2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional de El Salvador
Season	2017–18
Champions	TBD (Apertura) (Clausura)
Relegated	TBD
Matches played	12
Goals scored	24 (2 per match)
Biggest home win	Isidro Metapán 3-0 Pasaquina (29 July 2017)
Biggest away win	TBD 0–4 TBD (2017)
Highest scoring	Chalatenango 3–2 Águila (5 August 2017)
Longest winning run	games by: TBD
Longest unbeaten run	games by: TBD
Longest winless run	games by: TBD
Longest losing run	games by: TBD
← 2016–17 2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 6 August 2017.

The 2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 19th season and 37th and 38th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Santa Tecla F.C. the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausuray. 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 8 teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs. The champions of Apertura and Clausura will both qualify for the 2018–19 CONCACAF Champions League. Should the same team win both tournaments, the runners-up with the best aggregate record will qualify for the Champions League.

Team information

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2016-17 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2016–17 Segunda División.

UES were relegated to 2017–18 Segunda División the previous season.

The relegated team was replaced by the 2016–17 Segunda División playoffs promotion winner. Independiente won the Apertura 2016, while Audaz won the Clausura 2017 title. C.D. Audaz won the playoffs by the score of 1-0.

C.D. Chalatenango were stripped off their license after suffering financial trouble (failing to primera division license, their players and staff).

A.D. Chalatenango were formed by business leaders and by the local government, they purchasedd the license and debts of CD Chalatenango .

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2017.

Champions: C.D. Audaz

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2017.

Last Place: UES

Personnel and sponsoring

Team	Chairman	Head Coach	Kitmaker	Shirt sponsor
Águila	Pedro Arieta	Jorge Daniel Casanova	Joma	Tigo, Canal 4, Pollo Campesto
Alianza	Adolfo Salume	Jorge Rodríguez	Lotto	Canal 4, Mister Donut, Tigo, Gatorade, Veca airlines, Brahva
Audaz	Juan Pablo Herrera	German Pérez	Maca	Canal 4, Vitasym, Acodjar de R.L.
Chalatenango	Rigoberto Mejia	Ricardo Serrano	Nil	Canal 4, Eurofarm, Grupo de MC
Dragón	Abelio Diaz	Henry Vanegas	Rush Atletic Wear	Canal 4, GRS, Lemus
FAS	Guillermo Morán	Cristian Álvarez	Milán	Pilsener, Tigo, Canal 4
Firpo	Raúl Galo	Ramón Sánchez	Kelme	Dial Fm, Pilsener, Tienors Galo, Lemus
Isidro Metapán	Rafael Morataya	Edwin Portillo	Nil	Canal 4
Limeño	Martín Herrera	Hugo Ovelar	Nil	UNAB (Universidad Dr. Andres Berello), Chilos Seafood Restaurant, TuriTravel, Disturbidora Torres
Pasaquina	Óscar Ramírez	Omar Sevilla	Nil	Canal 4, Innova sport
Sonsonate	Pedro Contreras	Garabet Avedissian	Rush Atletic wear	ProACES, Aldasa, Alcadia Municipal Sonsonate, Canal 4, Leche salud, Ferreteria Santa Sofia, Coop-1
Santa Tecla	José Vidal Hernández	Ernesto Corti	Kelme	Powerade, DLC, Canal 21, Pilsener,Claro, Plaza Merliot, Pollo Indio, Petrox, Dizucar, Bolívar, Toledo, The Moustache

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Sonsonate	Eraldo Correia	Sacked	May 2017	Garabet Avedissian	May 2017	th (Clausura 2017)
FAS	Emiliano Pedrozo	Moved to become assistant coach	May 2017	Cristian Álvarez	May 2017	th (Clausura 2017)
Metapan	Alvaro Misael Alfaro	Moved to become assistant coach	May 2017	Edwin Portillo	May 2017	th (Clausura 2017)
Chalatenango	N/A	New team formed	2017	Ricardo Serrano	May 2017	N/A

Apertura 2017

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	FAS	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4	Quarterfinals
2	Santa Tecla	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
3	Municipal Limeno	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4
4	Chalatenango	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
5	Alianza	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1	4
6	Isidro Metapán	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
7	Pasaquina	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	3
8	Sonsonate	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
9	Águila	2	0	1	1	3	4	−1	1
10	C.D. Audaz	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
11	Firpo	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1
12	Dragón	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0

Updated to match(es) played on 6 August 2017. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home ╲ Away	ÁGU	ALI	AUD	CHA	DRA	FAS	FIR	MET	LIM	PAS	STE	SON
Águila												1–1
Alianza					1–0
Audaz							0–0
Chalatenango	3–2
Dragón											0–2
FAS								2–0
Firpo									0–2
Isidro Metapán										3–0
Limeño				0–0
Pasaquina			2–1
Santa Tecla						2–2
Sonsonate		0–0

The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Scoring

First goal of the season: Lorenzo Frutos for Santa Tecla F.C. against C.D. FAS, 33 minutes (July 29, 2017)
First goal by a foreign player: Lorenzo Frutos for Santa Tecla F.C. against C.D. FAS, 33 minutes (July 29, 2017)
Fastest goal in a match: minutes
- TBD for TBD against TBD (TBD, 2017)
Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+1 minutes
- TBD for TBD against TBD (2017)
First penalty Kick of the season: Herbert Sosa for Alianza F.C. against C.D. Dragon, minutes (July 30, 2017)
Widest winning margin: 3 goals
- A.D. Isidro Metapan 3–0 C.D. Pasaquina (July 29, 2017)
First hat-trick of the season: TBD for TBD against TBD (TBD, 2017)
First own goal of the season: tbd (C.D. TBD) for TBD (TBD, 2017)
Most goals in a match: 4 goals
- Santa Tecla F.C. 2–2 C.D. FAS (July 29, 2017)
Most goals by one team in a match: 3 goals
- A.D. Isidro Metapan 3–0 C.D. Pasaquina (July 29, 2017)
Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals
- TBD 5–2(1–2) TBD (2nd half, September 30, 2016)
Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
- TBD 3–4 TBD (2017)
Most goals by one player in a single match: 2 goals
- Mckulloy Tulloch for A.D. Isidro Metapan against C.D. Pasaquina (July 29, 2017)

Clausura 2018

League table

Template:2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season Clausura table

Results

Home ╲ Away	ÁGU	ALI	Audaz	CHA	DRA	FAS	FIR	MET	LIM	PAS	STE	SON
Águila
Alianza
Audaz
Chalatenango
Dragón
FAS
Firpo
Isidro Metapán
Limeño
Pasaquina
Santa Tecla
Sonsonate

The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Scoring

First goal of the season: Lorenzo Frutos for Santa Tecla F.C. against C.D. FAS, 33 minutes (July 29, 2017)
First goal by a foreign player: Lorenzo Frutos for Santa Tecla F.C. against C.D. FAS, 33 minutes (July 29, 2017)
Fastest goal in a match: minutes
- TBD for TBD against TBD (TBD, 2017)
Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+1 minutes
- TBD for TBD against TBD (2017)
First penalty Kick of the season: Herbert Sosa for Alianza F.C. against C.D. Dragon, minutes (July 30, 2017)
Widest winning margin: 3 goals
- A.D. Isidro Metapan 3–0 C.D. Pasaquina (July 29, 2017)
First hat-trick of the season: TBD for TBD against TBD (TBD, 2017)
First own goal of the season: tbd (C.D. TBD) for TBD (TBD, 2017)
Most goals in a match: 4 goals
- Santa Tecla F.C. 2–2 C.D. FAS (July 29, 2017)
Most goals by one team in a match: 3 goals
- A.D. Isidro Metapan 3–0 C.D. Pasaquina (July 29, 2017)
Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals
- TBD 5–2(1–2) TBD (2nd half, September 30, 2016)
Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
- TBD 3–4 TBD (2017)
Most goals by one player in a single match: 2 goals
- Mckulloy Tulloch for A.D. Isidro Metapan against C.D. Pasaquina (July 29, 2017)

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2017–18 season. The following players:

Have played at least one game for the respective club.
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's before the close of the season transfer window.

Águila

James Cabezas
Yair Ibargüen
Javier Lezcano
Richard Dixon

Alianza

Luis Hinestroza
Gustavo Guerreño
Darío Ferreira
Víctor Rafael García

Audaz

Jerson Steven Aguilar
Eduard Steven Rodríguez
Alonso Umaña Popo
Daley Mena

Chalatenango

Bladimir Diaz
Carlos Fernando Angulo
Yohalin Palacios
Wílmar Hernández

Dragón

Josielson Moraes
Harold Contreras
Carlos Urrego
Jefferson Viveros

FAS

Guillermo Stradella
Matías Coloca
Allan Muraldo
Teobaldo Quezada

Firpo

Jhony Rios
César Iván González
Pierre Alexandre Pluchino Galuppo
François Swaby

Isidro Metapán

Ayukokata Ndip
Matthias Bomvehi
German Ramírez Urenda
Mckauly Tulloch

Limeño

Jeremías Pereira
Jorge Cáceres
Andrés Britez
Counsellor Fredrick Ogangan

Pasaquina

Jackson de Oliveira
Luis Palacios
Leston Paul
Dwane James Ronaldo

Sonsonate

Zé Paulo
Franklin Eduardo García
Gustavo de Jesús Valenzuela
David Leonardo Alcaraz

Santa Tecla

Ricardinho
Joel Almeida
Lorenzo Rodrigo Frutos

(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)

References

Primera División de Fútbol Profesional of El Salvador
Clubs	Águila Alianza Audaz Chalatenango Dragón FAS Firpo Isidro Metapán Limeño Pasaquina Santa Tecla Sonsonate
Year-long seasons	1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946 1947 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1955 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1959 1960–61 1961–62 1962 1963–64 1964 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98
Apertura and Clausura seasons	1998–99 A C 1999–2000 A C 2000–01 A C 2001–02 A C 2002–03 A C 2003–04 A C 2004–05 A C 2005–06 A C 2006–07 A C 2007–08 A C 2008–09 A C 2009–10 A C 2010–11 A C 2011–12 A C 2012–13 A C 2013–14 A C 2014–15 A C 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
Miscellaneous	Coaches Foreign players (Apertura 1998-Present) Foreign players (1926-1998) Top goalscorers Former Teams Records

2017–18 in North and Central America and Caribbean association football (CONCACAF)
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Domestic leagues	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados '17 '18 Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada '17 '18 Cayman Islands Costa Rica Cuba '17 '18 Curaçao '17 '18 Dominica Dominican Republic '17 '18 El Salvador French Guiana Grenada '17 '18 Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti '17 '18 Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Nicaragua Panama Puerto Rico '17 '18 Saint Barthélemy Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia '17 '18 Saint-Martin '17 '18 Saint Pierre and Miquelon '17 '18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines '17 '18 Sint Maarten Suriname Trinidad and Tobago '17 '18 Turks and Caicos Islands '17 '18 United States '17 '18 United States Virgin Islands
Domestic cups	Aruba Barbados '17 '18 Bermuda British Virgin Islands Canada '17 '18 Cayman Islands El Salvador French Guiana Guadeloupe '17 '18 Honduras Martinique '17 '18 Mexico '17 A (Final) '18 C (Final) Panama Puerto Rico '17 '18 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia '17 '18 Suriname '17 '18 Trinidad and Tobago United States '17 (Final) '18 (Final)
Supercups	Honduras Mexico (Campeón de Campeones, Supercopa MX) Suriname
CONCACAF club competitions	CONCACAF League Champions League (Finals) CFU Club Championship

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