Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2001

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Clausura 2001 season (officially "Torneo Clausura 2001") started on February 3, 2001, and finished on June 30, 2001.

The season saw C.D. Águila win its 13th league title after a 2–1 victory over C.D. FAS in the final.

It was also the last time El Salvador used promotion and relegation on a per-season basis. This saw C.D. San Luis become the last team to be relegated to the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño after competing in the first division for under six months. As of the following tournament (Apertura 2001), promotion and relegation were changed to once a year, and decided on aggregate points over both Apertura and Clausura seasons.

Further changes
Santa Clara sold their spot to San Luis for 75, 000 dollars.

Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of February 3, 2001.
 * C.D. San Luis

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June 30, 2001.
 * C.D. San Luis

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 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

ADET
 * 🇧🇴 Claudio Lozano
 * 🇧🇴 Sergio Machado

C.D. Águila
 * 🇦🇷 Adrian Mahia
 * 🇧🇷 Rodinei Martins
 * 🇧🇷 Mauro Nunez
 * 🇧🇷 Marcio Sampaio
 * 🇺🇾 Dario Larrosa

Alianza F.C.
 * 🇬🇹 Eduardo Cocherari
 * 🇺🇾 Raul Falero
 * 🇺🇾 Carlos Villareal
 * 🇺🇾 Alejandro Curbelo
 * 🇺🇾 Alejandro Larrea

Atletico Balboa
 * 🇭🇳 Franklin Webster
 * 🇧🇷 Luis Sergio Pereira
 * 🇧🇷 Evandro Guimaraes
 * 🇧🇷 Elvis Pererira
 * 🇧🇴 Javier Vargas

Atletico Marte
 * 🇦🇷 Emiliano Pedrozo
 * 🇧🇷 Alex Machado
 * 🇩🇴 Oscar Abreu
 * 🇲🇽 Andres Ortega Mora

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

Dragon
 * 🇦🇷 Jorge Leonardo Garay
 * 🇧🇷 Moisés Canalonga
 * 🇭🇳 Williams Reyes
 * 🇺🇾 Bruno Ferri
 * 🇨🇴 John Gamboa

C.D. FAS
 * 🇦🇷 Alejandro Bentos
 * 🇵🇪 Antonio Serrano
 * 🇺🇾 Claudio Pasadi
 * 🇺🇾 Pablo Quiñonez
 * 🇺🇾 Alejandro Soler

C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
 * 🇵🇦 Percibal Piggot
 * 🇺🇾 Washington Hernández
 * 🇧🇷 Mauricio Dos Santos
 * 🇨🇱 Raul Toro

Municipal Limeno
 * 🇭🇳 Luis Alfredo Ramirez
 * 🇭🇳 Gustavo Gallegos
 * 🇵🇪 Jahir Camero

San Luis Talpa
 * 🇦🇷 Gabriel Alvarez
 * 🇦🇷 Walter Capozuchi
 * 🇦🇷 Ramiro Zepeda
 * 🇨🇷 José Alberto Solano
 * 🇭🇳 Hugo Sarmiento
 * 🇭🇳 Alfred Boden