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.
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 2023 – December 2023 (Apertura), 2024 – 29 May 2024 (Clausura) |
| Champions | Aguila (Apertura 2023) TBD (Clausura 2024) |
| Relegated | Santa Tecla |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | TBD |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | TBD |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | TBD |
| Top goalscorer |  Carlos Salazar (15 goals Apertura 2023) TBD ( goals Clausura 2024) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 11 May 2023. | |
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 [[]] 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 |  Sebastián Bini
|
Contract finished, Hired as Municipal new coach | May 27, 2023 | Ernesto Corti [7]
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May 27, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Santa Tecla | Ernesto Corti
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Mutual Consent, went on to become Aguila new coach | May 27, 2023 |  Francisco Medrano
|
July 15, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| FAS | Efren Marenco [8]
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Mutual Consent, Moved to be reserve coach | June 1, 2023 |  Raúl Arias [9]
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June 8, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Jocoro | Víctor Coreas
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Mutual Consent | June 21, 2023 |  Agustin Castillo
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June 22, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Alianza | Eduardo Lara
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Mutual Consent | June 27, 2023 | Milton Meléndez
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June 28, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Municipal Limeno | José Romero
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Mutual Consent | June 21, 2023 |  Jorge Ernesto Pineda
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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 | Jorge Pineda
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Mutual Consent | August 24, 2023 | Nelson Ancheta [10]
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August 25, 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
| Municipal Limeno | Nelson Ancheta [11]
|
Resigned | October 17, 2023 | Abel Flores (Interim)
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October, 2023 | 9th (2023 Apertura) |
| Platense |  Juan Cortés Diéguez
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Resigned | October 23, 2023 | Jorge Abrego
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October 25, 2023 | 11th (2023 Apertura) |
| Santa Tecla | Francisco Medrano
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Resigned | October 23, 2023 | Juan Ramón Sánchez [12]
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October 25, 2023 | 12th (2023 Apertura) |
| Fuerte San Francisco |  Pablo Quiñones [13]
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Sacked | November 15, 2023 | Jesús Álvarez (Interim)
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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 | Abel Flores (Interim)
|
End of Interimship | December 11, 2023 | William Renderos [14]
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December 11, 2023 | 9th (2023 Apertura) |
| Dragon | Marvín Benitez
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Mutual consent | December 21, 2023 | Manuel Acevedo [15]
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December 24, 2024 | 7th (2023 Apertura) |
| Isidro Metapán | Jorge Rodríguez [16]
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Resigned | December 23, 2023 | Julio Zamora
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December 28, 2024 | 8th (2023 Apertura) |
| Alianza | Milton Meléndez
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Moved to become director of sports | December 29, 2023 | Jorge Rodríguez
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December 29, 2023 | 4th (2023 Apertura) |
| LA Firpo | Guillermo Rivera
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Mutual consent | December 2023 | Gabriel Álvarez
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January, 2024 | 3rd (2023 Apertura) |
| Fuerte San Francisco | Jesús Álvarez
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End of interimship | January 4, 2024 | Fabio Gaston Larramendi
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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 | Fabio Gaston Larramendi
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Sacked | February 8, 2024 | Nelson Ancheta
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February 9, 2024 | 11th (2024 Clausura) |
| Jocoro | Agustin Castillo
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Mutual Consent | February 12, 2024 | Carlos Romero
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February 13, 2024 | 12th (2024 Clausura) |
| Jocoro | Carlos Romero
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Resigned | March 24, 2024 | Marvin Hernandez (Interim)
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March 25, 2024 | 12th (2024 Clausura) |
| Santa Tecla | Juan Ramón Sánchez
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Sacked | March 28, 2024 | Francisco Medrano
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March 28, 2024 | th (2024 Clausura) |
| FAS | Raúl Arias
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Mutual Consent | April 12, 2024 | Richard Preza
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April 13, 2024 | th (2024 Clausura) |
| Isidro Metapan | Julio Zamora
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Mutual Consent | April 19, 2024 | TBD
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April , 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2023. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
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 | Carlos Salazar
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Aguila | 15 |
| 2 | German Aguila
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Jocoro | 15 |
| 3 | Luis Ángel Landín
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Municipal Limeno | 13 |
| 4 | Jhon Montano
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Dragon | 11 |
| 5 | Javier Ferman
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Dragon | 10 |
| 6 |  Sebastián Julio
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LA Firpo | 10 |
| 7 |  Nicolas Gonzalez
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Fuerte San Francisco | 9 |
| 8 | Duvier Riascos
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Aguila | 9 |
| 9 | Emerson Mauricio
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Alianza | 8 |
| 10 |  Mateus Ramos
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LA Firpo | 7 |
| 10 | Kevin Reyes
|
FAS | 7 |
Playoffs edit
Quarterfinals edit
First legs edit
| Dragon | 1-1 | FAS |
|---|---|---|
Javier Ferman  96' |
[17] | Jairo Martinez 26' |
Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel
Referee: Filiberto Martinez
| Alianza | 4-0 | Fuerte San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| Emerson Mauricio 16' 50' Michel Mercado 33' Marvin Monterroza 55' |
[18] | Nil |
| Jocoro | 1-0 | LA Firpo |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Hernandez 56' |
[19] | Nil |
Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego, Jocoro
Referee: Waldir Garcia
| Isidro Metapan | 0-0 | Aguila |
|---|---|---|
| Nil | [20] | Nil |
Referee: TBD
Second legs edit
| Fuerte San Francisco | 1-1 | Alianza |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Giménez 45' |
[21] | Eduardo Vigil own 39' |
Referee: German Martinez
Alianza won 5-1 on Aggregate
| FAS | 0-1 | Dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Nil | [22] | Jhon Montano 29' |
Estadio Oscar Quiteño, Santa Ana
Referee: Ivan Cornejo
Dragon won 2-1 on Aggregate
Jocoro won 2-1 on Aggregate
| Aguila | 1-0 | Isidro Metapan |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas Ventura 11' |
[24] | Nil |
Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel
Referee: Hector Salazar
Aguila won 1-0 on aggregate
Semifinals edit
First legs edit
| Dragon | 1-3 | Jocoro |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Angulo 64' |
Junior Padilla 18' Joel Turcios 51' Juan Carlos Argueta 96' |
Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel
Referee: Cesar Nolasco
Second legs edit
| Jocoro | 3-1 | Dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Acuna 42' Juan Carlos Argueta 51' Junior Padilla 52' |
[25] | Javier Ferman 33' |
Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego, Jocoro
Referee: Vicente Ruiz
Jocoro won 6-2 on aggregate
Aguila won 3-2 on aggregate
Final edit
Final
| Aguila | 3-0 | Jocoro |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Pimienta 35' Carlos Salazar 67' Duvier Riascos 87' |
[26] | Nil |
Attendance: TBD
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| 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 | Municipal Limeño | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 24 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Platense | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 23 | |
| 3 | Luis Ángel Firpo | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 22 | |
| 4 | Alianza | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 7 | +10 | 21 | |
| 5 | Once Deportivo | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Águila | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 19 | |
| 7 | FAS | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 19 | |
| 8 | Isidro Metapán | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 15 | |
| 9 | Dragón | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 14 | |
| 10 | Santa Tecla | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 11 | |
| 11 | Fuerte San Francisco | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 7 | |
| 12 | Jocoro | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2024. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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: TBD (00 goals)
- Fewest goals scored: TBD (00 goals)
- Fewest goals conceded : TBD (00 goals)
- Most goals conceded : TBD (00 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 | TBD
|
TBD | 00 |
| 2 | TBD
|
TBD | 00 |
| 3 | TBD
|
TBD | 00 |
| 4 | TBD
|
TBD | 00 |
| 5 | TBD
|
TBD | 00 |
| 6 | TBD
|
TBD | 00 |
| 7 | TBD
|
TBD | 00 |
| 8 | TBD
|
TBD | 00 |
| 9 | TBD
|
TBD | 00 |
| 10 | TBD
|
TBD | 00 |
Playoffs edit
Quarterfinals edit
First legs edit
| TBD | 3-2 | TBD |
|---|---|---|
| TBD 39' TBD 64' TBD 89' |
TBD 39' TBD 62' |
Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel
Referee: TBD
Second legs edit
FAS won 5-4 on Aggregate
| TBD | 1-0 | TBD |
|---|---|---|
| TBD 87' |
Nil |
Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, San Miguel
Referee: TBD
TBD won 1-0 on Aggregate
TBD won 4-3 on penalties, after tying 1-1 aggregate
TBD won 2-1 on aggregate
Semifinals edit
First legs edit
Second legs edit
TBD won 4-3 on penalties
4-4. TBD won 4-2 on penalties
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
- Luis Acuna
- Germán Aguila
Elmer Guity- Junior Padilla
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
- Alejandro Frezzotti
- Adrian Toloza
- Gonzalo Tarifa
- Jeffersson Sierra
(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)