2017–18_Segunda_División_de_Fútbol_Salvadoreño
2017–18 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
Football league season
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]
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2017–18 |
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| Champions | Apertura: Jocoro F.C., Clausura: Jocoro F.C. |
| Relegated | UDET and San Rafael Cedros |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
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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
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]
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.
More information Grupo A, Team ...
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More information Team, Location ...
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain | Kit Sponsor | Primera Division Affiliate or Partnership |
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| Atletico Apopa | Apopa, San Salvador | Estadio Municipal de Apopa | 5,000 |  Marcos Antonio Portillo |
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| Atletico Marte | Ilopango | Estadio Azteca | 2,000 |  Gabriel Alvarez |
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| Aspirante | Jucuapa, Usulután | Estadio Municipal de Jucuapa | 3,000 |  Eduardo Santana |
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| C.D. Chagüite | Lolotiquillo, Morazan | Estadio Correcaminos | 2,000 | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta |
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| Brujos de Izalco | Izalco | Estadio Salvador Mariona | Juan Ramon Paredes |
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Katty Sport | Smart Office Business Center | |
| Comalapa | Chalatenango | Estadio Municipal de Comalapa |  German Perez |
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Milan | Omnivision, Canal 22, Alcadia Municipal de Comalapa | |
| El Roble | Ilobasco, Cabañas | Estadio Mauricio Vides | 4,000 | Fausto Omar Vasquez |
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Katty Sport | Trasporte Duras, Capillas Ismael Guzman |
| El Vencedor | Santa Elena, Usulután | Estadio German Rivas | 5,000 | Omar Sevilla |
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| Fuerte San Francisco | San Francisco Gotera, Morazan | Estadio Correcaminos | 12,000 | Marvin Javier Hernández x |
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| Independiente | San Vicente, San Vicente | Estadio Vicentino | 8,000 | Ivan Ruiz |
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| Jocoro | Jocoro, Morazan | Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego |  Ruben Alonso |
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| La Asuncion | Anamoros, La Union | Estadio Jose Eliseo Reyes | 5,000 | Juan Francisco Najarro x |
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| Ilopaneco | Ilopango, San Salvador | Cancha del Estadio Azteca | 8,000 | Guillermo Rivera |
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| Vendaval | Apopa, San Salvador | Estadio Joaquín Gutierrez | 5,000 |  Hector Jara |
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| Once Lobos | Chalchuapa, Santa Ana | Estadio Once Lobos | 2,000 | Jorge Molina |
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| Once Municipal | Ahuachapan, Ahuachapán | Estadio Simeon Magana | 5,000 | N/A |
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| Platense | Zacatecoluca, La Paz | Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle | 10,000 | Eraldo Correia |
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| Rácing Jr | Armenia, Sonsonate | Estadio 21 de Noviembre | Wilber Aguilar x |
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| EF San Pablo Tacachico | San Pablo Tacachico, La Libertad | Cancha Municipal Valle Meza | Pablo Quiñones |
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| San Rafael Cedros | San Rafael Cedros, Cuscatlan | Estadio Anastacio Aquino | |
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| Topiltzin | Jiquilisco, Usulután | Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco | 5,000 | Jorge Abrego |
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| UDET | El Tránsito, San Miguel | Estadio César Ángulo | 5,000 | Victor Fuentes |
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Affiliate
Partnership
More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
More information El Roble, 2-0 ...
| El Roble | 2-0 | San Pablo Municipal |
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Estadio Mauricio Vides, Ilobasco
El Roble won 2-1 on aggregate.
More information Jocoro F.C., 5-5 ...
| Jocoro F.C. | 5-5 | Fuerte San Francisco |
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Complejo deportivo Tierra de Fuego, Morazán
Jocoro won 7-6 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg
More information Jocoro F.C., 3-1 ...
| Jocoro F.C. | 3-1 | El Roble |
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Yuvini Salamanca  2', Édgar Cruz 46', Christopher Galeas 78' |
Neymer Miranda 39' |
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Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego, Morazán
Attendance: 1,242
Second leg
More information El Roble, 2-1 ...
| El Roble | 2-1 | Jocoro F.C. |
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| José Luis Amaya 76' Cristian Gil 86' |
Christopher Galeas 2' |
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Referee: TBD
Jocoro FC won 4-3 on aggregate.
Individual awards
More information Hombre GOL, Best Goalkeeper Award ...
| Hombre GOL | Best Goalkeeper Award |
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| César Larios San Pablo |
Felipe Amaya Fuerte San Francisco |
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Final Series
Round of 16
More information C.D. Chagüite, 0-1 ...
| C.D. Chagüite | 0-1 | Atlético Comalapa |
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| None | Victor Fuentes 73' |
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More information Atlético Comalapa, 1 -3 ...
| Atlético Comalapa | 1 -3 | C.D. Chagüite |
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| TBD 54' |
[ ] | Andres Vallecillas 54', Carlos Reina 54', Emerson Gomes 54' |
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Estadio Municipal de Comalapa, Chalatenango
Chagüite won 3-2 on aggregate.
Estadio Vicente
More information Brujos de Izalco, 1-2 ...
| Brujos de Izalco | 1-2 | Independiente |
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| TBD 54' |
[ ] | Hector Osorio 54' 54' |
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3:00pm
Esatdio Salvador Mariona, Izalco
2-2 draw on aggregate, Brujos de Izalco won 5-4 on penalties
More information San Pablo Municipal, 2-2 ...
| San Pablo Municipal | 2-2 | C.D. Topiltzin |
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| Óscar Acevedo 59' Ever Ávila 78' |
TBD 72' Luis Orrego 92' |
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Cancha Municipal Valle Meza
More information C.D. Topiltzin, 2-0 ...
| C.D. Topiltzin | 2-0 | San Pablo Municipal |
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| Denys Ordoñez 28' Guillermo Garcia 34' |
[ ] | None |
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3:00 pm
Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco
Topiltzin won 4-2 on aggregate.
More information El Vencedor, 2-1 ...
| El Vencedor | 2-1 | Ilopaneco |
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| Iván Machado 44' José Torres 55' |
Ronald Padilla 69' |
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Estadio German Rivas Lozano
More information Ilopaneco, 2-1 ...
| Ilopaneco | 2-1 | El Vencedor |
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| Nelson Ascensio 57' Ostmaro Orellana 77' |
[ ] | John Machado 43' |
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Estadio Azteca Ilopango, San Salvador
3-3 on aggregate. El Vencedor won 2-1 on penalties
More information El Roble, 2-3 ...
| El Roble | 2-3 | Jocoro F.C. |
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| Neymar Miranda 24' Cristian Gil 45' |
Gregorly Costly 19' Bryan Zuniga 42' David Hernández 72' |
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Estadio Mauricio Videz
More information Jocoro F.C., 2-1 ...
| Jocoro F.C. | 2-1 | El Roble |
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| Yuvini Salamanca 56' Bryan Zuniga 54' |
[ ] | Aquiles Mendez 10' |
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3:30 pm
Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego, Morazan
Jocoro F.C. won 5-3 on aggregate.
More information Racing Jr, 2-0 ...
| Racing Jr | 2-0 | Atletico Marte |
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| Diego Martinez 72' Jonathan Nolasco 72' |
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Estadio 21 de Noviembre
More information Atletico Marte, 1-0 ...
| Atletico Marte | 1-0 | Racing Jr |
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| Jairo Martinez 37' |
[ ] | None |
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3:00pm
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.
Estadio Azteca, Ilopango
More information Brujos de Izalco, 2-0 ...
| Brujos de Izalco | 2-0 | Ilopaneco |
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| Carlos Martinez 54' Bryan Gil 54' |
[ ] | None |
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Estadio Salvador Mariona, Izalco
Brujos de Izalco won 2-1 on aggregate.
More information El Vencedor, 1-1 ...
| El Vencedor | 1-1 | C.D. Chagüite |
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| Elías Cubero 21' |
Kevin Marquez 72' |
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Estadio Jose German Rivas
More information C.D. Chagüite, 2-1 ...
| C.D. Chagüite | 2-1 | El Vencedor |
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| Fidel Lazo 54' Gilfredo Gonzalez 54' |
[ ] | 54' |
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Estadio Correcaminos, San Francisco Gotera
Chagüite won 3-2 on aggregate.
Estadio Vicentino
More information C.D. Topiltzin, 3-2 ...
| C.D. Topiltzin | 3-2 | Independiente |
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| Hugo Alejo 54' 54' Luis Orrego 54' |
[ ] | Diego Palacios 54' Álex Arias 54' |
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Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco, Usulutan
3-3, Independiente won 6-5 on penalties.
More information Racing Jr, 0-2 ...
| Racing Jr | 0-2 | Jocoro F.C. |
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| None | Bryan Zúniga 72' Edgard Cruz 72' |
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Estadio 21 Noviembre
More information Jocoro F.C., 3-0 ...
| Jocoro F.C. | 3-0 | Racing Jr |
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| Christopher Galeas 54' 54' Édgar Cruz 54' |
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Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego, Morazon
Jocoro F.C. won 5-0 on aggregate.
Semifinals
More information C.D. Chagüite, 1-0 ...
| C.D. Chagüite | 1-0 | Brujos de Izalco |
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| Roberto Carlos Sol 33' |
None |
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Estadio Correcaminos, San Francisco Gotera
More information Brujos de Izalco, 3-0 ...
| Brujos de Izalco | 3-0 | C.D. Chagüite |
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| Bryan Gil 62' 82' 94' |
None |
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Estadio Salvador Mariona de Izalco
Brujos de Izalco won 3-1 on aggregate.
More information Independiente, 1-1 ...
| Independiente | 1-1 | Jocoro F.C. |
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| Alfredo Hernández 21' |
Edgar Cruz 36' |
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Estadio Vicentino, San Vicente
Complejo Municipal Tierra de Fuego
Jocoro FC won 2-1 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
More information Jocoro F.C., 3-1 ...
| Jocoro F.C. | 3-1 | Brujos de Izalco |
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| Christopher Galeas 17' 65' Brayan Zúniga 39' |
Christian Gil Mosquera 76' |
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Estadio “Tierra de fuego”
Morazan
Morazan
Attendance: TBD
Second leg
More information Brujos de Izalco, 2-3 ...
| Brujos de Izalco | 2-3 | Jocoro F.C. |
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| José Rivera 40' Bryan Gil 48' |
David Hernandez 8' Gregorio Costly 82' Bryan Zúniga 86' |
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Estadio Salvador Mariona de Izalco
Referee: TBD
Jocoro won 6-3 on aggregate.
Individual awards
More information Hombre GOL, Best Goalkeeper Award ...
| Hombre GOL | Best Goalkeeper Award |
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| Luis Canales (16 goals) Atletico Marte |
TBD TBD |
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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.
- "Once Municipal perdió la categoría". elsalvador.com. 2018-01-15. Retrieved January 15, 2018.