The Salvadoran Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2003 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2003") started on August 2, 2003.
The season was composed of the following clubs:
C.D. FAS 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. C.D. Arcense Chalatenango
Team information
Personnel and sponsoring Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Águila Hugo Coria TBD TBD Alianza Henry Vanegas TBD TBD Atletico Balboa Noel Benítez Garabet Avedissian TBD TBD C.D. Arcense TBD Ricardo Guardado TBD TBD Chalatenango TBD Luis Roberto Hernández TBD TBD FAS Reynaldo Valle Agustín Castillo TBD TBD Firpo TBD Gustavo de Simone TBD TBD Isidro Metapan José Gumercindo Landaverde Raul Cocherai TBD TBD Municipal Limeno Gumercindo Ventura Ruben Guevara 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 Ramón Maradiaga Sacked June 2003 Hugo Coria June 2003 Atletico Balboa Manuel Alberto Solano TBD June 2003 Garabet Avedissian June 2003 Alianza F.C. Juan Quarterone TBD June 2003 Henry Vanegas June 2003 Municipal Limeno Antonio Carlos Viera TBD May 2003 Ruben Guevara June 2003 Firpo Milos Mijanic TBD June 2003 Gustavo de Simone June 2003 Isidro Metapan Edwin Portillo TBD May 2003 Raul Cocherai June 2003
During the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableAtletico Balboa Garabet Avedissian TBD August 2003 Manuel Solano September 2003 C.D. Chalatenango Luis Roberto Hernández TBD September 2003 Juan Quarterone September 2003 Municipal Limeno Ruben Guevara TBD September 2003 Jorge Alberto Garcia October 2003 Alianza F.C. Henry Vanegas TBD October 2003 Marcelo Javier Zuleta October 2003 C.D. Arcense Ricardo Guardado TBD October 2003 Ricardo Mena Laguna Interim October 2003 C.D. Arcense Ricardo Mena Laguna Interim TBD October 2003 Raul Donsati October 2003 Isidro Metapan Raul Cocherai TBD October 2003 Rene Ramos November 2003 Atletico Balboa Manuel Solano TBD November 2003 Paulo Roberto de Olivera November 2003 Isidro Metapan Rene Ramos TBD November 2003 Nelson Brizuela November 2003 Atletico Balboa Paulo Roberto de Olivera TBD November 2003 Jesus Fuentes November 2003
Apertura 2003 standings Last updated August 2, 2003
4th place playoff
Semifinals 1st leg
Semifinals 2nd leg
Final
FAS: GK TBA Luís CastroDF TBA William Osorio DF TBA Rafael Tobar DF TBA Víctor VelásquezDF TBA Marvin González MF TBA Alfredo PachecoMF TBA Gilberto MurgasMF TBA Cristian Álvarez MF TBA Ernesto Góchez FW TBA Alejandro Bentos FW TBA Williams Reyes Substitutes:MF TBA Emerson Umaña FW TBA Marcelo Messias FW TBA Reina Manager: Agustín Castillo
Aguila: GK TBA Juan José GómezDF TBA Marvin BenitezDF TBA Luis Almada DF TBA Jorge RodríguezDF TBA Néstor Morales MF TBA Kilmar JiménezMF TBA Dario Larrosa MF TBA Anderson da Silva MF TBA Alexander Amaya Del Cid FW TBA Alexander CamposFW TBA Pablo Medina Substitutes:FW TBA Ludwin Meraz MF TBA Luis Perla MF TBA Julio Romaña Manager: Hugo Coria
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 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 Dario Larrosa Anderson da Silva Paulo Medina Luis Almada Julio Romana
Alianza F.C. Diego De Rosa Luis Espindola Oscar Vallejo Jorge Puglia José Denis Conde
Atletico Balboa Luis Carlos Asprilla Juan Carlos Mosquera John Polo Nito Gonzales Daniel Prediguer Enzo Calderon
Arcense Juan La Vaca Martin Uranga Victor Hugo Sanchez Jorge Wagner Mario Pavon Hector Rojas
Chalatenango Libardo Carvajal Alexander Obregon Jorge Sandoval Henry Sevillano Gabriel Cespedes Adolfo Vaca
(player released mid season) (player Injured mid season) Injury replacement player
C.D. FAS Alejandro de la Cruz Bentos Marcelo Messias Felipe Ximenez Victor Hugo Mafla Williams Reyes Eduardo Arriola
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Paulo César Rodrigues Lima Juan Pablo Chacón Gustavo Cabrera Óscar Abreu Mejía Orvin Cabrera
A.D. Isidro Metapán Diego Alvarez Gustavo Vecchiarelli Wilson Sanchez Oswaldo Nelson Duarte
Municipal Limeno Dante Segovia Gabriel Kinjo Gerson Mier Miguel Mariano
San Salvador F.C. Rodrigo Lagos Emiliano Pedrozo Orlando Garces Franklin Webster
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