Liga INDES
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2018-2019
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 2018-2019 Torneo Clausura, the SLV1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2018-2019 Torneo Apertura and 2018-2019 Torneo Clausura into the 2018-2019 SLV1 Aggregate Table.

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
27 Jul 2018 - 25 Nov 2018
Apertura - Playoffs
28 Nov 2018 - 16 Dec 2018
Clausura - Regular
12 Jan 2019 - 5 May 2019
Clausura - Playoffs
8 May 2019 - 26 May 2019
 12: SLV1 (11), SLV2 (1)

Season Format

The 2018-2019 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 2018-2019 Torneo Clausura, the 2 SLV1 teams with the lowest number of 2018-2019 SLV1 Aggregate Table points have a 1 match playoff. The loser will be relegated to the SLV2. The SLV2 champion will play in the 2018-2019 SLV1 Torneo Apertura.


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Clausura - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sun - 26 May 2019
 Alianza FC 00 CD ÁguilaEstadio Cuscatlán
 CD Águila wins on PKs (3-1) 

Clausura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCD Municipal Limeño  22 Alianza FC  
15.05.19CD Municipal Limeño 22 Alianza FCEstadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos
19.05.19Alianza FC 00 CD Municipal LimeñoEstadio Cuscatlán
AggregateAD Isidro Metapán  04 CD Águila  
15.05.19AD Isidro Metapán 02 CD ÁguilaEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
18.05.19CD Águila 20 AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza

Clausura - Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCD Chalatenango  11 CD Municipal Limeño  
08.05.19CD Chalatenango 01 CD Municipal LimeñoEstadio José Gregorio Martínez
12.05.19CD Municipal Limeño 01 CD ChalatenangoEstadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos
 CD Municipal Limeño (higher seed) advances 
AggregateCD FAS  44 CD Águila  
08.05.19CD FAS 32 CD ÁguilaEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
11.05.19CD Águila 21 CD FASEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
 CD Águila (higher seed) advances 
AggregateSanta Tecla FC  13 AD Isidro Metapán  
09.05.19Santa Tecla FC 01 AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Las Delicias
11.05.19AD Isidro Metapán 21 Santa Tecla FCEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
AggregatePasaquina FC  05 Alianza FC  
09.05.19Pasaquina FC 03 Alianza FCEstadio San Sebastian
12.05.19Alianza FC 20 Pasaquina FCEstadio Cuscatlán

Torneo Clausura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Alianza FC 2114 -4-346-441430109 -0-12730723115 -4-2191477
2CD Águila 2111 -7-340-261313107 -3-02416313114 -4-31610100
3AD Isidro Metapán 219 -6-633-29227115 -4-21916106104 -2-41413121
4CD Chalatenango 218 -7-631-17170116 -2-32012102102 -5-31157-2
5CD Municipal Limeño 219 -8-429-20164106 -3-1211037113 -5-3141013-3
6Santa Tecla FC 217 -8-629-2829-1114 -5-21716160103 -3-4121213-1
7CD FAS 217 -7-728-21192104 -3-31510100113 -4-4131192
8CD Audaz 215 -4-1219-1828-10102 -3-59912-3113 -1-710916-7
9CD Luis Ángel Firpo 214 -7-1019-1528-13111 -4-67515-10103 -3-4121013-3
10Pasaquina FC 215 -8-817-2029-9113 -5-3141215-3102 -3-59814-6
11CD Sonsonate 214 -5-1217-2538-13103 -2-5111315-2111 -3-761223-11
12Jocoro FC 214 -7-1013-1626-10110 -5-65410-6104 -2-4141216-4
Clausura - Quarterfinals

Apertura - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sun - 16 Dec 2018
 Alianza FC 12 Santa Tecla FCEstadio Cuscatlán

Apertura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCD Águila  25 Santa Tecla FC  
05.12.18CD Águila 23 Santa Tecla FCEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
09.12.18Santa Tecla FC 20 CD ÁguilaEstadio Las Delicias
AggregateCD FAS  22 Alianza FC  
06.12.18CD FAS 00 Alianza FCEstadio Cuscatlán
08.12.18Alianza FC 22 CD FASEstadio Cuscatlán
 Alianza FC (higher seed) advances 

Apertura - Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCD Municipal Limeño  23 Santa Tecla FC  
28.11.18CD Municipal Limeño 01 Santa Tecla FCEstadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos
01.12.18Santa Tecla FC 22 CD Municipal LimeñoEstadio Las Delicias
AggregateCD Audaz  34 CD Águila  
28.11.18CD Audaz 22 CD ÁguilaEstadio Jiboa
01.12.18CD Águila 21 CD AudazEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
AggregateAD Isidro Metapán  02 CD FAS  
28.11.18AD Isidro Metapán 00 CD FASEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
02.12.18CD FAS 20 AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Simeón Magañ:a
AggregateCD Chalatenango  07 Alianza FC  
29.11.18CD Chalatenango 00 Alianza FCEstadio José Gregorio Martínez
02.12.18Alianza FC 70 CD ChalatenangoEstadio Cuscatlán

Torneo Apertura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Alianza FC 2214 -7-149-441628118 -3-02718513116 -4-122261115
2Santa Tecla FC 2212 -7-343-331815118 -3-02720614114 -4-31613121
3CD Águila 2211 -4-737-392415116 -1-41919910115 -3-31820155
4CD FAS 229 -6-733-23176116 -0-51817134113 -6-215642
5AD Isidro Metapán 228 -7-731-26251114 -4-31617116114 -3-415914-5
6CD Audaz 228 -7-731-2326-3114 -5-2171192114 -2-5141217-5
7CD Municipal Limeño 225 -11-626-2832-4112 -5-4111520-5113 -6-21513121
8CD Chalatenango 227 -5-1026-2430-6114 -3-4151091113 -2-6111421-7
9Pasaquina FC 226 -7-925-2631-5113 -5-31413121113 -2-6111319-6
10Jocoro FC 224 -11-723-2528-3111 -6-491115-4113 -5-31414131
11CD Sonsonate 223 -9-1018-1631-15111 -4-67918-9112 -5-411713-6
12CD Luis Ángel Firpo 223 -3-1612-1746-29111 -3-761225-13112 -0-96521-16
Apertura - Quarterfinals

Results

Sun - 5 May 2019
 CD Sonsonate 11 Santa Tecla FCEstadio Anna Mercedes Campos
 CD Audaz 23 Pasaquina FCEstadio Jiboa
 CD Águila 11 AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
 CD FAS 00 Jocoro FCEstadio Simeón Magañ:a
 CD Municipal Limeño 31 CD Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos
 Alianza FC 52 CD ChalatenangoEstadio Cuscatlán
Sat - 27 Apr 2019
 Santa Tecla FC 21 CD AudazEstadio Cuscatlán
 Pasaquina FC 02 CD ÁguilaEstadio Marcelino Imbers
 AD Isidro Metapán 01 CD FASEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
 Jocoro FC 00 CD Municipal LimeñoComplejo Deportivo Tierra de Juego
 CD Luis Ángel Firpo 14 Alianza FCEstadio Sergio Torres
 CD Chalatenango 11 CD SonsonateEstadio José Gregorio Martínez
Wed - 24 Apr 2019
 Alianza FC 31 Jocoro FCEstadio Cuscatlán
 CD Chalatenango 14 CD Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio José Gregorio Martínez
 CD Audaz 14 CD SonsonateEstadio Jiboa
 CD Águila 11 Santa Tecla FCEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
 CD FAS 10 Pasaquina FCEstadio Simeón Magañ:a
 CD Municipal Limeño 00 AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos
Sun - 21 Apr 2019
 CD Sonsonate 11 CD Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio Anna Mercedes Campos
 CD Audaz 20 CD ÁguilaEstadio Jiboa