The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2003 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2002") started on January 21, 2003.
The season was composed of the following clubs:
C.D. FAS Municipal Limeño San Salvador F.C. C.D. Águila C.D. Luis AngelFirpo A.D. Isidro Metapán C.D. Atlético Balboa Alianza F.C. C.D. Arcense C.D. Dragón
Team information
Personnel and sponsoring Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Águila Ramón Maradiaga TBD TBD Alianza Ricardo Padilla Pinto Juan Quarterone TBD TBD Atletico Balboa Noel Benítez Nelson Brizuela TBD TBD C.D. Arcense TBD Ricardo Guardado TBD TBD C.D. Dragon Domingo Ramos Jose Mario Martinez TBD TBD FAS Reynaldo Valle Agustín Castillo TBD TBD Firpo TBD Milos Mijanic TBD TBD Isidro Metapan José Gumercindo Landaverde Edwin Portillo TBD TBD Municipal Limeno Gumercindo Ventura Henry Vanegas Galaxia LG San Salvador F.C. Marco Flores Ruben Alonso TBD TBD
Managerial changes
Before the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableAguila Hugo Coria Resigned December 2002 Ramón Maradiaga Jan 2003 Atletico Balboa Juan Quarterone TBD NOV 2002 Nelson Brizuela Jan 2003 Alianza F.C. Julio Escobar TBD December 2002 Juan Quarterone Jan 2002
During the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableMunicipal Limeno Henry Vanegas TBD April 2003 Antonio Carlos Viera April 2003 C.D. Dragon Jose Mario Martinez TBD April 2003 Domingo Ramos Interim April 2003 Atletico Balboa Nelson Brizuela TBD April 2003 Carlos Barone April 2003 Atletico Balboa Carlos Barone TBD April 2003 Manuel Alberto Solano April 2003
Clausura 2002 standings Last updated August 3, 2002
Semifinals 1st leg
Semifinals 2nd leg
Final
Luis Ángel Firpo GK Fidel MondragónRB Mauricio Quintanilla CB Juan Pablo ChacónCB Gustavo CabreraLB Jorge Edenilson SánchezDM Guillermo GarcíaRM Guillermo Morán LM Héctor CanjuraAM Isaac ZelayaCF Israel Castro Franco CF Celio RodriguezSubstitutes:DF Santos Cabrera MF Henry Sevillano Manager: Milos Miljanic
San Salvador F.C.: GK Misael AlfaroRB Carlos Gómez Navas CB Mario Mayén Meza CB Orlando Garcés LB Selvin ZepedaDM Nelson Flores RM Rodrigo Lagos CM Emiliano PedrozoLM Herber BurgosSS Alexander Obregón CF Franklin Webster Substitutes:DF William Torres MF Víctor Merino FW José Martínez Manager: Rubén Alonso
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2003. 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 Andre Luiz Vieira Alexander Prediguer Marcio Sampaio Darío Larrosa Luis Almada
Alianza F.C. Diego De Rosa Gustavo Fuentes Elvis Scott Abel Rodríguez Luis Espindola
Atletico Balboa Luis Carlos Asprilla Juan Carlos Mosquera Santiago Rodríguez Ernesto Aquino Camilo Bonilla Enzo Calderon
Arcense John Polo Nito Gonzales Libardo Carvajal Gerson Mier
Dragon Ducivan De Sousa John Elder Castillo Eduardo Arriola Alberto Guity Joshua Vaca
(player released mid season) (player Injured mid season) Injury replacement player
C.D. FAS Alejandro Bentos Walter Escobar Victor Hugo Mafla Williams Reyes Pedro Prado
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Paulo César Rodrigues Lima Henry Sevillano Juan Pablo Chacón Gustavo Cabrera Frank Palomino
A.D. Isidro Metapán Diego Alvarez Wilson Sanchez Marvin Orlando Brown Noel Flores Jorge Wagner
Municipal Limeno Marcelo Marquez Jorge Sandoval Fabian Andres Perez César Charún Aldo Cavero
San Salvador F.C. Rodrigo Lagos Emiliano Pedrozo Alexander Obregon Orlando Garces Franklin Webster
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