Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2002

Football league season
Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
ChampionsC.D. FAS (13th title)
RelegatedNone
Top goalscorer TBD (12)

The Salvador Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2002 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2002") started on August 3, 2002.

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2002 season was composed of the following clubs:

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila El Salvador Argentina Hugo Coria TBD TBD
Alianza El Salvador Ricardo Padilla Pinto Colombia German Guiterrez TBD TBD
Atletico Balboa El Salvador TBD Argentina Juan Quarterone TBD TBD
C.D. Arcense El Salvador TBD El Salvador Ricardo Guardado TBD TBD
C.D. Dragon El Salvador TBD Brazil Antonio Carlos Viera 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 Argentina Roberto Fabrizio TBD TBD
Municipal Limeno El Salvador TBD Colombia Henry Vanegas TBD TBD
San Salvador F.C. El Salvador Marco Flores Uruguay Ruben Alonso TBD TBD

Notable events

Notable death during the Apertura 2002 season

The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2002 and end of 2002.

  • Billy Rodriguez Bou 13.10.2002 (ex FAS, and Excélsior FC)

Managerial changes

Before the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Aguila El Salvador Rubén Guevara Resigned June 2002 Argentina Hugo Coria June 2002
Municipal Limeño El Salvador Óscar Emigdio Benítez TBD May 2002 Colombia Henry Vanegas June 2002
Alianza F.C. El Salvador Juan Ramon Paredes TBD June 2002 Colombia German Guiterrez July 2002
Firpo El Salvador Abraham Vasquez TBD June 2002 Serbia Miloš Miljanić July 2002

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Alianza F.C. Colombia German Guiterrez TBD September 2002 Chile Julio Escobar September 2002
C.D. Dragon Brazil Antonio Carlos Viera TBD September 2002 El Salvador Jose Mario Martinez September 2002
Isidro Metapan Argentina Roberto Fabrizio TBD September 2002 El Salvador Edwin Portillo October 2002

Apertura 2002 Standings

Last updated August 3, 2002

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C.D. FAS 18 10 5 3 24 20 +4 35 Qualified for semifinals
2 Municipal Limeño 18 9 4 5 33 19 +14 31
3 San Salvador F.C. 18 7 7 4 28 21 +7 28
4 C.D. Águila 18 6 9 3 26 20 +6 27 4th place playoff
5 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 7 6 5 23 24 −1 27
6 A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 5 6 7 22 24 −2 21
7 C.D. Arcense 18 5 6 7 15 17 −2 21
8 C.D. Atlético Balboa 18 4 5 9 21 31 −10 17
9 Alianza F.C. 18 3 7 8 17 22 −5 16
10 C.D. Dragón 18 3 7 8 20 31 −11 16
Source: [citation needed]

4th place playoff

Semifinals 1st leg

San Salvador F.C.4-3Municipal Limeño
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo0-2C.D. FAS

Semifinals 2nd leg

Municipal Limeño2-1 (pen 2-3)San Salvador F.C.
C.D. FAS3-0C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

Final

C.D. FAS3-1San Salvador F.C.
Williams Reyes 6', 15' (pen.) & 51' Orlando Garcés 5'
C.D. FAS
GK 1 El Salvador Luis Castro
RB 2 El Salvador Víctor Velásquez
CB 31 El Salvador Marvin González
CB 13 El Salvador Daniel Sagastizado downward-facing red arrow 54'
LB 3 El Salvador William Osorio
DM 21 El Salvador Ernesto Góchez downward-facing red arrow 74'
RM 8 El Salvador Jorge "Zarco" Rodríguez
LM 20 El Salvador Gilberto Murgas Yellow card 44'
AM 22 El Salvador Alfredo Pacheco Yellow card 40'
CF 7 Honduras Williams Reyes downward-facing red arrow 85'
CF 11 Argentina Alejandro Bentos Yellow card 90'
Substitutes:
DF 10 El Salvador Cristian Álvarez downward-facing red arrow 54'
MF 10 El Salvador Carlos Menjívar upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 10 El Salvador Juan Carlos López upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Peru Agustín Castillo
San Salvador F.C.:
GK 1 El Salvador Álvaro Misael Alfaro
RB 3 El Salvador William Torres Yellow card 30'
CB 23 El Salvador Mario Mayén Meza
CB 4 Colombia Orlando Garcés
LB 21 El Salvador Nelson Flores downward-facing red arrow 75'
DM 14 El Salvador Carlos Gómez Navas downward-facing red arrow 59'
RM 10 Argentina Rodrigo Lagos downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 El Salvador Dennis Alas Yellow card 59'
LM 6 Argentina Emiliano Pedrozo
SS 7 Colombia Alexander Obregón
CF 5 Honduras Franklin Webster
Substitutes:
DF 17 El Salvador Julio Rivas downward-facing red arrow 46'
MF 16 El Salvador Víctor Merino Dubón downward-facing red arrow 59'
MF 16 El Salvador José Marroquín downward-facing red arrow 75' Yellow card 75'
Manager:
Uruguay Rubén Alonso


 Primera División Apertura 2002 champions  
C.D. FAS
13th title

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2002. 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 Alexandre Pinto Larangueira
  • Brazil Severino Piñeiro
  • Brazil Alexander Prediguer
  • Brazil Toninho Dos Santos
  • Brazil Sandro Machado Tavares
  • Brazil Mauro Nunez
  • Uruguay Darío Larrosa

Alianza F.C.

Atletico Balboa

Arcense

  • Colombia John Polo
  • Colombia Edilson Chávez
  • Colombia Libardo Carvajal
  • Honduras Christian Mitri
  • Honduras German Rodríguez

Dragon

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

C.D. FAS

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

  • Argentina Juan Carlos Graf
  • Colombia Norman García
  • Colombia Frank Rengifo
  • Colombia Henry Sevillano
  • Colombia Max Torres
  • Colombia Juan Pablo Chacón

A.D. Isidro Metapán

  • Argentina Cristian Javier Zamudio
  • Argentina Diego Alvarez
  • Argentina Diego Oyarbide
  • Argentina Luciano Suárez
  • Colombia Alonso Alcibar
  • Brazil Anderson Batista
  • Honduras Jorge Wagner

Municipal Limeno

San Salvador F.C.

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