2017–18 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

The 2017–18 season (officially known as Liga de Plata and also as Torneo Luis Baltazar Ramírez) will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of that series ascends to Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.[1]

Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
Season2017–18
ChampionsApertura: Jocoro F.C. , Clausura: Jocoro F.C.
RelegatedUDET and San Rafael Cedros

Changes from the 2017-2018 seasons

Teams promoted to 2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season

Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2017

Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2017

  • Leones de Occidente
  • C.D. Vendaval

Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2016

  • Ilopaneco
  • Chagüite
  • UDET

New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division

  • El Vencedor (Purchased the spot of Luis Angel Firpo B)
  • C.D. Vendaval (originally relegated but bought the spot of Marte Soyapango for $12,000)

Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2017

  • UES(Team de-registered due to not filing the right paperwork in time)
  • Turin FESA (Team de-registered due to not filing the right paperwork in time)
  • Firpo B (sold their spot to Vencedor)
  • Marte Soyapango (sold their spot to Vendaval)

Further Changes

On January 17, 2018 Once Municipal was stripped of their footballing license due to unpaid fees to Segunda division and lack of payments to players and coaches.[2]

Team information

A total of 22 teams will contest the league, including sides from the 2016–17 Segunda División and 3 promoted from the Tercera Division. Once Municipal was removed following the apertura season due to failure to pay the Segunda division.

Teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity Manager Captain Kit Sponsor Primera Division Affiliate or Partnership
Atletico Apopa Apopa, San Salvador Estadio Municipal de Apopa 5,000 Marcos Antonio Portillo
Atletico Marte Ilopango Estadio Azteca 2,000 Gabriel Alvarez Salguero
Aspirante Jucuapa, Usulután Estadio Municipal de Jucuapa 3,000 Eduardo Santana
C.D. Chagüite Lolotiquillo, Morazan Estadio Correcaminos 2,000 Nelson Mauricio Ancheta
Brujos de Izalco Izalco Estadio Salvador Mariona Juan Ramon Paredes Katty Sport Smart Office Business Center
Comalapa Chalatenango Estadio Municipal de Comalapa German Perez Milan Omnivision, Canal 22, Alcadia Municipal de Comalapa
El Roble Ilobasco, Cabañas Estadio Mauricio Vides 4,000 Fausto Omar Vasquez Katty Sport Trasporte Duras, Capillas Ismael Guzman
El Vencedor Santa Elena, Usulután Estadio German Rivas 5,000 Omar Sevilla TBD
Fuerte San Francisco San Francisco Gotera, Morazan Estadio Correcaminos 12,000 Marvin Javier Hernández x
Independiente San Vicente, San Vicente Estadio Vicentino 8,000 Ivan Ruiz Caja de Credito San Vicente, Injiboa
Jocoro Jocoro, Morazan Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego Ruben Alonso
La Asuncion Anamoros, La Union Estadio Jose Eliseo Reyes 5,000 Juan Francisco Najarro x TBD MAXH3,
Ilopaneco Ilopango, San Salvador Cancha del Estadio Azteca 8,000 Guillermo Rivera Sil Va, La cancha loca, Transportes guara
Vendaval Apopa, San Salvador Estadio Joaquín Gutierrez 5,000 Hector Jara
Once Lobos Chalchuapa, Santa Ana Estadio Once Lobos 2,000 Jorge Molina Zona Franco
Once Municipal Ahuachapan, Ahuachapán Estadio Simeon Magana 5,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Platense Zacatecoluca, La Paz Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle 10,000 Eraldo Correia
Rácing Jr Armenia, Sonsonate Estadio 21 de Noviembre Wilber Aguilar x
EF San Pablo Tacachico San Pablo Tacachico, La Libertad Cancha Municipal Valle Meza Pablo Quiñones
San Rafael Cedros San Rafael Cedros, Cuscatlan Estadio Anastacio Aquino
Topiltzin Jiquilisco, Usulután Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco 5,000 Jorge Abrego
UDET El Tránsito, San Miguel Estadio César Ángulo 5,000 Victor Fuentes
  Affiliate
  Partnership

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Pre-Apertura Changes
Platense Mario Martinez Resigned 2017 Juan Ramon Paredes 2017 th
Atletico Marte Luis Guevara Mora Resigned 2016 Gabriel Alvarez 2016 th
Vendaval Francisco Hernandez Resigned 2016 Carlos Mauricio Sortelo 2016 th
San Pablo Juan Ramon Paredes Resigned 2016 Pablo Quiñones 2016 th
San Rafael Cedros Bairon Ernesto Garcia Resigned 2016 William Osorio 2016 th
Apertura Changes
Independiente Ruben Alonso Resigned to become coach of Sonsonate August 2017 Edgar Henríquez August 2017 th
C.D. Vendaval Carlos Mauricio Sortelo Sacked August 2017 Hector Jara August 2017 th
El Vencedor TBD Sacked September 2017 Mario Martinez September 2017 th
Platense Juan Ramon Paredes Sacked September 2017 Afrodicio Valladares September 2017 th
El Vencedor Mario Martinez Sacked September 2017 Omar Sevilla October 2017 th
San Rafael Cedros William Osorio Sacked September 2017 German Rodriguez September 2017 th
San Rafael Cedros German Rodriguez Resigned September 2017 Samuel "El Burro" Arias October 2017 th
Once Lobos Cesar Acevedo Resigned September 2017 Jorge Molina October 2017 th
C.D. Aspirante Victor Giron Sacked September 2017 Eduardo Santana October 2017 th
Chagüite Ciro Emigdio Romero Sacked October 2017 Efrain Nunez October 2017 th
Pre-Clausura Changes
Platense Afrodicio Valladares Resigned 2017 Omar Pimentel 2017 th
Once Municipal Ivan Ruiz Resigned 2017 Ernesto Iraheta 2017 th
Racing Jr Wilber Aguilar Resigned 2017 Enzo Artiga 2017 th
UDET Miguel Aguilar Obando Resigned 2017 Erazmo Lazo 2017 th
Atlético Comalapa Jorge Abrego Resigned 2017 German Perez 2017 th
Topiltzin Sebastien Hernandez Sacked December 2017 Jorge Abrego January 2018 th
Independiente Edgar Henríquez Resigned December 2017 Ivan Ruiz December 2017 th
Brujos de Izalco Marcelo Escalante Resigned 2017 Juan Ramon Paredes 2017 th
San Rafael Cedros Samual Arias Resigned 2017 Ángel Orellana 2017 th
Clausura Changes
El Roble Victor Coreas Resigned Jan 2018 Fausto Omar Vásquez Jan 2018 th
San Rafael Cedros Ángel Orellana Resigned to become head coach of Barillas Jan 2018 Jan 2018 th
Chaguite Efrain Nunez Resigned Feb 2018 Nelson Mauricio Ancheta Feb 2018 th
Platense Omar Pimentel Resigned March 2018 Eraldo Correia March 2018 th
Jocoro FC Carlos Romero Resigned, to become Audaz March 2018 Ruben Alonso March 2018 th

Apertura

Final Series
  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                     
1A EF San Pablo Municipal (s) 2 3 5  
4B Atlético Marte 0 0 0  
  1A EF San Pablo Municipal (s) 2 1 3  
  2B Independiente FC 3 0 1 pen.  
Best Loser
of First Round  
  1A EF San Pablo Municipal 1 0 1  
  1B CD El Roble (s) 0 2 2  
1B CD El Roble (s) 2 2 4  
4C CD La Asunción 0 1 1  
  1B CD El Roble (s) 1 3 4
  2A CD Brujos Mario Calvo 1 1 2  
2A CD Brujos Mario Calvo (s) 1 2 3
3C CD UDET 0 0 0  
  1B CD El Roble (s) 1 2 3
  1C Jocoro FC 3 1 4
1C Jocoro FC (s) 1 2 3  
4A CD Once Lobos 1 1 2  
  1C Jocoro FC (s) 1 2 3
  3B CD Atlético Comalapa 0 0 0  
2° Best Loser
of First Round  
  1C Jocoro FC (s) 2 5 7
  2C CD Fuerte San Francisco 1 5 6  
2B Independiente FC (s) 0 2 2  
3A CD Once Municipal 4 1 5  
  3A CD Once Municipal (s) 0 1 7
  2C CD Fuerte San Francisco 1 0 6 pen.  
2C CD Fuerte San Francisco (s) 2 2 4
3B CD Atlético Comalapa 2 1 3  

Semifinals
San Pablo Municipal1-0El Roble
 None
El Roble2-0San Pablo Municipal
  • Cristian David  54'
  • Aquiles Méndez  68'
Estadio Mauricio Vides, Ilobasco

El Roble won 2-1 on aggregate.

Fuerte San Francisco1-2Jocoro F.C.
 TBD  62'
Jocoro F.C.5-5Fuerte San Francisco
  • Gregory Costly  15'  30'  43'
  • David Hernández  27'
  • Édgar Cruz  85'
  • Adolfo Miranda  16'  79'
  • René Granados  42'
  • Adilson Romero  65'
  • Kevin Ventura  87'
Complejo deportivo Tierra de Fuego, Morazán

Jocoro won 7-6 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg
Jocoro F.C.3-1El Roble
Yuvini Salamanca  2', Édgar Cruz  46', Christopher Galeas  78' Neymer Miranda  39'
Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego, Morazán
Attendance: 1,242

Second leg
El Roble2-1Jocoro F.C.
José Luis Amaya  76'
Cristian Gil  86'		 Christopher Galeas 2'
Referee: TBD

Jocoro FC won 4-3 on aggregate.

 Apertura 2017 Champions 
Jocoro F.C.
1st title

Individual awards
Hombre GOL Best Goalkeeper Award
César Larios
San Pablo		 Felipe Amaya
Fuerte San Francisco

Clausura

Final Series

Round of 16
C.D. Chagüite0-1Atlético Comalapa
None Victor Fuentes  73'
3:00 pm
Atlético Comalapa1 -3C.D. Chagüite
TBD  54' [ ] Andres Vallecillas  54' , Carlos Reina  54', Emerson Gomes  54'
Estadio Municipal de Comalapa, Chalatenango

Chagüite won 3-2 on aggregate.

Independiente0-1Brujos de Izalco
None José Chávez  82'
Estadio Vicente
3:00pm
Brujos de Izalco1-2 Independiente
TBD  54' [ ] Hector Osorio  54'
 54'
Esatdio Salvador Mariona, Izalco

2-2 draw on aggregate, Brujos de Izalco won 5-4 on penalties

San Pablo Municipal2-2C.D. Topiltzin
Óscar Acevedo  59'
Ever Ávila  78'		 TBD  72'
Luis Orrego  92'
Cancha Municipal Valle Meza
3:00 pm
C.D. Topiltzin2-0San Pablo Municipal
Denys Ordoñez  28'
Guillermo Garcia  34'		 [ ] None
Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco

Topiltzin won 4-2 on aggregate.

El Vencedor2-1Ilopaneco
Iván Machado  44'
José Torres  55'		 Ronald Padilla  69'
Estadio German Rivas Lozano
10:30am
Ilopaneco2-1El Vencedor
Nelson Ascensio  57'
Ostmaro Orellana  77'		 [ ] John Machado  43'
Estadio Azteca Ilopango, San Salvador

3-3 on aggregate. El Vencedor won 2-1 on penalties

El Roble2-3Jocoro F.C.
Neymar Miranda  24'
Cristian Gil  45'		 Gregorly Costly  19'
Bryan Zuniga  42'
David Hernández  72'
Estadio Mauricio Videz
3:30 pm
Jocoro F.C.2-1El Roble
Yuvini Salamanca  56'
Bryan Zuniga  54'		 [ ] Aquiles Mendez  10'
Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego, Morazan

Jocoro F.C. won 5-3 on aggregate.

Racing Jr2-0Atletico Marte
Diego Martinez  72'
Jonathan Nolasco  72'		 None
Estadio 21 de Noviembre
3:00pm
Atletico Marte1-0Racing Jr
Jairo Martinez  37' [ ] None
Estadio Cuscatlan

Racing Jnr won 2-1 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

The best two loser teams in the round of 16 will advance to the quarter-finals, the teams were Ilopaneco and Independiente.

Ilopaneco1-0Brujos de Izalco
Guillermo Orellana  72' None
Estadio Azteca, Ilopango
Brujos de Izalco2-0Ilopaneco
Carlos Martinez  54'
Bryan Gil  54'		 [ ] None
Estadio Salvador Mariona, Izalco

Brujos de Izalco won 2-1 on aggregate.

El Vencedor1-1C.D. Chagüite
Elías Cubero  21' Kevin Marquez  72'
Estadio Jose German Rivas
C.D. Chagüite2-1El Vencedor
Fidel Lazo  54'
Gilfredo Gonzalez  54'		 [ ]  54'
Estadio Correcaminos, San Francisco Gotera

Chagüite won 3-2 on aggregate.

Independiente1-0C.D. Topiltzin
Andy Mendoza  47' None
Estadio Vicentino
C.D. Topiltzin3-2 Independiente
Hugo Alejo  54'  54'
Luis Orrego  54'		 [ ] Diego Palacios  54'
Álex Arias  54'
Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco, Usulutan

3-3, Independiente won 6-5 on penalties.

Racing Jr0-2Jocoro F.C.
None Bryan Zúniga  72'
Edgard Cruz  72'
Estadio 21 Noviembre
Jocoro F.C.3-0Racing Jr
Christopher Galeas  54'  54'
Édgar Cruz 54'		 None
Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego, Morazon

Jocoro F.C. won 5-0 on aggregate.

Semifinals
C.D. Chagüite1-0Brujos de Izalco
Roberto Carlos Sol  33' None
Estadio Correcaminos, San Francisco Gotera
Brujos de Izalco3-0C.D. Chagüite
Bryan Gil  62'  82'  94' None
Estadio Salvador Mariona de Izalco

Brujos de Izalco won 3-1 on aggregate.

Independiente1-1Jocoro F.C.
Alfredo Hernández  21' Edgar Cruz  36'
Estadio Vicentino, San Vicente
Jocoro F.C.1-0 Independiente
Yuvini Salamanca  88' None
Complejo Municipal Tierra de Fuego

Jocoro FC won 2-1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg
Jocoro F.C.3-1Brujos de Izalco
Christopher Galeas  17'  65'
Brayan Zúniga  39'		 Christian Gil Mosquera  76'
Estadio “Tierra de fuego”
Morazan
Attendance: TBD

Second leg
Brujos de Izalco2-3Jocoro F.C.
José Rivera  40'
Bryan Gil  48'		 David Hernandez  8'
Gregorio Costly  82'
Bryan Zúniga  86'
Estadio Salvador Mariona de Izalco
Referee: TBD

Jocoro won 6-3 on aggregate.

 Clausura Champions 
Jocoro F.C.
2nd title

Individual awards
Hombre GOL Best Goalkeeper Award
Luis Canales (16 goals)
Atletico Marte		 TBD
TBD

Relegation table

The three teams that finished last in their respective group would normally be relegated . However, all three teams will play a series of home and away games and only two will be relegated to the Tercera Division this season. Apopa finished top and survived relegation. While UDET and San Rafael Cedros were relegated.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts APO UDET SRC
Apopa 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 1–1 N/A
UDET (R) 4 1 2 1 8 5 +3 5 0–1 4–0
San Rafael Cedros (R) 3 0 1 2 4 9 −5 1 1–2 3–3
Source:
(R) Relegated.

References
  1. http://www.elgrafico.com/2017/07/05/ilopaneco-arranco-pretemporada-para-debutar-en-segunda-division
  2. "Once Municipal perdió la categoría". elsalvador.com. 2018-01-15. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
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