# List of Salvadoran football champions

The Salvadoran Football Champion is the winner of the El Salvador National Football Championship (1926–1968) or the Liga Mayor (1969 to present) of football in El Salvador.
Currently, there are two champions each calendar year with one champion for the Apertura season and one for the Clausura season.

## Short Tournament (1926–1946)

Three regional champions, faced each other in the national championship. Each team represented a different section of the country (West zone, Central zone, East zone).
| Season | Champion | Runner-Up |
| 1926 | Chinameca | Nequepio |
| 1927 | Hércules | Chinameca |
| 1928 | Hércules | Excélsior F.C. |
| 1929-30 | Hércules | Excélsior F.C. |
| 1930-31$^*$ | Hércules | |
| 1931-32$^*$ | Hércules | |
| 1932-33$^*$ | Hércules | |
| 1933-34$^*$ | Hércules | |
| 1934-35$^*$ | C.D. Maya | |
| 1935-36$^*$ | C.D. Maya | |
| 1937 | C.D. 33 | C.D. Alacranes |
| 1938 | C.D. 33 | C.D. Maya |
| 1939$^*$ | C.D. 33 | |
| 1940$^*$ | España F.C. | |
| 1941$^*$ | Quequeisque | |
| 1942 | Quequeisque | Juventud Olímpica |
| 1943 | Quequeisque | Ferrocarril |
| 1944$^*$ | Quequeisque | |
| 1945$^*$ | Quequeisque | |
| 1946 | Libertad | Once Municipal |
$^*$ - There was no national championship held during this year, only regional championships. These championships are now often considered national titles.

## League System (1947–1997)

| Season | Champion | Runner-Up |
| 1947$^{**}$ | No national championship was held during these years | No national championship was held during these years |
| 1948-49 | Once Municipal | Libertad |
| 1949-50$^{**}$ | No national championship was held during these years | No national championship was held during these years |
| 1950-51 | C.D. Dragón | C.D. FAS |
| 1951-52 | C.D. FAS | Leones |
| 1952-53 | C.D. Dragón | Juventud Olímpica |
| 1953-54 | C.D. FAS | C.D. Dragón |
| 1955 | Atlético Marte | C.D. Dragón |
| 1955-56 | Atlético Marte | L.A. Firpo |
| 1956-57 | Atlético Marte | Atlante |
| 1957-58 | C.D. FAS | Once Municipal |
| 1959 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| 1960-61 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| 1961-62 | C.D. FAS | C.D. Águila |
| 1962 | C.D. FAS | Atlante |
| 1963-64 | C.D. Águila | Juventud Olímpica |
| 1964 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| 1965-66 | Alianza F.C. | Once Municipal |
| 1966-67 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. Águila |
| 1967-68 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| 1968-69 | Atlético Marte | C.D. FAS |
| 1970 | Atlético Marte | C.D. FAS |
| 1971 | Juventud Olímpica | Alianza F.C. |
| 1972 | C.D. Águila | Juventud Olímpica |
| 1973 | Juventud Olímpica | Alianza F.C. |
| 1974-75 | C.D. Platense | Negocios Internacionales |
| 1975-76 | C.D. Águila | Alianza F.C. |
| 1976-77 | C.D. Águila | Once Municipal |
| 1977-78 | C.D. FAS | Once Municipal |
| 1978-79 | C.D. FAS | Alianza F.C. |
| 1979-80 | C.D Santiagueño | C.D. Águila |
| 1980-81 | Atlético Marte | C.D Santiagueño |
| 1981 | C.D. FAS | Independiente F.C. |
| 1982 | Atlético Marte | Independiente F.C. |
| 1983 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| 1984 | C.D. FAS | C.D. Águila |
| 1985 | Atlético Marte | Alianza F.C. |
| 1986-87 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. Águila |
| 1987-88 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| 1988-89 | L.A. Firpo | Cojutepeque F.C. |
| 1989-90 | Alianza F.C. | L.A. Firpo |
| 1990-91 | L.A. Firpo | C.D. Águila |
| 1991-92 | L.A. Firpo | Alianza F.C. |
| 1992-93 | L.A. Firpo | Alianza F.C. |
| 1993-94 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. FAS |
| 1994-95 | C.D. FAS | L.A. Firpo |
| 1995-96 | C.D. FAS | L.A. Firpo |
| 1996-97 | Alianza F.C. | L.A. Firpo |
| 1997-98 | L.A. Firpo | C.D. FAS |
$^{**}$ - No national championship was held during these years

## Apertura/Clausura format (1999-present)

| Season | Champion | Runner-Up |
| Apertura 1998 (*) | Alianza F.C. | L.A. Firpo |
| Clausura 1999 | L.A. Firpo | C.D. FAS |
| Apertura 1999 | C.D. Águila | C.D. Municipal Limeño |
| Clausura 2000 | L.A. Firpo | ADET |
| Apertura 2000 | C.D. Águila | C.D. Municipal Limeño |
| Clausura 2001 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| Apertura 2001 | Alianza F.C. | L.A. Firpo |
| Clausura 2002 | C.D. FAS | Alianza F.C. |
| Apertura 2002 | C.D. FAS | San Salvador F.C. |
| Clausura 2003 | San Salvador F.C. | L.A. Firpo |
| Apertura 2003 | C.D. FAS | C.D. Águila |
| Clausura 2004 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. FAS |
| Apertura 2004 | C.D. FAS | C.D. Atlético Balboa |
| Clausura 2005 | C.D. FAS | L.A. Firpo |
| Apertura 2005 | C.D. Vista Hermosa | A.D. Isidro Metapán |
| Clausura 2006 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| Apertura 2006 | Once Municipal | C.D. FAS |
| Clausura 2007 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | L.A. Firpo |
| Apertura 2007 | L.A. Firpo | C.D. FAS |
| Clausura 2008 | L.A. Firpo | C.D. FAS |
| Apertura 2008 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | C.D. Chalatenango |
| Clausura 2009 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | L.A. Firpo |
| Apertura 2009 | C.D. FAS | C.D. Águila |
| Clausura 2010 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | C.D. Águila |
| Apertura 2010 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | Alianza F.C. |
| Clausura 2011 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. FAS |
| Apertura 2011 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | Once Municipal |
| Clausura 2012 | C.D. Águila | A.D. Isidro Metapán |
| Apertura 2012 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | Alianza F.C. |
| Clausura 2013 | L.A. Firpo | C.D. FAS |
| Apertura 2013 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | C.D. FAS |
| Clausura 2014 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | C.D. Dragon |
| Apertura 2014 | A.D. Isidro Metapán | C.D. Águila |
| Clausura 2015 | Santa Tecla F.C. | A.D. Isidro Metapán |
| Apertura 2015 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. FAS |
| Clausura 2016 | C.D. Dragon | C.D. Águila |
| Apertura 2016 | Santa Tecla F.C. | Alianza F.C. |
| Clausura 2017 | Santa Tecla F.C. | Alianza F.C. |
| Apertura 2017 | Alianza F.C. | Santa Tecla F.C. |
| Clausura 2018 | Alianza F.C. | Santa Tecla F.C. |
| Apertura 2018 | Santa Tecla F.C. | Alianza F.C. |
| Clausura 2019 | C.D. Águila | Alianza F.C. |
| Apertura 2019 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. FAS |
| Clausura 2020 | | |
| Apertura 2020 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. Águila |
| Clausura 2021 | C.D. FAS | Alianza F.C. |
| Apertura 2021 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. Platense |
| Clausura 2022 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. Águila |
| Apertura 2022 | C.D. FAS | Jocoro F.C. |
| Clausura 2023 | | |
| Apertura 2023 | C.D. Águila | Jocoro F.C. |
| Clausura 2024 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. Municipal Limeño |
| Apertura 2024 | | |
| Clausura 2025 | | |
(*) The first winner of the shorter tournament has been deemed "Champion Cup", and the next, that of the Clausura 1999, as "champions". The First Division of El Salvador has not changed that status competition.
(*) The first winner of the shorter tournament has been deemed "Champion Cup", and the next, that of the Clausura 1999, as "champions". The First Division of El Salvador has not changed that status competition.
(^) Season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Once Deportivo were originally given the championship after leading the competition after 11 rounds, but the title was later retracted.
(+) Season was cancelled due to the San Salvador crowd crush.

## Performance by club

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
| C.D. FAS | 19 | 23 | 1951–1952, 1953–1954, 1957–1958, 1961–1962, 1962, 1977–1978, 1978–1979, 1981, 1984, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, Clausura 2002, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2005, Apertura 2009, Clausura 2021, Apertura 2022 |
| Alianza F.C. | 18 | 15 | 1965-66, 1966–67, 1986-87, 1989–90, 1993–1994, 1996–1997, Apertura 1998, Apertura 2001, Clausura 2004, Clausura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2019, Apertura 2020, Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022, Clausura 2024 |
| C.D. Águila | 17 | 13 | 1959, 1960–1961, 1963–1964, 1964, 1967–1968, 1972, 1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1983, 1987–1988, 1999 (Apertura), 2000 (Apertura), Clausura 2001, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2012, Clausura 2019, Apertura 2023 |
| C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 10 | 11 | 1988–1989, 1990–1991, 1991–1992, 1992–1993, 1997–1998, 1999 (Clausura), 2000 (Clausura), Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008, Clausura 2013 |
| A.D. Isidro Metapán | 10 | 3 | Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2010, Apertura 2010, Apertura 2011, Apertura 2012, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014 |
| Atlético Marte | 8 | 0 | 1955, 1955–1956, 1956–57, 1968–1969, 1970, 1980–1981, 1982, 1985 |
| Hércules | 7 | 0 | 1927, 1928, 1929–1930, 1930–1931, 1931–1932, 1932–1933, 1933–1934 |
| Quequeisque | 5 | 0 | 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945 |
| Santa Tecla F.C. | 4 | 2 | Clausura 2015, Apertura 2016, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2018 |
| C.D. Dragón | 3 | 3 | 1950–1951, 1952–1953, Clausura 2016 |
| C.D. 33 | 3 | 0 | 1937, 1938, 1939 |
| Once Municipal | 2 | 5 | 1948–1949, Apertura 2006 |
| Juventud Olímpica | 2 | 4 | 1971, 1973 |
| C.D. Maya | 2 | 1 | 1934–1935, 1935–1936 |
| Chinameca Sporting Club | 1 | 1 | 1926 |
| Libertad | 1 | 1 | 1946 |
| C.D. Santiagueño | 1 | 1 | 1979–1980 |
| San Salvador F.C. | 1 | 1 | Clausura 2003 |
| España F.C. | 1 | 0 | 1939–1940 |
| C.D. Platense | 1 | 0 | 1974–1975 |
| C.D. Vista Hermosa | 1 | 0 | Apertura 2005 |
| C.D. Municipal Limeño | 0 | 3 | - |
| Excélsior F.C. | 0 | 2 | - |
| Atlante | 0 | 2 | - |
| Independiente Nacional 1906 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Nequepio | 0 | 1 | - |
| C.D. Alacranes | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ferrocarril | 0 | 1 | - |
| Leones | 0 | 1 | - |
| Universidad | 0 | 1 | - |
| Negocios Internacionales | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cojutepeque F.C. | 0 | 1 | - |
| ADET | 0 | 1 | - |
| C.D. Atlético Balboa | 0 | 1 | - |
| C.D. Chalatenango | 0 | 1 | - |