2024–25 Primera División de El Salvador explained

Competition:Primera División de El Salvador
Season:2024–25
Dates:August 2024 – December 2024 (Apertura), 2025 – 2025 (Clausura)
Winners:TBD (Apertura 2024)
TBD (Clausura 2025)
Relegated:TBD
Continentalcup1:CONCACAF Central American Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:TBD
Continentalcup2:CONCACAF Central American Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:TBD
Continentalcup3:CONCACAF Central American Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:TBD
League Topscorer: TBD (15 goals Apertura 2024)
TBD (15 goals Clausura 2025)
Best Goalkeeper:TBD (Apertura 2024)
TBD (Clausura 2025)
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated: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.

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Aguila Ernesto CortiContract finished, May 27, 2024 Daniel Messina[6] May 27, 20244th and Quarterfinalist (2024 Clausura)
Fuerte San Francisco Nelson AnchetaContract FinishedMay 27, 2024 Jorge Martinez Merino [7] June 29, 202411th (2024 Clausura)
Dragon Manuel AcevedoMutual ConsentJune 7, 2024 Marvin BenítezJune 7, 20249th (2024 Clausura)
Isidro Metapan Carlos Martinez CheReturned to assistant coach role June 18, 2024 Hector Omar Mejia July 3, 20247th and Semi-Finalist (2024 Clausura)
Cacahuatique Pablo QuiñonesMutual ConsentJuly 4, 2024 Daniel CortiJuly 9, 2024None (2024 Clausura)

During the Apertura season

Apertura 2024

League table

Apertura 2024 Records

Records

Scoring

Clausura 2025

Clausura 2025 Records

Records

Scoring

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2024–25 season. The following players:

  1. Have played at least one game for the respective club.
  2. 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

Cachuatique

Dragon

FAS

Firpo

Fuerte San Francisco

Isidro Metapán

Municipal Limeno

Once Deportivo

Platense

(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)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ¡Cacahuatique es nuevo equipo de Primera División!. Cacahuatique is the new team in the first division. es. 1 July 2024. 1 July 2024. elsalvador.com.
  2. Web site: Santa Tecla se despide de la Primera Division tras caer ante Firpo. Santa Tecla says goodbye to the first division after losing to Firpo. es. 7 May 2023. 11 May 2023. elsalvador.com. elgrafico.com.
  3. Web site: 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. es. 13 June 2024. 13 June 2024. elsalvador.com.
  4. Web site: ¡Oficial! Titán es equipo de la Primera División!. Official ! Titan is the new team in the first division. es. 13 July 2024. 13 July 2024. diarioelsalvador.com. diarioelsalvador.com.
  5. Web site: FESFUT niega solicitud del Titán para jugar en Primera División. FESFUT denies inscription of Titan to play in the Primera Division. es. 18 July 2024. 19 July 2024. El Grafico.com. El Grafico.com.
  6. Web site: Daniel Messina No lo pense dos veces en acepatar regresar al Aguila. Daniel Messina did not think twice to accept returning to Aguila. es. 27 May 2024. 2 June 2024. elgrafico.com.
  7. Web site: El mexicano Jorge Martinez nuevo entrenador del Fuerte San Francisco. The Mexican Jorge Martinez new coach of Fuerte San Francisco. es. 27 May 2024. 2 June 2024. elgrafico.com.