| Competition: | Primera División de El Salvador |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Winners: | Alianza (Apertura) FAS (Clausura) |
| Relegated: | C.D. Sonsonate |
| Continentalcup1: | CONCACAF League |
| Biggest Home Win: | Isidro Metapán 6-0 Once Deportivo (TBD, 2020) |
| Biggest Away Win: | C.D. Sonsonate 0–3 Isidro Metapán (TBD, 2021) |
| Longest Wins: | games by: TBD |
| Longest Unbeaten: | games by: TBD |
| Longest Winless: | games by: TBD |
| Longest Losses: | games by: TBD |
| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
| Updated: | 3 April 2020 |
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.
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 two teams, the semifinalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.
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.
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kitmaker | Shirt Sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Águila |  Jose Alexander Menjivar |  Hugo Coria |  Andres Quejada | Umbro | Mister Donut, Canal 4, Tigo, Pilsener, Boston | |
| Alianza | Adolfo Salume |  Juan Dieguez | Marvin Monterroza | Umbro | Canal 4, Mister Donut, Tigo, Gatorade, Pepsi | |
| Atletico Marte | TBD | Cristian Domizi | TBD | Arijam Sports | Sevisal, Canal 4 | |
| Chalatenango | Bertilio Henríquez | Juan Ramón Sánchez | Henry Noe Reyes | Aqua Sport | Electrolit, Eurofarma, mnicom, Powerade, Aqu del Campo | |
| Jocoro F.C. | Leonel Hernández | Carlos Romero | Giuviny Esquivel | Milan | Caja de Credito Jocoro, Electruit | |
| FAS | Guillermo Moran | Jorge Humberto Rodriguez | Xavier Garcia | Joma | Pilsener, Tigo, Canal 4, Hospital Cader, Sol | |
| Firpo | TBD | William Renderos Iraheta | Tardelis Pena | TBD | TBD | |
| Isidro Metapán | Rafael Morataya | Victor Coreas | Milton Molina | Milan | Canal 4, Arroz de San Pedro, Agroamigo, Morataya | |
| Limeño | TBD | Alvaro Misael Alfaro | Francisco Jovel Álvarez | Innova Sports | GSR, Chilos Seafood Restaurant, TuriTravel, Disturbidora Torres | |
| José Antonio Salaverría |  Bruno Martinez | Christian Sánchez | Rush | Claro, Mister Donut, Pepsi, La Geo, Alcasa | ||
| Sonsonate | Pedro Contreras | Jorge Morán | Milan | ProACES, Aldasa, Alcadia Municipal Sonsonate, Canal 4, Leche salud, Ferreteria Santa Sofia, Coop-1 | ||
| Santa Tecla | José Eduardo Amaya | Juan Andrés Sarulyte | Rodrigo Rivera | Maca | Pilsener, Tigo, Plaza Mertio, Pala-grip, Ferreteria Sumersa |
El Vencedor announced that due to ongoing cost and lack of sponsorship, they would be ceding their spot to Atletico Marte.[2]
On 3 April, Chalatenango president Rigoberto Mejia announced that Chalatenango had been acquired by a new ownership group[3]
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]
The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2020 and middle of 2021.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguila | Daniel Messina | Contract finished | April 2020 | Hugo Coria [5] | April 2020 | th (Apertura 2020) |
| Atletico Marte |  Juan Carlos Carreño | Contract finished | May 2020 | Cristian Domizi | May 2020 | th (Apertura 2020) |
| Alianza | Wilson Gutierrez [6] | Contract rescinded due to difficulty of travel | July 2020 | Juan Cortés | August 2020 | th (Apertura 2020) |
| Once Deportivo | Juan Cortés [7] | Resigned | July 2020 | Bruno Martinez | August 2020 | th (Apertura 2020) |
| Santa Tecla | Osvaldo Escudero | Contract rescinded due to difficulty of travel | August 2020 | Juan Andrés Sarulyte | August 2020 | th (Apertura 2020) |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Replaced by | width=125px | Position in table | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limeno | Misael Alfaro | Sacked | October 2020 | Nelson Ancheta | October 2020 | ||
| Santa Tecla | Juan Suralyte | Resigned | October 2020 | Jaime Medina (‘’’Interim’’’) | October 2020 | Th (Apertura 2020) | |
| Firpo | William Renderos Iraheta | Resigned | November 2020 | Roberto Gamarra | November 2020 | Th (Apertura 2020) | |
| Aguila | Hugo Coria | Sacked | November 2020 | Ernesto Corti | November 2020 | Th (Apertura 2020) | |
| Chalatenango | Juan Ramón Sánchez | Sacked | December 2020 | Ricardo Montoya | December 2020 | Th (Apertura 2020) | |
| Isidro Metapan | Victor Coreas | Sacked | December 2020 | Osvadlo Figueroa (Interim) | December 2020 | Th (Apertura 2020) | |
| Alianza | Juan Cortés | Sacked | December 2020 | Milton Meléndez (Interim) | December 2020 | Th (Apertura 2020) | |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.D. Isidro Metapan | Oswaldo Figueroa | Interim finished | January 2021 | Juan Cortés Dieguez | January 2021 | th (Apertura 2021) |
| C.D. Sonsonate | Rubén da Silva | Contract finished, not renewed | January 2021 | Fabio Castromán | January 2021 | th (Apertura 2021) |
| Alianza F.C. | Milton Meléndez | Interimship finished, made it official head coach | January 2021 | Milton Meléndez | January 2021 | th (Apertura 2021) |
| Santa Tecla F.C. | Jaime Medina | Interimship finished, contract not renewed | January 2021 | Rubén da Silva | January 2021 | th (Apertura 2021) |
| C.D. Aguila | Ernesto Corti | Resigned | February 2021 | Armando Osma Rueda | February 2021 | th (Apertura 2021) |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teams will divided into groups of three: Orientale Group, Central Group and Occidentale Group.https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/El-Apertura-2020-se-jugara-en-septiembre-20200710-0017.htmlThe first game would start 10 October 2020.
The games will be divided into three different stages:
Aguila won 3-0 on aggregate Alianza won 5-2 on AggregateJocoro won 2-1 aggregateFAS won 3-2 on aggregate
Alianza advances 3-0 on aggregate.Aguila advances 2-1 on aggregate.
| Alianza F.C. | |||||
| GK | 25 | Mario Gonzalez | |||
| DF | 4 | Ivan Mancía | |||
| DF | 16 | Henry Romero | |||
| DF | 15 | ||||
| DF | 12 | ||||
| DF | 20 | ||||
| MF | 6 | Narcisco Orellana | |||
| MF | 27 | Isaac Portillo | |||
| MF | 21 | Marvin Monterrosa | |||
| FW | 11 | ||||
| ST | 23 | Michell Mercado | |||
| Substitutes: | |||||
| DF | 19 | César Noé Flores | |||
| ST | 22 | ||||
| DF | 10 | ||||
| DF | 17 | Wilfredo Cienfuegos | |||
| Manager: | |||||
| Milton Melendez | |||||
| Aguila | |||||
| GK | 22 | Benji Villalobos | |||
| DF | 3 | Ronald Rodríguez | |||
| DF | 28 | Andrés Quejada | |||
| DF | 21 | ||||
| DF | 16 | Kevin Melara | |||
| MF | 15 | ||||
| MF | 12 | Santos Ortiz | |||
| MF | 19 | Diego Galdámez Coca | |||
| MF | 10 | ||||
| FW | 17 |  Yan Maciel | |||
| FW | 23 |  Nicolas Munoz | |||
| Substitutes: | |||||
| MF | 4 | Fredy Espinoza | |||
| FW | 9 | Marlon da Silva | |||
| MF | 6 | Dixon Rivas | own goal | ||
| MF | 11 | Victor Garcia | |||
| Manager: | |||||
| Ernesto Corti | |||||
| No. | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas Munoz | C.D. Aguila | 12 | |
| 2 |  Ovido Lanza | Jocoro F.C. | 9 | |
| 3 |  Hugo Oviedo | Municipal Limeno | 8 | |
| 4 | David Rugamas | Once Deportivo | 7 | |
| 5 | Juan Carlos Portillo | Alianza FC | 6 | |
| 6 | Jomal Williams | A.D. Isidro Metapan | 6 | |
| 7 | Oswaldo Blanco | Alianza F.C. | 5 | |
| 8 | Guillermo Stradella | C.D. FAS | 5 | |
| 9 | Eduardo Rodriguez | Atletico Marte | 5 | |
| 10 | David Boquin | C.D. Sonsonate | 4 |
Roberto Hernandez for Jocoro against Firpo, 78 minutes (10 October 2020) Nicolas Munoz for Aguila against Limeno, 18 minutes (10 October 2020) Nicolas Munoz for Aguila against Limeno, 18 minutes (10 October 2020) Alexander Mendoza (Santa Tecla F.C.) for Alianza F.C. (October 11, 2020) Elvin Alvarado for Once Deportivo against Sonsonate (October 11, 2020) Elvin Alvarado for Once Deportivo against Sonsonate (October 11, 2020)Firpo won 4-1 on aggregate Santa Tecla won 3-2 on aggregate Alianza won 3-2 on aggregate 2-2. FAS won 3-2 on penalties
2-2. Alianza advances 5-4 on penalties.1-1. FAS advances 4-2 on penalties.
| Alianza F.C. | |||||
| GK | 25 | Mario Gonzalez | |||
| DF | 4 | Ivan Mancía | |||
| DF | 16 | Henry Romero | |||
| DF | 15 | ||||
| DF | 28 | Rudy Clavel | |||
| DF | 20 | ||||
| MF | 6 | Narcisco Orellana | |||
| MF | 27 | Isaac Portillo | |||
| MF | 21 | Marvin Monterrosa | |||
| FW | 11 | ||||
| ST | 23 | Michell Mercado | |||
| Substitutes: | |||||
| DF | 19 | Elvin Alvarado | |||
| ST | 22 | ||||
| DF | 10 | ||||
| DF | 17 | Oscar Rodriguez | |||
| Manager: | |||||
| Milton Melendez | |||||
| FAS | |||||
| GK | 1 | Kevin Carabantes | |||
| DF | 20 | ||||
| DF | 23 | Roberto Chen | |||
| DF | 24 | Mauricio Cuellar | |||
| DF | 6 | own goal | |||
| MF | 6 | Ervian Flores | |||
| MF | 11 | ||||
| MF | 27 | ||||
| MF | 21 | Wilma Torres | |||
| MF | 7 | Kevin Reyes | |||
| FW | 9 | ||||
| Substitutes: | |||||
| MF | 4 | ||||
| FW | 9 | Brayan Landeverde | |||
| MF | 6 | ||||
| MF | 11 | Julio Amaya | |||
| MF | 11 | ||||
| Manager: | |||||
| Jorge Humberto Rodriguez | |||||
| No. | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodolfo Zelaya | Alianza | 8 | |
| 2 |  Kemal Malcolm | Chalatenango | 7 | |
| 3 | Edgar Medrano | Once Deportivo | 7 | |
| 4 | Irvin Herrera | Santa Tecla F.C. | 6 | |
| 5 | Jorge Cordoba | Alianza FC | 6 | |
| 6 | Wilma Torres | FAS | 6 | |
| 7 | Craig Foster | Chalatenango | 6 | |
| 8 | Michel Mercano | Alianza | 5 | |
| 9 | David Rugamas | Once Deportivo | 5 | |
| 10 | Nicolas Munoz | Aguila | 5 |
Ronald Rodriguez for Aguila against Limeno, 24 minutes (14 February 2021) Jhon Machado for Isidro Metapan against FAS (February 14, 2021) Diego Sanchez goal for Santa Tecla against Atletico Marte, (February 18, 2021) Esquiel Rivas for Chalatenango against Atletico Marte, 27 minutes (14 February 2021) Kemal Orlando Malcolm for Chalatenango against Santa Tecla F.C. (April, 2021) Alexander Mendoza (Santa Tecla F.C.) for Atletico Marte, (February 18, 2021) Kemal Orlando Malcolm for Chalatenango against Santa Tecla F.C. (April, 2021) Kemal Orlando Malcolm for Chalatenango against Santa Tecla F.C. (April, 2021)This is a list of foreign players in the 2020–21 season. The following players:
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. https://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Asi-marcha-el-mercado-de-piernas-del-futbol-salvadoreno-20190602-0006.htmlhttps://www.elgrafico.com/futbol/Futbol-salvadoreno-con-toque-colombiano-20210304-0003.html
Águila
Bruno Kairon Yan Maciel Marlon Da Silva de Moura Andrés QuejadaAlianza
Felipe Ponce Ramírez Oswaldo Blanco Mitchel Mercado Jorge CórdobaAtletico Marte
Argenis Alba (*) Daniel Guzman Eduardo Rodriguez Jhony Moran Chan (*) Sebastian Viafara (*) Yoan Ballesteros (*)Chalatenango
Luis Paradela Emerson Lalin Carlos Felix Jesus Everardo Rubio Craig Foster Chevone Marsh Kemal Orlando MalcolmFAS
Luis Perea Raúl Peñaranda Diego Areco Gullit Peña(*) Luis Peralta Roberto ChenFirpo
Tardelius Pena
Fredrick Ogangan
Eber CaicedoIsidro Metapán
Guillermo Vernetti (*) Ricardinho Jhon Machado Yeison Murillo Leonardo Incoruala (*)Jocoro
Eder Moscoso Beitar Córdoba William GuerreroLimeño
Beitar Córdoba Jeison Quiñonez Robinson Aponzá Eisner Loboa Yosimar QuinonesOnce Deportivo
Daley Mena Abdiel Macea Edgar Medrano Édgar Solís Dieter Vargas Marvin PiñónSonsonate
David Boquín Daniel Buitrago Jose Mondragon Víctor Landazuri (*)Santa Tecla
Alejandro Dautt Yosimar Quinones Eduardo Rodriguez (*)(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)