Liga Pepsi
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2025-2026
Location
El Salvador
Abbreviation
SLV1

Summary

The Primera División de El Salvador (SLV1) (aka 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 2025-2026 Torneo Clausura, the SLV1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

If the same team wins both the 2025-2026 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, then the runner-up with the most 2025-2026 SLV1 Aggregate Table points from both torneos is awarded the 2nd 2026 CNCFCAC champions berth.

Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2025-2026 Torneo Apertura and 2025-2026 Torneo Clausura into the 2025-2026 SLV1 Aggregate Table.

Leagues Pyramid - El Salvador

Abbrev League # of Teams
SLV1 Liga Pepsi
(Primera División de El Salvador)		 12
SLV2 Segunda Divisón de Fúbol Salvadoreño 20
SLV3 Tercera Divisón de Fúbol Salvadoreño 23

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Apertura - Regular
17 Jul 2025 - 30 Nov 2025
Apertura - Playoffs
3 Dec 2025 - 24 Dec 2025		Clausura - Regular
12 Jan 2026 - 10 May 2026
Clausura - Playoffs
13 May 2026 - 10 Jun 2026		 12: SLV1 (10), SLV2 (2)

Season Format

The 2025-2026 SLV1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. In each championship, each SLV1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 10 SLV1 teams for 20 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) goals scored.

Playoffs

At the end each torneo, the top 4 SLV1 teams in each group advance to the Home-Away highest aggregate score advances Quarterfinals. In this playoff, the 1st place teams plays the 4th place teams, the 2nd place teams plays the 3rd place teams. 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 2025-2026 Torneo Clausura, the 2 SLV1 teams with the lowest number of 2025-2026 SLV1 Aggregate Table points have a 1 match playoff. The loser will be relegated to the SLV2. The SLV2 champion will play in the 2026-2027 SLV1 Torneo Apertura.


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Apertura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCD Águila  23 CD Luis Ángel Firpo  
07.12.25CD Águila 13 CD Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
13.12.25CD Luis Ángel Firpo 01 CD ÁguilaEstadio Sergio Torres Rivera
AggregateCD Cacahuatique  15 Alianza FC  
07.12.25CD Cacahuatique 12 Alianza FCComplejo Deportivo Chapeltique
13.12.25Alianza FC 30 CD CacahuatiqueEstadio Cuscatlán

Apertura - Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCD Cacahuatique  33 CD FAS  
23.11.25CD Cacahuatique 23 CD FASEstadio Municipal Chapeltique
29.11.25CD FAS 01 CD CacahuatiqueEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
 CD Cacahuatique advances on PKs (3-1) 
AggregateCD Municipal Limeño  03 Alianza FC  
23.11.25CD Municipal Limeño 00 Alianza FCEstadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos
29.11.25Alianza FC 30 CD Municipal LimeñoEstadio Cuscatlán
AggregateCD Platense Municipal  28 CD Luis Ángel Firpo  
23.11.25CD Platense Municipal 02 CD Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
29.11.25CD Luis Ángel Firpo 62 CD Platense MunicipalEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
AggregateCD Águila  41 AD Isidro Metapán  
23.11.25CD Águila 21 AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
29.11.25AD Isidro Metapán 02 CD ÁguilaEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez

Torneo Apertura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1CD Luis Ángel Firpo 2215 -5-250-492623118 -2-12618810117 -3-124311813
2CD FAS 2213 -5-444-492524119 -1-128261016114 -4-31623158
3Alianza FC 2213 -5-444-372017115 -3-31814113118 -2-12623914
4AD Isidro Metapán 2210 -6-636-31265115 -4-21916124115 -2-41715141
5CD Águila 239 -7-734-29272115 -3-31818162124 -4-41611110
6CD Municipal Limeño 228 -4-1028-3032-2116 -0-51818162112 -4-5101216-4
7CD Cacahuatique 227 -6-927-2829-1112 -4-5101015-5115 -2-41718144
8CD Platense Municipal 225 -11-626-30273113 -7-11620146112 -4-5101013-3
9CD Fuerte San Francisco 224 -8-1020-2038-18111 -4-67824-16113 -4-4131214-2
10Zacatecoluca FC 234 -7-1219-1929-10123 -3-6121114-3111 -4-67815-7
11CD Hércules 225 -2-1517-1949-30112 -1-871028-18113 -1-710921-12
12Internacional Formando Atletas 222 -10-1016-2235-13111 -6-491115-4111 -4-671120-9
2026 CNCFCAC and Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals

Results

Sun - 16 Nov 2025
 CD Fuerte San Francisco 13 Alianza FCEstadio Correcaminos
 CD Águila 33 CD Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
 CD Municipal Limeño 41 CD CacahuatiqueEstadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos
 CD FAS 41 CD Platense MunicipalEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
 CD Hércules 02 AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Cuscatlán
 Zacatecoluca FC 32 Internacional Formando AtletasEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
Sun - 9 Nov 2025
 Alianza FC 11 Zacatecoluca FCEstadio Cuscatlán
 CD Cacahuatique 12 CD ÁguilaEstadio Municipal Chapeltique
 CD Platense Municipal 40 CD HérculesEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
Sat - 8 Nov 2025
 CD Luis Ángel Firpo 31 CD FASEstadio Sergio Torres Rivera
 AD Isidro Metapán 12 CD Fuerte San FranciscoEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
Wed - 5 Nov 2025
 CD Hércules 13 CD Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio Cuscatlán
 CD FAS 21 CD CacahuatiqueEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
 AD Isidro Metapán 00 CD Platense MunicipalEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
 CD Municipal Limeño 01 Alianza FCEstadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos
 Zacatecoluca FC 00 CD Fuerte San FranciscoEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
 CD Águila 30 Internacional Formando AtletasEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Sat - 1 Nov 2025
 CD Luis Ángel Firpo 21 AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Sergio Torres Rivera
 Internacional Formando Atletas 02 CD FASEstadio Las Delicias