Primera División de Fútbol Profesional – Apertura 1998

The Primera División de Fútbol Profesional Apertura 1998 season (officially "Copa Pilsener Apertura 1999") started on August 28, 1998, and finished on December 27, 1998.

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador
SeasonApertura 1998
ChampionsAlianza (7th title)
RelegatedNone
NoneNone
Top goalscorer Rodrigo Osorio (11)
← 1997-1998
Clausura 1999 →

The season saw Alianza win its 7th league title after a 1-0 victory over C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo in the final.

Promotion and relegation

Teams promoted

Teams relegated

  • El Roble

Table

Apertura 1998

  • Firpo 33 puntos
  • Alianza 32 puntos
  • FAS 29 puntos
  • Águila 29 puntos

Team information

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
ADET TBD TBD
Águila Miloš Miljanić TBD TBD
Alianza Óscar Rodríguez Ruben Alonso TBD TBD
Árabe Marte TBD TBD TBD TBD
C.D. Dragon TBD TBD TBD TBD
FAS TBD Óscar Benítez TBD TBD
Firpo TBD Julio Escobar TBD TBD
Municipal Limeño TBD TBD TBD TBD
Santa Clara TBD TBD TBD TBD
Sonsonate TBD Ricardo López Tenorio TBD TBD

Semifinals 1st Leg
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo1-0Águila
None
FAS1-0Alianza
None

Semifinals 2nd Leg
Águila0-0C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
None None
Alianza3-1C.D. FAS

Final
Alianza1-0C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Rodrigo Osorio  86' None
 Apertura 1998 Champion 
Alianza F.C.
7th title

Top scorers
Pos Player Team Goals
1. Rodrigo Osorio Alianza F.C. 11
2. Elias Montes Alianza F.C. 8
3. Fredy Gonzales Vichez FAS 8
4. Jose Rene Martinez Sonsonate F.C. 8
5. Rudis Corrales Municipal Limeno 7
6. Celio Rodriguez Firpo 6
7. Santos Cabrera Municipal Limeno 6
8. Julo Olviera Ascue Atletico Marte 6
9. Hector Aaron Canjura ADET 5
10. Miguel Angel Mariano FAS 5

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 1998. 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
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