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 2020-2021 Torneo Clausura, the SLV1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021 CONCACAF League Round of 16 (or Preliminary Round):
- 2020-2021 Apertura/Clausura champions
- 2021 CONCACAF League Preliminary Round:
- 2020-2021 non-champion with the most 2020-2021 SLV1 Aggregate Table points
Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2020-2021 Torneo Apertura and 2020-2021 Torneo Clausura into the 2020-2021 SLV1 Aggregate Table.
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 10 Oct 2020 - 15 Nov 2020 Apertura - Playoffs 18 Nov 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 | Clausura - Regular 12 Feb 2021 - 1 May 2021 Clausura - Playoffs 4 May 2021 - 31 May 2021 | 12: SLV1 (11), SLV2 (1) |
Season Format
The 2020-2021 SLV1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, each with two phases (1st Phase and 2nd Phase). In the 1st Phase, the teams are split into 3 groups of 4 (Central, Occidental, and Oriental) where each SLV1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 3 SLV1 teams in their group for a total of 6 league matches per team. In the 2nd phase, the teams are regrouped into 2 groups of 6 where each SLV1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 5 SLV1 teams in their group for a total of 10 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) goals scored.
Playoffs
At the end of the 2nd Phase in 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 2020-2021 Torneo Clausura, the 2 SLV1 teams with the lowest number of 2020-2021 SLV1 Aggregate Table points have a 1 match playoff. The loser will be relegated to the SLV2. The SLV2 champion will play in the 2021-2022 SLV1 Torneo Apertura.
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Clausura - Finals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Alianza FC | 11 | CD FAS | Estadio Cuscatlán | |||
CD FAS wins on PKs (4-3) |
Clausura - Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Santa Tecla FC | 11 | CD FAS |
15.05.21 | Santa Tecla FC | 01 | CD FAS | Estadio Las Delicias |
23.05.21 | CD FAS | 01 | Santa Tecla FC | Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño |
Aggregate | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 22 | Alianza FC |
16.05.21 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 12 | Alianza FC | Estadio Sergio Torres |
22.05.21 | Alianza FC | 01 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Estadio Cuscatlán |
Clausura - Quarterfinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 41 | AD Isidro Metapán |
05.05.21 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 10 | AD Isidro Metapán | Estadio Sergio Torres |
08.05.21 | AD Isidro Metapán | 13 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
Aggregate | CD Águila | 13 | Alianza FC |
05.05.21 | CD Águila | 01 | Alianza FC | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
09.05.21 | Alianza FC | 21 | CD Águila | Estadio Cuscatlán |
Aggregate | CD FAS | 33 | CD Municipal Limeño |
05.05.21 | CD FAS | 21 | CD Municipal Limeño | Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño |
09.05.21 | CD Municipal Limeño | 21 | CD FAS | Estadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos | ||
CD FAS advances on PKs (4-2) |
Aggregate | Santa Tecla FC | 32 | Once Deportivo |
05.05.21 | Santa Tecla FC | 11 | Once Deportivo | Estadio Las Delicias |
09.05.21 | Once Deportivo | 12 | Santa Tecla FC | Estadio Simeón Magañ:a |
Clausura - 2nd Phase
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 | |
Group A | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Once Deportivo | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | - | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
2 | Alianza FC | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | - | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
3 | CD FAS | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | - | 16 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
4 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | - | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
5 | CD Atlético Marte | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | - | 11 | 18 | -7 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | -4 |
6 | Jocoro FC | 9 | 0 -4-5 | 4 | - | 4 | 13 | -9 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 |
Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | CD Municipal Limeño | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | - | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
2 | AD Isidro Metapán | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | - | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
3 | CD Águila | 9 | 3 -6-0 | 15 | - | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 -4-0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
4 | Santa Tecla FC | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | - | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
5 | CD Chalatenango | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | - | 9 | 13 | -4 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
6 | CD Sonsonate | 9 | 1 -0-8 | 3 | - | 6 | 20 | -14 | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 5 | 0 -0-5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | -11 |
Clausura - Quarterfinals |
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 | |
Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Alianza FC | 6 | 6 -0-0 | 18 | - | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
2 | Santa Tecla FC | 6 | 3 -0-3 | 9 | - | 9 | 10 | -1 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
3 | CD Chalatenango | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
4 | CD Atlético Marte | 6 | 0 -1-5 | 1 | - | 7 | 15 | -8 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
Occidental | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Once Deportivo | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2 | AD Isidro Metapán | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
3 | CD Sonsonate | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
4 | CD FAS | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | - | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
Oriental | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 6 | 3 -3-0 | 12 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
2 | CD Águila | 6 | 3 -2-1 | 11 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 -2-0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
3 | CD Municipal Limeño | 6 | 0 -4-2 | 4 | - | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
4 | Jocoro FC | 6 | 0 -3-3 | 3 | - | 4 | 8 | -4 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
Apertura - Finals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
CD Águila | 30 | Alianza FC | Estadio Cuscatlán |
Apertura - Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Alianza FC | 30 | CD FAS |
20.01.21 | Alianza FC | 30 | CD FAS | Estadio Cuscatlán |
24.01.21 | CD FAS | 00 | Alianza FC | Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño |
Aggregate | Jocoro FC | 12 | CD Águila |
Apertura - Quarterfinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 03 | CD Águila |
13.01.21 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 02 | CD Águila | Estadio Sergio Torres |
16.01.21 | CD Águila | 10 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
Aggregate | Once Deportivo | 25 | Alianza FC |
13.01.21 | Once Deportivo | 12 | Alianza FC | Estadio Simeón Magañ:a |
17.01.21 | Alianza FC | 31 | Once Deportivo | Estadio Cuscatlán |
Aggregate | Jocoro FC | 21 | CD Municipal Limeño |
14.01.21 | Jocoro FC | 00 | CD Municipal Limeño | Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Juego |
17.01.21 | CD Municipal Limeño | 12 | Jocoro FC | Estadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos |
Aggregate | CD Sonsonate | 23 | CD FAS |
14.01.21 | CD Sonsonate | 01 | CD FAS | Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos |
17.01.21 | CD FAS | 22 | CD Sonsonate | Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño |
Apertura - 2nd Phase
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 | |
Group A | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | CD Águila | 10 | 6 -4-0 | 22 | - | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
2 | Alianza FC | 10 | 6 -1-3 | 19 | - | 18 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
3 | Jocoro FC | 10 | 2 -5-3 | 11 | - | 10 | 12 | -2 | 5 | 2 -3-0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
4 | CD Sonsonate | 10 | 1 -7-2 | 10 | - | 12 | 13 | -1 | 5 | 0 -4-1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
5 | CD Atlético Marte | 10 | 1 -5-4 | 8 | - | 15 | 21 | -6 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 5 | 0 -3-2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 |
6 | AD Isidro Metapán | 10 | 1 -4-5 | 7 | - | 10 | 16 | -6 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | CD FAS | 10 | 6 -2-2 | 20 | - | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
2 | CD Municipal Limeño | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 17 | - | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
3 | Once Deportivo | 10 | 5 -2-3 | 17 | - | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
4 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | - | 8 | 11 | -3 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
5 | Santa Tecla FC | 10 | 2 -3-5 | 9 | - | 9 | 14 | -5 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
6 | CD Chalatenango | 10 | 1 -4-5 | 7 | - | 9 | 14 | -5 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
Apertura - Playoffs |
Apertura - 1st Phase
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 | |
Central | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Alianza FC | 6 | 5 -1-0 | 16 | - | 14 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
2 | CD Chalatenango | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | - | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
3 | Santa Tecla FC | 6 | 1 -3-2 | 6 | - | 6 | 10 | -4 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 | 0 -2-1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
4 | CD Atlético Marte | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | - | 7 | 12 | -5 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
Occidental | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | AD Isidro Metapán | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
2 | CD FAS | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
3 | Once Deportivo | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 8 | 9 | -1 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
4 | CD Sonsonate | 6 | 1 -1-4 | 4 | - | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
Oriental | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Jocoro FC | 6 | 4 -0-2 | 12 | - | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 -0-0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 -0-2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
2 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 6 | 3 -1-2 | 10 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 -1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
3 | CD Municipal Limeño | 6 | 2 -1-3 | 7 | - | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 | 2 -1-0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
4 | CD Águila | 6 | 2 -0-4 | 6 | - | 7 | 8 | -1 | 3 | 2 -0-1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 -0-3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
Results
CD Atlético Marte | 11 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Estadio Cuscatlán |
Once Deportivo | 21 | Alianza FC | Estadio Simeón Magañ:a |
CD Águila | 21 | CD Chalatenango | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
CD Sonsonate | 21 | Santa Tecla FC | Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos |
AD Isidro Metapán | 20 | CD Municipal Limeño | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
Jocoro FC | 01 | Once Deportivo | Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Juego |
Alianza FC | 12 | CD Atlético Marte | Estadio Cuscatlán |
CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 00 | CD FAS | Estadio Sergio Torres |
CD Municipal Limeño | 10 | CD Sonsonate | Estadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos |
Santa Tecla FC | 11 | CD Águila | Estadio Las Delicias |
CD Chalatenango | 04 | AD Isidro Metapán | Estadio José Gregorio Martínez |
CD FAS | 23 | Once Deportivo | Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño |
CD Atlético Marte | 11 | Jocoro FC | Estadio Cuscatlán |
CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 12 | Alianza FC | Estadio Sergio Torres |
AD Isidro Metapán | 52 | CD Sonsonate | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
CD Chalatenango | 11 | Santa Tecla FC | Estadio José Gregorio Martínez |
CD Águila | 11 | CD Municipal Limeño | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
Once Deportivo | 11 | CD Atlético Marte | Estadio Simeón Magañ:a |
Alianza FC | 11 | CD FAS | Estadio Cuscatlán |