Liga Pepsi
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2025-2026
Location
El Salvador
Abbreviation
SLV1

Summary

The Primera División de El Salvador (SLV1) (aka 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 2025-2026 Torneo Clausura, the SLV1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

If the same team wins both the 2025-2026 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, then the runner-up with the most 2025-2026 SLV1 Aggregate Table points from both torneos is awarded the 2nd 2026 CNCFCAC champions berth.

Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2025-2026 Torneo Apertura and 2025-2026 Torneo Clausura into the 2025-2026 SLV1 Aggregate Table.

Leagues Pyramid - El Salvador

Abbrev League # of Teams
SLV1 Liga Pepsi
(Primera División de El Salvador)		 12
SLV2 Segunda Divisón de Fúbol Salvadoreño 20
SLV3 Tercera Divisón de Fúbol Salvadoreño 23

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Apertura - Regular
17 Jul 2025 - 30 Nov 2025
Apertura - Playoffs
3 Dec 2025 - 24 Dec 2025		Clausura - Regular
12 Jan 2026 - 10 May 2026
Clausura - Playoffs
13 May 2026 - 10 Jun 2026		 12: SLV1 (10), SLV2 (2)

Season Format

The 2025-2026 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 10 SLV1 teams for 20 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 2025-2026 Torneo Clausura, the 2 SLV1 teams with the lowest number of 2025-2026 SLV1 Aggregate Table points have a 1 match playoff. The loser will be relegated to the SLV2. The SLV2 champion will play in the 2026-2027 SLV1 Torneo Apertura.


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Torneo Apertura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Alianza FC 1711 -3-336-30151595 -2-217139486 -1-11917611
2CD Luis Ángel Firpo 1710 -5-235-31181396 -2-120136784 -3-11518126
3CD FAS 1610 -3-333-37172087 -0-1211861283 -3-21219118
4AD Isidro Metapán 179 -4-431-2722585 -2-1171510594 -2-31412120
5CD Cacahuatique 176 -6-524-2218491 -5-38610-485 -1-2161688
6CD Municipal Limeño 166 -2-820-2226-485 -0-3151312181 -2-55914-5
7CD Platense Municipal 173 -10-419-2119292 -7-0131511481 -3-4668-2
8CD Águila 145 -2-717-1216-474 -0-31289-171 -2-4547-3
9Internacional Formando Atletas 172 -9-615-1824-691 -5-381012-281 -4-37812-4
10CD Hércules 164 -2-1014-1634-1871 -1-54719-1293 -1-510915-6
11Zacatecoluca FC 173 -3-1112-1323-1072 -0-5669-3101 -3-66714-7
12CD Fuerte San Francisco 152 -5-811-926-1781 -3-46516-1171 -2-45410-6
2026 CNCFCAC and Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals

Fixtures

Sat - 25 Oct 2025
 CD Águila   Zacatecoluca FCEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
 Zacatecoluca FC   CD ÁguilaEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
 CD Águila   Zacatecoluca FCEstadio Cuscatlán
 CD FAS   Alianza FCEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
 AD Isidro Metapán   CD CacahuatiqueEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
Sun - 26 Oct 2025
 CD Platense Municipal   CD Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
Wed - 29 Oct 2025
 CD Águila   CD Fuerte San FranciscoEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Sat - 1 Nov 2025
 Zacatecoluca FC   CD Municipal LimeñoEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
 Internacional Formando Atletas   CD FASEstadio Las Delicias
 CD Luis Ángel Firpo   AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Sergio Torres Rivera
 CD Cacahuatique   CD HérculesEstadio Municipal Chapeltique
 Alianza FC   CD ÁguilaEstadio Cuscatlán
Wed - 5 Nov 2025
 CD Águila   Internacional Formando AtletasEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
 CD FAS   CD CacahuatiqueEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
 AD Isidro Metapán   CD Platense MunicipalEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
 Zacatecoluca FC   CD Fuerte San FranciscoEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
 CD Hércules   CD Luis Ángel FirpoEstadio Cuscatlán

Results

Wed - 22 Oct 2025
 CD Águila FT CD FASEstadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Sun - 19 Oct 2025
 CD Municipal Limeño FT CD ÁguilaEstadio Dr Ramón Flores Berríos
 CD Cacahuatique 00 CD Platense MunicipalEstadio Municipal Chapeltique
Sat - 18 Oct 2025
 Alianza FC 01 CD HérculesEstadio Cuscatlán
 Zacatecoluca FC 20 CD FASEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
Sun - 12 Oct 2025
 CD Hércules 21 Zacatecoluca FCEstadio Cuscatlán
Sat - 11 Oct 2025
 AD Isidro Metapán 10 Alianza FCEstadio Jorge El Calero Suárez
 CD FAS 21 CD Municipal LimeñoEstadio Óscar Alberto Quiteño
 CD Luis Ángel Firpo 30 CD CacahuatiqueEstadio Sergio Torres Rivera
Mon - 6 Oct 2025
 CD Hércules 01 CD Municipal LimeñoEstadio Cuscatlán
Sun - 5 Oct 2025
 Alianza FC 21 CD Platense MunicipalEstadio Cuscatlán
 Zacatecoluca FC 12 AD Isidro MetapánEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle
Sat - 4 Oct 2025
Mon - 29 Sep 2025
 CD Hércules 13 CD ÁguilaEstadio Cuscatlán
 CD Cacahuatique 00 Internacional Formando AtletasEstadio Municipal Chapeltique