Segunda División de El Salvador
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]
| Founded | 1950 |
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| Country | El Salvador |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Primera División |
| Relegation to | Tercera Division |
| Domestic cup(s) | League Cup El Saivador |
| Current champions | Titán (2023 Clausura) |
| Most championships | Once Lobos (5 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2023-24 Segunda División | |
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 lose 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 | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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| 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 | Aguila | Alianza | Aguila, Alianza |
| 1956/57 | Santa Anita | Once Municipal | Santa Anita |
| 1957/58 | Quequeisque | LA Firpo | Quequeisque |
| 1958/59 | Atlante | Leones | Atlante |
| 1959/60 | Once Municipal | Quequeisque | Once Municipal |
| 1960/61 | LA Firpo | Santa Anita | LA Firpo |
| 1961/62 | Telecomunicaciones | LA Firpo | Telecomunicaciones |
| 1962/63 | CD Universidad Gerardo Barrios | Once Municipal | CD Universidad Gerardo Barrios |
| 1963/64 | ADLER | Gatos de Monterrey | ADLER |
| 1964/65 | Quequeisque FC | Sonsonate FC | Quequeisque FC |
| 1965/66 | LA Firpo | ADLER | LA Firpo |
| 1966/67 | Sonsonate FC | Quequeisque | Sonsonate FC |
| 1967/68 | LA Firpo | Atlante San Alejo | LA 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 | Once Municipal | CD Luis Ángel Firpo | Once Municipal |
| 1972/73 | Independiente FC | CD Platense | Independiente FC |
| 1973/74 | Dragon | CD Luis Angel Firpo | Dragon |
| 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 Marte Soyapango | Metapán FC | CD Marte Soyapango |
| 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 | Once Lobos | Juventud Independiente |
| 2011 Apertura | C.D. Titán | Marte Soyapango | None |
| 2012 Clausura | Santa Tecla FC | Brasilia | Santa Tecla F.C. |
| 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 | Once Lobos | C.D. Brasilia | Pasaquina |
| Apertura 2014 | C.D. Guadalupano | C.D. Marte Soyapango | None |
| Clausura 2015 | Real Destroyer FC | CD El Roble | Real Destroyer FC |
| Apertura 2015 | Municipal Limeño] | Fuerte San Francisco | None |
| Clausura 2016 | Municipal Limeño | CD Atlético Comalapa | Municipal Limeño |
| Apertura 2016 | Independiente FC | Turin FESA FC | None |
| Clausura 2017 | Audaz | Independiente FC | Audaz |
| Apertura 2017 | Jocoro | CD El Roble | None |
| Clausura 2018 | Jocoro | Brujos de Izalco | Jocoro |
| Apertura 2018 | El Vencedor | Platense | None |
| Clausura 2019 | CD San Pablo Municipal | Platense | CD San Pablo Municipal |
| Apertura 2019 | Platense | Racing Jr. | Platense |
| Clausura 2020 | (CD Deportivo Dragon) | (Platense) | Joroco FC |
| Apertura 2020 | Platense | CD Real Destroyer | None |
| Clausura 2021 | A.D. Real Destroyer | Platense | Platense |
| Apertura 2021 | CD Deportivo Cachuatique | A.D. Municipal | None |
| Clausura 2022 | Dragon | Inter San Salvador | Dragon |
| Apertura 2022 | Fuerte San Francisco | AD Destroyer | None |
| Clausura 2023 | Titan | Atletico Balboa | Fuerte San Francisco |
| Apertura 2023 | TBD | TBD | None |
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.
- "Segunda tendrá cambios: Jugarán torneo Apertura y Clausura También tendrán reservas". Archived from the original on 2018-04-17.
- "Magos del ascenso salvadoreño - Culebrita Macheteada – Futbol El Salvador". www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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