Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador
ChampionsC.D. Águila (th title)
RelegatedNone
Top goalscorerEl Salvador Waldir Guerra (10)

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 1999 season (officially "Copa Pilsener Apertura 2000") started on August 28, 1999, and finished on December 26, 1999.

The season saw Águila win its 12th league title after a 1-0 victory over C.D. Municipal Limeño in the final.

Key note

After round 8 of this season, Árabe Marte reverted to their historic name of Atlético Marte.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of 1999.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of 1999.

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
ADET El Salvador Argentina Juan Quarterone TBD TBD
Águila El Salvador Argentina Hugo Coria TBD TBD
Alianza El Salvador Mexico Italy Reno Renucci TBD TBD
Árabe Marte El Salvador TBD El Salvador José Luis Rugamas TBD TBD
C.D. Dragón El Salvador TBD Paraguay Nelson Brizuela TBD TBD
FAS El Salvador TBD Uruguay Juan Carlos Masnik TBD TBD
C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio El Salvador TBD Guatemala Walter Cifuentes TBD TBD
Firpo El Salvador TBD Chile Julio Escobar TBD TBD
Municipal Limeño El Salvador TBD El Salvador Oscar Emigdio Benítez TBD TBD
Santa Clara El Salvador TBD El Salvador TBD TBD TBD

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
FAS El Salvador Óscar Emigdio Benítez TBD 1999 Uruguay Juan Carlos Masnik 1999 2nd (Clausura 1999)
Águila Brazil Antonio Carlos Vieira Sacked TBA Argentina Hugo Coria TBA 4th (Clausura 1999)
C.D. Dragón El Salvador TBD TBD 1999 Paraguay Nelson Brizuela 1999 7th (Clausura 1999)

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio Guatemala Walter Cifuentes Sacked 1999 El Salvador Genaro Sermeño 1999
FAS Uruguay Juan Carlos Masnik Resigned 1999 El Salvador Rubén Guevara 1999
Alianza Mexico Resigned 1999 Chile Hernán Carrasco 1999
Atletico Marte El Salvador Resigned 1999 El Salvador Juan Ramón Paredes 1999

League standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 C.D. Municipal Limeño 18 10 5 3 23 12 +11 35 Qualified to finals
2 C.D. Águila 18 9 6 3 32 12 +20 33
3 C.D. FAS 18 9 3 6 29 14 +15 30
4 Alianza F.C. 18 8 6 4 19 11 +8 30
5 C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 18 7 5 6 21 16 +5 26
6 ADET 18 6 6 6 20 19 +1 24
7 C.D. Dragón 18 5 6 7 18 20 −2 21
8 C.D. Santa Clara 18 6 2 10 18 29 −11 20
9 Atlético Marte 18 3 8 7 17 25 −8 17
10 C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio 18 2 3 13 8 47 −39 9 Relegated to Segunda División
Source:

Semifinals 1st leg

Alianza F.C.1-1C.D. Municipal Limeño
Oscar Navarro 44 Rudy Corrales 85
C.D. Águila3-2C.D. FAS
Marcio Sampaio 35, Roberto Hernandez 55, Hector Baloyes 58 Emiliano Pedrozo 10, Miguel Mariano 74

Semifinals 2nd leg

C.D. FAS2-1C.D. Águila
Miguel Mariano 9, Emiliano Pedrozo 59 Carlos Navarro 90

Final

C.D. Águila1-0C.D. Municipal Limeño
Ever Burgos 110' None
 Apertura 2000 champion 
C.D. Águila
11th title

Top scorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1. El Salvador Waldir Guerra Águila 10
2. El Salvador Rodrigo Osorio Alianza F.C. 9
3. El Salvador Magdonio Corrales C.D. Municipal Limeño 8
4. Brazil Celio Rodriguez C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo 7
5. El Salvador Juan Carlos Panameño ADET 7

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
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