Liga Pepsi
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2022-2023
Location
El Salvador
Abbreviation
SLV1

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:

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

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCD FAS  10 Alianza FC  
17.05.23CD FAS 10 Alianza FCEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
20.05.23Alianza FC ABAN CD FASEstadio Cuscatlán
AggregateCD Luis Ángel Firpo  23 CD Dragón  
17.05.23CD Luis Ángel Firpo 11 CD DragónEstadio Sergio Torres Rivera
20.05.23CD Dragón 21 CD Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
AggregateJocoro FC  23 CD Águila  
18.05.23Jocoro FC 23 CD ÁguilaEstadio José Gregorio Martínez
21.05.23CD Águila CANC Jocoro FCEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
AggregateAD Isidro Metapán  10 Once Deportivo  
18.05.23AD Isidro Metapán 10 Once DeportivoEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
21.05.23Once Deportivo CANC AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Arturo Simeón Magaña

Torneo Clausura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1CD Águila 2215 -4-349-341420117 -2-22316610118 -2-12618810
2Alianza FC 2210 -9-339-321517115 -5-1201789115 -4-2191578
3Once Deportivo 227 -10-531-23176114 -6-1181248113 -4-4131113-2
4CD Dragón 228 -6-830-23212115 -0-61515132113 -6-215880
5CD Luis Ángel Firpo 226 -11-529-20173113 -6-2151082113 -5-3141091
6AD Isidro Metapán 227 -8-729-29281115 -4-21915105112 -4-5101418-4
7CD FAS 227 -6-927-2426-2114 -3-4151215-3113 -3-51212111
8Jocoro FC 228 -3-1127-2536-11114 -3-4151518-3114 -0-7121018-8
9Santa Tecla FC 226 -7-925-2629-3113 -4-41312111113 -3-5121418-4
10CD Chalatenango 227 -4-1125-2739-12112 -3-691217-5115 -1-5161522-7
11CD Atlético Marte 225 -8-923-2531-6114 -2-51415150111 -6-491016-6
12CD Platense Municipal 225 -6-1121-2439-15113 -3-5121422-8112 -3-691017-7
Quarterfinals

Apertura - Final

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sun - 13 Nov 2022
 CD FAS 20 Jocoro FCEstadio Cuscatlán

Apertura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCD FAS  11 CD Águila  
02.11.22CD FAS 10 CD ÁguilaEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
05.11.22CD Águila 10 CD FASEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
 CD FAS advances on PKs (4-3) 
AggregateCD Platense Municipal  44 Jocoro FC  
02.11.22CD Platense Municipal 20 Jocoro FCEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
06.11.22Jocoro FC 42 CD Platense MunicipalComplejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego
 Jocoro FC advances on PKs (4-2) 

Apertura - Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateCD Platense Municipal  21 Alianza FC  
26.10.22CD Platense Municipal 11 Alianza FCEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
30.10.22Alianza FC 01 CD Platense MunicipalEstadio Cuscatlán
AggregateCD Dragón  45 CD FAS  
26.10.22CD Dragón 32 CD FASEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
30.10.22CD FAS 31 CD DragónEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
AggregateCD Águila  01 CD Atlético Marte  
26.10.22CD Águila 00 CD Atlético MarteEstadio Cuscatlán
30.10.22CD Atlético Marte 10 CD ÁguilaEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
AggregateAD Isidro Metapán  11 Jocoro FC  
27.10.22AD Isidro Metapán 11 Jocoro FCEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
30.10.22Jocoro FC 00 AD Isidro MetapánComplejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego
 Jocoro FC advances on PKs (4-2) 

Torneo Apertura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
Group A
1CD Águila 105 -3-218-23111254 -1-0131631351 -2-2578-1
2Jocoro FC 105 -3-218-1612454 -1-013125751 -2-2547-3
3CD Dragón 105 -3-218-107353 -1-11042252 -2-18651
4CD Platense Municipal 104 -3-315-118353 -2-01162451 -1-3456-1
5CD Chalatenango 101 -3-66-718-1150 -2-3259-451 -1-3429-7
6CD Luis Ángel Firpo 100 -5-55-617-1150 -3-2336-350 -2-32311-8
Group B
1Alianza FC 106 -1-319-21111053 -1-110134953 -0-29871
2CD FAS 104 -4-216-129353 -1-11062451 -3-1667-1
3AD Isidro Metapán 104 -4-216-1413153 -2-01184451 -2-2569-3
4CD Atlético Marte 103 -3-412-914-553 -1-11087150 -2-3217-6
5Santa Tecla FC 103 -2-511-1517-252 -0-3699051 -2-2568-2
6Once Deportivo 101 -4-57-916-750 -4-1446-251 -0-43510-5
Quarterfinals

Results

Sat - 13 May 2023
 CD Águila 20 CD Platense MunicipalEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
 Jocoro FC 10 Once DeportivoComplejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego
 CD Atlético Marte 12 CD ChalatenangoEstadio Cuscatlán
 Santa Tecla FC 12 Alianza FCEstadio Las Delicias
 AD Isidro Metapán 32 CD Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
 CD FAS 12 CD DragónEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
Sun - 7 May 2023
 CD Platense Municipal 10 Once DeportivoEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
 CD Chalatenango 12 Jocoro FCEstadio José Gregorio Martínez
 CD Luis Ángel Firpo 12 Santa Tecla FCEstadio Sergio Torres Rivera
 CD Atlético Marte 12 CD ÁguilaEstadio Cuscatlán
 CD Dragón 10 Alianza FCEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Sat - 6 May 2023
 CD FAS 03 AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
Wed - 3 May 2023
 Alianza FC 20 CD FASEstadio Cuscatlán
 CD Dragón 02 CD Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Sun - 30 Apr 2023
 AD Isidro Metapán 01 Santa Tecla FCEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
 CD Chalatenango 00 CD Platense MunicipalEstadio José Gregorio Martínez
 Once Deportivo 01 CD ÁguilaEstadio Arturo Simeón Magaña
Sat - 29 Apr 2023
 Jocoro FC 33 CD Atlético MarteComplejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego
Thu - 27 Apr 2023
 AD Isidro Metapán 22 Alianza FCEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
Wed - 26 Apr 2023
 Santa Tecla FC 20 CD DragónEstadio Las Delicias