1981 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
| Season | 1981 |
|---|---|
| Champions | C.D. FAS (8th Title) |
| Relegated | None |
← 1980–81 1982 → | |
The 1981 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season also known as the Copa Casino. At the end of the regular season, the top 4 teams took part in a Final series. FAS were named Champions after defeating Independiente 4–3 on penalties, after 1–1 draw.
Teams
| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atletico Marte | TBD | Estadio Cuscutlan | Armando Contreras Palma | Fredy Rivera |
| Aguila | TBD | Estadio | TBD | Salvador Coreas |
| Alianza | TBD | Estadio | TBD | Abilio Martinez |
| Chalatenango | TBD | Estadio | TBD | |
| FAS | TBD | Estadio | Ricardo Mena Laguán | David Cabrera |
| Firpo | TBD | Estadio | TBD | |
| Independiente | TBD | Estadio | TBD | Roberto Gonzalez Vega |
| Once Lobos | TBD | Estadio | TBD | |
| Santiagueño | TBD | Estadio | Julio Escobar del Carmen | |
| UES | TBD | Estadio | TBD |
Managerial changes
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAS | Ricardo Mena Laguan | Resigned | August 1981 | Rubén Vásquez (Interim) | August 1981 | |
| FAS | Rubén Vásquez | Interimship ended, moved back as assistant coach | September 1981 | Juan Francisco Barraza | September 1981 | |
| Aguila | TBD | Sacked | 1981 | Saúl Molina | 1981 |
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.D. FAS | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 39 | Qualified to finals. |
| 2 | Independiente | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 35 | |
| 3 | Atlético Marte | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 30 | |
| 4 | UES | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 29 | |
| 5 | C.D. Chalatenango | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Alianza F.C. | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 25 | |
| 7 | C.D. Santiagueño | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 21 | |
| 8 | Once Lobos | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 20 | |
| 9 | C.D. Águila | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 17 | |
| 10 | C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 44 | −18 | 17 |
Playoffs
Semifinals 1st leg
| Atletico Marte | 5-1 | FAS |
|---|---|---|
| TBD 20' 20' TBD 27' TBD 20' TBD 27' |
TBD 20' |
| Independiente | 2-0 | UES |
|---|---|---|
| TBD 23' TBD 26' |
Nil |
Semifinals 2nd leg
| FAS | 3-2 | Atlético Marte |
|---|---|---|
| TBD 44' TBD 70' TBD 70' |
TBD 119' TBD 70' |
| UES | 2-1 | Independiente |
|---|---|---|
| TBD 10' TBD 70' |
TBD 10' |
Final
| C.D. FAS | 1-1 | Independiente |
|---|---|---|
| David Cabrera 81' | Jesus González | |
| Penalties | ||
| David Cabrera Aldo Valenzuela Atilio Estrada Carlos Humberto Vargas Manolo Álvarez |
4 – 3 | Efrain Ji.González Quino Valencia González Vega Henry Moreno Jesús González |
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | David Arnoldo Cabrera | C.D. FAS | 20 |
| 2 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 3. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 4. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 5. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 6. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 7. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 8. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 9. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 10. | TBD | TBD | TBD |
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in 1981 Seasons. 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
|
Atletico Marte
C.D. Águila Alianza F.C. Chalatenango FAS (player released mid season) (player Injured mid season) Injury replacement player |
Independiente Luis Ángel Firpo Once Lobos Santigueno UES
|