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2024–25 Primera División de El Salvador

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Primera División de El Salvador
Season2024–25
Dates27 July 2024 – 22 November 2024 (Apertura), 2025 – 2025 (Clausura)
Matches played94
Goals scored225 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorerBrazil Gustavo (13 goals Apertura 2024)
Highest scoringFAS 3-4 Águila
All statistics correct as of 7 November 2024.

The 2024–25 Primera División de El Salvador, also known as the Liga Pepsi, is the 26th season and 50th and 51st Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Aguila and Alianza are the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournament 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 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

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Promotion and relegation

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A total of 11 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2023–24 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2023–24 Segunda División.

Cacahuatique was promoted to the Primera División on July 1, 2024, after defeating Titan in a playoff match by a score of 4-3 in penalties, after the team were tied 1-1 after 120 minutes.[1]

Santa Tecla was relegated to the 2024–25 Segunda División.[2]

Jocoro withdrew from the league.

Notable events

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Changes for 2024-2025 Season

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On the 13th of June, 2024 The President of the Primera Division Samuel Gálvez announced changes for the Apertura 2024 and Clausura 2025 included the final being played over two legs instead just one game, the finals will be held at the finalist stadiums. The four foreign players quota will remain. One reserve or under 17 player must be played for 90 minutes per game.[3]

Jocoro sold spot in primera division to Titan

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It was announced on July 13, 2024 that Titan had made agreement with Jocoro to acquire their spot in the Primera division.[4]

Primera division denys Joroco selling of spot, Only 11 teams will participate

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FESFUT announced with Jocoro failure to meet the requirement to register in the Primera Division, they would lose their spot and therefore could sell their spot to Titan. Despite protest and pleas from Titan board to be allowed to take the spot and give a slight extension to the club for meet the requirement, on June 18, 2024 FESFUT President Humberto Sáenz Marinero announced the league will proceed with only 11 teams. [5]

FESFUT denied double legged final

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On 29 September, it was announced by FESFUT that they had denied primera division decision to have two legged grand final, the grand final will remain one legged final [6]

Announcement no team will be relegated 2024–2025 season

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On 24 October, 2024 it was announced by the primera division that no team will be relegated for the 2024–2025, after Jocoro FC license being suspended, and only 11 teams participating in the league, the league stated that one team will be promoted to make it even 12 teams again and no team will be relegated [7]

Notable death from Apertura 2024 season and 2025 Clausura season

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The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2024 and middle of 2025.

  • Manuel Ayala (ex Luis Angel Firpo player)
  • Joel Estrada (ex FAS player)
  • Jose Leandro Linares (ex FAS and Gatos de Monterrey player)
  • Juan Ramon Martinez (ex Aguila, Atletico Marte, Juventud Olimpica and Once Municipal player)
  • Eder Renderos (ex Luis Angel Firpo, UES and Audaz player)
  • Julio Leiva (Guatemalan ex Aguila player) [8]
  • Amadeo Machado (ex Aguila and Luis Angel Firpo player)
  • Domingo Albil (Argentinian ex FAS, Alianza and Sonsonate player) [9]
  • Héctor Alcides Piccioni (Argentinian ex FAS player) [10]
  • Luis Ernesto Tapia (Panamanian ex Alianza, Atletico Marte, UES and Juventud Olimpica player) [11]
  • TBD (ex TBD player)

Managerial changes

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Before the start of the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Aguila Argentina Ernesto Corti Contract finished, May 27, 2024 Argentina Daniel Messina[12] May 27, 2024 4th and Quarterfinalist (2024 Clausura)
Fuerte San Francisco El Salvador Nelson Ancheta Contract Finished May 27, 2024 Mexico Jorge Martinez Merino [13] June 29, 2024 11th (2024 Clausura)
Dragon El Salvador Manuel Acevedo Mutual Consent June 7, 2024 El Salvador Marvin Benítez June 7, 2024 9th (2024 Clausura)
Isidro Metapan Argentina Carlos Martinez Che Returned to assistant coach role June 18, 2024 El Salvador Hector Omar Mejia July 3, 2024 7th and Semi-Finalist (2024 Clausura)
Cacahuatique Uruguay Pablo Quiñones Mutual Consent July 4, 2024 Argentina Daniel Corti July 9, 2024 None (2024 Clausura)

During the Apertura season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
FAS Uruguay Ricardo Preza [1] Sacked August 20, 2024 Peru Agustin Castillo August 20, 2024 7th (2024 Apertura)
Municipal Limeno El Salvador William Renderos Iraheta Sacked September 19, 2024 El Salvador Abel Flores (Interim) September 20, 2024 7th (2024 Apertura)
Dragon El Salvador Marvin Benítez Resigned September, 2024 Uruguay Pablo Quiñones [2] September , 2024 12th (2024 Apertura)
Municipal Limeno El Salvador Abel Flores (Interim) Interimship ended October 5, 2024 El Salvador Guillermo Rivera [3] October 5, 2024 6th (2024 Apertura)
Platense El Salvador Jorge Abrego Mutual Consent October 11, 2024 El Salvador David Hernández (Interim) October 11, 2024 11th (2024 Apertura)
Fuerte San Francisco Mexico Jorge Merino [4] Mutual Consent October 16, 2024 Uruguay Ruben Alonso October 18, 2024 9th (2024 Apertura)

Apertura 2024

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Luis Ángel Firpo 19 12 2 5 31 27 +4 38 Advance to Playoffs
2 Águila 18 11 4 3 34 18 +16 37
3 Cacahuatique 19 12 1 6 23 16 +7 37
4 Isidro Metapán 19 9 5 5 29 21 +8 32
5 Once Deportivo 19 9 4 6 26 23 +3 31
6 Alianza 19 8 5 6 24 16 +8 29
7 Municipal Limeño 18 7 6 5 24 19 +5 27
8 FAS 19 6 4 9 28 27 +1 22
9 Fuerte San Francisco 20 4 3 13 15 34 −19 15
10 Dragón 19 3 4 12 10 28 −18 13
11 Platense 19 1 6 12 11 26 −15 9
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Apertura 2024 Records

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Records

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  • Best home records: TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
  • Worst home records: TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
  • Best away records : TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
  • Worst away records : TBD (00 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

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  • First goal of the season: Brazil Gustavo Souza for Firpo against Platense, 6 minutes (Month day, 2024)
  • First goal by a foreign player: Brazil Gustavo Souza for Firpo against Platense, 6th minutes (A, 2024)
  • Fastest goal in a match: 5 Minutes
  • Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 94 minutes
    • El Salvador TBD goal for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2024)
  • First penalty Kick of the season: Colombia Julian Grueso for Cacahuatique against Firpo, 43rd minutes (August 4, 2024)
  • Widest winning margin: 4 goals
    • TBD 5–1 TBD (August 20, 2023)
  • First hat-trick of the season: Uruguay Emiliano Villar for FAS against Alianza (November 16, 2024)
  • First own goal of the season: El Salvador Ronald Aparicio (Platense) for Aguila (August 26, 2024)
  • Most goals in a match: 7 goals
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5 goals
  • Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals
    • TBD 5-0 (5-3) TBD (1st half, Month day, 2024)
  • 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':

Clausura 2025

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Clausura 2025 Records

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Records

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  • Best home records: TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
  • Worst home records: TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
  • Best away records : TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
  • Worst away records : TBD (00 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

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  • First goal of the season: Brazil TBD for Firpo against Platense, 22 minutes (Month day, 2025)
  • First goal by a foreign player: Brazil TBD for Firpo against Platense, th minutes (Month day, 2025)
  • Fastest goal in a match: 23 Seconds
  • Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 94 minutes
    • El Salvador TBD goal for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2025)
  • First penalty Kick of the season: El Salvador TBD for TBD against TBD, 7th minutes (Month day, 2025)
  • Widest winning margin: 4 goals
    • TBD 5–1 TBD (August 20, 2025)
  • First hat-trick of the season: Colombia TBD for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2025)
  • First own goal of the season: El Salvador TBD (TBD) for TBD (Month day, 2025)
  • 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
    • TBD 5-0 (5-3) TBD (1st half, Month day, 2025)
  • Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
    • TBD 3–5 TBD (August 19, 2025)
  • Most goals by one player in a single match: 4 goals
    • Colombia TBD for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2025)
  • Players that scored a hat-trick':
    • Colombia TBD for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2025)

List of foreign players in the league

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This is a list of foreign players in the 2024–25 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 is released and it is before the close of the season transfer window.

Águila

Alianza

Cachuatique

Dragon

  • Colombia Yair Arboleda
  • Colombia Kevin Moreno
  • Colombia Manuel Chala
  • Colombia Yerson Tobar
  • Colombia Samuel Campaña
  • Colombia José Medrano

FAS

Firpo

  • Colombia Wilber Arizala
  • Brazil Guilherme Silva
  • Brazil Jonathan Santana
  • Brazil Gustavo Souza

Fuerte San Francisco

Isidro Metapán

Municipal Limeno

  • Brazil Lucas dos Santos
  • Colombia Juan Diego Lasso
  • Honduras German Mejia
  • Mexico Joel Almeida

Once Deportivo

Platense

  • Brazil Matheus da Silva
  • Brazil Magno Costa Fernandes
  • Colombia Argenis Alba
  • Paraguay Sandro Melgarejo


(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) (Injured and ruled out for the rest of the season) (player naturalized for the Clausura season) (player released beginning the Clausura season, Never played a game)

References

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  1. ^ "¡Cacahuatique es nuevo equipo de Primera División!" [Cacahuatique is the new team in the first division]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Santa Tecla se despide de la Primera Division tras caer ante Firpo" [Santa Tecla says goodbye to the first division after losing to Firpo]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). elgrafico.com. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Oficial: la final del Apertura 2024 se jugará a ida y vuelta" [Official: the final of the Apertura 2024 will be played over two legs]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ^ "¡Oficial! Titán es equipo de la Primera División!" [Official ! Titan is the new team in the first division]. diarioelsalvador.com (in Spanish). diarioelsalvador.com. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ "FESFUT niega solicitud del Titán para jugar en Primera División" [FESFUT denies inscription of Titan to play in the Primera Division]. El Grafico.com (in Spanish). El Grafico.com. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Final única se mantiene en la Liga Mayor de fútbol" [one leg final will maintain in the first division]. El Salvador.com (in Spanish). El Salvador.com. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Confirmado: No habrá descenso en la Primera División esta temporada" [oConfirmed no relegation will occur in this primera division season]. Elgrafico.com (in Spanish). Elgrafico.com. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Mataron al DT Julio Ariz Leiva, el "Rey de los Ascensos", con 15 balazos en Guatemala" [Murder of coacg Julio Ariz Leiva, The king of promotions, with 15 shots in Guatemala]. LaNacion.com (in Spanish). LaNacion.com. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Fallecio-el-argentino-Domingo-Jorge-Albil" [Death of Argentinian Domingo Jorge Albil]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). elgrafico.com. October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Fallecio exfigura del FAS Hector Piccioni" [Official ! Death of ex star of FAS Hector Piccioni]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). elgrafico.com. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Fallece Luis Ernesto "Cascarita" Tapia, leyenda de Alianza" [Official ! Death of Luis Ernesto 'Cascarita' Tapia, Alianza Legend]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). elgrafico.com. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Daniel Messina No lo pense dos veces en acepatar regresar al Aguila" [Daniel Messina did not think twice to accept returning to Aguila]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  13. ^ "El mexicano Jorge Martinez nuevo entrenador del Fuerte San Francisco" [The Mexican Jorge Martinez new coach of Fuerte San Francisco]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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  • [5] (Official website)
  • [6] (El Grafico)
  • [7] (El Salvador.com)
  • [8] (La Prense Grafica)