2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season

The 2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 18th season and 35th and 36th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza and Dragón were the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausura, respectively. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top 8 teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador
Season2016–17
ChampionsSanta Tecla F.C. (Apertura)
Santa Tecla F.C. (Clausura)
RelegatedUES
Champions LeagueSanta Tecla F.C.
CONCACAF LeagueAlianza F.C.
C.D. Aguila
Top goalscorerTBD (TBD)
Biggest home winC.D. Aguila 5-1 UES (2016)
Biggest away winFirpo 0–4 Alianza (2016) C.D. Pasaquina 0–4 Firpo (2016)
Highest scoringUES 3–5 C.D. Pasaquina (2016)
Longest winning rungames by: TBD
Longest unbeaten rungames by: TBD
Longest winless rungames by: TBD
Longest losing rungames by: TBD

The champions of Apertura or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. The other champion, and the runner-up with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2017 CONCACAF League. Should the same team win both tournaments, both runners-up will qualify for CONCACAF League. Should the final of both tournaments features the same 2 teams, the semifinalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.

Team information

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2015–16 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda División.

C.D. Atlético Marte were relegated to 2016–17 Segunda División the previous season.

The relegated team was replaced by the 2015–16 Segunda División playoffs promotion winner. C.D. Municipal Limeño won the Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2016 title, meaning there was no need for a promotion playoff and were promoted automatically.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2016.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2016.

Stadia and locations
Location of teams in Apertura 2016/Clausura 2017
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Águila San Miguel Juan Francisco Barraza 10,000
Alianza San Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán 53,400
Chalatenango Chalatenango Estadio José Gregorio Martínez 15,000
Dragón San Miguel Juan Francisco Barraza 10,000
FAS Santa Ana Estadio Óscar Quiteño 15,000
Firpo Usulután Estadio Sergio Torres 5,000
Isidro Metapán Metapán Estadio Jorge Calero Suárez 8,000
Limeño Santa Rosa de Lima Estadio Jose Ramon Flores 5,000
Pasaquina Pasaquina Estadio San Sebastián 5,000
Santa Tecla © Santa Tecla Estadio Las Delicias 10,000
Sonsonate Sonsonate Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos 8,000
UES ⓓ San Salvador Estadio Universitario UES 32,000

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Águila Pedro Arieta Edgardo Malvestiti Joma Tigo, Canal 4, Pollo Campesto
Alianza Lisandro Pohl Jorge Rodríguez Lotto Canal 4, Mister Donut, Tigo, Gatorade, Veca airlines, Brahva
Chalatenango Francisco Peraza Carlos Mijangos Milán Ferreteria Lemus, Alcaldía Municipal de Chalatenango, Canal 4, Agua Fria,Galletas Choco Risas, Funerales la Nueva Proteccion
Dragón Roberto Pérez Henry Vanegas Milán Canal 4, L.A. Pizza, credito segguro 4orro
FAS Guillermo Morán Osvaldo Escudero Milán Coop-1 de R.L., Pilsener, Tigo, Canal 4
Firpo Raúl Galo Ramón Sánchez Galaxia Dial Fm, Pilsener
Isidro Metapán Rafael Morataya Edwin Portillo Milán Arroz San Pedro, Gumarsal, Don Frijol, Canal 4, Sistema Porcredita
Limeño Rómulo Gómez Hugo Ovelar Galaxia Innova S Sport, Panama Electronic, Royal, Fanny
Pasaquina Óscar Ramírez Omar Sevilla Milán Canal 4, Tigo, Tienda Libre, Farmacias Brasil, ZZpita
Sonsonate Pedro Contreras Garabet Avedissian Rush Atletic wear ProACES, Caja de Crédito de Sonsonate, Alcadia Municipal Sonsonate, Canal 4, Leche salud, Ferreteria Santa Sofia, Coop-1
Santa Tecla José Vidal Hernández Ernesto Corti Milán Powerade, DLC, Canal 21, Plaza Merliot, Pollo Indio, Petrox, Claro, Dizucar, Bolívar, Toledo, The Moustache
UES Rufino Quezada Edgar Henríquez Galaxia

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Sonsonate Mario Elias Guevara Interim finished 2016 Agustín Castillo 2016 7th (Clausura 2015)
FAS Roberto Gamarra Resigned 2016 Osvaldo Escudero 2016 th (Clausura 2016)
Chalatenango Ricardo Serrano Contract not extended 2016 Rubén Alonso 2016 8th (Clausura 2016)
Santa Tecla Osvaldo Escudero Resigned, hired as FAS coach 2016 Ernesto Corti June 2016 1st (Clausura 2016)
Águila Juan Ramón Sánchez Sacked June 2016 Edgardo Malvestiti June 2016 1st (Clausura 2016)
Municipal Limeño Carlos Romero Mutual consent July 2016 Mauricio Alfaro July 2016 Newly promoted

During the Apertura season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Alianza Daniel Fernández Resigned August 2016 Milton Meléndez August 2016 11th (Apertura 2015)
Firpo José Mario Martínez Sacked September 2016 Juan Ramón Sánchez September 2016 11th (Apertura 2015)
Dragón Omar Sevilla Resigned September 2016 Nelson Ancheta September 2016 12th (Apertura 2015)
Chalatenango Rubén Alonso Resigned October 2016 Geovanni Portillo October 2016 11th (Apertura 2015)
UES Edgar Henríquez Resigned October 2016 Horacio Reyes October 2016 12th (Apertura 2015)
UES Horacio Reyes Interim Finished October 2016 Efraín Burgos October 2016 12th (Apertura 2015)
Municipal Limeño Mauricio Alfaro Resigned (due to family issues) November 2016 Francisco Robles November 2016 9th (Apertura 2015)
Águila Edgardo Malvestiti Sacked November 2016 Darío Larrosa November 2016 1st (Apertura 2015)

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Pasaquina Hugo Ovelar Resigned December 2016 Omar Sevilla December 2016 8th (Apertura 2016)
Isidro Metapán Jorge Rodríguez Mutual Consent December 2016 Roberto Gamarra December 2016 6th (Apertura 2016)
Chalatenango Geovanni Portillo Moved back to assistant coach December 2016 Carlos Alberto Mijangos December 2016 th (Apertura 2016)
Alianza Milton Meléndez Moved back to Sports Director December 2016 Jorge Rodriguez December 2016 4th and runners up (Apertura 2016)
Águila Darío Larrosa Moved back to Sports Director December 2016 Jorge Daniel Casanova December 2016 2nd and semi finalist (Apertura 2016)

During the Clausura season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
C.D. Chalatenango Carlos Alberto Mijangos Resigned, moved to become a sports director February 2017 William Renderos Iraheta February 2017 10th (Clausura 2016)
Limeño Francisco Robles Sacked February 2017 Hugo Ovelar February 2017 9th (Clausura 2016)
Dragón Nelson Mauricio Ancheta Sacked February 2017 Victor Coreas March 2017 12th (Clausura 2016)
Sonsonate Agustín Castillo Sacked February 2017 Ernesto Góchez Interim February 2017 th (Clausura 2016)
FAS Osvaldo Escudero Resigned February 2017 Emiliano Pedrozo February 2017 10th (Clausura 2016)
Sonsonate Ernesto Góchez Interim Interim Finished March 2017 Eraldo Correia March 2017 th (Clausura 2016)
Dragón Victor Coreas Resigned due to player pays March 2017 Henry Vanegas March 2017 11th (Clausura 2016)
C.D. Chalatenango William Renderos Iraheta Resigned, moved to become Fitness coach March 2017 Carlos Alberto Mijangos March 2017 10th (Clausura 2016)

Apertura 2016

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Sonsonate 22 11 7 4 35 21 +14 40 Quarterfinals
2 Águila 22 10 9 3 25 14 +11 39
3 Santa Tecla (C) 22 11 5 6 31 27 +4 38
4 Alianza 22 10 6 6 45 27 +18 36
5 Municipal Limeno 22 9 7 6 31 29 +2 34
6 Isidro Metapán 22 9 6 7 32 26 +6 33
7 FAS 22 8 7 7 27 26 +1 31
8 Pasaquina 22 8 5 9 28 35 −7 29
9 Firpo 22 7 7 8 26 30 −4 28
10 Chalatenango 22 6 5 11 27 36 −9 23
11 Dragón 22 2 8 12 19 33 −14 14
12 UES 22 2 6 14 26 48 −22 12
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results
Home \ Away ÁGU ALI CHA DRA FAS FIR MET LIM PAS STE SON UES
Águila 2–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 5–1
Alianza 1–2 4–0 4–2 1–2 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 4–2 4–1 2–0
Chalatenango 0–2 2–3 3–4 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–2
Dragón 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–2
C.D. FAS 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 3–1
Firpo 2–2 0–4 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–3 1–0 1–1 0–1 3–0
Isidro Metapán 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 4–1 3–2 3–2 2–0
Limeño 1–2 0–2 2–0 3–2 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1
Pasaquina 2–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–4 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–2 0–0
Santa Tecla 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–1
Sonsonate 0–0 2–2 0–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 4–2 4–1 2–0 1–0
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador 0–1 1–1 3–3 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–4 3–5 2–1 2–3
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Scoring

Club
  • Most clean sheets: C.D. Águila
    • 11
  • Fewest clean sheets: UES
    • 1
  • Best Home record during the Apertura season: Sonsonate
    • 23 out of 33 points (7 wins, 2 draws, and 2 loss)
  • Worst Home record during the Apertura season: Dragón and UES
    • 6 out of 33 points (1 win, 3 draws, and 7 losses)
  • Best Away record during the Apertura season: Águila
    • 20 out of 33 points (5 wins, 5 draws, and 1 losses)
  • Worst Away record during the Apertura season: UES
    • 6 out of 33 points (1 win, 3 draws, and 7 losses)
  • Highest scoring team: Alianza
    • 45 goals
  • Lowest scoring team: UES
    • 48 goals

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Jefferson Viveros Limeño 13
2 Rodrigo Cubilla Chalatenango 11
3 David Díaz UES 10
3 Oscar Guerrero Alianza 10
4 Gustavo Guerreño Pasaquina 9
5 Sebastián Abreu Santa Tecla 8
5 Mckauley Tulloch UES 8
6 Juan Carlos Portillo Alianza 7
9 Ricardo Brown Isidro Metapán 8
9 Marlón Cornejo Santa Tecla 6

Top assists
Rank Player Nation Club Assists
1 Yuvini Salamanca  SLV Limeño 13
2 Óscar Cerén  SLV Alianza 8

Individual awards
Hombre GOL Best Coach Award Best Goalkeeper Award Fair Player Award Rookie Player Award
Jefferson Viveros
Limeño		 Agustín Castillo
Sonsonate		 Benji Villalobos
Águila		 Óscar Cerén
Alianza		 Josué Santos
FAS

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                             
Isidro Metapán 2 0 2  
Santa Tecla 2 1 3  
  Santa Tecla 4 0 4  
  Águila 1 2 3  
FAS 1 0 1
  Águila 1 2 3  
    Santa Tecla 3
  Alianza F.C. 2
  Limeno 1 1 2  
Alianza 2 0 2  
  Alianza F.C. 0 4 4
  C.D. Sonsonate 0 0 0  
Pasaquina 2 0 2
  C.D. Sonsonate 1 1 2  

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pasaquina 2–2 (s) Sonsonate 2–1 1–0
FAS 1–3 Águila 1–1 2–0
Isidro Metapán 2–3 Santa Tecla 2–2 1–0
Alianza 2–2 (s) Limeño 1–2 0–1
  1. † Order of legs reversed.
First leg
Pasaquina2–1Sonsonate
Kevin Sagastizado  50'
Miguel Solís  81'		 Ricardo Ulloa  4'
Referee: Elmer Martínez
FAS1–1Águila
Jairo Henríquez  50' Álvaro Lizama  87'
Referee: Joel Aguilar Chicas
Limeño1-2Alianza
Christopher Galeas  37' Herbert Sosa  66' (pen.)
Alexander Larín  75'
Second leg
Sonsonate1–0Pasaquina
Paolo Suárez  11'

2–2. Sonsonate advanced as the higher seeded team.

Águila2–0FAS
Henry Romero  36'
Nicolás Fagúndez  58'

Águila won 3–1 on aggregate.

Alianza0-1Limeño
Carlos Del Giorno  93'

2–2. Alianza advanced as the higher seeded team.

Santa Tecla1–0Isidro Metapán
Gerson Mayen  20'

Santa Tecla won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sonsonate 0–0 Alianza 0–0 0–4
Águila 3–4 Santa Tecla 4–1 2–0
First leg
Alianza0–0Sonsonate
Referee: Ismael Cornejo
Santa Tecla4–1Águila
Marlón Cornejo  56'
Sebastián Abreu  16'  32'  64'		 Jimmy Valoyes  18'
Referee: Germán Martínez
Second leg
Sonsonate0–4Alianza
Rodolfo Zelaya  22'  65' (pen.)  84'
Alexander Larín  51'

Alianza won 4–0 on aggregate.

Águila2–0Santa Tecla
Jimmy Valoyes  8'
Ignacio Flores  63'

Santa Tecla won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final
Alianza2–3Santa Tecla
Alexander Larín  49'
Rodolfo Zelaya  55'		 Gerson Mayen  47'
Sebastián Abreu  78'  91'
Attendance: 29,138
Referee: Joel Antonio Aguilar Chicas
 Apertura 2016 Champions 
Santa Tecla
2nd title

Clausura 2017

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza 22 13 5 4 38 21 +17 44 Quarterfinals
2 Águila 22 9 10 3 25 14 +11 37
3 Santa Tecla 22 9 7 6 36 27 +9 34
4 Isidro Metapán 22 9 7 6 28 21 +7 34
5 Firpo 22 8 7 7 34 36 −2 31
6 FAS 22 7 10 5 21 23 −2 31
7 Municipal Limeno 22 7 6 9 26 32 −6 27
8 Pasaquina 22 6 8 8 24 23 +1 26
9 UES 22 6 8 8 28 32 −4 26
10 Dragón 22 7 4 11 24 30 −6 25
11 Sonsonate 22 6 3 13 24 36 −12 21
12 Chalatenango 22 5 5 12 26 39 −13 20
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ÁGU ALI CHA DRA FAS FIR MET LIM PAS STE SON UES
Águila 0–0 3–1 0–1 0–0 5–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2
Alianza 0–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 5–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–0
Chalatenango 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–2 2–3 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1
Dragón 0–2 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–3 2–2 2–0
C.D. FAS 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–2
Firpo 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 4–2
Isidro Metapán 0–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 0–0
Limeño 2–0 0–2 4–1 0–3 1–1 0–3 3–3 3–0 3–1 1–0 0–3
Pasaquina 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 2–1 2–0
Santa Tecla 0–0 0–2 4–2 0–1 3–3 5–2 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–0
Sonsonate 0–2 2–4 3–2 2–0 0–1 2–2 2–3 2–1 1–0 1–4 0–1
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador 0–1 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 2–3 1–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Scoring

Individual awards
Hombre GOL Best Coach Award Best Goalkeeper Award Fair Player Award Rookie Player Award
Javier Lezcano
Pasaquina		 Jorge Rodriguez
Alianza		 Benji Villalobos
Águila		 Wilma Torres
Firpo		 Gerardo Guirola
Isidro Metapan

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                             
FAS 0 0 0  
Santa Tecla 0 1 1  
  Santa Tecla 2 3 5  
  Águila 0 2 2  
Limeno 1 0 1
  Águila 1 0 0  
    Santa Tecla 4
  Alianza 0
  Firpo 2 0 2  
Isidro Metapán 1 1 2  
  Isidro Metapán 0 0 0
  Alianza 0 2 2  
Pasaquina 0 0 0
  Alianza F.C. 1 3 4  

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pasaquina 0-4 Alianza 0-1 3–0
Limeño 3–3 (s) Águila 1–1 2–2
FAS 0–1 Santa Tecla 0–0 1–0
Firpo 2–2 (s) Isidro Metapán 2–1 1-0
  1. † Order of legs reversed.
First leg
Pasaquina0-1Alianza
Rodolfo Zelaya  68'
Limeño1–1Águila
Carlos del Giorno  44' Ortíz  38'
Referee: Joel Aguilar Chicas
FAS0-0Santa Tecla
Firpo2-1Isidro Metapán
Cesar Gonzales  45'
Pierre Pluchino  76'		 Romeo Parkes  91'
Second leg
Alianza3-0Pasaquina
Issac Portillo  26'
Alexander Larin  38'
Portillo  83'		 None

Alianza won 4–0 on aggregate.

Águila2-2Limeño
Irvin Valdez  25'
James Cabezas  47'		 Óscar Móvil  76'
 90'

3–3. Aguila advanced as the higher seeded team.

Santa Tecla1-0FAS
William Canales  93'

Santa Tecla won 1–0 on aggregate.

Isidro Metapán1–0Firpo
Josué Flores  20'

2–2. Isidro Metapan advanced as the higher seeded team.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Alianza 2–0 Isidro Metapan 0–0 2–0
Águila 2–5 Santa Tecla 2–0 2–3
First leg
Isidro Metapan0–0Alianza
Santa Tecla2-0Águila
Juan Barahona  22'
Gerson Mayen  28'
Second leg
Alianza2-0Isidro Metapan
None Rodolfo Zelaya  9'
Alexander Larín  13'

Alianza won 2–0 on aggregate.

Águila2–3Santa Tecla
Alvaro Lizama  4'
James Cabezas  66'		 Ricardinho  11'
Marlon Cornejo  74'
William Canales

Santa Tecla won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final
Santa Tecla4-0Alianza
Marlon Cornejo  36'
Gerson Mayen  46'
William Canales  83'
Carlos Bueno  90'		 None
Attendance: 29, 392
Referee: Marlon Mejia
 Clausura 2017 Champions 
Santa Tecla
3rd title

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2016–17 season. The following players:

  1. Have played at least one game for the respective club.
  2. Have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player/s is released and its before the close of the season transfer window.

(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Alianza 44 23 11 10 83 48 +35 80 CONCACAF League[lower-alpha 1]
2 Águila 44 19 19 6 50 28 +22 76 CONCACAF League[lower-alpha 2]
3 Santa Tecla 44 20 12 12 67 54 +13 72 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 3]
4 Isidro Metapán 44 18 13 13 60 47 +13 67
5 FAS 44 15 17 12 48 49 −1 62
6 Sonsonate 44 17 10 17 59 57 +2 61
7 Municipal Limeno 44 16 13 15 57 61 −4 61
8 Firpo 44 15 14 15 60 66 −6 59
9 Pasaquina 44 14 13 17 52 58 −6 55
10 Chalatenango 44 11 10 23 53 75 −22 43
11 Dragón 44 9 12 23 43 63 −20 39
12 UES 44 8 14 22 54 80 −26 38 Segunda División
Source: primerafutboles.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. As Apertura and Clausura runners-up
  2. As non-finalists with best aggregate
  3. As Apertura and Clausura champions

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