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2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season

The 2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 18th season and 35th and 36th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza and Dragón were the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausura, respectively. 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 8 teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador
Season2016–17
ChampionsSanta Tecla F.C. (Apertura)
Santa Tecla F.C. (Clausura)
RelegatedUES
Champions LeagueSanta Tecla F.C.
CONCACAF LeagueAlianza F.C.
C.D. Aguila
Top goalscorerTBD (TBD)
Biggest home winC.D. Aguila 5-1 UES (2016)
Biggest away winFirpo 0–4 Alianza (2016) C.D. Pasaquina 0–4 Firpo (2016)
Highest scoringUES 3–5 C.D. Pasaquina (2016)
Longest winning rungames by: TBD
Longest unbeaten rungames by: TBD
Longest winless rungames by: TBD
Longest losing rungames by: TBD

The champions of Apertura or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. The other champion, and the runner-up with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2017 CONCACAF League. Should the same team win both tournaments, both runners-up will qualify for CONCACAF League. Should the final of both tournaments features the same 2 teams, the semifinalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.

Team information edit

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2015–16 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda División.

C.D. Atlético Marte were relegated to 2016–17 Segunda División the previous season.

The relegated team was replaced by the 2015–16 Segunda División playoffs promotion winner. C.D. Municipal Limeño won the Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2016 title, meaning there was no need for a promotion playoff and were promoted automatically.

Promotion and relegation edit

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2016.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2016.

Stadia and locations edit

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Location of teams in Apertura 2016/Clausura 2017
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Águila San Miguel Juan Francisco Barraza 10,000
Alianza San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán 53,400
Chalatenango Chalatenango Estadio José Gregorio Martínez 15,000
Dragón San Miguel Juan Francisco Barraza 10,000
FAS Santa Ana Estadio Óscar Quiteño 15,000
Firpo Usulután Estadio Sergio Torres 5,000
Isidro Metapán Metapán Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez 8,000
Limeño Santa Rosa de Lima Estadio Jose Ramon Flores 5,000
Pasaquina Pasaquina Estadio San Sebastián 5,000
Santa Tecla © Santa Tecla Estadio Las Delicias 10,000
Sonsonate Sonsonate Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos 8,000
UES ⓓ San Salvador Estadio Universitario UES 32,000

Personnel and sponsoring edit

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila   Pedro Arieta   Edgardo Malvestiti Joma Tigo, Canal 4, Pollo Campesto
Alianza   Lisandro Pohl   Jorge Rodríguez Lotto Canal 4, Mister Donut, Tigo, Gatorade, Veca airlines, Brahva
Chalatenango   Francisco Peraza   Carlos Mijangos Milán Ferreteria Lemus, Alcaldía Municipal de Chalatenango, Canal 4, Agua Fria,Galletas Choco Risas, Funerales la Nueva Proteccion
Dragón   Roberto Pérez   Henry Vanegas Milán Canal 4, L.A. Pizza, credito segguro 4orro
FAS   Guillermo Morán   Osvaldo Escudero Milán Coop-1 de R.L., Pilsener, Tigo, Canal 4
Firpo   Raúl Galo   Ramón Sánchez Galaxia Dial Fm, Pilsener
Isidro Metapán   Rafael Morataya   Edwin Portillo Milán Arroz San Pedro, Gumarsal, Don Frijol, Canal 4, Sistema Porcredita
Limeño   Rómulo Gómez   Hugo Ovelar Galaxia Innova S Sport, Panama Electronic, Royal, Fanny
Pasaquina   Óscar Ramírez   Omar Sevilla Milán Canal 4, Tigo, Tienda Libre, Farmacias Brasil, ZZpita
Sonsonate   Pedro Contreras   Garabet Avedissian Rush Atletic wear ProACES, Caja de Crédito de Sonsonate, Alcadia Municipal Sonsonate, Canal 4, Leche salud, Ferreteria Santa Sofia, Coop-1
Santa Tecla   José Vidal Hernández   Ernesto Corti Milán Powerade, DLC, Canal 21, Plaza Merliot, Pollo Indio, Petrox, Claro, Dizucar, Bolívar, Toledo, The Moustache
UES   Rufino Quezada   Edgar Henríquez Galaxia

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
Sonsonate   Mario Elias Guevara Interim finished 2016   Agustín Castillo 2016 7th (Clausura 2015)
FAS   Roberto Gamarra Resigned 2016   Osvaldo Escudero 2016 th (Clausura 2016)
Chalatenango   Ricardo Serrano Contract not extended 2016   Rubén Alonso 2016 8th (Clausura 2016)
Santa Tecla   Osvaldo Escudero Resigned, hired as FAS coach 2016   Ernesto Corti June 2016 1st (Clausura 2016)
Águila   Juan Ramón Sánchez Sacked June 2016   Edgardo Malvestiti June 2016 1st (Clausura 2016)
Municipal Limeño   Carlos Romero Mutual consent July 2016   Mauricio Alfaro July 2016 Newly promoted

During the Apertura season edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Alianza   Daniel Fernández Resigned August 2016   Milton Meléndez August 2016 11th (Apertura 2015)
Firpo   José Mario Martínez Sacked September 2016   Juan Ramón Sánchez September 2016 11th (Apertura 2015)
Dragón   Omar Sevilla Resigned September 2016   Nelson Ancheta September 2016 12th (Apertura 2015)
Chalatenango   Rubén Alonso Resigned October 2016   Geovanni Portillo October 2016 11th (Apertura 2015)
UES   Edgar Henríquez Resigned October 2016   Horacio Reyes October 2016 12th (Apertura 2015)
UES   Horacio Reyes Interim Finished October 2016   Efraín Burgos October 2016 12th (Apertura 2015)
Municipal Limeño   Mauricio Alfaro Resigned (due to family issues) November 2016   Francisco Robles November 2016 9th (Apertura 2015)
Águila   Edgardo Malvestiti Sacked November 2016   Darío Larrosa November 2016 1st (Apertura 2015)

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Pasaquina   Hugo Ovelar Resigned December 2016   Omar Sevilla December 2016 8th (Apertura 2016)
Isidro Metapán   Jorge Rodríguez Mutual Consent December 2016   Roberto Gamarra December 2016 6th (Apertura 2016)
Chalatenango   Geovanni Portillo Moved back to assistant coach December 2016   Carlos Alberto Mijangos December 2016 th (Apertura 2016)
Alianza   Milton Meléndez Moved back to sports director December 2016   Jorge Rodriguez December 2016 4th and runners up (Apertura 2016)
Águila   Darío Larrosa Moved back to sports director December 2016   Jorge Daniel Casanova December 2016 2nd and semi finalist (Apertura 2016)

During the Clausura season edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
C.D. Chalatenango   Carlos Alberto Mijangos Resigned, moved to become a sports director February 2017   William Renderos Iraheta February 2017 10th (Clausura 2016)
Limeño   Francisco Robles Sacked February 2017   Hugo Ovelar February 2017 9th (Clausura 2016)
Dragón   Nelson Mauricio Ancheta Sacked February 2017   Victor Coreas March 2017 12th (Clausura 2016)
Sonsonate   Agustín Castillo Sacked February 2017   Ernesto Góchez Interim February 2017 th (Clausura 2016)
FAS   Osvaldo Escudero Resigned February 2017     Emiliano Pedrozo February 2017 10th (Clausura 2016)
Sonsonate   Ernesto Góchez Interim Interim Finished March 2017   Eraldo Correia March 2017 th (Clausura 2016)
Dragón   Victor Coreas Resigned due to player pays March 2017   Henry Vanegas March 2017 11th (Clausura 2016)
C.D. Chalatenango   William Renderos Iraheta Resigned, moved to become Fitness coach March 2017   Carlos Alberto Mijangos March 2017 10th (Clausura 2016)

Apertura 2016 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sonsonate 22 11 7 4 35 21 +14 40 Quarterfinals
2 Águila 22 10 9 3 25 14 +11 39
3 Santa Tecla (C) 22 11 5 6 31 27 +4 38
4 Alianza 22 10 6 6 45 27 +18 36
5 Municipal Limeno 22 9 7 6 31 29 +2 34
6 Isidro Metapán 22 9 6 7 32 26 +6 33
7 FAS 22 8 7 7 27 26 +1 31
8 Pasaquina 22 8 5 9 28 35 −7 29
9 Firpo 22 7 7 8 26 30 −4 28
10 Chalatenango 22 6 5 11 27 36 −9 23
11 Dragón 22 2 8 12 19 33 −14 14
12 UES 22 2 6 14 26 48 −22 12
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results edit

Home \ Away ÁGU ALI CHA DRA FAS FIR MET LIM PAS STE SON UES
Águila 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 5–1
Alianza 1–2 4–0 4–2 1–2 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 4–2 4–1 2–0
Chalatenango 0–2 2–3 3–4 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–2
Dragón 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2
C.D. FAS 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 3–1
Firpo 2–2 0–4 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–0
Isidro Metapán 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 4–1 3–2 3–2 2–0
Limeño 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Pasaquina 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–4 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–0
Santa Tecla 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Sonsonate 0–0 2–2 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 4–2 4–1 2–0 1–0
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador 0–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–4 3–5 2–1 2–3
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Scoring edit

[2]

Club edit

  • Most clean sheets: C.D. Águila
    • 11
  • Fewest clean sheets: UES
    • 1
  • Best Home record during the Apertura season: Sonsonate
    • 23 out of 33 points (7 wins, 2 draws, and 2 loss)
  • Worst Home record during the Apertura season: Dragón and UES
    • 6 out of 33 points (1 win, 3 draws, and 7 losses)
  • Best Away record during the Apertura season: Águila
    • 20 out of 33 points (5 wins, 5 draws, and 1 losses)
  • Worst Away record during the Apertura season: UES
    • 6 out of 33 points (1 win, 3 draws, and 7 losses)
  • Highest scoring team: Alianza
    • 45 goals
  • Lowest scoring team: UES
    • 48 goals

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Team Goals
1   Jefferson Viveros Limeño 13
2   Rodrigo Cubilla Chalatenango 11
3   David Díaz UES 10
3   Oscar Guerrero Alianza 10
4   Gustavo Guerreño Pasaquina 9
5   Sebastián Abreu Santa Tecla 8
5   Mckauley Tulloch UES 8
6   Juan Carlos Portillo Alianza 7
9   Ricardo Brown Isidro Metapán 8
9   Marlón Cornejo Santa Tecla 6

Top assists edit

Rank Player Nation Club Assists
1 Yuvini Salamanca   SLV Limeño 13
2 Óscar Cerén   SLV Alianza 8

Individual awards edit

Hombre GOL Best Coach Award Best Goalkeeper Award Fair Player Award Rookie Player Award
  Jefferson Viveros
Limeño 		  Agustín Castillo
Sonsonate 		  Benji Villalobos
Águila 		  Óscar Cerén
Alianza 		  Josué Santos
FAS

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
6 Isidro Metapán 2 0 2
3 Santa Tecla 2 1 3
TBD Santa Tecla 4 0 4
TBD Águila 1 2 3
7 FAS 1 0 1
2 Águila 1 2 3
TBD Santa Tecla 3
TBD Alianza F.C. 2
5 Limeno 1 1 2
4 Alianza 2 0 2
TBD Alianza F.C. 0 4 4
TBD C.D. Sonsonate 0 0 0
8 Pasaquina 2 0 2
1 C.D. Sonsonate 1 1 2

Quarterfinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pasaquina 2–2 (s) Sonsonate 2–1 1–0
FAS 1–3 Águila 1–1 2–0
Isidro Metapán 2–3 Santa Tecla 2–2 1–0
Alianza 2–2 (s) Limeño 1–2 0–1
  1. † Order of legs reversed.
First leg edit
Pasaquina2–1Sonsonate
Kevin Sagastizado   50'
Miguel Solís   81'		 Ricardo Ulloa   4'
Referee: Elmer Martínez
FAS1–1Águila
Jairo Henríquez   50' Álvaro Lizama   87'
Referee: Joel Aguilar Chicas
Limeño1-2Alianza
Christopher Galeas   37' Herbert Sosa   66' (pen.)
Alexander Larín   75'
Second leg edit
Sonsonate1–0Pasaquina
Paolo Suárez   11'

2–2. Sonsonate advanced as the higher seeded team.

Águila2–0FAS
Henry Romero   36'
Nicolás Fagúndez   58'

Águila won 3–1 on aggregate.

Alianza0-1Limeño
Carlos Del Giorno   93'

2–2. Alianza advanced as the higher seeded team.

Santa Tecla1–0Isidro Metapán
Gerson Mayen   20'

Santa Tecla won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sonsonate 0–0 Alianza 0–0 0–4
Águila 3–4 Santa Tecla 4–1 2–0
First leg edit
Alianza0–0Sonsonate
Referee: Ismael Cornejo
Santa Tecla4–1Águila
Marlón Cornejo   56'
Sebastián Abreu   16'   32'   64'		 Jimmy Valoyes   18'
Referee: Germán Martínez
Second leg edit
Sonsonate0–4Alianza
Rodolfo Zelaya   22'   65' (pen.)   84'
Alexander Larín   51'

Alianza won 4–0 on aggregate.

Águila2–0Santa Tecla
Jimmy Valoyes   8'
Ignacio Flores   63'

Santa Tecla won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final edit

Alianza2–3Santa Tecla
Alexander Larín   49'
Rodolfo Zelaya   55'		 Gerson Mayen   47'
Sebastián Abreu   78'   91'
Attendance: 29,138
Referee: Joel Antonio Aguilar Chicas


 Apertura 2016 champions 
Santa Tecla
2nd title

Clausura 2017 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza 22 13 5 4 38 21 +17 44 Quarterfinals
2 Águila 22 9 10 3 25 14 +11 37
3 Santa Tecla 22 9 7 6 36 27 +9 34
4 Isidro Metapán 22 9 7 6 28 21 +7 34
5 Firpo 22 8 7 7 34 36 −2 31
6 FAS 22 7 10 5 21 23 −2 31
7 Municipal Limeno 22 7 6 9 26 32 −6 27
8 Pasaquina 22 6 8 8 24 23 +1 26
9 UES 22 6 8 8 28 32 −4 26
10 Dragón 22 7 4 11 24 30 −6 25
11 Sonsonate 22 6 3 13 24 36 −12 21
12 Chalatenango 22 5 5 12 26 39 −13 20
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results edit

Home \ Away ÁGU ALI CHA DRA FAS FIR MET LIM PAS STE SON UES
Águila 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 5–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2
Alianza 0–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 5–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–0
Chalatenango 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1
Dragón 0–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–3 2–2 2–0
C.D. FAS 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–2
Firpo 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 4–2
Isidro Metapán 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0
Limeño 2–0 0–2 4–1 0–3 1–1 0–3 3–3 3–0 3–1 1–0 0–3
Pasaquina 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–1 2–0
Santa Tecla 0–0 0–2 4–2 0–1 3–3 5–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–0
Sonsonate 0–2 2–4 3–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–4 0–1
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador 0–1 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–0
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Scoring edit

Individual awards edit

Hombre GOL Best Coach Award Best Goalkeeper Award Fair Player Award Rookie Player Award
  Javier Lezcano
Pasaquina 		  Jorge Rodriguez
Alianza 		  Benji Villalobos
Águila 		  Wilma Torres
Firpo 		  Gerardo Guirola
Isidro Metapan

Playoffs edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
6 FAS 0 0 0
3 Santa Tecla 0 1 1
TBD Santa Tecla 2 3 5
TBD Águila 0 2 2
7 Limeno 1 0 1
2 Águila 1 0 0
TBD Santa Tecla 4
TBD Alianza 0
5 Firpo 2 0 2
4 Isidro Metapán 1 1 2
TBD Isidro Metapán 0 0 0
TBD Alianza 0 2 2
8 Pasaquina 0 0 0
1 Alianza F.C. 1 3 4

Quarterfinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pasaquina 0-4 Alianza 0-1 3–0
Limeño 3–3 (s) Águila 1–1 2–2
FAS 0–1 Santa Tecla 0–0 1–0
Firpo 2–2 (s) Isidro Metapán 2–1 1-0
  1. † Order of legs reversed.
First leg edit
Pasaquina0-1Alianza
Rodolfo Zelaya   68'
Limeño1–1Águila
Carlos del Giorno   44' Ortíz   38'
Referee: Joel Aguilar Chicas
FAS0-0Santa Tecla
Firpo2-1Isidro Metapán
Cesar Gonzales   45'
Pierre Pluchino   76'		 Romeo Parkes   91'
Second leg edit
Alianza3-0Pasaquina
Issac Portillo   26'
Alexander Larin   38'
Portillo   83'		 None

Alianza won 4–0 on aggregate.

Águila2-2Limeño
Irvin Valdez   25'
James Cabezas   47'		 Óscar Móvil   76'
  90'

3–3. Aguila advanced as the higher seeded team.

Santa Tecla1-0FAS
William Canales   93'

Santa Tecla won 1–0 on aggregate.

Isidro Metapán1–0Firpo
Josué Flores   20'

2–2. Isidro Metapan advanced as the higher seeded team.

Semifinals edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alianza 2–0 Isidro Metapan 0–0 2–0
Águila 2–5 Santa Tecla 2–0 2–3
First leg edit
Isidro Metapan0–0Alianza
Santa Tecla2-0Águila
Juan Barahona   22'
Gerson Mayen   28'
Second leg edit
Alianza2-0Isidro Metapan
None Rodolfo Zelaya   9'
Alexander Larín   13'

Alianza won 2–0 on aggregate.

Águila2–3Santa Tecla
Alvaro Lizama   4'
James Cabezas   66'		 Ricardinho   11'
Marlon Cornejo   74'
William Canales  

Santa Tecla won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final edit

Santa Tecla4-0Alianza
Marlon Cornejo   36'
Gerson Mayen   46'
William Canales   83'
Carlos Bueno   90'		 None
Attendance: 29, 392
Referee: Marlon Mejia


 Clausura 2017 champions 
Santa Tecla
3rd title

List of foreign players in the league edit

This is a list of foreign players in the 2016–17 season. The following players:

  1. Have played at least one game for the respective club.
  2. 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/s is released and its before the close of the season transfer window.

  (player released during the Apertura season)   (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons)   (player released during the Clausura season)

Aggregate table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza 44 23 11 10 83 48 +35 80 CONCACAF League[a]
2 Águila 44 19 19 6 50 28 +22 76 CONCACAF League[b]
3 Santa Tecla 44 20 12 12 67 54 +13 72 CONCACAF Champions League[c]
4 Isidro Metapán 44 18 13 13 60 47 +13 67
5 FAS 44 15 17 12 48 49 −1 62
6 Sonsonate 44 17 10 17 59 57 +2 61
7 Municipal Limeno 44 16 13 15 57 61 −4 61
8 Firpo 44 15 14 15 60 66 −6 59
9 Pasaquina 44 14 13 17 52 58 −6 55
10 Chalatenango 44 11 10 23 53 75 −22 43
11 Dragón 44 9 12 23 43 63 −20 39
12 UES 44 8 14 22 54 80 −26 38 Segunda División
Source: primerafutboles.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ As Apertura and Clausura runners-up
  2. ^ As non-finalists with best aggregate
  3. ^ As Apertura and Clausura champions

References edit

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