1995–96 Primera División de El Salvador
| Season | 1995–96 |
|---|---|
| Champions | FAS (11th Title) |
| Relegated | Tiburones |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → | |
The 1995–96 Primera División de El Salvador is the 45th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of the National League system in 1948. The tournament began on 3 September 1995 and it was scheduled to end on May 26, 1996. FAS won the replay championship match against LA Firpo 1–0. After the first game was tied 1-1.
Teams
| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguila | TBD | Estadio de San Miguel | Oscar Emigdio Benitez | |
| Alianza | TBD | Estadio | Hernan Carrasco | |
| Atletico Marte | TBD | Estadio Cuscutlan | Helio Rodriguez | Carlos Castro Borja |
| Baygon-ADET | TBD | Estadio | Armando Contreras Palma | |
| Dragon | TBD | Estadio de San Miguel | Jose Mario Martinez | |
| El Roble | TBD | Estadio de Ilobasco | Conrado Miranda | TBD |
| FAS | TBD | Estadio | Saul Lorenzo Rivero | William Osorio |
| Firpo | TBD | Estadio de Usulutan | Julio Escobar | |
| C.D. Municipal Limeno | TBD | Estadio | Victor Manuel Pacheco | |
| Tiburones | TBD | Estadio Ana Mercedes | Jorge Patrick | William Santillana |
Managerial changes
Before the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Conrado Miranda | Sacked | September 1995 | Luis Angel Leon | 1995 | September 1995 |
| Municipal Limeno | TBD | Sacked | September 1995 | Saúl Molina | September 1995 |
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firpo | Julio Escobar] | Resigned | 1995 | Victor Manuel Pacheco | 1995 | |
| Atletico Marte | Helio Rodriguez | Resigned | October 1995 | Juan Lopez | October 1995 | 9th |
| Tiburones | Jorge Patris | Resigned | October 1995 | Raimundo Amaya Revelo | October 1995 | |
| Tiburones | Victor Manuel Pacheco | Resigned | October 1995 | Carlos Melendez | October 1995 | |
| Atletico Marte | Juan Lopez | Interimship finished | October 1995 | Rene Renucci | October 1995 | th |
| Dragon | Mario Martinez | Sacked | 1995 | Didier Castro | 1995 | |
| Alianza | Hernán Carrasco | Sacked | 1995 | Jorge Aude | November 1995 | |
| Aguila | Oscar Emigdio Benitez | Resigned | December 1995 | Milovan Đorić | January 1996 | |
| Municipal Limeno | Saúl Molina | Sacked | December 1995 | Abraham Vasquez (El Penero) | January 1996 | |
| Municipal Limeno | Abraham Vasquez (El Penero) | Resigned | January 1996 | Juan Quarterone | February 1996 | |
| Municipal Limeno | Juan Quarterone | Resigned | March 1996 | Victor Coreas (Player/coach) | April 1996 | |
| Municipal Limeno | Victor Coreas (Player/coach) | Interimship finished | April 1996 | Alfredo Ruano | April 1996 |
Semifinals
First legs
| LA Firpo | 1-1 | Aguila |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Oseguera | Juan Castro |
Estadio
| Municipal Limeno | 0-0 | FAS |
|---|---|---|
| Nil | Nil |
Estadio Sergio Torres
Second legs
| FAS | 3-2 | Municipal Limeno |
|---|---|---|
| TBD 67' Jorge Moccecci Allan Oviedo |
TBD 59' TBD 76' |
Estadio
FAS won 3-2 on aggregate
| Aguila | 1-2 | LA Firpo |
|---|---|---|
| Agustin Castillo 22' | William Renderos Iraheta 43' Luis Oseguera 75' |
Estadio
Attendance: 10,575
Firpo won 3-2 on aggregate
Final
| Firpo | 1-1 | FAS |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Oseguera 88' | [ ] | Floyd Guthrie 79' (o.g.) |
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Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Raul Diaz Arce | LA Firpo | 25 |
| 2 | Carlos Villareal | Dragon | 20 |
| 3. | Douglas Videl | ADET | 15 |
| 4. | Jorge Martinez | Municipal Limeno | 14 |
| 5. | Raul Falero | Atletico Marte | 14 |
| 6. | Diego Aguirre | FAS | 13 |
| 7. | Abdul Conteh | Atletico Marte | 13 |
| 8. | Rene Martinez | Dragon | 12 |
| 9. | Milton Melendez | Alianza F.C. | 12 |
| 10. | Victor Zuninga | Aguila | 11 |
| 11. | Alejandro Larrea | Atletico Marte | 10 |
| 12. | Ruben Alonso | Tiburones | 9 |
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in 1995-1996. The following players:
- have played at least one 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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C.D. Águila
Alianza F.C. Atletico Marte
Baygon-ADET Dragon
(player released mid season) (player Injured mid season) Injury replacement player |
El Roble C.D. FAS
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
Limeno Tiburones
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