2017–18 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño explained

Season:2017 - 18
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2017–18 season (officially known as Liga de Plata and also as Torneo Luis Baltazar Ramírez) will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of that series ascends to Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.[1]

Changes from the 2017-2018 seasons

Teams promoted to 2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season

Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2017

Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2017

Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2016

New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division

Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2017

Further Changes

On January 17, 2018 Once Municipal was stripped of their footballing license due to unpaid fees to Segunda division and lack of payments to players and coaches.[2]

Team information

A total of 22 teams will contest the league, including sides from the 2016–17 Segunda División and 3 promoted from the Tercera Division. Once Municipal was removed following the apertura season due to failure to pay the Segunda division.

Grupo A
TeamStadiumCapacity
Once Lobos
Rácing Jr
Grupo B
TeamStadiumCapacity
Atletico Comalapa
Atletico Marte
El Roble
Independiente
Platense
San Rafael CedrosEstadio Anastacio Aquino
Vendaval
Grupo C
TeamStadiumCapacity
Chaguite
Estadio German Rivas Lozano
Estadio Correcaminos
JocoroComplejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego
La Asuncion
Topiltzin
UDET

Teams

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityManagerCaptainKit SponsorPrimera Division Affiliate or Partnership
Atletico ApopaApopa, San SalvadorEstadio Municipal de Apopa Marcos Antonio Portillo
Atletico MarteIlopangoEstadio Azteca Gabriel Alvarez Salguero
AspiranteJucuapa, UsulutánEstadio Municipal de Jucuapa Eduardo Santana
C.D. ChagüiteLolotiquillo, MorazanEstadio Correcaminos Nelson Mauricio Ancheta
Brujos de IzalcoIzalcoEstadio Salvador Mariona Juan Ramon Paredes Katty SportSmart Office Business Center
ComalapaChalatenangoEstadio Municipal de Comalapa German Perez MilanOmnivision, Canal 22, Alcadia Municipal de Comalapa
El RobleIlobasco, CabañasEstadio Mauricio Vides Fausto Omar Vasquez Katty SportTrasporte Duras, Capillas Ismael Guzman
El VencedorSanta Elena, UsulutánEstadio German Rivas Omar Sevilla TBD
Fuerte San FranciscoSan Francisco Gotera, MorazanEstadio Correcaminos Marvin Javier Hernández x
IndependienteSan Vicente, San VicenteEstadio Vicentino Ivan Ruiz Caja de Credito San Vicente, Injiboa
JocoroJocoro, MorazanComplejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego
La AsuncionAnamoros, La UnionEstadio Jose Eliseo Reyes Juan Francisco Najarro xMAXH3,
IlopanecoIlopango, San SalvadorCancha del Estadio Azteca Sil Va, La cancha loca, Transportes guara
Apopa, San SalvadorEstadio Joaquín Gutierrez Hector Jara
Once LobosChalchuapa, Santa AnaEstadio Once Lobos Jorge Molina Zona Franco
Once MunicipalAhuachapan, AhuachapánEstadio Simeon Magana N/A N/AN/AN/A
PlatenseZacatecoluca, La PazEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle Eraldo Correia
Rácing JrArmenia, SonsonateEstadio 21 de Noviembre Wilber Aguilar x
San Pablo Tacachico, La LibertadCancha Municipal Valle Meza Pablo Quiñones
San Rafael CedrosSan Rafael Cedros, CuscatlanEstadio Anastacio Aquino
TopiltzinJiquilisco, UsulutánEstadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco Jorge Abrego
UDETEl Tránsito, San Miguel Estadio César Ángulo Victor Fuentes

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Pre-Apertura Changes
Platense Mario MartinezResigned2017 Juan Ramon Paredes2017th
Atletico Marte Luis Guevara MoraResigned2016 Gabriel Alvarez2016th
Vendaval Francisco HernandezResigned2016 Carlos Mauricio Sortelo2016th
San Pablo Juan Ramon ParedesResigned2016 Pablo Quiñones2016th
San Rafael Cedros Bairon Ernesto GarciaResigned2016 William Osorio2016th
Apertura Changes
Independiente Ruben AlonsoResigned to become coach of SonsonateAugust 2017 Edgar HenríquezAugust 2017th
C.D. Vendaval Carlos Mauricio Sortelo SackedAugust 2017 Hector JaraAugust 2017th
El Vencedor TBDSackedSeptember 2017 Mario MartinezSeptember 2017th
Platense Juan Ramon ParedesSackedSeptember 2017 Afrodicio ValladaresSeptember 2017th
El Vencedor Mario MartinezSackedSeptember 2017 Omar SevillaOctober 2017th
San Rafael Cedros William OsorioSackedSeptember 2017 German RodriguezSeptember 2017th
San Rafael Cedros German RodriguezResignedSeptember 2017 Samuel "El Burro" Arias October 2017th
Once Lobos Cesar AcevedoResignedSeptember 2017 Jorge MolinaOctober 2017th
C.D. Aspirante Victor GironSackedSeptember 2017 Eduardo SantanaOctober 2017th
Chagüite Ciro Emigdio RomeroSackedOctober 2017 Efrain NunezOctober 2017th
Pre-Clausura Changes
Platense Afrodicio ValladaresResigned2017 Omar Pimentel 2017th
Once Municipal Ivan Ruiz Resigned2017 Ernesto Iraheta 2017th
Racing Jr Wilber AguilarResigned2017 Enzo Artiga2017th
UDET Miguel Aguilar ObandoResigned2017 Erazmo Lazo2017th
Atlético Comalapa Jorge AbregoResigned2017 German Perez 2017th
Topiltzin Sebastien HernandezSackedDecember 2017 Jorge AbregoJanuary 2018th
Independiente Edgar HenríquezResignedDecember 2017 Ivan RuizDecember 2017th
Brujos de Izalco Marcelo EscalanteResigned2017 Juan Ramon Paredes2017th
San Rafael Cedros Samual AriasResigned2017 Ángel Orellana2017th
Clausura Changes
El Roble Victor CoreasResignedJan 2018 Fausto Omar VásquezJan 2018th
San Rafael Cedros Ángel OrellanaResigned to become head coach of BarillasJan 2018 Jan 2018th
Chaguite Efrain NunezResigned Feb 2018 Nelson Mauricio AnchetaFeb 2018th
Platense Omar Pimentel Resigned March 2018 Eraldo CorreiaMarch 2018th
Jocoro FC Carlos RomeroResigned, to become AudazMarch 2018 Ruben AlonsoMarch 2018th

Apertura

Semifinals

El Roble won 2-1 on aggregate.----Jocoro won 7-6 on aggregate.

Finals

Second leg

Jocoro FC won 4-3 on aggregate.

Individual awards

Clausura

Round of 16

Chagüite won 3-2 on aggregate.----

2-2 draw on aggregate, Brujos de Izalco won 5-4 on penalties----Topiltzin won 4-2 on aggregate.----3-3 on aggregate. El Vencedor won 2-1 on penalties----Jocoro F.C. won 5-3 on aggregate.----

Racing Jnr won 2-1 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

The best two loser teams in the round of 16 will advance to the quarter-finals, the teams were Ilopaneco and Independiente.

Brujos de Izalco won 2-1 on aggregate.----Chagüite won 3-2 on aggregate.----3-3, Independiente won 6-5 on penalties.----Jocoro F.C. won 5-0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Brujos de Izalco won 3-1 on aggregate.----Jocoro FC won 2-1 on aggregate.

Final

Second leg

Jocoro won 6-3 on aggregate.

Individual awards

Relegation table

The three teams that finished last in their respective group would normally be relegated . However, all three teams will play a series of home and away games and only two will be relegated to the Tercera Division this season. Apopa finished top and survived relegation. While UDET and San Rafael Cedros were relegated.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Gráfico.
  2. Web site: Once Municipal perdió la categoría . elsalvador.com . January 15, 2018 . 2018-01-15.