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:
- 2026 CNCFCAC Group Stage:
- 2025-2026 Apertura and Clausura champions
- 2025-2026 Best non-champion with the most 2025-2026 SLV1 Aggregate Table points
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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Clausura - Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CD Águila | 21 | Alianza FC |
| 06.05.26 |  | 21 | Alianza FC | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| 06.05.26 |  | SUSP | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
| 06.05.26 |  | 11 | CD FAS | Estadio Municipal Chapeltique |
| 07.05.26 |  | 00 | Internacional Formando Atletas | Estadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos |
Torneo Clausura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 FAS | 22 | 16 -5-1 | 53 | - | 49 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 10 -1-0 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 22 | 11 | 6 -4-1 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 22 | 13 -5-4 | 44 | - | 34 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 6 -2-3 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| 3 | Alianza FC | 22 | 11 -4-7 | 37 | - | 36 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 6 -1-4 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 4 | Internacional Formando Atletas | 22 | 10 -6-6 | 36 | - | 27 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
| 5 | CD Municipal Limeño | 22 | 10 -5-7 | 35 | - | 33 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 6 -4-1 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 4 -1-6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
| 6 | CD Águila | 22 | 10 -5-7 | 35 | - | 27 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| 7 | AD Isidro Metapán | 22 | 6 -9-7 | 27 | - | 23 | 30 | -7 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 11 | 2 -6-3 | 12 | 13 | 15 | -2 |
| 8 | CD Cacahuatique | 22 | 6 -8-8 | 26 | - | 24 | 28 | -4 | 11 | 1 -6-4 | 9 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | CD Platense Municipal | 22 | 4 -8-10 | 20 | - | 24 | 31 | -7 | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 16 | 17 | -1 |
| 10 | CD Hércules | 22 | 4 -7-11 | 19 | - | 27 | 43 | -16 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 14 | 22 | -8 |
| 11 | CD Fuerte San Francisco | 22 | 2 -8-12 | 14 | - | 18 | 35 | -17 | 11 | 0 -5-6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| 12 | Zacatecoluca FC | 22 | 3 -4-15 | 13 | - | 23 | 42 | -19 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 11 | 1 -3-7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -7 |
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Apertura - Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 00 | Alianza FC | Estadio Nacional Jorge Mágico González | |||
| Alianza FC wins on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
Apertura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CD Águila | 23 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo |
| 07.12.25 | | 13 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| 13.12.25 | | 01 | CD Águila | Estadio Sergio Torres Rivera |
| Aggregate | CD Cacahuatique | 15 | Alianza FC |
| 07.12.25 | | 12 | Alianza FC | Complejo Deportivo Chapeltique |
| 13.12.25 | | 30 | CD Cacahuatique | Estadio Cuscatlán |
Apertura - Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CD Cacahuatique | 33 | CD FAS |
| 23.11.25 | | 23 | CD FAS | Estadio Municipal Chapeltique |
| 29.11.25 | | 01 | CD Cacahuatique | Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño | ||
| CD Cacahuatique advances on PKs (3-1) | ||||||
| Aggregate | CD Municipal Limeño | 03 | Alianza FC |
| 23.11.25 | | 00 | Alianza FC | Estadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos |
| 29.11.25 | | 30 | CD Municipal Limeño | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| Aggregate | CD Platense Municipal | 28 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo |
| 23.11.25 |  | 02 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle |
| 29.11.25 | | 62 | CD Platense Municipal | Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle |
| Aggregate | CD Águila | 41 | AD Isidro Metapán |
| 23.11.25 | | 21 | AD Isidro Metapán | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| 29.11.25 | | 02 | CD Águila | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
Torneo Apertura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Luis Ángel Firpo | 22 | 15 -5-2 | 50 | - | 49 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 -3-1 | 24 | 31 | 18 | 13 |
| 2 | CD FAS | 22 | 13 -5-4 | 44 | - | 49 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 9 -1-1 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 4 -4-3 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| 3 | Alianza FC | 22 | 13 -5-4 | 44 | - | 37 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 23 | 9 | 14 |
| 4 | AD Isidro Metapán | 22 | 10 -6-6 | 36 | - | 31 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 1 |
| 5 | CD Águila | 23 | 9 -7-7 | 34 | - | 29 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 5 -3-3 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 4 -4-4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | CD Municipal Limeño | 22 | 8 -4-10 | 28 | - | 30 | 32 | -2 | 11 | 6 -0-5 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 12 | 16 | -4 |
| 7 | CD Cacahuatique | 22 | 7 -6-9 | 27 | - | 28 | 29 | -1 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 11 | 5 -2-4 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| 8 | CD Platense Municipal | 22 | 5 -11-6 | 26 | - | 30 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 3 -7-1 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
| 9 | CD Fuerte San Francisco | 22 | 4 -8-10 | 20 | - | 20 | 38 | -18 | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 12 | 14 | -2 |
| 10 | Zacatecoluca FC | 23 | 4 -7-12 | 19 | - | 19 | 29 | -10 | 12 | 3 -3-6 | 12 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| 11 | CD Hércules | 22 | 5 -2-15 | 17 | - | 19 | 49 | -30 | 11 | 2 -1-8 | 7 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 11 | 3 -1-7 | 10 | 9 | 21 | -12 |
| 12 | Internacional Formando Atletas | 22 | 2 -10-10 | 16 | - | 22 | 35 | -13 | 11 | 1 -6-4 | 9 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 11 | 1 -4-6 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -9 |
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Results
| 11 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
 | 01 | Alianza FC | Estadio Correcaminos |
| 10 | CD Platense Municipal | Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño |
 | 20 | Internacional Formando Atletas | Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle |
| 23 | CD Cacahuatique | Estadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos |
 | 30 | AD Isidro Metapán | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| 11 | CD Hércules | Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle |
| 00 | CD Águila | Estadio Municipal Chapeltique |
| 21 | CD Municipal Limeño | Estadio Las Delicias |
| 42 | Zacatecoluca FC | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| 13 | CD Fuerte San Francisco | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
| 11 | CD FAS | Estadio Sergio Torres Rivera |
| 30 | CD Cacahuatique | Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño |
| 22 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| 01 | Internacional Formando Atletas | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| 00 | Alianza FC | Estadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos |
| 10 | CD Fuerte San Francisco | Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle |
| 02 | CD Platense Municipal | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
| 22 | CD FAS | Estadio Las Delicias |
| 02 | CD Águila | Estadio Cuscatlán |