Segunda División de El Salvador
Founded | 1950 |
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Country | El Salvador |
Confederation | CONCACAF |
Number of clubs | 20 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Primera División |
Relegation to | Tercera División |
Domestic cup(s) | Copa El Salvador |
Current champions | Zacatecoluca (2025 Clausura) |
Most championships | Once Lobos (5 titles) |
Website | Official website |
Current: 2025–26 Segunda División |
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 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 or Liga de Ascenso, 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 is 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 (2025–26 season)
The league currently consists of the following 14 teams:


Centro Occidente Group A
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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ADET - Aruba FC | Jayaque, La Libertad | Cancha Hacienda El Tránsito | 10,000 |
AD Espartano | San Julián, Sonsonate | Polideportivo Helen Arias | 10,000 |
CD Fuerte Aguilares | Aguilares, San Salvador | Complejo Deportivo Mario Jovel | 8,000 |
CD Inca | Entre Ríos, Lourdes, Colón, La Libertad | Cancha San Isidro | 7,000 |
AD Juventud Independiente | San Juan Opico, La Libertad | Complejo Deportivo San Juan Opico | 7,000 |
Sensunte Cabañas FC | Sensuntepeque, Cabañas | Polideportivo Sensuntepeque | 5,000 |
CD Talleres Jr. | Tejutla, Chalatenango | Cancha José Pio Romero Bosque | 2,000 |
Group B Centro Oriental
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
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CD Atlético Balboa | La Unión | Estadio Marcelino Imbers | 4,000 | |
AD Batanecos | San Sebastián, San Vicente | Estadio Juan Francisco Molina | 5,000 | |
CD Cruzeiro | San Cayetano Istepeque, San Vicente | Cancha Municipal Candelaria Abajo | 5,000 | |
CD Dragón | San Miguel | Estadio de Quelepa | 5,000 | |
CD Neo Pipil | San Juan Nonualco, La Paz | Estadio San Juan Nonualco | 10,000 | |
CD Olimpico Litoral | Loma Larga, La Unión | Complejo Deportivo Rafael López | 8,000 | |
CD Pipil | Cacaopera, Morazán | Estadio Vicente Paul Fuentes | 5,000 |
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 )
Presidents of Segunda División de El Salvador Trophy & Copa
League champions Segunda División de El Salvador
Source: [8]
Season | Champions | Runners-up | Team(s) promoted | Champions coach |
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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 | Asturias Municipal | H-13 | Asturias Municipal | |
1954–55 | Leones | Universidad Gerardo Barrios | Leones | |
1955–56 | CD Águila | Alianza FC | CD Águila, Alianza FC | |
1956–57 | CD Santa Anita | CD Once Municipal | CD Santa Anita | |
1957–58 | Quequeisque FC | CD L.A. Firpo | Quequeisque FC | |
1958–59 | Atlante | Leones | Atlante | |
1959–60 | Once Municipal | Quequeisque FC | Once Municipal | |
1960–61 | CD L.A. Firpo | CD Santa Anita | CD L.A. Firpo | |
1961–62 | Telecomunicaciones | CD L.A. Firpo | Telecomunicaciones | |
1962–63 | Universidad Gerardo Barrios | Once Municipal | Universidad Gerardo Barrios | |
1963–64 | ADLER | Gatos de Monterrey | ADLER | |
1964–65 | Quequeisque FC | Sonsonate | Quequeisque FC | |
1965–66 | CD L.A. Firpo | ADLER | CD L.A. Firpo | |
1966–67 | Sonsonate FC | Quequeisque FC | Sonsonate FC | |
1967–68 | CD L.A. Firpo | Atlante San Alejo | CD L.A. Firpo | |
1968–69 | CD Universidad Centroamericana | Sonsonate FC | CD Universidad Centroamericana | |
1969–70 | Atlético San Alejo | Atlante | Atlético San Alejo | |
1970–71 | Excelsior FC | CD Municipal Limeño | Excelsior FC | |
1971–72 | Once Municipal | CD L.A. Firpo | Once Municipal | |
1972–73 | Independiente FC | CD Platense | Independiente FC | |
1973–74 | CD Dragón | CD L.A. Firpo | CD Dragón | |
1974–75 | ANTEL | Sonsonate FC | ANTEL | |
1975–76 | Fuerte Aguilares | CD Dragón | Fuerte Aguilares | |
1976–77 | Once Lobos | CD Salvadoreño | Once Lobos | |
1977–78 | CD Dragón | CD Chalatenango | CD Dragón | |
1978–79 | CD Chalatenango | CD Municipal Limeño | CD Chalatenango | |
1979–80 | Once Lobos | ADLER | Once Lobos | |
1980–81 | Once Lobos | CD UES | Once Lobos | |
1981–82 | CD Universidad Centroamericana | Sonsonate FC | CD Universidad 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 | |
1999 Clausura | CD Atlético Balboa | CD Santiagueño | CD Atlético Balboa | |
1999 Apertura | 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 | Juventud Independiente | Nejapa | |
2007 Clausura | Nejapa | Atlético Balboa | Nejapa | |
2007 Apertura | Atlético Balboa | Juventud Independiente | None | |
2008 Clausura | Juventud Independiente | Atlético Balboa | Atlético Balboa and Juventud Independiente |
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2008 Apertura | Atlético Marte | Municipal Limeno | None | |
2009 Clausura | A.F.I. | C.D. Marte Soyapango | Atlético Marte and Municipal Limeno |
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2009 Apertura | Once Municipal | ADI F.C. | None | ![]() |
2010 Clausura | UES | Fuerte Aguilares | UES and Once Municipal |
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2010 Apertura | Titan | Juventud Independiente | None | ![]() |
2011 Clausura | Juventud Independiente | Once Lobos | Juventud Independiente | ![]() |
2011 Apertura | Titan | Marte Soyapango | None | ![]() |
2012 Clausura | Santa Tecla | Brasilia | Santa Tecla | ![]() |
2012 Apertura | Ciclon del Golfo | Turín FESA | None | ![]() |
2013 Clausura | Dragon | Ciclon del Golfo | Dragon | ![]() |
2013 Apertura | Pasaquina | Once Lobos | None | ![]() |
2014 Clausura | Once Lobos | Brasilia | Pasaquina | ![]() |
2014 Apertura | Guadalupano | Marte Soyapango | None | ![]() |
2015 Clausura | Real Destroyer | El Roble | Real Destroyer | ![]() |
2015 Apertura | Municipal Limeño | Fuerte San Francisco | None | ![]() |
2016 Clausura | Municipal Limeño | CD Atlético Comalapa | Municipal Limeño | ![]() |
2016 Apertura | Independiente | Turin FESA FC | None | ![]() |
2017 Clausura | Audaz | Independiente | Audaz | ![]() |
2017 Apertura | Jocoro | El Roble | None | ![]() |
2018 Clausura | Jocoro | Brujos de Izalco | Jocoro | ![]() |
2018 Apertura | El Vencedor | Platense | None | ![]() |
2019 Clausura | CD San Pablo Municipal | Platense | El Vencedor | ![]() |
2019 Apertura | Platense | Racing Jr | None | ![]() |
2020 Clausura | None (Cancelled due to COVID) | None (Cancelled due to COVID) | No Promotion | None |
2020 Apertura | Platense | Real Destroyer | None | ![]() |
2021 Clausura | Real Destroyer | Platense | Platense | ![]() |
2021 Apertura | AD Municipal | Cacahuatique | None | ![]() |
2022 Clausura | Dragon | Inter San Salvador | Dragon | ![]() |
2022 Apertura | Fuerte San Francisco | Real Destroyer | None | ![]() |
2023 Clausura | Titan | Atletico Balboa | Fuerte San Francisco | ![]() |
2023 Apertura | Titan | Cacahuatique | None | ![]() |
2024 Clausura | Cacahuatique | Tiburones de Sonsonate | Cacahuatique | ![]() |
2024 Apertura | Zacatecoluca F.C. | Fuerte Aguilares | None | ![]() |
2025 Clausura | Zacatecoluca F.C. | Fuerte Aguilares | Zacatecoluca F.C. | ![]() |
2025 Apertura | TBD | TBD | None | |
2026 Clausura | TBD | TBD | TBD |
References
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- ^ "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.