Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Clausura 2012

The Clausura 2012 season was the 28th edition of Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán headed into this tournament as the defending champions. The season began on January 8, 2012 and concluded in mid-year. 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
SeasonClausura 2012
ChampionsÁguila
(15th Title)
RelegatedVista Hermosa
Champions LeagueÁguila
FAS
Matches played90
Goals scored254 (2.82 per match)
Top goalscorerNicolás Muñoz (12)
Anel Canales (12)
Biggest home winOnce Municipal 5-0 FAS
(January 25, 2012)
Águila 5-0 Atlético Marte
(March 3, 2012)
Juventud Independiente 5-0 UES
(April 4, 2012)
Águila 5-0 Vista Hermosa
(April 4, 2012)
Biggest away winAtlético Marte 0-4 Luis Ángel Firpo
(January 8, 2012)
Highest scoringLuis Ángel Firpo 4-4 Alianza
(January 26, 2012)
Longest winning run4 games by: Águila and Isidro Metapán
Longest unbeaten run18 games by: Isidro Metapán
Longest winless run7 games by: Alianza and UES
Longest losing run4 games by: Vista Hermosa

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in Apertura 2011/Clausura 2012
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
UES San Salvador Estadio Universitario UES 10,000
Vista Hermosa San Francisco Gotera Estadio Correcaminos 12,000

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila Julio Sosa Eraldo Correia Galaxia Mister Donuts, Volkswagen, Impressa Repuestos, Soccerway
Alianza Lisandro Pohl Vladan Vićević Lotto Tigo, SINAI, Maseca, BIC
Atlético Marte Felix Guardado Fausto Omar Vásquez Galaxia Foskrol, La Curacao, UFG
FAS David Lineras Ricardo Mena Laguán Milan (Jaguar Sportic) Pepsi, Farmacia San Lorenzo, Alba Petróleos
Isidro Metapán Rafael Morataya Edwin Portillo Milán (Jaguar Sportic) Bimbo, Tigo, Arroz San Pedro
Juventud Independiente Romeo Barillas Juan Ramón Sánchez Milán (Jaguar Sportic) Alcaldía Municipal de San Juan Opico, Ria, CP Portillo
Luis Ángel Firpo Enrique Escobar Nelson Ancheta Joma Pilsener, Volkswagen, Redes, Burger King
Once Municipal Andrés Rodríguez Juan Andrés Sarulyte Milan (Jaguar Sportic) LA GEO, Milan (Jaguar Sportic), Tropigas
UES Rufino Quesada Roberto Gamarra Galaxia Alba Petróleos
Vista Hermosa Francisco Benitez Carlos Romero Milan (Jaguar Sportic) MK Medicamentos, Cetron, Comercial René

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
Águila Omar Sevilla resigned to manage the reserves Eraldo Correia 5th (Clausura 2011)
FAS Willian Renderos Iraheta Resigned Ricardo Mena Laguán 2nd (Clausura 2011)
Vista Hermosa José Rolando Pérez Moved to Aguila Carlos Romero 10th (Clausura 2011)
UES Jorge Abrego replaced and moved to coaching reserves Roberto Gamarra 9th (Clausura 2011)

During the regular season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Alianza Vladan Vićević Resigned January 19, 2012 Leonel Cárcamo January 25, 2012 7th (Clausura 2012)
Atlético Marte Fausto Omar Vásquez Resigned January 29, 2012 Jorge Alberto García January 29, 2012 10th (Clausura 2012)
Águila Eraldo Correia Sacked January 30, 2012 Victor Coreas January 30, 2012 7th (Clausura 2012)
Vista Carlos Romero Sacked February 5, 2012 José Efraín Núñez February 6, 2012 9th (Clausura 2012)
Alianza Leonel Cárcamo Replaced and moved to assistant coach February 6, 2012 Juan Ramón Paredes February 6, 2012 7th (Clausura 2012)
FAS Ricardo Mena Laguán Sacked February 9, 2012 Agustín Castillo February 9, 2012 8th (Clausura 2012)

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Isidro Metapán 18 10 8 0 34 15 +19 38 Qualification for playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
2 Águila (C) 18 9 2 7 28 18 +10 29
3 Luis Ángel Firpo 18 7 7 4 30 23 +7 28
4 Once Municipal 18 7 6 5 25 13 +12 27
5 FAS 18 6 9 3 24 23 +1 27
6 Juventud Independiente 18 6 7 5 31 24 +7 25
7 UES 18 5 4 9 24 36 −12 19
8 Atlético Marte 18 4 5 9 17 29 −12 17
9 Alianza 18 3 6 9 25 40 −15 15
10 Vista Hermosa 18 3 6 9 17 34 −17 15
Updated to match(es) played on April 15, 2012. Source: elgrafico.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. FAS won the extra game by 3-0 against Once Municipal for the last place of the playoffs.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Isidro Metapán234221111111111111
Águila998675422333433222
Luis Ángel Firpo111112233222222333
Once Municipal463544344444344444
FAS676788867776555555
Juventud Independiente845856675667766666
UES322333556555677777
Atlético Marte1010101010101089899101010888
Alianza7574677989888991099
Vista Hermosa5899999101010101098891010
Source: soccerway.com
  = Leader;   = Qualification to the playoffs;   = Last place

Results
Home \ Away ÁGU ALI ATM FAS FIR MET JUV OMU UES VIS
Águila 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–3 5–0
Alianza 1–3 1–0 2–2 3–3 2–2 2–1 1–1 2–4 1–2
Atlético Marte 0–2 2–3 0–1 0–4 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 4–1
C.D. FAS 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 4–1 1–1
Luis Ángel Firpo 1–1 4–4 0–0 3–0 2–4 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1
Isidro Metapán 4–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–1
Juventud Independiente 2–1 3–0 4–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–2 5–0 2–0
Once Municipal 1–0 2–1 0–0 5–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 4–1 3–0
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 3–4 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2
Vista Hermosa 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on April 15, 2012. Source: soccerway.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs
  Semifinals Final
                     
1 Isidro Metapán 0 3 3  
4 FAS 2 0 2  
    1 Isidro Metapán 1
  2 Águila 2
2 Águila 4 1 5
3 L.A. Firpo 0 2 2  

First leg
FAS2–0Isidro Metapán
Reyes  11'
Ulloa  43'		 Report
Attendance: 12,053
Referee: Jaime Ahid Carpio
Luis Ángel Firpo0–4Águila
Report Darwin Bonilla  8', 39'
Osael Romero  70'
Rolando Torres  86'
Referee: Marlon Mejía

Second leg
Isidro Metapán3–0FAS
Alfredo Pacheco  55'
Christian Bautista  62'
Edwin Sánchez  77'		 Report
Attendance: 4,214
Referee: Joel Aguilar

Isidro Metapán won 3-2 on aggregate.

Águila1–2Luis Ángel Firpo
Nicolás Muñoz  90' Report Ederson Buendía  36'
Jaime Alas  80'
Attendance: 6,065
Referee: Elmer Bonilla

Águila won 5-2 on aggregate.

Final
Isidro Metapán1–2Águila
Ramón Sánchez  78' Report Osael Romero  38' (pen.)
Nicolás Muñoz  70'
Attendance: 18,506
Referee: Joel Aguilar
 Clausura 2012 Champions 
C.D. Águila
15th title

Player statistics

Top scorers

Goalkeepers
Goalkeeper Goals Matches Average Team
Miguel Montes 10 12 0.83 Isidro Metapán
Rafael Fuentes 11 12 0.92 Once Municipal
Benji Villalobos 15 15 1.00 Águila
Javier Gómez 19 16 1.19 Atlético Marte
Luis Contreras 22 18 1.22 FAS
Dagoberto Portillo 22 18 1.22 Luis Ángel Firpo
Wilber Ramírez 22 17 1.29 Juventud Independiente
Manuel González 26 15 1.73 UES
Aníbal Peña 34 18 1.89 Vista Hermosa
Yimmy Cuéllar 19 10 1.90 Alianza

Updated to games played on April 15, 2012.
Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.

Hat-tricks
Player No. of
goals		 Time of goals Representing Final
score		 Opponent Round
Marvin Monterrosa315', 66', 90'Isidro Metapán3–1Vista Hermosa12th
Juan Carlos Reyes37', 38', 74'Juventud Independiente5–0UES17th

Individual awards
Hombre GOL Best Coach Award Best Goalkeeper Award Fair Player Award Rookie Player Award
Nicolás Muñoz
Águila
Anel Canales
Luis Ángel Firpo		 Edwin Portillo
Isidro Metapán		 Miguel Montes
Isidro Metapán		 César Larios
UES		 Otoniel Salinas
Vista Hermosa

Season statistics

Scoring

Discipline
  • First yellow card of the season: Nelson Bonilla for Alianza against UES, 5 minutes (January 7, 2012)
  • First red card of the season: Nelson Bonilla for Alianza against UES, 9 minutes (January 7, 2012)
  • Card given at latest point in a game: Red José Enrique Rodríguez for Juventud Independiente, 90+3 minutes against UES (February 11, 2012)

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Isidro Metapán (C) 36 21 11 4 66 36 +30 74 Qualification for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 FAS 36 15 14 7 48 40 +8 59
3 Águila (C) 36 17 7 12 62 43 +19 58
4 Once Municipal 36 15 12 9 54 32 +22 57
5 Luis Ángel Firpo 36 15 12 9 61 50 +11 57
6 Juventud Independiente 36 11 9 16 49 54 −5 42
7 Atlético Marte 36 10 10 16 38 50 −12 40
8 Alianza 36 9 12 15 43 57 −14 39
9 UES 36 7 12 17 39 65 −26 33
10 Vista Hermosa (R) 36 4 13 19 28 59 −31 25 Relegation to Segunda División
Source: elgrafico.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Because Belize does not have a stadium which meets CONCACAF'S minimum standards for the Champions League, the spot normally reserved for Belize's club champion was reallocated to El Salvador, since it was the only Central American nation to send a team to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 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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