Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Clausura 2010

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
SeasonClausura 2010 -
ChampionsIsidro Metapán
RelegatedAlacranes Del Norte
2010–11 CONCACAF Champions LeagueIsidro Metapán
Matches played96
Goals scored226 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil José Oliveira de Souza (11)
Biggest home winAtlético Marte 6–0 Atlético Balboa
(17 January 2010)
Alianza 7–1
Isidro Metapán
(21 March 2010)
Biggest away winAlacranes Del Norte 0–5 Vista Hermosa
(7 April 2010)
Highest scoringAlianza 7–1
Isidro Metapán
(21 March 2010)

The Clausura 2010 season (officially known as Torneo Clausura 2010) was the 24th edition of the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán won the tournament, claiming their fourth title in history. The season began on January 9, 2010 and concluded on May 23, 2010. FAS were the defending champions, having won the Apertura 2009 and clinching the first of two salvadoran spots for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League. Isidro Metapán clinched the other spot. Like previous years, the league consisted 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 took part of the playoffs.

Municipal Limeño was tied for penultimate club for the 2009–2010 season. They had a 1-game playoff to determine who the penultimate club would be. Limeño lost that match, designating it as the penultimate club of the 2009–2010 season, and thus, having to partake in a relegation playoff against the 2nd division runner-up. Limeño would lose this playoff and thus get relegated to the 2nd division for the 2010–2011 season.

Team information

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in Clausura 2010
Team Location Venue
Águila Juan Francisco Barraza 10,000
Alacranes Del Norte Estadio José Gregorio Martínez [note 1][1] 15,000
Alianza Estadio Cuscatlán 45,925
Atlético Balboa Estadio Marcelino Imbers 4,000
Atlético Marte Estadio Cuscatlán 45,925
FAS Estadio Óscar Quiteño 15,000
Isidro Metapán Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez 8,000
Luís Ángel Firpo Estadio Sergio Torres 5,000
Municipal Limeño Estadio Jose Ramon Flores 5,000
Vista Hermosa Estadio Correcaminos 12,000

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila El Salvador Nelson Ancheta
Alianza Serbia Miloš Miljanić
Atlético Balboa Guatemala Carlos Mijangos
Atlético Marte Argentina Ramiro Cepeda
FAS Argentina Roberto Gamarra
Firpo Argentina Hugo Coria
Isidro Metapán El Salvador Edwin Portillo
Municipal Limeño El Salvador Víctor Coreas
Nejapa F.C. Uruguay Gustavo de Simone
Vista Hermosa Argentina Jorge García

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
Alianza El Salvador Miguel Soriano November 2009 Serbia Miloš Miljanić 14 November 2009 8th (Apertura 2009)
Luis Ángel Firpo Peru Agustín Castillo End of contract December 2009 Argentina Hugo Coria 21 December 2009 3rd (Apertura 2009)
Atlético Balboa El Salvador Luis Ramírez Zapata Contract ended after pay dispute December 2009 Guatemala Carlos Mijangos 22 December 2009 10th (Apertura 2009)
Águila Brazil Eraldo Correia Sacked 22 December 2009 El Salvador Nelson Ancheta 28 December 2009 2nd (Apertura 2009)

Regular season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Municipal Limeño El Salvador Víctor Coreas Sacked 24 January 2010 Brazil Eraldo Correia 25 January 2010 9th (Clausura 2010)
Alacranes Del Norte Uruguay Gustavo de Simone Sacked 25 January 2010 El Salvador Carlos Meléndez 26 January 2010 10th (Clausura 2010)
Águila El Salvador Nelson Ancheta Sacked 23 March 2010 Uruguay Rubén Alonso 24 March 2010 2nd (Clausura 2010)
FAS Argentina Roberto Gamarra Resigned 7 April 2010 El Salvador Adolfo Menéndez 8 April 2010 5th (Clausura 2010)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Luis Ángel Firpo 18 10 5 3 28 17 +11 35 Qualification for playoffs
2 Águila 18 7 10 1 24 9 +15 31
3 Vista Hermosa 18 7 8 3 25 17 +8 29
4 Isidro Metapán (C) 18 6 10 2 24 20 +4 28
5 Atlético Balboa 18 6 9 3 18 17 +1 27
6 Alianza 18 6 6 6 22 18 +4 24
7 FAS 18 5 5 8 19 25 −6 20
8 Municipal Limeño 18 3 9 6 20 27 −7 18
9 Atlético Marte 18 3 7 8 22 27 −5 16
10 Alacranes Del Norte (R) 18 0 5 13 12 37 −25 5 Relegation to Segunda Division
Updated to match(es) played on May 23, 2010. Source: El Gráfico
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ÁGU ALA ALI BAL ATM FAS FIR MET MLI VIS
Águila 3–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–0
Alacranes Del Norte 0–4 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–3 1–2 1–1 0–5
Alianza 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 7–1 3–1 1–1
Atlético Balboa 0–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 3–3 1–0
Atlético Marte 0–0 2–1 1–0 6–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 2–2
C.D. FAS 1–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 2–0
Luis Ángel Firpo 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 4–1 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0
Isidro Metapán 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–2 4–0 1–1 0–0 0–0
Municipal Limeño 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 3–3
Vista Hermosa 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 5–2
Updated to match(es) played on April 25, 2010. Source: El Gráfico (in Spanish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
        
1 Luis Ángel Firpo 2 1 3
4 Isidro Metapán 2 2 4
1 Isidro Metapán 3
2 Águila 1
2 Águila 1 0 1
3 Vista Hermosa 0 0 0

Semi-finals

First leg

Vista Hermosa0–1Águila
Shawn Martin 53'
Attendance: 3,202
Referee: Jaime Carpio
Isidro Metapán2–2Luis Ángel Firpo
Josué Flores 24'
Emerson Umaña 43'		 Fernando Leguizamón 17'
Dennis Alas 51'
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Rubén Medrano

Second leg

Águila0–0Vista Hermosa
Referee: Edenilson Ventura
Luis Ángel Firpo1–2Isidro Metapán
Jorge Sánchez 70' Andrés Flores 4'
Elías Montes 82'

Final

Isidro Metapán3–1Águila
Léster Blanco 22', 45+2'
Paolo Suárez 90+6'		 [1] Rudis Corrales 63'
Referee: Joel Aguilar
 Clausura 2010 champions 
Isidro Metapán
4th title

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Brazil José Oliveira de Souza Alianza 11
2 Brazil Leonardo Da Silva Vista Hermosa 10
3 Uruguay Alcides Bandera Atlético Balboa 6
Colombia John Castillo Vista Hermosa 6
Mexico José Luis Osorio Atlético Marte 6
6 El Salvador Dennis Alas Luis Ángel Firpo 5
Colombia Mario Benítez Luis Ángel Firpo 5
El Salvador Rudis Corrales Águila 5
El Salvador Roberto Maradiaga Atlético Marte 5
El Salvador Emerson Umaña Isidro Metapán 5
El Salvador Rodolfo Zelaya Alianza 5

Updated to games played on April 25, 2010.
Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Águila 36 16 17 3 46 18 +28 65
2 Luis Ángel Firpo 36 18 10 8 48 36 +12 64
3 FAS 36 17 7 12 50 34 +16 58 Qualification for 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round
4 Isidro Metapán 36 14 14 8 45 41 +4 56
5 Vista Hermosa 36 13 16 7 55 38 +17 55
6 Alianza 36 9 14 13 40 39 +1 41
7 Atlético Marte 36 8 16 12 43 44 −1 40
8 Municipal Limeño 36 7 17 12 38 50 −12 38[a] Relegation playoffs
9 Atlético Balboa 36 8 14 14 37 57 −20 38[a]
10 Alacranes Del Norte (R) 36 3 10 23 27 76 −49 19 Relegation to Segunda Division
Updated to match(es) played on April 25, 2010. Source: El Gráfico
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since Municipal Limeño and Atlético Balboa finished the same on aggregate points, both took part of a one leg playoff game to determine the 9th overall and see who would play in the relegation playoffs series. Atlético Balboa won the game 1–0, meaning they have secured a spot for next season in the first division. Meanwhile, Municipal Limeño will play the relegation playoff series against a second division team to determine who will play in the top division next season.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2010. 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.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Alacranes Del Norte officially made the Estadio José Gregorio Martínez as their new home stadium after moving to the city of Chalatenango from Nejapa. Polideportivo Victoria Gasteiz served as their home stadium in previous seasons, however due to a stadium loan dispute with local officials, they decided to move the club to the city of Chalatenago and renamed the club to Alacranes del Norte (scorpions of the north) or also (northern scorpions) due to their new city's geographical location.

References

  1. ^ Nejapa looking for a new name after a move to the city of Chalatenago Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)