| Season | Apertura 2008 |
|---|---|
| Champions | A.D. Isidro Metapán (2nd title) |
| CONCACAF Champions League 2009–10 | A.D. Isidro Metapán |
| Top goalscorer | Carlos Ayala (11) |
The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2008 season (officially known as "Torneo Apertura 2008"), started on August 2, 2008, and finished on December 21, 2008.
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo came into the tournament as defending champions, having won their eighth league title in the previous season. A total of 10 teams contested the league, 8 of which had already participated in the Clausura 2008 season, and two of which had been promoted from the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño.
The 10 teams of the Primera División each played 18 matches, playing each team twice (home and away). The top four teams qualified directly to the semifinals.
The winner of the final series gained entry into the CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10.[1]
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Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 27, 2008.
Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 27, 2008.
| Place | Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals Scored |
Goals Conceded |
+/- | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | C.D. Águila | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 34 |
| 2. | A.D. Isidro Metapán | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 21 | +12 | 31 |
| 3. | C.D. FAS | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 30 |
| 4. | C.D. Chalatenango | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 28 |
| 5. | C.D. Vista Hermosa | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 27 |
| 6. | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 22 |
| 7. | C.D. Atlético Balboa | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 20 |
| 8. | Juventud Independiente | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 | -14 | 19 |
| 9. | Alianza F.C. | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 17 |
| 10. | Nejapa F.C. | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 34 | -18 | 11 |
| Qualified to finals |
| 2008-12-06 |
Metapán | 1 – 3 | FAS | Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez Attendance: 2,549 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mejía 86' | Report | Mendoza 55' 75' Bentos 77' |
| 2008-12-07 |
Chalatenango | 3 – 0 | Águila | Estadio José Gregorio Martínez Attendance: 4,800 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osorio 50' (pen.) 78' González 92' |
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| 2008-12-13 |
Águila | 1 – 0 | Chalatenango | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza Attendance: 5,122 |
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| José Oliveira de Souza 79' | Report |
| 2008-12-13 |
FAS | 1 – 3 | Metapán | Estadio Oscar Quiteño Attendance: 11,463 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfredo Pacheco 65' | Report | Williams Reyes 16' Alexander Amaya del Cid 35' Dagoberto Portillo 45' |
| 2008-12-21 |
Chalatenango | 3 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Metapán | Estadio Cuscatlán Attendance: 14,403 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Ayala 48' Mark Lester Blanco 63' Amílcar Ramírez 100' |
Dagoberto Portillo 47' (pen.) José Manuel Martínez 65' Dagoberto Portillo 115' (pen.) |
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| Penalties | ||||
| Martínez Ramírez Ayala Víchez Osorio |
3 – 4 | Portillo Reyes Suárez Escobar Prado |
| Apertura 2008 Champion: A.D. Isidro Metapán 2nd title |
A.D. Isidro Metapán qualified for 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.
| Total | Player | Team | Goals per Round | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
| 11 | Carlos Ayala | Chalatenango | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | José Oliveira de Souza | Águila | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Cesar Larios | FAS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Williams Reyes | Metapán | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Franklin Webster | Balboa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Fernando Leguizamón | Firpo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Pompilio Cacho | Vista Hermosa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Rudis Corrales | Águila | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gabriel Garcete | Metapán | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Alcides Bandera | Balboa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Emiliano Pedrozo | Nejapa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Nicolás Muñoz | Alianza | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Alfredo Pacheco | FAS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Scorer | Time (seconds) | Team | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro de la Cruz Bentos | 25 | FAS | Nejapa |
| Mario Aguilar Posada | 40 | Metapán | Firpo |
| Christian Castillo | 42 | Alianza | Águila |
| Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14,403 | Final | 21 December 2008 | Chalatenango | 3 – 3 | Metapán | Estadio Cuscatlán | Sunday | Afternoon |
| 11,463 | Semifinal - 2nd leg | 13 December 2008 | FAS | 1 – 3 | Metapán | Estadio Oscar Quiteño | Saturday | Night |
| 7,690 | Round 2 | 6 August 2008 | Águila | 3 – 1 | FAS | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza | Wednesday | Night |
| 6,997 | Round 16 | 12 November 2008 | FAS | 1 – 0 | Águila | Estadio Oscar Quiteño | Wednesday | Night |
| 6,156 | Round 8 | 20 September 2008 | Águila | 1 – 0 | Alianza | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza | Saturday | Twilight |
| 5,815 | Round 15 | 15 November 2008 | FAS | 1 – 1 | Metapán | Estadio Oscar Quiteño | Saturday | Night |
| 5,307 | Round 2 | 6 August 2008 | Alianza | 3 – 1 | Independiente | Estadio Cuscatlán | Wednesday | Afternoon |
| 5,122 | Semifinal - 2nd leg | 13 December 2008 | Águila | 1 – 0 | Chalatenango | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza | Saturday | Night |
| 4,800 | Semifinal - 1st leg | 7 December 2008 | Chalatenango | 3 – 0 | Águila | Estadio José Gregorio Martínez | Sunday | Afternoon |
| 4,722 | Round 13 | 5 November 2008 | Águila | 3 – 2 | Firpo | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza | Wednesday | Night |
| 4,510 | Round 3 | 9 August 2008 | Firpo | 1 – 2 | Alianza | Estadio Sergio Torres | Saturday | Night |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nejapa | Mauricio Cienfuegos | Mutual consent | 14 August 2008 | Daniel Uberti | 5 September 2008 | 10th |
| Firpo | Gerardo Reinoso | Sacked | 25 August 2008 | Oscar Benitez | 2 September 2008 | 7th |
| Balboa | Gustavo de Simone | Sacked | 30 August 2008 | Roberto Gamarra | 5 September 2008 | 10th |
| Alianza | Pablo Centrone | Sacked | 14 September 2008 | Carlos Jurado | 16 September 2008 | 5th |
| Firpo | Oscar Benítez | Sacked | 9 December 2008 | Agustín Castillo | 23 December 2008 | Post-season (6th) |
| Águila | Agustín Castillo | Sacked | 15 December 2008 | Pablo Centrone | 24 December 2008 | Post-season (Semifinals) |
| FAS | Nelson Ancheta | Sacked | 27 December 2008 | Roberto Gamarra | 1 January 2009 | Post-season (Semifinals) |
| Nejapa | Daniel Uberti | Sacked | 29 December 2008 | Nelson Ancheta | 29 December 2008 | Post-season (10th) |
| Balboa | Roberto Gamarra | Mutual consent | 1 January 2009 | Carlos De Toro | 16 January 2009 | Post-season (7th) |
| Independiente | Jorge Abrego | Sacked | December 2008 | Ramón Sánchez | December 2009 | Post-season (8th) |
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