Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2003

Football league season
Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
ChampionsSan Salvador F.C.(1st title)
RelegatedC.D. Dragon
Top goalscorer TBD (12)

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2003 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2002") started on January 21, 2003.

The season was composed of the following clubs:

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila El Salvador Honduras Ramón Maradiaga TBD TBD
Alianza El Salvador Ricardo Padilla Pinto Argentina Juan Quarterone TBD TBD
Atletico Balboa El Salvador Noel Benítez Paraguay Nelson Brizuela TBD TBD
C.D. Arcense El Salvador TBD El Salvador Ricardo Guardado TBD TBD
C.D. Dragon El Salvador Domingo Ramos El Salvador Jose Mario Martinez TBD TBD
FAS El Salvador Reynaldo Valle Peru Agustín Castillo TBD TBD
Firpo El Salvador TBD Serbia Milos Mijanic TBD TBD
Isidro Metapan El Salvador José Gumercindo Landaverde El Salvador Edwin Portillo TBD TBD
Municipal Limeno El Salvador Gumercindo Ventura Colombia Henry Vanegas Galaxia LG
San Salvador F.C. El Salvador Marco Flores Uruguay Ruben Alonso TBD TBD

Managerial changes

Before the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Aguila Argentina Hugo Coria Resigned December 2002 Honduras Ramón Maradiaga Jan 2003
Atletico Balboa Argentina Juan Quarterone TBD NOV 2002 Paraguay Nelson Brizuela Jan 2003
Alianza F.C. Chile Julio Escobar TBD December 2002 Argentina Juan Quarterone Jan 2002

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Municipal Limeno Colombia Henry Vanegas TBD April 2003 Brazil Antonio Carlos Viera April 2003
C.D. Dragon El Salvador Jose Mario Martinez TBD April 2003 El Salvador Domingo Ramos Interim April 2003
Atletico Balboa Paraguay Nelson Brizuela TBD April 2003 Italy Argentina Carlos Barone April 2003
Atletico Balboa Italy Argentina Carlos Barone TBD April 2003 Costa Rica Manuel Alberto Solano April 2003

Clausura 2002 standings

Last updated August 3, 2002

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 C.D. FAS 18 13 5 0 35 12 +23 44
2 San Salvador F.C. 18 7 7 4 29 26 +3 28
3 Alianza F.C. 18 6 10 2 23 20 +3 28
4 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 7 6 5 25 21 +4 27
5 A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 6 8 4 24 18 +6 26
6 Municipal Limeño 18 6 6 6 34 27 +7 24
7 C.D. Águila 18 6 4 8 28 27 +1 22
8 C.D. Atlético Balboa 18 3 9 6 15 28 −13 18
9 C.D. Arcense 18 1 8 9 10 19 −9 11
10 C.D. Dragón 18 1 5 12 18 43 −25 8 Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals 1st leg

Alianza F.C.2-2San Salvador F.C.

Semifinals 2nd leg

San Salvador F.C.2-1Alianza F.C.
Garcés 19'
Víctor Merino 90'		 Pedrozo 74'
C.D. FAS2-1 pen (3-4)C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Bentos 81'
Murgas 90'		 Sevillano 91'

Final

San Salvador F.C.3-1 (AET)C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Guillermo Morán 7' (o.g.)
Víctor Merino 113'
José Martínez 116'		 Santos Cabrera 48'
Luis Ángel Firpo
GK El Salvador Fidel Mondragón
RB El Salvador Mauricio Quintanilla downward-facing red arrow
CB Colombia Juan Pablo Chacón
CB Colombia Gustavo Cabrera
LB El Salvador Jorge Edenilson Sánchez
DM El Salvador Guillermo García
RM El Salvador Guillermo Morán downward-facing red arrow
LM El Salvador Héctor Canjura
AM El Salvador Isaac Zelaya
CF Brazil Israel Castro Franco
CF Brazil Celio Rodriguez
Substitutes:
DF El Salvador Santos Cabrera upward-facing green arrow
MF El Salvador Henry Sevillano upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Serbia Milos Miljanic
San Salvador F.C.:
GK El Salvador Misael Alfaro
RB El Salvador Carlos Gómez Navas downward-facing red arrow
CB El Salvador Mario Mayén Meza
CB Colombia Orlando Garcés
LB El Salvador Selvin Zepeda
DM El Salvador Nelson Flores downward-facing red arrow
RM Argentina Rodrigo Lagos
CM Argentina Emiliano Pedrozo
LM El Salvador Herber Burgos
SS Colombia Alexander Obregón
CF Honduras Franklin Webster downward-facing red arrow
Substitutes:
DF El Salvador William Torres upward-facing green arrow
MF El Salvador Víctor Merino upward-facing green arrow
FW El Salvador José Martínez upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Uruguay Rubén Alonso

 Clausura Champions 2002/03 
San Salvador F.C.
1st title

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2003. 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

C.D. Águila

  • Brazil Andre Luiz Vieira
  • Brazil Alexander Prediguer
  • Brazil Marcio Sampaio
  • Uruguay Darío Larrosa
  • Uruguay Luis Almada

Alianza F.C.

Atletico Balboa

Arcense

  • Colombia John Polo
  • Colombia Nito Gonzales
  • Colombia Libardo Carvajal
  • Colombia Gerson Mier

Dragon

  • Brazil Ducivan De Sousa
  • Colombia John Elder Castillo
  • Honduras Eduardo Arriola
  • Honduras Alberto Guity
  • Bolivia Joshua Vaca

(player released mid season) (player Injured mid season) Injury replacement player

C.D. FAS

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

A.D. Isidro Metapán

  • Argentina Diego Alvarez
  • Colombia Wilson Sanchez
  • Honduras Marvin Orlando Brown
  • Honduras Noel Flores
  • Honduras Jorge Wagner

Municipal Limeno

  • Brazil Marcelo Marquez
  • Colombia Jorge Sandoval
  • Honduras Fabian Andres Perez
  • Peru César Charún
  • Peru Aldo Cavero

San Salvador F.C.

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