2024–25 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
| Season | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura 2024: TBD, Clausura 2025: TBD |
| Promoted | TBD |
| Relegated | TBD and TBD |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 129 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura 2024: Manuel Murillo (Cangrejera) (11 goals) Clausura 2025: TBD (TBD) (00 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Apertura 2024: Titan 8–0 Cangrejera (8 September 2024) Clausura 2025: TBD 8–0 TBD (3 April 2025) Clausura 2023: |
| Biggest away win | Apertura 2024: TBD 1-6 TBD (20 November 2024) Clausura 2025: TBD 2-6 TBD (1 May 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Apertura 2024: Titan 8–0 Cangrejera (8 September 2024) Clausura 2025: TBD 5-5 TBD (4 May 2025) |
| Longest winning run | Apertura 2024: 5 matches Titan Clausura 2025: TBD 8–0 TBD (3 April 2025) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Apertura 2024: 9 matches TBD Clausura 2025: 7 matches |
| Longest winless run | Apertura 2024: 16 matches TBD Clausura 2025: 16 matches TBD |
| Longest losing run | Apertura 2024: 10 matches TBD Clausura 2025: 16 matches TBD |
| Highest attendance | Apertura 2024: 3,465 TBD 3–0 TBD (1 August 2025) |
| Lowest attendance | Apertura 2024: 189 TBD vs TBD (19 August 2025) |
| Total attendance | Apertura 2024: TBD |
| Average attendance | Apertura 2024: TBD |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
Stats are from the regular season only | |
The 2024–25 season, officially known as Liga de Plata will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2024 and Clausura 2025. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of that series ascends to Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.
Changes to the 2024–25 seasons
[edit]Teams promoted to 2024–25 Primera División de El Salvador
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2024
Teams relegated to Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2024
- Vendaval
- Pipil
- Topiltzín
- Chalatenango
- AD Inter San Salvador
- AD Municipal Juayúa
Teams promoted from Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2024
New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division
Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño Apertura 2024
Notable events
[edit]Titan purchase of Jocoro FC spot in the Primera Division
[edit]On 13 July 2024, Titan acquired the spot of Jocoro in the Primera division. This ended years of Jocoro FC being in the Primera division, which included finishing runners up twice.[2]
Several teams selling their spot in the Segunda division
[edit]On June 18, Atletico Balboa announced due to lack of financial support the club would be selling their spot in the Segunda Division.[3]
On June 29, EF San Pablo Tacachico announced on the team social media platform that due to several sponsors pulling support, high team cost and lack of fans support, the club announced they would be withdrawing from the Segunda Division.[4]
On July 18, Rácing Jr announced, due to economic reasons, they will not be competing in the Segunda division.[5]
On July 20, Brasilia announced on their social media account that due to unable settle financial debt from the previous season, they will no longer be able to meet the requirements and will not be participating in the Segunda division.[6]
New guidelines for the Segunda division
[edit]On July 24, 2024 New guidelines were announced for inscription in the Segunda division, this included main coach requires coaching A License, while assistant coach requires coaching B licenses, Segunda division requires coaching staff to include utility equipment, kinesiologist, medic and goalkeeping coach, only one foreign player is allowed, only 3 players over the age of 32 years old allowed to be signed, while 8 players must be under the age of 22 years old, only one foreign player will be allowed to join [7]
Suspension of the first game of the season (Apertura 2024)
[edit]The first game of the season was programmed on the 24th of August, 2024 between El Roble de Ilobasco and Zacatecoluca F.C., however it was announced the game would be suspended, as El Roble de Ilobasco did not meet the league guidelines registering the 5 youth players and coaching staff that have coaching credentials [1]. Later El Roble Ilobasco were not registered for the season
Three Teams withdrawing from the Clausura 2025
[edit]On January 11, 2025 C.D. Titan announced on the team social media platform that due to several sponsors pulling support, high team cost and lack of fans support, the club announced they would be withdrawing from the Clausura 2025 season.
On 16 January, 2025 Tiburones de Sonsonate announced via their social media pages, they would be withdrawing from the Clausura 2025 due to lack of financial and fans support. [8]
Clausura 2025 Change of format
[edit]Due to three team dropping out, FESFUT announced that Segunda division will be played three rounds despite the complaints of the remaining clubs with expenses [2]
Notable death from Apertura 2024 season and 2025 Clausura season
[edit]The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2024 and middle of 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once Lobos |  Cesar Acevedo
|
Mutual Agreement | June 2024 | Francisco Sibrián
|
June 2024 | th (2024 Apertura) |
| Olímpico Litoral | Kilmar Jiminez
|
Moved to be assistant coach | 2024 | David Paz
|
2024 | th (2024 Apertura) |
| Los Laureles | Mario Elias Guevara
|
Contract Finished | July 2024 |  Ruben Alonso
|
July 2024 | th (2024 Apertura) |
| Tiburones | Juan Carlos Palma
|
Contract Finished | July 2024 | Mario Elias Guevara
|
July 2024 | th (2024 Apertura) |
| Cruzeiro | Guillermo Rivera
|
Contract Finished | July 2024 | Ivan Ruiz
|
July 2024 | th (2024 Apertura) |
| Batanecos | Ricardo Garcia
|
Sacked | June 2024 | Edgardo Flores
|
June 2024 | th (2024 Apertura) |
| Brasilia | Walter Casco
|
Moved to be assistant coach | July 2024 | Jorge Alberto Gonzalez
|
July 2024 | th (2024 Apertura) |
| Titan | Omar Mejia
|
Contract Ended | July 2024 |  Guiodac Jamac
|
September 2024 | th (2024 Apertura) |
During the Apertura season
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Laureles | Ruben Alonso
|
Mutual Consent, to go coach Fuerte San Francisco | October 18, 2024 | Ricardo López
|
October 2024 | 5th Centro Oriente (2024 Apertura) [3] |
| Once Lobos | Francisco Sibrian
|
Mutual Consent | October 2024 | TBD
|
2024 | 5th Centro Oriente (2024 Apertura) |
| Tiburones de Sonsonate | Mario Elias Guevara [4]
|
Mutual Consent | October 25, 2024 | Juan Ramon Paredes
|
October 27, 2024 | 5th Centro Oriente (2024 Apertura) |
Between the Apertura and Clausura season
[edit]| Zacatecoluca | William Osorio
|
Contract Finished | 2024 | Guillermo Rivera
|
2024 | Champion (2024 Apertura) |
| Fuerte Aguilares | Alexis Guerra
|
Contract Finished | December 2024 | Rafael Mariona
|
January 5, 2025 | Runners up (2024 Apertura) |
| Olímpico Litoral | David Paz
|
Sacked | December 2024 | Francisco Robles
|
January 2025 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Brasilia | Jorge Armando Goznalez
|
Sacked | December 2024 | Alexi Guerra
|
January 2025 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Tiburones de Sonsonate | Juan Ramon Paredes
|
Contract finished | December 2024 | None (as club withdrew from the Segunda Division)
|
January 2025 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Once Lobos | TBD
|
Interimship finished | December 2024 | Juan Carlos Moscoso
|
January 2025 | th (2023 Clausura) |
During the Clausura season
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zacatecoluca | Guillermo Rivera
|
Mutual Consent | February 9, 2025 | TBD
|
february, 2025 | TBD |
Apertura 2024
[edit]Current teams
[edit]| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | Joined | Head coach | Foreign Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batanecos | San Sebastian, San Vicente department | Estadio TBD | TBD | 2023 | 2024 | Edgardo Flores
|
Marcos Quinones *
|
| Brasilia | Suchitoto, Cuscatlán Department | Cancha TBD | TBD | 1960 | 2024 | Jorge Armando Gonzalez
|
Freddy Gonzalez
|
| Cangrejera | Puerto De La Libertad, La Libertad | stadio Chilama, Puerto De La Libertad | TBD | 1970 | 2024 | Lázaro Gutierrez *
|
Manuel Murillo *
|
| Cruzeiro | Candelaria Abajo, San Cayetano Istepeque, San Vicente department | Estadio Candelaria Abajo, San Vicente | TBD | 1986 | 2023 | Ivan Ruiz *
|
Victor Manuel Hinestroza
|
| Espartano | San Julián, Sonsonate Department | Estadio TBD | TBD | 1934 | 2024 | Wilber Aguilar
|
Juan Diego Navarrete
|
| Fuerte Aguilares | Aguilares, San Salvador | Complejo Municipal de Aguilares | TBD | 1959 | 2023 | Alexis Guerra *
|
Hefferson Palacios
|
| INCA | Entre Rios, La Libertad | TBD | TBD | 1959 | 2023 | Alcides Salazar
|
Bryan Obregon
|
| Los Laureles | Acajutla, Sonsonate department | Cancha Tiburones Rojos, Acajutla | TBD | 2016 | 2023 | Ruben Alonso
|
Jhonathan Urrutia
|
| Once Lobos | Chalchuapa, Santa Ana | Estadio Club Deportivo Once Lobos | TBD | 1918 | 2021 | Francisco Sibrian
|
Stibin Cuesta
|
| Olímpico Litoral | Loma Larga, La Unión Department | Estadio | TBD | 1945 | 2024 | Kilmar Jimenez
|
Andres Vallecilla
|
| Tiburones de Sonsonate | Sonsonate, Sonsonate Department | Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos | TBD | 2023 | 2023 | Mario Elias Guevara *
|
Cristian Caicedo *
|
| Titán | Texistepeque, Santa Ana Department | Estadio Titan | TBD | 1930 | 2019 | Guiodac Jamac Muñoz
|
 Charles Bustamante
|
| Zacatecoluca | Zacatecoluca, La Paz | Estadio | TBD | 2023 | 2024 | William Osorio
|
Devier Chaverra
|
Regular Seasons
[edit]Centro Oriente
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruzeiro | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 18 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Fuerte Aguilares | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 17 | |
| 3 | Zacatecoluca | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | |
| 4 | Olímpico Litoral | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 5 | Brasilia | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 10 | |
| 6 | Batanecos | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Centro Occidente
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiburones de Sonsonate | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 21 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Los Laureles | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 20 | |
| 3 | Titan | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 19 | |
| 4 | INCA | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 17 | |
| 5 | Espartano | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Cangrejera | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 16 | |
| 7 | Once Lobos | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Finals
[edit]Conference Quarter finals
[edit]| Olímpico Litoral | 1-1 | Tiburones de Sonsonate |
|---|---|---|
Andrés Vallecilla  |
William López |
| Tiburones de Sonsonate | 2-1 | Olímpico Litoral |
|---|---|---|
| William Lopez Alejandro Serrano |
Jose Hernandez |
Tiburones de Sonsonate won 3-2 on Aggregate.
| Zacatecoluca | 1-1 | Los Laureles |
|---|---|---|
| Devier Chaverra 8' |
Emerson Mancia |
| Los Laureles | 0-1 | Zacatecoluca |
|---|---|---|
| Nil | Edwin Pineda |
Zacatecoluca won 2-1 on Aggregate.
| Titan | 1-1 | Fuerte Aguilares |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Gutierrez |
Yefferson Palacios |
| Fuerte Aguilares | 2-1 | Titan |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Villeda Jefferson Palacios |
[5] | Bryan Ortega |
Fuerte Aguilares won 3-2 on Aggregate.
| AD Espartano | 1-1 | Cruzeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Huezo |
[6] | Víctor Hinestroza |
| Cruzeiro | 4-1 | AD Espartano |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ferrufino Orsi Rodríguez Anderson Ochoa Santos Guzmán |
Luis Merino |
Cruzeiro won 5-2 on Aggregate.
Conference Semi finals
[edit]| Fuerte Aguilares | 0-0 | Tiburones de Sonsonate |
|---|---|---|
| Nil | Nil |
| Tiburones de Sonsonate | 0-1 | Fuerte Aguilares |
|---|---|---|
| Nil | Saul Cabrera |
Fuerte Aguilares won 1-0 on Aggregate
| Zacatecoluca | 0-0 | Cruzeiro |
|---|---|---|
| Nil | Nil |
| Cruzeiro | 1-2 | Zacatecoluca |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Aguirre |
[] | Devier Chavarria Oscar Molina |
Zacatecoluca won 2-1 on Aggregate
Final
[edit]| Fuerte Aguilares | 1-2 | Zacatecoluca |
|---|---|---|
| Fernando Molina |
[7] | Devier Chaverra |
| Zacatecoluca | 2-1 | Fuerte Aguilares |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Molina 23' Jefery Lopez 57' |
Jefferson Palacios 16' |
Zacatecoluca won 4-2 on Aggregate
| Apertura 2024 champions |
|---|
| Zacatecoluca 1st title |
Clausura 2025
[edit]Current teams
[edit]| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | Joined | Head coach | Foreign Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batanecos | San Sebastian, San Vicente department | Estadio TBD | TBD | 2023 | 2024 | Edgardo Flores
|
Marcos Quinones *
|
| Brasilia | Suchitoto, Cuscatlán Department | Cancha TBD | TBD | 1960 | 2024 | Alexis Guerra
|
Freddy Gonzalez
|
| Cruzeiro | Candelaria Abajo, San Cayetano Istepeque, San Vicente department | Estadio Candelaria Abajo, San Vicente | TBD | 1986 | 2023 | Ivan Ruiz *
|
Victor Manuel Hinestroza
|
| Espartano | San Julián, Sonsonate Department | Estadio TBD | TBD | 1934 | 2024 | Wilber Aguilar
|
Juan Diego Navarrete
|
| Fuerte Aguilares | Aguilares, San Salvador | Complejo Municipal de Aguilares | TBD | 1959 | 2023 | Rafael Mariona
|
TBD
|
| INCA | Entre Rios, La Libertad | TBD | TBD | 1959 | 2023 | Alcides Salazar
|
Bryan Obregon
|
| Los Laureles | Acajutla, Sonsonate department | Cancha Tiburones Rojos, Acajutla | TBD | 2016 | 2023 | Ricardo López
|
Manuel Murillo *
|
| Once Lobos | Chalchuapa, Santa Ana | Estadio Club Deportivo Once Lobos | TBD | 1918 | 2021 | Juan Carlos Moscoso
|
Stibin Cuesta
|
| Olímpico Litoral | Loma Larga, La Unión Department | Estadio | TBD | 1945 | 2024 | Francisco Robles
|
Andres Vallecilla
|
| Zacatecoluca | Zacatecoluca, La Paz | Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle | TBD | 2023 | 2024 | Guillermo Rivera
|
Devier Chaverra
|
Cangrejera FC, Titan and Tiburones de Sonsonate withdrawn from the competition
References
[edit]- ^ Escalante, Varinia (10 July 2024). "Se confirman ascensos y descensos del fútbol salvadoreño" [Confirmed promotion and relegation of salvadoran football]. El Salvador.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "¡Oficial! Titán es equipo de la Primera División!" [Official ! Titan is the new team in the first division]. diarioelsalvador.com (in Spanish). diarioelsalvador.com. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Atlético Balboa pone a la venta categoría en Segunda División" [Atletico Balboa puts up spot in the Segunda Division for sale]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Un equipo más abandona el fútbol profesional salvadoreño" [one more team abandons the professional Salvadoran]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 29 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Equipo de segunda división pone en riesgo categoría tras acumular deudas" [Second division team puts up spot due to accumulated debts]. ElGrafico.com (in Spanish). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Un equipo más abandona el fútbol profesional salvadoreño" [Brasilia recently promoted to the second division will no longer continue due to economic problems]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Segunda división recibió prórroga para obtener su inscripción federativa" [Second division new guidelines needed to be inscripted]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ "Tiburones de Sonsonate se retira de la Segunda División" [Tiburones de Sonsonate retires from the Segunda Division]. elgrafico.com (in Spanish). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Matan ex futbolista segunda" [ex second division footballer killed]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Exjugador LMF Victima" [ex footballer LMF victim]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ "Muerte exfutbolista" [Tiburones de Sonsonate retires from the Segunda Division]. elsalvador.com (in Spanish). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- [8] (Official Website)