Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
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| Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño |
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| 1950 |
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| Primera División Primera División de Fútbol Profesional The Primera División of the ' , more commonly known as La Liga Mayor or La Primera, is the top professional football league in El Salvador. It was established in 1969 and as of 2011 has 10 clubs... |
| Number of Teams |
| 22 |
| Current Champions (Clausura 2011) |
| Juventud Independiente Juventud Independiente Club Deportivo Juventud Independiente is a Salvadoran football club. The team is currently based in San Juan Opico, El Salvador.They were promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional after beating San Salvador F.C... |
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| El Grafico Coverage |
| Current Season |
| Apertura 2011 |
The Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño (Second Division) is the second level of the El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
League System of football. Teams have a chance to gain promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
The Primera División of the ' , more commonly known as La Liga Mayor or La Primera, is the top professional football league in El Salvador. It was established in 1969 and as of 2011 has 10 clubs...
. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of that series ascends to the first division directly. The losing side gets another chance to get promoted by again playing a promotional playoff. This time against the second worst team of the first division. The bottom team get relegated.
History
The Salvadoran Federation of Soccer decided to improve the quality and competitiveness of Soccer.Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño was created in 1950, with two groups and the winner was promoted to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional.
Category of Ascent was made of 12 teams, four teams in each zone: central, western and eastern.
The first 12 teams in Second Division were ANTEL, Atlético Marte
Atlético Marte
Club Deportivo Atlético Marte is a football club from San Salvador, El Salvador. The club has changed their name a couple of times to C.D. Arabe Marte , and C.D. Atlético Marte Quezaltepeque . The club changed to its original name again in 2008; C.D...
, Marte Soyapango
C.D. Marte Soyapango
Club Deportivo Marte Soyapango is a Salvadoran football club. The team currently based in Soyapango, El Salvador.-Current squad:As of 2010:=-Notable players:...
, Caterpillar de San Salvador, Picapiedra del Plan de la Laguna, Antiguo Cuscatlán, Dragón
C.D. Dragon
Club Deportivo Dragón is a Salvadoran football club. The team currently plays in San Miguel, El Salvador.-Achievements:*Primera División: 2*El Salvador Benefit Tournament: 1-Current squad:As of 2010:=-Notable players:...
, Once Municipal
Once Municipal
Once Municipal or 11 Municipal is a Salvadoran football club from Ahuachapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the top tier after getting promoted for the Apertura 2010. The club won its first league championship during the 1948–49 season...
, Molino F. C, Ahuachapán and Puertas de Santa Ana y San Rafael.
The first President of the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño was Dr Mauro Alfredo Bernal Silva.
The addition of teams worsened the level of competition remarkably having up to twelve teams per zone (36 teams altogether).
In 1986 the Legislative Assembly emitted a decree in the Reforms to the Law of Soccer and the Category of Ascent in which it stated that only 24 teams would be allowed in the Segunda División split into two groups.
Promotion and relegation
Teams promoted to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2011- Juventud IndependienteJuventud IndependienteClub Deportivo Juventud Independiente is a Salvadoran football club. The team is currently based in San Juan Opico, El Salvador.They were promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional after beating San Salvador F.C...
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2011
- Atlético Balboa
Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2011
- Liberal I.R.Liberal Ismael RodriguezClub Deportivo Liberal Ismael Rodriguez are a Salvadoran professional football club based in San Miguel , El Salvador....
- Alacranes Del Norte (stripped of their license after failure of payment to the league)
Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2011
- A.D. Isidro MetapánA.D. Isidro MetapánAsociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán, also known simply as Isidro Metapán, is a Salvadoran football club based in Metapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the Primera División, which is the top tier football league in the country...
(Thirds) (Metapán) - C.D. La AsunciónC.D. La AsunciónClub Deportivo La Asunción is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Anamoros, El Salvador.The club currently plays in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño.-Current squad:As of 2011:...
Teams that failed to register for the - Apertura 2011
- Vendaval
- Atlético Balboa
Teams for the Clausura 2011-12 Season
The league currently consists of the following 22 teams:| Grupo Centro Occidente | ||||||||
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| Arcense Arcense Club Deportivo Arcense Ciudad Arce, commonly known as C.D. Arcense are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Ciudad ArceThey were relegated from Primera División de Fútbol Profesional after 2003/2004 season.-League and Playoffs Performance:... |
Ciudad Arce Ciudad Arce Ciudad Arce is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is approximately northwest of the national capital, San Salvador. It is named after Manuel José Arce.... , La Libertad |
Wismar Stadion | ||||||
| Brasilia C.D. Brasilia Club Deportivo Brasilia, usually known simply as Brasilia are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Suchitoto, El Salvador.-History:In 1960, a group met in Suchitoto and decided to form a football team named Xotlan... |
Suchitoto Suchitoto Suchitoto is a municipality in the Cuscatlán department of El Salvador.Suchitoto is widely known throughout El Salvador for its church and for its cobblestone roads... , Cuscatlán Cuscatlán Department Cuscatlán is a department of El Salvador, located in the center of the country. With a surface area of , it is El Salvador's smallest department. It is inhabited by over 200,000 people. Cuscatlán or Cuzcatlán was the name the original inhabitants of the Western part of the country gave to most of... |
Estadio Municipal de Suchitoto | ||||||
| Chalatenango C.D. Chalatenango Club Deportivo Chalatenango is a Salvadoran football club. The team is based out of Chalatenango, El Salvador and plays in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, which is the country's second tier league.Their mascot is the Scorpion.-History:... |
Chalatenango Chalatenango, Chalatenango Chalatenango is a town and municipality in the Chalatenango department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department.The coat of arms is actually the same as the department's, as is the flag.... , Chalatenango Chalatenango Department Chalatenango is a department of El Salvador, located in the northwest of the country. The capital is the city of Chalatenango. The Chalatenango Department encompasses 2,017 km² and contains more than 220,000 inhabitants. Las Matras Archaeological Ruins contains the relics of prehistoric... |
Estadio José Gregorio Martínez Estadio Jose Gregorio Martinez Estadio José Gregorio Martínez is a multi-use stadium in Chalatenango, El Salvador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.D. Chalatenango. The stadium holds 15,000 people.... |
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| Aguilares Fuerte Aguilares Club Deportivo Fuerte Aguilares, commonly known as Fuerte Aguilares are a Salvadoran professional football club based in San Salvador.They were relegated from Primera División de Fútbol Profesional after 1976/1977 season.... |
Aguilares Aguilares Aguilares is a municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador, located 33 km away from the city of San Salvador. The municipality measures 33.72 km² and as of 2006, had an estimated population of 73,300... , San Salvador San Salvador Department San Salvador is a department of El Salvador in the west central part of the country. The capital is San Salvador, which is also the national capital. The department has North of the Rio Lempa Valley, the "Valle de las Hamacas" and a section of Lake Ilopango... |
Complejo Municipal de Aguilares | ||||||
| A.D. Isidro Metapán A.D. Isidro Metapán Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán, also known simply as Isidro Metapán, is a Salvadoran football club based in Metapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the Primera División, which is the top tier football league in the country... (Thirds) |
Metapán Metapán Metapán is a municipality in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador.-Geography:The city of Metapan, next to the San Jose River, at 470 meters of height, is located at 46 kilometers to the north of Santa Ana city, joined together by a paved highway. The municipality extends beyond the city and into... |
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| Marte Soyapango C.D. Marte Soyapango Club Deportivo Marte Soyapango is a Salvadoran football club. The team currently based in Soyapango, El Salvador.-Current squad:As of 2010:=-Notable players:... |
Soyapango Soyapango Soyapango is a municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador. Soyapango is a commercial center; it is home to a new modern mall called Plaza Mundo.The municipality is the third most populated area in the country, with 290,412 inhabitants... , San Salvador San Salvador Department San Salvador is a department of El Salvador in the west central part of the country. The capital is San Salvador, which is also the national capital. The department has North of the Rio Lempa Valley, the "Valle de las Hamacas" and a section of Lake Ilopango... |
Estadio Jorgito Melendez | ||||||
| Once Lobos Once Lobos Once Lobos Chalchuapa, commonly known as Once Lobos, is a professional Salvadoran football club based in Chalchuapa, Santa Ana, El Salvador... |
Chalchuapa Chalchuapa Chalchuapa is a town and a municipality located in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador. The city of Chalchuapa is in a wide valley at 650 meters above sea level, and watered by the Pampe River.- Overview :... , Santa Ana Santa Ana Department Santa Ana is a department of El Salvador in the northwest of the country. The capital is Santa Ana.- General information :It has 2,023 km² and a population of over 600,000. This department was created on February 8, 1855... |
Estadio Cesar Hernández | ||||||
| Platense C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca, usually abbreviated to C.D. Platense,is a El Salvador Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño based in El Salvador,a small town in the province of Zacatecoluca.-Stadium:... |
Zacatecoluca Zacatecoluca, La Paz Zacatecoluca is the capital municipality of the La Paz Department of El Salvador. Located in Southern El Salvador, in the Rio Lempa valley, at the foot of San Vicente Volcano... , La Paz La Paz Department (El Salvador) La Paz is a department of El Salvador in the south central area of the country. The capital is Zacatecoluca. La Paz has an area of 1,224 km² and a population of more than 300,000. The department was created in 1852. There are various caves containing rock writing. The department has a church... |
Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle is a multi-use stadium in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca... |
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| Santa Tecla Santa Tecla F.C. Santa Tecla Football Club are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Santa Tecla, El Salvador.Santa Tecla F.C. replaced Telecom F.C..-History:Santa Tecla Football Club was formed on 2007 as a means for the Tecleña citizens to support a local team.... |
Santa Tecla Santa Tecla, El Salvador Santa Tecla is a municipality in the La Libertad department of El Salvador. It is the capital of the department of La Libertad.The city was named after Saint Thecla who was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul of Tarsus in the 1st century AD... , La Libertad |
Estadio Las Delicias de Santa Tecla | ||||||
| Titán C.D. Titán Club Deportivo Titan de Texistepeque is a Salvadoran football club based in Texistepeque, Santa Ana Department, El Salvador. The club currently participates in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño... |
Texistepeque Texistepeque Texistepeque is a municipality in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador.-Church Of Texistepeque:It is found in the town of the same name, head of the municipality of Texistepeque. Its elevation is of 405 meters over the sea level. It is located at 85 Kilometers of San Salvador, on the highway... , Santa Ana Santa Ana Department Santa Ana is a department of El Salvador in the northwest of the country. The capital is Santa Ana.- General information :It has 2,023 km² and a population of over 600,000. This department was created on February 8, 1855... |
Cancha Sandoval | ||||||
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| ADI ADI F.C. Asociación Deportiva Intipucá Futbol Clube are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Intipucá, El Salvador.The team was given its name by Enrique Villatoro Larios, a former professional footballer... |
Intipucá Intipucá Intipucá is a municipality in the La Unión department of El Salvador.... , La Union La Unión Department La Unión is a department of El Salvador. It is located in the eastern part of the country and its capital is La Unión. It covers a total of 2,074 km² and has a population of 300,000. The department was created on June 22, 1865 and the city of La Unión was made its capital... |
Estadio de Intipucá | ||||||
| Aspirante Aspirante Club Deportivo Aspirante are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Jucuapa, Usulután, El Salvador.-History:C.D. Aspirante were formed on 18 May 1958 by Rafael Gálvez.... |
Jucuapa Jucuapa Jucuapa is a municipality in the Usulután department of El Salvador.WebSite:... , Usulután Usulután Department Usulután from the Nawat language is a department of El Salvador in the southeast of the country . The capital is Usulután.It is El Salvador's largest department... |
Estadio Municipal de Jucuapa | ||||||
| C.D. La Asunción C.D. La Asunción Club Deportivo La Asunción is a Salvadoran professional football club based in Anamoros, El Salvador.The club currently plays in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño.-Current squad:As of 2011:... |
TBA | TBD TBD TBD is an abbreviation often meaning in ordinary writing "to be discussed" "to be done", "to be defined", "to be decided", "to be determined", etc... |
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| Dragón C.D. Dragon Club Deportivo Dragón is a Salvadoran football club. The team currently plays in San Miguel, El Salvador.-Achievements:*Primera División: 2*El Salvador Benefit Tournament: 1-Current squad:As of 2010:=-Notable players:... |
San Miguel San Miguel, El Salvador San Miguel is the fourth most populous city in El Salvador after Santa Ana and Soyapango and the second most important after San Salvador. It is located 138 km east of the capital, San Salvador. It is also the capital of the department of San Miguel and a municipality... , San Miguel San Miguel Department (El Salvador) San Miguel is a department of El Salvador in the eastern part of the country. The capital is San Miguel. It has 2,077 km² and a population of over 450,000... |
Juan Francisco Barraza Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza is a multi-purpose stadium in San Miguel, El Salvador.It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.D. Águila.It is named after the 50s star Juan Francisco "Cariota" Barraza in 1982.... |
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| El Roble Asociación de Futbolistas de Ilobasco Asociación de Futbolistas de Ilobasquenses are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Ilobasco, El Salvador.Currently playing in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño.-History:... |
Ilobasco Ilobasco Ilobasco is a municipality in the Cabañas department of El Salvador. It is located 30 miles northeast of the capital, San Salvador.... , Cabañas Cabañas Department Cabañas is a department of El Salvador in the north central part of the country. The capital is Sensuntepeque. Sensuntepeque means 400 hills because around the department there are small hills.One of the coldest regions in El Salvador and Certified place of Tourism , strongly recommended. Cabañas... |
Estadio Mauricio Vides Estadio Mauricio Vides Estadio Mauricio Vides is a multi-use stadium in Ilobasco, El Salvador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.D. El Roble. The stadium holds 4,000 spectators.-External links:*... |
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| Liberal C.D. Liberal C.D. Liberal are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Quelepa, San Miguel, El Salvador.-Current squad:As of 2010:-Notable Coaches: Juan Antonio Merlos Salomón Quintanilla Hermes Rodríguez Manuel de la Paz Palacios Salvador Coreas Privado David Omar Sevilla Esteban Melara Miguel... |
Quelepa Quelepa Quelepa is an important archaeological site located in eastern El Salvador. The site was founded around 400 BC, in the Late Preclassic period . The inhabitants constructed a platform from plaster and pumice and rebuilt it a number of times... , San Miguel San Miguel Department (El Salvador) San Miguel is a department of El Salvador in the eastern part of the country. The capital is San Miguel. It has 2,077 km² and a population of over 450,000... |
Estadio Municipal de Quelapa | ||||||
| Municipal Limeño C.D. Municipal Limeño Club Deportivo Municipal Limeño is a Salvadoran football club based in Santa Rosa de Lima, La Union, El Salvador. The club currently participates in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. Their home stadium is Estadio Jose Ramon Flores, with a capacity of 5,000.-History:Municipal Limeño... |
Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión | Estadio Jose Ramon Flores Estadio Jose Ramon Flores Estadio Jose Ramon Flores is a multi-use sports complex located in Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador. The sports complex is mainly used for its soccer facility. The soccer field is the home field of C.D. Municipal Limeño, a first division soccer team with a capacity of 5,000.... |
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| Pasaquina C.D. Pasaquina Club Deportivo Pasaquina Futbol Club, commonly known as Pasaquina F.C. are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión.They currently play in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño.-Current squad:... |
Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión | Estadio Jose Ramon Flores Estadio Jose Ramon Flores Estadio Jose Ramon Flores is a multi-use sports complex located in Santa Rosa de Lima, El Salvador. The sports complex is mainly used for its soccer facility. The soccer field is the home field of C.D. Municipal Limeño, a first division soccer team with a capacity of 5,000.... |
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| Topiltzín | Jiquilisco Jiquilisco Jiquilisco is a municipality in the Usulután department of El Salvador.... , Usulután Usulután Department Usulután from the Nawat language is a department of El Salvador in the southeast of the country . The capital is Usulután.It is El Salvador's largest department... |
Estadio Jiquilisco | ||||||
| Municipal Santa María Municipal Santa María Club Deportivo Municipal Santa María are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Usulután, El Salvador.-Current squad:As of 2011:-External links:*http://www.alcaldiasantamaria.org/cd-municipal-santa-maria... |
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President
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 Fredis Benitez |
| Mauricio Villalta |
| Haron Marcheli |
| Gerardo Sosa Ramos |
| Américo Pérez Posadas |
| Salvador de Leon |
| Vincent Vasquez |
League champions
| Season | League champions |
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| 2007 Apertura | Atlético Balboa C.D. Atlético Balboa Club Deportivo Atlético Balboa, commonly known as Atlético Balboa or Balboa is a Salvadoran football club. The team currently plays in La Unión, El Salvador.... |
| 2008 Clausura | Juventud Independiente Juventud Independiente Club Deportivo Juventud Independiente is a Salvadoran football club. The team is currently based in San Juan Opico, El Salvador.They were promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional after beating San Salvador F.C... |
| 2008 Apertura | Atlético Marte |
| 2009 Clausura | AFI Asociación de Futbolistas de Ilobasco Asociación de Futbolistas de Ilobasquenses are a Salvadoran professional football club based in Ilobasco, El Salvador.Currently playing in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño.-History:... |
| 2009 Apertura | Once Municipal Once Municipal Once Municipal or 11 Municipal is a Salvadoran football club from Ahuachapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the top tier after getting promoted for the Apertura 2010. The club won its first league championship during the 1948–49 season... |
| 2010 Clausura | UES C.D. Universidad de El Salvador Club Deportivo Universidad de El Salvador, commonly known as UES, is a professional football team in El Salvador.Universidad represents the University of El Salvador , the largest and oldest university in El Salvador.... |
| 2010 Apertura | C.D. Titán C.D. Titán Club Deportivo Titan de Texistepeque is a Salvadoran football club based in Texistepeque, Santa Ana Department, El Salvador. The club currently participates in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño... |
| 2011 Clausura | Juventud Independiente Juventud Independiente Club Deportivo Juventud Independiente is a Salvadoran football club. The team is currently based in San Juan Opico, El Salvador.They were promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional after beating San Salvador F.C... |
| 2011 Apertura | TBD |