The Apertura 2011 season (officially known as ''Torneo Apertura 2011'' or also known as the Copa Capri for sponsoring reasons) was the 27th edition of

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's Primera División 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. Alianza entered into this tournament as the defending champions. The season began on 30 July 2011 and concluded at 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 season took part in the playoffs.

Team information

''Last updated: June 28, 2011''

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 28, 2011. * Champions:

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Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 28, 2011. * Due to Issue: Atlético Balboa

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

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Final

Player statistics

Top scorers

Updated to games played on November 23, 2011.
Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.

Bookings

Hat-tricks

Individual awards

Season statistics

Scoring

* First goal of the season:

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for Águila against

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39 minutes (30 July 2011) * Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes ** '' Anel Canales for C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo against FAS (2 October 2011)'' * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+4 minutes ** ''

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for Firpo against FAS (31 July 2011)'' ** '' Mardoqueo Henríquez for Águila against Firpo (22 October 2011)'' * First penalty Kick of the season: 45 minutes- Williams Reyes (scored) for FAS against

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* Widest winning margin: ''5'' ** '' Águila 5-1

(28 August 2011)'' ** ''

5-0 Vista Hermosa (27 November 2011)'' * Most goals in a match: 9 ** ''

6-3

(2 November 2011)'' * First

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of the season: Nicolás Muñoz for Águila against UES (17 August 2011) * First

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of the season: Fidel Jiménez (

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) for Firpo (21 August 2011) * Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 ** '' Nicolás Muñoz for Águila against UES (17 August 2011)'' ** '' Nicolás Muñoz for Águila against

(28 August 2011)'' ** '' Anel Canales for

against

(2 November 2011)'' ** '' Sean Fraser for

against Vista Hermosa (27 November 2011)'' * Most goals by one team in a match: 6 ** ''

6-3

(2 November 2011)'' * Most goals in one half by one team: 4 ** ''

1-4 Isidro Metapán(27 November 2011)'' * Most goals scored by losing team: 3 ** ''

6-3

(2 November 2011)'' ** ''

5-3 Isidro Metapán(5 November 2011)''

Average home attendance

* Highest average home attendance: * Lowest average home attendance:

Clean sheets

* Most clean sheets - 6 '' FAS'' and ''

'' * Fewest clean sheets - 3 '' Águila''

Unbeaten run

* Longest winning run - 4 games '' FAS (28 August-21 September)'' and ''

(21 September-23 October)'' * Longest unbeaten run - 8 games '' FAS (1 August-21 September)'' and ''

(21 September-30 October)'' * Longest winless run - 14 games '' UES(27 August-27 November 2011)'' * Longest losing run - 6 games ''

(17 August-21 September)''

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2011. 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 * Lucas Marcal * Glauber Da Silva * Rómulo Alianza F.C. * Leonardo Da Silva * John Castillo Atlético Marte *

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* Alcides Bandera * Juan Ángel Sosa Juventud Independiente * Juan Carlos Reyes * Valtinho * Alyson Batista * Leonardo Viera Lima C.D. FAS * Alejandro Bentos * Roberto Peña * Marcio Teruel Orange x

''(player released mid season)'' C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo * Anel Canales * Erick Marín * Pilo A.D. Isidro Metapán * Ernesto Aquino *

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Once Municipal * Pablo Hütt * Sean Fraser * Andres Medina UES *

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* Flavio Viana * Raphael Alves Vista Hermosa * Miguel Potes Mina Orange x

* Luis Torres * Garrick Gordon

External links

''El Grafico'' League Coverage
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