The Salvadoran Football Champion is the winner of the El Salvador National Football Championship (1926–1968) or the Liga Mayor (1969 to present) of football in El Salvador.
Currently, there are two champions each calendar year with one champion for the Apertura season and one for the Clausura season.
Short Tournament (1926–1946) edit
Three regional champions, faced each other in the national championship. Each team represented a different section of the country (West zone, Central zone, East zone).
| Season | Champion | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Chinameca | Nequepio |
| 1927 | Hércules | Chinameca |
| 1928 | Hércules | Excélsior F.C. |
| 1929-30 | Hércules | Excélsior F.C. |
| 1930-31* | Hércules | |
| 1931-32* | Hércules | |
| 1932-33* | Hércules | |
| 1933-34* | Hércules | |
| 1934-35* | C.D. Maya | |
| 1935-36* | C.D. Maya | |
| 1937 | C.D. 33 | C.D. Alacranes |
| 1938 | C.D. 33 | C.D. Maya |
| 1939* | C.D. 33 | |
| 1940* | España F.C. | |
| 1941* | Quequeisque | |
| 1942 | Quequeisque | Juventud Olímpica |
| 1943 | Quequeisque | Ferrocarril |
| 1944* | Quequeisque | |
| 1945* | Quequeisque | |
| 1946 | Libertad | Once Municipal |
* - There was no national championship held during this year, only regional championships. These championships are now often considered national titles.
League System (1947–1997) edit
** - No national championship was held during these years
Apertura/Clausura format (1999-present) edit
(*) The first winner of the shorter tournament has been deemed "Champion Cup", and the next, that of the Clausura 1999, as "champions". The First Division of El Salvador has not changed that status competition.
Performance by club edit
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.D. FAS | 17
|
21
|
1951–1952, 1953–1954, 1957–1958, 1961–1962, 1962, 1977–1978, 1978–1979, 1981, 1984, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, Clausura 2002, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2005, Apertura 2009 |
| C.D. Águila | 16
|
12
|
1959, 1960–1961, 1963–1964, 1964, 1967–1968, 1972, 1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1983, 1987–1988, 1999 (Apertura), 2000 (Apertura), Clausura 2001, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2012, Clausura 2019 |
| Alianza F.C. | 15
|
14
|
1965-66, 1966–67, 1986-87, 1989–90, 1993–1994, 1996–1997, Apertura 1998, Apertura 2001, Clausura 2004, Clausura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2019, Apertura 2020 |
| C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 10
|
11
|
1988–1989, 1990–1991, 1991–1992, 1992–1993, 1997–1998, 1999 (Clausura), 2000 (Clausura), Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008, Clausura 2013 |
| Atlético Marte | 8
|
0
|
1955, 1955–1956, 1956–57, 1968–1969, 1970, 1980–1981, 1982, 1985 |
| A.D. Isidro Metapán | 9
|
2
|
Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2010, Apertura 2010, Apertura 2011, Apertura 2012, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014 |
| Hércules | 7
|
0
|
1927, 1928, 1929–1930, 1930–1931, 1931–1932, 1932–1933, 1933–1934 |
| Quequeisque | 5
|
0
|
1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945 |
| C.D. 33 | 3
|
0
|
1937, 1938, 1939 |
| Once Municipal | 2
|
5
|
1948–1949, Apertura 2006 |
| Juventud Olímpica | 2
|
4
|
1971, 1973 |
| C.D. Dragón | 2
|
3
|
1950–1951, 1952–1953 |
| C.D. Maya | 2
|
1
|
1934–1935, 1935–1936 |
| Chinameca Sporting Club | 1
|
1
|
1926 |
| Libertad | 1
|
1
|
1946 |
| C.D. Santiagueño | 1
|
1
|
1979–1980 |
| San Salvador F.C. | 1
|
1
|
Clausura 2003 |
| España F.C. | 1
|
0
|
1939–1940 |
| C.D. Platense | 1
|
0
|
1974–1975 |
| C.D. Vista Hermosa | 1
|
0
|
Apertura 2005 |
| Excélsior F.C. | 0
|
2
|
- |
| Atlante | 0
|
2
|
- |
| Independiente Nacional 1906 | 0
|
2
|
- |
| C.D. Municipal Limeño | 0
|
2
|
- |
| Nequepio | 0
|
1
|
- |
| C.D. Alacranes | 0
|
1
|
- |
| Ferrocarril | 0
|
1
|
- |
| Leones | 0
|
1
|
- |
| Universidad | 0
|
1
|
- |
| Negocios Internacionales | 0
|
1
|
- |
| Cojutepeque F.C. | 0
|
1
|
- |
| ADET | 0
|
1
|
- |
| C.D. Atlético Balboa | 0
|
1
|
- |
| C.D. Chalatenango | 0
|
1
|
- |