Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2002

The Salvador Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2002 season (officially "Torneo Apertura 2002") started on August 3, 2002.

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 2002 season was composed of the following clubs:


 * C.D. FAS
 * C.D. Municipal Limeño
 * San Salvador F.C.
 * C.D. Águila
 * C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
 * A.D. Isidro Metapán
 * C.D. Atlético Balboa
 * Alianza F.C.
 * Arcense
 * C.D. Dragón

Notable death during the Apertura 2002 season
The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2002 and end of 2002.


 * Billy Rodriguez Bou 13.10.2002 (ex FAS, and Excélsior FC)

Apertura 2002 Standings
Last updated August 3, 2002

List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2002. 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

C.D. Águila
 * 🇧🇷 Alexandre Pinto Larangueira
 * 🇧🇷 Severino Piñeiro
 * 🇧🇷 Alexander Prediguer
 * 🇧🇷 Toninho Dos Santos
 * 🇧🇷 Sandro Machado Tavares Orange x.svg
 * 🇧🇷 Mauro Nunez
 * 🇺🇾 Darío Larrosa

Alianza F.C.
 * 🇦🇷 Martín Claudio Sosa
 * 🇨🇴 Marcelino Renterí
 * 🇨🇴 Hermes Martínez Misal
 * 🇨🇴 Martin Garcia

Atletico Balboa
 * 🇧🇷 Alessandro Rodríguez
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Carlos Asprilla
 * 🇨🇴 Santiago Rodríguez Silva
 * 🇭🇳 Ernesto Noel Aquino
 * 🇵🇪 Jair Camero

Arcense
 * 🇨🇴 John Polo
 * 🇨🇴 Edilson Chávez
 * 🇨🇴 Libardo Carvajal
 * 🇭🇳 Christian Mitri
 * 🇭🇳 German Rodríguez

Dragon
 * 🇧🇷 José Caicedo
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Marines
 * 🇨🇴 Andrés Molina
 * 🇭🇳 Eduardo Arriola
 * 🇭🇳 Óscar Lagos

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

C.D. FAS
 * 🇦🇷 Alejandro de la Cruz Bentos
 * 🇭🇳 Williams Reyes
 * 🇨🇷 Rolando Corella
 * 🇨🇴 Víctor Hugo Mafla Red x.svg

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
 * 🇦🇷 Juan Carlos Graf
 * 🇨🇴 Norman García
 * 🇨🇴 Frank Rengifo
 * 🇨🇴 Henry Sevillano
 * 🇨🇴 Max Torres
 * 🇨🇴 Juan Pablo Chacón

A.D. Isidro Metapán
 * 🇦🇷 Cristian Javier Zamudio
 * 🇦🇷 Diego Alvarez
 * 🇦🇷 Diego Oyarbide
 * 🇦🇷 Luciano Suárez Orange x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Alonso Alcibar Orange x.svg
 * 🇧🇷 Anderson Batista
 * 🇭🇳 Jorge Wagner

Municipal Limeno
 * 🇧🇷 Paulo César Rodrigues
 * 🇺🇾 Raul Falero
 * 🇨🇴 Jorge Sandoval
 * 🇨🇴 Hugo Viveros

San Salvador F.C.
 * 🇦🇷 Rodrigo Lagos
 * 🇦🇷 Emiliano Pedrozo
 * 🇨🇴 Alexander Obregon
 * 🇨🇴 Orlando Garces
 * 🇭🇳 Franklin Webster