1988–89 Primera División de El Salvador
| Season | 1988–89 |
|---|---|
| Champions | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo (1st Title) |
| Relegated | ADET |
← 1987–88 1989–90 → | |
The 1988–89 Primera División de El Salvador is the 38th 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.
Teams
| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acajutla | TBD | Estadio | ||
| Atletico Marte | TBD | Estadio Cuscutlan | ||
| Aguila | TBD | Estadio | ||
| Alianza | TBD | Estadio | ||
| ADET | TBD | Estadio | ||
| Chalatenango | TBD | Estadio | ||
| Cojutepeque | TBD | Estadio | ||
| FAS | TBD | Estadio | ||
| Firpo | TBD | Estadio | ||
| Metapan | TBD | Estadio |
Managerial changes
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Sacked | 1989 | 1990 | |||
| Firpo | Sacked | 1988 | 1988 | |||
| Alianza | Sacked | 1988 | 1988 |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cojutepeque | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 43 | Qualified to finals. Won the right to play a Championship Game if they fail to win the final round. |
| 2 | C.D. Águila | 36 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 41 | Qualified to finals. |
| 3 | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 36 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 40 | |
| 4 | Acajutla | 36 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 40 | |
| 5 | Atlético Marte | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 39 | |
| 6 | C.D. FAS | 36 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 38 | |
| 7 | Metapán | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 33 | |
| 8 | C.D. Chalatenango | 36 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 31 | |
| 9 | Alianza F.C. | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 53 | −19 | 29 | |
| 10 | ADET | 36 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 26 | Relegated to Segunda Division. |
Final round standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.D. Luis Angel Firpo | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 8 | Qualified to championship game |
| 2 | Acajutla | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | C.D. Águila | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Cojutepeque F.C. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 3 |
Source:
Final
| C.D. Luis Angel Firpo | 2-2 | Cojutepeque |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Maria Batres 5 91 |
[ ] | Percival Piggot 6 Hugo Ventura 118 |
| Penalties | ||
| Miguel Seminario Abraham Vásquez Martín Duffó Kiko Henríquez Fernando De Moura Leonel Carcamo |
4 – 3 | Hugo Ventura Walter Martinez Mauricio Alfaro Ruben Guevara Percival Piggot W Ventura |
Attendance: 60, 000
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Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cojutepeque F.C. | 17 | |
| 2 | TBD | TBD | |
| 3. | TBD | TBD | |
| 4. | TBD | TBD | |
| 5. | TBD | TBD | |
| 6. | TBD | TBD | |
| 7. | TBD | TBD | |
| 8. | TBD | TBD | |
| 9. | TBD | TBD | |
| 10. | TBD | TBD |
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in 1988-1989. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
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Acajutla ADET C.D. Águila
Alianza F.C. Atletico Marte
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Chalatenango Cojutepeque C.D. FAS C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo Metapan
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