2022–23 Primera División de El Salvador
The 2022–23 Primera División de El Salvador, also known as the Liga Pepsi, is the 24th season and 46th and 47th Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. C.D. FAS and TBD 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.
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 2022 – December 2022 (Apertura), 2023 – 24 May 2023 (Clausura) |
| Champions | FAS (Apertura 2022) Season Cancelled (No Champion) (Clausura 2023) |
| Relegated | A.D. Chalatenango |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | FAS |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | Águila |
| CONCACAF Central American Cup | Jocoro |
| Top goalscorer | Juan Carlos Argueta (8 goals Apertura 2022) Dustin Corea (10 goals Clausura 2023) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 31 May 2023. | |
The champions of Apertura or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. The other champion, and the runner-up with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2023 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 semi-finalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.
Teams edit
Promotion and relegation edit
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2021–22 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2021–22 Segunda División.
Dragon was promoted to the Primera División in June 2022 after defeating A.D. Municipal in a playoff match by a score of 0-0.[1]
C.D. Municipal Limeño was relegated to the 2022–23 Segunda División.[2]
Stadiums and locations edit
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.D. Chalatenango | Chalatenango | Estadio José Gregorio Martínez | 15,000 |
| A.D. Isidro Metapán | Metapán | Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez | 10,000 |
| Alianza F.C. | San Salvador | Estadio Cuscatlán | 53,400 |
| C.D. Águila | San Miguel | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza | 10,000 |
| C.D. Atlético Marte | San Salvador | Estadio Cuscatlán | 53,400 |
| Dragon | San Miguel | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza | 10,000 |
| C.D. FAS | Santa Ana | Estadio Óscar Quiteño | 17,500 |
| C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | Usulután | Estadio Sergio Torres | 5,000 |
| Platense | Zacatecoluca | Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle | 10,000 |
| Once Deportivo | Ahuachapán | Estadio Simeón Magaña | 5,000 |
| Jocoro F.C. | Jocoro | Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego | 3,000 |
| Santa Tecla F.C. | Santa Tecla | Estadio Las Delicias | 10,000 |
Notable events edit
Notable death from Apertura 2022 season and 2023 Clausura season edit
The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2022 and middle of 2023.
- Saul Lorenzo Rivero (Uruguayan ex coach of FAS, Aguila, Isidro Metapan)
- Nahún Corro Bazan (Mexican, ex Aguila player)
- Kiril Dojcinovski (Macedonian ex coach of LA Firpo, Limeno)
- Romeo Blanco (ex Alianza and Atletico Marte)
- Italo Maldonado (ex ANTEL player)
- Julio César Madrid (ex Dragon player)
- Raúl Corcio Zavaleta (ex Aguila, Santa Anita, Aguila, Sonsonate, Atletico Marte, Limeno)
- Genaro Sermeño (Ex FAS player)
- Remberto Santillana (Ex FAS, Once Lobos and Metapan FC coach)
- Antonio “Chueño” Landaverde (Ex FAS player)
- Francisco Osorto (ex Santiagueno, Limeno player)
- José Angel Guerra "Gallito Guerra" (ex Platense player) [1]
- Ricardo Gambeta Sosa (ex Dragon, ADLER, Fuerte Aguilares and Juventud Olimpica player)
- Nestor Matamala (ex Chilean coach, CD Aguila coach) [2]
- Paulo Damasco (ex Brazilian, Santiagueño player ) [3]
Change of ownership edit
On 15 April 2022, FAS announced that they had been acquired by American ownership group AMG Sports [3]
FESFUT removal and Games suspensions edit
On the 20th of July, The Governmental National Sports Institute (INDES) in association with the Attorney general raided Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT) in relation to money laundering and fraudulent administration. INDES issued an administrative resolution ordering the dismissal of FESFUT directors and the creation of a Normalizing Commission.
As a result of this internal crisis, All three main divisions games from round 2 to 4 were suspended due to referees not showing up.
FIFA said that it could suspend El Salvador if its state-led sports institute removes the heads of the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT) in favor of hand-picked officials, according to a letter shared by the federation online.
After a month and a half and with the imposition of a FIFA Regulation Committee in the FESFUT, plus the delivery of credentials by INDES, the first division (as well as the second and third) obtained the green light to be able to resume their tournament, which was interrupted after a disputed date.
The Primera Division announced August 31, 2022, that the season will resume the Apertura 2022 tournament on September 17, 2022.[4]
New main sponsor for the league edit
Instituto Nacional de los Deportes (INDES) signed a five year contract with Primera División de El Salvador for five year, worth 7 millions USD (1.4 million per year). The league will be named as Liga INDES Apertura / Clausura”. [4]
Estadio Cuscatlan Tragedy edit
On the 25th May 2023, during the quarter final game between Alianza and FAS an incident occurred which resulted in a crowd crush of fans in the stadium.
According to reports, fans had been sold fake tickets for the game and angry fans attempted to pull down the barricades at the stadiums at the entrance. Twelve people were killed and dozens of others injured.
Authorities were looking at pressing charges against those responsible for the event and the Salvadoran Soccer Federation suspended all the following day's matches in the count [5]
Suspension 2023 Clausura season edit
After the tragedy that occurred on the 25th of May, A reunion was called with FESFUT and members of the Primera División, the decision was made to cancel the 2023 Clausura season, no champion will be crowned and Chalatenango will be relegated. [6]
Alianza will be punished by playing Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024 seasons behind closed doors, Fined $ 30, 000 United states dollars. [7]
It was announced that FAS (Apertura 2022 Champion), Aguila (Club with the most Accumulated points in the Apertura 2022 and Clausura 2023 season) and Jocoro (Apertura 2022 Runner-up) will be the club representatives at the CONCACAF Central American Cup. [8]
Fiscalía General de la República (El Salvador Police force) arrested the five people responsible for the poor security and issues that contributed to the tragedy, the five arrested included are President of Alianza Pedro Hernández, general manager of Alianza Edwin Abarca, Treasurer of Alianza Zoila Córdova, General manager of EDESSA the ownership group of Estadio Cuscatlán Reynaldo Contreras, and Head of security of EDESSA Samuel Montano. [9]
Managerial changes edit
Before the start of the season edit
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocoro | Edgar Henriquez | Resigned due to Contract dispute | May 2022 | Carlos Estrada | May 2022 | th (2022 Apertura) |
| Santa Tecla | Leonel Carcamo | Mutual Consent | May 22, 2022 | Ernesto Corti [10] | May 22, 2022 | 12th (2022 Apertura) |
| Alianza | Milton Melendez | Resigned | May 2022 | Adonay Martinez | June 27, 2022 | th (2022 Apertura) |
| Platense | Ivan Ruiz | Ended Intermship and Returned as assistant coach | June 2022 | Erick Prado | June 2022 | th (2022 Apertura) |
| Chalatenango | Erick Prado | Mutual Consent | June 2022 | Edgar Henriquez | June 2022 | th (2022 Apertura) |
| Atletico Marte | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | Sacked | June 2022 | Osvaldo Escudero | June 21, 2022 | th (2022 Apertura) |
| Luis Angel Firpo | Eraldo Correia | Mutual Consent | June 2022 | Carlos Romero | June 2022 | th (2022 Apertura) |
| Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan | Ruben da Silva | Mutual Consent | June 2022 | Rodolfo Gochez | June 2022 | th (2022 Apertura) |
| FAS | Jorge Humberto Rodriguez | Mutual Consent, Moved to be sporting director | June 10, 2022 | Octavio Zambrano | June 2022 | th (2022 Apertura) |
During the Apertura season edit
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguila | Agustin Castillo | Mutual Consent | August 2022 | Sebastian Bini | August 2022 | 9th (2022 Apertura) |
| Jocoro | Carlos Estrada | Resigned due to family issues | September 6, 2022 | Jorge Pineda [11] | September 6, 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Jocoro | Jorge Pineda | Mutual Consent | October, 2022 | Jose Romero [12] | October, 2022 | 1st (2023 Clausura) |
Between the Apertura and Clausura season edit
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once Deportivo | Rodolfo Gochez [13] | Sacked | October 28, 2022 | Erick Dowson Prado | December ,2022 | 6th Group B (2022 Apertura) |
| Alianza | Adonay Martinez | Sacked | November 16, 2022 | Eduardo Lara [14] | November 17, 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Platense | Erick Dowson Prado [15] | Sacked | November 30, 2022 | Ruben Da Silva | December , 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Jocoro | Jose Romero | Sacked | November 30, 2022 | Guillermo Bernardez | December 27, 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Isidro Metapan | Hector Omar Mejia | Sacked | December 12, 2022 | Jorge Rodriguez [16] | December 13, 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| LA Firpo | Carlos Romero | Sacked | December , 2022 | Guillermo Rivera | December 21, 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Chalatenango | Edgar Henriquez | Mutual consent | December 31, 2022 | Ricardo Serrano | January, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
Clausura seasons edit
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jocoro | Guillermo Bernárdez [17] | Resigned due to poor results | February 28, 2023 | Victor Coreas | February 28, 2023 | 10th (2023 Clausura) |
| Atletico Marte | Osvaldo Escudero | Mutual Consent | March 4, 2023 | Omar Sevilla | March 4, 2023 | 11th (2023 Clausura) |
| Platense | Ruben Da Silva | Sacked | March 28, 2023 | Juan Cortés Diéguez | March 29, 2023 | 10th (2023 Clausura) |
| FAS | Octavio Zambrano | Sacked | April 4, 2023 | Efren Mercano (Interim) | April 5, 2023 | 6th (2023 Clausura) |
Apertura 2022 edit
Phase 1 edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Águila (Q) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 18 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Jocoro (Q) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 18 | |
| 3 | Dragon (Q) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 18 | |
| 4 | Platense (Q) | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 15 | |
| 5 | Chalatenango | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 6 | |
| 6 | Firpo | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alianza (Q) | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 19 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | FAS (Q) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 16 | |
| 3 | Isidro Metapán (Q) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 16 | |
| 4 | Atletico Marte (Q) | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 12 | |
| 5 | Santa Tecla | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 11 | |
| 6 | Once Deportivo | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Playoffs edit
Quarterfinals edit
First legs edit
| Isidro Metapan | 1-1 | Jocoro |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Salazar 41' | Henry Romero 91' |
| Atletico Marte | 0-0 | Aguila |
|---|---|---|
| Nil | Nil |
| Dragon | 3-2 | FAS |
|---|---|---|
| Yair Arboleda 39' Javier Ferman 64' Jhon Montano 89' | Alberto Henriquez 39' Rudy Clavel 62' |
Second legs edit
FAS won 5-4 on Aggregate
| Aguila | 1-0 | Atletico Marte |
|---|---|---|
| Dustin Corea 87' | Nil |
Aguila won 1-0 on Aggregate
| Jocoro | 0-0 | Isidro Metapan |
|---|---|---|
| Nil | Nil |
Jocoro won 4-3 on penalties, after tying 1-1 aggregate
Platense won 2-1 on aggregate
Semifinals edit
First legs edit
Second legs edit
| Aguila | 1-0 | FAS |
|---|---|---|
| Dustin Corea 33' | [20] | Nil |
4-4. FAS won 4-3 on penalties
| Jocoro | 4-2 | Platense |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Romero 10' Yuvini Salamanca 12' 22' Júnior Padilla 19' | [21] | Steve Alfaro 15' 38' |
4-4. Jocoro won 4-2 on penalties
Final edit
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| Apertura 2022 champions |
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| FAS 19th title |
Apertura 2022 Records edit
Records edit
- Best home records: TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Worst home records: TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
- Best away records : TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Worst away records : TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
- Most goals scored: Aguila (23 goals)
- Fewest goals scored: Firpo (6 goals)
- Fewest goals conceded : Dragon (7 goals)
- Most goals conceded : Chalatenango (18 goals)
| No. | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Carlos Argueta | Jocoro | 8 |
| 2 | Dustin Corea | Aguila | 5 |
| 3 | Victor Garcia | Santa Tecla | 5 |
| 4 | Carlos Salazar | Isidro Metapan | 5 |
| 5 | Gerson Mayen | Aguila | 5 |
| 6 | Rodolfo Zelaya | Alianza | 4 |
| 7 | Juan Carlos Portillo | Alianza | 4 |
| 8 | Ezequiel Rivas | Alianza | 4 |
| 9 | Raul Penaranda | LA Firpo | 4 |
| 10 | Edagr Cruz | Aguila | 3 |
Scoring edit
- First goal of the season: Juan Carlos Argueta for Jocoro against Atletico Marte, 8 minutes (July 10, 2022)
- First goal by a foreign player: Brian Calabrese for Aguila against Once Deportivo, 55th minutes (July 10, 2022)
- Fastest goal in a match: 2 Minutes
- Bryan Paz for Once Deportivo against Santa Tecla (October 2,2022)
- Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 90+4 minutes
- Dustin Corea goal for Aguila against Platense, (September 19, 2022)
- First penalty Kick of the season: Miguel Lemus for Chalatenango against LA Firpo, 67th minutes (September 18, 2022)
- Widest winning margin: 6 goals
- First hat-trick of the season: Bryan Paz for Once Deportivo against Santa Tecla (October 2, 2022)
- First own goal of the season: Geovanny Henriquez (Chalatenango) for Platense (September 25, 2022)
- Most goals in a match: 6 goals
- Most goals by one team in a match: 6 goals
- Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals
- Bryan Paz for Once Deportivo against Santa Tecla (October 2, 2022
Juan Carlos Argueta for Jocoro against Chalatenango (October 24, 2022)
- Bryan Paz for Once Deportivo against Santa Tecla (October 2, 2022
- Players that scored a hat-trick':
- Bryan Paz for Once Deportivo against Santa Tecla (October 2, 2022)
- Juan Carlos Argueta for Jocoro against Chalatenango (October 24, 2022)
Clausura 2023 edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Águila | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 49 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Alianza | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 39 | |
| 3 | Once Deportivo | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 31 | |
| 4 | Dragón | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 30 | |
| 5 | Firpo | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 29 | |
| 6 | Isidro Metapán | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 29 | |
| 7 | FAS | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 27 | |
| 8 | Jocoro | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 27 | |
| 9 | Santa Tecla | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 25 | |
| 10 | Chalatenango | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 25 | |
| 11 | Atletico Marte | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 31 | −6 | 23 | |
| 12 | Platense | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Clausura 2023 Records edit
Records edit
- Best home records: TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Worst home records: TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
- Best away records : TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
- Worst away records : TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
- Most goals scored: TBD (00 goals)
- Fewest goals scored: TBD (00 goals)
- Fewest goals conceded : TBD (00 goals)
- Most goals conceded : TBD (00 goals)
| No. | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dustin Corea | Aguila | 10 |
| 2 | Luis Peralta | Isidro Metapan | 10 |
| 3 | Jomal Williams | Once Deportivo | 9 |
| 4 | Jhon Montano | Dragon | 8 |
| 5 | Michell Mercado | Alianza | 8 |
| 6 | Juan Carlos Argueta | Jocoro | 8 |
| 7 | Luis Ibarra | Atletico Marte | 8 |
| 8 | Cesar Flores | Santa Tecla | 7 |
| 9 | Carlos Salazar | Isidro Metapan | 6 |
| 10 | Sebastian Julio | LA Firpo | 6 |
| 11 | Camilio Salazar | FAS | 5 |
| 12 | Luis Acuna | Jocoro | 5 |
Scoring edit
- First goal of the season: Santos Ortiz for Aguila against Santa Tecla, 16 minutes (January 29, 2023)
- First goal by a foreign player: Victor Landázuri for Santa Tecla against Aguila, 23rd minutes (January 29, 2023)
- Fastest goal in a match: 35 seconds
- Gabriel Giacopetti for Platense against Atletico Marte, (April 24, 2023)
- Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 90+7 minutes
- Michell Mercado goal for Alianza against Platense, (January 30, 2023)
- Jaime Ortiz goal for Platense against Santa Tecla, (April 12, 2023)
- First penalty Kick of the season: Luis Ibarra for Atletico Marte against LA Firpo, 35th minutes (January 30, 2023)
- Widest winning margin: 6 goals
- Dragon 7-1 Chalatenango (February 12, 2023)
- First hat-trick of the season: Marcelo Díaz for Once Deportivo against Chalatenango (April 24, 2023)
- First own goal of the season: Roberto Domínguez (FAS) for Aguila (February 6, 2023)
- Most goals in a match: 8 goals
- Dragon 7-1 Chalatenango (February 12, 2023)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7 goals
- Dragon 7-1 Chalatenango (February 12, 2023)
- Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals
- Dragon 4-0 (7-1) Chalatenango (1st half, February 12, 2023)
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals
- Marcelo Díaz for Once Deportivo against Chalatenango (April 24, 2023)
- Players that scored a hat-trick:
- Marcelo Díaz for Once Deportivo against Chalatenango (April 24, 2023)
Playoff edit
Quarterfinals edit
First legs edit
| Jocoro | 2-3 | Aguila |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Carlos Argueta 74' Camilo Delgado 90' | Dustin Corea 13' (pen.) Carlos Pimienta 17' Dixon Rivas 89' |
| Isidro Metapan | 1-0 | Once Deportivo |
|---|---|---|
| Erivan Flores 13' | Nil |
Second legs edit
Dragon won 3-2 on Aggregate
Match Abandoned due to stadium tragedy, FAS awarded a 2-0 victory
Season was cancelled, due to Cuscatlan stadium
Season was cancelled, due to Cuscatlan stadium SEN-Final CD Dragon 1-1 CD FAS CD FAS 1-3 CD Dragon Isidro Metapan 2-1 Jocoro,F.C. Jocoro F.C. 1-3 Isidro Metapan
Final June 4, 2023 Estadio Cuscatlan CD Dragon 4-2 Isidro Metapan
CD Dragon Campeon Clausura 2023 28th Tittin
Aggregate table edit
The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2022–23 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura 2022 and Clausura 2023 tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the CONCACAF tournaments and relegation to the Segunda Division.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Águila | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 57 | 25 | +32 | 67 | CONCACAF Central American Cup[a] |
| 2 | Alianza | 32 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 26 | +27 | 58 | CONCACAF Central American Cup[b] |
| 3 | Dragón | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 48 | |
| 4 | Isidro Metapán | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 45 | |
| 5 | Jocoro | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 45 | |
| 6 | FAS | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 43 | CONCACAF Central American Cup[c] |
| 7 | Once Deportivo | 32 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 38 | |
| 8 | Santa Tecla | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 36 | |
| 9 | Platense | 32 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 36 | |
| 10 | Atletico Marte | 32 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 35 | |
| 11 | Firpo | 32 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 34 | |
| 12 | Chalatenango | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 31 | Segunda División |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
List of foreign players in the league edit
This is a list of foreign players in the 2022–23 season. The following players:
- Have played at least one game for the respective club.
- 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 Atletico Marte
Chalatenango
Dragon
FAS
| Firpo
Isidro Metapán Jocoro
Once Deportivo
Platense
Santa Tecla
|
(player released during the Apertura season due suspension of 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)
References edit
- ^ "Dragón derrotó a Juayúa y asciende a la primera divisiónn" [Dragon Defeats Juayua and is promoted to Premier Division]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). El Gráfico. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Municipal Limeño desciende a la segunda divisións" [Municipal Limeno relegated to second division]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). elgrafico.com. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "FAS cambia de administración". elGrafico.com. June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ "Equipos de la primera división retornarán a entrenamientos".
External links edit
- https://laprimera.com.sv/ (Official website)