# 2018–19 Copa El Salvador

The Copa El Salvador 2018–19 is the sixth staging of the Copa El Salvador football tournament and the second straight edition played since being brought back from its hiatus.
This tournament started on 13 November 2018.

## Participants

This tournament will feature all the clubs from the Salvadoran Primera División, 10 from the Segunda División, and 10 from the Tercera División.
The following 32 teams qualified for the tournament:
| Team | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best |
| Salvadoran Primera División (12 teams) ||||
| Aguila | 4 | 2016–17 | Champions (1999–00, 2014–15) |
| Alianza | 4 | 2016–17 | Semi-preliminary final (2005–06, 2016–17) |
| Audaz | 1 | 2016–17 | Group Stage (2016–17) |
| Chalatenango | 4 | 2016–17 | Round 3 (2005–06) |
| FAS | 4 | 2016–17 | Runners-up (2016–17) |
| Firpo | 4 | 2016–17 | Runners-up (1999–00) |
| Isidro Metapan | 4 | 2016–17 | Quarter Final (1999–00, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2016–17) |
| Jocoro | 1 | 2016–17 | Quarter Finals (2016–17) |
| Limeno | 4 | 2016–17 | Quarter Finals (2016–17) |
| Pasaquina | 3 | 2016–17 | Quarter Finals (2016–17) |
| Santa Tecla | 2 | 2016–17 | Champions (2016–17) |
| Sonsonate | 1 | 2016–17 | Group Stage (2016–17) |
| Segunda División (10 teams) ||||
| Brujos de Izalco | None | First Appearance | None |
| Independiente | 3 | 2006–07 | Quarterfinal (2006–07) |
| Rácing Jr | None | First Appearance | None |
| Once Lobos | 3 | 2016–17 | Round 5 (2005–06) |
| Santa Rosa | None | First Appearance | None |
| Vendaval | 2 | 2016–17 | Round 2 (2005–06) |
| Liberal | 1 | 2005–06 | Round 4 (2005–06) |
| Dragon | 3 | 2016–17 | Quarterfinal (2006–07) |
| El Vencedor | 2 | 2005–06 | Round 2 (2005–06) |
| Platense | 2 | 2005–06 | Round 4 (2005–06) |
| Tercera División (10 teams) ||||
| Juventud Independiente | 3 | 2006–07 | Semi-Finalist (2006–07) |
| SID Municipal | None | First Appearance | None |
| Turin FESA | 1 | 2005–06 | Round 3 (2005–06) |
| Juventud Cara Sucia | 2 | 2016–17 | Quarterfinal (2016–17) |
| Dulce Nombre Maria | None | First Appearance | None |
| ADEREL Lourdes | None | First Appearance | None |
| Jalacatal FC | None | First Appearance | None |
| Mar y Plata | 1 | 1999–20 | Round 1 |
| Cacaguatique | None | First Appearance | None |
| UES | 4 | 2016–17 | Round 3 (2005–06) |

## Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FAS (1) | 3–2 | Brujos de Izalco (2) | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Santa Tecla (1) | 5–2 | Juventud Independiente (3) | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Alianza (1) | 5–1 | Independiente (1) | 2–1 | 3–0 (Awarded) |
| Sonsonate (1) | 6–2 | SID Municipal (3) | 1–2 | 5–0 |
| Isidro Metapan (1) | 4–3 | Rácing Jr (2) | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| Chalatenango (1) | 4–4 (3–4 p) | Turin FESA (3) | 0–2 | 4–2 |
| Once Lobos (2) | 4–4 (4–3 p) | Juventud Cara Sucia(3) | 2–3 | 2–1 |
| Santa Rosa (2) | 7–4 | Dulce Nombre Maria (3) | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| Vendaval (2) | 4–2 | ADEREL Lourdes (3) | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Audaz (1) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Platense (2) | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Pasaquina (1) | 2–4 | Jalacatal FC (3) | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Aguila (1) | 7–2 | Liberal (2) | 4–2 | 3–0 |
| Limeno (1) | 2–4 | Mar y Plata (3) | 2–2 | 0–2 (Awarded) |
| Firpo (1) | 3–1 | Dragon (2) | 0–1 | 3–0 (Awarded) |
| Jocoro (1) | 3–1 | Chacahuatique (3) | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| El Vencedor (2) | 5–3 | UES (3) | 1–2 | 4–1 |

### Second leg
## Round of 16

The Round of 16 draw took place on February 1, 2019 . The first leg took place in the first week of February and the return leg the last week of February. Jalacatal FC, Mar y Plata and Turin FESA from Tercera División (third tier), are the lowest-ranked team still in the competition.

### Qualified teams

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FAS (1) | 2–0 | Sonsonate (1) | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Metapan (1) | 4–5 | Once Lobos (2) | 2–3 | 2–2 |
| Santa Tecla (1) | 1–0 | Turin FESA (3) | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Alianza (1) | 12–2 | Santa Rosa (2) | 6–2 | 6–0 |
| Mar y Plata (3) | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Firpo (1) | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Jalacatal FC (3) | 1–4 | Aguila (1) | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| El Vencedor (2) | 1–1 (7–8 p) | Jocoro (1) | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Vendaval (1) | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Audaz (1) | 0–1 | 1–0 |

#### Second leg
## Quarter-final

The quarter final draw took place on March 8, 2019 . The first leg took place in the third week of March and the return leg the end of March. Once Lobos from Segunda División (second tier), are the lowest-ranked team still in the competition.

### Qualified teams
#### Primera Division

* Santa Tecla
* FAS
* Jocoro
* Alianza
* Audaz
* Firpo
* Aguila

#### Segunda Division

* Once Lobos
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| FAS (1) | 1–2 | Santa Tecla (1) | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Alianza (1) | 1–4 | Once Lobos (2) | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Jocoro (1) | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Aguila (1) | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Firpo (1) | 2–4 | Audaz (1) | 0–3 | 1–2 |

#### Second leg
## Semi-final

The semi final draw took place on TBD, 2019 . The first leg took place in the second week of TBD and the return leg the TBD.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Santa Tecla (1) | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Alianza(1) | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Jocoro (1) | 1–3 | Audaz (1) | 2–3 | 0–1 |

### Second leg
## Final
## Top goalscorers

In bold, players that continue active in the competition.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Bryan Paz | Aguila | 4 |
| 2 | Edwin Ruano | Once Lobos | 4 |
| 3 | Ezequiel Rivas | Alianza | 4 |
| 4 | Jhon Machado | El Vencedor | 4 |
| 16 | Bladimir Diaz | Alianza | 3 |
| 5 | Christian Sanchez | Audaz | 2 |
| 5 | Cristian Cisneros | Isidro Metapan | 2 |
| 6 | Hector Ayala | Juventud Cara Sucia | 2 |
| 7 | Juan Landaverde | Dulce Nombre de Maria | 2 |
| 8 | Sergio Calero | UES | 2 |
| 9 | Armando Polo | Sonsonate | 2 |
| 10 | Manfredi Sosa | Jalacatal | 2 |
| 11 | Wilma Torres | Santa Tecla | 2 |
| 12 | Rommel Mejía | C.D. Liberal | 2 |
| 13 | Ricardo Ulloa | Santa Rosa | 2 |
| 14 | Joaquin Verges | Aguila | 2 |
| 15 | Emerson Mauricio | Alianza | 2 |
| 17 | Ronald Villata | Once Lobos | 2 |
| 18 | Luis Castillo | Vendaval | 2 |