Primera División de Fútbol Profesional 1997–98
Season | 1997–98 |
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Champions | LA Firpo (5th Title) |
Relegated | EL Roble |
← 1996-97 |
The 1997–98 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season is the 46th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of the National League system in 1948. . The tournament began November 1997 and ended on May 31, 1998. Luis Angel Firpo won the championship game against FAS 2–0.
Notable events
[edit]Change of name and ownership
[edit]Atletico Marte changed to Atletico Arabe Marte in 1997.
New team
[edit]Atlético Arabe Marte from Soyapango were promoted, however the club relocated from Soyapango and moved to Sonsonate and Played under Sonsonate.
Notable death from 1997 season and 1998 season
[edit]The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 1997 and middle of 1998.
Teams
[edit]Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain |
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Aguila | San Miguel, San Miguel Department | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza | Juan Ramon Paredes | Waldir Guerra |
Alianza | San Salvador, San Salvador Department | Estadio Cuscatlan | Jose Mario Figueroa | |
Atletico Arabe Marte | San Salvador, San Salvador Department | Estadio Cuscutlan | Armando Contreras Palma | |
Baygon-ADET | San Salvador, San Salvador Department | Estadio C. Sello de Oro | Victor Manuel Pacheco | |
Dragon | San Miguel, San Miguel Department | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza | German Barreto | Daniel Sagastizado |
EL Roble | Ilobasco, Cabañas Department | Estadio Mauricio Vides | Didier Castro | Martin Pantajo |
FAS | Santa Ana, Santa Ana Department | Estadio Oscar Quiteno | Nelson Brizuela | Jaime Murillo |
Firpo | Usulután, Usulután Department | Estadio Sergio Torres | Julio Escobar | Leonel Carcamo |
C.D. Municipal Limeno | Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión Department | Estadio Ramon Flores Berrios | Antonio Carlos Vieira | |
C.D. Sonsonate | Sonsonate, Sonsonate Department | Estadio Ana Mercedes Campos | Carlos Asdrúbal Padin |
Managerial changes
[edit]Before the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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FAS | Valdier Viera | Sacked | July 11, 1997 | Nelson Brizuela | October 1997 | |
El Roble | Victor Manuel Pacheco | Sacked | October 1997 | Didier Castro | October 1997 | |
Atletico Arabe Marte | Juan Quarterone | Sacked | 1997 | Armando Contreras Palma | 1997 | |
ADET | Armando Contreras Palma | Sacked | 1997 | Victor Manuel Pacheco | 1997 | |
Aguila | Mladen Stefanovic | Sacked | 1997 | Juan Ramon Paredes | 1997 | |
Dragon | Gilberto Yearwood | Sacked | 1997 | German Barreto | 1997 | |
Municipal Limeno | Alfredo Romero (Intermship) | Intermship ended, moved to be assistant | 1997 | Antonio Carlos Vieira | 1997 | |
Alianza | Juan Carlos Masnik | Contract finished | November 1997 | Jose Mario Figueroa | November 1997 |
During the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aguila | Juan Ramon Paredes | Sacked | January 1998 | Milovan Doric | January 1998 | |
El Roble | Didier Castro | Mutual Consent | February 1998 | Luis Landos | February 1998 | 4th |
Dragon | German Barreto | Sacked | February 1998 | Domingo Ramos (’’Interim’’) | February 1998 | 8th |
Dragon | Domingo Ramos | Interimship finished returned to be assistant manager | March 1998 | Saúl Molina | March 1998 | 8th |
Aguila | Milovan Doric | Mutual Consent, Due to Family Reason | April 1998 | Lazaro Buchillon | April 1998 | |
El Roble | Luis Landos | Sacked | April 1998 | Carlos Jurado | April 1998 | 10th |
Sonsonate | Carlos Asdrúbal Padin | Sacked | May 1998 | Cristo Farfan Velasquez | May 1998 | 9th |
El Roble | Carlos Jurado | Sacked | May 1998 | Jose Luis Siu | May 1998 | 10th |
Final Series
[edit]Semi Final
[edit]LA Firpo won 3-0 on aggregare
FAS won 2-0 on aggregare
Final
[edit]Firpo | 2-0 | FAS |
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Abraham Monterrosa 8' Raul Toro 65' |
[ ] | Nil |
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1997–98 champion |
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LA Firpo 5th title |
Top scorers
[edit]Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Alfredo ‘Chelito’ Pérez | LA Firpo | 15 |
2 | Celio Rodriguez | LA Firpo | 12 |
3. | Raul Toro | LA Firpo | 12 |
4. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
5. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
6. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
7. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
8. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
9. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
10. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
List of foreign players in the league
[edit]This is a list of foreign players in 1997-1998. The following players:
- have played at least one game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
C.D. Águila Alianza F.C. Atletico Marte Baygon-ADET Dragon (player released mid season) (player Injured mid season) Injury replacement player |
El Roble C.D. FAS
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Limeno Sonsonate
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