Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Clausura 1999

Football league season
Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
SeasonClausura 1999
ChampionsC.D. Luis Ángel Firpo (6th title)
RelegatedSonsonate
Top goalscorerArgentina Emiliano Pedrozo (12)
Biggest home winAlianza 7-0 Santa Clara (April 17, 1999)
Biggest away winSanta Clara 0-2 Águila (January 30, 1999)
Highest scoringAlianza 7-0 Santa Clara (April 17, 1999)

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 1999 season (officially "Copa Clima Clausura 1999") started on January 10, 1999, and finished on May 30, 1999

The season saw C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo win its 6th league title after a 5-4 penalty victory over FAS in the final after the game was ted at 1-1.

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
ADET El Salvador El Salvador Luis Ángel León Galaxia Nil Sponsor
Águila El Salvador Serbia and Montenegro Milos Miljanic Aviva Gigante Express
Alianza El Salvador Óscar Rodríguez Uruguay Ruben Alonso Lanzera Nil Sponsor
Atlético Marte El Salvador TBD El Salvador Armando Contreras Palma TBD Biggest, Pepsi
Dragón El Salvador TBD El Salvador Saul Molina TBD SINAI
FAS El Salvador TBD El Salvador Óscar Emigdio Benítez ABA Sport LG
Firpo El Salvador TBD Chile Julio Escobar Galaxia Pepsi, Tahulteca
Municipal Limeño El Salvador TBD Paraguay Nelson Brizuela Aviva El Globo
Santa Clara El Salvador TBD El Salvador Pedro Interiano TBD BFA
Sonsonate El Salvador TBD El Salvador Colin Moran Cea Galaxia TBD

Managerial changes

Before the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Sonsonate El Salvador Ricardo López Tenorio Sacked December 1998 El Salvador Colin Moran Cea January 1999
Dragon El Salvador Moses Magana Sacked December 1998 El Salvador Saul Molina January 1999
Santa Clara El Salvador Eduardo Lara Moscote Sacked December 1998 El Salvador Pedro Interiano January 1999

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Municipal Limeno Paraguay Nelson Brizuela Resigned January 1999 El Salvador Victor Manuel Pacheco January 1999
Dragon El Salvador Saul Molina Sacked February 1999 Honduras Domingo Ramos Moncada (Interim) February 1999 10th
ADET El Salvador Luis Angel León Resigned March 1999 Argentina Juan Quarterone March 1999 10th
Atletico Marte El Salvador Armando Contreras Palma Resigned March 1999 El Salvador José Luis Rugamas March 1999 3rd
Dragon Honduras Domingo Ramos Moncada Interimship finished March, 1999 Paraguay Nelson Brizuela March 1999
Alianza Uruguay Ruben Alonso Resigned April 1999 El Salvador Milton Melendez (Interim) April 1999
Aguila Serbia and Montenegro Miloš Miljanić Resigned April 1999 El Salvador Juan Ramón Paredes April 1999
Alianza El Salvador Milton Melendez (Interim) moved to becoming a player April 1999 Chile Hernán Carrasco April 1999

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 C.D. FAS 18 9 6 3 28 16 +12 33 Qualified to finals
2 Árabe Marte 18 8 7 3 30 23 +7 31
3 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 8 6 4 25 18 +7 30
4 Águila 18 7 6 5 18 13 +5 27
5 Limeño 18 5 8 5 27 27 0 23
6 Alianza 18 4 10 4 24 20 +4 22
7 Dragón 18 3 10 5 16 20 −4 19
8 ADET 18 5 4 9 22 28 −6 19
9 C.D. Santa Clara 18 5 4 9 21 35 −14 19
10 Sonsonate 18 3 5 10 24 35 −11 14 Relegated to Segunda Division
Source: [citation needed]

Results

Home \ Away ADET ÁGU ALI ATM DRA FAS FIR LIM SAN SON
ADET 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–1
Águila 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–0
Alianza 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 7–0 0–0
Árabe Marte 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 3–3
Dragón 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1
C.D. FAS 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 2–2 3–1
Luis Ángel Firpo 4–2 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 2–0
Municipal Limeño 4–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–2 1–3 2–0 2–2
Santa Clara 1–4 0–2 0–0 2–3 3–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–1
Sonsonate 2–3 1–0 1–2 2–4 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–3
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semifinals 1st leg

C.D. Águila2-2C.D. FAS
Jorge Abrego o.g.' (12)
Waldir Guerra 68'		 Miguel "Gallo" Mariano 9' 50'
Árabe Marte0-2C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
None Celio Rodriguez 20'
Raul Toro

Semifinals 2nd leg

C.D. FAS1-0C.D. Águila
Miguel “Gallo” Mariano 56' None

FAS won 3-2 on aggregate

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo0-1Árabe Marte
None Rene Toledo 12'

LA Firpo won 2-1 on aggregate

Final

C.D. FAS1-1C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Jorge Wagner 54' (pen.) Mauricio Dos Santos 12'
Penalties
Bladimir Cubías soccer ball with check mark
Iraheta soccer ball with check mark
Ricardo Cuéllar soccer ball with check mark
Jorge Wagner soccer ball with check mark
Fredy Gonzalez soccer ball with red X		 4-5 Misael Alfaro soccer ball with check mark
Castro Borja soccer ball with check mark
Celio Rodríguez soccer ball with check mark
Nildenson De Mello soccer ball with check mark
Raul Toro soccer ball with check mark
FAS
GK El Salvador Adolfo Menéndez
DF El Salvador Jorge Abrego downward-facing red arrow
DF El Salvador William Osorio
DF El Salvador Oscar Martinez
DF El Salvador William Renderos Iraheta downward-facing red arrow
MF El Salvador Ricardo Cuéllar
MF Honduras Jorge Wagner
MF El Salvador Gilberto Murgas downward-facing red arrow
MF El Salvador Nelson Nerio
FW Honduras Miguel Gallo Mariano
FW El Salvador Marlon Medrano
Substitutes:
FW El Salvador Jaime Vladimir Cubías Yellow card 54' upward-facing green arrow
MF El Salvador Fredy González Víchez upward-facing green arrow
MF Panama Ángel Luis Rodríguez upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
El Salvador Óscar Emigdio Benítez
Firpo:
GK El Salvador Misael Alfaro
DF El Salvador Guillermo García
DF El Salvador Carlos Castro Borja
DF Brazil Mauricio Dos Santos
DF El Salvador Hector Canjura
DF El Salvador Juan "la Chura" Gámez
MF El Salvador Santos Cabrera upward-facing green arrow
MF Chile Raul Toro
MF El Salvador Marcos Portillo upward-facing green arrow
FW El Salvador Jorge Alemán upward-facing green arrow
FW Brazil Celio Rodríguez
Substitutes:
DF El Salvador Abraham Monterrosa upward-facing green arrow
FW El Salvador René Durán upward-facing green arrow
FW Brazil Nildeson upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Chile Julio Escobar

Champion

 Clausura 1999 champion 
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
6th title

Top scorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1. Argentina Emiliano Pedrozo Santa Clara 12
2. Honduras Miguel Mariano FAS 10
3. Brazil Celio Rodriguez LA Firpo 10
4. El Salvador Rene Toledo Atletico Marte 9
5. El Salvador Jose Canales Municipal Limeño 5
6. El Salvador Rudis Corrales Municipal Limeño 5
7. El Salvador Armando Arechiga Municipal Limeño 5
8. El Salvador Rodrigo Osorio Alianza 5
9. El Salvador Jose Rene Martinez Alianza 5
10. El Salvador Mario Pablo Quintanilla Atletico Marte 5

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 1999. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
  2. have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

ADET

  • Nil

C.D. Águila

  • Argentina Claudio del Barco
  • Brazil Marcio Sampaio
  • Brazil Agnaldo de Oliveira
  • Chile Carlos Acuna
  • Costa Rica Michael Myers

Alianza F.C.

Atletico Marte

  • Honduras Edwin Giovanni Castillo

Dragon

  • Cameroon Van Sebastian
  • Honduras Roberto Bailey

C.D. FAS

  • Honduras Miguel Mariano
  • Honduras Jorge Wagner

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo

Municipal Limeno

  • Cameroon Moumbain Karim
  • Costa Rica Carlos Rodriguez
  • Honduras Israel Canales

Santa Clara

Sonsonate

  • Nil
Player released mid season
Player injured mid season
Injury replacement player

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