The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2001 season (''officially "Torneo Clausura 2001"'') started on February 3, 2001, and finished on June 30, 2001. The season saw C.D. Águila win its 13th league title after a 2–1 victory over C.D. FAS in the final. It was also the last time

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used

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on a per-season basis. This saw C.D. San Luis become the last team to be relegated to the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño after competing in the first division for under six months. As of the following tournament ( Apertura 2001), promotion and relegation were changed to once a year, and decided on aggregate points over both

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seasons.

Team information

Further changes

Santa Clara sold their spot to San Luis for 75, 000 dollars.

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

During the season

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of February 3, 2001. * C.D. San Luis Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 30, 2001. * C.D. San Luis

League standings

Semifinals 1st leg

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Semifinals 2nd leg

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Final

Final Rematch

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2001. 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 ADET * Claudio Lozano * Sergio Machado C.D. Águila * Adrian Mahia * Rodinei Martins * Mauro Nunez * Marcio Sampaio * Dario Larrosa Alianza F.C. * Eduardo Cocherari * Raul Falero * Carlos Villareal * Alejandro Curbelo * Alejandro Larrea Atletico Balboa * Franklin Webster * Luis Sergio Pereira * Evandro Guimaraes * Elvis Pererira * Javier Vargas Atletico Marte * Emiliano Pedrozo * Alex Machado * Oscar Abreu * Andres Ortega Mora Orange x

''(player released mid season)'' Red x

''(player Injured mid season)'' Blue x

''Injury replacement player'' Dragon * Jorge Leonardo Garay * Moisés Canalonga * Williams Reyes * Bruno Ferri * John Gamboa C.D. FAS * Alejandro Bentos * Antonio Serrano * Claudio Pasadi * Pablo Quiñonez * Alejandro Soler C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo * Percibal Piggot * Washington Hernández * Mauricio Dos Santos * Raul Toro Municipal Limeno * Luis Alfredo Ramirez * Gustavo Gallegos * Jahir Camero San Luis Talpa * Gabriel Alvarez * Walter Capozuchi * Ramiro Zepeda * José Alberto Solano * Hugo Sarmiento * Alfred Boden

Top scorers

References

External links

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