Season | 2023–24 |
---|---|
Dates | August 2023 – December 2023 (Apertura), 2024 – 29 May 2024 (Clausura) |
Champions | Aguila (Apertura 2023) Alianza (Clausura 2024) |
Relegated | Santa Tecla |
CONCACAF Central American Cup | Aguila |
CONCACAF Central American Cup | LA Firpo |
CONCACAF Central American Cup | Alianza |
Top goalscorer | ![]() ![]() |
Best goalkeeper | Mario Gonzalez (Apertura 2023) ![]() |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2023. |
The 2023–24 Primera División de El Salvador, also known as the Liga Pepsi, is the 25th season and 48th and 49th Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. FAS are the defending champions of the Apertura tournament. There was no Clausura champion as the season was cancelled due to Cuscatlan Tragedy. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top six teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.
The champions of Apertura and Clausura will qualify for the CONCACAF Central American Cup, the third team to qualify is the team with better aggregate record. Should the same team win both tournaments, both runners-up will qualify for CONCACAF Central American Cup. Should the final of both tournaments features the same two teams, the semi-finalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF Central American Cup.
Teams
[edit]Promotion and relegation
[edit]A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2022–23 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2022–23 Segunda División.
Fuerte San Francisco was promoted to the Primera División in June 25, 2023 after defeating Titan in a playoff match by a score of 3-0 in penalties, after the team were tied 0-0 after 120 minutes.[1]
Chalatenango was relegated to the 2023–24 Segunda División.[2]
Notable events
[edit]Municipal Limeno purchase of Atletico Marte spot in the Primera Division
[edit]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]
Notable death from Apertura 2023 season and 2024 Clausura season
[edit]The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2022 and middle of 2023.
- Jorge Roldán (ex Guatemalan Once Municipal and Platense coach) [1]
- José Sulantay (ex chilean UES and Atletico Marte player) [2]
- Joaquin Santana Palma (ex Sonsonate and Juventud Olimpico Metalio player)
- Juan Jose Polio (Ex Aguila player)
- Hernán Carrasco (ex Chilean Alianza, Atletico Marte, FAS, Aguila, LA Firpo, Municipal Limeno, Excélsior F.C. coach) [3]
- Eduardo Santana (ex Brazilian Aguila player) [4]
- Jorge Búcaro (ex Aguila, Alianza, FAS and Platense player) [5]
- Jose Luis Bracamonte (ex Alianza, Quequeisque and Platense player)
- Geovany Zetino (ex San Luis player)
- Pedro Jose Vasquez (ex Sonsonate, Quequeisque and ADLER player)
- Carlos Jurado (ex Uruguayan Atletico Marte and Alianza coach)
- Alexsander Rodríguez (ex Chalatenango coach)
- Mario “Pulga” Nájera (ex FAS player)
- Efrain Nunez (Ex hondurian player Fuerte San Francisco and Ex Vista Hermosa coach
- Didier Castro (ex Costa Rican Dragon and El Roble coach) [6]
Managerial changes
[edit]Before the start of the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aguila | ![]() |
Contract finished, Hired as Municipal new coach | May 27, 2023 | ![]() |
May 27, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
Santa Tecla | ![]() |
Mutual Consent, went on to become Aguila new coach | May 27, 2023 | ![]() |
July 15, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
FAS | ![]() |
Mutual Consent, Moved to be reserve coach | June 1, 2023 | ![]() |
June 8, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
Jocoro | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | June 21, 2023 | ![]() |
June 22, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
Alianza | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | June 27, 2023 | ![]() |
June 28, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
Municipal Limeno | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | June 21, 2023 | ![]() |
June 22, 2023 | None (2023 Clausura) |
During the Apertura season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Limeno | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | August 24, 2023 | ![]() |
August 25, 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
Municipal Limeno | ![]() |
Resigned | October 17, 2023 | ![]() |
October, 2023 | 9th (2023 Apertura) |
Platense | ![]() |
Resigned | October 23, 2023 | ![]() |
October 25, 2023 | 11th (2023 Apertura) |
Santa Tecla | ![]() |
Resigned | October 23, 2023 | ![]() |
October 25, 2023 | 12th (2023 Apertura) |
Fuerte San Francisco | ![]() |
Sacked | November 15, 2023 | ![]() |
November, 2023 | 8th (2023 Apertura) |
Between the Apertura and Clausura season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Limeno | ![]() |
End of Interimship | December 11, 2023 | ![]() |
December 11, 2023 | 9th (2023 Apertura) |
Dragon | ![]() |
Mutual consent | December 21, 2023 | ![]() |
December 24, 2024 | 7th (2023 Apertura) |
Isidro Metapán | ![]() |
Resigned | December 23, 2023 | ![]() |
December 28, 2024 | 8th (2023 Apertura) |
Alianza | ![]() |
Moved to become director of sports | December 29, 2023 | ![]() |
December 29, 2023 | 4th (2023 Apertura) |
LA Firpo | ![]() |
Mutual consent | December 2023 | ![]() |
January, 2024 | 3rd (2023 Apertura) |
Fuerte San Francisco | ![]() |
End of interimship | January 4, 2024 | ![]() |
January 4, 2024 | 5th (2023 Apertura) |
Clausura seasons
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fuerte San Francisco | ![]() |
Sacked | February 8, 2024 | ![]() |
February 9, 2024 | 11th (2024 Clausura) |
Jocoro | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | February 12, 2024 | ![]() |
February 13, 2024 | 12th (2024 Clausura) |
Jocoro | ![]() |
Resigned | March 24, 2024 | ![]() |
March 25, 2024 | 12th (2024 Clausura) |
Santa Tecla | ![]() |
Sacked | March 28, 2024 | ![]() |
March 28, 2024 | th (2024 Clausura) |
FAS | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | April 12, 2024 | ![]() |
April 13, 2024 | th (2024 Clausura) |
Isidro Metapan | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | April 19, 2024 | ![]() |
April 22, 2024 | th (2024 Clausura) |
Apertura 2023
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Águila (Q) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 44 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | FAS (Q) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 42 | |
3 | Luis Ángel Firpo (Q) | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 37 | |
4 | Alianza (Q) | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 32 | |
5 | Fuerte San Francisco (Q) | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 34 | |
6 | Jocoro (Q) | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 32 | |
7 | Dragón (Q) | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 30 | |
8 | Isidro Metapán (Q) | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 28 | +2 | 29 | |
9 | Municipal Limeño (E) | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 28 | |
10 | Once Deportivo (E) | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 27 | |
11 | Platense (E) | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 12 | |
12 | Santa Tecla (E) | 22 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 42 | −22 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Apertura 2023 Records
[edit]Records
[edit]- Best home records: Aguila (24 points out of 33 points)
- Worst home records: Santa Tecla and Platense (7 points out of 33 points)
- Best away records : Aguila and FAS (20 points out of 33 points)
- Worst away records : Santa Tecla (4 points out of 33 points)
- Most goals scored: Dragón (40 goals)
- Fewest goals scored: Platense (19 goals)
- Fewest goals conceded : Alianza (20 goals)
- Most goals conceded : Platense (44 goals)
Scoring
[edit]- First goal of the season:
Santos Ortiz for Aguila against Santa Tecla, 22 minutes (August 14, 2023)
- First goal by a foreign player:
Jomal Williams for Once Deportivo against Platense, 76th minutes (August 14, 2023)
- Fastest goal in a match: 23 Seconds
Yerson Tobar for Alianza against Santa Tecla (October 23, 2023)
- Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 94 minutes
Lizandro Claros goal for LA Firpo against Jocoro (August 20, 2023)
Roberto Gonzalez for Once Deportivo against Fuerte San Francisco (August 21, 2023)
- First penalty Kick of the season:
Rodolfo Zelaya for Alianza against FAS, 7th minutes (August 19, 2023)
- Widest winning margin: 4 goals
- First hat-trick of the season:
Carlos Salazar for Aguila against Dragon (August 21, 2023)
- First own goal of the season:
Ivan Mancia (Alianza) for Fuerte San Francisco (October 7, 2023)
- Most goals in a match: 8 goals
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5 goals
- Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 4 goals
- Players that scored a hat-trick':
Carlos Salazar for Aguila against Dragon (August 21, 2023)
Duvier Riascos for Aguila against Isidro Metapan (September 10, 2023)
Top Goalscorer (Apertura 2023)
[edit]No. | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Aguila | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Jocoro | 15 |
3 | ![]() |
Municipal Limeno | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
Dragon | 11 |
5 | ![]() |
Dragon | 10 |
6 | ![]() |
LA Firpo | 10 |
7 | ![]() |
Fuerte San Francisco | 9 |
8 | ![]() |
Aguila | 9 |
9 | ![]() |
Alianza | 8 |
10 | ![]() |
LA Firpo | 7 |
10 | ![]() |
FAS | 7 |
Playoffs
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]First legs
[edit]Dragon | 1-1 | FAS |
---|---|---|
Javier Ferman ![]() |
[17] | Jairo Martinez ![]() |
Alianza | 4-0 | Fuerte San Francisco |
---|---|---|
Emerson Mauricio ![]() ![]() Michel Mercado ![]() Marvin Monterroza ![]() |
[18] | Nil |
Jocoro | 1-0 | LA Firpo |
---|---|---|
Emmanuel Hernandez ![]() |
[19] | Nil |
Isidro Metapan | 0-0 | Aguila |
---|---|---|
Nil | [20] | Nil |
Second legs
[edit]Fuerte San Francisco | 1-1 | Alianza |
---|---|---|
Samuel Giménez ![]() |
[21] | Eduardo Vigil own ![]() |
Alianza won 5-1 on Aggregate
FAS | 0-1 | Dragon |
---|---|---|
Nil | [22] | Jhon Montano ![]() |
Dragon won 2-1 on Aggregate
Jocoro won 2-1 on Aggregate
Aguila | 1-0 | Isidro Metapan |
---|---|---|
Lucas Ventura ![]() |
[24] | Nil |
Aguila won 1-0 on aggregate
Semifinals
[edit]First legs
[edit]Dragon | 1-3 | Jocoro |
---|---|---|
Luis Angulo ![]() |
Junior Padilla ![]() Joel Turcios ![]() Juan Carlos Argueta ![]() |
Second legs
[edit]Jocoro | 3-1 | Dragon |
---|---|---|
Luis Acuna ![]() Juan Carlos Argueta ![]() Junior Padilla ![]() |
[25] | Javier Ferman ![]() |
Jocoro won 6-2 on aggregate
Aguila won 3-2 on aggregate
Final
[edit]Aguila | 3-0 | Jocoro |
---|---|---|
Carlos Pimienta ![]() Carlos Salazar ![]() Duvier Riascos ![]() |
[26] | Nil |
|
|
Apertura 2023 champions |
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Aguila 17th title |
Clausura 2024
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alianza | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 13 | +26 | 45 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | Luis Ángel Firpo | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 42 | |
3 | Municipal Limeño | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 39 | |
4 | Águila | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 38 | |
5 | FAS | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 32 | |
6 | Platense | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 32 | |
7 | Isidro Metapán | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 31 | |
8 | Once Deportivo | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 31 | |
9 | Dragón | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 30 | |
10 | Santa Tecla | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 20 | |
11 | Fuerte San Francisco | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 17 | |
12 | Jocoro | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 44 | −31 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Clausura 2024 Records
[edit]Records
[edit]- Best home records: TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Worst home records: TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
- Best away records : TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Worst away records : TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
- Most goals scored: LA Firpo (47 goals)
- Fewest goals scored: Jocoro (13 goals)
- Fewest goals conceded : Alianza (13 goals)
- Most goals conceded : Jocoro (44 goals)
Scoring
[edit]- First goal of the season:
Yair Delgadillo for Limeno against Santa Tecla, 20 minutes (January 14, 2024)
- First goal by a foreign player:
Yair Delgadillo for Limeno against Santa Tecla, 20 minutes (January 14, 2024)
- Fastest goal in a match: 29 seconds
Ányelo Rodríguez for Alianza against Aguila (March 30, 2024)
- Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 100 minutes
Matheus da Silva goal for LA Firpo against Santa Tecla (March 10, 2024)
- First penalty Kick of the season:
Diego Chavez for Once Deportivo against Alianza, 80th minutes (January 15, 2024)
- Widest winning margin: 5 goals
- Municipal Limeno 5-0 Platense (January 25, 2024)
- First hat-trick of the season:
Mateus da Silva for LA Firpo against Santa Tecla (March 10, 2024)
- First own goal of the season:
Johnathon Nolasco (FAS) for Once Deportivo (March 10, 2024)
- Most goals in a match: 8 goals
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6 goals
- Most goals in one half by one team: 3 goals
- Municipal Limeno 3-0 (5-0) Platense (January 25, 2024)
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals
Mateus da Silva for LA Firpo against Santa Tecla (March 10, 2024)
- Players that scored a hat-trick':
Mateus da Silva for LA Firpo against Santa Tecla (March 10, 2024)
Yair Delgadillo for Limeno against Santa Tecla (March 24, 2024)
Bryan Paz for Fuerte San Francisco against Platense (April 15, 2024)
Sebastian Julio for Alianza against Dragon (April 24, 2024)
Steven Vasquez for LA Firpo against Jocoro (May 2, 2024)
Top Goalscorer (Clausura 2024)
[edit]No. | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
LA Firpo | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
Municipal Limeno | 14 |
3 | ![]() |
Alianza | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
Isidro Metapan | 8 |
5 | ![]() |
FAS | 7 |
6 | ![]() |
Platense | 6 |
7 | ![]() |
LA Firpo | 6 |
8 | ![]() |
Dragon | 6 |
9 | ![]() |
Aguila | 6 |
10 | ![]() |
Aguila | 6 |
Playoffs
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]First legs
[edit]Isidro Metapan | 2-0 | LA Firpo |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Esquivel ![]() Dennis Garcia ![]() |
Nil |
Platense | 0-3 | Municipal Limeno |
---|---|---|
Nil | Lizandro Claros ![]() Javier Ferman ![]() Yair Delgadillo ![]() |
FAS | 3-1 | Aguila |
---|---|---|
Jose Portillo ![]() Rudy Clavel ![]() Jairo Molina ![]() |
Kevin Reyes ![]() |
Once Deportivo | 1-1 | Alianza |
---|---|---|
Javier Bolanos ![]() |
Marvin Monterroza ![]() |
Second legs
[edit]LA Firpo | 1-0 | Isidro Metapan |
---|---|---|
Enrique Rivas ![]() |
Nil |
Isidro Metapan won 2-1 on Aggregate
Alianza | 2-0 | Once Deportivo |
---|---|---|
Michell Mercado ![]() Rodolfo Zelaya ![]() |
Nil |
Alianza FC won 3-1 on Aggregate
Aguila | 3-1 | FAS |
---|---|---|
Darwin Ceren ![]() Carlos Salazar ![]() ![]() |
Rudy Clavel ![]() |
FAS won 5-4 on penalties, after tying 4-4 aggregate
Municipal Limeno | 0-2 | Platense |
---|---|---|
Nil | Marlon Cornejo ![]() Wilber Arizala ![]() |
Municipal Limeno won 3-2 on aggregate
Semifinals
[edit]First legs
[edit]FAS | 1-1 | Alianza |
---|---|---|
Rodrigo Rivera ![]() |
TBD | Marvin Monterroza ![]() |
Isidro Metapan | 0-2 | Municipal Limeno |
---|---|---|
Nil | [27] | Marvin Ramos ![]() Luis Angel Landin ![]() |
Second legs
[edit]Municipal Limeno | 0-1 | Isidro Metapan |
---|---|---|
Nil | TBD | Gregori Diaz ![]() |
Municipal Limeno won 2-1 on aggregate
Alianza won 3-2 on aggregate
Final
[edit]Alianza | 5-0 | Municipal Limeno |
---|---|---|
Emerson Mauricio ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Henry Romero ![]() |
[28] | Nil |
|
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Clausura 2024 champions |
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Alianza 18th title |
List of foreign players in the league
[edit]This is a list of foreign players in the 2023–24 season. 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
A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player is released and it is before the close of the season transfer window.
Águila
Lucas Ventura
Duvier Riascos
Carlos Salazar
Carlos Daniel Pimienta
Ronaldinho Caicedo
Luis Angel Rodriguez
Juan Pablo Otálvaro
Alianza
Mitchel Mercado
Yerson Tobar
Sebastián Julio
Ányelo Rodríguez
Dragon
Luis Angulo
Yair Arboleda
Kevin Moreno
Jhon Montaño
Manuel Chala
Manuel Murrillo
Yerson Tobar
FAS
Caio Laursen
Félix Micolta
Joao Plata
Luis Ángel Mendoza
Devier Chaverra
Harrison Mojica
Yair Arboleda
Jairo Molina
Firpo
Mateus Da Silva
Sebastián Julio
Tardelis Pena
Oliver Almirón
Guilherme Silva
Jomal Williams
Fuerte San Francisco
Luis Angulo
Colorado Murray
Nicolas Gonzalez
Samuel Gimenez
Carlos Alberto Gonzalez Saracho
Isidro Metapán
Luca Orozco
Paulo Henrique
Javier Cetre
Diego Gregori
Jose Andres Ortiz
Jocoro
Municipal Limeno
Once Deportivo
Victor Landazuri
Camilo Delgado
Manuel Murrillo
Jomal Williams
Kevin Chaurand
Jhonathan Urrutia
Platense
Raúl Peñaranda
Ronaldinho Caicedo
Luis Angel Rodriguez
Pablo Gállego
Wilber Arizala
Sandro Melgarejo
Eber Caicedo
Jair Catuy
Santa Tecla
(player released beginning the Apertura season, Never played a game)
(player released during the Apertura season)
(player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons)
(player released during the Clausura season)
(player naturalized for the Clausura season)
(player released beginning the Clausura season, Never played a game)
References
[edit]- ^ "Fuerte San Francisco regresa a la Primera División" [Fuerte San Francisco returns to thefirst division]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). elsalvador.com. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "¡El Chalatenango descendió a la Segunda División de fútbol!" [Chalatenango relegated to second division]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). elsalvador.com. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Limeno regresa Primera División" [Limeno returns to thefirst division]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). elsalvador.com. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- https://laprimera.com.sv/ (Official website)