1988–89 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional

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 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.

List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in 1988-1989. The following players:
 * 1) have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
 * 2) have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

Acajutla
 * 🇧🇷 Eraldo Correia
 * 🇵🇾 🇺🇾 Asdrúbal Padin
 * 🇺🇾 Raul Esnal

ADET
 * 🇭🇳

C.D. Águila
 * 🇧🇷 Joao Cabral Filho
 * 🇧🇷 Ned Barbosa
 * 🇧🇷 Eduardo Santana
 * 🇨🇱 Juan Carlos Carreño
 * Ramón Maradiaga
 * 🇲🇽 Nahún Corro

Alianza F.C.
 * 🇦🇷 Óscar Biegler
 * Patrocinio Sierra
 * Hernán Sosa

Atletico Marte
 * 🇺🇾 Enrique Daniel Urberti

(player released mid season) (player Injured mid season) Injury replacement player

Chalatenango
 * 🇦🇷 Arnaldo Martínez
 * 🇧🇷 Marco Pereira

Cojutepeque
 * 🇵🇦 Percibal Piggot
 * 🇵🇦 Ruben Guevara

C.D. FAS
 * 🇬🇹 Rogelio Flores
 * 🇺🇾 Ademar Benítez
 * 🇺🇾 Robert Brites
 * 🇺🇾 Héctor Cedrés
 * 🇺🇾 Luis Alberto Heiman

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
 * 🇧🇷 Fernando De Moura
 * 🇵🇪 Martín Duffo
 * 🇵🇪 Miguel Seminario

Metapan
 * 🇭🇳 Tomás Rochez
 * 🇭🇳 Raúl Centeno Gamboa
 * 🇭🇳 Domingo Droummond