Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Apertura 1999


The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 1999 season 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.

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
FAS Óscar Emigdio BenítezTBD1999 Juan Carlos Masnik19992nd
Águila Antonio Carlos VieiraSackedTBA Hugo CoriaTBA4th
C.D. Dragón TBDTBD1999 Nelson Brizuela19997th

During the season

League standings

Semifinals 1st Leg

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Semifinals 2nd Leg

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Final

Top scorers

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 apetura game for the respective club.
  2. have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
ADET
C.D. Águila
Alianza F.C.
Arabe Marte
Dragon
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Injury replacement player
C.D. FAS
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Juventud Olimpico
Municipal Limeno
Santa Clara
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