1988–89 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
| Season | 1988–89 |
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| Champions | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo (1st Title) |
| Relegated | ADET |
← 1987-88 1989-90 → | |
The 1988–89 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season is the 37th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of the National League system in 1948. The tournament was began on 5 June, 1988 and ended on April 2, 1989. Luis Angel Firpo, the best team in the final group, won the championship match against Cojutepeque, the best regular season team.
Teams[edit]
| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain |
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| Acajutla | TBD | Estadio |  TBD
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| Atletico Marte | TBD | Estadio Cuscutlan |
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| Aguila | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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| Alianza | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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| ADET | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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| Chalatenango | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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| Cojutepeque | TBD | Estadio | Conrado Miranda
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| FAS | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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| Firpo | TBD | Estadio |  Juan Quarterone
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| Metapan | TBD | Estadio | TBD
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Antonio García Prieto
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Managerial changes[edit]
During the season[edit]
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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| TBD | TBD
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Sacked | 1989 |
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1990 | |
| Firpo | Juan Quarterone
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Sacked | 1988 |  Julio Escobar
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1988 | |
| Alianza | TBD
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Sacked | 1988 | Francisco Amparo "Tigre" Zamora
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1988 |
League standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Cojutepeque | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 43 | Qualified to finals. Won the right to play a Championship Game if they fail to win the final round. |
| 2 | C.D. Águila | 36 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 41 | Qualified to finals. |
| 3 | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 40 | |
| 4 | Acajutla | 36 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 40 | |
| 5 | Atlético Marte | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 39 | |
| 6 | C.D. FAS | 36 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 38 | |
| 7 | Metapán | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 33 | |
| 8 | C.D. Chalatenango | 36 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | Alianza F.C. | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 29 | |
| 10 | ADET | 36 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 26 | Relegated to Segunda Division. |
Final round standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | C.D. Luis Angel Firpo | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 8 | Qualified to championship game |
| 2 | Acajutla | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | C.D. Águila | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Cojutepeque F.C. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final[edit]
| C.D. Luis Angel Firpo | 2-2 | Cojutepeque |
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| Jose Maria Batres 5 91 |
[ ] | Percival Piggot 6 Hugo Ventura 118 |
| Penalties | ||
Miguel Seminario  Abraham Vásquez  Martín Duffó Kiko Henríquez Fernando De Moura Leonel Carcamo |
4 – 3 | Hugo Ventura Walter Martinez Mauricio Alfaro Ruben Guevara Percival Piggot W Ventura |
Attendance: 60, 000
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Top scorers[edit]
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
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| 1. | Hugo Ventura
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Cojutepeque F.C. | 17 |
| 2 | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 3. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 4. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 5. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 6. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 7. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 8. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 9. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
| 10. | TBD
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TBD | TBD |
List of foreign players in the league[edit]
This is a list of foreign players in 1988-1989. 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
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Acajutla
ADET C.D. Águila
Alianza F.C.
Atletico Marte
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Chalatenango
Cojutepeque
C.D. FAS
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Metapan
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