Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Clausura 2015

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
SeasonClausura 2015
ChampionsSanta Tecla F.C.
RelegatedAtlético Marte
Champions LeagueSanta Tecla F.C.
Matches played96
Goals scored234 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerHéctor Ramos (10)
Biggest home winC.D. Águila 5-1 C.D. Dragón
A.D. Isidro Metapán 4-0 UES (TBD)
Biggest away winC.D. Pasaquina 0-4 Alianza F.C.
(TBD)
Highest scoringC.D. Águila 4-3 A.D. Isidro Metapán
Longest winning run- games by: TBD
Longest unbeaten run- games by: TBD
Longest winless run- games by: TBD
Longest losing run- games by: TBD
Highest attendance8,748 people, Alianza F.C. vs C.D. FAS
Lowest attendance71 people, UES vs Dragón
Average attendance1,549 people (average)

The Clausura 2014 season is the 34th edition of El Salvador's Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán were the defending champions. The league will consist 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 will take part of the playoffs.

Team information

A total of 10 teams will contest the league

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in Apertura 2014/Clausura 2015
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Águila San Miguel Juan Francisco Barraza 10,000
Alianza San Salvador Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González 32,000
Atlético Marte San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán 45,925
C.D. Dragon San Miguel Juan Francisco Barraza 10,000
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
C.D. Pasaquina Pasaquina Estadio San Sebastián 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 Pedro Arieta Panama Julio Dely Valdés Joma Tigo
Alianza El Salvador Lisandro Pohl Argentina Ramiro Cepeda Lotto UNO, Pepsi, Domino's Pizza
Atlético Marte El Salvador Hugo Carrillo Argentina Jorge Garcia Galaxia Lemus, Evisal, Galaxia, Techos Eureka
C.D. Dragón El Salvador Carlos Meza Argentina Roberto Gamarra Milan Texas Casino, Hotel Real Centro, Pepsi, Pharmacia La bueno
FAS El Salvador Byron Rodriguez Peru Agustin Castillo Galaxia Coop-1 de R.L. , Galaxia, Pilsener, Lays Chips, Tigo
Isidro Metapán El Salvador Rafael Morataya El Salvador Jorge Rodriguez Milán (Jaguar Sportic) Grupo Bimbo, Arroz San Pedro, Holcim, Pepsi,
Juventud Independiente El Salvador Romeo Barillas El Salvador Juan Ramón Sánchez Milán (Jaguar Sportic) Ria
Pasaquina El Salvador Abilio Menjivar Argentina Juan Andrés Sarulyte Jaguar Sportic Ria, Port
Santa Tecla El Salvador Oscar Ortiz Argentina Osvaldo Escudero Reto Rio, La Curaco, Pollo, Plaza Merliot, Bingo Cup
UES El Salvador Rufino Quesada El Salvador Willian Renderos Iraheta Maca Alba Petróleos, Gatorade

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
Atletico Marte El Salvador Guillermo Rivera Contract not renewed December 2014 Argentina Jorge Garcia December 2014 9th (Apertura 2014)
C.D. Pasaquina Argentina Jorge Garcia Contract not renewed December 2014 Argentina Juan Andrés Sarulyte December 2014 10th (Apertura 2014)
C.D. Aguila Argentina Daniel Messina Contract finished December 2014 Panama Julio Dely Valdés 30 December 2014 3rd and runner up (Apertura 2014)

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
C.D. Dragon Argentina Roberto Gamarra Resigned Feb 2015 El Salvador Guillermo Rivera Feb 2015 10th (Clausura 2015)
Atletico Marte Argentina Jorge Garcia Sacked Feb 2015 Argentina Daniel Fernández Feb 2015 9th (Clausura 2015)
C.D. Dragon El Salvador Guillermo Rivera Sacked March 2015 El Salvador Santos Rivera/Abel Blanco March 2015 9th (Clausura 2015)
Alianza F.C. Argentina Ramiro Cepeda Sacked March 2015 Uruguay Rubén Alonso March 2015 5th (Clausura 2015)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Isidro Metapán (Q) 18 10 3 5 27 15 +12 33 Qualification for playoffs
2 Juventud Independiente (Q) 18 9 2 7 26 22 +4 29
3 Santa Tecla (Q) 18 8 5 5 26 23 +3 29
4 Alianza 18 7 6 5 22 17 +5 27
5 FAS (Q) 18 7 6 5 20 16 +4 27[a] Qualification for playoffs
6 Águila 18 7 3 8 22 20 +2 24
7 Pasaquina 18 6 5 7 19 25 −6 23
8 Atlético Marte 18 6 3 9 19 20 −1 21
9 UES 18 5 3 10 19 29 −10 18
10 Dragón 18 4 6 8 15 28 −13 18
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2015. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ FAS won the extra game by 6-5 on penalties (after the game was tied 2-2 in extra time) against Alianza F.C. for the last place of the playoffs.

Results

Home \ Away ÁGU ALI ATM DRA FAS MET JUV PAS STE UES
Águila 1–1 0–0 5–1 1–2 4–3 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–0
Alianza 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–4
Atlético Marte 2–0 0–2 4–1 1–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 1–0
Dragón 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–1
C.D. FAS 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–1
Isidro Metapán 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–0
Juventud Independiente 0–1 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–3 4–2 3–0 2–1
Pasaquina 2–1 0–4 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–1
Santa Tecla 0–0 3–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 3–0
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–3 0–1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2015. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Scoring

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Puerto Rico Héctor Ramos Isidro Metapan 13
2 Panama El Salvador Nicolás Muñoz C.D. Aguila 11
3 El Salvador David Rugamas Juventud Independiente 11
4 El Salvador Irvin Herrera Santa Tecla F.C. 8
5 Argentina Jonathan Philippe Alianza F.C. 8
6 Brazil Ricardinho Paraiba Santa Tecla F.C. 6
7 El Salvador Elman Rivas UES 5
8 El Salvador Herbert Sosa Juventud Independiente 5
9 Argentina Julián Di Cosmo C.D. FAS 5
10 El Salvador Dustin Corea C.D. FAS 4

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
        
1 Isidro Metapan 2 0 2
4 FAS 0 1 1
1 Isidro Metapan 1 (1)
3 Santa Tecla 1 (3)
2 Juventud Independiente 3 1 4
3 Santa Tecla 3 3 6

Semi-finals

First leg

Santa Tecla3-3Juventud Independiente
Iván Mancía 11'
Irvin Herrera 47', 85'		 [1] Luis Mauricio Perla 9', 45'
Juan Díaz 58'
Attendance: 1,729
Referee: German Martínez
FAS0-2Isidro Metapán
[2] Romeo Parkes 14'
Héctor Ramos 91'
Attendance: 7,051

Second leg

Isidro Metapán0-1C.D. FAS
Cristian Álvarez 64'

Isidro Metapan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Juventud Independiente1-3Santa Tecla FC
Rodrigo Rivera 47' [3] Ricardo Ferreira 13'
Irvin Herrera 42'
Gerson Mayén 87'
Complejo Municipal San Juan Opico
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: Joel Aguilar Chicas

Santa Tecla won 6–4 on aggregate.

Final

Isidro Metapán1-1Santa Tecla FC
Ricardo Ulloa 82' [4] William Maldonado 21'
Penalties
Héctor Ramos soccer ball with red X
Víctor Merino soccer ball with red X
Medardo Max Guevara soccer ball with red X
Josué Flores soccer ball with check mark		 1-3 Ricardinho Paraiba soccer ball with red X
Gerson Mayen soccer ball with check mark
Marlon Cornejo soccer ball with check mark
Diego Chavarría soccer ball with red X
Juan Barahona soccer ball with check mark
Attendance: 6,152
Referee: Marlon Mejía
 Clausura 2015 champions 
Santa Tecla
1st title

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2014. 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.

C.D. Águila

Alianza F.C.

Atlético Marte

C.D. Dragón

Juventud Independiente

C.D. FAS

A.D. Isidro Metapán

Pasaquina

Santa Tecla F.C.

UES

(player released during the season)

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Isidro Metapán 36 17 10 9 47 34 +13 61 Qualification for 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Santa Tecla 36 16 11 9 46 38 +8 59
3 FAS 36 14 13 9 38 27 +11 55
4 Juventud Independiente 36 16 6 14 52 46 +6 54
5 Águila 36 15 8 13 37 31 +6 53
6 Alianza 36 12 12 12 40 37 +3 48
7 Dragón 36 11 10 15 35 46 −11 43
8 UES 36 11 9 16 36 44 −8 42
9 Pasaquina 36 9 11 16 31 54 −23 38
10 Atlético Marte (R) 36 9 10 17 38 43 −5 37 Relegation to Segunda División
Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2015. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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