The 2021–22 Primera División de El Salvador, also known as the Liga Pepsi, is the 23rd season and 45th and 46th Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza F.C. and C.D. FAS are the defending champions of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments respectively. 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 six teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.
The champions of Apertura or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League. The other champion, and the runner-up with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF League. Should the same team win both tournaments, both runners-up will qualify for CONCACAF League. Should the final of both tournaments features the same two teams, the semi-finalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.
Teams
Promotion and relegation
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2020–21 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2020–21 Segunda División.
C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca was promoted to the Primera División in June 2021 after defeating Real Destroyer in a playoff match by a score of 2–1.
C.D. Sonsonate was relegated to the 2021–22 Segunda División.
Stadiums and locations
Notable events
Notable deaths from Clausura 2021 season and 2022 Apertura season
The following people associated with the Primera Division died between the middle of 2021 and middle of 2022.
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
During the Apertura season
Between the Apertura and Clausura season
Clausura seasons
Apertura 2021
League table
Apertura 2021 results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
First legs
Second legs
Chalatenango won 4–2 on penalties, after drawing 1–1 on aggregate
Alianza FC won 4–2 on Aggregate
Once Deportivo won 4–3 on penalties, after tying 1–1 aggregate
Platense won 4–3 on aggregate
Semifinals
First legs
Second legs
Alianza won 3–1 on aggregare
Platense won 2–1 on aggregate
Final
Apertura 2021 records
Records
- Best home records: Alianza F.C. (31 points out of 33 points)
- Worst home records: Limeno (8 points out of 33 points)
- Best away records : Once Deportivo (21 points out of 33 points)
- Worst away records : Isidro Metapan (3 points out of 33 points)
- Most goals scored: Alianza F.C. (48 goals)
- Fewest goals scored: Isidro Metapan
Limeno (16 goals) - Fewest goals conceded : Alianza F.C. (19 goals)
- Most goals conceded : Limeno (38 goals)
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Miguel Lemus for Chalatenango against Platense, 16 minutes ( 2021)
- First goal by a foreign player: Camilo Delgado for Platense against Chalatenango, 23rd minutes ( 2021)
- Fastest goal in a match: 15 Seconds
- TBD for Limeno against FAS 2021)
- Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 90 2 minutes
- Nicolas Martinez goal for Aguila against Once Deportivo, (2021)
- First penalty Kick of the season: Camilo Delgado for Platense against Chalatenango, 23rd minutes ( 2021)
- Widest winning margin: 3 goals
- Alianza F.C. 4–1 Limeno (October 18, 2021)
- First hat-trick of the season: Duvier Riascos for Alianza F.C. against Limeno ( 2021)
- First own goal of the season: Alexander Mendoza (Santa Tecla F.C.) for Alianza F.C. (October 11, 2020)
- Most goals in a match: 8 goals
- TBD 3–5 TBD ( , 2021)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4 goals
- Alianza F.C. 4–1 Limeno (October 18, 2021)
- Most goals in one half by one team: 3 goals
- TBD 2–3 (2–3) TBD (2nd half, December 20, 2021)
- Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
- TBD 3–5 TBD (, 2021)
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals
- Duvier Riascos for Alianza against Limeno ( 2021)
- Players who scored a hat-trick:
- Duvier Riascos for Alianza against Limeno ( 2021)
- Duvier Riascos for Alianza against Jocoro (September ,2021)
- Kenroy Howell for C.D. Chalatenango against Isidro Metapan (September ,2021)
- Rodolfo Zelaya for Alianza against Santa Tecla (november 17, 2021)
Clausura 2022
League table
Clausura 2022 results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
First legs
Second legs
Isidro Metapan won 3–1 on aggregate
Alianza FC won 4–2 on Aggregate
Aguila won 3–2 on Aggregate
Platense won 3–1 on aggregate
Semifinals
First legs
Second legs
Alianza won 3–2 on aggregare
Águila won 4–2 on aggregate
Final
Clausura 2022 records
Records
- Best home records: Alianza F.C.
Jocoro
Chalatenango (22 points out of 33 points) - Worst home records: Atletico Marte (12 points out of 33 points)
- Best away records : Aguila (21 points out of 33 points)
- Worst away records : Santa Tecla F.C. (5 points out of 33 points)
- Most goals scored: Aguila (36 goals)
- Fewest goals scored: Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan (16 goals)
- Fewest goals conceded :Aguila (15 goals)
- Most goals conceded : Jocoro (33 goals)
Scoring
- First goal of the season: Henry Castillo for Firpo against Limeno, 9 minutes (January 15, 2022)
- First goal by a foreign player: Henry Castillo for Firpo against Limeno, 9 minutes (January 15, 2022)
- Fastest goal in a match: 2 Minutes
- Jair Crisanto for Jocoro against Alianza, (January 22, 2022)
- Goal scored at the latest goal in a match: 94 minutes
- Nelson Alvarenga goal for Jocoro against FAS, (January 26, 2022)
- First penalty Kick of the season: Fabricio Alfaro for Aguila against FAS, 81st minutes (January 23, 2022)
- Widest winning margin: 3 goals
- Aguila 4–1 Jocoro (January 26, 2022)
- FAS 3–0 Atletico Marte (February 13, 2022)
- First hat-trick of the season: Carlos Salazar for C.D. Chalatenango against Jocoro (April 23, 2022)
- First own goal of the season: Kevin Galdamez (Jocoro) for Isidro Metapan (February 13, 2022)
- Most goals in a match: 11 goals
- Jocoro F.C. 6–5 C.D. Chalatenango (April 23, 2022)
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4 goals
- Aguila 4–1 Jocoro (January 26, 2022)
- Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals
- Jocoro 4–3 (6–5) C.D. Chalatenango (2nd half, April 23, 2022)
- Most goals scored by losing team: 5 goals
- C.D. Chalatenango 5–6 Jocoro F.C. (April 23, 2022)
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals
- Carlos Salazar for C.D. Chalatenango against Jocoro (April 23, 2022)
- Players who scored a hat-trick:
- Carlos Salazar for C.D. Chalatenango against Jocoro (April 23, 2022)
- Franco Arizala for Alianza against Limeno (April 23, 2022)
Aggregate table
The aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2021–22 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022 tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine seeding for the CONCACAF Tournaments and relegation to the segunda division.
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2021–22 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 is before the close of the season transfer window.
(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season) (player naturalized for the Clausura season)
References
External links
- Calendario Nuevo Liga El Salvador Apertura
