Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Apertura 2010

The Apertura 2010 season (officially known as Torneo Apertura 2010) was the 25th edition of Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Isidro Metapán, being the defending champions, kept the title as they won the final against Alianza on penalties. The season begun on July 31 and concluded on December 19, 2010. Like previous years, the league consisted of 10 teams, each playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 18 games, respectively. The top four teams by the end of the regular season took part of the playoffs.

Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted from 2009–10 Segunda División
 * UES
 * Once Municipal

Teams relegated to 2010–11 Segunda División
 * Alacranes Del Norte
 * Municipal Limeño

Team information
Last updated: June 30, 2010

Top scorers
Updated to games played on November 28, 2010. Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.

List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2010. 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

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.

C.D. Águila
 * 🇦🇷 Patricio Barroche
 * 🇨🇴 Gabriel Antero
 * 🇵🇦 Nicolás Muñoz

Alianza F.C.
 * 🇧🇷 José Oliveira Orange x.svg
 * 🇧🇷 Willer Souza

Atlético Marte
 * 🇧🇷 Glauber Da Silva
 * 🇺🇾 Alcides Bandera
 * 🇨🇺 Julio Maya

Atlético Balboa
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Torres
 * 🇨🇴 Julián Cruz
 * 🇧🇷 Roberto Oliveira

C.D. FAS (player released mid season)
 * 🇦🇷 Alejandro Bentos
 * 🇨🇴 Rodolfo Córdoba Orange x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Roberto Peña
 * 🇨🇴 Pablo Quandt

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
 * 🇦🇷 Fernando Leguizamón
 * 🇨🇴 Hermes Martínez
 * 🇨🇷 Erick Scott

A.D. Isidro Metapán
 * 🇭🇳 Ernesto Aquino
 * 🇵🇦 Anel Canales
 * 🇺🇾 Paolo Suárez

Once Municipal
 * 🇨🇴 Andres Medina Orange x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Miguel Solís
 * 🇺🇾 Luis Espindola
 * 🇨🇴 Elder Figueroa

UES
 * 🇨🇴 Cristian González
 * 🇲🇽 Manuel García
 * 🇵🇾 Gabriel Garcete

Vista Hermosa
 * 🇨🇴 John Castillo
 * 🇨🇴 Wilson Sánchez
 * 🇭🇳 Franklin Webster Orange x.svg
 * 🇧🇷 Leonardo Da Silva
 * 🇵🇪 Israel Garcia