The Apertura 2009 season (officially known as ''Torneo Apertura 2009'') was the twenty-third tournament of the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional since its establishment of an

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format, and the 41st overall. FAS won the tournament for the 17th time in history, defeating Águila in the final with a 3–2 victory in

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. Isidro Metapán were the defending champions, having won their 3rd title the previous season and being the back to back champions.

Format

A total of 10 teams contested the league, with none getting relegated (relegation only occurs in Clausura tournaments). The season began on August 14, 2009 and concluded on December 20, 2009. The 10 teams of the Primera División played 18 matches, playing each team twice (home and away). The top four teams qualified directly to the semifinals. Since Vista Hermosa and Isidro Metapán finished with the same points at the end of the regular season, a knockout playoff match was played to determine the last team to advance to the playoffs. Vista Hermosa clinched the final spot for the playoffs with a 1–0 victory over Isidro Metapán.

Promotion and Relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. * Champions: Atlético Marte *

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(bought the spot of Chalatenango). Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. * Last place:

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* Chalatenango (sold their spot to

Team information

Stadia and locations

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

League table

Results

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

Regular season

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg

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Second leg

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Final

Top-ten goalscorers

List of foreign players in the league

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on any level, independently from the birthplace A new rule was introduced this season 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 * Hermes Martínez * Arturo Albarrán * Nicholas Addlery Blue x

Alianza F.C. *

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* Juliano de Andrade * Alberto Zapata Orange x

* Francisco Portillo Atlético Marte *

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* Luis Escriba Atlético Balboa * Alcides Bandera * Luis Asprilla * Juan Carlos Reyes C.D. FAS * Roberto Peña *

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* Franklin Webster Orange x

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

''Injury replacement player'' C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo * Mario Benítez * Edgar Leguizamón * Leandro Franco A.D. Isidro Metapán *

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* Ernesto Aquino * Gustavo Méndes Nejapa F.C. * Erick Corrales * Luis Espindola * Andrés Aguirre Municipal Limeño * José Oliveira * Sergio Álvarez Orange x

* Garrick Gordon *

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Vista Hermosa * Nicolás Muñoz * Leonardo Da Silva * Ceveriano Palominos * Jean Franco Carreño

Notes

External links

First Division League Stats
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