Primera_División_de_Fútbol_Profesional_-_Clausura_2015
Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Clausura 2015
Football league season
The Clausura 2014 season is the 34th edition of El Salvador's Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador 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.
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | Clausura 2015 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Santa Tecla F.C. |
| Relegated | Atlético Marte |
| Champions League | Santa Tecla F.C. |
| Matches played | 96 |
| Goals scored | 234 (2.44 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Héctor Ramos (10) |
| Biggest home win | C.D. Águila 5-1 C.D. Dragón A.D. Isidro Metapán 4-0 UES (TBD) |
| Biggest away win | C.D. Pasaquina 0-4 Alianza F.C. (TBD) |
| Highest scoring | C.D. Águila 4-3 A.D. Isidro Metapán |
| Longest winning run | - games by: TBD |
| Longest unbeaten run | - games by: TBD |
| Longest winless run | - games by: TBD |
| Longest losing run | - games by: TBD |
| Highest attendance | 8,748 people, Alianza F.C. vs C.D. FAS |
| Lowest attendance | 71 people, UES vs Dragón |
| Average attendance | 1,549 people (average) |
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A total of 10 teams will contest the league
More information Team, Home city ...
| 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 |
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Personnel and sponsoring
More information Team, Chairman ...
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Águila |  Pedro Arieta |
 Julio Dely Valdés |
Joma | Tigo |
| Alianza | Lisandro Pohl |
 Ramiro Cepeda |
Lotto | UNO, Pepsi, Domino's Pizza |
| Atlético Marte | Hugo Carrillo |
Jorge Garcia |
Galaxia | Lemus, Evisal, Galaxia, Techos Eureka |
| C.D. Dragón | 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 |
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Before the start of the season
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| 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) |
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During the season
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| 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) |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isidro Metapán (Q) | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 33 | Qualification for playoffs |
| 2 | Juventud Independiente (Q) | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 29 | |
| 3 | Santa Tecla (Q) | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 | |
| 4 | Alianza | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 27 | |
| 5 | FAS (Q) | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 27[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for playoffs |
| 6 | Águila | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Pasaquina | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 23 | |
| 8 | Atlético Marte | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 21 | |
| 9 | UES | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 18 | |
| 10 | Dragón | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 18 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2015. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
- FAS won the extra game by 6-5 on penalties (after the game was tied 2-2 in extra time) against Alianza F.C. for the last place of the playoffs.
More information Home \ Away, ÁGU ...
| Home \ Away | ÁGU | ALI | ATM | DRA | FAS | MET | JUV | PAS | STE | UES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Águila | 1–1 | 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 | 4–1 | 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 | |
| C.D. 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 | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| Juventud Independiente | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 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 | |
| C.D. Universidad de El Salvador | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2015. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: 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)
More information Rank, Player ...
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Héctor Ramos |
Isidro Metapan | 13 |
| 2 | Nicolás Muñoz |
C.D. Aguila | 11 |
| 3 | David Rugamas |
Juventud Independiente | 11 |
| 4 | Irvin Herrera |
Santa Tecla F.C. | 8 |
| 5 | Jonathan Philippe |
Alianza F.C. | 8 |
| 6 |  Ricardinho Paraiba |
Santa Tecla F.C. | 6 |
| 7 | Elman Rivas |
UES | 5 |
| 8 | Herbert Sosa |
Juventud Independiente | 5 |
| 9 | Julián Di Cosmo |
C.D. FAS | 5 |
| 10 | Dustin Corea |
C.D. FAS | 4 |
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| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
| 1 | Isidro Metapan | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | FAS | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1 | Isidro Metapan | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| 3 | Santa Tecla | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 2 | Juventud Independiente | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| 3 | Santa Tecla | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||
Semi-finals
First leg
More information Santa Tecla, 3-3 ...
| Santa Tecla | 3-3 | Juventud Independiente |
|---|---|---|
Iván Mancía  11' Irvin Herrera 47', 85' |
Luis Mauricio Perla 9', 45' Juan Díaz 58' |
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Attendance: 7,051
Second leg
Isidro Metapan won 2–1 on aggregate.
More information Juventud Independiente, 1-3 ...
| Juventud Independiente | 1-3 | Santa Tecla FC |
|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Rivera 47' |
Ricardo Ferreira 13' Irvin Herrera 42' Gerson Mayén 87' |
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Complejo Municipal San Juan Opico
Attendance: 2,368
Referee: Joel Aguilar Chicas
Santa Tecla won 6–4 on aggregate.
Final
More information Isidro Metapán, 1-1 ...
| Isidro Metapán | 1-1 | Santa Tecla FC |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Ulloa 82' |
William Maldonado 21' |
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| Penalties | ||
Héctor Ramos  Víctor Merino Medardo Max Guevara Josué Flores  |
1-3 | Ricardinho Paraiba Gerson Mayen Marlon Cornejo Diego Chavarría Juan Barahona |
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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.
C.D. Águila
Alianza F.C.
Atlético Marte
C.D. Dragón
Juventud Independiente
C.D. FAS
- Glauber Rodrigues
Alejandro Bentos- Julián Di Cosmo
Cristian González 
A.D. Isidro Metapán
Héctor Ramos
David López
Romeo Parkes
Pasaquina
Santa Tecla F.C.
UES
- Garrick Gordon
- Francisco Ladogano
- Santiago Davio
(player released during the season)
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isidro Metapán | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 61 | Qualification for 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Santa Tecla | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 59 | |
| 3 | FAS | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 55 | |
| 4 | Juventud Independiente | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 52 | 46 | +6 | 54 | |
| 5 | Águila | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 53 | |
| 6 | Alianza | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 48 | |
| 7 | Dragón | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 43 | |
| 8 | UES | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 42 | |
| 9 | Pasaquina | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 38 | |
| 10 | Atlético Marte (R) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 37 | Relegation to Segunda División |
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Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2015. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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