The Clausura 2013 season is the 30th edition of

Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador The ''Primera División'' of the (''Professional Football League''), more commonly known as ''La Liga Mayor'' or ''La Primera'', is the top professional association football, football league in El Salvador. It was established in 1969, and in 2 ...

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 were the defending champions. 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 at 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 season

League table

Results

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

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Final

Player statistics

Top scorers

Updated to games played on 25 May 2013.
Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.

Assists table

Goalkeepers

Bookings

Hat-tricks

Season statistics

Scoring

*First goal of the season:

Anel Canales Anel Alejandro Canales Madrid (born March 15, 1978) is a football forward who most recently played for Luis Ángel Firpo of the Second Division of El Salvador. Club career A much travelled winger or striker, Canales had spells at several Panama ...

for

Luis Ángel Firpo Luis Ángel Firpo (October 11, 1894 – August 7, 1960) was an Argentine boxer. Born in Junín, Argentina, he was nicknamed ''The Wild Bull of the Pampas''. Boxing career In 1917, Firpo began his professional boxing career by beating Frank Hag ...

against UES, 42 minutes (2 February 2013) *Fastest goal in a match: 1 minutes – Alexander Campos for

Juventud Independiente Club Deportivo Juventud Independiente, also commonly known as Juventud Independiente, is a professional Salvadoran Association football, football club, based in Opico, San Juan Opico, La Libertad Department (El Salvador), La Libertad, El Salvado ...

against

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo (often abbreviated to Firpo) is an El Salvador professional association football club based in Usulután. The club was founded in 1923, and has played at its current home ground, Estadio Sergio Torres, since 1930 ...

(27 February 2013) *Goal scored at the latest point in a match: *First penalty Kick of the season: Danilo Oliveira for Once Municipal against

, 86 minutes (9 February 2013) *Widest winning margin: 7 goals ** Alianza 7–0 Once Municipal (10 March 2013) *First

hat-trick A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three. Origin The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...

of the season:

Jonathan Faña Jonathan Rafael Faña Frías (born 11 April 1987) is a Dominican former professional footballer who played as a forward. Faña is the all-time international top goalscorer of the Dominican Republic national football team with 24 goals. Club ...

for Alianza against Once Municipal (10 March 2013) *First

own goal An own goal, also called a self goal, is where a player performs actions that result in them or their team scoring a goal on themselves, often resulting in a point for the opposing team, such as when a football player kicks a ball into their own ...

of the season: Mardoqueo Henriquez ( Águila) for

Atlético Marte Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico * Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy * Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic ...

(27 February 2013) *Most goals by one team in a match: 7 Goals ** Alianza 7–0 Once Municipal (10 March 2013) *Most goals in one half by one team: *Most goals scored by losing team: 2 Goals ** Santa Tecla 3–2 Once Municipal (2 February 2013) *Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 Goals **

for Alianza against Once Municipal (10 March 2013)

Discipline

*First yellow card of the season: *First red card of the season:

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

El Salvador national football team The El Salvador national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de El Salvador) represents El Salvador in international football, and is governed by the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT). In 1899, two teams from Santa Ana and San Sa ...

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 * Tiago dos Santos Roberto * Heslley Couto Alianza F.C. *

* Jairo Araujo * Orlando Rodríguez 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 ...

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 ...

* Gonzalo Mazzia Juventud Independiente * Juan Carlos Reyes * Mario Alberto Abadía C.D. FAS * Alejandro Bentos * Juan Carlos Enríquez Orange x

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

* Martin Mederos * Luis Mendoza A.D. Isidro Metapán * Ernesto Aquino * Jorge Ramírez * Junio Pinto Catarin Once Municipal * Danilo Oliveira * Carlos Regis Araujo Santa Tecla F.C. * Facundo Nicolás Simioli * Christian Vaquero * Rogelio Juárez UES * ''None''

Aggregate table

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 - Clausura 2013 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura seasons El 1