The 2023–24 Primera División de El Salvador, also known as the Liga Pepsi, is the 25th season and 48th and 49th Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. FAS are the defending champions of the Apertura tournament. There was no Clausura champion as the season was cancelled due to Cuscatlan Tragedy. 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 six teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.

The champions of Apertura and Clausura will qualify for the CONCACAF Central American Cup, the third team to qualify is the team with better aggregate record. Should the same team win both tournaments, both runners-up will qualify for CONCACAF Central American Cup. Should the final of both tournaments features the same two teams, the semi-finalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF Central American Cup.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2022–23 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2022–23 Segunda División.

Fuerte San Francisco was promoted to the Primera División in June 25, 2023 after defeating Titan in a playoff match by a score of 3-0 in penalties, after the team were tied 0-0 after 120 minutes.

Chalatenango was relegated to the 2023–24 Segunda División.

Notable events

Municipal Limeno purchase of Atletico Marte spot in the Primera Division

On the 26th of June, 2023 Municipal Limeño acquired the spot of the historic team Atletico Marte in the Primera division. This ended 3 years of Atletico Marte being in the Primera division.

Notable death from Apertura 2023 season and 2024 Clausura season

The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2022 and middle of 2023.

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

During the Apertura season

Between the Apertura and Clausura season

Clausura seasons

Apertura 2023

League table

Apertura 2023 Records

Records

• Best home records: Aguila (24 points out of 33 points)
• Worst home records: Santa Tecla and Platense (7 points out of 33 points)
• Best away records : Aguila and FAS (20 points out of 33 points)
• Worst away records : Santa Tecla (4 points out of 33 points)
• Most goals scored: Dragón (40 goals)
• Fewest goals scored: Platense (19 goals)
• Fewest goals conceded : Alianza (20 goals)
• Most goals conceded : Platense (44 goals)

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Santos Ortiz for Aguila against Santa Tecla, 22 minutes (August 14, 2023)
• First goal by a foreign player: Jomal Williams for Once Deportivo against Platense, 76th minutes (August 14, 2023)
• Fastest goal in a match: 23 Seconds
  • Yerson Tobar for Alianza against Santa Tecla (October 23, 2023)
• Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 94 minutes
  • Lizandro Claros goal for LA Firpo against Jocoro (August 20, 2023)
    Roberto Gonzalez for Once Deportivo against Fuerte San Francisco (August 21, 2023)
• First penalty Kick of the season: Rodolfo Zelaya for Alianza against FAS, 7th minutes (August 19, 2023)
• Widest winning margin: 4 goals
  • Aguila 5–1 Dragon (August 20, 2023)
• First hat-trick of the season: Carlos Salazar for Aguila against Dragon (August 21, 2023)
• First own goal of the season: Ivan Mancia (Alianza) for Fuerte San Francisco (October 7, 2023)
• Most goals in a match: 8 goals
  • Alianza 5-3 FAS (August 19, 2023)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5 goals
  • Alianza 5-3 FAS (August 19, 2023)
    Aguila 5–1 Dragon (August 21, 2023)
• Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals
  • Alianza 5-0 (5-3) FAS (1st half, August 19, 2023)
• Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
  • FAS 3–5 Alianza (August 19, 2023)
• Most goals by one player in a single match: 4 goals
  • Carlos Salazar for Aguila against Dragon (August 21, 2023)
• Players that scored a hat-trick':
  • Carlos Salazar for Aguila against Dragon (August 21, 2023)
  • Duvier Riascos for Aguila against Isidro Metapan (September 10, 2023)

Top Goalscorer (Apertura 2023)

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

First legs

Second legs

Alianza won 5-1 on Aggregate

Dragon won 2-1 on Aggregate

Jocoro won 2-1 on Aggregate

Aguila won 1-0 on aggregate

Semifinals

First legs

Second legs

Jocoro won 6-2 on aggregate

Aguila won 3-2 on aggregate

Final

Clausura 2024

League table

Clausura 2024 Records

Records

• Best home records: TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
• Worst home records: TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
• Best away records : TBD (00 points out of 33 points)
• Worst away records : TBD (0 points out of 33 points)
• Most goals scored: LA Firpo (47 goals)
• Fewest goals scored: Jocoro (13 goals)
• Fewest goals conceded : Alianza (13 goals)
• Most goals conceded : Jocoro (44 goals)

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Yair Delgadillo for Limeno against Santa Tecla, 20 minutes (January 14, 2024)
• First goal by a foreign player: Yair Delgadillo for Limeno against Santa Tecla, 20 minutes (January 14, 2024)
• Fastest goal in a match: 29 seconds
  • Ányelo Rodríguez for Alianza against Aguila (March 30, 2024)
• Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 100 minutes
  • Matheus da Silva goal for LA Firpo against Santa Tecla (March 10, 2024)
• First penalty Kick of the season: Diego Chavez for Once Deportivo against Alianza, 80th minutes (January 15, 2024)
• Widest winning margin: 5 goals
  • Municipal Limeno 5-0 Platense (January 25, 2024)
• First hat-trick of the season: Mateus da Silva for LA Firpo against Santa Tecla (March 10, 2024)
• First own goal of the season: Johnathon Nolasco (FAS) for Once Deportivo (March 10, 2024)
• Most goals in a match: 8 goals
  • Alianza 5-3 FAS (August 19, 2023)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 6 goals
  • Alianza 6-1 Dragon (April 24, 2024)
• Most goals in one half by one team: 3 goals
  • Municipal Limeno 3-0 (5-0) Platense (January 25, 2024)
• Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
  • TBD 3–5 TBD (August 19, 2023)
• Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals
  • Mateus da Silva for LA Firpo against Santa Tecla (March 10, 2024)
• Players that scored a hat-trick':
  • Mateus da Silva for LA Firpo against Santa Tecla (March 10, 2024)
  • Yair Delgadillo for Limeno against Santa Tecla (March 24, 2024)
  • Bryan Paz for Fuerte San Francisco against Platense (April 15, 2024)
  • Sebastian Julio for Alianza against Dragon (April 24, 2024)
  • Steven Vasquez for LA Firpo against Jocoro (May 2, 2024)

Top Goalscorer (Clausura 2024)

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

First legs

Second legs

Isidro Metapan won 2-1 on Aggregate

Alianza FC won 3-1 on Aggregate

FAS won 5-4 on penalties, after tying 4-4 aggregate

Municipal Limeno won 3-2 on aggregate

Semifinals

First legs

Second legs

Municipal Limeno won 2-1 on aggregate

Alianza won 3-2 on aggregate

Final

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2023–24 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 is released and it is before the close of the season transfer window.

(player released beginning the Apertura season, Never played a game) (player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season) (player naturalized for the Clausura season) (player released beginning the Clausura season, Never played a game)

References

External links

• https://laprimera.com.sv/ (Official website)