Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2001

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2001 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2001"), started on August 26, 2001, and finished on December 23, 2001.

This season saw Alianza F.C. win its 8th league title after a 2-1 victory over C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo in the final.

This was the first season that saw promotion/relegation used on a once a year basis, rather than every six months as had been a custom in previous years. This meant that teams could now only be promoted/relegated once a year, after both the Apertura and Clausura seasons had ended. At which time, the teams promoted/relegated would be decided by comparing accumulated points on aggregate over both Apertura and Clausura seasons. At this point, the bottom team would automatically be relegated to the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, while the winner of that division would be brought up to take their spot.

Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of August 26, 2001.
 * A.D. Isidro Metapán

List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2001. 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
 * 🇦🇷 Walter Caposuchi
 * 🇭🇳 Hugo Saramiento
 * 🇧🇴 Adrian Chavez

C.D. Águila
 * 🇦🇷 Mariano Villegas
 * 🇧🇷 Rodinei Martins
 * 🇧🇷 Mauro Nunez
 * 🇧🇷 Alexander Prediguer
 * 🇺🇾 Dario Larrosa

Alianza F.C.
 * 🇨🇴 John Carlos Serna Orange x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Carlos Asprilla
 * 🇨🇴 Jorge Sandoval
 * 🇨🇴 Martin Garcia
 * 🇨🇴 Edgar Montaño Orange x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Fránklin Cabezas Orange x.svg

Atletico Marte
 * 🇦🇷 Andres Puig
 * 🇲🇽 Roberto Clemente
 * 🇲🇽 Ramon Rodriguez
 * 🇲🇽 Javier Vargas
 * 🇧🇴 Paul Toro

Atletico Balboa
 * 🇦🇷 Víctor Hugo Sánchez
 * 🇭🇳 Franklin Webster
 * 🇭🇳 Ernesto Aquino
 * 🇺🇾 Carlos Villarreal

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

Dragon
 * 🇦🇷 Mariano Rodriguez
 * 🇪🇨 Carlos Castañeda
 * 🇪🇨 Fabio Zuniga
 * 🇨🇴 José Fabio Caicedo
 * 🇵🇪 Jahir Camero
 * 🇻🇪 Luis Iseles

C.D. FAS
 * 🇦🇷 Ariel Giles
 * 🇦🇷 Alejandro Bentos
 * 🇨🇷 Donny Grant Zamora
 * 🇭🇳 Williams Reyes
 * 🇺🇾 Pablo Quiñónez

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
 * 🇦🇷 Diego Alvarez
 * 🇧🇷 Mauricio Dos Santos
 * 🇨🇱 Raul Toro
 * 🇲🇽 Armando Garcia

A.D. Isidro Metapán
 * 🇧🇷 Anderson Passos Batista
 * 🇧🇷 Alejandro Morsche Rodríguez
 * 🇭🇳 Hugo Saramiento
 * 🇭🇳 Jorge Wagner
 * 🇺🇾 Claudio Pasadai

Municipal Limeno
 * 🇧🇷 Roberto Ramos
 * 🇭🇳 Luis Alfredo Ramirez
 * 🇭🇳 Gustavo Gallegos
 * 🇺🇾 Raul Falero
 * 🇵🇾 Didilfo Guerrero Orange x.svg
 * 🇩🇪 Marcus Kothner