Segunda División de El Salvador
| Founded | 1950 |
|---|---|
| Country | El Salvador |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of clubs | 20 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Primera División |
| Relegation to | Tercera Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa El Salvador |
| Current champions | Zacatecoluca (2025 Clausura) |
| Most championships | Once Lobos (5 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2025-26 Segunda División | |
The Segunda División de El Salvador (Second Division of El Salvador) is the second tier of football in El Salvador governed by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol (FESFUT). Teams contest to promote to the Primera División.[1][2]
The winning sides of the annual Apertura and Clausura contest each other, the winner directly promotes to Primera División.[3]
The losing side of the match contest the last place team of Primera División to trigger promotion and relegation should the Primera División team lose to the Segunda División side.[4][5][6]
History
The Salvadoran Football Federation decided to improve the quality and competitiveness of football.
Segunda División, also called Liga B, was created in 1950 divided into two groups to contest within each group. The top sides of each group then contested in order that the winner directly promotes to Primera División.
Category of Ascent was made of 12 teams, four teams in each zone: central, western and eastern.
The founding 12 teams in Segunda División were ANTEL, Atlético Marte, Marte Soyapango, Caterpillar de San Salvador, Picapiedra del Plan de la Laguna, Antiguo Cuscatlán, Dragón, Once Municipal, Molino F. C, Ahuachapán and Puertas de Santa Ana y San Rafael.
The inaugural President of the Segunda División was Dr Mauro Alfredo Bernal Silva.
The number of teams increased up to twelve teams per zone (36 teams altogether). In 1986 the Legislative Assembly emitted a decree in the Reforms to the Law of Football and the Category of Ascent that Segunda División would be limited to only 24 teams split into two groups.
In 2007, Segunda División adopted an Apertura and Clausura format.[7]
Members of the Segunda División (2024–25 season)
The league currently consists of the following 199 teams:
Segunda Division clubs
The following teams are competing in the 2024–25 Segunda División season.qq
Espartano
Joroco F.C. Sport
Location of teams in 2023–2024 Primera División de El Salvador
Team Group A
Group A Centro Occidente
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.D. Tiburones | Sonsonate | Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos | 10,000 | |
| Corino F.C. | La Paz, El Salvador | Estadio Municipal Corino | 6,000 | |
| Zacatecoluca Sport | Zacatecoluca | Estadio Toledo Valle | 10,000 | |
| Fuerte Aguilares | San Salvador | Complejo Municipal de Aguilares | 8,000 | |
| C.D. Atletico Balboa | La Unión | Estadio Marcelino Imbers | 23,000 | |
| AD Espartano | Sonsonate | Estadio Ricardo Paredes INDES | 10,000 | |
| Inca | La Libertad | Mini-Estadio Entre Rios | 7,000 | |
| Once Lobos | Chalchuapa | Estadio la Cueva del Lobo | 2,000 | |
| Rácing Jr | Armenia | Estadio 21 de noviembre | 5,000 | |
| A.D. Los Laureles | Sonsonate | Centro Deportivo Tiburones Rojos | 5,000 | |
| San Pablo Tacachico | San Pablo Tacachico | Mini-Estadio Valle Mezas | 7,000 | |
| C.D. Santiagueño | Santiago de María | Estadio Municipal Santiago de María | 2,000 |
Group B Centro Oriental
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joroco F.C. Sport | Tierra de Fuego, Morazán | Estadi Jose Ramón Flores Berrios | 20,000 | |
| Batanecos Sport | San Vicente | Estadi Juan Francisco Molina | 10,000 | |
| Brasilia Sport | Cuscatlán | Estadi Juan Francisco Molina | 10,000 | |
| C.D. Cruzeiro | San Vicente | Mini Estadio Suchitoto City | 10,000 | |
| Cangrejera Sport | La Libertad | Mini Estadio San Arturo Sport | 5,000 | |
| Roble Sport | Ilobasco | Mini Estadio Mauricio Vides | 10,000 | |
| Santa Tecla Sport | Santa Tecla | Estadio Las Delicias | 10,000 | |
| Olimpico Litoral | La Unión | Complejo Deportivo Rafael Lopez | 8,000 |
Division set-up
Changes in division set-up
- Number of clubs: currently 24. From TBD to TBD there were two divisions, each of 20 teams. From TBD to TBD it had 20. The 1991–92 season was played in two groups of 12 teams each; TBD again in one group with 24 teams, TBD with 20 teams.
- Teams promoted to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera): 3; 1981–1991 there was a promotion/relegation round, in 1991–92 there was 1 promotion per group.
- Number of relegations into the Regionalliga (until 1994: Oberliga): 4; 1991–92: 2–3 per group (inclusive relegation); 1992–93: 7.
Promotion and relegation
- From 2007 until 2010, the winner of the Apertura and Clausura would play for automatic promotion, where the loser of the match would play a playoff with the team that finished 9th in La Primera.
After this, and to the present, the winner of the Apertura and Clausura face in a final game with only the winner gaining promotion to La Primera.
- Until the 2015–16 season, the bottom three teams were relegated into the Tercera Division. Since the 2016–17, the bottom three teams of each group play in a round robin tournament; the bottom team of that round robin tournament are relegated to the Tercera Division.
League matches derbies and classics in Segunda División
- Atletico Apopa vs Vendaval Apopa "Clásico de Apopa" (last played in )
- Independiente FC vs CD Platense "Clásico Paracentral" (last played in )
President Segunda División de El Salvador Trophy Copa
League champions Segunda División de El Salvador Trophy Copa
Source: [8]
| Season | Champions | Runner Up | Teams promoted | Champion coach | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950/51 | H-13 | Leones | H-13 | ||||
| 1951/52 | Atlético San Alejo | Leones | Atlético San Alejo | ||||
| 1952/53 | H-13 | Leones | H-13 | ||||
| 1953/54 | Ast Municipal | H-13 | Ast Municipal | ||||
| 1954/55 | Leones | Universidad Gerardo Barrios | Leones | ||||
| 1955/56 | Aguila | Alianza | Aguila, Alianza | ||||
| 1956/57 | Santa Anita | Once Municipal | Santa Anita | ||||
| 1957/58 | Quequeisque | LA Firpo | Quequeisque | ||||
| 1958/59 | Atlante | Leones | Atlante | ||||
| 1959/60 | Once Municipal | Quequeisque | Once Municipal | ||||
| 1960/61 | LA Firpo | Santa Anita | LA Firpo | ||||
| 1961/62 | Telecomunicaciones | LA Firpo | Telecomunicaciones | ||||
| 1962/63 | Universidad Gerardo Barrios | Once Municipal | Universidad Gerardo Barrios | ||||
| 1963/64 | ADLER | Gatos de Monterrey | ADLER | ||||
| 1964/65 | Quequeisque | Sonsonate | Quequeisque | ||||
| 1965/66 | LA Firpo | ADLER | LA Firpo | ||||
| 1966/67 | Sonsonate FC | Quequeisque | Sonsonate | ||||
| 1967/68 | LA Firpo | Atlante San Alejo | LA Firpo | ||||
| 1968/69 | CD Universidad Centroamericana | Sonsonate | CD Universidad Centroamericana | ||||
| 1969/70 | Atlético San Alejo | Atlante | Atlético San Alejo | ||||
| 1970/71 | Excelsior | Municipal Limeño | EExcelsior | ||||
| 1971/72 | Once Municipal | LA Firpo | Once Municipal | ||||
| 1972/73 | Independiente | Platense | Independiente | ||||
| 1973/74 | Dragon | LA Firpo | Dragon | ||||
| 1974/75 | ANTEL | Sonsonate | ANTEL | ||||
| 1975/76 | Fuerte Aguilares | Dragon | Fuerte Aguilares | ||||
| 1976/77 | Once Lobos | Salvadoreño | Once Lobos | ||||
| 1977/78 | Dragon | Chalatenango | Dragon | ||||
| 1978/79 | Chalatenango | CD Municipal Limeño | Chalatenango | ||||
| 1979/80 | Once Lobos | ADLER | Once Lobos | ||||
| 1980/81 | Once Lobos | UES | Once Lobos | ||||
| 1981/82 | CD Universidad Centroamericana | Sonsonate | CD Universidad Centroamericana | ||||
| 1982/83 | CD Salvadoreño | CD Municipal Limeño | CD Salvadoreño | ||||
| 1983/84 | CD Metapán | CESSA | CD Metapán | ||||
| 1984/85 | CD Alba Acajutla | CD Dragón | CD Alba Acajutla | ||||
| 1985/86 | CD Metapán | Sonstate FC | CD Metapán | ||||
| 1986/87 | AD El Tránsito | CD Municipal Limeño | AD El Tránsito | ||||
| 1987/88 | Cojutepeque FC | CD Dragón | Cojutepeque FC | ||||
| 1988/89 | CD Chalatenango | CD UCA | CD Chalatenango | ||||
| 1989/90 | CD Dragón | CD Municipal Limeño | CD Dragón | ||||
| 1990/91 | CD Metapán | Sonsonate FC | CD Metapán | ||||
| 1991/92 | CD Fuerte San Francisco | CD UES | CD Fuerte San Francisco | ||||
| 1992/93 | CD Municipal Limeño | Metapán FC | CD Municipal Limeño | ||||
| 1993/94 | CD El Roble | A.D.O. | CD El Roble | ||||
| 1994/95 | CD Apaneca | Metapán FC | CD Apaneca | ||||
| 1995/96 | CD Tiburones | CD Atlético Balboa | CD Tiburones | ||||
| 1996/97 | CD Once Lobos | CD Tiburones | CD Once Lobos | ||||
| 1997/98 | CD Marte Soyapango | Metapán FC | CD Marte Soyapango | ||||
| Clausura 1999 | CD Atlético Balboa | CD Santiagueño | CD Atlético Balboa | ||||
| Apertura 1999 | CD Tiburones | Metapán | CD Tiburones | ||||
| 2000 Clausura | CD Juventud Olimpica Metalio | CD Atlético Balboa | CD Juventud Olímpica Metalio | ||||
| 2000 Apertura | CD San Luis | Coca-Cola FC | CD San Luis | ||||
| 2001 Clausura | AD Isidro Metapán | CD San Luis | CD Isidro Metapán | ||||
| 2001 Apertura | CD Titán | CD Marte Soyapango | CD Titán | ||||
| 2002 Clausura | CD Arcense | CD Atlético Chaparrastique | CD Arcense | ||||
| 2002 Apertura | CD La Asunción | CD Atlético Marte | CD La Asunción | ||||
| 2003 Clausura | CD Chalatenango | CD Dragón | CD Chalatenango | ||||
| 2003 Apertura | CD Salvadoreño | Telecom FC San Salvador | CD Salvadoreño | ||||
| 2004 Clausura | CD Once Municipal | CD Once Lobos | CD Once Lobos, CD Once Municipal | ||||
| 2004 Apertura | CD Atlético Chaparratique | CD Arcense | CD Atlético Chaparratique | ||||
| 2005 Clausura | CD Vista Hermosa | Coca-Cola FC | CD Vista Hermosa | ||||
| 2005 Apertura | CD TACA | CD Municipal Limeño | CD TACA | ||||
| 2006 Clausura | Nacional 1906 | CD Municipal Limeño | Independiente Nacional 1906 | ||||
| 2006 Apertura | Nejapa | Juventud Independiente | Nejapa | ||||
| 2007 Clausura | Nejapa | Atlético Balboa | Nejapa | ||||
| 2007 Apertura | Atlético Balboa | Juventud Independiente | None | ||||
| 2008 Clausura | Juventud Independiente | Atlético Balboa | Atlético Balboa and Juventud Independiente |
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| 2008 Apertura | Atlético Marte | Municipal Limeno | None | ||||
| 2009 Clausura | A.F.I. | C.D. Marte Soyapango | Atlético Marte and Municipal Limeno |
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| 2009 Apertura | Once Municipal | ADI F.C. | None | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | |||
| 2010 Clausura | UES | Fuerte Aguilares | UES and Once Municipal |
Miguel Diaz | |||
| 2010 Apertura | Titan | Juventud Independiente | None | Antonio García Prieto | |||
| 2011 Clausura | Juventud Independiente | Once Lobos | Juventud Independiente | Juan Ramón Sánchez | |||
| 2011 Apertura | Titan | Marte Soyapango | None | Antonio García Prieto | |||
| 2012 Clausura | Santa Tecla | Brasilia | Santa Tecla | Edgar Henríquez | |||
| 2012 Apertura | Ciclon del Golfo | Turín FESA | None | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | |||
| 2013 Clausura | Dragon | Ciclon del Golfo | Dragon | Jose Mario Martínez | |||
| Apertura 2013 | Pasaquina | Once Lobos | None | David Ramírez | |||
| Clausura 2014 | Once Lobos | Brasilia | Pasaquina | Cesar Acevedo | |||
| Apertura 2014 | Guadalupano | Marte Soyapango | None | Omar Sevilla | |||
| Clausura 2015 | Real Destroyer | El Roble | Real Destroyer | Jorge Abrego | |||
| Apertura 2015 | Municipal Limeño | Fuerte San Francisco | None | Carlos Romero | |||
| Clausura 2016 | Municipal Limeño | CD Atlético Comalapa | Municipal Limeño | Carlos Romero | |||
| Apertura 2016 | Independiente | Turin FESA FC | None | Ruben Alonso | |||
| Clausura 2017 | Audaz | Independiente | Audaz | German Perez | |||
| Apertura 2017 | Jocoro | El Roble | None | Carlos Romero | |||
| Clausura 2018 | Jocoro | Brujos de Izalco | Jocoro | Ruben Alonso | |||
| Apertura 2018 | El Vencedor | Platense | None | Giovanni Trigueros | |||
| Clausura 2019 | CD San Pablo Municipal | Platense | El Vencedor | Juan Ramón Sánchez | |||
| Apertura 2019 | Platense | Racing Jr | None | Jorge Abrego | |||
| Clausura 2020 | None | None (Cancelled due to COVID) | No Promotion | TBD | |||
| Apertura 2020 | Platense | Real Destroyer | None | Guillermo Rivera | |||
| Clausura 2021 | Real Destroyer | Platense | Platense | Juan Ramon Paredes | |||
| Apertura 2021 | AD Municipal | Cacahuatique | None | Ennio Mendoza | |||
| Clausura 2022 | Dragon | Inter San Salvador | Dragon | Marvin Benitez | |||
| Apertura 2022 | Fuerte San Francisco | Real Destroyer | None | Pablo Quinones | |||
| Clausura 2023 | Titan | Atletico Balboa | Fuerte San Francisco | Juan Ramón Sánchez | |||
| Apertura 2023 | Titan | Cacahuatique | None | Héctor Omar Mejía | |||
| Clausura 2024 | Cacahuatique | Tiburones de Sonsonate | Cacahuatique | Pablo Quiñones | |||
| Apertura 2024 | Zacatecoluca F.C. | Fuerte Aguilares | None | William Osorio | |||
| Clausura 2025 | Zacatecoluca F.C. | Fuerte Aguilares | Zacatecoluca F.C. | Edgar Henríquez | |||
| Apertura 2025 | TBD | TBD | None | ||||
| Clausura 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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