Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Apertura 1999

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 1999 season (officially "Copa Pilsener Apertura 2000") started on August 28, 1999, and finished on December 26, 1999.

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
ChampionsC.D. Águila (th title)
RelegatedNone
Top goalscorer Waldir Guerra (10)

The season saw Águila win its 12th league title after a 1-0 victory over C.D. Municipal Limeño in the final.

Key note

After round 8 of this season, Árabe Marte reverted to their historic name of Atlético Marte.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of 1999.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of 1999.

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
ADET Juan Quarterone TBD TBD
Águila Hugo Coria TBD TBD
Alianza Reno Renucci TBD TBD
Árabe Marte TBD José Luis Rugamas TBD TBD
C.D. Dragón TBD Nelson Brizuela TBD TBD
FAS TBD Juan Carlos Masnik TBD TBD
C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio TBD Walter Cifuentes TBD TBD
Firpo TBD Julio Escobar TBD TBD
Municipal Limeño TBD Oscar Emigdio Benítez TBD TBD
Santa Clara TBD TBD TBD 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
FAS Óscar Emigdio Benítez TBD 1999 Juan Carlos Masnik 1999 2nd (Clausura 1999)
Águila Antonio Carlos Vieira Sacked TBA Hugo Coria TBA 4th (Clausura 1999)
C.D. Dragón TBD TBD 1999 Nelson Brizuela 1999 7th (Clausura 1999)

During the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio Walter Cifuentes Sacked 1999 Genaro Sermeño 1999
FAS Juan Carlos Masnik Resigned 1999 Rubén Guevara 1999
Alianza Resigned 1999 Hernán Carrasco 1999
Atletico Marte Resigned 1999 Juan Ramón Paredes 1999

League standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 C.D. Municipal Limeño 18 10 5 3 23 12 +11 35 Qualified to finals
2 C.D. Águila 18 9 6 3 32 12 +20 33
3 C.D. FAS 18 9 3 6 29 14 +15 30
4 Alianza F.C. 18 8 6 4 19 11 +8 30
5 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 7 5 6 21 16 +5 26
6 ADET 18 6 6 6 20 19 +1 24
7 C.D. Dragón 18 5 6 7 18 20 −2 21
8 C.D. Santa Clara 18 6 2 10 18 29 −11 20
9 Atlético Marte 18 3 8 7 17 25 −8 17
10 C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio 18 2 3 13 8 47 −39 9 Relegated to Segunda División
Source:

Semifinals 1st Leg
Alianza F.C.1-1C.D. Municipal Limeño
Oscar Navarro 44 Rudy Corrales 85
C.D. Águila3-2C.D. FAS
Marcio Sampaio 35, Roberto Hernandez 55, Hector Baloyes 58 Emiliano Pedrozo 10, Miguel Mariano 74

Semifinals 2nd Leg
C.D. FAS2-1C.D. Águila
Miguel Mariano 9, Emiliano Pedrozo 59 Carlos Navarro 90
C.D. Municipal Limeño1-4Alianza F.C.
None None

Final
C.D. Águila1-0C.D. Municipal Limeño
Ever Burgos  110' None
 Apertura 2000 Champion 
C.D. Águila
11th title

Top scorers
Pos Player Team Goals
1. Waldir Guerra Águila 10
2. Rodrigo Osorio Alianza F.C. 9
3. Magdonio Corrales C.D. Municipal Limeño 8
4. Celio Rodriguez C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 7
5. Juan Carlos Panameño ADET 7

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 1999. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apetura 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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