Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2004

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
ChampionsC.D. FAS (15th title)
RelegatedNone
Top goalscorer Nicolás Muñoz (12)

The Salvador Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2004 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2004") started on August 7, 2004.

The season was composed of the following clubs:

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila Julio Cesar Cortez TBD TBD
Alianza Juan Mujica TBD TBD
Atletico Balboa Noel Benítez Jorge Alberto Garcia TBD TBD
FAS Reynaldo Valle Agustín Castillo TBD TBD
Firpo TBD Gustavo de Simone TBD TBD
Isidro Metapan José Gumercindo Landaverde Marcelo Javier Zuleta TBD TBD
Municipal Limeno Gumercindo Ventura Ricardo Ortiz "Tato" Galaxia LG
Once Lobos TBD Carlos Recinos TBD TBD
Once Municipal TBD Oscar Emigdio Benitez TBD TBD
San Salvador F.C. Marco Flores Saul Rivero TBD TBD

Managerial changes

Before the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Atletico Balboa Oscar Emigdio Benitez TBD May 2004 Jorge Alberto Garcia June 2004
San Salvador F.C. Ruben Alonso TBD June 2004 Saul Rivero June 2004
Municipal Limeno Jorge Alberto Garcia TBD June 2004 Ricardo Ortiz "Tato" July 2004

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Isidro Metapan Marcelo Javier Zuleta TBD August 2004 Edwin Portillo August 2004
Alianza F.C. Juan Mujica TBD September 2004 Juan Ramon Paredes September 2004
Municipal Limeno Ricardo Ortiz Tato TBD September 2004 Raul Cocherai September 2004
C.D. Aguila Julio Cesar Cortez TBD October 2004 Carlos Alberto de Toro October 2004
Atletico Balboa Jorge Alberto Garcia TBD October 2004 Juan Quarterone October 2004
Once Municipal Oscar Emigdio Benitez TBD November 2004 Henry Rojas November 2004

Apertura 2004 standings

Last updated August 2, 2004

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C.D. FAS 18 9 5 4 26 19 +7 32 Qualified for semifinal
2 San Salvador F.C. 18 9 5 4 30 33 −3 32
3 C.D. Atlético Balboa 18 7 9 2 26 13 +13 30
4 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 7 8 3 26 13 +13 29 4th place playoff
5 A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 8 5 5 25 24 +1 29
6 C.D. Águila 18 5 8 5 24 20 +4 23
7 Alianza F.C. 18 6 3 9 19 25 −6 21
8 Once Lobos 18 4 7 7 22 21 +1 19
9 Once Municipal 18 5 4 9 15 26 −11 19
10 Municipal Limeño 18 0 6 12 12 31 −19 6
Source:

4th place playoff

C.D. Luis AngelFirpo0-2A.D. Isidro Metapán
Johnny Descolines 6', Alcides Banderas 8'

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
        
1 FAS 1 3 4
4 Isidro Metapán 2 0 2
1 C.D. FAS (pen.) 4
3 Atlético Balboa 3
2 San Salvador F.C. 1 1 2
3 Atlético Balboa 1 3 4

Semifinals 1st leg

C.D. Atlético Balboa1-1San Salvador F.C.
Franklin Vinosis Webster 20' Rodrigues 27'
A.D. Isidro Metapán2-1C.D. FAS
Escobar 23'
J. Reyes 26'		 W. Reyes 85'

Semifinals 2nd leg

San Salvador F.C.1-3C.D. Atlético Balboa
Alexander Obregon 44' Carlos Asprilla 116'
Nildeson 20', 119'
C.D. FAS3-0A.D. Isidro Metapán
Mafla 10'
W. Reyes 70'
Bentos 88'

Final

C.D. FAS0–0C.D. Atlético Balboa
Penalties
Gilberto Murgas
Ernesto Góchez
Víctor Mafla
Emerson Umaña
Alfredo Pacheco
Víctor Velásquez
Marcelo Messias 		4–3 Nildeson
Hídzar Henríquez
Eugenio Valerio
Carlos Asprilla
Yubini Salamanca
Armando Mercado
Lisandro González


  Apertura 2004 champions 
C.D. FAS
15th title

Top scorers

Pos. Nat. Player Team Goals
1 Nicolás Muñoz C.D. FAS 12

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2004. 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
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