The Apertura 2007 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season is the 38th since its establishment in 1969. The season began on 11 August 2007, and ended with the final on 16 December.
Isidro Metapán are the defending league champions, having won their First Premiership title.
Luis Angel Firpo beat FAS in the final on penalties and won their eighth title.
Nejapa FC were promoted from Segunda Division.
Stadiums StadiumTeamEstadio Cuscatlán San Salvador F.C.Estadio Cuscatlán Alianza F.C.Estadio Nejapa Nejapa F.C.Estadio Sergio Torres C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Estadio Simeón Magaña Once Municipal Estadio Juan Francisco BarrazaC.D. Águila Estadio Luis Amílcar Moreno C.D. Vista Hermosa Estadio José Gregorio Martínez C.D. Chalatenango Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez A.D. Isidro Metapán Estadio Oscar Quiteño C.D. FAS
Team information
Personnel and sponsoring Team Chairman Head coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Águila Luis Ramirez Zapata TBD Tigo, Cerveza Brahva Nash Alianza Pablo Centrone TBD Agua Cristal C.D. Chalatenango Vladan Vicevic Pepsi, Tigo FAS Reynaldo Valle Nelson Mauricio Ancheta TBD Pilsener, Tigo American Airlines Firpo TBD Horacio Cordero Galaxia Boquitas Diana Pilsener Isidro Metapan Edwin Portillo TBD Tigo, Arroz San Pedro Nejapa F.C. Carlos Antonio Melendez TBD Tigo, Caja de Credito Quezaltepeque Once Municipal TBD Abel Moralejo TBD Tigo La Geo, Pilsener San Salvador F.C. Marco Flores Saul Rivero TBD Tigo, Farmacia San Nicolas Gatorade C.D. Vista Hermosa TBD Jorge Alberto Garcia TBD Tigo, Pollo Campestre
Managerial Changes
Before the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table Firpo Hugo Coria TBD June 2007 Horacio Cordero June 2007 FAS Julio Asad TBD June 2007 Nelson Mauricio Ancheta June 2007 Chalatenango Agustin Castillo TBD June 2007 Vladan Vicevic July 2007Alianza F.C. Nelson Brizuela TBD June 2007 Pablo Centrone July 2007Once Municipal Nelson Mauricio Ancheta TBD June 2007 Abel Moralejo August 2007
During the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tableOnce Municipal Abel Moralejo TBD October 2007 Hugo Coria October 2007 San Salvador F.C. Saul Rivero TBD October 2007 Henry Vanegas October 2007
Standings Last updated April 5, 2008
Semifinals
Final
Firpo GK Juan José GómezDF Emerson VelizDF Mauricio QuintanillaDF Edwin GonzalezDF Jorge Elenilson SánchezMF Eduardo Campos MF Guillermo Morán MF Francisco Medrano MF Leonardo Pekarnik FW Fernando Leguizamón FW Patricio Barroche Substitutes:FW Carlos Monteagudo MF Carlos Calderón MF Mario Costas Manager: Horacio Cordero
FAS: GK Adolfo MenéndezDF Mardoqueo HenríquezDF Marvin Gonzalez DF William Roberto Figueroa DF Ramon FloresDF Óscar Jiménez MF Cristian ÁlvarezMF Víctor Merino MF Alfredo PachecoFW Alejandro Bentos FW Orlando Rodríguez Substitutes:DF Emerson Umaña FW Víctor Fuentes FW César Larios Manager: Nelson Ancheta
Luis Ángel Firpo qualified for 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.
Top scorers Pos. Nat. Player Team Goals1 Williams Reyes A.D. Isidro Metapán 112 Francisco Jovel Álvarez Alianza F.C. 113Nicolás Muñoz C.D. Águila 84Rudis Corrales C.D. Águila 64Paolo Suárez A.D. Isidro Metapán 65Eduardo José Retana Castro Alianza F.C. 55 Cristian Gil Mosquera Vista Hermosa 5
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2007. 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 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.
C.D. Águila Fabio Ulloa Nicolás Muñoz Glaucio lira
Alianza F.C. Arturo Albarrán
Chalatenango Anel Canales Franklin Webster Marcelo Messias Juan Camilo Mejía
C.D. FAS Temistocles Perez Joel Solonilla Sebastian Bini Alejandro Bentos Orlando Rodriguez
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Patricio Barroche Fernando Leguizamón Leonardo Pekarnik Mario Alejandro Costas
(player released mid season) Injury replacement player
Nejapa FC Juan Carlos Reyes Roberto Chanampe Jose Luis Osorio Oscar Maturin
A.D. Isidro Metapán Marcelo Messias Johnny Avila Paolo Suarez Williams Reyes
Once Municipal Francisco Portillo Jairo Hurtado Ernesto Noel Aquino Libardo Barbajal Pablo Troyano
San Salvador F.C. Alexander Obregón Andrés Medina
Vista Hermosa José Eduardo Mendez Cristian Mosquera Elder Figueroa Luis Torres Rodriguez
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20070820233416/http://www.laprensagrafica.com/futbol/