Liga INDES
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2019-2020
Location
El Salvador
Abbreviation
SLV1

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:

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
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

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1CD Once Municipal 116 -2-320-127563 -2-11162453 -0-29651
2CD El Vencedor 104 -4-216-118351 -2-2545-153 -2-011734
3Alianza FC 114 -4-316-1513252 -1-2765162 -3-19981
4Independiente FC 113 -6-215-88051 -4-0754162 -2-2834-1
5AD Isidro Metapán 104 -3-315-55052 -0-3635-252 -3-09202
6CD FAS 115 -0-615-89-163 -0-3965152 -0-3624-2
7CD Municipal Limeño 113 -5-314-1512362 -2-2876151 -3-16862
8CD Águila 113 -5-314-56-163 -3-01252350 -2-3204-4
9Jocoro FC 113 -4-413-2019152 -2-18118361 -2-35911-2
10Santa Tecla FC 112 -5-411-1113-262 -4-01096350 -1-4127-5
11CD Sonsonate 112 -5-411-1217-551 -1-34510-561 -4-17770
12CD Chalatenango 112 -5-411-813-552 -3-0941360 -2-42412-8
Clausura - Quarterfinals

Apertura - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sun - 22 Dec 2019
 Alianza FC 10 CD FASEstadio Cuscatlán

Apertura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCD Sonsonate  14 Alianza FC  
11.12.19CD Sonsonate 00 Alianza FCEstadio Anna Mercedes Campos
15.12.19Alianza FC 41 CD SonsonateEstadio Cuscatlán
AggregateSanta Tecla FC  11 CD FAS  
12.12.19Santa Tecla FC 11 CD FASEstadio Las Delicias
15.12.19CD FAS 00 Santa Tecla FCEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño

Apertura - Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCD Municipal Limeño  32 Santa Tecla FC  
04.12.19CD Municipal Limeño 30 Santa Tecla FCEstadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos
08.12.19Santa Tecla FC 20 CD Municipal LimeñoEstadio Las Delicias
AggregateCD Sonsonate  11 CD Águila  
05.12.19CD Sonsonate 10 CD ÁguilaEstadio Anna Mercedes Campos
07.12.19CD Águila 10 CD SonsonateEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
 CD Sonsonate advances w/superior table ranking 

Torneo Apertura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Alianza FC 2214 -6-248-3818201210 -2-03225916104 -4-2161394
2CD FAS 2210 -7-537-382513116 -2-320231211114 -5-21715132
3CD Municipal Limeño 2210 -5-735-33294114 -3-41516142116 -2-31717152
4CD Sonsonate 2210 -5-735-3337-4117 -2-22317152113 -3-5121622-6
5CD Águila 229 -5-832-24231116 -2-32017116113 -3-512712-5
6Santa Tecla FC 228 -7-731-33267116 -4-12219109112 -3-691416-2
7CD El Vencedor 227 -8-729-31283112 -7-21311101115 -1-51620182
8AD Isidro Metapán 227 -8-729-2829-1114 -3-41514140113 -5-3141415-1
9CD Chalatenango 227 -7-828-3436-2114 -4-31620164113 -3-5121420-6
10Independiente FC 224 -9-921-2232-10112 -4-5101116-5112 -5-4111116-5
11Jocoro FC 225 -4-1319-2232-10113 -1-7101216-4112 -3-691016-6
12CD Once Municipal 223 -5-1414-2142-21100 -4-64920-11123 -1-8101222-10
Apertura - Quarterfinals

Results

Sat - 9 May 2020
 Santa Tecla FC CANC CD Municipal LimeñoEstadio Las Delicias
 Independiente FC CANC CD FASEstadio Jiboa
 CD Chalatenango CANC CD Once MunicipalEstadio José Gregorio Martínez
 CD Sonsonate CANC CD ÁguilaEstadio Anna Mercedes Campos
 AD Isidro Metapán CANC CD El VencedorEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
 Jocoro FC CANC Alianza FCEstadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos
 CD El Vencedor CANC AD Isidro MetapánEstadio German Rivas Lozano
Sun - 3 May 2020
 CD Municipal Limeño CANC Independiente FCEstadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos
 CD FAS CANC CD ChalatenangoEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
 CD Once Municipal CANC CD SonsonateEstadio Simeón Magañ:a
 CD Águila CANC AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
 CD El Vencedor CANC Jocoro FCEstadio German Rivas Lozano
 Alianza FC CANC Santa Tecla FCEstadio Cuscatlán
Wed - 29 Apr 2020
 CD Chalatenango CANC CD Municipal LimeñoEstadio José Gregorio Martínez
 CD Sonsonate CANC CD FASEstadio Anna Mercedes Campos
 AD Isidro Metapán CANC CD Once MunicipalEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
 Jocoro FC CANC CD ÁguilaComplejo Deportivo Tierra de Juego
 Alianza FC CANC CD El VencedorEstadio Cuscatlán
Sun - 26 Apr 2020