2025–26 Segunda División de El Salvador

Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
Season2025-26
ChampionsApertura 2025: Atletico Balboa, Clausura 2025: TBD
PromotedTBD
RelegatedTBD and TBD
Matches56
Goals129 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura 2025:
Santos Guzman (Sensunte Cabañas FC)
(13 goals)
Clausura 2026:
TBD (TBD)
(00 goals)
Biggest home winApertura 2025:
TBD 8–0 TBD
(Day Month 2025)
Clausura 2026:
TBD 7-2 TBD
(Day Month 2026)
Biggest away winApertura 2025:
TBD 1-6 TBD
(20 November 2025)
Clausura 2026:
TBD 2-6 TBD
(Day Month 2026)
Highest scoringApertura 2025:
TBD 8–0 TBD
(8 September 2025)
Clausura 2026:
TBD 7-2 TBD
(6 April 2025)
Longest winning runApertura 2025:
5 matches
TBD
Clausura 2026:
5 matches
TBD
Longest unbeaten runApertura 2025:
9 matches
TBD
Clausura 2026:
7 matches
Longest winless runApertura 2025:
16 matches
TBD
Clausura 2026:
16 matches
TBD
Longest losing runApertura 2025:
10 matches
TBD
Clausura 2026:
16 matches
TBD
Highest attendanceApertura 2025:
3,465
TBD 3–0 TBD
(1 August 2025)
Lowest attendanceApertura 2025:
189
TBD vs TBD
(19 August 2025)
Total attendanceApertura 2025:
TBD
Average attendanceApertura 2025:
TBD
2026–27
Stats are from the regular season only

The 2025–26 season Liga de Plata, officially known as Copa Eletroclit for sponsorship reasons, will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2025 and Clausura 2026. 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.

Changes to the 2025–26 seasons

Teams promoted to 2025–26 Primera División de El Salvador

Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2025

  • Nil

Teams relegated to Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2025

  • Nil

Teams promoted from Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2025

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

Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2025

Notable events

ADET-Aruba Merger with CD INCA

On December 5, 2025 It was announced on both team social media pages that both ADET-Aruba and INCA will merge for 2026 Clausura season and be known as INCA-ADET Aruba.

Notable death from Apertura 2025 season and 2026 Clausura season

The following people associated with the Primera Division have died between the middle of 2025 and middle of 2026.

  • Rene Ubau (ex Neo Pipil player)
  • Óscar Eduardo Amaya (ex Pipil coach)
  • Rene Alexander Rodriguez Mendoza (ex Platense player)

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
Atletico Balboa Nil Contract Ended 2025 Carlos Romero July 2025 Return from Hiatus (2025 Clausura)
Cruzeiro Ivan Ruiz Contract Ended June 2025 Alexi Guerra June 2025 2nd and Semi-finalist (2025 Clausura)

During the Apertura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
TBD TBD Mutual Consent 2025 TBD 2025 th Centro Oriente (2025 Apertura)
Talleres Jr Efraín Burgos Mutual consent August 2025 Ricardo Serrano August 2025 th Grupo A (2025 Apertura)
ADET-Aruba Miguel Soriano Mutual Consent August 2025 Rubén da Silva August 2025 3rd Grupo A (2025 Apertura)
Espartano Wilber Aguilar Sacked September 2025 Ennio Mendoza October 2025 th Grupo A (2025 Apertura)

Between the Apertura and Clausura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Fuerte Aguilares Rafael "lito" Mariona Mutual Consent December 2025 Jorge Abrego December 2025 1st and Quarterfinalist (2025 Apertura)
Cruzeiro Alexi Guerra Interimship finished December 2025 Guillermo Rivera December 2025 1st and Semifinalist (2025 Apertura)
Olímpico Litoral Ángel Piazzi Interimship finished December 2025 Totti Pocasangre December 2025 5th (2025 Apertura)
TBD TBD Interimship finished 2026 TBD 2026 th (2025 Apertura)

During the Clausura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
TBD TBD Sacked March, 2026 TBD March , 2026 TBD


Apertura 2025

Current teams

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Foreign Player Kitmaker Shirt Sponsors
ADET-Aruba TBD Miguel Soriano Nicolas Pacheco Johni Moran SPORTFINE Centro Surille, Gespron,ww.desorden.ca
Atletico Balboa TBD Carlos Romero Gabriel Alvarez Manuel Murillo Huriver AMSEB, Alcadia de La Union Sur
Batanecos TBD Roberto Antonio Hernández Douglas Rivas Victor Hinestroza Galaxia Acodjar, Guiliane Construction, Electrolit
Cruzeiro TBD Alexi Guerra Tardelis Pena Tardelis Pena PS Sports Agua Inmaculada, , Electrolit
Dragon TBD Marvin Benitez Luis Mendez Yerson Tobar Tony Sports Pollo Campestre, Cablesat, Diparvel, Las Peritas, Los Palma, Lacteos Las Ollitas, Centro Pediatrico, Electrolit
Espartano Saul Alfaro Wilber Aguilar Balmore Mendez Bryan Obregon MACA MC Carpenters, Farmacia San Jose,
Fuerte Aguilares TBD Rafael Mariona Diego Rivera Bladimir Diaz Arjam Sports Grupo Jiran, Bloques de la pena, Transportes Marina de la cruz, CFG clear freight group
INCA TBD Héctor Salazar Raymundo Cortez TBD Asda Sport Asisa, Codeza de RL, Electrolit
Juventud Independiente TBD Juan Ramon Sanchez Carlos Garcia José Medrano Nil DIGILIFE, BarRanko, ROC Parada,Electrolit,
Neo Pipil TBD Manuel Lopez Jose Monterrosa Argenis Alba Tony Sports ED Martinez, Dental Infinity
Olímpico Litoral Ignacio Juarez Ángel Piazzi Antonio Larios Luis Caicedo Galaxia Loma Larga, JMA complete restoration, Electroli, INDES
Pipil TBD Ciro Romero TBD Paulo Silva Diseño Sport Pollo Campestre, TR San Jose , Century 21, Electrolit, Despacho Juridcio, Clinca Medica Quirurgica, Transportes Argueta,transporte Franklin
Sensunte Cabañas TBD Hugo Delgado Santos Guzman Marlon Viafara Katty Sports CrediViajes, Liberty State Insurance Agency, Concinita de MamaMila
Talleres Jr TBD Efraín Burgos Cesar Chevez TBD Arjam Sporta Plaza Don Yon, Chalatenango Country club and Resort, Gravablock,Electrolit, Marina

Regular seasons

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fuerte Aguilares 16 8 5 3 19 17 +2 29 Advance to Playoffs
2 Talleres Jr 14 5 5 4 22 18 +4 20
3 Batanecos 14 4 6 4 16 18 −2 18
4 ADET-Aruba 14 4 4 6 16 15 +1 16
5 INCA 14 4 4 6 15 19 −4 16
6 Juventud Independiente 10 5 1 4 15 19 −4 16
7 Espartano 14 4 3 7 15 23 −8 15
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Centro Occidente

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cruzeiro 14 6 6 2 19 12 +7 24 Advance to Playoffs
2 Sensunte Cabañas 14 7 3 4 24 19 +5 24
3 Dragon 14 6 3 5 27 24 +3 21
4 Balboa 14 5 6 3 18 15 +3 21
5 Olímpico Litoral 14 4 6 4 16 18 −2 18
6 Pipil 14 4 5 5 18 21 −3 17
7 Neo Pipil 14 3 4 7 20 22 −2 13
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Top scorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1. Santos Guzman Sensunte Cabañas 12
2. Yerson Tobar Dragon 9
3. Bryan Alas INCA 8
4. Edgar Cruz Balboa 8
5. Rolando Molina Neo Pipil 7

Finals

Quarter-finals

ADET-Aruba1-0Cruzeiro
Bryan Ortega Nil
Cancha Hacienda El Transito, Talnique, La Libertad Department

Cruzeiro1-0ADET-Aruba
Edgar Valladares Nil
Estadio jiboa, San Vicente

1-1 on aggregate. Cruzeiro won 7-6 on penalties.


Batanecos3-0Sensunte Cabañas
Fernando Villalta 37'
David Argutea 66'
Victor Hinestroza 70'
Nil
Estadio Juan Francisco Molina, San Sebastian, San Vicente Department

Sensunte Cabañas2-1Batanecos
Santos Guzman 3'
Kevin Garcia 31'
Vladimir Figueroa 20'
Polideportivo Sensuntepeque, Sensuntepeque

Batanecos won 4-2 on aggregate.


Atletico Balboa3-1Fuerte Aguilares
Edgar Cruz pen' (15) 50'
Manuel Murillo 80'
Bryan Erazo

Fuerte Aguilares1-1Atletico Balboa
Bladimir Diaz 37' Manuel Murillo 43'
Complejo Deportivo Mario Jovel, Aguilares

Atletico Balboa won 4–2 on aggregate.


Dragon1-1Talleres Jr
Luis Aguilar Juan Perez 47'

Talleres Jr1-2Dragon
Juan Gil Yerson Tobar 11' 52'

Dragon won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

Atletico Balboa2-1Batanecos
Jan Carlos Cruz
Manuel Murillo
[] Robertillo Rivera

Batanecos1-1Atletico Balboa
TBD [] Carlos Hernandez 21'
Estadio Juan Francisco Molina, San Sebastián, San Vicente

Atletico Balboa won 3-2 on aggregate.


Dragon0-1Cruzeiro
Nil [] Isai Aguilar
Estadio Municipal de Chapeltique, Chapeltique, San Miguel Department

Cruzeiro0-5Dragon
Nil [] Zuriel Melendez
Yerson Tobar
Estadio Jiboa, San Vicente
Referee: Giovanni Zamora

Dragon won 6-0 on aggregate.

Final

Atletico Balboa2-1Dragon
Miguel Murillo pen.' (20) 44' [1] Luis Méndez 7'
Referee: José Waldir García


 Apertura 2025 champions 
Atletico Balboa
3rd title

Individual awards

Hombre GOL Best Goalkeeper Award
Santos Guzman
Sensunte Cabañas
TBD
TBD

Clausura 2026

Current teams

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Foreign Player Kitmaker Shirt Sponsors
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
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Regular season

Finals

Conference quarter-finals

TBDvTBD
TBD TBD

TBDvTBD
TBD TBD

TBD won 3–2 on aggregate.


TBDvTBD
TBD TBD

TBDvTBD
TBD TBD

TBD won 2–1 on aggregate.


TBDvTBD
TBD TBD

TBDvTBD
TBD TBD

TBD won 3–2 on aggregate.


TBDvTBD
TBD TBD

TBDvTBD
TBD TBD

TBD won 5–2 on aggregate.

Conference semi-finals

TBD1-2TBD
TBD [] TBD
TBD
Estadio

TBD1-2TBD
TBD [] TBD
TBD
Estadio

TBD won 1–0 on aggregate.


TBD1-2TBD
TBD [] TBD
TBD
Estadio

TBD1-2TBD
TBD [] TBD
TBD
Estadio

TBD won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

TBD2-1TBD
TBD 57' TBD 16'
Estadio

TBD2-1TBD
TBD 57' TBD 16'
Estadio

TBD won 4–2 on aggregate.


 Clausura 2026 champions 
TBD
th title

References

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  2. ^ "Once Lobos y Dragón, una cesion para la segunda". elsalvador.com. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Once Lobos y Dragón, una cesion para la segunda". elsalvador.com. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Un equipo historico anticipa que no se inscribira en Segunda". elsalvador.com. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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