Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Apertura 2012

The Apertura 2012 season (officially known as Torneo Apertura 2012 or also known as the Copa Capri for sponsoring reasons) was the 29th edition of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. C.D. Águila headed into this tournament as the defending champions. The season began on 14 July 2012 and concluded in the end of the year.[12] 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 regular season took part in the playoffs.

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
SeasonApertura 2012
ChampionsIsidro Metapán
(7th Title)
Relegated"None"
Champions LeagueIsidro Metapán
Matches played90
Goals scored270 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerNicolás Muñoz (12)
Sean Fraser (12)
Biggest home winAlianza 7-1 Santa Tecla
(July 22, 2012)[1]
Biggest away winUES 1-4 Isidro Metapán
(August 29, 2012)[2]
Once Municipal 0-4 Águila
(October 21, 2012)[3]
Independiente 1-4 Isidro Metapán
(11 November 2012)[4]
Highest scoringAlianza 7-1 Santa Tecla
(July 22, 2012)[5]
Longest winning run3 games by Águila, Alianza, Isidro Metapán, FAS, Santa Tecla and Atlético Marte[6]
Longest unbeaten run10 games by FAS[7]
Longest winless run9 games by Once Municipal[8]
Longest losing run8 games by Once Municipal[9]
Total attendance165,215[10]
Average attendance1,835[11]

Team information

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 9 sides from Apertura 2011 and Clausura 2012 and one promoted from the 2011–12 Segunda División.

Vista Hermosa were relegated to 2012–13 Segunda División the previous season.

The relegated team were replaced by 2011–12 Segunda División Playoffs promotion. Santa Tecla won the Clausura 2012 title, this led to take part of the promotion playoffs alone the Apertura 2011 champions side Titán. Santa Tecla won the playoffs by the score of 2–1 .

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 6, 2012.

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

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in Apertura 2012/Clausura 2013
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
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
Santa Tecla Santa Tecla Estadio Las Delicias 10,000
UES San Salvador Estadio Universitario UES 10,000

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila Julio Sosa Victor Coreas Diadora Mister Donut, Volkswagen, Impressa Repuestos, Soccerway
Alianza Lisandro Pohl Ramiro Cepeda Lotto Tigo, SINAI, Maseca
Atlético Marte Hugo Carrillo Jorge Alberto García Galaxia Rosvill, Foskrol, La Curaçao, UFG, Vive
FAS Rafael Villacorta Agustín Castillo Mitre Pepsi, Farmacia San Lorenzo, Alba Petróleos, Continental Motor
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) Alcaldía Municipal de San Juan Opico, Ria, CP Portillo
Luis Ángel Firpo Enrique Escobar Edgar Henriquez "Kiko" Joma Pilsener, Volkswagen, Diana, Tigo
Once Municipal Oswaldo Magaña Juan Andres Sarulyte Milan (Jaguar Sportic) LA GEO, Milan (Jaguar Sportic), Tropigas
Santa Tecla Óscar Ortiz Guillermo Rivera Galaxia Mister Donut
UES Rufino Quesada Jorge Abrego Galaxia Alba Petróleos

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
Alianza F.C. Juan Ramón Paredes Sacked 14 April 2012[15] Ramiro Cepeda 4 May 2012[16] 9th (Clausura 2012)
Once Municipal Juan Andrés Sarulyte Resigned to become assistant coach of the national team 23 April 2012[17][18] Leonel Cárcamo 4 June 2012[19] 4th (Clausura 2012)
Luis Ángel Firpo Nelso Ancheta Sacked 14 May 2012[20] Edgar Henriquez "Kiko" 4 June 2012[21] 3rd (Clausura 2012)
Santa Tecla F.C. Edgar Henriquez "Kiko" Resigned to be coach of Firpo 4 June 2012[22] Osvaldo Escudero "El Pichi" 7 June 2012[23] Promoted from the second division

During the regular season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Once Municipal Leonel Cárcamo Fired August 15, 2012[24] Juan Andres Sarulyte August 15, 2012[25] 10th (Clausura 2012)
Santa Tecla F.C. Osvaldo Escudero "El Pichi" Resigned October 30, 2012[26] Guillermo Rivera October 31, 2012[27] 8th (Clausura 2012)
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador Roberto Gamarra Resigned November 1, 2012[28] Jorge Abrego November 1, 2012[29] 9th (Clausura 2012)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Isidro Metapán 18 11 3 4 37 25 +12 36 Qualification for playoffs
2 Alianza 18 10 4 4 36 19 +17 34
3 FAS 18 9 6 3 27 15 +12 33
4 Águila 18 9 4 5 29 19 +10 31
5 Luis Ángel Firpo 18 7 4 7 26 24 +2 25
6 Atlético Marte 18 7 2 9 28 25 +3 23
7 Santa Tecla 18 5 6 7 24 33 −9 21
8 UES 18 4 8 6 20 26 −6 20
9 Juventud Independiente 18 4 7 7 27 34 −7 19
10 Once Municipal 18 1 2 15 16 50 −34 5
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2012. Source: elgrafico.com soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ÁGU ALI ATM FAS FIR MET JUV OMU STE UES
Águila 0–3 1–3 1–1 3–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–0 2–1
Alianza 0–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 7–1 1–1
Atlético Marte 0–1 0–2 1–2 2–1 4–1 2–3 5–1 3–2 1–1
C.D. FAS 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–0
Luis Ángel Firpo 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–0 4–2 2–3 4–2 2–0 3–2
Isidro Metapán 3–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–2
Juventud Independiente 2–2 0–3 4–3 0–1 1–1 1–4 3–3 5–1 1–1
Once Municipal 0–4 1–2 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–2 3–2
Santa Tecla 1–3 2–2 0–0 2–2 0–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 3–0
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador 1–0 3–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–4 2–2 2–1 0–1
Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 2012. Source: elgrafico soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs
  Semifinals Final
                     
1 Isidro Metapán 2 3 5  
4 Águila 1 2 3  
    1 Isidro Metapán (P) 1 (5)
  2 Alianza 1 (4)
2 Alianza 1 0 1
3 FAS 1 0 1  

First leg
Águila1–2Isidro Metapán
Irza Santos  44' Report Nicolás Muñoz  36'
Héctor Mejía  38'
Attendance: 4,465
Referee: Kenso Araujo
FAS1–1Alianza
Ricardo Ulloa  75' Report Roberto Maradiaga  42'
Attendance: 12,544
Referee: Joel Aguilar

Second leg
Isidro Metapán3–2Águila
Paolo Suárez  52'
Nicolás Muñoz  68'
Alfredo Pacheco  72' (pen.)		 Report Darwin Bonilla  45', 57'
Referee: Marlon Mejía

Isidro Metapán won 5-3 on aggregate.

Alianza0–0FAS
Report
Attendance: 19,710
Referee: Jaime Carpio

1-1 on aggregate. Alianza advanced due it to better position on the table.

Final
Isidro Metapán1–1 (a.e.t.)Alianza
Nicolás Muñoz  106' Report Sean Fraser  110'
Penalties
Alfredo Pacheco
Julio Martínez
Ramón Sánchez
Nicolás Muñoz
Eliseo Quintanilla
Milton Molina 		5–4 Christian Castillo
Arturo Albarrán
Danny Torres
Emerson Véliz
Odir Flores
Miguel Montes
Attendance: 20,359
Referee: Joel Aguilar
 Apertura 2012 Champions 
Isidro Metapán
7th title

Player statistics

Top scorers

Goalkeepers
Goalkeeper Goals Matches Average Team
Luis Contreras 10 14 0.71 FAS
Miguel Montes 16 17 0.94 Alianza
Benji Villalobos 16 15 1.07 Águila
Javier Gómez 19 14 1.36 Atlético Marte
Fidel Mondragón 25 17 1.47 Isidro Metapán
Derby Carrillo 23 15 1.53 Santa Tecla
Dagoberto Portillo 19 12 1.58 Luis Ángel Firpo
Juan José Gómez 19 12 1.58 UES
Jassir Deras 19 12 1.58 Juventud Independiente
Julio Martínez 27 10 2.70 Once Municipal

Bookings
Rank Team Total
1 L.Á. Firpo 42 2 44
Once Municipal 41 3 44
3 FAS 45 3 48
Alianza 45 3 48
5 Águila 48 1 49
Santa Tecla 45 4 49
7 Isidro Metapán 48 4 52
8 Juventud Independiente 47 9 56
UES 55 1 56
10 Atlético Marte 64 4 68
Total 480 33 513

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Anel CanalesLuis Ángel FirpoOnce Municipal1–3[30]November 12, 2012

Individual awards
Hombre GOL Best Coach Award Best Goalkeeper Award Fair Player Award Rookie Player Award
Nicolás Muñoz
Isidro Metapán
Sean Fraser
Alianza		 Edwin Portillo
Isidro Metapán		 Luis Contreras
FAS		 César Larios
Atlético Marte		 Melvin Orantes
Once Municipal

Scoring

Discipline

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2012. 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.

References
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  2. "UES 1-4 Metapán". 29 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  3. "Once Municipal 0-4 Águila". 21 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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  5. "Alianza 7-1 Santa Tecla". 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
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  14. "Termina ciclo del Vista Hermosa en liga mayor" (in Spanish). 1 April 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2012.
  15. "Paredes:"El sábado quedo sin trabajo"" (in Spanish). 14 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  16. "Ramiro Cepeda, nuevo DT del Alianza" (in Spanish). 4 May 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  17. "COMITÉ EJECUTIVO PRESENTA ASISTENTE TÉCNICO DE LA SELECCIÓN NACIONAL MAYOR" (in Spanish). 23 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  18. "Andrés Sarulyte, nuevo auxiliar técnico" (in Spanish). 23 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  19. "Cárcamo Batres, nuevo DT del 11 Municipal" (in Spanish). 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  20. "Ancheta no continuará en el Firpo" (in Spanish). 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  21. "El Firpo presenta refuerzos y confirma gira" (in Spanish). 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
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  23. "Osvaldo Escudero será el técnico del Tecla" (in Spanish). 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
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  27. "Memo se estrenó con victoria" (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  28. "Gamarra no va más con Universidad" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  29. "Gamarra no va más con Universidad" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2012.
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  39. "Festival blanco de goles" (in Spanish). 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
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