Season | Apertura 2011 |
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Champions | Isidro Metapán (6th Title) |
Relegated | "None" |
Champions League | Isidro Metapán |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 233 (2.59 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Nicolás Muñoz (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Águila 5-1 Juventud Independiente (28 August 2011) Once Municipal 5-0 Vista Hermosa (27 November 2011) |
Biggest away win | Isidro Metapán 1-4 Juventud Independiente (27 November 2011) |
Highest scoring | Luis Ángel Firpo 6-3 Once Municipal (2 November 2011) |
Longest winning run | 4 games by FAS and Once Municipal |
Longest unbeaten run | 8 games by FAS and Once Municipal |
Longest winless run | 14 games by UES |
Longest losing run | 6 games by Juventud Independiente |
The Apertura 2011 season (officially known as Torneo Apertura 2011 or also known as the Copa Capri for sponsoring reasons) was the 27th edition of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza entered into this tournament as the defending champions. The season began on 30 July 2011 and concluded at the end of the 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 season took part in the playoffs.
Team information
[edit]Last updated: June 28, 2011
Promotion and relegation
[edit]Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 28, 2011.
- Champions: Juventud Independiente
Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 28, 2011.
- Due to Issue: Atlético Balboa
Stadia and locations
[edit]Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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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
[edit]Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Águila | ![]() |
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Galaxia | Mister Donuts, Volkswagen, Impressa Repuestos, Soccerway |
Alianza | ![]() |
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Lotto | Tigo, SINAI, Maseca |
Atlético Marte | ![]() |
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Galaxia | Rosvill, Vive, Canal 4 |
FAS | ![]() |
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Milan (Jaguar Sportic) | Pepsi, Farmacia San Lorenzo, Alba Petróleos |
Isidro Metapán | ![]() |
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Milán (Jaguar Sportic) | Grupo Bimbo, Tigo, Arroz San Pedro, Holan |
Juventud Independiente | ![]() |
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Milán (Jaguar Sportic) | TBD |
Luis Ángel Firpo | ![]() |
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Joma | Pilsener, Volkswagen, Diana, Tigo |
Once Municipal | ![]() |
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Milan (Jaguar Sportic) | LA GEO, Milan (Jaguar Sportic) |
UES | ![]() |
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Galaxia | ALBA |
Vista Hermosa | ![]() |
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Aviva | TBD |
Managerial changes
[edit]Before the start of the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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FAS | ![]() |
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2nd (Clausura 2011) | |||
FAS | ![]() |
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2nd (Clausura 2011) | |||
Luis Ángel Firpo | ![]() |
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4th (Clausura 2011) |
During the regular season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Alianza | ![]() |
Head Coach | September 6, 2011 | ![]() ![]() |
September 7, 2011 | 2nd (Apertura 2011) |
Águila | ![]() |
Head Coach | September, 2011 | ![]() |
October 18, 2011 | 6th (Apertura 2011) |
Atlético Marte | ![]() |
Head Coach | September 23, 2011 | ![]() |
September 27, 2011 | 9th (Apertura 2011) |
UES | ![]() |
Head Coach | September 25, 2011 | ![]() |
September 27, 2011 | 7th (Apertura 2011) |
UES | ![]() |
Head Coach | October, 2011 | ![]() |
October, 2011 | 9th (Apertura 2011) |
Vista Hermosa | ![]() |
Head Coach | November 3, 2011 | ![]() |
November 4, 2011 | 10th (Apertura 2011) |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Isidro Metapán (C, Q) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for playoffs[a] |
2 | FAS (Q) | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 32 | |
3 | Once Municipal (Q) | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 30 | |
4 | Águila (Q) | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 29 | |
5 | Luis Ángel Firpo (Q) | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 29 | |
6 | Alianza | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 24 | |
7 | Atlético Marte | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 23 | |
8 | Juventud Independiente | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 17 | |
9 | UES | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 14 | |
10 | Vista Hermosa | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- ^ Luis Ángel Firpo won the extra game against Águila for the last place of the Playoffs.
Positions by round
[edit]Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
1 | Isidro Metapán | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
4 | L.A. Firpo | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
1 | Isidro Metapán | 1 | |||||||||
3 | Once Municipal | 0 | |||||||||
2 | FAS | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
3 | Once Municipal | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Semi-finals
[edit]First leg
[edit]Isidro Metapán | 3–3 | Luis Ángel Firpo |
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Blanco ![]() Turcios ![]() Flores ![]() |
Report | García ![]() Alas ![]() Jiménez ![]() |
Once Municipal | 1–0 | FAS |
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Figueroa ![]() |
Report |
Second leg
[edit]Luis Ángel Firpo | 0–3 | Isidro Metapán |
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Report | Blanco ![]() Sánchez ![]() |
FAS | 1–2 | Once Municipal |
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Williams Reyes ![]() |
Report | Pablo Hütt ![]() Sean Fraser ![]() |
Final
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Apertura 2011 champions |
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Isidro Metapán 6th title |
Player statistics
[edit]Top scorers
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Updated to games played on November 23, 2011. |
Bookings[edit]
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Hat-tricks
[edit]Sequence |
Player | No. of goals |
Time of goals | Representing | Final score |
Opponent | Round |
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1. | ![]() |
3 | 8', 59' (p), 72' | Águila | 3–0 | UES | 3rd |
2. | ![]() |
3 | 16', 25' (p), 72' | Águila | 5-1 | Juventud Independiente | 5th |
3. | ![]() |
3 | 29', 31', 46', | Luis Ángel Firpo | 6-3 | Once Municipal | 15th |
4. | ![]() |
3 | 36' 65', 86, | Once Municipal | 5-0 | C.D. Vista Hermosa | 18th |
Individual awards
[edit]Hombre GOL | Best Coach Award | Best Goalkeeper Award | Fair Player Award | Rookie Player Award | Kings of the Stands |
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FAS |
Season statistics
[edit]Scoring
[edit]- First goal of the season:
Osael Romero for Águila against Once Municipal 39 minutes (30 July 2011)
- Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes
Anel Canales for C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo against FAS (2 October 2011)
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+4 minutes
Jaime Alas for Firpo against FAS (31 July 2011)
Mardoqueo Henríquez for Águila against Firpo (22 October 2011)
- First penalty Kick of the season: 45 minutes-
Williams Reyes (scored) for FAS against Luis Ángel Firpo
- Widest winning margin: 5
- Águila 5-1 Juventud Independiente (28 August 2011)
- Once Municipal 5-0 Vista Hermosa (27 November 2011)
- Most goals in a match: 9
- Luis Ángel Firpo 6-3 Once Municipal (2 November 2011)
- First hat-trick of the season:
Nicolás Muñoz for Águila against UES (17 August 2011)
- First own goal of the season:
Fidel Jiménez (Atlético Marte) for Firpo (21 August 2011)
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 3
Nicolás Muñoz for Águila against UES (17 August 2011)
Nicolás Muñoz for Águila against Juventud Independiente (28 August 2011)
Anel Canales for Luis Ángel Firpo against Once Municipal (2 November 2011)
Sean Fraser for Once Municipal against Vista Hermosa (27 November 2011)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6
- Luis Ángel Firpo 6-3 Once Municipal (2 November 2011)
- Most goals in one half by one team: 4
- Juventud Independiente 1-4 Isidro Metapán(27 November 2011)
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3
- Luis Ángel Firpo 6-3 Once Municipal (2 November 2011)
- Atlético Marte 5-3 Isidro Metapán(5 November 2011)
Average home attendance
[edit]- Highest average home attendance:
- Lowest average home attendance:
Clean sheets
[edit]- Most clean sheets - 6 FAS and Atlético Marte
- Fewest clean sheets - 3 Águila
Unbeaten run
[edit]- Longest winning run - 4 games FAS (28 August-21 September) and Once Municipal (21 September-23 October)
- Longest unbeaten run - 8 games FAS (1 August-21 September) and Once Municipal (21 September-30 October)
- Longest winless run - 14 games UES(27 August-27 November 2011)
- Longest losing run - 6 games Juventud Independiente (17 August-21 September)
List of foreign players in the league
[edit]This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2011. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- 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 Juventud Independiente C.D. FAS |
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
A.D. Isidro Metapán Once Municipal UES Vista Hermosa
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External links
[edit]- [3]
- El Grafico League Coverage (in Spanish)