Season | 2023-24 |
---|---|
Champions | Apertura 2023: TBD , Clausura 2024: TBD |
Promoted | TBD |
Relegated | A.D. Masahuat and Gerardo Barrios |
Matches played | 56 |
Goals scored | 129 (2.3 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura 2023: David Gomez (Tiburones) (17 goals) Clausura 2024: TBD (TBD) (00 goals) |
Biggest home win | Apertura 2023: TBD 8–0 TBD (20 October 2022) Clausura 2024: TBD 8–0 TBD (3 April 2022) Clausura 2023: |
Biggest away win | Apertura 2023: TBD 1-6 TBD (20 November 2022) Clausura 2024: TBD 2-6 TBD (1 May 2023) |
Highest scoring | Apertura 2023: TBD 7-3 TBD (26 September 2021) Clausura 2024: TBD 5-5 TBD (4 May 2023) |
Longest winning run | Apertura 2023: 5 matches Titan Clausura 2024: TBD 8–0 TBD (3 April 2022) |
Longest unbeaten run | Apertura 2023: 9 matches Cacahuatique Clausura 2024: 7 matches |
Longest winless run | Apertura 2023: 16 matches Vendaval Clausura 2024: 7 matches |
Longest losing run | Apertura 2023: 10 matches Vendaval Clausura 2024: 7 matches |
Highest attendance | Apertura 2023: 3,465 TBD 3–0 TBD (1 August 2021) |
Lowest attendance | Apertura 2023: 189 TBD vs TBD (19 August 2021) |
Total attendance | Apertura 2023: TBD |
Average attendance | Apertura 2023: TBD |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
Stats are from the regular season only |
The 2023–24 season (officially known as Liga de Plata and also as TBD) will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of that series ascends to Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.
Changes to the 2023–24 seasons
Teams promoted to 2023–24 Primera División de El Salvador
- Fuerte San Francisco
- Municipal Limeno (Purchased spot of Atletico Marte)
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2023
- Chalatenango[1] (Later Failed to register to the Segunda Division)
Teams relegated to Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2023
- A.D. Masahuat
- Gerardo Barrios
Teams promoted from Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2023
- FC Los Laureles
- Santiagueno[2]
- Cruzeiro
New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division
- Fuerte Aguilares
- INCA
- El Roble (Purchased spot of Municipal Limeno)
- Tiburones Sonsonate (Purchased spot of AD Destroyer)
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2023
- Chalatenango
- Nuevo Cuscatlan
- A.D. Inter
Notable events
Municipal Limeno purchase of Atletico Marte spot in the Primera Division
On the 26th of June, 2023 Municipal Limeño acquired the spot of the historic team Atletico Marte in the Primera division. This ended 3 years of Atletico Marte being in the Primera division.[3]
Several teams selling their spot in the Segunda division
On July 6, AD Destroyer announced due to lack of financial support the club would be selling their spot in the Segunda Division. On July 11, 2023, a group of business purchased the spot of AD Destroyer and the club relocated to Sonsonate, the club will be named Tiburones Sonsonate.
On July 12, AD Inter announced on the team social media platform that due to several sponsors pulling support, high team cost and lack of fans support, the club annpunced they would be selling their spot in the Segunda Division.[4]
On July 13, 2023, The Clausura 2023 champion Titan announced on the team social media due to the high team expenses and cost to be accredited to FIFA standard. The team will be selling their spot in the Segundo division.
Clubs Failure to register for 2023 Apertura
On 28 July 2023, the Segunda División confirmed the administrative relegation of Chalatenango to Tercera Division due to their financial crisis, which meant all players contracts were voided.[5]
Delayed start to the 2023 Apertura
on 17 August 2023, communication was sent by the Segunda division that due to several clubs failure meet the FESFUT requirements, the league will delay the start of the Segubnda division which was scheduled to start on the 19th/20th of August, 2023.
Topiltzin canceled remaining games at 2023 Apertura
On 10 November, 2023 FESFUT announced due to lack of payments by Topiltzin all remaining games involving will be cancelled and posibility of automatically relegation to the tercera division.
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Once Lobos | Nelson Ancheta | Mutual Agreement | June 2023 | Cesar Acevedo | June 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
Cacahuatique | Carlos Romero | Mutual Agreement | June 30, 2023 | Nelson Ancheta | July 1, 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
Corinto | Amilcar Alfonso Guzman | Mutual Agreement | June 30, 2023 | Jorge Abrego | July 3, 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
Fuerte Aguilares | Rafael Mariona | Mutual Agreement | June 30, 2023 | Angel Orellana | July 3, 2023 | Newly promoted (2023 Apertura) |
Cruzeiro | Ricardo Garcia | Mutual Agreement | July 4, 2023 | Ruben Alonso | July 4, 2023 | Newly promoted (2023 Apertura) |
El Roble | Hiatus | Returning from hiatus | July 4, 2023 | Lazaro Gutierrez | July 4, 2023 | Newly promoted (2023 Apertura) |
Tiburones de Sonsonate | Hiatus | Returning from hiatus | July 4, 2023 | Raul Orellana | July 4, 2023 | New club (2023 Apertura) |
Titan | Juan Ramon Sanchez | Mutual consent | July 4, 2023 | Hector Omar Mejia | July 21, 2023 | Champion (2023 Apertura) |
Vendaval | Francisco Hernandez | Mutual Agreement | June 30, 2023 | Fausto Omar Vasquez | July 23, 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
Santiagueño | End of Contract | Julu 1, 2023 | Victor Coreas | July 29, 2023 | Newly promoted (2023 Apertura) | |
Cacahuatique | Nelson Ancheta | Resigned to become Municipal Limeno | August, 2023 | Ivan Ruiz | August, 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
Vendaval | Fausto Omar Vasquez | Mutual Agreement | August, 2023 | Ramon Sugar Aviles | August, 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
During the Apertura season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tiburones de Sonsonate | Raul Orellana | Resigned | August 31, 2023 | Juan Ramon Paredes | August 31, 2023 | 7th (2023 Apertura) |
Vendaval | Ramón “shugar” Avilés | Resigned | September 12, 2023 | Preza | September 2023 | 9th Centro Occidente (2023 Apertura) |
Topiltzin | Giovanni Trigueros | Sacked | 2023 | Eraldo Correia | 2023 | 7th (2023 Apertura) |
Atletico Balboa | Misael Alfaro | Sacked | October 2023 | David Paz (Interim) | 2023 | 3rd Centro oriente (2023 Apertura) |
Corinto | Jorge Abrego | Resigned | October 23, 2023 | Ulises Dubon | October 25, 2023 | 6th Centro Oriente (2023 Apertura) |
El Roble | Lazaro Gutierrez | Mutual Consent | October 23, 2023 | Omar David Sevilla | October 25, 2023 | 5th Centro Oriente (2023 Apertura) |
Los Laureles | Jose Flamenco | Mutual Consent | November 16, 2023 | Mario Elias Guevara | November 17, 2023 | 5th Centro Oriente (2023 Apertura) |
Between the Apertura and Clausura season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TBD | TBD | Sacked | 2023 | TBD | 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
Fuerte Aguilares | Angel Orellana | Sacked | December 2023 | TBD | 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
San Pablo | Jose Angel Reyes | Mutual Agreement | December 2023 | Donny Valle | January 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
Corinto | Ulises Dubon | Interimship ended | December, 2023 | Rolando Pérez | January 12, 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
Tiburones | Juan Ramón Paredes | Mutual Consent | January 12, 2024 | TBD | 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
Clausura seasons
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TBD | TBD | Resigned due to Contract dispute | 2024 | TBD | 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
Stadiums and locations
Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Atletico Balboa | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
Cacahuatique | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
Corinto | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
Cruzeiro | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
El Roble | TBD, TBD | Estadio Titan, Texistepeque | 00,000 |
Fuerte Aguilares | TBD, TBD | Estadio Mario Jovel, Aguilares | 00,000 |
INCA | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
Los Laureles | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
Once Lobos | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
Pipil | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
Rácing Jr | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
San Pablo | TBD, TBD | Estadio Valle Mesa | 00,000 |
Santiagueno | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
Tiburones de Sonsonate | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
Titan | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
Topiltzin | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
Vendaval Apopa | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atletico Balboa | TBD | Misael Alfaro | TBD | JM Borbados | ptiTEL, Eletcrolit, Funerio Ciudad Sion, Cable Vision La Union |
Cacahuatique | TBD | Ivan Ruiz | JM Borbados | Alcadia Cacahuatique, Accacciba | |
Corinto | TBD | Jorge Abrego | TBD | JM Borbados | VIP Fitness, Beautiful dental, Deli Market, Canal 64 |
Cruzeiro | TBD | Ruben Alonso | TBD | Katty Sports | InJIboa, Lemus, Acodjar, Electrolit, Maria Auxilladora |
El Roble | TBD | Lazaro Gutierrez | Nelson Barrios | Katty Sports | El Roble |
Fuerte Aguilares | TBD | Angel Orellana | Diego Rivera | Galaxia | Grupo Jiron, Electrolit, Marinita de la Cruz, Univision Canal 29 |
INCA | Elmer Salazar | TBD | TBD | AVIVA | ASISA, Super Milagro, Codeza de RL |
Los Laureles | TBD | Marvin Zepeda | Antonio Larios | Londom Sports | Cemento Regional, Eduardo Motu Dental, Cajade Credito |
Once Lobos | TBD | Cesar Acevedo | TBD | TBD | Zona Franca Chalchupa |
Pipil | TBD | Omar Amaya | TBD | Diseño Sport | Mascarello, |
Rácing Jr | TBD | Enzo Artiga | A. Manuel | Nil | Racing USA, Electrolit, Taller Kaos, Laoshi Armenia |
San Pablo | TBD | Jose Angel Reyes | Felix Sanchez | TBD | El Asade, Renta car Beliny, Aquavita |
Santiagueno | TBD | Victor Coreas | TBD | JM Borbados | Hecasa, Supermercado, Deraiz, ISC Contractors, |
Tiburones de Sonsonate | TBD | Raul Orellana | Marvin Molina | Sportfine | Electrolit, Civil |
Titan | TBD | Hector Omar Mejia | Rosemberg Cueva | Nikys Sport | TBD |
Topiltzin | TBD | Giovanni Trigueros | Allan Alfaro | TBD | Cablesat, Bahia Jiquilisco, Electrolit |
Vendaval Apopa | TBD | Ramon Aviles | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Apertura 2023
Only 17 teams registered for the 2023 Apertura. 3 clubs (C.D. Chalatenango, A.D. Inter Sivar and Atlético Nacional Cuscatleco) failed to register due lack of payments. AD Destroyer sold their spot and relocated to Sonsonate and were renamed Tiburones Sonsonate.
Current teams
Regular Seasons
Centro Oriente
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Titan | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 35 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | Tiburones de Sonsonate | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 28 | |
3 | San Pablo Tacachico | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 27 | |
4 | INCA | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 27 | |
5 | Fuerte Aguilares | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 23 | |
6 | Rácing Jr | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 22 | |
7 | Once Lobos | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 19 | |
8 | Los Laureles | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 15 | |
9 | Vendaval | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 64 | −54 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Centro Occidente
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Balboa | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 28 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | Cacahuatique | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 28 | |
3 | Cruzeiro | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 | |
4 | Santiagueno | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 21 | |
5 | Corinto | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 17 | |
6 | Pipil | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 13 | |
7 | El Roble | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 12 | |
8 | Topiltzin | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Finals
Conference Quarter finals
Centro Oriente Conference
INCA | 3-2 | Titan |
---|---|---|
Mauricio Rodriguez 85' 93' Vladimir Garcia pen.' (90) |
Reinaldo Carpio Jesus Ochoa |
TBD won 2-1 on Aggregate
San Pablo Tacachico | 1-1 | Tiburones de Sonsonate |
---|---|---|
[Roberto Carlos Medina | Marcos Rodriguez 49' |
Tiburones de Sonsonate | 0-0 | San Pablo Tacachico |
---|---|---|
Nil | Nil |
Tied 1-1 on aggregate. San Pablo Tacachico won 8-7 on penalties
Centro Occidente Conference
Santiagueño | 0-0 | Atletico Balboa |
---|---|---|
Nil | Nil |
Atletico Balboa | 2-2 | Santiagueño |
---|---|---|
TBD TBD |
TBD TBD |
Tied 2-2 on aggregate.Santiagueño won 4-3 on penalties.
Cruzeiro | 1-1 | Cacahuatique |
---|---|---|
Manuel Murillo | Rusvel Saravia |
Cacahuatique | 3-1 | Cruzeiro |
---|---|---|
Ilder Reyes 9' Jonathan Hernández 46' 83' |
Diego Ascensio Pen 91' |
Cacahuatique won 4-2 on Aggregate
Conference Semi finals
Centro Oriente Conference
San Pablo Tacachico | 1-4 | Titan |
---|---|---|
Jorman Martinez | Bryan Ortega Devier Chaverra Rosember Cueva Reinaldo Carpio |
Titan | 2-1 | San Pablo Tacachico |
---|---|---|
Jesus Ochoa Fabricio Moreno Own |
[] | Ariel Toledo |
Titan won 6-2 on Aggregate
Centro Occidente Conference
Santiagueno | 0-0 | Cacahuatique |
---|---|---|
Nil | Nil |
Cacahuatique | 2-1 | Santiagueno |
---|---|---|
Roberto Sol Wilber Chicas |
[] | Ever Garcia 2' |
Cacahuatique won 2-1 on Aggregate
Grand final
Cacahuatique | 2-3 | Titán |
---|---|---|
Roberto Carlos Sol Anderson Perla 82' |
[] | Reinaldo Carpio 88' 99' Jesus Ochoa 114' |
Apertura 2023 champions |
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Titán 4th title |
Individual awards
Hombre GOL | Best Goalkeeper Award |
---|---|
David Gomez Tiburones de Sonsonate |
Kevin Aleman Cacahuatique |
Clausura 2024
Current teams
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | Joined | Head coach | Foreign Players |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD TBD |
TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD TBD |
Finals
Conference Quarter finals
Centro Oriente Conference
TBD won 2-1 on Aggregate
TBD won 3-0 on Aggregate
Centro Occidente Conference
TBD won 1-0 on Aggregate.
TBD won 3-0 on Aggregate
Conference Semi finals
Centro Oriente Conference
TBD won 3-2 on Aggregate
Centro Occidente Conference
TBDwon 5-0 on Aggregate
Grand final
References
- ↑ Leiva, R. (7 May 2023). "¡El Chalatenango Descendió a la Segunda División de Fútbol!" [Chalatenango Descends to the Second Division of Football!]. El Salvador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ↑ Ponce, Franklin (3 July 2023). "Santiagueno ascenso historico Segunda División" [historical club Santiagueno promoted to second division]. El Salvador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ↑ "Limeno regresa Primera División" [Limeno returns to thefirst division]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ↑ "Más equipos de Segunda División ponen a la venta sus categorías" [More teams from the second division teams put their spot in the disivion for sale]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ↑ Leiva, R. (28 July 2023). "Impagos en el fútbol salvadoreño, mal que nunca acaba" [lack of payment in salvadorian football has not stopped]. El Salvador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2023.