Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2006

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2006 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2006") started on August 12, 2006 and concluded on December 17.

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador
ChampionsOnce Municipal (2nd title)
RelegatedNone
Top goalscorerEl Salvador TBD

Apertura 2006 teams

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Club City Stadium
C.D. Águila San Miguel Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Alianza F.C. San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán
C.D. Chalatenango Chalatenango Estadio José Gregorio Martínez
C.D. FAS Santa Ana Estadio Oscar Quiteño
C.D. L.A. Firpo Usulután Estadio Sergio Torres
Independiente Nacional 1906 San Vicente Estadio Jiboa
A.D. Isidro Metapán Metapán Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez
Once Municipal Ahuachapán Estadio Simeón Magaña
San Salvador F.C. San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán
C.D. Vista Hermosa San Francisco Gotera Estadio Luis Amílcar Moreno

Team information

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Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila     Vladan Vicevic TBD TBD
Alianza     Miguel Mansilla TBD TBD
C.D. Chalatenango     Agustin Castillo
FAS   Reynaldo Valle   Julio Asad TBD TBD
Firpo   TBD   Leonel Carcamo TBD TBD
Independiente Nacional 1906     Juan Ramon Paredes TBD TBD
Isidro Metapan   José Gumercindo Landaverde   Ruben Alonso TBD TBD
Once Municipal   TBD   Nelson Mauricio Ancheta TBD TBD
San Salvador F.C.   Marco Flores   Hugo Coria TBD TBD
C.D. Vista Hermosa   TBD   Jose Mario Martinez TBD TBD

Managerial changes

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Before the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
FAS   Carlos de los Cobos TBD June 2006   Julio Asad June 2006
San Salvador F.C.   Leonel Carcamo TBD June 2006   Hugo Coria June 2006
Firpo   Milos Mijanic TBD June 2006   Leonel Carcamo June 2006
Alianza F.C.   Oscar Emigdio Benitez TBD June 2006   Miguel Mansilla June 2006
Once Municipal   Miguel Mansilla TBD June 2006   Nelson Mauricio Ancheta June 2006

During the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Independiente Nacional 1906   Juan Ramon Paredes TBD October 2006   Juan Quarterone October 2006
Metapan   Ruben Alonso TBD October 2006   Edwin Portillo October 2006
Alianza F.C.   Miguel Mansilla TBD October 2006   Nelson Brizuela October 2006

Apertura 2006 standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C.D. FAS 18 8 7 3 32 24 +8 31 Semifinal Berth
2 Once Municipal 18 7 8 3 17 12 +5 29
3 C.D. Águila 18 8 3 7 35 22 +13 27
4 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 6 8 4 25 21 +4 26 4th Place Playoff Game
5 Alianza F.C. 18 8 2 8 22 22 0 26
6 San Salvador F.C. 18 7 3 8 23 25 −2 24
7 C.D. Chalatenango 18 6 5 7 17 20 −3 23
8 C.D. Vista Hermosa 18 5 7 6 24 26 −2 22
9 A.D. Isidro Metapán 18 6 4 8 22 26 −4 22
10 Independiente Nacional 1906 18 4 3 11 13 32 −19 15
Source: [citation needed]

4th place playoff

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The fourth place match was played on November 30. The winner advances to the semifinals.

Bracket

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Semifinals (agg) Final
      
Alianza F.C. 2
C.D. FAS 4
C.D. FAS 1
Once Municipal 3
C.D. Águila 5
Once Municipal (a) 5

Semifinals

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The team with the lower league position played home in the 1st leg. The 1st legs were played on December 2 and December 3. The 2nd legs were played on December 9 and December 10.

1st leg

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Alianza F.C.2-1C.D. FAS
Aparicio   78'
Rodríguez   88'
Ayala   74'

2nd leg

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Final

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The final game was played on December 17.

Once Municipal3-1C.D. FAS


 Apertura Champions 2006/07 
Once Municipal
2nd title

List of foreign players in the league

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This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2006. 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

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.

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