The Apertura 2012 season (officially known as ''Torneo Apertura 2012'' or also known as the Copa Capri for sponsoring reasons) was the 29th edition of

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since its establishment of an

Apertura and Clausura The ' and ' tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is div ...

format. C.D. Águila headed into this tournament as the defending champions. The season began on 14 July 2012 and concluded in the end of the 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.

Team information

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 9 sides from Apertura 2011 and Clausura 2012 and one promoted from the

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. Vista Hermosa were relegated to

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the previous season. The relegated team were replaced by

Playoffs promotion. Santa Tecla won the Clausura 2012 title, this led to take part of the promotion playoffs alone the Apertura 2011 champions side Titán. Santa Tecla won the playoffs by the score of 2–1 .

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 6, 2012. * Champions:

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Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 6, 2012. * Last Place: Vista Hermosa

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

During the regular season

League table

Results

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Isidro Metapán won 5-3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''1-1 on aggregate. Alianza advanced due it to better position on the table.''

Final

Player statistics

Top scorers

Updated to games played on 25 November 2012.
Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.

Assists table

Goalkeepers

Bookings

Hat-tricks

Individual awards

Season statistics

Scoring

* First goal of the season: William Bonilla for Santa Tecla against Isidro Metapán, 2 minutes (14 July 2012) * Fastest goal in a match: 25 seconds – Hugo Montes for

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against

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(7 November 2012) * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+4,

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for Águila against Isidro Metapán (15 September 2012) * First penalty Kick of the season:

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for Santa Tecla against Isidro Metapán, 74 minutes (14 July 2012) * Widest winning margin: 6 goals ** Alianza 7–1 Santa Tecla (22 July 2012) * First

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of the season:

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for

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against

(12 November 2012) * First

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of the season: Juan Granados ( Independiente) fot FAS (21 October 2012) * Most goals by one team in a match: 7 Goals ** Alianza 7–1 Santa Tecla (22 July 2012) * Most goals in one half by one team: 5 Goals ** Alianza 7–1 Santa Tecla (22 July 2012) * Most goals scored by losing team: 3 Goals **

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4–3

(5 August 2012) * Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 Goals **

for

against

(12 November 2012)

Discipline

* First yellow card of the season: Fabricio Alfaro for Santa Tecla against Isidro Metapán, 37 minutes (14 July 2012) * First red card of the season: José Alvarado for Isidro Metapán against Santa Tecla, 72 minutes (14 July 2012) * Card given at latest point in a game:Yellow

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for

against Isidro Metapán, 90+4 minutes (4 August 2012)

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2012. The following players: # have played at least one apertura game for the respective club. # have not been capped for the

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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 * Yaikel Pérez * Ricardo de Lima Alianza F.C. * Sean Fraser * Diego Passarelli * Christian Vaquero Atlético Marte *

Daniel Ruiz Daniel Ruiz-Bazán Justa (born 28 June 1951), commonly known as Dani, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker. During his career he played almost exclusively for Athletic Bilbao, scoring nearly 200 competitive goals (exactly ...

* Garrick Gordon *

Cristian Gil Mosquera Cristian Ali Gil Mosquera (born 18 August 1979) is a Colombian professional footballer. Club career Vista Hermosa In 2005, Mosquera signed with C.D. Vista Hermosa. Atlético Marte In June 2012, Mosquera signed with C.D. Atlético Marte. UES ...

Juventud Independiente * Juan Carlos Reyes * Maximiliano Alexis Villega * Jeremy Araya C.D. FAS * Alejandro Bentos * Emerson Reis Luiz * Mario Alberto Abadía Orange x

''(player released mid season)'' C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo *

* Luis Torres *

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A.D. Isidro Metapán * Ernesto Aquino * Jorge Ramírez Once Municipal * Juan Camilo Mejía * Lucas Marcal Orange x

* Glauber Da Silva * Daniel Cruz Santa Tecla F.C. * Carlos Escudero * Lucas Rocco * Facundo Nicolás Simioli UES * Gustavo Peña * Allan Duarte

References

External links

* http://www.primerafutboles.com/ * http://www.elgrafico.com/ * http://www.elsalvadorfc.com/ * http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/ * http://www.elsalvadorfutbol.com/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Primera Division de Futbol Profesional - Apertura 2012 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura seasons El 1