Regular Season Final Table: 1.Aguila 36 18 13 5 67- 33 67 2.Alianza 36 18 10 8 61- 40 64 3.Deportivo FAS 36 16 12 8 66- 45 60 4.Luis Angel Firpo 36 14 11 11 54- 52 53 5.Atlético Arabe Marte 36 14 10 12 64- 65 52 6.AD El Tránsito 36 13 9 14 54- 63 48 ------------------------------------------------ 7.Dragón 36 11 12 13 49- 52 45 8.El Roble 36 11 12 13 57- 61 45 9.Municipal Limeño 36 10 11 15 49- 55 41 ------------------------------------------------ 10.Once Lobos 36 1 8 27 46-101 11 Relegated First six teams qualified for second stage (knock out). Round 1 [Sep 1] Dragon 5-1 El Roble FAS 3-1 Marte Alianza 3-1 LA Firpo Mun Limeno 1-0 Aguila ADET 4-2 Once Lobos Round 2 [Sep 8,11] LA Firpo 1-1 FAS El Roble 3-1 Mun Limeno Once Lobos 2-3 Dragon Marte 2-1 ADET Aguila 0-0 Alianza Round 3 [Sep 14,15] LA Firpo 0-1 Aguila FAS 3-2 ADET Dragon 2-2 Marte Alianza 2-0 El Roble Mun Limeno 2-2 Once Lobos Round 4 [Sep 21,22] Aguila 2-1 FAS ADET 1-1 Dragon El Roble 0-0 LA Firpo Marte 2-1 Mun Limeno Once Lobos 1-2 Alianza Round 5 [Sep 28,29] FAS 1-1 Dragon LA Firpo 5-4 Once Lobos Alianza 2-2 Marte Aguila 3-1 El Roble Mun Limeno 2-2 ADET Round 6 [Oct 5,6] Marte 1-5 LA Firpo Once Lobos 1-1 Aguila El Roble 0-0 FAS Alianza 0-4 ADET Dragon 1-1 Mun Limeno Round 7 [Oct 19,20] Aguila 1-0 Marte LA Firpo 2-2 ADET Alianza 4-0 Dragon El Roble 0-0 Once Lobos FAS 2-1 Mun Limeno Round 8 [Oct 26,27] FAS 2-1 Once Lobos Dragon 2-0 LA Firpo Aguila 7-0 ADET Marte 1-2 El Roble Mun Limeno 0-1 Alianza Round 9 [Nov 2,3] Alianza 2-1 FAS LA Firpo 1-1 Mun Limeno Aguila 2-0 Dragon El Roble 4-2 ADET Once Lobos 1-2 Marte Round 10 [Nov 16,17] Marte 2-2 FAS El Roble 2-2 Dragon Once Lobos 0-2 ADET Aguila 2-0 Municipal LA Firpo 1-0 Alianza Round 11 [Nov 23,24] FAS 6-0 LA Firpo Alianza 1-1 Aguila Mun Limeno 0-3 El Roble Dragon 2-1 Once Lobos ADET 0-1 Marte Round 12 [Dec 1] Aguila 4-1 LA Firpo FAS 2-0 ADET Mun Limeno 2-2 Once Lobos [Dec 4] Marte 0-3 Dragon [Dec 5] Alianza 1-1 El Roble Round 13 [Dec 8] Once Lobos 0-3 Alianza Mun Limeno 4-1 Marte LA Firpo 3-0 El Roble Dragon 0-1 ADET [Dec 11] FAS 2-0 Aguila Round 14 [Dec 15] Dragon 1-1 FAS Once Lobos 1-1 LA Firpo ADET 1-1 Municipal El Roble 0-3 Aguila Marte 1-2 Alianza Round 15 [Dec 21,22,23] Aguila 4-1 Once Lobos LA Firpo 1-1 Marte FAS 1-1 El Roble Alianza 1-2 ADET Mun Limeno 3-0 Dragon Round 16 [Dec 29,31] ADET 1-0 LA Firpo Marte 6-4 Aguila Dragon 1-2 Alianza Once Lobos 1-1 El Roble Mun Limeno 2-2 FAS Round 17 [Jan 4,5,8] Marte 2-2 El Roble Alianza 2-3 Mun Limeno FAS 5-3 Once Lobos LA Firpo 1-0 Dragon Aguila 7-2 ADET Round 18 [Jan 11,12] FAS 1-1 Alianza Mun Limeno 4-1 LA Firpo Marte 5-0 Once Lobos ADET 2-1 El Roble Dragon 0-1 Aguila Round 19 [Jan 19] Mun Limeno 1-1 Aguila ADET 2-1 Once Lobos FAS 0-0 Marte Alianza 0-1 LA Firpo Dragon 0-1 El Roble Round 20 [Jan 26] Marte 3-3 ADET Aguila 1-0 Alianza El Roble 2-1 Mun Limeno LA Firpo 1-1 FAS Dragon 2-1 Once Lobos Round 21 [Feb 2] FAS 1-3 ADET LA Firpo 1-1 Aguila Alianza 3-2 El Roble Mun Limeno 2-1 Once Lobos Dragon 1-1 Marte Roudn 22 [Feb 9] Aguila 0-3 FAS El Roble 2-1 LA Firpo ADET 2-0 Dragon Alianza 3-3 Once Lobos Mun Limeno 2-1 Marte Round 23 [Feb 16] Aguila 1-1 El Roble FAS 1-1 Dragon Alianza 2-0 Marte LA Firpo 3-1 Once Lobos Mun Limeno 1-0 ADET Round 24 [Feb 23] ADET 0-1 Alianza Aguila 2-1 Once Lobos Marte 4-1 LA Firpo El Roble 2-1 FAS Dragon 1-1 Mun Limeno Round 25 [Mar 2] El Roble 2-0 Once Lobos Alianza 3-4 Dragon FAS 2-1 Mun Limeno LA Firpo 3-1 ADET [Mar 5] Marte 0-2 Aguila Round 26 [Mar 8,9] Dragon 0-1 LA Firpo FAS 0-1 Once Lobos Mun Limeno 0-2 Alianza Marte 2-1 El Roble Aguila 2-0 ADET Round 27 [Mar 16] LA Firpo 0-1 Mun Limeno [Mar 23] Alianza 0-1 FAS Aguila 2-2 Dragon El Roble 2-2 ADET Once Lobos 1-2 Marte Round 28 [Apr 6] Aguila 3-0 Mun Limeno LA Firpo 0-0 Alianza Once Lobos 3-8 ADET El Roble 1-3 Dragon Marte 5-3 FAS Round 29 [Apr 13] Alianza 1-1 Aguila Dragon 2-1 Once Lobos Mun Limeno 1-4 El Roble ADET 0-0 Marte FAS 1-2 LA Firpo Round 30 [Apr 20] Aguila 1-1 LA Firpo ADET 0-4 FAS El Roble 1-1 Alianza Marte 1-0 Dragon Once Lobos 0-5 Mun Limeno Round 31 [Apr 26,30] Marte 2-2 Mun Limeno LA Firpo 3-1 El Roble Dragon 1-0 ADET FAS 1-0 Aguila Alianza 4-2 Once Lobos Round 32 [May 3,4] Dragon 4-0 FAS LA Firpo 2-1 Once Lobos El Roble 2-2 Aguila Marte 1-2 Alianza ADET 1-0 Mun Limeno Round 33 [May 10,11] FAS 3-2 El Roble Aguila 2-2 Once Lobos Mun Limeno 1-1 Dragon Alianza 3-0 ADET LA Firpo 1-2 Marte Round 34 [May 18,21] Aguila 3-0 Marte ADET 0-0 LA Firpo Dragon 1-3 Alianza Once Lobos 1-5 El Roble Mun Limeno 0-1 FAS Round 35 [May 25] Aguila 0-0 ADET Alianza 2-0 Mun Limeno LA Firpo 6-2 Dragon Once Lobos 0-5 FAS El Roble 2-4 Marte Round 36 LA Firpo 3-1 Mun Limeno FAS 2-2 Alianza Dragon 0-0 Aguila ADET 3-2 El Roble Marte 4-3 Once Lobos Final Table: 1.Aguila 36 18 13 5 67- 33 67 2.Alianza 36 18 10 8 61- 40 64 3.Deportivo FAS 36 16 12 8 66- 45 60 4.Luis Angel Firpo 36 14 11 11 54- 52 53 5.Atlético Arabe Marte 36 14 10 12 64- 65 52 6.AD El Tránsito 36 13 9 14 54- 63 48 ------------------------------------------------ 7.Dragón 36 11 12 13 49- 52 45 8.El Roble 36 11 12 13 57- 61 45 9.Municipal Limeño 36 10 11 15 49- 55 41 ------------------------------------------------ 10.Once Lobos 36 1 8 27 46-101 11 Relegated Promoted: Atlético Arabe Marte [from Soyapango] Repechaje [best of 3]: First Leg [Jun 22] Municipal Limeno 0-1 Real Independiente [annulled] Limeño protested because of the fact that Germán Pérez played for Independiente but was signed illegally. The federation complied with the protest. A new series of two matches was decided upon: First Leg [Aug 1] Real Independiente 0-0 Municipal Limeno [in Cuscatlán] Second Leg [Aug 5] Municipal Limeno 5-0 Real Independiente [in San Miguel] Municipal Limeño remain in first division. First six teams qualified for second stage (knock out). Aguila crowned as winners of ''Copa de El Salvador'' (by virtue of winning this first stage). Second Stage (Championship Playoff) Preliminary Round First Legs [Jun 15] Aguila 1-1 ADET FAS 3-2 LA Firpo Marte 1-0 Alianza Second Legs [Jun 19] ADET 1-1 Aguila [2-4 pen] LA Firpo 5-2 FAS Alianza 2-1 Marte Alianza also through as lucky loser Semifinals First Legs [Jun 22] Alianza 2-0 Aguila [Jul 2] LA Firpo 1-0 Marte Second Legs [Jul 5,6] Marte 2-2 LA Firpo Aguila 0-0 Alianza Third Place Match [one match, Jul 20] Marte 2-1 Aguila Final First leg [Jul 20] LA Firpo 0-0 Alianza Second leg [Jul 27, Estadio Cuscatlan] Alianza 3-2 LA Firpo [Milton Tigana Meléndez 33pen, Kin Canales 77, Saul Salgado 88; Israel Castro Franco 24, Raul Toro (also credited to Castro Franco) 52] Alianza 1996/97 champions of El Salvador.
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