# Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2002

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2002 season (officially "Torneo Clausura 2002") started on January 20, 2002.
The season was composed of the following clubs:
* C.D. FAS
* C.D. Municipal Limeño
* San Salvador F.C.
* C.D. Águila
* C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
* Atlético Marte
* C.D. Atlético Balboa
* Alianza F.C.
* A.D. Isidro Metapán
* C.D. Dragón

## Team information
### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
| Águila | | Ruben Guevara | TBD | TBD |
| Alianza | Óscar Rodríguez | Juan Ramón Paredes | TBD | TBD |
| Atletico Balboa | TBD | Juan Quarterone | TBD | TBD |
| Atlético Marte | TBD | Luis Angel Leon | TBD | TBD |
| C.D. Dragon | TBD | Nelson Brizuela | TBD | TBD |
| FAS | Reynaldo Valle | Agustín Castillo | TBD | TBD |
| Firpo | TBD | Kiril Dojcinovski | TBD | TBD |
| Isidro Metapan | José Gumercindo Landaverde | Roberto Fabrizio | TBD | TBD |
| Municipal Limeno | TBD | Oscar Benítez | TBD | TBD |
| San Salvador F.C. | Marco Flores | Jaime Rodriguez | TBD | TBD |

## Notable events
### Notable death during the Clausura 2002 season

The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the Start of 2002 and Middle of 2002.
* Marcelo Estrada (ex coach of LA Firpo, Alianza, Quequeisque, Anita UES and Atlante) Falleció Marcelo Estrada

## Managerial changes
### Before the season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Águila | Saul Lorenzo Rivero | Resigned | 2002 | Rubén Guevara | 2002 |
| Atletico Balboa | Saul Molina | TBD | 2002 | Juan Quarterone | 2002 |
| Municipal Limeño | Kiril Dojcinovski | TBD | 2002 | Oscar Emigdio Benitez | 2002 |
| Firpo | Miloš Miljanić | TBD | 2002 | Kiril Dojcinovski | 2002 |
| Dragón | Alfredo Encalada | TBD | 2002 | Nelson Brizuela | 2002 |
| Atletico Marte | Mauricio Pachin Gonzales | TBD | 2002 | Luis Angel Leon | 2002 |
| Isidro Metapan | José Calazán | TBD | 2002 | Roberto Fabrizio | 2002 |

### During the season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Atletico Marte | Luis Angel Leon | TBD | Feb 2002 | Hernan Carrasco | March 2002 |
| San Salvador F.C. | Jaime Rodriguez | TBD | March 2002 | Ruben Alonso | March 2002 |
| Firpo | Kiril Dojcinovski | TBD | March 2002 | Abraham Vasquez | March 2002 |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | C.D. Águila | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 38 | |
| 2 | Alianza F.C. | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 30 | |
| 3 | C.D. Municipal Limeño | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 30 | |
| 4 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 29 | Playoff |
| 5 | C.D. FAS | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 29 | Playoff |
| 6 | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 29 | |
| 7 | C.D. Atlético Balboa | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 22 | |
| 8 | San Salvador F.C. | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 14 | |
| 9 | C.D. Dragón | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 12 | |
| 10 | Atlético Marte | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 45 | −32 | 8 | Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño |
* ↑ AD El Tránsito (ADET) were renamed San Salvador FC
* ↑ Marte had 3 points deducted for having 5 players sent off in round 5

## Final

FAS: :
| GK | TBA | Luis Castro |
| DF | TBA | William Osorio |
| DF | TBA | Daniel Sagastizado |
| DF | TBA | Marvin González |
| DF | TBA | Víctor Velásquez |
| MF | TBA | Nelson Nerio |
| MF | TBA | Ernesto Góchez |
| MF | TBA | Víctor Mafla | 28' |
| MF | TBA | Gilberto Murgas |
| FW | TBA | Alejandro Bentos | 77' |
| FW | TBA | Williams Reyes | 73' |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | TBA | Cristian Álvarez | 28' |
| FW | TBA | Nildeson | 73' |
| FW | TBA | Juan Carlos López | 77' |
| Manager: |||
| Agustín Castillo ||||
Alianza: :
| GK | TBA | Miguel Montes |
| DF | TBA | Adrián De La Cruz |
| DF | TBA | Alexander Merino |
| DF | TBA | Mario Elias Guevara |
| DF | TBA | Ramiro Carballo |
| MF | TBA | Diego Pizarro | 53' |
| MF | TBA | Jorge Sandoval |
| MF | TBA | Óscar Navarro |
| MF | TBA | Juan Carlos Serrano | 63' |
| FW | TBA | Martín García | 73' |
| FW | TBA | Adonai Martínez |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | TBA | Miguel Riquelmi | 53' |
| MF | TBA | Jahir Muñoz | 63' |
| MF | TBA | Amílcar Ramírez | 77' |
| Manager: |||
| Juan Ramón Paredes ||||
* Clasura Champions 2002
* C.D. FAS 12 title

## List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2002. 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