List of Salvadoran football champions

The Salvadoran Football Champion is the winner of the El Salvador National Football Championship (1926–1968) or the Liga Mayor (1969 to present) of football in El Salvador.

Currently, there are two champions each calendar year with one champion for the Apertura season and one for the Clausura season.

Short Tournament (1926–1946)

Three regional champions, faced each other in the national championship. Each team represented a different section of the country (West zone, Central zone, East zone).

SeasonChampionRunner-Up
1926ChinamecaNequepio
1927HérculesChinameca
1928HérculesExcélsior F.C.
1929-30HérculesExcélsior F.C.
1930-31*Hércules
1931-32*Hércules
1932-33*Hércules
1933-34*Hércules
1934-35*C.D. Maya
1935-36*C.D. Maya
1937C.D. 33C.D. Alacranes
1938C.D. 33C.D. Maya
1939*C.D. 33
1940*España F.C.
1941*Quequeisque
1942QuequeisqueJuventud Olímpica
1943QuequeisqueFerrocarril
1944*Quequeisque
1945*Quequeisque
1946Libertad F.C.Once Municipal

* - There was no national championship held during this year, only regional championships. These championships are now often considered national titles.

League System (1947–1997)

SeasonChampionRunner-Up
1947**
1948-49Once MunicipalLibertad F.C.
1949-50**
1950-51C.D. DragónC.D. FAS
1951-52C.D. FASLeones
1952-53C.D. DragónJuventud Olímpica
1953-54C.D. FASC.D. Dragón
1955Atlético MarteC.D. Dragón
1955-56Atlético MarteL.A. Firpo
1956-57Atlético MarteAtlante
1957-58C.D. FASOnce Municipal
1959C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS
1960-61C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS
1961-62C.D. FASC.D. Águila
1962C.D. FASAtlante
1963-64C.D. ÁguilaJuventud Olímpica
1964C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS
1965-66Alianza F.C.Once Municipal
1966-67Alianza F.C.C.D. Águila
1967-68C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS
1968-69Atlético MarteC.D. FAS
1970Atlético MarteC.D. FAS
1971Juventud OlímpicaAlianza F.C.
1972C.D. ÁguilaJuventud Olímpica
1973Juventud OlímpicaAlianza F.C.
1974-75C.D. PlatenseNegocios Internacionales
1975-76C.D. ÁguilaAlianza F.C.
1976-77C.D. ÁguilaOnce Municipal
1977-78C.D. FASOnce Municipal
1978-79C.D. FASAlianza F.C.
1979-80C.D SantiagueñoC.D. Águila
1980-81Atlético MarteC.D Santiagueño
1981C.D. FASIndependiente Nacional 1906
1982Atlético MarteIndependiente Nacional 1906
1983C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS
1984C.D. FASC.D. Águila
1985Atlético MarteAlianza F.C.
1986-87Alianza F.C.C.D. Águila
1987-88C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS
1988-89L.A. FirpoCojutepeque F.C.
1989-90Alianza F.C.L.A. Firpo
1990-91L.A. FirpoC.D. Águila
1991-92L.A. FirpoAlianza F.C.
1992-93L.A. FirpoAlianza F.C.
1993-94Alianza F.C.C.D. FAS
1994-95C.D. FASL.A. Firpo
1995-96C.D. FASL.A. Firpo
1996-97Alianza F.C.L.A. Firpo
1997-98L.A. FirpoC.D. FAS

** - No national championship was held during these years

Apertura/Clausura format (1999-present)

SeasonChampionRunner-Up
Apertura 1998*Alianza F.C.L.A. Firpo
Clausura 1999L.A. FirpoC.D. FAS
Apertura 1999C.D. ÁguilaC.D. Municipal Limeño
Clausura 2000L.A. FirpoADET
Apertura 2000C.D. ÁguilaC.D. Municipal Limeño
Clausura 2001C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS
Apertura 2001Alianza F.C.L.A. Firpo
Clausura 2002C.D. FASAlianza F.C.
Apertura 2002C.D. FASSan Salvador F.C.
Clausura 2003San Salvador F.C.L.A. Firpo
Apertura 2003C.D. FASC.D. Águila
Clausura 2004Alianza F.C.C.D. FAS
Apertura 2004C.D. FASC.D. Atlético Balboa
Clausura 2005C.D. FASL.A. Firpo
Apertura 2005C.D. Vista HermosaA.D. Isidro Metapán
Clausura 2006C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS
Apertura 2006Once MunicipalC.D. FAS
Clausura 2007A.D. Isidro MetapánL.A. Firpo
Apertura 2007L.A. FirpoC.D. FAS
Clausura 2008L.A. FirpoC.D. FAS
Apertura 2008A.D. Isidro MetapánC.D. Chalatenango
Clausura 2009A.D. Isidro MetapánL.A. Firpo
Apertura 2009C.D. FASC.D. Águila
Clausura 2010A.D. Isidro MetapánC.D. Águila
Apertura 2010A.D. Isidro MetapánAlianza F.C.
Clausura 2011Alianza F.C.C.D. FAS
Apertura 2011A.D. Isidro MetapánOnce Municipal
Clausura 2012C.D. ÁguilaA.D. Isidro Metapán
Apertura 2012A.D. Isidro MetapánAlianza F.C.
Clausura 2013L.A. FirpoC.D. FAS
Apertura 2013A.D. Isidro MetapánC.D. FAS
Clausura 2014A.D. Isidro MetapánC.D. Dragon

(*) The first winner of the shorter tournament has been deemed "Champion Cup", and the next, that of the Clausura 1999, as "champions". The First Division of El Salvador has not changed that status competition.

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
C.D. FAS
17
21
 1951–1952, 1953–1954, 1957–1958, 1961–1962, 1962, 1977–1978, 1978–1979, 1981, 1984, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, Clausura 2002, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2005, Apertura 2009
C.D. Águila
15
9
 1959, 1960–1961, 1963–1964, 1964, 1967–1968, 1972, 1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1983, 1987–1988, 1999 (Apertura), 2000 (Apertura), Clausura 2001, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2012
Alianza F.C.
10
11
 1965-66, 1966–67, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1993–1994, 1996–1997, Apertura 1998, Apertura 2001, Clausura 2004, Clausura 2011
C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
10
11
 1988–1989, 1990–1991, 1991–1992, 1992–1993, 1997–1998, 1999 (Clausura), 2000 (Clausura), Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008, Clausura 2013
Atlético Marte
8
0
 1955, 1955–1956, 1956–57, 1968–1969, 1970, 1980–1981, 1982, 1985
A.D. Isidro Metapán
9
2
 Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2010, Apertura 2010, Apertura 2011, Apertura 2012, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014
Hércules
7
0
 1927, 1928, 1929–1930, 1930–1931, 1931–1932, 1932–1933, 1933–1934
Quequeisque
5
0
 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945
C.D. 33
3
0
 1937, 1938, 1939
Once Municipal
2
5
 1948–1949, Apertura 2006
Juventud Olímpica
2
4
 1971, 1973
C.D. Dragón
2
3
 1950–1951, 1952–1953
C.D. Maya
2
1
 1934–1935, 1935–1936
Chinameca Sporting Club
1
1
 1926
Libertad F.C.
1
1
 1946
C.D. Santiagueño
1
1
 1979–1980
San Salvador F.C.
1
1
 Clausura 2003
España F.C.
1
0
 1939–1940
C.D. Platense
1
0
 1974–1975
C.D. Vista Hermosa
1
0
 Apertura 2005
Excélsior F.C.
0
2
 -
Atlante
0
2
 -
Independiente Nacional 1906
0
2
 -
C.D. Municipal Limeño
0
2
 -
Nequepio
0
1
 -
C.D. Alacranes
0
1
 -
Ferrocarril
0
1
 -
Leones
0
1
 -
Universidad
0
1
 -
Negocios Internacionales
0
1
 -
Cojutepeque F.C.
0
1
 -
ADET
0
1
 -
C.D. Atlético Balboa
0
1
 -
C.D. Chalatenango
0
1
 -

See also