The Clausura 2010 season (officially known as Torneo Clausura 2010) was the 24th edition of the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán won the tournament, claiming their fourth title in history. The season began on January 9, 2010 and concluded on May 23, 2010. FAS were the defending champions, having won the Apertura 2009 and clinching the first of two salvadoran spots for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. Isidro Metapán clinched the other spot. 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 regular season took part of the playoffs.
Municipal Limeño was tied for penultimate club for the 2009–2010 season. They had a 1-game playoff to determine who the penultimate club would be. Limeño lost that match, designating it as the penultimate club of the 2009–2010 season, and thus, having to partake in a relegation playoff against the 2nd division runner-up. Limeño would lose this playoff and thus get relegated to the 2nd division for the 2010–2011 season.
Team information
Stadia and locations
TeamLocationVenue Águila Juan Francisco Barraza 10,000 Alacranes Del Norte Estadio José Gregorio Martínez Nejapa looking for a new name after a move to the city of Chalatenago 15,000 Alianza Estadio Cuscatlán 45,925 Atlético Balboa Estadio Marcelino Imbers 4,000 Atlético Marte Estadio Cuscatlán 45,925 FAS Estadio Óscar Quiteño 15,000 Isidro Metapán Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez 8,000 Luís Ángel Firpo Estadio Sergio Torres 5,000 Municipal Limeño Estadio Jose Ramon Flores 5,000 Vista Hermosa Estadio Correcaminos 12,000
Team information
Personnel and sponsoring Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Águila Nelson Ancheta Alianza Miloš Miljanić Atlético Balboa Carlos Mijangos Atlético Marte Ramiro Cepeda FAS Roberto Gamarra Firpo Hugo Coria Isidro Metapán Edwin Portillo Municipal Limeño Víctor Coreas Nejapa F.C. Gustavo de Simone Vista Hermosa Jorge García
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableAlianza Miguel Soriano November 2009 Miloš Miljanić 14 November 20098th (Apertura 2009) Luis Ángel Firpo Agustín CastilloEnd of contract December 2009 Hugo Coria 21 December 20093rd (Apertura 2009) Atlético Balboa Luis Ramírez Zapata Contract ended after pay dispute December 2009 Carlos Mijangos22 December 200910th (Apertura 2009) Águila Eraldo CorreiaSacked22 December 2009 Nelson Ancheta28 December 20092nd (Apertura 2009)
Regular season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableMunicipal Limeño Víctor Coreas Sacked 24 January 2010 Eraldo Correia 25 January 20109th (Clausura 2010) Alacranes Del Norte Gustavo de Simone Sacked 25 January 2010 Carlos Meléndez 26 January 201010th (Clausura 2010) Águila Nelson Ancheta Sacked 23 March 2010 Rubén Alonso 24 March 20102nd (Clausura 2010) FAS Roberto Gamarra Resigned 7 April 2010 Adolfo Menéndez 8 April 20105th (Clausura 2010)
League table
Results
Playoffs
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Isidro Metapán: GK 15 Misael Alfaro DF 5 Ernesto AquinoDF 19 Alexander Escobar DF 23 Ricardo AlvaradoDF 20 Héctor MejíaMF 16 Óscar JiménezMF 14 Andrés FloresMF 21 Josué Flores MF 22 Emerson Umaña FW 24 Léster Blanco FW 10 Paolo Suárez Substitutes:DF 2 Milton Molina FW 12 Gabriel Garcete DF 8 Mario Aguilar Manager: Edwin Portillo
Águila: GK 1 Miguel MontesDF 4 Hermes MartínezDF 17 Isaac Zelaya DF 5 Luis Hernández DF 23 William Antonio Torres MF 6 Gilberto Murgas MF 20 Eliseo SalamancaMF 42 Darwin Bonilla MF 3 William Torres Alegría FW 8 Rudis CorralesFW 7 Nelson Reyes Substitutes:DF 11 Francisco Álvarez MF 12 Shawn Martin MF 16 Arturo Albarrán Manager: Rubén Alonso
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 José Oliveira de SouzaAlianza112 Leonardo Da SilvaVista Hermosa103 Alcides BanderaAtlético Balboa6 John CastilloVista Hermosa6 José Luis OsorioAtlético Marte66 Dennis AlasLuis Ángel Firpo5 Mario BenítezLuis Ángel Firpo5 Rudis CorralesÁguila5 Roberto MaradiagaAtlético Marte5 Emerson UmañaIsidro Metapán5 Rodolfo ZelayaAlianza5 Updated to games played on April 25, 2010. Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.
Aggregate table
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2010. 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 Hermes Martínez Arturo Albarrán Nicolás Muñoz Edgar Añazco Maxwell Ferreira
Alianza F.C. José Oliveira de Souza Mario Muñoz Edgar Ramos
Atlético Marte José Luis Osorio Wilson Sánchez Juliano De Carvalho
Atlético Balboa Alcides Bandera Javier Rabbia Luis Torres
C.D. FAS Roberto Peña Alejandro Bentos Jeyson Vega (player released mid season)
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Mario Benítez Fernando Leguizamón Juliano de Andrade
A.D. Isidro Metapán Gabriel Garcete Ernesto Aquino Paolo Suárez
Alacranes Del Norte Luis Espindola Enar Bolaños Franklin Webster
Municipal Limeño Cristian Mosquera Garrick Gordon Marvin Sánchez Wilmer Ramos Richard Camaña
Vista Hermosa John Castillo Leonardo Da Silva Rolando Rojas Israel Garcia
See also List of football clubs in El Salvador List of Salvadoran football champions
Notes
References
External links El Grafico League Coverage FIFA League Info