Primera División de Fútbol Profesional - Clausura 2015
| Season | Apertura 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | A.D. Isidro Metapan |
| Relegated | None |
| Champions League | A.D. Isidro Metapan |
| Top goalscorer | Nicolas Munoz (10) |
| Biggest home win |
Atletico Marte 6-1 Firpo (TBD) |
| Biggest away win |
Juventud Independiente 1-5 UES (TBD) |
| Highest scoring | Juventud Independiente 5-2 C.D. Dragon |
| Longest winning run | - games by: TBD |
| Longest unbeaten run | - games by: TBD |
| Longest winless run | - games by: TBD |
| Longest losing run | - games by: TBD |
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The Clausura 2014 season is the 34th edition of El Salvador's Primera Division since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán were the defending champions. 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 at the end of the regular season will take part of the playoffs.
Team information
A total of 10 teams will contest the league
Stadia and locations
Atlético Marte
Dragon
Location of teams in Apertura 2011/Clausura 2012
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Águila | San Miguel | Juan Francisco Barraza | 10,000 |
| Alianza | San Salvador | Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González | 32,000 |
| Atlético Marte | San Salvador | Estadio Cuscatlán | 45,925 |
| C.D. Dragon | San Miguel | Juan Francisco Barraza | 10,000 |
| 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 |
| C.D. Pasaquina | Pasaquina | Estadio San Sebastián | 5,000 |
| Santa Tecla | Santa Tecla | Estadio Las Delicias | 10,000 |
| UES | San Salvador | Estadio Universitario UES | 10,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Águila |  Pedro Arieta |
 Julio Dely Valdés |
Joma | Tigo |
| Alianza | Lisandro Pohl |
 Ramiro Cepeda |
Lotto | UNO, Pepsi, Dominos Pizza |
| Atlético Marte | Hugo Carrillo |
Jorge Garcia |
Galaxia | Lemus, Evisal, Galaxia, Techos Eureka |
| C.D. Dragon | Carlos Meza |
Roberto Gamarra |
Milan | Texas Casino, Hotel Real Centro, Pepsi, Pharmacia La bueno |
| FAS | Byron Rodriguez |
 Agustin Castillo |
Galaxia | Coop-1 de R.L. , Galaxia, Pilsener, Lays Chips, Tigo |
| Isidro Metapán | Rafael Morataya |
Jorge Rodriguez |
Milán (Jaguar Sportic) | Bimbo, Arroz San Pedro, Holcim, Pepsi, |
| Juventud Independiente | Romeo Barillas |
Juan Ramón Sánchez |
Milán (Jaguar Sportic) | Ria |
| Pasaquina | Abilio Menjivar |
Juan Andrés Sarulyte |
Jaguar Sportic | Ria, Port |
| Santa Tecla | Oscar Ortiz |
Osvaldo Escudero |
Reto | Rio, La Curaco, Pollo, Plaza Merliot, Bingo Cup |
| UES | Rufino Quesada |
Willian Renderos Iraheta |
Maca | Alba Petróleos, Gatorade |
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atletico Marte | Guillermo Rivera |
Contract not renewed | December 2014 | Jorge Garcia |
December 2014 | 9th (Apertura 2014) |
| C.D. Pasaquina | Jorge Garcia |
Contract not renewed | December 2014 | Juan Andrés Sarulyte |
December 2014 | 10th (Apertura 2014) |
| C.D. Aguila | Daniel Messina |
Contract finished | December 2014 | Julio Dely Valdés |
30 December 2014 | 3rd and runner up (Apertura 2014) |
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.D. Dragon | Roberto Gamarra |
Resigned | Feb 2015 | Guillermo Rivera |
Feb 2015 | 10th (Clausura 2015) |
| Atletico Marte | Jorge Garcia |
Sacked | Feb 2015 | Daniel Fernández |
Feb 2015 | 9th (Clausura 2015) |
| C.D. Dragon | Guillermo Rivera |
Sacked | March 2015 | Santos Rivera/Abel Blanco |
March 2015 | 9th (Clausura 2015) |
| Alianza F.C. | Ramiro Cepeda |
Sacked | March 2015 |  Rubén Alonso |
March 2015 | 5th (Clausura 2015) |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Tecla | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 28 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Isidro Metapán | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 27 | |
| 3 | FAS | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 26 | |
| 4 | Juventud Independiente | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 26 | |
| 5 | Águila | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 20 | |
| 6 | Alianza | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 20 | |
| 7 | UES | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 26 | −8 | 17 | |
| 8 | Pasaquina | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 16 | |
| 9 | Atlético Marte | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 17 | −5 | 14 | |
| 10 | Dragón | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 14 |
Updated to games played on 11 March 2015.
Source: []
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
| Home \ Away[1] | ÁGU | ALI | ATM | DRA | FAS | MET | JUV | PAS | STE | UES |
| Águila | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||
| Alianza | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| Atlético Marte | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Dragón | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| FAS | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Isidro Metapán | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | ||
| Juventud Independiente | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Pasaquina | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | |
| Santa Tecla | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| UES | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 |
Updated to games played on 18 January 2015.
Source: []
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Scoring
- First goal of the season: William Maldonado for Santa Tecla F.C. against UES, 10 minutes (17 January 2015)
- Fastest goal in a match: TBD minute - TBD for TBD against TBD (TBD TBD 2015)
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 94 minutes - Elman Rivas for UES against Santa Tecla F.C. (17 January 2015)
- First penalty Kick of the season: Elman Rivas for UES against Santa Tecla F.C., 56 minutes (17 January 2015)
- Widest winning margin: 4 goals
- Alianza F.C. 4–0 C.D. Pasaquina (2015)
- First hat-trick of the season:
Ricardo de Ferreria for Santa Tecla F.C. against Juventud Independiente] (TBD TBD 2015) - First own goal of the season: TBD (TBD) for TBD (2015)
- Most goals in a match: 7 Goals C.D. Aguila 4–3 A.D. Isidro Metapan (2015)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4 Goals
- C.D. Aguila 5–1 C.D. Dragon (TBD 2015)
- Most goals in one half by one team: 4 Goals C.D. Aguila 5–1 C.D. Dragon (2015)
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3 Goals
- A.D. Isidro Metapan 3–4 C.D. Aguila (2015)
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 Goals
- Ricardo de Ferreria for Santa Tecla F.C. against Juventud Independiente (January 2015)
- Nicolas Munoz for C.D. Aguila against A.D. Isidro Metapan (1 February 2015)
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Munoz |
C.D. Aguila | 11 |
| 2 |  Hector Ramos |
Isidro Metapan | 11 |
| 3 | Tony Rugamas |
Juventud Independiente | 10 |
| 4 | Irvin Herrera |
Santa Tecla F.C. | 8 |
| 5 | Ricardo Ferreira da Silva |
Santa Tecla F.C. | 6 |
| 6 | Jonathan Philippe |
Alianza F.C. | 6 |
| 7 | Elman Rivas |
UES | 5 |
| 8 | Herbert Sosa |
Juventud Independiente | 5 |
| 9 | Julian Di Cosmo |
C.D. FAS | 5 |
| 10 | Dustin Coreas |
C.D. FAS | 4 |
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2014. 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.
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C.D. Águila Alianza F.C. Atlético Marte C.D. Dragon Juventud Independiente
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C.D. FAS
A.D. Isidro Metapán Pasaquina Santa Tecla F.C. UES |
Aggregate table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Tecla | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 58 | |
| 2 | Isidro Metapán | 33 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 55 | |
| 3 | FAS | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 54 | |
| 4 | Juventud Independiente | 33 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 51 | |
| 5 | Águila | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 49 | |
| 6 | Alianza | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 41 | |
| 7 | UES | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 41 | |
| 8 | Dragón | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 39 | |
| 9 | Pasaquina | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 31 | |
| 10 | Atlético Marte | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 30 |
Updated to games played on 18 January 2015.
Source: []
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
External links
- ":: Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador ::". primerafutboles.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- "El Gráfico - Lo hacemos por deporte". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- "El Salvador FC - elsalvadorfc.com | NOTICIAS 100% FÚTBOL SALVADOREÑO". elsalvadorfc.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- "Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador - El fútbol salvadoreño en su sitio". culebritamacheteada.com.sv. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ".:: El Salvador Futbol | Noticias Deportivas, Fútbol Salvadoreño, Primera Division de Fútbol de El Salvador ::.". elsalvadorfutbol.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
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