The Clausura 2012 season was the 28th edition of Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador 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. Isidro Metapán headed into this tournament as the defending champions. The season began on January 8, 2012 and concluded 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

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

During the regular season

League table

Positions by round

Results

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

''Isidro Metapán won 3-2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Águila won 5-2 on aggregate.''

Final

Player statistics

Top scorers

Updated to games played on April 15, 2012.
Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.

Bookings

Updated to games played on April 15, 2012.

Goalkeepers

Updated to games played on April 15, 2012.
Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.

Hat-tricks

Individual awards

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

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against Alianza (March 4, 2012) *Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+10 minutes Alexander Larin for

against FAS (January 21, 2012) *First penalty Kick of the season:

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for Luis Ángel Firpo against

, 48 minutes (January 8, 2012) *Widest winning margin: 5 Goals **

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5–0 FAS (January 25, 2012) ** Águila 5–0

(March 8, 2012) ** Juventud Independiente 5–0 UES (April 4, 2012) ** Águila 5–0 Vista Hermosa (April 4, 2012) *First

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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 **

5–0 FAS (January 25, 2012) ** Águila 5–0

(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

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

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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 * Glaúber da Silva * Rómulo *

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Alianza F.C. * Yaikel Pérez * Sean Fraser * Willer Souza Atlético Marte *

James Owusu-Ansah James Owusu-Ansah (born December 2, 1981) is a Ghanaian former footballer who last played for Luis Ángel Firpo in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador. Biography In 2007, Owusu-Ansah, Gil and Zè Raimundo were selected by the Chapec ...

* Alcides Bandera * Garrick Gordon Juventud Independiente * Juan Carlos Reyes * Cristian Adolfo González * Maximiliano Alexis Villega C.D. FAS * Alejandro Bentos * Rodolfo Rodríguez (footballer) * Marcio Teruel Orange x

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

* Luis Torres * Ederson Buendía A.D. Isidro Metapán * Ernesto Aquino *

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* Leonardo Da Silva Once Municipal *

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* Andrés Medina * Anthony Basile UES * John Castillo * Gustavo Peña *

Vista Hermosa * Bonel Ávila * Juan Camilo Mejía *

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* Hugo Sarmiento

References

External links

El Grafico League Coverage

elsalvadorfc.com

culebritamacheteada.com
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