Summary
The Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional (SLV1), or La Liga Mayor, or La Primera, or Liga Pepsi, is the top level of league-style football competition in El Salvador. The SLV1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. At the end of the 2022-2023 Torneo Clausura, the SLV1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2023 CNCFCAC Group Stage:
- 2022-2023 Apertura champion and runners-up
- 2022-2023 Best non-champion with the most 2022-2023 SLV1 Aggregate Table points
If the same team wins both the 2022-2023 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, then the runner-up with the most 2022-2023 SLV1 Aggregate Table points from both torneos is awarded the 2nd 2023 CNCFCAC champions berth.
Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2022-2023 Torneo Apertura and 2022-2023 Torneo Clausura into the 2022-2023 SLV1 Aggregate Table.
The playoffs at the end of the 2022-2023 Clausura were cancelled on 25 May 2023 due to a fan riot on 21 May 2023 at a quarterfinal match between Alianza and CD FAS. No champion was crowned.
Leagues Pyramid - El Salvador
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| SLV1 | Liga Pepsi (Primera División de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional) | 12 |
| SLV2 | Segunda Divisón de Fúbol Salvadoreño | 23 |
| SLV3 | Tercera Divisón de Fúbol Salvadoreño | 23 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Apertura - Regular 17 Sep 2022 - 23 Oct 2022 Apertura - Playoffs 26 Oct 2022 - 13 Nov 2022 | Clausura - Regular 28 Jan 2023 - 13 May 2023 Clausura - Playoffs 16 May 2023 - 10 Jun 2023 | 12: SLV1 (11), SLV2 (1) | |
Season Format
The 2022-2023 SLV1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. In each championship, each SLV1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 11 SLV1 teams for 22 league matches per team. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) goals scored.
Playoffs
At the end each torneo, the top 4 SLV1 teams in each group advance to the Home-Away highest aggregate score advances Quarterfinals. In this playoff, the 1st place teams plays the 4th place teams, the 2nd place teams plays the 3rd place teams. The four advancing teams play in a Home-Away highest aggregate score advances Semifinals. The two Semifinal winners advance to the Finals with the winner becoming the torneo champion.
Relegation
Upon completion of the 2022-2023 Torneo Clausura, the 2 SLV1 teams with the lowest number of 2022-2023 SLV1 Aggregate Table points have a 1 match playoff. The loser will be relegated to the SLV2. The SLV2 champion will play in the 2023-2024 SLV1 Torneo Apertura.
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Clausura - Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CD FAS | 10 | Alianza FC |
| 17.05.23 |  | 10 | Alianza FC | Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño |
| 20.05.23 | | ABAN | CD FAS | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| Aggregate | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 23 | CD Dragón |
| 17.05.23 |  | 11 | CD Dragón | Estadio Sergio Torres Rivera |
| 20.05.23 | | 21 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| Aggregate | Jocoro FC | 23 | CD Águila |
| Aggregate | AD Isidro Metapán | 10 | Once Deportivo |
| 18.05.23 |  | 10 | Once Deportivo | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
| 21.05.23 | | CANC | AD Isidro Metapán | Estadio Arturo Simeón Magaña |
Torneo Clausura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | CD Águila | 22 | 15 -4-3 | 49 | - | 34 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 7 -2-2 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 -2-1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| 2 | Alianza FC | 22 | 10 -9-3 | 39 | - | 32 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 5 -5-1 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | Once Deportivo | 22 | 7 -10-5 | 31 | - | 23 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 4 -6-1 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| 4 | CD Dragón | 22 | 8 -6-8 | 30 | - | 23 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 5 -0-6 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 3 -6-2 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 22 | 6 -11-5 | 29 | - | 20 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 -6-2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 3 -5-3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | AD Isidro Metapán | 22 | 7 -8-7 | 29 | - | 29 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 5 -4-2 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 2 -4-5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
| 7 | CD FAS | 22 | 7 -6-9 | 27 | - | 24 | 26 | -2 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 | Jocoro FC | 22 | 8 -3-11 | 27 | - | 25 | 36 | -11 | 11 | 4 -3-4 | 15 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 11 | 4 -0-7 | 12 | 10 | 18 | -8 |
| 9 | Santa Tecla FC | 22 | 6 -7-9 | 25 | - | 26 | 29 | -3 | 11 | 3 -4-4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 14 | 18 | -4 |
| 10 | CD Chalatenango | 22 | 7 -4-11 | 25 | - | 27 | 39 | -12 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 11 | 5 -1-5 | 16 | 15 | 22 | -7 |
| 11 | CD Atlético Marte | 22 | 5 -8-9 | 23 | - | 25 | 31 | -6 | 11 | 4 -2-5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1 -6-4 | 9 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
| 12 | CD Platense Municipal | 22 | 5 -6-11 | 21 | - | 24 | 39 | -15 | 11 | 3 -3-5 | 12 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 11 | 2 -3-6 | 9 | 10 | 17 | -7 |
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Apertura - Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CD FAS | 11 | CD Águila |
| Aggregate | CD Platense Municipal | 44 | Jocoro FC |
| 02.11.22 |  | 20 | Jocoro FC | Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle |
| 06.11.22 | | 42 | CD Platense Municipal | Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego | ||
| Jocoro FC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
Apertura - Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | CD Platense Municipal | 21 | Alianza FC |
| 26.10.22 | | 11 | Alianza FC | Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle |
| 30.10.22 | | 01 | CD Platense Municipal | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| Aggregate | CD Dragón | 45 | CD FAS |
| Aggregate | CD Águila | 01 | CD Atlético Marte |
| 26.10.22 |  | 00 | CD Atlético Marte | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| 30.10.22 | | 10 | CD Águila | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| Aggregate | AD Isidro Metapán | 11 | Jocoro FC |
| 27.10.22 | | 11 | Jocoro FC | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
| 30.10.22 | | 00 | AD Isidro Metapán | Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego | ||
| Jocoro FC advances on PKs (4-2) | ||||||
Torneo Apertura
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| Group A | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | CD Águila | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | - | 23 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
| 2 | Jocoro FC | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | - | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 -1-0 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| 3 | CD Dragón | 10 | 5 -3-2 | 18 | - | 10 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | CD Platense Municipal | 10 | 4 -3-3 | 15 | - | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| 5 | CD Chalatenango | 10 | 1 -3-6 | 6 | - | 7 | 18 | -11 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 | 1 -1-3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
| 6 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | 10 | 0 -5-5 | 5 | - | 6 | 17 | -11 | 5 | 0 -3-2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
| Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Alianza FC | 10 | 6 -1-3 | 19 | - | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 -0-2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | CD FAS | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | - | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 -3-1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| 3 | AD Isidro Metapán | 10 | 4 -4-2 | 16 | - | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 3 -2-0 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| 4 | CD Atlético Marte | 10 | 3 -3-4 | 12 | - | 9 | 14 | -5 | 5 | 3 -1-1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 -2-3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| 5 | Santa Tecla FC | 10 | 3 -2-5 | 11 | - | 15 | 17 | -2 | 5 | 2 -0-3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 -2-2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 6 | Once Deportivo | 10 | 1 -4-5 | 7 | - | 9 | 16 | -7 | 5 | 0 -4-1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 |
Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 20 | CD Platense Municipal | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| 10 | Once Deportivo | Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego |
| 12 | CD Chalatenango | Estadio Cuscatlán |
 | 12 | Alianza FC | Estadio Las Delicias |
| 32 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
| 10 | Once Deportivo | Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle |
| 12 | Jocoro FC | Estadio José Gregorio Martínez |
| 12 | Santa Tecla FC | Estadio Sergio Torres Rivera |
| 12 | CD Águila | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| 10 | Alianza FC | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| 03 | AD Isidro Metapán | Estadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño |
| 20 | CD FAS | Estadio Cuscatlán |
| 02 | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza |
| 01 | Santa Tecla FC | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
| 00 | CD Platense Municipal | Estadio José Gregorio Martínez |
| 01 | CD Águila | Estadio Arturo Simeón Magaña |
| 33 | CD Atlético Marte | Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego |
| 22 | Alianza FC | Estadio Jorge El Calero Suárez |
| 20 | CD Dragón | Estadio Las Delicias |