# 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.

## Apertura 2006 teams

| 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
### Personnel and sponsoring

| 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
### Before the season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| 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

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| 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

| 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 | Semifinal Berth |
| 3 | C.D. Águila | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 27 | Semifinal Berth |
| 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 | 4th Place Playoff Game |
| 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 | |

## 4th place playoff

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

## Bracket

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

## Semifinals

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.

### 2nd leg
## Final

The final game was played on December 17.
Once Municipal :
| GK | 22 | Adolfo Menéndez |
| DF | 14 | Libardo Carbajal |
| DF | 20 | Mario Elias Guevara |
| DF | 3 | Ernesto Noel Aquino 58' |
| DF | 12 | Aníbal Ávalos | 99' |
| MF | 17 | Oscar Jiménez |
| MF | 23 | Nelson Nerio 74' | 75' |
| MF | 11 | Mario Pablo Quintanilla |
| MF | 10 | William Antonio Torres |
| FW | 8 | Christian Javier Bautista 9' | 61' |
| FW | 7 | Juan Carlos Reyes |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | 21 | Ovidio Guzmán 91' | 61' |
| MF | 5 | | 75' |
| MF | 9 | James Owusu-Ansah | 99' |
| Manager: |||
| Nelson Mauricio Ancheta ||||
FAS: :
| GK | 1 | Santos Rivera |
| DF | 4 | Ramon Flores | 88' |
| DF | 3 | Marvin Gonzalez 95' 110' |
| DF | 7 | Rafael Tobar |
| DF | 15 | Alfredo Pacheco |
| MF | 6 | Carlos Menjívar | 94' |
| MF | 18 | Gilberto Murgas 23' |
| MF | 8 | Cristian Álvarez |
| MF | 13 | Juan Carlos Moscoso 35' | 46' |
| FW | 23 | Néstor Ayala 32' |
| FW | 17 | Alejandro Bentos |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | 22 | Emerson Umaña | 46' |
| FW | 28 | César Larios | 88' |
| DF | 14 | Victor Fuentes | 94' |
| Manager: |||
| Julio Asad ||||
* Apertura Champions 2006/07
* Once Municipal 2nd title

## List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2006. The following players:
* have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
* 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.