The Apertura 2011 season (officially known as Torneo Apertura 2011 or also known as the Copa Capri for sponsoring reasons) was the 27th edition of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza entered into this tournament as the defending champions. The season began on 30 July 2011 and concluded at the end of the year. 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 season took part in the playoffs.
Team information Last updated: June 28, 2011
Promotion and relegation Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 28, 2011. Champions: Juventud Independiente
Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 28, 2011. Due to Issue: Atlético Balboa
Stadia and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity Águila San Miguel Juan Francisco Barraza 10,000 Alianza San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán 45,925 Atlético Marte San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán 45,925 FAS Santa Ana Estadio Óscar Quiteño 15,000 Isidro Metapán Metapán Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez 8,000 Juventud Independiente San Juan Opico Complejo Municipal 5,000 Luís Ángel Firpo Usulután Estadio Sergio Torres 5,000 Once Municipal Ahuachapán Estadio Simeón Magaña 5,000 UES San Salvador Estadio Universitario UES 10,000 Vista Hermosa San Francisco Gotera Estadio Correcaminos 12,000
Personnel and sponsoring Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Águila Julio Sosa Salvador Coreas Galaxia Mister Donuts, Volkswagen, Impressa Repuestos, Soccerway Alianza Lisandro Pohl Vladan Vićević Lotto Tigo, SINAI, Maseca Atlético Marte Felix Guardado Fausto Omar Vásquez Galaxia Rosvill, Vive, Canal 4 FAS David Lineras Willian Renderos Iraheta Milan (Jaguar Sportic) Pepsi, Farmacia San Lorenzo, Alba Petróleos Isidro Metapán Rafael Morataya Edwin Portillo Milán (Jaguar Sportic) Grupo Bimbo, Tigo, Arroz San Pedro, Holan Juventud Independiente Romeo Barillas Juan Ramón Sánchez Milán (Jaguar Sportic) TBD Luis Ángel Firpo Enrique Escobar Nelson Ancheta Joma Pilsener, Volkswagen, Diana, Tigo Once Municipal Andrés Rodríguez Juan Andrés Sarulyte Milan (Jaguar Sportic) LA GEO, Milan (Jaguar Sportic) UES Rufino Quesada Jorge Abrego Galaxia ALBA Vista Hermosa Francisco Benitez Víctor Coreas Aviva TBD
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableFAS Margarita Jaramillo David Linares2nd (Clausura 2011)FAS Agustín Castillo Willian Renderos Iraheta2nd (Clausura 2011)Luis Ángel Firpo Ramiro Cepeda Nelso Ancheta4th (Clausura 2011)
During the regular season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableAlianza Roberto GamarraHead CoachSeptember 6, 2011 Vladan VićevićSeptember 7, 20112nd (Apertura 2011)Águila Hugo CoriaHead CoachSeptember, 2011 Salvador CoreasOctober 18, 20116th (Apertura 2011)Atlético Marte Juan Ramón ParedesHead CoachSeptember 23, 2011 Fausto Omar Vásquez September 27, 20119th (Apertura 2011)UES Eraldo CorreiaHead CoachSeptember 25, 2011 Miguel Ángel SorianoSeptember 27, 20117th (Apertura 2011)UES Miguel Ángel SorianoHead CoachOctober, 2011 Jorge AbregoOctober, 20119th (Apertura 2011)Vista Hermosa Víctor CoreasHead CoachNovember 3, 2011 José Rolando PerezNovember 4, 201110th (Apertura 2011)
League table
Positions by round
Results
Playoffs
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Final
Isidro Metapán: GK 1 Miguel MontesDF 23 Ricardo AlvaradoDF 19 Alexander EscobarDF 2 Milton Molina DF 15 Alfredo PachecoFW 14 Andrés Flores MF 20 Héctor MejíaMF 16 Ramón Sánchez MF 10 Paolo SuárezFW 17 Léster Blanco FW 9 Allan Kardeck Substitutes:DF 5 Ernesto Aquino FW 11 Christian Bautista FW 12 Edwin Sánchez Manager: Edwin Portillo
Once Municipal: GK 1 Jassir DerasDF 5 Julio CastroDF 22 Miguel SolísDF 2 Andrés MedinaFW 11 Ricardo Orellana MF 7 Ronald PimentelMF 18 Juan Lazo MF 8 Diego ChavarríaMF 6 Elder Figueroa FW 15 Mario Deras FW 12 Sean Fraser Substitutes:FW 9 Alexander Campos MF 10 Pablo Hütt Manager: Juan Andrés Sarulyte
Player statistics
Top scorers
RankScorerClubGoals1 Nicolás MuñozÁguila 152 Sean FraserOnce Municipal14 Anel CanalesLuis Ángel Firpo144 Williams ReyesFAS105 Osael RomeroÁguila8 Paolo SuárezIsidro Metapán87 Leonardo Da SilvaAlianza 68 Juan Carlos ReyesJuventud Independiente69 Víctor TurciosLuis Ángel Firpo5 Christopher RamírezAtlético Marte5 Alfredo PachecoIsidro Metapán5 Walter SotoVista Hermosa5 Updated to games played on November 23, 2011. Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.
Bookings Rank Team Total1 Luis Ángel Firpo 20 6 262 Alianza 33 1 343 UES 36 1 374 Isidro Metapán 36 3 39 Vista Hermosa 35 4 396 Juventud Independiente 38 5 437 FAS 45 3 488 Atlético Marte 43 4 479 Once Municipal 48 8 5610 Águila 53 4 57 Total 383 39 422
Hat-tricks Sequence Player No. ofgoals Time of goals Representing Finalscore Opponent Round. Nicolás Muñoz38', 59' (p), 72' Águila3–0UES3rd . Nicolás Muñoz316', 25' (p), 72' Águila5-1Juventud Independiente5th. Anel Canales329', 31', 46', Luis Ángel Firpo6-3Once Municipal15th. Sean Fraser336' 65', 86,Once Municipal5-0C.D. Vista Hermosa18th
Individual awards Hombre GOLBest Coach AwardBest Goalkeeper AwardFair Player AwardRookie Player AwardKings of the Stands Anel CanalesÁguila Edwin PortilloIsidro Metapán Luis ContrerasFAS Luis ContrerasFAS Darwin CerénJuventud IndependienteFAS
Season statistics
Scoring First goal of the season: Osael Romero for Águila against Once Municipal 39 minutes (30 July 2011) Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes Anel Canales for C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo against FAS (2 October 2011) Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+4 minutes Jaime Alas for Firpo against FAS (31 July 2011) Mardoqueo Henríquez for Águila against Firpo (22 October 2011) First penalty Kick of the season: 45 minutes- Williams Reyes (scored) for FAS against Luis Ángel Firpo Widest winning margin: 5 Águila 5-1 Juventud Independiente (28 August 2011) Once Municipal 5-0 Vista Hermosa (27 November 2011) Most goals in a match: 9 Luis Ángel Firpo 6-3 Once Municipal (2 November 2011) First hat-trick of the season: Nicolás Muñoz for Águila against UES (17 August 2011) First own goal of the season: Fidel Jiménez (Atlético Marte) for Firpo (21 August 2011) Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 Nicolás Muñoz for Águila against UES (17 August 2011) Nicolás Muñoz for Águila against Juventud Independiente (28 August 2011) Anel Canales for Luis Ángel Firpo against Once Municipal (2 November 2011) Sean Fraser for Once Municipal against Vista Hermosa (27 November 2011) Most goals by one team in a match: 6 Luis Ángel Firpo 6-3 Once Municipal (2 November 2011) Most goals in one half by one team: 4 Juventud Independiente 1-4 Isidro Metapán(27 November 2011) Most goals scored by losing team: 3 Luis Ángel Firpo 6-3 Once Municipal (2 November 2011) Atlético Marte 5-3 Isidro Metapán(5 November 2011)
Average home attendance Highest average home attendance: Lowest average home attendance:
Clean sheets Most clean sheets - 6 FAS and Atlético Marte Fewest clean sheets - 3 Águila
Unbeaten run Longest winning run - 4 games FAS (28 August-21 September) and Once Municipal (21 September-23 October) Longest unbeaten run - 8 games FAS (1 August-21 September) and Once Municipal (21 September-30 October) Longest winless run - 14 games UES(27 August-27 November 2011) Longest losing run - 6 games Juventud Independiente (17 August-21 September)
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2011. 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 a few season ago, 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 Lucas Marcal Glauber Da Silva Rómulo
Alianza F.C. Leonardo Da Silva John Castillo
Atlético Marte James Owusu-Ansah Alcides Bandera Juan Ángel Sosa
Juventud Independiente Juan Carlos Reyes Valtinho Alyson Batista Leonardo Viera Lima
C.D. FAS Alejandro Bentos Roberto Peña Marcio Teruel
(player released mid season)
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Anel Canales Erick Marín Pilo
A.D. Isidro Metapán Ernesto Aquino Allan Kardeck Paolo Suárez
Once Municipal Pablo Hütt Sean Fraser Andres Medina
UES TBA Flavio Viana Raphael Alves
Vista Hermosa Miguel Potes Mina Luis Torres Garrick Gordon
External links
El Grafico League Coverage