Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Apertura 1999

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
ChampionsAguila (12th title)
RelegatedNone
Top goalscorerEl Salvador Waldir Guerra (10)
Biggest home winL.A. Firpo 7-0 Juventud Olimpica Metalio (August 28, 1999)
Biggest away winJuventud Olimpica Metalio 0-8 Aguila (November 7, 1999)

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 1999 season (officially "Copa Pilsener Apertura 1999") started on August 28, 1999, and finished on December 26, 1999.

The season saw Águila win its 12th league title after a 1-0 victory over Municipal Limeno in the final.

Key note

After round 8 of this season, Árabe Marte reverted to their historic name of Atlético Marte.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of 1999.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of 1999.

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
ADET El Salvador Argentina Juan Quarterone Garcis Nil
Águila El Salvador Argentina Hugo Coria Garcis Nil
Alianza El Salvador Chile Hernán Carrasco Lanzera Nil
Árabe Marte El Salvador TBD El Salvador José Luis Rugamas Garcis Nil
C.D. Dragón El Salvador TBD Paraguay Nelson Brizuela Garcis Telecom
FAS El Salvador TBD Uruguay Juan Carlos Masnik ABA Sport LG
Juventud Olímpica Metalio El Salvador TBD Guatemala Walter Cifuentes Garcis Nil
Firpo El Salvador TBD Chile Julio Escobar Galaxia Pepsi
Municipal Limeño El Salvador TBD El Salvador Oscar Emigdio Benítez Garcis Nil
Santa Clara El Salvador TBD El Salvador Manuel Mejía Garcis Nil

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
FAS El Salvador Óscar Emigdio Benítez TBD June 1999 Uruguay Juan Carlos Masnik June 1999 2nd (Clausura 1999)
Águila El Salvador Juan Ramón Paredes Sacked June 1999 Argentina Hugo Coria June 1999 4th (Clausura 1999)
Municipal Limeno El Salvador Victor Manuel Pacheco TBD July 1999 El Salvador Oscar Emigdio Benítez July 1999 7th (Clausura 1999)

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio Guatemala Walter Cifuentes Sacked September 1999 El Salvador Mauro Liberia October 1999
Atletico Marte El Salvador José Luis Rugamas Resigned September 1999 El Salvador Juan Ramón Paredes September 1999
FAS Uruguay Juan Carlos Masnik Resigned October 1999 El Salvador Rubén Guevara October 1999
Alianza Chile Hernan Carrasco Vivanco Resigned November 1999 Italy Rene Renucci November 1999

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 C.D. Municipal Limeño 18 10 5 3 23 12 +11 35 Qualified to finals
2 C.D. Águila 18 9 6 3 32 12 +20 33
3 C.D. FAS 18 9 3 6 29 14 +15 30
4 Alianza F.C. 18 8 6 4 19 11 +8 30
5 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 7 5 6 21 16 +5 26
6 ADET 18 6 6 6 20 19 +1 24
7 C.D. Dragón 18 5 6 7 18 20 −2 21
8 C.D. Santa Clara 18 6 2 10 18 29 −11 20
9 Atlético Marte 18 3 8 7 17 25 −8 17
10 C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio 18 2 3 13 8 47 −39 9 Relegated to Segunda División
Source: [citation needed]

Semifinals 1st leg

Alianza F.C.1-1C.D. Municipal Limeño
Oscar Navarro 44' Rudy Corrales 85'
C.D. Águila3-2C.D. FAS
Marcio Sampaio 35'
Roberto Hernandez 55'
Hector Baloyes 58'		 Emiliano Pedrozo 10'
Miguel Mariano 74'

Semifinals 2nd leg

C.D. FAS2-1C.D. Águila
Miguel Mariano 9'
Emiliano Pedrozo 59'		 Carlos Navarro 90'
C.D. Municipal Limeño0-0Alianza F.C.
Nil Nil

Final

C.D. Águila1-0C.D. Municipal Limeño
Erber Burgos 110' None
 Apertura 2000 champion 
C.D. Águila
11th title

Top scorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1. El Salvador Waldir Guerra Águila 10
2. El Salvador Rodrigo Osorio Alianza F.C. 9
3. El Salvador Magdonio Corrales Municipal Limeño 8
4. Brazil Celio Rodriguez LA Firpo 7
5. El Salvador Juan Carlos Panameño ADET 7

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 1999. 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