| Competition: | Primera División de El Salvador |
| Season: | 2024–25 |
| Dates: | 27 July 2024 – 22 November 2024 (Apertura), 2025 – 2025 (Clausura) |
| Continentalcup1: | CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| Continentalcup2: | CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| Continentalcup3: | CONCACAF Central American Cup |
| Matches: | 94 |
| Total Goals: | 225 |
| League Topscorer: |  Gustavo (14 goals Apertura 2024) |
| Highest Scoring: | FAS 3-4 Águila |
| Prevseason: | 2023–24 |
| Nextseason: | 2025–26 |
| Updated: | 7 November 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.
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.
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]
It was announced on July 13, 2024 that Titan had made agreement with Jocoro to acquire their spot in the Primera division.[4]
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 only 11 teams.[5]
On 29 September, it was announced by FESFUT that they had denied primera division decision to have two legged grand final, the grand final will remain one legged final[6]
On 24 October, 2024 it was announced by the primera division that no team will be relegated for the 2024–2025, after Jocoro FC license being suspended, and only 11 teams participating in the league, the league stated that one team will be promoted to make it even 12 teams again and no team will be relegated [7]
On December 3, 2024 It was announced that the final will be playing in the Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González for the first time since 2004. [8]
The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2024 and middle of 2025.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguila |  Ernesto Corti | Contract finished, | May 27, 2024 | Daniel Messina[13] | May 27, 2024 | 4th and Quarterfinalist (2024 Clausura) | |
| Fuerte San Francisco |  Nelson Ancheta | Contract Finished | May 27, 2024 |  Jorge Martinez Merino [14] | June 29, 2024 | 11th (2024 Clausura) | |
| Dragon | Manuel Acevedo | Mutual Consent | June 7, 2024 | Marvin Benítez | June 7, 2024 | 9th (2024 Clausura) | |
| Isidro Metapan | Carlos Martinez Che | Returned to assistant coach role | June 18, 2024 | Hector Omar Mejia | July 3, 2024 | 7th and Semi-Finalist (2024 Clausura) | |
| Cacahuatique | Pablo Quiñones | Mutual Consent | July 4, 2024 | Daniel Corti | July 9, 2024 | None (2024 Clausura) |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAS | Ricardo Preza https://www.elgrafico.com/primera/FAS-anuncia-la-llegada-de-Agustin-Castillo-y-rescinde-contrato-de-Richard-Preza-20240820-0004.html | Sacked | August 20, 2024 |  Agustin Castillo | August 20, 2024 | 7th (2024 Apertura) | |
| Municipal Limeno | William Renderos Iraheta | Sacked | September 19, 2024 | Abel Flores (Interim) | September 20, 2024 | 7th (2024 Apertura) | |
| Dragon | Marvin Benítez | Resigned | September, 2024 |  Pablo Quiñones https://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/futbol-primera-division-club-deportivo-dragon-torneo-apertura-2024/1170638/2024/ | September, 2024 | 12th (2024 Apertura) | |
| Municipal Limeno | Abel Flores (Interim) | Interimship ended | October 5, 2024 | Guillermo Rivera https://www.elgrafico.com/primera/Memo-Rivera-es-nuevo-tecnico-de-Municipal-Limeno-20241005-0007.html | October 5, 2024 | 6th (2024 Apertura) | |
| Platense | Jorge Abrego | Mutual Consent | October 11, 2024 | David Hernández (Interim) | October 11, 2024 | 11th (2024 Apertura) | |
| Fuerte San Francisco | Jorge Merino https://www.elgrafico.com/primera/Jorge-Merino-no-sigue-como-tecnico-del-Fuerte-San-Francisco-20241015-0008.html | Mutual Consent | October 16, 2024 | Ruben Alonso | October 18, 2024 | 9th (2024 Apertura) |
Gustavo Souza for Firpo against Platense, 6 minutes (Month day, 2024) Gustavo Souza for Firpo against Platense, 6th minutes (A, 2024) Luis Enrique Vasquez for Once Deportivo against Platense (August 2, 2024) TBD goal for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2024)
Julian Grueso for Cacahuatique against Firpo, 43rd minutes (August 4, 2024) Ronald Aparicio (Platense) for Aguila (August 26, 2024)| No. | Player | Club | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustavo Moura https://www.elsalvador.com/deportes/futbol/gustavo-moura-goleador-lmf/1185193/2024/ | LA Firpo | 14 | |
| 2 | Emiliano Villar | FAS | 11 | |
| 3 | Emerson Mauricio | Alianza | 9 | |
| 4 | Alexander Marquez | Cacahuatique | 8 | |
| 5 | Blas Sosa | Aguila | 8 | |
| 6 | Yair Delgadillo | Isidro Metapan | 7 | |
| 7 | Mauricio Cerritos | LA Firpo | 6 | |
| 8 | Javier Ferman | Municipal Limeno | 6 | |
| 9 | Steven Guerra | Isidro Metapan | 6 | |
| 10 | Juan Carlos Argueta | Isidro Metapan | 5 | |
| 10 | Isaac Esquivel | Isidro Metapan | 5 |
TBD for Firpo against Platense, 22 minutes (Month day, 2025) TBD for Firpo against Platense, th minutes (Month day, 2025) TBD for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2025) TBD goal for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2025) TBD for TBD against TBD, 7th minutes (Month day, 2025) TBD for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2025) TBD (TBD) for TBD (Month day, 2025) TBD for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2025) TBD for TBD against TBD (Month day, 2025)This is a list of foreign players in the 2024–25 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
Gonzalo Ramirez Blas Sosa Dionatan Machado Carlos Salazar Edgar MedranoAlianza
Mitchel Mercado
Ramiro RoccaCachuatique
Elías Umeres Wilker da Silva Julián Grueso Jorge LaraDragon
Yair Arboleda Kevin Moreno Manuel Chala Yerson Tobar Samuel Campaña José MedranoFAS
Germán AguilaFirpo
Wilber Arizala Guilherme Silva Jonathan Santana Gustavo SouzaFuerte San Francisco
Luis Acuna Camilo Delgado Andres Murillo Rentería
Colorado MurrayIsidro Metapán
Luca Orozco
Javier Cetre
Diego Gregori Yair DelgadilloMunicipal Limeno
Lucas dos Santos Juan Diego Lasso Joel AlmeidaOnce Deportivo
Manuel Murrillo
Kevin Martin Kemal MalcolmPlatense
Matheus da Silva Magno Costa Fernandes Argenis Alba(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) (Injured and ruled out for the rest of the season) (player naturalized for the Clausura season) (player released beginning the Clausura season, Never played a game)
