# 2023–24 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

The 2023–24 season (officially known as Liga de Plata and also as TBD) will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2023 and Clausura 2024. 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 2023–24 seasons

Teams promoted to 2023–24 Primera División de El Salvador
* Fuerte San Francisco
* Municipal Limeno (Purchased spot of Atletico Marte)
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2023
* Chalatenango (Later Failed to register to the Segunda Division)
Teams relegated to Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2023
* A.D. Masahuat
* Gerardo Barrios
Teams promoted from Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2023
* FC Los Laureles
* Santiagueno
* Cruzeiro
New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division
* Fuerte Aguilares
* INCA
* El Roble (Purchased spot of Municipal Limeno)
* Tiburones Sonsonate (Purchased spot of AD Destroyer)
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2023
* Chalatenango
* Nuevo Cuscatlan
* A.D. Inter

## Notable events
### Municipal Limeno purchase of Atletico Marte spot in the Primera Division

On the 26th of June, 2023 Municipal Limeño acquired the spot of the historic team Atletico Marte in the Primera division. This ended 3 years of Atletico Marte being in the Primera division.

### Several teams selling their spot in the Segunda division

On July 6, AD Destroyer announced due to lack of financial support the club would be selling their spot in the Segunda Division. On July 11, 2023, a group of business purchased the spot of AD Destroyer and the club relocated to Sonsonate, the club will be named Tiburones Sonsonate.
On July 12, AD Inter announced on the team social media platform that due to several sponsors pulling support, high team cost and lack of fans support, the club annpunced they would be selling their spot in the Segunda Division.
On July 13, 2023, The Clausura 2023 champion Titan announced on the team social media due to the high team expenses and cost to be accredited to FIFA standard. The team will be selling their spot in the Segundo division.

### Clubs Failure to register for 2023 Apertura

On 28 July 2023, the Segunda División confirmed the administrative relegation of Chalatenango to Tercera Division due to their financial crisis, which meant all players contracts were voided.

### Delayed start to the 2023 Apertura

on 17 August 2023, communication was sent by the Segunda division that due to several clubs failure meet the FESFUT requirements, the league will delay the start of the Segubnda division which was scheduled to start on the 19th/20 August 2023.

### Topiltzin canceled remaining games at 2023 Apertura

On 10 November 2023 FESFUT announced due to lack of payments by Topiltzin all remaining games involving will be cancelled and possibility of automatically relegation to the tercera division.

### Change of final location 2024 Clausura

On June 13, 2024 The Segunda Division announced they would be moving the grand final from Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle to the Estadio Cuscatlán, the game will be played 16 June 2024 and played between Cacahuatique and Tiburones de Sonsonate.

## 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 |
| Once Lobos | Nelson Ancheta | Mutual Agreement | June 2023 | Cesar Acevedo | June 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
| Cacahuatique | Carlos Romero | Mutual Agreement | June 30, 2023 | Nelson Ancheta | July 1, 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
| Corinto | Amilcar Alfonso Guzman | Mutual Agreement | June 30, 2023 | Jorge Abrego | July 3, 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
| Fuerte Aguilares | Rafael Mariona | Mutual Agreement | June 30, 2023 | Angel Orellana | July 3, 2023 | Newly promoted (2023 Apertura) |
| Cruzeiro | Ricardo Garcia | Mutual Agreement | July 4, 2023 | Ruben Alonso | July 4, 2023 | Newly promoted (2023 Apertura) |
| El Roble | Hiatus | Returning from hiatus | July 4, 2023 | Lazaro Gutierrez | July 4, 2023 | Newly promoted (2023 Apertura) |
| Tiburones de Sonsonate | Hiatus | Returning from hiatus | July 4, 2023 | Raul Orellana | July 4, 2023 | New club (2023 Apertura) |
| Titan | Juan Ramon Sanchez | Mutual consent | July 4, 2023 | Hector Omar Mejia | July 21, 2023 | Champion (2023 Apertura) |
| Vendaval | Francisco Hernandez | Mutual Agreement | June 30, 2023 | Fausto Omar Vasquez | July 23, 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
| Santiagueño | | End of Contract | July 1, 2023 | Victor Coreas | July 29, 2023 | Newly promoted (2023 Apertura) |
| Cacahuatique | Nelson Ancheta | Resigned to become Municipal Limeno | August, 2023 | Ivan Ruiz | August, 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |
| Vendaval | Fausto Omar Vasquez | Mutual Agreement | August, 2023 | Ramon Sugar Aviles | August, 2023 | th (2023 Apertura) |

### During the Apertura season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Tiburones de Sonsonate | Raul Orellana | Resigned | August 31, 2023 | Juan Ramon Paredes | August 31, 2023 | 7th (2023 Apertura) |
| Vendaval | Ramón “shugar” Avilés | Resigned | September 12, 2023 | Preza | September 2023 | 9th Centro Occidente (2023 Apertura) |
| Topiltzin | Giovanni Trigueros | Sacked | September 2023 | Eraldo Correia | October 2023 | 7th (2023 Apertura) |
| Atletico Balboa | Misael Alfaro | Sacked | October 2023 | David Paz (Interim) | 2023 | 3rd Centro oriente (2023 Apertura) |
| Corinto | Jorge Abrego | Resigned | October 23, 2023 | Ulises Dubon | October 25, 2023 | 6th Centro Oriente (2023 Apertura) |
| El Roble | Lazaro Gutierrez | Mutual Consent | October 23, 2023 | Omar David Sevilla | October 25, 2023 | 5th Centro Oriente (2023 Apertura) |
| Los Laureles | Jose Flamenco | Mutual Consent | November 16, 2023 | Mario Elias Guevara | November 17, 2023 | 5th Centro Oriente (2023 Apertura) |

### Between the Apertura and Clausura season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| TBD | TBD | Sacked | 2023 | TBD | 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Fuerte Aguilares | Angel Orellana | Sacked | December 2023 | Alexis Guerra | January 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| San Pablo | Jose Angel Reyes | Mutual Agreement | December 2023 | Donny Valle | January 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Corinto | Ulises Dubon | Interimship ended | December, 2023 | Rolando Pérez | January 12, 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Tiburones | Juan Ramón Paredes | Mutual Consent | January 12, 2024 | Ivan Ruiz | January 15, 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Cacahuatique | Ivan Ruiz | Resigned | January 15, 2024 | Pablo Quiñones | January 31, 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| El Roble | Omar Sevilla | Resigned | December 2023 | Rubén da Silva | January 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |

### Clausura seasons

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Pipil | Oscar Amaya | Sacked | March 2024 | Marvin Rosales | March 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Cruzeiro | Ruben Alonso | Resigned | March 2024 | Guillermo Rivera | March 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Tiburones | Ivan Ruiz | Mutual Consent | April 2024 | Juan Carlos Palma | April 2024 | th (2023 Clausura) |

## Stadiums and locations

| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
| Atletico Balboa | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| Cacahuatique | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| Corinto | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| Cruzeiro | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| El Roble | TBD, TBD | Estadio Titan, Texistepeque | 00,000 |
| Fuerte Aguilares | TBD, TBD | Estadio Mario Jovel, Aguilares | 00,000 |
| INCA | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| Los Laureles | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| Once Lobos | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| Pipil | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| Rácing Jr | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| San Pablo | TBD, TBD | Estadio Valle Mesa | 00,000 |
| Santiagueno | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| Tiburones de Sonsonate | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| Titan | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| Topiltzin | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |
| Vendaval Apopa | TBD, TBD | Estadio TBD | 00,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
| Atletico Balboa | TBD | Misael Alfaro | TBD | JM Borbados | ptiTEL, Eletcrolit, Funerio Ciudad Sion, Cable Vision La Union |
| Cacahuatique | TBD | Ivan Ruiz | | JM Borbados | Alcadia Cacahuatique, Accacciba |
| Corinto | TBD | Jorge Abrego | TBD | JM Borbados | VIP Fitness, Beautiful dental, Deli Market, Canal 64 |
| Cruzeiro | TBD | Ruben Alonso | TBD | Katty Sports | InJIboa, Lemus, Acodjar, Electrolit, Maria Auxilladora |
| El Roble | TBD | Lazaro Gutierrez | Nelson Barrios | Katty Sports | El Roble |
| Fuerte Aguilares | TBD | Angel Orellana | Diego Rivera | Galaxia | Grupo Jiron, Electrolit, Marinita de la Cruz, Univision Canal 29 |
| INCA | Elmer Salazar | TBD | TBD | AVIVA | ASISA, Super Milagro, Codeza de RL |
| Los Laureles | TBD | Marvin Zepeda | Antonio Larios | Londom Sports | Cemento Regional, Eduardo Motu Dental, Cajade Credito |
| Once Lobos | TBD | Cesar Acevedo | TBD | TBD | Zona Franca Chalchupa |
| Pipil | TBD | Omar Amaya | TBD | Diseño Sport | Mascarello, |
| Rácing Jr | TBD | Enzo Artiga | A. Manuel | Nil | Racing USA, Electrolit, Taller Kaos, Laoshi Armenia |
| San Pablo | TBD | Jose Angel Reyes | Felix Sanchez | TBD | El Asade, Renta car Beliny, Aquavita |
| Santiagueno | TBD | Victor Coreas | TBD | JM Borbados | Hecasa, Supermercado, Deraiz, ISC Contractors, |
| Tiburones de Sonsonate | TBD | Raul Orellana | Marvin Molina | Sportfine | Electrolit, Civil |
| Titan | TBD | Hector Omar Mejia | Rosemberg Cueva | Nikys Sport | TBD |
| Topiltzin | TBD | Giovanni Trigueros | Allan Alfaro | TBD | Cablesat, Bahia Jiquilisco, Electrolit |
| Vendaval Apopa | TBD | Ramon Aviles | TBD | TBD | TBD |

## Apertura 2023

Only 17 teams registered for the 2023 Apertura. 3 clubs (C.D. Chalatenango, A.D. Inter Sivar and Atlético Nacional Cuscatleco) failed to register due lack of payments. AD Destroyer sold their spot and relocated to Sonsonate and were renamed Tiburones Sonsonate.

### Regular Seasons
#### Centro Oriente

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Titan | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 35 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Tiburones de Sonsonate | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 28 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | San Pablo Tacachico | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 27 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | INCA | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 27 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Fuerte Aguilares | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 23 | |
| 6 | Rácing Jr | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 22 | |
| 7 | Once Lobos | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 19 | |
| 8 | Los Laureles | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 15 | |
| 9 | Vendaval | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 64 | −54 | 1 | |

#### Centro Occidente

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Balboa | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 28 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Cacahuatique | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 28 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Santiagueno | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 21 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Corinto | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 17 | |
| 6 | Pipil | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 13 | |
| 7 | El Roble | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 12 | |
| 8 | Topiltzin | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 5 | |

## Finals
### Centro Oriente Conference

TBD won 2-1 on Aggregate
Tied 1-1 on aggregate. San Pablo Tacachico won 8-7 on penalties

### Centro Occidente Conference

Tied 2-2 on aggregate.Santiagueño won 4-3 on penalties.
Cacahuatique won 4-2 on Aggregate

### Centro Oriente Conference

Titan won 6-2 on Aggregate

### Centro Occidente Conference

Cacahuatique won 2-1 on Aggregate

### Grand final

* Apertura 2023 champions
* Titán 4th title

### Individual awards

| Hombre GOL | Best Goalkeeper Award |
| David Gomez Tiburones de Sonsonate | Kevin Aleman Cacahuatique |

## Clausura 2024

Only 16 teams registered for the 2024 Clausura. Topiltzin failed to register due lack of payments and were automatically relegated.

### Regular Seasons
#### Centro Oriente

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Titan | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 35 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Los Laureles | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 32 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Tiburones de Sonsonate | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 27 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Rácing Jr | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 27 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | San Pablo Tacachico | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 26 | |
| 6 | Fuerte Aguilares | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 21 | |
| 7 | Once Lobos | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 18 | |
| 8 | INCA | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 41 | −18 | 13 | |
| 9 | Vendaval | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 59 | −56 | 0 | |

#### Centro Occidente

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | El Roble | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 25 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Corinto | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 19 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Cacahuatique | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 16 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Cruzeiro | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 14 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Santiagueno | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 14 | |
| 6 | Balboa | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 12 | |
| 7 | Pipil | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 12 | |

## Finals
### Centro Oriente Conference

Cacahuatique won 6-1 on Aggregate.
4-4 on Aggregate. El Roble won 8-7 on Penalty shootout

### Centro Occidente Conference

Tiburones Sonsonate won 3-1 on Aggregate
Titan won 2-1 on Aggregate

### Centro Oriente Conference

Cacahuatique won 3-0 on Aggregate

### Centro Occidente Conference

1-1 on Aggregate. Tiburones Sonsonate won 4-2 on penalties

### Grand final

* Clausura 2024 champions
* Cacahuatique 1st title

### Individual awards

| Hombre GOL | Best Goalkeeper Award |
| Luis Merino Los Laureles | Francisco Melendez Rácing Jr |