2024–25 Primera División de El Salvador
Primera División tournament
Football league season
| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 2024 – December 2024 (Apertura), 2025 – 2025 (Clausura) |
| Champions | TBD (Apertura 2024) TBD (Clausura 2025) |
| Relegated | TBD |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | TBD |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | TBD |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | TBD |
| Top goalscorer |  TBD (15 goals Apertura 2024)  TBD (15 goals Clausura 2025) |
| Best goalkeeper | TBD (Apertura 2024) TBD (Clausura 2025) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of June 2, 2024. | |
The 2024–25 Primera División de El Salvador, also known as the Liga Pepsi, is the 26th season and 50th and 51st Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Aguila and Alianza are the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausura tournament respectively. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top six teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.
The champions of Apertura and Clausura will qualify for the CONCACAF Central American Cup, the third team to qualify is the team with better aggregate record. Should the same team win both tournaments, both runners-up will qualify for CONCACAF Central American Cup. Should the final of both tournaments features the same two teams, the semi-finalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF Central American Cup.
Teams
Promotion and relegation
A total of 11 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2023–24 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2023–24 Segunda División.
Cacahuatique was promoted to the Primera División on July 1, 2024, after defeating Titan in a playoff match by a score of 4-3 in penalties, after the team were tied 1-1 after 120 minutes.[1]
Santa Tecla was relegated to the 2024–25 Segunda División.[2]
Jocoro withdrew from the league.
Notable events
Changes for 2024-2025 Season
On the 13th of June, 2024 The President of the Primera Division Samuel Gálvez announced changes for the Apertura 2024 and Clausura 2025 included the final being played over two legs instead just one game, the finals will be held at the finalist stadiums. The four foreign players quota will remain. One reserve or under 17 player must be played for 90 minutes per game.[3]
Jocoro sold spot in primera division to Titan
It was announced on July 13, 2024 that Titan had made agreement with Jocoro to acquire their spot in the Primera division.[4]
Primera division denys Joroco selling of spot, Only 11 teams will participate
FESFUT announced with Jocoro failure to meet the requirement to register in the Primera Division, they would lose their spot and therefore could sell their spot to Titan. Despite protest and pleas from Titan board to be allowed to take the spot and give a slight extension to the club for meet the requirement, On June 18, 2024 FESFUT President Humberto Sáenz Marinero announced the league will proceed with 11 teams. [5]
Notable death from Apertura 2024 season and 2025 Clausura season
The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2024 and middle of 2025.
- Manuel Ayala (ex Luis Angel Firpo player)
- Joel Estrada (ex FAS player)
- Jose Leandro Linares (ex FAS and Gatos de Monterrey player)
- Juan Ramon Martinez (ex Aguila, Atletico Marte, Juventud Olimpica and Once Municipal player)
- Eder Renderos (ex Luis Angel Firpo, UES and Audaz player)
- Julio leiva (Guatemalan ex Aguila player)
- TBD (ex TBD player)
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguila |  Ernesto Corti | Contract finished, | May 27, 2024 | Daniel Messina[6] | May 27, 2024 | 4th and Quarterfinalist (2024 Clausura) |
| Fuerte San Francisco | Nelson Ancheta | Contract Finished | May 27, 2024 |  Jorge Martinez Merino [7] | June 29, 2024 | 11th (2024 Clausura) |
| Dragon | Manuel Acevedo | Mutual Consent | June 7, 2024 | Marvin Benítez | June 7, 2024 | 9th (2024 Clausura) |
| Isidro Metapan | Carlos Martinez Che | Returned to assistant coach role | June 18, 2024 | Hector Omar Mejia | July 3, 2024 | 7th and Semi-Finalist (2024 Clausura) |
| Cacahuatique |  Pablo Quiñones | Mutual Consent | July 4, 2024 | Daniel Corti | July 9, 2024 | None (2024 Clausura) |
During the Apertura season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAS | Ricardo Preza [1] | Sacked | August 20, 2024 |  Agustin Castillo | August 20, 2024 | 7th (2024 Apertura) |
Apertura 2024
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Águila | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | FAS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Isidro Metapán | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Luis Ángel Firpo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Once Deportivo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Alianza | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Municipal Limeño | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Cacahuatique | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Platense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 10 | Fuerte San Francisco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |
| 11 | Dragón | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 July 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Apertura 2024 Records
Records
- Best home records: TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Worst home records: TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Best away records : TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Worst away records : TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Most goals scored: TBD (00 goals)
- Fewest goals scored: TBD (00 goals)
- Fewest goals conceded : TBD (00 goals)
- Most goals conceded : TBD (00 goals)
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Gustavo Souza for Firpo against Platense, 6 minutes (Month day, 2024) - First goal by a foreign player: Gustavo Souza for Firpo against Platense, 6th minutes (A, 2024)
- Fastest goal in a match: 5 Minutes
Luis Enrique Vasquez for Once Deportivo against Platense (August 2, 2024)
- Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 94 minutes
- First penalty Kick of the season:
Julian Grueso for Cacahuatique against Firpo, 43rd minutes (August 4, 2024) - Widest winning margin: 4 goals
- First hat-trick of the season: TBD for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2024)
- First own goal of the season: TBD (TBD) for TBD] (Month day, 2024)
- Most goals in a match: 8 goals
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5 goals
- Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 4 goals
- Players that scored a hat-trick':
Clausura 2025
Clausura 2025 Records
Records
- Best home records: TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Worst home records: TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Best away records : TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Worst away records : TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Most goals scored: TBD (00 goals)
- Fewest goals scored: TBD (00 goals)
- Fewest goals conceded : TBD (00 goals)
- Most goals conceded : TBD (00 goals)
Scoring
- First goal of the season: TBD for Firpo against Platense, 22 minutes (Month day, 2025)
- First goal by a foreign player: TBD for Firpo against Platense, th minutes (Month day, 2025)
- Fastest goal in a match: 23 Seconds
- Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 94 minutes
- First penalty Kick of the season: TBD for TBD against TBD, 7th minutes (Month day, 2025)
- Widest winning margin: 4 goals
- First hat-trick of the season: TBD for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2025)
- First own goal of the season: TBD (TBD) for TBD] (Month day, 2025)
- Most goals in a match: 8 goals
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5 goals
- Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 4 goals
- Players that scored a hat-trick':
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2024–25 season. The following players:
- Have played at least one game for the respective club.
- Have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player is released and it is before the close of the season transfer window.
Águila
Gonzalo Ramirez- Blas Sosa
- Dionatan Machado
- Carlos Salazar
Alianza
- Mitchel Mercado
Sebastián Julio
Ányelo Rodríguez- Anthony Sosa
Cachuatique
- Elías Umeres
- Wilker da Silva
- Julián Grueso
- Jorge Lara
Dragon
- Yair Arboleda
- Kevin Moreno
- Manuel Chala
- Yerson Tobar
FAS
- Germán Aguila
- Martin Correra
- Mathias Goyeni
- Emiliano Villar
Firpo
- Wilber Arizala
- Guilherme Silva
- Jonathan Santana
- Gustavo Souza
Fuerte San Francisco
- Luis Acuna
- Camilo Delgado
- Andres Murillo Rentería
Colorado Murray
Isidro Metapán
- Luca Orozco
Javier Cetre
Diego Gregori
Yair Delgadillo
Municipal Limeno
- Lucas dos Santos
- Juan Diego Lasso
German Mejia
Once Deportivo
- Manuel Murrillo
Kevin Martin- Kemal Malcolm
Platense
- Matheus da Silva
- Magno Costa Fernandes
- Argenis Alba
Sandro Melgarejo
(player released beginning the Apertura season, Never played a game) 
(player released during the Apertura season) 
(player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) 
(player released during the Clausura season) 
(player naturalized for the Clausura season) 
(player released beginning the Clausura season, Never played a game)
References
- ^ "¡Cacahuatique es nuevo equipo de Primera División!" [Cacahuatique is the new team in the first division]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Santa Tecla se despide de la Primera Division tras caer ante Firpo" [Santa Tecla says goodbye to the first division after losing to Firpo]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). elgrafico.com. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Oficial: la final del Apertura 2024 se jugará a ida y vuelta" [Official: the final of the Apertura 2024 will be played over two legs]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "¡Oficial! Titán es equipo de la Primera División!" [Official ! Titan is the new team in the first division]. diarioelsalvador.com (in Spanish). diarioelsalvador.com. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "FESFUT niega solicitud del Titán para jugar en Primera División" [FESFUT denies inscription of Titan to play in the Primera Division]. El Grafico.com (in Spanish). El Grafico.com. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Daniel Messina No lo pense dos veces en acepatar regresar al Aguila" [Daniel Messina did not think twice to accept returning to Aguila]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "El mexicano Jorge Martinez nuevo entrenador del Fuerte San Francisco" [The Mexican Jorge Martinez new coach of Fuerte San Francisco]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
External links
- [2] (Official website)
- [3] (El Grafico)
- [4] (El Salvador.com)
- [5] (La Prense Grafica)
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