2020–21 Primera División de El Salvador
The 2020–21 Primera División de El Salvador (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 22nd season and 43rd and 44th Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza F.C. and Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan are the defending champions of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments 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.
Season | 2020–21 |
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Champions | Alianza (Apertura) TBD (Clausura) |
Relegated | TBD |
CONCACAF League | Alianza TBD TBD |
Top goalscorer | TBD (TBD goals Apertura 2020) TBD (10 goals Clausura 2021) |
Biggest home win | [TBD} |
Biggest away win | TBD 5–0 TBD (TBD, 2020) |
Longest winning run | games by: TBD |
Longest unbeaten run | games by: TBD |
Longest winless run | games by: TBD |
Longest losing run | games by: TBD |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 3 April 2020. |
The champions of Apertura or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League. The other champion, and the runner-up with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF League. Should the same team win both tournaments, both runners-up will qualify for CONCACAF League. Should the final of both tournaments features the same 2 teams, the semifinalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.
Team information
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 10 sides from the 2019–20 Primera División, 1 promoted from the 2019–20 Segunda División and 1 returning from self imposed exile.
No teams were relegated to 2020–21 Segunda División the previous season as that season was cancelled.
Further changes
- El Vencedor later gave their spot to Atletico Marte.[1]
- Independiente lost their license and their spot was given to Firpo.
Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt Sponsors |
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Águila | ![]() |
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Umbro | Mister Donut, Canal 4, Tigo, Pilsener, Boston |
Alianza | ![]() |
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Umbro | Canal 4, Mister Donut, Tigo, Gatorade, Pepsi |
Atletico Marte | ![]() |
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Arijam Sports | Sevisal, Canal 4 |
Chalatenango | ![]() |
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Aqua Sport | Electrolit, Eurofarma, mnicom, Powerade, Aqu del Campo |
Jocoro F.C. | ![]() |
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Milan | Caja de Credito Jocoro, Electruit |
FAS | ![]() |
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Joma | Pilsener, Tigo, Canal 4, Hospital Cader, Sol |
Firpo | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Isidro Metapán | ![]() |
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Milan | Canal 4, Arroz de San Pedro, Agroamigo, Morataya |
Limeño | ![]() |
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Innova Sports | GSR, Chilos Seafood Restaurant, TuriTravel, Disturbidora Torres |
Once Deportivo | ![]() |
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Rush | Claro, Mister Donut, Pepsi, La Geo, Alcasa |
Sonsonate | ![]() |
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Milan | ProACES, Aldasa, Alcadia Municipal Sonsonate, Canal 4, Leche salud, Ferreteria Santa Sofia, Coop-1 |
Santa Tecla | ![]() |
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Maca | Pilsener, Tigo, Plaza Mertio, Pala-grip, Ferreteria Sumersa |
Notable events
El Vencedor cessation of spot
El Vencedor announced that due to ongoing cost and lack of sponsorship, they would be ceding their spot to Atletico Marte.[2]
Change of ownership
On 3 April, Chalatenango president Rigoberto Mejia announced that Chalatenango had been acquired by a new ownership group [3]
Change of License owner
At the end of the 2020 season, Pablo Herrera (Owner of the franchise license) announced that Independiente will lose their license and he will be giving the license to Luis Angel Firpo for the Clausura 2020.[4]
Notable death from Clausura 2020 season and 2021 Apertura season
The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2020 and middle of 2021.
- Hugo Ernesto Burgos Ventura (ex Chalatenango player)
- Rodolfo Alvarado Barrientos (Ex Fuerte San Francisco, Cojutepeque and Chalatenango)
- Hugo Ottenson (Chilean, ex Alianza Player)
- Marco Pereira (Brazilian, ex Aguila, Metapan, Chalatenango, Luis Angel Firpo, Once Lobos, FAS and Dragon player)
- Jesus Velázquez Chacon (Ex Platense Plyaer)
- Peter Sandoval (Guatemalan, ex Once Lobos player)
- Delvani Quaresma (Brazilian, ex Dragon player)
- Ruben Plaino “La Bruja” (Argentinian, ex Firpo player)
- Mario Tiorra Castro (Ex Sonsonate, Atletico Marte and Aguila)
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 |
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Aguila | ![]() |
Contract finished | April 2020 | ![]() |
April 2020 | th (Apertura 2020) |
Atletico Marte | ![]() |
Contract finished | May 2020 | ![]() |
May 2020 | th (Apertura 2020) |
Alianza | ![]() |
Contract rescinded due to difficulty of travel | July 2020 | ![]() |
August 2020 | th (Apertura 2020) |
Once Deportivo | ![]() |
Resigned | July 2020 | ![]() |
August 2020 | th (Apertura 2020) |
Santa Tecla | ![]() |
Contract rescinded due to difficulty of travel | August 2020 | ![]() |
August 2020 | th (Apertura 2020) |
During the Apertura season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Limeno | ![]() |
Sacked | October 2020 | ![]() |
October 2020 | |
Santa Tecla | ![]() |
Resigned | October 2020 | ![]() |
October 2020 | Th (Apertura 2020) |
Firpo | ![]() |
Resigned | November 2020 | ![]() |
November 2020 | Th (Apertura 2020) |
Aguila | ![]() |
Sacked | November 2020 | ![]() |
November 2020 | Th (Apertura 2020) |
Chalatenango | ![]() |
Sacked | December 2020 | ![]() |
December 2020 | Th (Apertura 2020) |
Isidro Metapan | ![]() |
Sacked | December 2020 | ![]() |
December 2020 | Th (Apertura 2020) |
Alianza | ![]() |
Sacked | December 2020 | ![]() |
December 2020 | Th (Apertura 2020) |
Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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A.D. Isidro Metapan | ![]() |
Interim finished | January 2021 | ![]() |
January 2021 | th (Apertura 2021) |
C.D. Sonsonate | ![]() |
Contract finished, not renewed | January 2021 | ![]() |
January 2021 | th (Apertura 2021) |
Alianza F.C. | ![]() |
Interimship finished, made it offical head coach | January 2021 | ![]() |
January 2021 | th (Apertura 2021) |
Santa Tecla F.C. | ![]() |
Interimship Finished, contract not renewed | January 2021 | ![]() |
January 2021 | th (Apertura 2021) |
C.D. Aguila | ![]() |
Resigned | Feruary 2021 | ![]() |
February 2021 | th (Apertura 2021) |
Apertura
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams will divided into groups of three . Orientale Group Central Group Occidentale Group The first game would start 10th of October 2020.
The games will be divided into three different stages
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Isidro Metapán | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 |
2 | FAS | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 |
3 | Once Deportivo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 |
4 | Sonsonate | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Alianza | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 16 |
2 | Chalatenango | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 |
3 | Santa Tecla | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 |
4 | Atletico Marte | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Jocoro | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 12 |
2 | Firpo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 10 |
3 | Municipal Limeño | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 7 |
4 | Águila | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Águila (Q) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 19 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | Alianza (Q) | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 16 | |
3 | Sonsonate | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
4 | Jocoro | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 10 | |
5 | Atletico Marte | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 8 | |
6 | Isidro Metapán | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Municipal Limeño (Q) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 17 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | Once Deportivo (Q) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 17 | |
3 | FAS (Q) | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 17 | |
4 | Firpo (Q) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
5 | Santa Tecla | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 6 | |
6 | Chalatenango | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Aggerate Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Alianza | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 13 | +16 | 32 |
2 | Jocoro | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 22 |
3 | Isidro Metapán | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | −2 | 16 |
4 | FAS | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 27 |
5 | Firpo | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 22 |
6 | Chalatenango | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 10 |
7 | Once Deportivo | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 27 |
8 | Municipal Limeño | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 24 |
9 | Santa Tecla | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 12 |
10 | Águila | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 25 |
11 | Sonsonate | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 |
12 | Atletico Marte | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First legs
Firpo | 0-2 | Aguila |
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Nil | Nicolas Munoz ![]() Yan Maciel ![]() |
Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan | 1-2 | Alianza |
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Henry Romero ![]() Rodolfo Zelaya ![]() |
Tony Rugamas ![]() |
Second legs
Aguila won 3-0 on aggregate
Alianza | 3-1 | Once Deportivo |
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Bryan Tamacas ![]() ![]() Rodolfo Zelaya ![]() |
Elvin Alvarado ![]() |
Alianza won 5-2 on Aggregate
Jocoro won 2-1 aggregate
FAS won 3-2 on aggregate
First legs
Alianza | 3-0 | FAS |
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Bryan Tamacas ![]() ![]() Narciso Orellana ![]() ![]() |
Nil |
Jocoro | 1-0 | Aguila |
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Nicolas Munoz own goal ![]() |
Nil |
Second legs
Alianza advances 3-0 on aggregate.
Aguila advances 2-1 on aggregate.
Final
Alianza | 3-0 | Aguila |
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Jonathan Jiménez ![]() Rodolfo Zelaya ![]() Dixon Rivas own goal ![]() |
Nil |
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Apertura 2020 Champions |
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Alianza 15th title |
Individual awards
Hombre GOL (Top goalscorer) | Hernán Carrasco Vivanco (Best Coach Award) | Fair player Award | Revelation player of the tournament | Best Goalkeeper Award |
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![]() ![]() Aguila |
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![]() Isidro Metapan |
![]() Atletico Marte |
![]() Once Deportivo |
Records
- Best home records: TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
- Worst home records: TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
- Best away records : TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
- Worst away records : TBD (0 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)
No. | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Aguila | 5 |
2 | ![]() |
Chalatenango | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
Once Deportivo | 3 |
4 | ![]() |
Jocoro F.C. | 2 |
5 | ![]() |
Jocoro F.C. | 3 |
6 | ![]() |
C.D. Sonsonate | 2 |
7 | ![]() |
A.D. Isidro Metapan | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
A.D. Isidro Metapan | 2 |
9 | ![]() |
A.D. Isidro Metapan | 2 |
10 | ![]() |
Santa Tecla F.C. | 2 |
Scoring
- First goal of the season:
Roberto Hernandez for Jocoro against Firpo, 78 minutes (10 October 2020)
- First goal by a foreign player:
Nicolas Munoz for Aguila against Limeno, 18 minutes (10 October 2020)
- Fastest goal in a match: 15 Seconds
- Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 90+2 minutes
- First penalty Kick of the season:
Nicolas Munoz for Aguila against Limeno, 18 minutes (10 October 2020)
- Widest winning margin: 6 goals
- Isidro Metapan 6-0 Once Deportivo (October 18, 2020)
- First hat-trick of the season: Elvin Alvarado for Once Deportivo against Sonsonate (October 11, 2020)
- First own goal of the season:
Alexander Mendoza (Santa Tecla F.C.) for Alianza F.C. (October 11, 2020)
- Most goals in a match: 6 goals
- Isidro Metapan 6-0 Once Deportivo (October 18, 2020)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4 goals
- Isidro Metapan 6-0 Once Deportivo (October 18, 2020)
- Most goals in one half by one team: 3 goals
- Most goals scored by losing team: 2 goals
- C.D. Chalatenango 2-3 Atletico Marte (November 2, 2020)
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals
Elvin Alvarado for Once Deportivo against Sonsonate (October 11, 2020)
- Players that scored a hat-trick':
Elvin Alvarado for Once Deportivo against Sonsonate (October 11, 2020)
Clausura
Results
Records
- Best home records: TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
- Worst home records: TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
- Best away records : TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
- Worst away records : TBD (0 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)
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2020–21 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 Alianza
Atletico Marte Chalatenango
FAS
Firpo
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Isidro Metapán
Jocoro
Limeño
Once Deportivo
Sonsonate Santa Tecla
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(player released during the Apertura season)
(player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons)
(player released during the Clausura season)
(player naturalised for the Clausura season)
References
- "El Vencedor confirmo cesion de su categoria al Atletico-Marte". elGrafico.com. 2020-04-01. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- "El Vencedor confirmo cesion de su categoria al Atletico-Marte". elGrafico.com. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- "Rigoberto Mejía deja la presidencia del AD Chalatenango". elGrafico.com. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- "Herrera: "Estamos hablando con Firpo"". elGrafico.com. April 15, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- "Hugo Coria vuelve como tecnico de Aguila". elGrafico.com. 2020-04-01. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- "Alianza confirma la salida del tecnico Wilson Gutierrez". elGrafico.com. 2020-07-29. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- "Juan Cortés renuncia al Once Deportivo". elGrafico.com. 2020-07-29. Retrieved July 29, 2020.