Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Clausura 2012
Season | Clausura 2012 |
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Champions |
Águila (15th Title) |
Relegated | Vista Hermosa |
Champions League |
Águila FAS |
Matches played | 90 |
Goals scored | 254 (2.82 per match) |
Top goalscorer |
Nicolás Muñoz (12) Anel Canales (12) |
Biggest home win |
Once Municipal 5-0 FAS (January 25, 2012) Águila 5-0 Atlético Marte (March 3, 2012) Juventud Independiente 5-0 UES (April 4, 2012) Águila 5-0 Vista Hermosa (April 4, 2012) |
Biggest away win |
Atlético Marte 0-4 Luis Ángel Firpo (January 8, 2012) |
Highest scoring |
Luis Ángel Firpo 4-4 Alianza (January 26, 2012) |
Longest winning run | 4 games by: Águila and Isidro Metapán |
Longest unbeaten run | 18 games by: Isidro Metapán |
Longest winless run | 7 games by: Alianza and UES |
Longest losing run | 4 games by: Vista Hermosa |
The Clausura 2012 season was the 28th edition of El Salvador's Primera Division since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán headed into this tournament as the defending champions. The season began in January 8, 2012 and conclude in mid-year. 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 in the playoffs.
Stadia and locations
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Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Águila | San Miguel | Juan Francisco Barraza | 10,000 |
Alianza | San Salvador | Estadio Cuscatlán | 45,925 |
Atlético Marte | San Salvador | Estadio Cuscatlán | 45,925 |
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 |
Luís Ángel Firpo | Usulután | Estadio Sergio Torres | 5,000 |
Once Municipal | Ahuachapán | Estadio Simeón Magaña | 5,000 |
UES | San Salvador | Estadio Universitario UES | 10,000 |
Vista Hermosa | San Francisco Gotera | Estadio Correcaminos | 12,000 |
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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Águila | ![]() |
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Galaxia | Mister Donuts, Volkswagen, Impressa Repuestos, Soccerway |
Alianza | ![]() |
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Lotto | Tigo, SINAI, Maseca, BIC |
Atlético Marte | ![]() |
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Galaxia | Foskrol, La Curacao, UFG |
FAS | ![]() |
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Milan (Jaguar Sportic) | Pepsi, Farmacia San Lorenzo, Alba Petróleos |
Isidro Metapán | ![]() |
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Milán (Jaguar Sportic) | Bimbo, Tigo, Arroz San Pedro |
Juventud Independiente | ![]() |
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Milán (Jaguar Sportic) | Alcaldía Municipal de San Juan Opico, Ria, CP Portillo |
Luis Ángel Firpo | ![]() |
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Joma | Pilsener, Volkswagen, Redes, Burger King |
Once Municipal | ![]() |
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Milan (Jaguar Sportic) | LA GEO, Milan (Jaguar Sportic), Tropigas |
UES | ![]() |
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Galaxia | Alba Petróleos |
Vista Hermosa | ![]() |
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Milan (Jaguar Sportic) | MK Medicamentos, Cetron, Comercial René |
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 |
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Águila | ![]() |
resigned to manage the reserves | ![]() |
5th (Clausura 2011) | ||
FAS | ![]() |
Resigned | ![]() |
2nd (Clausura 2011) | ||
Vista Hermosa | ![]() |
Moved to Aguila | ![]() |
10th (Clausura 2011) | ||
UES | ![]() |
replaced and moved to coaching reserves | ![]() |
9th (Clausura 2011) | ||
During the regular season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Alianza | ![]() ![]() |
Resigned | January 19, 2012 | ![]() |
January 25, 2012 | 7th (Clausura 2012) |
Atlético Marte | ![]() |
Resigned | January 29, 2012 | ![]() |
January 29, 2012 | 10th (Clausura 2012) |
Águila | ![]() |
Sacked | January 30, 2012 | ![]() |
January 30, 2012 | 7th (Clausura 2012) |
Vista | ![]() |
Sacked | February 5, 2012 | ![]() |
February 6, 2012 | 9th (Clausura 2012) |
Alianza | ![]() |
Replaced and moved to assistant coach | February 6, 2012 | ![]() |
February 6, 2012 | 7th (Clausura 2012) |
FAS | ![]() |
Sacked | February 9, 2012 | ![]() |
February 9, 2012 | 8th (Clausura 2012) |
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Isidro Metapán | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 38 | Qualification for playoffs 1 |
2 | Águila (C) | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 29 | |
3 | Luis Ángel Firpo | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 28 | |
4 | Once Municipal | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 27 | |
5 | FAS | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 27 | |
6 | Juventud Independiente | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 25 | |
7 | UES | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 19 | |
8 | Atlético Marte | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 17 | |
9 | Alianza | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 15 | |
10 | Vista Hermosa | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 15 |
Updated to games played on April 15, 2012.
Source: elgrafico.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1FAS won the extra game by 3-0 against Once Municipal for the last place of the playoffs.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Positions by round
Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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Isidro Metapán | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Águila | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Luis Ángel Firpo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Once Municipal | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
FAS | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Juventud Independiente | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
UES | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Atlético Marte | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Alianza | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Vista Hermosa | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Source: soccerway.com
Leader | |
Qualification to the playoffs | |
Qualification to the playoffs | |
Relegation to none |
Results
Home \ Away[1] | ÁGU | ALI | ATM | FAS | FIR | MET | JUV | OMU | UES | VIS |
Águila | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 5–0 | |
Alianza | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | |
Atlético Marte | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | |
FAS | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
Luis Ángel Firpo | 1–1 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
Isidro Metapán | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
Juventud Independiente | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
Once Municipal | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | |
UES | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
Vista Hermosa | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 |
Updated to games played on April 15, 2012.
Source: soccerway.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2 This match previously scheduled for March 7, (v. UES) were postponed to March 13, (FAS v. UES) due to stadium problems.
3 This match previously scheduled for March 7, (v. Vista Hermosa) were postponed to March 28, (Metapán v. Vista Hermosa) due to 2011-12 Champions League
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Playoffs
Semifinals | Final | |||||||||
1 | Isidro Metapán | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
4 | FAS | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
1 | Isidro Metapán | 1 | ||||||||
2 | Águila | 2 | ||||||||
2 | Águila | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
3 | L.A. Firpo | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Semi-finals
First leg
Luis Ángel Firpo | 0–4 | Águila |
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Report | Darwin Bonilla ![]() Osael Romero ![]() Rolando Torres ![]() |
Estadio Cuscatlan, San Salvador Referee: Marlon Mejía |
Second leg
Isidro Metapán won 3-2 on aggregate.
Águila won 5-2 on aggregate.
Final
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Clausura 2012 Champions |
![]() C.D. Águila |
15th Title |
Player statistics
Top scorers
Updated to games played on April 15, 2012. |
Bookings
Updated to games played on April 15, 2012. |
Goalkeepers
Goalkeeper | Goals | Matches | Average | Team |
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10 | 12 | 0.83 | Isidro Metapán |
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11 | 12 | 0.92 | Once Municipal |
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15 | 15 | 1.00 | Águila |
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19 | 16 | 1.19 | Atlético Marte |
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22 | 18 | 1.22 | FAS |
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22 | 18 | 1.22 | Luis Ángel Firpo |
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22 | 17 | 1.29 | Juventud Independiente |
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26 | 15 | 1.73 | UES |
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34 | 18 | 1.89 | Vista Hermosa |
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19 | 10 | 1.90 | Alianza |
Updated to games played on April 15, 2012.
Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.
Hat-tricks
Player | No. of goals |
Time of goals | Representing | Final score |
Opponent | Round |
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![]() | 3 | 15', 66', 90' | Isidro Metapán | 3–1 | Vista Hermosa | 12th |
![]() | 3 | 7', 38', 74' | Juventud Independiente | 5–0 | UES | 17th |
Individual awards
Hombre GOL | Best Coach Award | Best Goalkeeper Award | Fair Player Award | Rookie Player Award |
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![]() Águila ![]() Luis Ángel Firpo |
![]() Isidro Metapán |
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![]() UES |
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Season statistics
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
José Otoniel Salinas for Vista Hermosa against FAS, 4 minutes (January 7, 2012)
- Fastest goal in a match:2 minutes -
José Lemus for Atlético Marte against Alianza (March 4, 2012)
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+10 minutes
Alexander Larin for Atlético Marte against FAS (January 21, 2012)
- First penalty Kick of the season:
Anel Canales for Luis Ángel Firpo against Atlético Marte, 48 minutes (January 8, 2012)
- Widest winning margin: 5 Goals
- Once Municipal 5–0 FAS (January 25, 2012)
- Águila 5–0 Atlético Marte (March 8, 2012)
- Juventud Independiente 5–0 UES (April 4, 2012)
- Águila 5–0 Vista Hermosa (April 4, 2012)
- First hat-trick of the season:
Marvin Monterrosa for Isidro Metapán against Vista Hermosa (March 28, 2012)
- First own goal of the season:
Carlos Arévalo (Alianza) for UES, 37 minutes (January 7, 2012)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Goals
- Once Municipal 5–0 FAS (January 25, 2012)
- Águila 5–0 Atlético Marte (March 8, 2012)
- Juventud Independiente 5–0 UES (April 4, 2012)
- Águila 5–0 Vista Hermosa (April 4, 2012)
- Most goals in one half by one team:
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3 Goals
- UES 3–4 Luis Ángel Firpo (April 15, 2012)
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 Goals
Marvin Monterrosa for Isidro Metapán against Vista Hermosa (March 28, 2012)
Juan Carlos Reyes for Juventud Independiente against UES (April 4, 2012)
Discipline
- First yellow card of the season:
Nelson Bonilla for Alianza against UES, 5 minutes (January 7, 2012)
- First red card of the season:
Nelson Bonilla for Alianza against UES, 9 minutes (January 7, 2012)
- Card given at latest point in a game: Red
José Enrique Rodríguez for Juventud Independiente, 90+3 minutes against UES (February 11, 2012)
Aggregate table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Isidro Metapán (C) | 36 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 74 | 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group stage 1 |
2 | FAS | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 59 | |
3 | Águila (C) | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 58 | |
4 | Once Municipal | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 54 | 32 | +22 | 57 | |
5 | Luis Ángel Firpo | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 61 | 50 | +11 | 57 | |
6 | Juventud Independiente | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 42 | |
7 | Atlético Marte | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 40 | |
8 | Alianza | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 39 | |
9 | UES | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 65 | −26 | 33 | |
10 | Vista Hermosa (R) | 36 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 25 | Relegation to Segunda División |
Source: elgrafico.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Because Belize does not have a stadium which meets CONCACAF'S minimum standards for the Champions League, the spot normally reserved for Belize's club champion was reallocated to El Salvador, since it was the only Central American nation to send a team to the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2012. 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 Juventud Independiente
C.D. FAS
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C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
A.D. Isidro Metapán Once Municipal UES
Vista Hermosa
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References
External links
- El Grafico League Coverage (Spanish)
- elsalvadorfc.com (Spanish)
- culebritamacheteada.com