torneo Apertura

English translation: Apertura championship

16:58 Sep 23, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
Spanish term or phrase: torneo Apertura
In a text about Peruvian football, a team is described as the "campeón vigente del torneo Apertura". Can someone please clarify exactly what the "torneo Apertura" would be in English?

Many thanks.
Paul Stevens
Local time: 20:57
English translation:Apertura championship
Explanation:
I'd put the "apertura" in italics and I'd use "championship" too, as that is the term usually used to refer to league tournament. Most South American league championships are divided into apertura and clausura championships, the apertura being the first half of the domestic season and the clausura the second half.

Some reliable refs:

FIFA.com - Celebration time in South America- [ Traduzca esta página ]FIFA.com brings you right up-to-date on the championship races the length ... In Paraguay's Apertura Championship, Cerro Porteno and Sportivo Luqueno (37 ...
www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=533638....

Racing Club... 2 -22 0 1999-2000 Apertura Championship 19 7 9 3 27 -22 30 1999-2000 Clausura Championship 19 3 6 10 22 -29 15 2000-2001 Apertura Championship 19 1 8 10 ...
www.rsssf.com/tablesr/racingclub.html

Sports - International Herald Tribune- [ Traduzca esta página ]Mexico City, Mexico (Sports Network) - UNAM won the Mexican Apertura championship Saturday night with a 1-0 win at Monterrey. ...
www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=iht&page=soc-mex/news/C...
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James Calder
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1Apertura championship
James Calder
5Opening Season or Beginning Tournament
Gatts (X)
4 +1Torneo Apetura/Opening Tournament
Edward Tully
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guillefremd (X)
4Opening Tournament
Daniel Greuel


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Explanation:
Torneo Apertura is the first cup of the year, and it is known as the "opening cup"

guillefremd (X)
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Opening Tournament


Explanation:
Looks like it’s the opening tournament, i.e. the first of the season.

El Torneo Apertura Gillette Prestobarba Excel 2006 fue el campeonato que abrió la temporada 2006/07 de la Primera división argentina de fútbol. (Wikipedia)

Daniel Greuel
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Opening Season or Beginning Tournament


Explanation:
it's closely the same. That phrase it's used because it's the first official tournament of the semester

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the first tournament of the entire semester, the one who start all the football games

Gatts (X)
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Apertura championship


Explanation:
I'd put the "apertura" in italics and I'd use "championship" too, as that is the term usually used to refer to league tournament. Most South American league championships are divided into apertura and clausura championships, the apertura being the first half of the domestic season and the clausura the second half.

Some reliable refs:

FIFA.com - Celebration time in South America- [ Traduzca esta página ]FIFA.com brings you right up-to-date on the championship races the length ... In Paraguay's Apertura Championship, Cerro Porteno and Sportivo Luqueno (37 ...
www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=533638....

Racing Club... 2 -22 0 1999-2000 Apertura Championship 19 7 9 3 27 -22 30 1999-2000 Clausura Championship 19 3 6 10 22 -29 15 2000-2001 Apertura Championship 19 1 8 10 ...
www.rsssf.com/tablesr/racingclub.html

Sports - International Herald Tribune- [ Traduzca esta página ]Mexico City, Mexico (Sports Network) - UNAM won the Mexican Apertura championship Saturday night with a 1-0 win at Monterrey. ...
www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=iht&page=soc-mex/news/C...


James Calder
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agree  blucero
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Torneo Apetura/Opening Tournament


Explanation:
Probably best to leave it as is, - it's a shorter league with no relegation at the end...
Torneo Clausura 2007 [R] [Mobile] - BigSoccer[Mobile] Torneo Clausura 2007 [R] Peru - Clubs. ... is continuingly increasing. in the last tournament, the 5 month Torneo Apertura reflects this statement. ...
www.bigsoccer.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-570539.html - 52k - En caché - Páginas similares


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whoops - "Apertura"!

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agree  Alicia Villegas
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