| Competition: | Primera División de El Salvador |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Dates: | August 2023 – December 2023 (Apertura), 2024 – 29 May 2024 (Clausura) |
| Winners: | Aguila (Apertura 2023) Alianza (Clausura 2024) |
| Relegated: | Santa Tecla |
| Continentalcup1: | CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Aguila |
| Continentalcup2: | CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | LA Firpo |
| Continentalcup3: | CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Alianza |
| League Topscorer: |  Carlos Salazar (15 goals Apertura 2023)  Styven Vásquez (15 goals Clausura 2024) |
| Best Goalkeeper: | Mario Gonzalez (Apertura 2023) Mario Gonzalez (Clausura 2024) |
| Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
| Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
| Updated: | 27 May 2023 |
The 2023–24 Primera División de El Salvador, also known as the Liga Pepsi, is the 25th season and 48th and 49th Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. FAS are the defending champions of the Apertura tournament. There was no Clausura champion as the season was cancelled due to Cuscatlan Tragedy.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.
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2022–23 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2022–23 Segunda División.
Fuerte San Francisco was promoted to the Primera División in June 25, 2023 after defeating Titan in a playoff match by a score of 3-0 in penalties, after the team were tied 0-0 after 120 minutes.[1]
Chalatenango was relegated to the 2023–24 Segunda División.[2]
On the 26th of June, 2023 Municipal Limeño acquired the spot of the historic team Atletico Marte in the Primera division. This ended 3 years of Atletico Marte being in the Primera division.[3]
The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2022 and middle of 2023.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal Limeno | Abel Flores (Interim) | End of Interimship | December 11, 2023 | William Renderos https://www.elgrafico.com/primera/Limeno-nombra-nuevo-tecnico-para-el-Clausura-2024-20231206-0012.html | December 11, 2023 | 9th (2023 Apertura) | |
| Dragon | Marvín Benitez | Mutual consent | December 21, 2023 | Manuel Acevedo https://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/dragon-manuel-acevedo-nuevo-tecnico-lmf-clausura-2024/1112637/2023/ | December 24, 2024 | 7th (2023 Apertura) | |
| Isidro Metapán | Jorge Rodríguez https://www.elgrafico.com/primera/Jorge-Rodriguez-renuncia-al-banquillo-del-Metapan-20231219-0001.html | Resigned | December 23, 2023 |  Julio Zamora | December 28, 2024 | 8th (2023 Apertura) | |
| Alianza | Milton Meléndez | Moved to become director of sports | December 29, 2023 | Jorge Rodríguez | December 29, 2023 | 4th (2023 Apertura) | |
| LA Firpo | Guillermo Rivera | Mutual consent | December 2023 | Gabriel Álvarez | January, 2024 | 3rd (2023 Apertura) | |
| Fuerte San Francisco | Jesús Álvarez | End of interimship | January 4, 2024 | Fabio Gaston Larramendi | January 4, 2024 | 5th (2023 Apertura) |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuerte San Francisco | Fabio Gaston Larramendi | Sacked | February 8, 2024 | Nelson Ancheta | February 9, 2024 | 11th (2024 Clausura) | |
| Jocoro |  Agustin Castillo | Mutual Consent | February 12, 2024 | Carlos Romero | February 13, 2024 | 12th (2024 Clausura) | |
| Jocoro | Carlos Romero | Resigned | March 24, 2024 | Marvin Hernandez (Interim) | March 25, 2024 | 12th (2024 Clausura) | |
| Santa Tecla | Juan Ramón Sánchez | Sacked | March 28, 2024 | March 28, 2024 | th (2024 Clausura) | ||
| FAS |  Raúl Arias | Mutual Consent | April 12, 2024 | Richard Preza | April 13, 2024 | th (2024 Clausura) | |
| Isidro Metapan | Julio Zamora | Mutual Consent | April 19, 2024 | Carlos Martinez (Interim) | April 22, 2024 | th (2024 Clausura) |
Santos Ortiz for Aguila against Santa Tecla, 22 minutes (August 14, 2023) Yerson Tobar for Alianza against Santa Tecla (October 23, 2023) Lizandro Claros goal for LA Firpo against Jocoro (August 20, 2023) Roberto Gonzalez for Once Deportivo against Fuerte San Francisco (August 21, 2023) Rodolfo Zelaya for Alianza against FAS, 7th minutes (August 19, 2023) Carlos Salazar for Aguila against Dragon (August 21, 2023) Ivan Mancia (Alianza) for Fuerte San Francisco (October 7, 2023) Carlos Salazar for Aguila against Dragon (August 21, 2023) Duvier Riascos for Aguila against Isidro Metapan (September 10, 2023)| No. | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Salazar | Aguila | 15 | |
| 2 | German Aguila | Jocoro | 15 | |
| 3 | Luis Ángel Landín | Municipal Limeno | 13 | |
| 4 | Jhon Montano | Dragon | 11 | |
| 5 | Javier Ferman | Dragon | 10 | |
| 6 |  Sebastián Julio | LA Firpo | 10 | |
| 7 | Nicolas Gonzalez | Fuerte San Francisco | 9 | |
| 8 | Duvier Riascos | Aguila | 9 | |
| 9 | Emerson Mauricio | Alianza | 8 | |
| 10 |  Mateus Ramos | LA Firpo | 7 | |
| 10 | Kevin Reyes | FAS | 7 |
Alianza won 5-1 on AggregateDragon won 2-1 on AggregateJocoro won 2-1 on AggregateAguila won 1-0 on aggregate
Jocoro won 6-2 on aggregateAguila won 3-2 on aggregate
| Aguila | |||||
| GK | 1 | Rafael Garcia | |||
| DF | 16 | Kevin Melara | |||
| DF | 2 | Julio Sibrian | |||
| DF | 28 | Ronald Rodriguez | |||
| DF | 20 | Carlos Pimentia | |||
| MF | 12 | Santos Ortiz | |||
| MF | 24 | Darwin Ceren | |||
| MF | 10 | ||||
| MF | 14 | Melvin Cartagena | |||
| FW | 21 | Carlos Salazar | |||
| FW | 8 | Lucas Ventura | |||
| Substitutes: | |||||
| MF | 5 | ||||
| MF | 6 | Dixon Rivas | |||
| DF | 27 | Herberth Diaz | |||
| FW | 7 | ||||
| Manager: | |||||
| Ernesto Corti | |||||
| Jocoro | |||||
| GK | 1 | Danilo Joya | |||
| DF | 6 | Johnathan Quintanilla | |||
| DF | 23 | Nelson Moreno | |||
| DF | 19 | Elvis Claros | |||
| DF | 11 | Elmer Guity | |||
| MF | 10 | Luis Acuna | |||
| MF | 12 | Emmanuel Hernandez | |||
| MF | 14 | Wilson Rugamas | |||
| MF | 10 | ||||
| FW | 17 | ||||
| FW | 9 | German Aguila | |||
| Substitutes: | |||||
| MF | 7 | ||||
| MF | 22 | Joel Turcios | |||
| MF | 16 | Juan Carlos Argueta | |||
| DF | 4 | Orlando Martinez | |||
| Manager: | |||||
| Agustin Castillo | |||||
Yair Delgadillo for Limeno against Santa Tecla, 20 minutes (January 14, 2024) Yair Delgadillo for Limeno against Santa Tecla, 20 minutes (January 14, 2024) Matheus da Silva goal for LA Firpo against Santa Tecla (March 10, 2024) Diego Chavez for Once Deportivo against Alianza, 80th minutes (January 15, 2024) Mateus da Silva for LA Firpo against Santa Tecla (March 10, 2024) Johnathon Nolasco (FAS) for Once Deportivo (March 10, 2024) Mateus da Silva for LA Firpo against Santa Tecla (March 10, 2024) Mateus da Silva for LA Firpo against Santa Tecla (March 10, 2024) Yair Delgadillo for Limeno against Santa Tecla (March 24, 2024) Bryan Paz for Fuerte San Francisco against Platense (April 15, 2024) Sebastian Julio for Alianza against Dragon (April 24, 2024) Steven Vasquez for LA Firpo against Jocoro (May 2, 2024)| No. | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Styven Vásquez | LA Firpo | 15 | |
| 2 | Yair Delgadillo | Municipal Limeno | 14 | |
| 3 | Sebastian Julio | Alianza | 10 | |
| 4 | Isaac Esquivel | Isidro Metapan | 8 | |
| 5 | Rafael Tejada | FAS | 7 | |
| 6 | Daniel Arevalo | Platense | 6 | |
| 7 | Mateus da Silva | LA Firpo | 6 | |
| 8 | Manuel Murillo | Dragon | 6 | |
| 9 | Bryan Paz | Aguila | 6 | |
| 10 | Carlos Salazar | Aguila | 6 |
Isidro Metapan won 2-1 on AggregateAlianza FC won 3-1 on AggregateFAS won 5-4 on penalties, after tying 4-4 aggregateMunicipal Limeno won 3-2 on aggregate
Municipal Limeno won 2-1 on aggregateAlianza won 3-2 on aggregate
| Alianza | |||||
| GK | 25 | Mario González | |||
| DF | 5 | Mario Jacobo | |||
| DF | 16 | Henry Romero | |||
| DF | 17 | Alexis Renderos | |||
| DF | 15 | Jonathan Jiménez | |||
| MF | 6 | ||||
| MF | 19 | Andrés Hernández | |||
| MF | 21 | ||||
| MF | 7 | ||||
| FW | 23 | Michell Mercado | |||
| FW | 30 | Emerson Mauricio | |||
| Substitutes: | |||||
| MF | 8 | Oscar Rodriguez | |||
| MF | 10 | Leonardo Rodriguez | |||
| DF | 11 | Juan Portillo | |||
| FW | 22 | ||||
| FW | 26 | Elias Rivas | |||
| Manager: | |||||
| Jorge Rodriguez | |||||
| Municipal Limeno | |||||
| GK | 29 | Yimy Cuéllar | |||
| DF | 2 | ||||
| DF | 12 | ||||
| DF | 5 | ||||
| DF | 16 | Tereso Benítez | |||
| MF | 11 | Elvin Alvarado | |||
| MF | 6 | Bryan Landaverde | |||
| MF | 10 | Marvin Ramos | |||
| FW | 21 | ||||
| FW | 30 | Javier Fermán | |||
| FW | 22 | ||||
| Substitutes: | |||||
| MF | 4 | Walter Guevara | |||
| MF | 9 | ||||
| MF | 3 | Jose Villalobos | |||
| DF | 24 | Rudy Ramirez | |||
| DF | 7 | Jefferson Valladares | |||
| Manager: | |||||
| William Renderos | |||||
This is a list of foreign players in the 2023–24 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.
Águila
Lucas Ventura Duvier Riascos Carlos Salazar Ronaldinho Caicedo Luis Angel Rodriguez Juan Pablo OtálvaroAlianza
Mitchel Mercado Yerson Tobar Sebastián JulioDragon
Luis Angulo Yair Arboleda Kevin Moreno Jhon Montaño Manuel Chala Manuel Murrillo Yerson TobarFAS
Caio Laursen Félix Micolta 
Joao Plata Luis Ángel Mendoza Devier Chaverra Harrison Mojica Yair Arboleda Jairo MolinaFirpo
Mateus Da Silva Sebastián Julio Tardelis Pena Guilherme SilvaFuerte San Francisco
Luis Angulo
Colorado MurrayIsidro Metapán
Luca Orozco Paulo Henrique Javier Cetre
Diego GregoriJocoro
Luis Acuna Germán AguilaMunicipal Limeno
Once Deportivo
Victor Landazuri Camilo Delgado Manuel Murrillo
Jhonathan UrrutiaPlatense
Raúl Peñaranda Ronaldinho Caicedo Luis Angel Rodriguez Pablo Gállego Wilber Arizala Eber Caicedo
Jair CatuySanta Tecla
Alejandro Frezzotti Adrian Toloza Gonzalo Tarifa Jeffersson Sierra(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)