Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2007

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador
Dates11 August 2007 - 16 December 2007
ChampionsLuis Angel Firpo (8th title)
PromotedNejapa FC
RelegatedNone
Top goalscorerEl Salvador Williams Reyes (11)

The Apertura 2007 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season is the 38th since its establishment in 1969. The season began on 11 August 2007, and ended with the final on 16 December.

Isidro Metapán are the defending league champions, having won their First Premiership title.

Luis Angel Firpo beat FAS in the final on penalties and won their eighth title.

Nejapa FC were promoted from Segunda Division.[1]

Stadiums

Stadium Team
Estadio Cuscatlán San Salvador F.C.
Estadio Cuscatlán Alianza F.C.
Estadio Nejapa Nejapa F.C.
Estadio Sergio Torres C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Estadio Simeón Magaña Once Municipal
Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza C.D. Águila
Estadio Luis Amílcar Moreno C.D. Vista Hermosa
Estadio José Gregorio Martínez C.D. Chalatenango
Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez A.D. Isidro Metapán
Estadio Oscar Quiteño C.D. FAS

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila El Salvador El Salvador Luis Ramirez Zapata TBD Tigo,Cerveza Brahva Nash
Alianza El Salvador Argentina Pablo Centrone TBD Agua Cristal
C.D. Chalatenango El Salvador Serbia Vladan Vicevic Pepsi, Tigo
FAS El Salvador Reynaldo Valle El Salvador Nelson Mauricio Ancheta TBD Pilsener, Tigo American Airlines
Firpo El Salvador TBD Argentina Horacio Cordero Galaxia Boquitas Diana Pilsener
Isidro Metapan El Salvador El Salvador Edwin Portillo TBD Tigo, Arroz San Pedro
Nejapa F.C. El Salvador El Salvador Carlos Antonio Melendez TBD Tigo, Caja de Credito Quezaltepeque
Once Municipal El Salvador TBD Argentina Abel Moralejo TBD Tigo La Geo,Pilsener
San Salvador F.C. El Salvador Marco Flores Uruguay Saul Rivero TBD Tigo,Farmacia San Nicolas Gatorade
C.D. Vista Hermosa El Salvador TBD Argentina Jorge Alberto Garcia TBD Tigo, Pollo Campestre

Managerial Changes

Before the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Firpo Argentina Hugo Coria TBD June 2007 Argentina Horacio Cordero June 2007
FAS Argentina Julio Asad TBD June 2007 El Salvador Nelson Mauricio Ancheta June 2007
Chalatenango Peru Agustin Castillo TBD June 2007 El Salvador Vladan Vicevic July 2007
Alianza F.C. Paraguay Nelson Brizuela TBD June 2007 Argentina Pablo Centrone July 2007
Once Municipal El Salvador Nelson Mauricio Ancheta TBD June 2007 Argentina Abel Moralejo August 2007

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Once Municipal Argentina Abel Moralejo TBD October 2007 Argentina Hugo Coria October 2007
San Salvador F.C. Uruguay Saul Rivero TBD October 2007 Colombia Henry Vanegas October 2007

Standings

Last updated April 5, 2008

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 C.D. Chalatenango 18 10 4 4 29 16 +13 34
2 C.D. FAS 18 9 3 6 27 21 +6 30
3 A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 8 5 5 31 24 +7 29
4 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 7 6 5 23 17 +6 27
5 C.D. Vista Hermosa 18 8 3 7 24 25 −1 27
6 C.D. Águila 18 7 4 7 23 20 +3 25
7 Alianza F.C. 18 6 6 6 26 28 −2 24
8 Nejapa F.C. 18 5 7 6 31 34 −3 22
9 San Salvador F.C. 18 3 6 9 20 35 −15 15
10 Once Municipal 18 4 2 12 8 22 −14 14
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals

1 December 2007 Isidro Metapán 0–0 FAS Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez
8 December 2007 FAS 1–1
(1–1 agg.)		 Isidro Metapán Estadio Oscar Quiteño
2 December 2007 Luis Ángel Firpo 2–0 Chalatenango Estadio Sergio Torres
9 December 2007 Chalatenango 1–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Luis Ángel Firpo Estadio José Gregorio Martínez

Final

Luis Ángel Firpo1–1 (a.e.t.)C.D. FAS
Barroche 41' Pacheco 80'
Penalties
5–3


 Apertura Champions 2007 
Luis Ángel Firpo
8th title

Luis Ángel Firpo qualified for 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.

Top scorers

Pos. Nat. Player Team Goals
1 Honduras Williams Reyes A.D. Isidro Metapán 11
2 El Salvador Francisco Jovel Álvarez Alianza F.C. 11
3 Panama Nicolás Muñoz C.D. Águila 8
4 El Salvador Rudis Corrales C.D. Águila 6
4 Uruguay Paolo Suárez A.D. Isidro Metapán 6
5 El Salvador Eduardo José Retana Castro Alianza F.C. 5
5 Colombia Cristian Gil Mosquera Vista Hermosa 5

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2007. 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 this season 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

  1. ^ "El Salvador 2007/08". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-04-13.