Segunda División de El Salvador

Liga de Plata Salvadoreña
Founded	1950
Country	El Salvador
Confederation	CONCACAF
Number of teams	23
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Primera División
Relegation to	Tercera Division
Domestic cup(s)	TBD
Current champions	Jocoro F.C. (1st title) ; (2017 Apertura)
Most championships	TBD; ( titles each)
Website	Official website
	Current: 2020–21 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

The Segunda División de El Salvador (Second Division of El Salvador) is the second tier of football in El Salvador governed by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol (FESFUT). Teams contest to promote to the Primera División.[1][2]

The winning sides of the annual Apertura and Clausura contest each other, the winner directly promotes to Primera División.[3]

The losing side of the match contest the last place team of Primera División to trigger promotion and relegation should the Primera División team loose to the Segunda División side.[4][5][6]

History

The Salvadoran Football Federation decided to improve the quality and competitiveness of football.

Segunda División, also called Liga B, was created in 1950 divided into two groups to contest within each group. The top sides of each group then contested in order that the winner directly promotes to Primera División.

Category of Ascent was made of 12 teams, four teams in each zone: central, western and eastern.

The founding 12 teams in Segunda División were ANTEL, Atlético Marte, Marte Soyapango, Caterpillar de San Salvador, Picapiedra del Plan de la Laguna, Antiguo Cuscatlán, Dragón, Once Municipal, Molino F. C, Ahuachapán and Puertas de Santa Ana y San Rafael.

The inaugural President of the Segunda División was Dr Mauro Alfredo Bernal Silva.

The number of teams increased up to twelve teams per zone (36 teams altogether). In 1986 the Legislative Assembly emitted a decree in the Reforms to the Law of Football and the Category of Ascent that Segunda División would be limited to only 24 teams split into two groups.

In 2007, Segunda División adopted an Apertura and Clausura format.[7]

Members of the Segunda División (2020–21 season)

The league currently consists of the following 24 teams:

Stadium and locations

Ilopneco

Chaguite

Location of teams in Apertura 2014/Clausura 2015

Team Group A

Team	Location	Stadium
Brujos de Izalco	Izalco	Estadio Salvador Mariona
Independiente Vicentino	San Vicente	Estadio Jiboa
Municipal de Juayúa	Juayúa	Estadio Municipal de Juayúa
Municipal Ilopaneco	Ilopango	Estadio Puerto Azteca
Once Lobos	Chalchuapa	Estadio la Cueva del Lobo
Rácing Jr	Armenia	Estadio Armenia
Santa Rosa Guachipilin	Santa Rosa Guachipilín	Estadio José Hernández
San Pablo Tacachico	San Pablo Tacachico	Cancha Valle Mezas
Titán Sport	Texistepeque	Cancha Sandoval
Vendaval Apopa	Apopa	Estadio Joaquín Gutiérrez

Team Group B

Team	Location	Stadium
Aspirante	Jucuapa, Usulután	Estadio Municipal de Jucuapa
Cacahuatique	Ciudad Barrios San Miguel	Cancha C. Ecológico El Amaton
Dragón	San Miguel	Felix Charleix
El Vencedor	Santa Elena	Estadio Santa Elena
Fuerte San Francisco	San Francisco Gotera	Estadio City Gotus
Gerardo Barrios	San Rafael Oriente	Cancha La Merced
Liberal	Quelepa San Miguel	Estadio Jaguar de Piedra
Platense	Zacatecoluca	Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle
Topiltzín	Jiquilisco	Estadio Topilzín
UDET	El Tránsito	Estadio Cesar Antonio Angulo

Division set-up

Changes in division set-up

Number of clubs: currently 24. From TBD to TBD there were two divisions, each of 20 teams. From TBD to TBD it had 20. The 1991–92 season was played in two groups of 12 teams each; TBD again in one group with 24 teams, TBD with 20 teams.
Teams promoted to the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador (La Primera): 3; 1981–1991 there was a promotion/relegation round, in 1991–92 there was 1 promotion per group.
Number of relegations into the Regionalliga (until 1994: Oberliga): 4; 1991–92: 2–3 per group (inclusive relegation); 1992–93: 7.

Promotion and relegation

From 2007 until 2010, the winner of the Apertura and Clausura would play for automatic promotion, where the loser of the match would play a playoff with the team that finished 9th in La Primera.

After this, and to the present, the winner of the Apertura and Clausura face in a final game with only the winner gaining promotion to La Primera.

Until the 2015–16 season, the bottom three teams were relegated into the Tercera Division. Since the 2016–17, the bottom three teams of each group play in a round robin tournament; the bottom team of that round robin tournament are relegated to the Tercera Division.

League matches derbies and classics in Segunda División

Atletico Apopa vs Vendaval Apopa "Clásico de Apopa" (last played in )
Independiente FC vs CD Platense "Clásico Paracentral" (last played in )

President

Name
Fredis Benitez
Mauricio Villalta
Haron Marcheli
Gerardo Sosa Ramos
Américo Pérez Posadas
Salvador de Leon
Vincent Vasquez
Marvin Bernal Silva (2003)


Osvaldo Pinto (2011-2012)
Alcides Ortez (2012-2013)
Noel Benítez (2014-2015)
Moisés Marín (2016-2017)
Carlos Ramírez (2018-)

League champions

Source: [8]

Season	Champions	Runner Up	Teams promoted
1950/51	H-13	Leones	H-13
1951/52	Atlético San Alejo	Leones	Atlético San Alejo
1952/53	H-13	Leones	H-13
1953/54	Ast Municipal	H-13	Ast Municipal
1954/55	Leones	CD Universidad Gerardo Barrios	Leones
1955/56	CD Águila	Alianza FC	CD Águila, Alianza FC
1956/57	Santa Anita	CD Once Municipal	Santa Anita
1957/58	Quequeisque FC	CD Luis Ángel Firpo	Quequeisque FC
1958/59	Atlante	Leones	Atlante
1959/60	CD Once Municipal	Quequeisque FC	CD Once Municipal
1960/61	CD Luis Ángel Firpo	Santa Anita	CD Luis Ángel Firpo
1961/62	Telecomunicaciones	CD Luis Ángel Firpo	Telecomunicaciones
1962/63	CD Universidad Gerardo Barrios	CD Once Municipal	CD Universidad Gerardo Barrios
1963/64	Adler San Nicolás	Gatos de Monterrey	Adler San Nicolás
1964/65	Quequeisque FC	Sonsonate FC	Quequeisque FC
1965/66	CD Luis Ángel Firpo	Adler San Nicolás	CD Luis Ángel Firpo
1966/67	Sonsonate FC	Quequeisque FC	Sonsonate FC
1967/68	CD Luis Ángel Firpo	Atlante San Alejo	CD Luis Ángel Firpo
1968/69	CD Universidad Centroamericana	Sonstate FC	CD Universidad Centroamericana
1969/70	Atlético San Alejo	Atlante San Alejo	Atlético San Alejo
1970/71	Excelsior CF	CD Municipal Limeño	Excélsior CF
1971/72	CD Once Municipal	CD Luis Ángel Firpo	CD Once Municipal
1972/73	Independiente FC	CD Platense	Independiente FC
1973/74	CD Dragón	CD Luis Angel Firpo	CD Dragón
1974/75	ANTEL	Sonsonate FC	ANTEL
1975/76	CD Fuerte Aguilares	CD Dragón	CD Fuerte Aguilares
1976/77	CD Once Lobos	CD Salvadoreño	CD Once Lobos
1977/78	CD Dragón	CD Chalatenango	CD Dragón
1978/79	CD Chalatenango	CD Municipal Limeño	CD Chalatenango
1979/80	CD Once Lobos	Adles San Nicolás	CD Once Lobos
1980/81	CD Once Lobos	CD UES	CD Once Lobos
1981/82	CD Univ. Centroamericana	Sonstate FC	CD Univ. Centroamericana
1982/83	CD Salvadoreño	CD Municipal Limeño	CD Salvadoreño
1983/84	CD Metapán	CESSA	CD Metapán
1984/85	CD Alba Acajutla	CD Dragón	CD Alba Acajutla
1985/86	CD Metapán	Sonstate FC	CD Metapán
1986/87	AD El Tránsito	CD Municipal Limeño	AD El Tránsito
1987/88	Cojutepeque FC	CD Dragón	Cojutepeque FC
1988/89	CD Chalatenango	CD UCA	CD Chalatenango
1989/90	CD Dragón	CD Municipal Limeño	CD Dragón
1990/91	CD Metapán	Sonsonate FC	CD Metapán
1991/92	CD Fuerte San Francisco	CD UES	CD Fuerte San Francisco
1992/93	CD Municipal Limeño	Metapán FC	CD Municipal Limeño
1993/94	CD El Roble	A.D.O.	CD El Roble
1994/95	CD Apaneca	Metapán FC	CD Apaneca
1995/96	CD Tiburones	CD Atlético Balboa	CD Tiburones
1996/97	CD Once Lobos	CD Tiburones	CD Once Lobos
1997/98	CD El Roble	Metapán FC	CD El Roble
Clausura 1999	CD Atlético Balboa	CD Santiagueño	CD Atlético Balboa
Apertura 1999	CD Tiburones	Metapán	CD Tiburones
2000 Clausura	CD Juventud Olimpica Metalio	CD Atlético Balboa	CD Juventud Olímpica Metalio
2000 Apertura	CD San Luis	Coca-Cola FC	CD San Luis
2001 Clausura	AD Isidro Metapán	CD San Luis	CD Isidro Metapán
2001 Apertura	CD Titán	CD Marte Soyapango	CD Titán
2002 Clausura	CD Arcense	CD Atlético Chaparrastique	CD Arcense
2002 Apertura	CD La Asunción	CD Atlético Marte	CD La Asunción
2003 Clausura	CD Chalatenango	CD Dragón	CD Chalatenango
2003 Apertura	CD Salvadoreño	Telecom FC San Salvador	CD Salvadoreño
2004 Clausura	CD Once Municipal	CD Once Lobos	CD Once Lobos, CD Once Municipal
2004 Apertura	CD Atlético Chaparratique	CD Arcense	CD Atlético Chaparratique
2005 Clausura	CD Vista Hermosa	Coca-Cola FC	CD Vista Hermosa
2005 Apertura	CD TACA	CD Municipal Limeño	CD TACA
2006 Clausura	Nacional 1906	CD Municipal Limeño	Independiente Nacional 1906
2006 Apertura	Nejapa FC	CD Juventud Independiente	Nejapa FC
2007 Clausura	Nejapa FC	CD Atlético Balboa	Nejapa FC
2007 Apertura	CD Atlético Balboa	CD Juventud Independiente	None
2008 Clausura	CD Juventud Independiente	CD Atlético Balboa	CD Atlético Balboa and CD Juventud Independiente
2008 Apertura	CD Atlético Marte	CD Municipal Limeño	None
2009 Clausura	A.F.I.	CD Marte Soyapango	CD Atlético Marte and CD Municipal Limeño
2009 Apertura	CD Once Municipal	ADI FC	None
2010 Clausura	CD UES	CD Fuerte Aguilares	CD UES and CD Once Municipal
2010 Apertura	CD Titán	Juventud Independiente	None
2011 Clausura	Juventud Independiente	CD Once Lobos	Juventud Independiente
2011 Apertura	CD Titán	Marte Soyapango	None
2012 Clausura	Santa Tecla FC	Brasilia	Santa Tecla FC
2012 Apertura	CSD Ciclón del Golfo	Turín FESA	None
2013 Clausura	C.D. Dragon	C.S.D. Ciclón del Golfo	C.D. Dragon
Apertura 2013	Pasaquina	Once Lobos	None
Clausura 2014	CD Once Lobos	CD Brasilia	Pasaquina FC
Apertura 2014	CD Guadalupano	CD Marte Soyapango	None
Clausura 2015	Real Destroyer FC	CD El Roble	Real Destroyer FC
Apertura 2015	CD Municipal Limeño	CD Fuerte San Francisco	None
Clausura 2016	CD Municipal Limeño	CD Atlético Comalapa	CD Municipal Limeño
Apertura 2016	Independiente FC	Turin FESA FC	None
Clausura 2017	CD Audaz Apastepeque	Independiente FC	CD Audaz Apastepeque
Apertura 2017	Jocoro FC	CD El Roble	None
Clausura 2018	Jocoro FC	Brujos de Izalco	Jocoro FC

Apertura 2018	CD El Vencedor	CD Platense	None
Clausura 2019	CD San Pable Municipal	CD Platense	CD San Pable Municipal
Apertura 2019	C.D. Platense	Racing Jr.	C.D. Platense

References

Gráfico, El. "Once Municipal, el único con ventaja en segunda división". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
"Segunda División afina detalles para el Torneo Apertura - mas.sv". 17 July 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
Gráfico, El. "Chalchuapa y Apastepeque definirán al finalista". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
"Leones, el primer descendido - elsalvador.com". elsalvador.com. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
Gráfico, El. "Oriente, sin candidatos para el ascenso a la primera división". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
"Once Lobos y Audaz pelean por un puesto en la final de la segunda división". Retrieved 7 April 2018.
http://archivo.elsalvador.com/mwedh/nota/nota_completa.asp?idCat=20793&idArt=1492152
https://web.archive.org/web/20130907022400/http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/2013/06/28/magos-del-ascenso-salvadoreno/

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[1] Gráfico, El. "Once Municipal, el único con ventaja en segunda división". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[2] "Segunda División afina detalles para el Torneo Apertura - mas.sv". 17 July 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[3] Gráfico, El. "Chalchuapa y Apastepeque definirán al finalista". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[4] "Leones, el primer descendido - elsalvador.com". elsalvador.com. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[5] Gráfico, El. "Oriente, sin candidatos para el ascenso a la primera división". elgrafico.com. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[6] "Once Lobos y Audaz pelean por un puesto en la final de la segunda división". Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[7] ttp://archivo.elsalvador.com/mwedh/nota/nota_completa.asp?idCat=20793&idArt=1492152

[8] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130907022400/http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/2013/06/28/magos-del-ascenso-salvadoreno/

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