Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2006

Football league season
Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador
ChampionsOnce Municipal (2nd title)
RelegatedNone
Top goalscorerEl Salvador TBD

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2006 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2006") started on August 12, 2006 and concluded on December 17.

Apertura 2006 teams

Club City Stadium
C.D. Águila San Miguel Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Alianza F.C. San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán
C.D. Chalatenango Chalatenango Estadio José Gregorio Martínez
C.D. FAS Santa Ana Estadio Oscar Quiteño
C.D. L.A. Firpo Usulután Estadio Sergio Torres
Independiente Nacional 1906 San Vicente Estadio Jiboa
A.D. Isidro Metapán Metapán Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez
Once Municipal Ahuachapán Estadio Simeón Magaña
San Salvador F.C. San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán
C.D. Vista Hermosa San Francisco Gotera Estadio Luis Amílcar Moreno

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila El Salvador Serbia Vladan Vicevic TBD TBD
Alianza El Salvador Uruguay Miguel Mansilla TBD TBD
C.D. Chalatenango El Salvador Peru Agustin Castillo
FAS El Salvador Reynaldo Valle Argentina Julio Asad TBD TBD
Firpo El Salvador TBD El Salvador Leonel Carcamo TBD TBD
Independiente Nacional 1906 El Salvador El Salvador Juan Ramon Paredes TBD TBD
Isidro Metapan El Salvador José Gumercindo Landaverde Uruguay Ruben Alonso TBD TBD
Once Municipal El Salvador TBD El Salvador Nelson Mauricio Ancheta TBD TBD
San Salvador F.C. El Salvador Marco Flores Argentina Hugo Coria TBD TBD
C.D. Vista Hermosa El Salvador TBD El Salvador Jose Mario Martinez TBD TBD

Managerial changes

Before the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
FAS Mexico Carlos de los Cobos TBD June 2006 Argentina Julio Asad June 2006
San Salvador F.C. El Salvador Leonel Carcamo TBD June 2006 Argentina Hugo Coria June 2006
Firpo Serbia Milos Mijanic TBD June 2006 El Salvador Leonel Carcamo June 2006
Alianza F.C. El Salvador Oscar Emigdio Benitez TBD June 2006 Uruguay Miguel Mansilla June 2006
Once Municipal Uruguay Miguel Mansilla TBD June 2006 El Salvador Nelson Mauricio Ancheta June 2006

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Independiente Nacional 1906 El Salvador Juan Ramon Paredes TBD October 2006 Argentina Juan Quarterone October 2006
Metapan Uruguay Ruben Alonso TBD October 2006 El Salvador Edwin Portillo October 2006
Alianza F.C. Uruguay Miguel Mansilla TBD October 2006 Paraguay Nelson Brizuela October 2006

Apertura 2006 standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C.D. FAS 18 8 7 3 32 24 +8 31 Semifinal Berth
2 Once Municipal 18 7 8 3 17 12 +5 29
3 C.D. Águila 18 8 3 7 35 22 +13 27
4 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 6 8 4 25 21 +4 26 4th Place Playoff Game
5 Alianza F.C. 18 8 2 8 22 22 0 26
6 San Salvador F.C. 18 7 3 8 23 25 −2 24
7 C.D. Chalatenango 18 6 5 7 17 20 −3 23
8 C.D. Vista Hermosa 18 5 7 6 24 26 −2 22
9 A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 6 4 8 22 26 −4 22
10 Independiente Nacional 1906 18 4 3 11 13 32 −19 15
Source: [citation needed]

4th place playoff

The fourth place match was played on November 30. The winner advances to the semifinals.

Bracket

Semifinals (agg) Final
      
Alianza F.C. 2
C.D. FAS 4
C.D. FAS 1
Once Municipal 3
C.D. Águila 5
Once Municipal (a) 5

Semifinals

The team with the lower league position played home in the 1st leg. The 1st legs were played on December 2 and December 3. The 2nd legs were played on December 9 and December 10.

1st leg


Alianza F.C.2-1C.D. FAS
Aparicio 78'
Rodríguez 88'
Ayala 74'

2nd leg


Final

The final game was played on December 17.

Once Municipal3-1C.D. FAS
Once Municipal
GK 22 El Salvador Adolfo Menéndez
DF 14 Colombia Libardo Carbajal
DF 20 El Salvador Mario Elias Guevara
DF 3 Honduras Ernesto Noel Aquino Yellow card 58'
DF 12 El Salvador Aníbal Ávalos downward-facing red arrow 99'
MF 17 El Salvador Oscar Jiménez
MF 23 El Salvador Nelson Nerio Yellow card 74' downward-facing red arrow 75'
MF 11 El Salvador Mario Pablo Quintanilla
MF 10 El Salvador William Antonio Torres
FW 8 El Salvador Christian Javier Bautista Yellow card 9' downward-facing red arrow 61'
FW 7 Uruguay Juan Carlos Reyes
Substitutes:
FW 21 El Salvador Ovidio Guzmán Yellow card 91' upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 5 El Salvador upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 9 Ghana James Owusu-Ansah upward-facing green arrow 99'
Manager:
El Salvador Nelson Mauricio Ancheta
FAS:
GK 1 El Salvador Santos Rivera
DF 4 El Salvador Ramon Flores downward-facing red arrow 88'
DF 3 El Salvador Marvin Gonzalez Yellow card 95' Red card 110'
DF 7 El Salvador Rafael Tobar
DF 15 El Salvador Alfredo Pacheco
MF 6 El Salvador Carlos Menjívar downward-facing red arrow 94'
MF 18 El Salvador Gilberto Murgas Yellow card 23'
MF 8 El Salvador Cristian Álvarez
MF 13 El Salvador Juan Carlos Moscoso Yellow card 35' downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 23 Paraguay Néstor Ayala Yellow card 32'
FW 17 El Salvador Alejandro Bentos
Substitutes:
MF 22 El Salvador Emerson Umaña upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 28 El Salvador César Larios upward-facing green arrow 88'
DF 14 El Salvador Victor Fuentes upward-facing green arrow 94'
Manager:
Argentina Julio Asad


 Apertura Champions 2006/07 
Once Municipal
2nd title

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2006. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
  2. 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

  • Argentina Carlos Verdugo
  • Colombia Juan Camilo Mejia
  • Colombia Francisco Serrano
  • Argentina Omar Axel Clazon

Alianza F.C.

Chalatenango

C.D. FAS

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

  • Colombia Hermes Martinez
  • Argentina Leonardo Pekarnik
  • Costa Rica David Diah
  • Uruguay Pablo Tiscornia

(player released mid season) Injury replacement player


Independiente Nacional 1906

  • Colombia Alexander Obregón
  • Colombia Miguel Solis
  • Honduras Hugo Sariemento

A.D. Isidro Metapán

  • Argentina Rodrigo Lagos
  • Honduras William Reyes
  • Paraguay Jorge Esteban Ortíz

Once Municipal

San Salvador F.C.

  • Brazil Paulo Cesar Rodriguez
  • Costa Rica Evance Bennett
  • Colombia Francisco Rivera
  • Colombia Julian Barragan

Vista Hermosa

External links

  • Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Official Website
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