The Salvador Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2002 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2002") started on August 3, 2002.

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2002 season was composed of the following clubs:

C.D. FAS C.D. Municipal Limeño San Salvador F.C. C.D. Águila C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo A.D. Isidro Metapán C.D. Atlético Balboa Alianza F.C. Arcense C.D. Dragón

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Águila Hugo Coria TBD TBD Alianza Ricardo Padilla Pinto German Guiterrez TBD TBD Atletico Balboa TBD Juan Quarterone TBD TBD C.D. Arcense TBD Ricardo Guardado TBD TBD C.D. Dragon TBD Antonio Carlos Viera TBD TBD FAS Reynaldo Valle Agustín Castillo TBD TBD Firpo TBD Milos Mijanic TBD TBD Isidro Metapan José Gumercindo Landaverde Roberto Fabrizio TBD TBD Municipal Limeno TBD Henry Vanegas TBD TBD San Salvador F.C. Marco Flores Ruben Alonso TBD TBD

Notable events Notable death during the Apertura 2002 season The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2002 and end of 2002.

Billy Rodriguez Bou 13.10.2002 (ex FAS, and Excélsior FC)

Managerial changes

Before the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableAguila Rubén Guevara Resigned June 2002 Hugo Coria June 2002 Municipal Limeño Óscar Emigdio Benítez TBD May 2002 Henry Vanegas June 2002 Alianza F.C. Juan Ramon Paredes TBD June 2002 German Guiterrez July 2002 Firpo Abraham Vasquez TBD June 2002 Miloš Miljanić July 2002

During the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableAlianza F.C. German Guiterrez TBD September 2002 Julio Escobar September 2002 C.D. Dragon Antonio Carlos Viera TBD September 2002 Jose Mario Martinez September 2002 Isidro Metapan Roberto Fabrizio TBD September 2002 Edwin Portillo October 2002

Apertura 2002 Standings Last updated August 3, 2002

4th place playoff

Semifinals 1st leg

Semifinals 2nd leg

Final

C.D. FAS GK 1 Luis CastroRB 2 Víctor VelásquezCB 31 Marvin GonzálezCB 13 Daniel Sagastizado LB 3 William OsorioDM 21 Ernesto Góchez RM 8 Jorge "Zarco" Rodríguez LM 20 Gilberto Murgas AM 22 Alfredo Pacheco CF 7 Williams Reyes CF 11 Alejandro Bentos Substitutes:DF10 Cristian Álvarez MF 10 Carlos Menjívar FW 10 Juan Carlos López Manager: Agustín Castillo

San Salvador F.C.: GK 1 Álvaro Misael AlfaroRB 3 William Torres CB 23 Mario Mayén Meza CB 4 Orlando Garcés LB 21 Nelson Flores DM 14 Carlos Gómez Navas RM 10 Rodrigo Lagos CM 8 Dennis Alas LM 6 Emiliano PedrozoSS 7 Alexander Obregón CF 5 Franklin Webster Substitutes:DF 17 Julio Rivas MF 16 Víctor Merino Dubón MF 16 José Marroquín Manager: Rubén Alonso

List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2002. 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

C.D. Águila Alexandre Pinto Larangueira Severino Piñeiro Alexander Prediguer Toninho Dos Santos Sandro Machado Tavares Mauro Nunez Darío Larrosa

Alianza F.C. Martín Claudio Sosa Marcelino Renterí Hermes Martínez Misal Martin Garcia

Atletico Balboa Alessandro Rodríguez Luis Carlos Asprilla Santiago Rodríguez Silva Ernesto Noel Aquino Jair Camero

Arcense John Polo Edilson Chávez Libardo Carvajal Christian Mitri German Rodríguez

Dragon José Caicedo Luis Marines Andrés Molina Eduardo Arriola Óscar Lagos

(player released mid season) (player Injured mid season) Injury replacement player

C.D. FAS Alejandro de la Cruz Bentos Williams Reyes Rolando Corella Víctor Hugo Mafla

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Juan Carlos Graf Norman García Frank Rengifo Henry Sevillano Max Torres Juan Pablo Chacón

A.D. Isidro Metapán Cristian Javier Zamudio Diego Alvarez Diego Oyarbide Luciano Suárez Alonso Alcibar Anderson Batista Jorge Wagner

Municipal Limeno Paulo César Rodrigues Raul Falero Jorge Sandoval Hugo Viveros

San Salvador F.C. Rodrigo Lagos Emiliano Pedrozo Alexander Obregon Orlando Garces Franklin Webster

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