# Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2008

The Clausura 2008 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season was the 39th since its establishment in 1969.
It began on 9 February 2008 and ended with the final on 1 June 2008.
Reigning champions Luis Ángel Firpo defended their title beating FAS in the final.
Once Municipal were relegated to the second tier.

## Team information
### Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
| Águila | | Agustin Castillo | TBD | TBD |
| Alianza | | Pablo Centrone | TBD | TBD |
| C.D. Chalatenango | | Vladan Vicevic | | |
| FAS | Reynaldo Valle | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | TBD | TBD |
| Firpo | TBD | Gerardo Reinoso | TBD | TBD |
| Isidro Metapan | | Edwin Portillo | TBD | TBD |
| Nejapa F.C. | | Mauricio Cienfuegos | TBD | TBD |
| Once Municipal | TBD | Hugo Coria | TBD | TBD |
| San Salvador F.C. | Marco Flores | Oscar Emigdio Benitez | TBD | TBD |
| C.D. Vista Hermosa | TBD | Jorge Alberto Garcia | TBD | TBD |

## Managerial changes
### Before the season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| Nejapa F.C. | Carlos Antonio Melendez | TBD | December 2007 | Mauricio Cienfuegos | December 2007 |
| Firpo | Horacio Cordero | TBD | December 2007 | Gerardo Reinoso | December 2007 |
| Aguila | Luis Ramirez Zapata | TBD | December 2007 | Agustín Castillo | January 2008 |

### During the season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
| C.D. Chalatenango | Vladan Vicevic | TBD | February 2008 | Juan Ramón Sánchez | February 2008 |
| C.D. Vista Hermosa | Jorge García | TBD | February 2008 | Henry Vanegas | March 2008 |
| Once Municipal | Hugo Coria | TBD | March 2008 | Juan Ramón Paredes | March 2008 |
| San Salvador F.C. | Óscar Benítez | TBD | March 2008 | Rubén Alonso | March 2008 |
| Once Municipal | Juan Ramon Paredes | TBD | April 2008 | Mario Elias Guevara | May 2008 |

## Standings

Last updated May 23, 2008
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 32 |
| 2 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 32 |
| 3 | C.D. FAS | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 30 |
| 4 | C.D. Vista Hermosa | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 30 |
| 5 | C.D. Chalatenango | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 25 |
| 6 | Alianza F.C. | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 22 |
| 7 | C.D. Águila | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 21 |
| 8 | Nejapa F.C. | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 19 |
| 9 | Once Municipal | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 12 |
| 10 | San Salvador F.C. | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 | −16 | 12 |

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 61 | |
| 2 | C.D. FAS | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 60 | |
| 3 | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 32 | +20 | 59 | |
| 4 | C.D. Chalatenango | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | |
| 5 | C.D. Vista Hermosa | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 57 | |
| 6 | Alianza F.C. | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 46 | |
| 7 | C.D. Águila | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 46 | |
| 8 | Nejapa F.C. | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 41 | |
| 9 | San Salvador F.C. | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 65 | −31 | 27 | Relegation Playoff |
| 10 | Once Municipal | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 26 | Relegated to Segunda Division |

## Final

Firpo :
| GK | Juan José Gómez |
| DF | Carlos Monteagudo |
| DF | Mauricio Quintanilla |
| DF | Manuel Salazar |
| DF | Jorge Elenilson Sánchez |
| MF | Rubén Quijada |
| MF | Eduardo Campos |
| MF | Leonardo Pekarnik |
| MF | Emerson Veliz |
| FW | Fernando Leguizamón |
| FW | Patricio Barroche |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | Cristian Sánchez |
| MF | Guillermo Morán |
| MF | Francisco Medrano |
| Manager: |||
| Gerardo Reinoso ||||
FAS: :
| GK | Adolfo Menéndez |
| DF | Ramon Flores |
| DF | Dony Valle |
| DF | Marvin González |
| DF | Alfredo Pacheco |
| DF | Oscar Jimenez |
| MF | Cristian Álvarez |
| MF | Víctor Merino |
| MF | Juan Carlos Moscoso |
| FW | Alejandro Bentos |
| FW | Cesar Larios |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | Emerson Umaña |
| MF | Odir Josue Flores |
| FW | Orlando Rodríguez |
| Manager: |||
| Nelson Ancheta ||||

### Champion

* Clausura 2007-08 champion
* Luis Ángel Firpo 9th title
Since Luis Ángel Firpo already qualified for 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League, Isidro Metapán also qualified.

## Top scorers

| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1. | Williams Reyes | A.D. Isidro Metapán | 14 |
| 2. | Patricio Barroche | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 13 |
| 3. | Juan Carlos Reyes | Nejapa F.C. | 9 |
| 4. | Rodolfo Zelaya | C.D. Chalatenango | 8 |
| | Franklin Webster | C.D. Chalatenango | 8 |
| 5. | Pompilio Cacho Valerio | C.D. Vista Hermosa | 7 |

## List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2008. 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.