2016–17_Primera_División_de_Fútbol_Profesional_season

2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season

2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season

Football league season


The 2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 18th season and 35th and 36th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza and Dragón were the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausura, 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 8 teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

The champions of Apertura or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. The other champion, and the runner-up with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2017 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 2 teams, the semifinalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.

Team information

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2015–16 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda División.

C.D. Atlético Marte were relegated to 2016–17 Segunda División the previous season.

The relegated team was replaced by the 2015–16 Segunda División playoffs promotion winner. C.D. Municipal Limeño won the Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2016 title, meaning there was no need for a promotion playoff and were promoted automatically.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2016.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2016.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

More information Team, Chairman ...

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

During the Apertura season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

During the Clausura season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Apertura 2016

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

More information Home \ Away, ÁGU ...
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Scoring

Club

  • Most clean sheets: C.D. Águila
    • 11
  • Fewest clean sheets: UES
    • 1
  • Best Home record during the Apertura season: Sonsonate
    • 23 out of 33 points (7 wins, 2 draws, and 2 loss)
  • Worst Home record during the Apertura season: Dragón and UES
    • 6 out of 33 points (1 win, 3 draws, and 7 losses)
  • Best Away record during the Apertura season: Águila
    • 20 out of 33 points (5 wins, 5 draws, and 1 losses)
  • Worst Away record during the Apertura season: UES
    • 6 out of 33 points (1 win, 3 draws, and 7 losses)
  • Highest scoring team: Alianza
    • 45 goals
  • Lowest scoring team: UES
    • 48 goals

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...

Top assists

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Individual awards

More information Hombre GOL, Best Coach Award ...

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
6 Isidro Metapán 2 0 2
3 Santa Tecla 2 1 3
TBD Santa Tecla 4 0 4
TBD Águila 1 2 3
7 FAS 1 0 1
2 Águila 1 2 3
TBD Santa Tecla 3
TBD Alianza F.C. 2
5 Limeno 1 1 2
4 Alianza 2 0 2
TBD Alianza F.C. 0 4 4
TBD C.D. Sonsonate 0 0 0
8 Pasaquina 2 0 2
1 C.D. Sonsonate 1 1 2

Quarterfinals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
  1. Order of legs reversed.
First leg
More information Pasaquina, 2–1 ...
Referee: Elmer Martínez

More information FAS, 1–1 ...
Referee: Joel Aguilar Chicas

More information Limeño, 1-2 ...

More information Isidro Metapán, 2-2 ...
Second leg
More information Sonsonate, 1–0 ...

2–2. Sonsonate advanced as the higher seeded team.


More information Águila, 2–0 ...

Águila won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Alianza, 0-1 ...

2–2. Alianza advanced as the higher seeded team.


More information Santa Tecla, 1–0 ...

Santa Tecla won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
First leg
More information Alianza, 0–0 ...
Referee: Ismael Cornejo

More information Santa Tecla, 4–1 ...
Referee: Germán Martínez
Second leg
More information Sonsonate, 0–4 ...

Alianza won 4–0 on aggregate.


More information Águila, 2–0 ...

Santa Tecla won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

More information Alianza, 2–3 ...
Attendance: 29,138
Referee: Joel Antonio Aguilar Chicas
More information Apertura 2016 champions ...

Clausura 2017

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ÁGU ...
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Scoring

Individual awards

More information Hombre GOL, Best Coach Award ...

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
6 FAS 0 0 0
3 Santa Tecla 0 1 1
TBD Santa Tecla 2 3 5
TBD Águila 0 2 2
7 Limeno 1 0 1
2 Águila 1 0 0
TBD Santa Tecla 4
TBD Alianza 0
5 Firpo 2 0 2
4 Isidro Metapán 1 1 2
TBD Isidro Metapán 0 0 0
TBD Alianza 0 2 2
8 Pasaquina 0 0 0
1 Alianza F.C. 1 3 4

Quarterfinals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
  1. Order of legs reversed.
First leg
More information Pasaquina, 0-1 ...

More information Limeño, 1–1 ...
Referee: Joel Aguilar Chicas

More information FAS, 0-0 ...

More information Firpo, 2-1 ...
Second leg
More information Alianza, 3-0 ...

Alianza won 4–0 on aggregate.


More information Águila, 2-2 ...

3–3. Aguila advanced as the higher seeded team.


More information Santa Tecla, 1-0 ...

Santa Tecla won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Isidro Metapán, 1–0 ...

2–2. Isidro Metapan advanced as the higher seeded team.

Semifinals

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
First leg
More information Isidro Metapan, 0–0 ...

More information Santa Tecla, 2-0 ...
Second leg
More information Alianza, 2-0 ...

Alianza won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information Águila, 2–3 ...

Santa Tecla won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final

More information Santa Tecla, 4-0 ...
Attendance: 29, 392
Referee: Marlon Mejia
More information Clausura 2017 champions ...

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2016–17 season. The following players:

  1. Have played at least one game for the respective club.
  2. 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/s is released and its 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)

Aggregate table

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: primerafutboles.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. As Apertura and Clausura runners-up
  2. As non-finalists with best aggregate
  3. As Apertura and Clausura champions

References


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