The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2006 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2006") started on August 12, 2006 and concluded on December 17.
Apertura 2006 teams
Club City Stadium C.D. Águila San Miguel Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza Alianza F.C. San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán C.D. Chalatenango Chalatenango Estadio José Gregorio Martínez C.D. FAS Santa Ana Estadio Oscar Quiteño C.D. L.A. Firpo Usulután Estadio Sergio Torres Independiente Nacional 1906 San Vicente Estadio Jiboa A.D. Isidro Metapán Metapán Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez Once Municipal Ahuachapán Estadio Simeón Magaña San Salvador F.C. San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán C.D. Vista Hermosa San Francisco Gotera Estadio Luis Amílcar Moreno
Team information
Personnel and sponsoring Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Águila Vladan Vicevic TBD TBD Alianza Miguel Mansilla TBD TBD C.D. Chalatenango Agustin Castillo FAS Reynaldo Valle Julio Asad TBD TBD Firpo TBD Leonel Carcamo TBD TBD Independiente Nacional 1906 Juan Ramon Paredes TBD TBD Isidro Metapan José Gumercindo Landaverde Ruben Alonso TBD TBD Once Municipal TBD Nelson Mauricio Ancheta TBD TBD San Salvador F.C. Marco Flores Hugo Coria TBD TBD C.D. Vista Hermosa TBD Jose Mario Martinez TBD TBD
Managerial changes
Before the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableFAS Carlos de los Cobos TBD June 2006 Julio Asad June 2006 San Salvador F.C. Leonel Carcamo TBD June 2006 Hugo Coria June 2006 Firpo Milos Mijanic TBD June 2006 Leonel Carcamo June 2006 Alianza F.C. Oscar Emigdio Benitez TBD June 2006 Miguel Mansilla June 2006 Once Municipal Miguel Mansilla TBD June 2006 Nelson Mauricio Ancheta June 2006
During the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableIndependiente Nacional 1906 Juan Ramon Paredes TBD October 2006 Juan Quarterone October 2006 Metapan Ruben Alonso TBD October 2006 Edwin Portillo October 2006 Alianza F.C. Miguel Mansilla TBD October 2006 Nelson Brizuela October 2006
Apertura 2006 standings
4th place playoff The fourth place match was played on November 30. The winner advances to the semifinals.
Bracket
Semifinals The team with the lower league position played home in the 1st leg. The 1st legs were played on December 2 and December 3. The 2nd legs were played on December 9 and December 10.
1st leg
2nd leg
Final The final game was played on December 17.
Once Municipal GK 22 Adolfo MenéndezDF 14 Libardo Carbajal DF 20 Mario Elias GuevaraDF 3 Ernesto Noel Aquino DF 12 Aníbal Ávalos MF 17 Oscar Jiménez MF 23 Nelson Nerio MF 11 Mario Pablo Quintanilla MF 10 William Antonio Torres FW 8 Christian Javier Bautista FW 7 Juan Carlos Reyes Substitutes:FW 21 Ovidio Guzmán MF 5 MF 9 James Owusu-Ansah Manager: Nelson Mauricio Ancheta
FAS: GK 1 Santos RiveraDF 4 Ramon Flores DF 3 Marvin Gonzalez DF 7 Rafael TobarDF 15 Alfredo PachecoMF 6 Carlos Menjívar MF 18 Gilberto Murgas MF 8 Cristian Álvarez MF 13 Juan Carlos Moscoso FW 23 Néstor Ayala FW 17 Alejandro Bentos Substitutes:MF 22 Emerson Umaña FW 28 César Larios DF 14 Victor Fuentes Manager: Julio Asad
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2006. 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 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.
C.D. Águila Carlos Verdugo Juan Camilo Mejia Francisco Serrano Omar Axel Clazon
Alianza F.C. Juan José Ossandón Juan Carlos Madrid Jhon Novoa Arturo Albarrán
Chalatenango Franklin Webster Marcelo Messias Marcelo Domínguez Paulo De Oliveira
C.D. FAS Alejandro Bentos Nestor Ayala Paolo Suarez
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Hermes Martinez Leonardo Pekarnik David Diah Pablo Tiscornia
(player released mid season) Injury replacement player
Independiente Nacional 1906 Alexander Obregón Miguel Solis Hugo Sariemento
A.D. Isidro Metapán Rodrigo Lagos William Reyes Jorge Esteban Ortíz
Once Municipal James Owusu-Ansah Ernesto Noel Aquino Libardo Barbajal Juan Carlos Reyes
San Salvador F.C. Paulo Cesar Rodriguez Evance Bennett Francisco Rivera Julian Barragan
Vista Hermosa Patricio Barroche Elder Figueroa Luis Torres Rodriguez Cristian Mosquera
External links Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Official Website