{suboff|}}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Emerson Veliz || || {{suboff|}}

|-

|FW || || {{flagicon|ARG}} Fernando Leguizamón

|-

|FW || || {{flagicon|ARG}} Patricio Barroche

|-

|colspan=3|Substitutes:

|-

|FW || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Cristian Sánchez || ||{{subon|}}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Guillermo Morán || || {{subon|}}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Francisco Medrano|| || {{subon|}}

|-

|colspan=3|Manager:

|-

|colspan=4|{{flagicon|Argentina}} Gerardo Reinoso

|}

{{col-2}}

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

|colspan="4"|FAS:

width="25"|width="25"|
GK{{flagicon|SLV}} Adolfo Menéndez
DF{{flagicon|SLV}} Ramon Flores
DF{{flagicon|SLV}} Dony Valle
DF{{flagicon|SLV}} Marvin González
DF{{flagicon|SLV}} Alfredo Pacheco
DF{{flagicon|SLV}} Oscar Jimenez
MF{{flagicon|SLV}} Cristian Álvarez{{subon
}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Víctor Merino || || {{subon|}}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Juan Carlos Moscoso

|-

|FW || || {{flagicon|ARG}} Alejandro Bentos

|-

|FW || ||{{flagicon|SLV}} Cesar Larios

|-

|colspan=2|Substitutes:

|-

|DF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Emerson Umaña || || {{subon|}}

|-

|MF || || {{flagicon|SLV}} Odir Josue Flores || || {{subon|}}

|-

|FW || || {{flagicon|PAN}} Orlando Rodríguez || || {{subon|}}

|-

|colspan=3|Manager:

|-

|colspan=4|{{flagicon|SLV}} Nelson Ancheta

|}

{{col-end}}

=Champion=

{{winners||Clausura 2007-08 champion|Luis Ángel Firpo|9th}}

Since Luis Ángel Firpo already qualified for 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League, Isidro Metapán also qualified.

Top scorers

class="wikitable"
align="center" | Pos

! align="center" | Player

! align="center" | Team

! align="center" | Goals

align="center" | 1.

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

| align="center" | A.D. Isidro Metapán

| align="center" | 14

align="center" | 2.

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Patricio Barroche

| align="center" | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

| align="center" | 13

align="center" | 3.

| {{flagicon|URU}} Juan Carlos Reyes

| align="center" | Nejapa F.C.

| align="center" | 9

align="center" | 4.

| {{flagicon|SLV}} Rodolfo Zelaya

| align="center" | C.D. Chalatenango

| align="center" | 8

align="center" |

| {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Franklin Webster

| align="center" | C.D. Chalatenango

| align="center" | 8

align="center" | 5.

| {{flagicon|HON|1949}} Pompilio Cacho Valerio

| align="center" | C.D. Vista Hermosa

| align="center" | 7

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 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.

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C.D. Águila

Alianza F.C.

Chalatenango

  • {{flagicon|Honduras|1949}} Franklin Webster
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Alexander Lugo
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} John Jairo García
  • {{flagicon|Peru}} Julio Manrique
  • {{flagicon|Peru}} Ricardo Magallanes

C.D. FAS

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

13px (player released mid season)

13px Injury replacement player

{{col-2}}

Nejapa FC

A.D. Isidro Metapán

Once Municipal

  • {{flagicon|Honduras|1949}} Ernesto Noel Aquino
  • {{flagicon|Brazil}} Dimas Braz
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Carlos Escalante
  • {{flagicon|Ecuador|1900}} Moisés Cuero
  • {{flagicon|Ecuador|1900}} Javier Angulo
  • {{flagicon|Peru}} Harry Huayta

San Salvador F.C.

  • {{flagicon|Panama}} Francisco Portillo
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Bernardo Jaramillo
  • {{flagicon|Colombia}} Cristian Mosquera
  • {{flagicon|Argentina}} Lucas Abraham

Vista Hermosa

{{col-end}}