Summary
The Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional (SLV1), or La Liga Mayor, or La Primera, or Liga Pepsi, is the top level of league-style football competition in El Salvador. The SLV1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. At the end of the 2019-2020 Torneo Clausura, the SLV1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020 CONCACAF League Round of 16 (or Preliminary Round):
- 2019-2020 Apertura/Clausura champions
- 2020 CONCACAF League Preliminary Round:
- 2019-2020 non-champion with the most 2019-2020 SLV1 Aggregate Table points
Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2019-2020 Torneo Apertura and 2019-2020 Torneo Clausura into the 2019-2020 SLV1 Aggregate Table.
Due to COVID-19, the SLV1 Clausura season was cut short at 11 regular season matches per team.
Leagues Pyramid - El Salvador
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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SLV1 | Liga Pepsi (Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional) | 12 |
SLV2 | Segunda Divisón de Fúbol Salvadoreño | 23 |
SLV3 | Tercera Divisón de Fúbol Salvadoreño | 23 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Apertura - Regular 26 Jul 2019 - 1 Dec 2019 Apertura - Playoffs 4 Dec 2019 - 31 Dec 1969 | Clausura - Regular 19 Jan 2020 - 9 May 2020 Clausura - Playoffs 12 May 2020 - 31 May 2020 | 12: SLV1 (10), SLV2 (2) |
Season Format
The 2019-2020 SLV1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. In each torneo, each SLV1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 11 SLV1 teams for a total of 22 league matches. A playoff is held upon the completion of each torneo to determine the torneo champion. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) goals scored.
Playoffs
At the end of each torneo, the top 8 SLV1 teams advance to a Home-Away highest aggregate score advances playoffs. In this playoff, the 1st place team plays the 8th place team, the 2nd place team plays the 7th place team, the 3rd place team plays the 6th place team, and the 4th place team plays the 5th place team. The four advancing teams play in a Home-Away highest aggregate score advances Semifinals. The two Semifinal winners advance to the Finals with the winner becoming the torneo champion.
Relegation
Upon completion of the 2019-2020 Torneo Clausura, the 2 SLV1 teams with the lowest number of 2019-2020 SLV1 Aggregate Table points have a 1 match playoff. The loser will be relegated to the SLV2. The SLV2 champion will play in the 2019-2020 SLV1 Torneo Apertura.
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Torneo Clausura
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | CD Once Municipal | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | - | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
2 | CD El Vencedor | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | - | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
3 | Alianza FC | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | - | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 -3-1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
4 | Independiente FC | 11 | 3 -6-2 | 15 | - | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 -4-0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
5 | AD Isidro Metapán | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 | 2 -3-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | CD FAS | 11 | 5 -0-6 | 15 | - | 8 | 9 | -1 | 6 | 3 -0-3 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
7 | CD Municipal Limeño | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | - | 15 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 -2-2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
8 | CD Águila | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | - | 5 | 6 | -1 | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
9 | Jocoro FC | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | - | 20 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 -2-3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
10 | Santa Tecla FC | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | - | 11 | 13 | -2 | 6 | 2 -4-0 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
11 | CD Sonsonate | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | - | 12 | 17 | -5 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 6 | 1 -4-1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
12 | CD Chalatenango | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | - | 8 | 13 | -5 | 5 | 2 -3-0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 -2-4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | -8 |
Clausura - Quarterfinals |
Apertura - Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | CD Sonsonate | 14 | Alianza FC |
11.12.19 | CD Sonsonate | 00 | Alianza FC | Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos |
15.12.19 | Alianza FC | 41 | CD Sonsonate | Estadio Cuscatlán |
Aggregate | Santa Tecla FC | 11 | CD FAS |
12.12.19 | Santa Tecla FC | 11 | CD FAS | Estadio Las Delicias |
15.12.19 | CD FAS | 00 | Santa Tecla FC | Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño |
Apertura - Quarterfinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | CD Municipal Limeño | 32 | Santa Tecla FC |
04.12.19 | CD Municipal Limeño | 30 | Santa Tecla FC | Estadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos |
08.12.19 | Santa Tecla FC | 20 | CD Municipal Limeño | Estadio Las Delicias |
Aggregate | CD Sonsonate | 11 | CD Águila |
05.12.19 | CD Sonsonate | 10 | CD Águila | Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos |
07.12.19 | CD Águila | 10 | CD Sonsonate | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza | ||
CD Sonsonate advances w/superior table ranking |
Torneo Apertura
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Alianza FC | 22 | 14 -6-2 | 48 | - | 38 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 10 -2-0 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
2 | CD FAS | 22 | 10 -7-5 | 37 | - | 38 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 -5-2 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
3 | CD Municipal Limeño | 22 | 10 -5-7 | 35 | - | 33 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 2 |
4 | CD Sonsonate | 22 | 10 -5-7 | 35 | - | 33 | 37 | -4 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 16 | 22 | -6 |
5 | CD Águila | 22 | 9 -5-8 | 32 | - | 24 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 7 | 12 | -5 |
6 | Santa Tecla FC | 22 | 8 -7-7 | 31 | - | 33 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 6 -4-1 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | -2 |
7 | CD El Vencedor | 22 | 7 -8-7 | 29 | - | 31 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 2 -7-2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
8 | AD Isidro Metapán | 22 | 7 -8-7 | 29 | - | 28 | 29 | -1 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
9 | CD Chalatenango | 22 | 7 -7-8 | 28 | - | 34 | 36 | -2 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 14 | 20 | -6 |
10 | Independiente FC | 22 | 4 -9-9 | 21 | - | 22 | 32 | -10 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 11 | 2 -5-4 | 11 | 11 | 16 | -5 |
11 | Jocoro FC | 22 | 5 -4-13 | 19 | - | 22 | 32 | -10 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
12 | CD Once Municipal | 22 | 3 -5-14 | 14 | - | 21 | 42 | -21 | 10 | 0 -4-6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 12 | 3 -1-8 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -10 |
Apertura - Quarterfinals |
Results
Santa Tecla FC | CANC | CD Municipal Limeño | Estadio Las Delicias |
Independiente FC | CANC | CD FAS | Estadio Jiboa |
CD Chalatenango | CANC | CD Once Municipal | Estadio José Gregorio Martínez |
CD Sonsonate | CANC | CD Águila | Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos |
AD Isidro Metapán | CANC | CD El Vencedor | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
Jocoro FC | CANC | Alianza FC | Estadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos |
CD El Vencedor | CANC | AD Isidro Metapán | Estadio German Rivas Lozano |
CD Municipal Limeño | CANC | Independiente FC | Estadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos |
CD FAS | CANC | CD Chalatenango | Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño |
CD Once Municipal | CANC | CD Sonsonate | Estadio Simeón Magañ:a |
CD Águila | CANC | AD Isidro Metapán | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
CD El Vencedor | CANC | Jocoro FC | Estadio German Rivas Lozano |
Alianza FC | CANC | Santa Tecla FC | Estadio Cuscatlán |
Independiente FC | CANC | Santa Tecla FC | Estadio Jiboa |
CD Chalatenango | CANC | CD Municipal Limeño | Estadio José Gregorio Martínez |
CD Sonsonate | CANC | CD FAS | Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos |
AD Isidro Metapán | CANC | CD Once Municipal | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
Alianza FC | CANC | CD El Vencedor | Estadio Cuscatlán |
Independiente FC | CANC | CD Chalatenango | Estadio Jiboa |