Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2005

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador
ChampionsC.D. FAS (16th title)
RelegatedOnce Lobos & Municipal Limeno
Top goalscorer TBD (11)

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2005 season (officially "Torneo Clausura 2005") started on January 29, 2005.

The season was composed of the following clubs:

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila Jorge Alberto Garcia TBD TBD
Alianza Juan Ramon Paredes TBD TBD
Atletico Balboa Noel Benítez Juan Quarterone TBD TBD
FAS Reynaldo Valle Agustín Castillo TBD TBD
Firpo TBD Saul Rivero TBD TBD
Isidro Metapan José Gumercindo Landaverde Edwin Portillo TBD TBD
Municipal Limeno Gumercindo Ventura Nelson Brizuela Galaxia LG
Once Lobos TBD Ruben Guevara TBD TBD
Once Municipal TBD Miguel Mansilla TBD TBD
San Salvador F.C. Marco Flores Hugo Coria TBD TBD

Managerial changes

Before the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
C.D. Aguila Carlos Alberto de Toro TBD December 2004 Jorge Alberto Garcia Jan 2005
San Salvador F.C. Saul Rivero TBD December 2004 Hugo Coria Jan 2005
Firpo Gustavo de Simone TBD December 2004 Saul Rivero Jan 2005
Municipal Limeno Raul Cocherai TBD December 2004 Nelson Brizuela Jan 2005
Once Lobos Carlos Recinos TBD December 2004 Ruben Guevara Jan 2005
Once Municipal Henry Rojas TBD December 2004 Miguel Mansilla Jan 2005

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Once Lobos Ruben Guevara TBD March 2005 Roberto Gamarra March 2005
Atletico Balboa Juan Quarterone TBD April 2005 Henry Vanegas April 2005
Firpo Saul Rivero TBD April 2005 Leonel Carcamo April 2005
C.D. Aguila Jorge Alberto Garcia TBD April 2005 Saul Molina April 2005

Clausura 2005 standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 C.D. FAS 18 10 5 3 30 19 +11 35
2 C.D. Municipal Limeño 18 8 6 4 25 19 +6 30[a] Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
3 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 8 5 5 29 21 +8 29
4 Alianza F.C. 18 7 7 4 25 17 +8 28
5 Once Municipal 18 8 3 7 19 24 −5 27
6 A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 6 4 8 20 25 −5 22
7 C.D. Atlético Balboa 18 5 6 7 22 21 +1 21
8 C.D. Águila 18 5 5 8 24 27 −3 20
9 San Salvador F.C. 18 5 5 8 24 32 −8 20
10 Once Lobos 18 2 6 10 22 35 −13 12 Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
Source:
Notes:
  1. ^ C.D. Municipal Limeño had a poor aggregate during both Clasura and Apertura and were forced to have a play-off.

C.D. Municipal Limeño played off against Colo-Colo losing the fixture and were eliminated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

Top scorers

Pos. Nat. Player Team Goals
1 Martín García Alianza F.C. 11
2 Anel Canales Once Municipal 9
3 Alejandro de la Cruz Bentos C.D. FAS 9
4 Nestor Ayala Once Lobos 8
5 Manuel Martinez C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 8
6 Gabriel Garcette C.D. Municipal Limeño 7
7 Eric Prado A.D. Isidro Metapán 7
8 Juan Carlos Reyes C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 7

Semifinals 1st leg


Alianza F.C.1-0C.D. FAS

Semifinals 2nd leg


C.D. FAS4-1Alianza F.C.

Final

C.D. FAS3–1C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
  • Gilberto Murgas 34'
  • Víctor Mafla 95'
  • Alejandro Bentos 100'
Adonai Martínez 82'


  Clasura 2005 champions 
C.D. FAS
16th title

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2005. 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