| Season | Clausura 2012 |
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| Relegated | TBD |
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Apertura 2012 →
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The Clausura 2012 season will be the 28th edition of El Salvador's Primera Division since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán will be heading into this tournament as the defending champions. The season will begin in January 8, 2012 and conclude in mid year. Like previous years, the league will consist 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 will take part of the playoffs.
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| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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| 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 |
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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| Águila | Julio Sosa | Eraldo Correia | 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 | Ricardo Mena Laguán | Milan (Jaguar Sportic) | Pepsi, Farmacia San Lorenzo, Alba Petróleos |
| Isidro Metapán | Rafael Morataya | Edwin Portillo | Milán (Jaguar Sportic) | Bimbo, Tigo, arraz 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 Sarulite | Milan (Jaguar Sportic) | LA GEO, Milan (Jaguar Sportic) |
| UES | Rufino Quesada | Roberto Gamarra | Galaxia | ALBA |
| Vista Hermosa | Francisco Benitez | Carlos Romero | Aviva | TBD |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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| Aguila | Omar Sevilla | resigned to manage the reserves | Eraldo Correia | 5th (Clausura 2011) | ||
| FAS | Willian Renderos Iraheta | Resigned | Ricardo Mena Laguna | 2nd (Clausura 2011) | ||
| Vista Hermosa | Jose Rolando Perez | Moved to Aguila | Carlos Romero | 10th (Clausura 2011) | ||
| UES | Jorge Abrego | replaced and moved to coaching reserves | Roberto Gamarra | 9th (Clausura 2011) |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Isidro Metapán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to the playoffs |
| 2 | FAS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Once Municipal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | L. Á. Firpo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Águila | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Alianza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Atlético Marte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Juventud Independiente | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | UES | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Vista Hermosa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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Source: [1]
| Leader | |
| Qualification to the playoffs | |
| Qualification to the playoffs | |
| Relegation to none |
| Home \ Away1 | ÁGU | ALI | ATM | FAS | FIR | MET | JUV | OMU | UES | VIS |
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| Vista Hermosa |
Source:
1The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| 1 | Isidro Metapán (C) | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 36 | 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round |
| 2 | FAS | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 32 | |
| 3 | Once Municipal | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 30 | |
| 4 | Águila | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 29 | |
| 5 | L. Á. Firpo | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 29 | |
| 6 | Alianza | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 24 | |
| 7 | Atlético Marte | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 23 | |
| 8 | Juventud Independiente | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 17 | |
| 9 | UES | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 14 | |
| 10 | Vista Hermosa | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 10 | Relegation to the Segunda Division |
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2012. The following players:
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.
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C.D. Águila Alianza F.C. Atlético Marte Juventud Independiente C.D. FAS (player released mid season) |
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo A.D. Isidro Metapán Once Municipal UES Vista Hermosa |
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