# 2016–17 Copa El Salvador

The Copa El Salvador 2016–17 is the fifth staging of the Copa El Salvador football tournament and the first was played since the 2014–15 edition when the tournament was known as the Copa Presidente.
This tournament started on 16 October 2016.

## Participants

This tournament will feature all the clubs from the Salvadoran Primera División, 12 from the Segunda División, and 12 from the Tercera División.

## Group stage

Each group was composed of three clubs: one from Primera División, one from Segunda División and one from the Tercera División. The clubs played a double round-robin for a total of four games each. The 12 group winners and top 4 group runners-up advanced to the knockout stage.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Isidro Metapán | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Espartano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Leones de Occidente | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FAS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Once Municipal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | ADET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Juventud Cara Sucia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Once Lobos | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Sonsonate | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Universidad de El Salvador | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Atlético Comalapa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Municipal Ilopaneco | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Santa Tecla | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | El Roble | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Escuela de Fútbol de Guazapa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 3 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Alianza | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Audaz | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | San Jerónimo Nejapa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | −15 | 0 | |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sensunte Cabañas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chalatenango | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Vendaval | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 4 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Águila | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Luis Ángel Firpo B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | |
| 3 | Los Andes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pasaquina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chagüite | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | La Asunción | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | |

### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Luis Ángel Firpo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Jocoro | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | UDET | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 1 | |

### Group K

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Municipal Limeño | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Aspirante | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Real San Esteban | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 | |

### Group L

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Topiltzín | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Dragón | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | California | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | |

### Ranking of second-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Once Municipal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 8 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | I | Chagüite | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | J | Jocoro | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | E | El Roble | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 5 | F | Audaz | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | G | Chalatenango | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 | |
| 7 | D | Atlético Comalapa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | K | Aspirante | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | C | Once Lobos | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 10 | L | Dragón | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 4 | |
| 11 | A | Espartano | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | |
| 12 | H | Luis Ángel Firpo B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | |

## Knockout stage
### Qualified teams

The twelve group winners and the four best runners-up from the group stage qualify for the final stage.
Universidad de El Salvador were disqualified from this season's competition for failing to complete paperwork to be involved in any division, therefore making them ineligible.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| A | Isidro Metapán | — |
| B | FAS | Once Municipal |
| C | Juventud Cara Sucia | — |
| D | Universidad de El Salvador * | Atlético Comalapa |
| E | Santa Tecla | El Roble |
| F | Alianza | — |
| G | Sensunte Cabañas | — |
| H | Águila | — |
| I | Pasaquina | Chagüite |
| J | Luis Ángel Firpo | Jocoro |
| K | Municipal Limeño | — |
| L | Topiltzín | — |

### Quarter-finals

The draw for the round 16 was set to occur on 3 April 2017, but was postponed. No date has been set for this round to begin. Following discussion instead having a round robin competition they decided to change it to a single round knockout quarter finals. The round included three team from tercera division still in the competition, Juventud Cara Sucia, Sensuntepeque and CD Chaguite who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

### Semi-finals

| Quarter-final winners | Winners |
| A | Atlético Comalapa |
| B | FAS |
| E | Santa Tecla |
| F | Alianza |
| H | Águila |
| I | Chagüite |
| E | Jocoro |
| L | Topiltzín |

### Preliminary Finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 27 October 2017.
The semi-finals were played on 1 and 2 November 2017.