Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Clausura 2013

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
SeasonClausura 2013
ChampionsFirpo
(10th Title)
RelegatedOnce Municipal
Matches played90
Goals scored223 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerAnel Canales (10)
Biggest home winAlianza 7-0 Once Municipal
(10 March 2013)
Biggest away winFirpo 0-3 Alianza
(23 February 2013)
Águila 1-4 Atlético Marte
(27 February 2013)
Highest scoringIndependiente 6-1 Isidro Metapán
(10 February 2013)
Alianza 7-0 Once Municipal
(10 March 2013)
Longest winning run4 games by: FAS and Alianza
Longest unbeaten run6 games by: FAS, Alianza, Independiente, and Isidro Metapán
Longest winless run15 games by: UES
Longest losing run6 games by: UES

The Clausura 2013 season is the 30th edition of Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán were the defending champions. 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 at the end of the regular season took part in the playoffs.

Stadia and locations

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 El Salvador Julio Sosa El Salvador Victor Coreas Diadora Mister Donut, Volkswagen, Impressa Repuestos, Soccerway
Alianza El Salvador Lisandro Pohl Argentina Ramiro Cepeda Lotto Tigo, SINAI, Maseca
Atlético Marte El Salvador Hugo Carrillo Argentina Jorge Alberto García Galaxia Rosvill, Foskrol, La Curaçao, UFG, Vive
FAS El Salvador Rafael Villacorta El Salvador Carlos Recinos Mitre Pepsi, Farmacia San Lorenzo, Alba Petróleos, Continental Motor
Isidro Metapán El Salvador Rafael Morataya El Salvador Edwin Portillo Milán (Jaguar Sportic) Grupo Bimbo, Tigo, Arroz San Pedro, Holan
Juventud Independiente El Salvador Romeo Barillas El Salvador Juan Ramón Sánchez Milán (Jaguar Sportic) Alcaldía Municipal de San Juan Opico, Ria, CP Portillo
Luis Ángel Firpo El Salvador Enrique Escobar El Salvador Edgar Henriquez "Kiko" Joma Pilsener, Volkswagen, Diana, Tigo
Once Municipal El Salvador Argentina Juan Andres Sarulyte Milan (Jaguar Sportic) LA GEO, Milan (Jaguar Sportic), Tropigas
Santa Tecla El Salvador Óscar Ortiz El Salvador William Renderos Iraheta Galaxia Mister Donut
UES El Salvador Rufino Quesada El Salvador 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
FAS Peru Agustín Castillo Resigned to become the national team coach 18 December 2012 El Salvador Carlos Recinos 12 December 2012 3rd (Apertura 2012)
Santa Tecla El Salvador Guillermo Rivera Resigned to become the assistant coach 18 December 2012 El Salvador William Renderos Iraheta 18 December 2012 7th (Apertura 2012)
C.D. FAS El Salvador Carlos Recinos Resigned due to problems with players January 2013 El Salvador William Osorio January 2013 N/A

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
C.D. Águila El Salvador Víctor Coreas Sacked April 2013 El Salvador Omar Sevilla April 2013 N/A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FAS 18 11 3 4 29 16 +13 36 Qualification for playoffs
2 Luis Ángel Firpo 18 10 2 6 19 19 0 32
3 Alianza 18 8 7 3 33 15 +18 31
4 Juventud Independiente 18 8 5 5 31 20 +11 29
5 Santa Tecla 18 8 5 5 24 17 +7 29
6 Isidro Metapán 18 6 8 4 19 20 −1 26
7 Atlético Marte 18 6 3 9 27 25 +2 21
8 Once Municipal 18 5 5 8 17 29 −12 20
9 Águila 18 3 5 10 13 26 −13 14
10 UES 18 1 5 12 11 35 −24 8
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2013. 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 0–1 1–4 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–0
Alianza 5–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 7–0 0–0 2–0
Atlético Marte 2–0 3–3 2–3 1–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 0–1 3–1
C.D. FAS 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 4–1 1–0 3–0
Luis Ángel Firpo 0–2 0–3 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–3 0–2 2–1 1–0
Isidro Metapán 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1
Juventud Independiente 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–2 6–1 1–0 2–1 4–1
Once Municipal 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0
Santa Tecla 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 3–2 4–0
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador 0–0 0–3 1–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–4
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2013. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
        
1 C.D. FAS 1 1 2
4 Juventud Independiente 2 0 2
1 C.D. FAS 0
2 Firpo 3
2 Firpo 0 1 1
3 Alianza 1 0 1

Semi-finals

First leg

Juventud Independiente2–1FAS
Esnal 35'
Céren 59'
Report Águila 2'
Referee: Edenilson Ventura

Alianza1–0Luis Ángel Firpo
De Paz 24' Report
Referee: Edenílson Ventura

Second leg


Final

FAS0–3Luis Ángel Firpo
[1] Anel Canales 7' (pen.)
Medardo Guevara 55'
Marlon Trejo 66'
Referee: Jaime Carpio
 Clausura 2013 champions 
Luis Ángel Firpo
10th title

Player statistics

Top scorers

Goalkeepers

Goalkeeper Goals Matches Average Team
El Salvador Luis Contreras 5 8 0.63 FAS
El Salvador Miguel Montes 5 7 0.71 Alianza
El Salvador Jassir Deras 9 8 1.13 Juventud Independiente
El Salvador Dennis Salinas 7 6 1.17 Luis Ángel Firpo
United StatesEl Salvador Derby Carillo 6 5 1.20 Santa Tecla
El Salvador Diego Duarte 8 6 1.33 Atlético Marte
El Salvador Benji Villalobos 12 8 1.50 Águila
El Salvador David Aguilar 6 4 1.50 UES
El Salvador Fidel Mondragón 14 8 1.75 Isidro Metapán
El Salvador Yimmy Cuéllar 16 8 2.00 Once Municipal

Bookings

Rank Team Yellow card Red card Total
1 Isidro Metapán 12 2 14
2 FAS 17 0 17
3 Alianza 15 3 18
Águila 16 2 18
Once Municipal 16 2 18
UES 17 1 18
7 Juventud Independiente 17 3 20
8 Luis Ángel Firpo 21 0 21
9 Atlético Marte 25 1 26
10 Santa Tecla 25 3 28
Total 181 17 198

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date
Dominican Republic Jonathan Faña Alianza Once Municipal 0–7 March 10, 2013

Season statistics

Scoring

Discipline

  • First yellow card of the season:
  • First red card of the season:

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.

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FAS 36 20 9 7 56 32 +24 69
2 Alianza 36 18 11 7 71 34 +37 65
3 Isidro Metapán 36 17 11 8 56 45 +11 62 Qualification for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League
4 Luis Ángel Firpo 36 17 6 13 45 43 +2 57
5 Santa Tecla 36 13 11 12 48 50 −2 50
6 Juventud Independiente 36 12 12 12 58 54 +4 48
7 Águila 36 12 9 15 42 42 0 45
8 Atlético Marte 36 13 5 18 55 50 +5 44
9 UES 36 5 13 18 31 60 −29 28
10 Once Municipal (R) 36 6 7 23 33 82 −49 25 Relegation to Segunda División
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2013. Source: elgrafico.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

References