Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2003
# Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2003

The Salvadoran Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2003 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2003") started on August 2, 2003.

The season was composed of the following clubs:

* C.D. FAS
* Municipal Limeño
* San Salvador F.C.
* C.D. Águila
* C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
* A.D. Isidro Metapán
* C.D. Atlético Balboa
* Alianza F.C.
* C.D. Arcense
* Chalatenango

## Team information

### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Águila | | Hugo Coria | TBD | TBD |
| Alianza | | Henry Vanegas | TBD | TBD |
| Atletico Balboa | Noel Benítez | Garabet Avedissian | TBD | TBD |
| C.D. Arcense | TBD | Ricardo Guardado | TBD | TBD |
| Chalatenango | TBD | Luis Roberto Hernández | TBD | TBD |
| FAS | Reynaldo Valle | Agustín Castillo | TBD | TBD |
| Firpo | TBD | Gustavo de Simone | TBD | TBD |
| Isidro Metapan | José Gumercindo Landaverde | Raul Cocherai | TBD | TBD |
| Municipal Limeno | Gumercindo Ventura | Ruben Guevara | Galaxia | LG |
| San Salvador F.C. | Marco Flores | Ruben Alonso | TBD | TBD |

## Managerial changes

### Before the season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aguila | Ramón Maradiaga | Sacked | June 2003 | Hugo Coria | June 2003 |
| Atletico Balboa | Manuel Alberto Solano | TBD | June 2003 | Garabet Avedissian | June 2003 |
| Alianza F.C. | Juan Quarterone | TBD | June 2003 | Henry Vanegas | June 2003 |
| Municipal Limeno | Antonio Carlos Viera | TBD | May 2003 | Ruben Guevara | June 2003 |
| Firpo | Milos Mijanic | TBD | June 2003 | Gustavo de Simone | June 2003 |
| Isidro Metapan | Edwin Portillo | TBD | May 2003 | Raul Cocherai | June 2003 |

### During the season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atletico Balboa | Garabet Avedissian | TBD | August 2003 | Manuel Solano | September 2003 |
| C.D. Chalatenango | Luis Roberto Hernández | TBD | September 2003 | Juan Quarterone | September 2003 |
| Municipal Limeno | Ruben Guevara | TBD | September 2003 | Jorge Alberto Garcia | October 2003 |
| Alianza F.C. | Henry Vanegas | TBD | October 2003 | Marcelo Javier Zuleta | October 2003 |
| C.D. Arcense | Ricardo Guardado | TBD | October 2003 | Ricardo Mena Laguna Interim | October 2003 |
| C.D. Arcense | Ricardo Mena Laguna Interim | TBD | October 2003 | Raul Donsati | October 2003 |
| Isidro Metapan | Raul Cocherai | TBD | October 2003 | Rene Ramos | November 2003 |
| Atletico Balboa | Manuel Solano | TBD | November 2003 | Paulo Roberto de Olivera | November 2003 |
| Isidro Metapan | Rene Ramos | TBD | November 2003 | Nelson Brizuela | November 2003 |
| Atletico Balboa | Paulo Roberto de Olivera | TBD | November 2003 | Jesus Fuentes | November 2003 |

## Apertura 2003 standings

Last updated August 2, 2003

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | C.D. FAS | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 36 | Qualified for semifinal |
| 2 | C.D. Águila | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 31 | Qualified for semifinal |
| 3 | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 28 | Qualified for semifinal |
| 4 | San Salvador F.C. | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 28 | 4th place playoff |
| 5 | Alianza F.C. | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 28 | 4th place playoff |
| 6 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 21 | |
| 7 | Municipal Limeño | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 20 | |
| 8 | C.D. Arcense | 18 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 17 | |
| 9 | Chalatenango | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 17 | |
| 10 | C.D. Atlético Balboa | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 15 | |

* 1 2 3 Firpo qualified due to having best goal difference

## Final

FAS: :

| GK | TBA | Luís Castro |
| - | - | - |
| DF | TBA | William Osorio |
| DF | TBA | Rafael Tobar |
| DF | TBA | Víctor Velásquez |
| DF | TBA | Marvin González |
| MF | TBA | Alfredo Pacheco |
| MF | TBA | Gilberto Murgas |
| MF | TBA | Cristian Álvarez | 84' |
| MF | TBA | Ernesto Góchez | 75' |
| FW | TBA | Alejandro Bentos | 72' |
| FW | TBA | Williams Reyes |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | TBA | Emerson Umaña | 72' 91' |
| FW | TBA | Marcelo Messias | 75' |
| FW | TBA | Reina | 84' |
| Manager: |||
| Agustín Castillo ||||

Aguila: :

| GK | TBA | Juan José Gómez |
| - | - | - |
| DF | TBA | Marvin Benitez |
| DF | TBA | Luis Almada 46' |
| DF | TBA | Jorge Rodríguez |
| DF | TBA | Néstor Morales | 66' |
| MF | TBA | Kilmar Jiménez |
| MF | TBA | Dario Larrosa |
| MF | TBA | Anderson da Silva | 73' 30' |
| MF | TBA | Alexander Amaya Del Cid 49' |
| FW | TBA | Alexander Campos |
| FW | TBA | Pablo Medina | 113' |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | TBA | Ludwin Meraz | 66' |
| MF | TBA | Luis Perla | 73' |
| MF | TBA | Julio Romaña | 113' |
| Manager: |||
| Hugo Coria ||||

* Apertura 2003 champions
* C.D. FAS 14th title

## List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2003. The following players:

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