# 2022–23 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

The 2022–23 season (officially known as Liga de Plata and also as Torneo Luis Baltazar Ramírez) was El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. The season was split into two championships: Apertura 2022 and Clausura 2023. 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 2022–23 seasons

Teams promoted to 2022–23 Primera División de El Salvador
* Dragon
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2022
* Municipal Limeno.
Teams relegated to Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2022
* AD Santa Rosa
* El Vencedor
Teams promoted from Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2022
* A.D. Masahuat
* Club Deportivo Pipil
New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division
* Atletico Balboa (Purchased spot of Aspirante)
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2022
* Aspirante (Sold spot to Atlético Balboa)

## Notable events
### FESFUT removal and games suspensions

On the 20th of July, the Governmental National Sports Institute (INDES) in association with the Attorney general raided Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT) in relation to money laundering and fraudulent administration. INDES issued an administrative resolution ordering the dismissal of FESFUT directors and the creation of a Normalizing Commission.
As a result of this internal crisis, all three main divisions games from round 2 to 4 were suspended due to referees not showing up.
FIFA could suspend El Salvador if its state-led sports institute removes the heads of the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT) in favor of hand-picked officials, according to a letter shared by the federation online.
After a month and a half and with the imposition of a FIFA Regulation Committee in the FESFUT, plus the delivery of credentials by INDES, the second division obtained the green light to be able to resume their tournament, which was interrupted after a disputed date.
The Segunda Division announced on September 1, 2022 that the season would resume the Apertura 2022 tournament on September 17, 2022. The final would be played on 14 January.

### AD Juyua-Municipal

It was announced by club president that due to high cost, minimal support and lack of sponsorship, the club would sell their spot in Segunda division. In January 2023 it was announced that Nuevo Cuscatlán FC had purchased the spot and would participate in 2023 Clausura season. The club was to move to Nuevo Cuscatlán and play at Estadio Municipal Florencia.

### Clubs' failure to register for 2023 Clausura

Ilopango FC, Marte Soyapango and Real Atlético Sonsonate failed to register for 2023 Clausura season as all three owed unpaid salaries to players, coaching staff and the league.

## 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 |
| C.D. Topiltzin | Sebastian Hernandez | Mutual agreement | 2022 | Ervin Loza | June 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| Real Atletico Sonsonate | TBD | Mutual agreement | 2022 | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | June 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| Ilopango FC | Fredy Santos | Mutual agreement | 2022 | Rudy Cedillos | 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| Gerardo Barrios | Efrain Nunez | Mutual agreement | 2022 | Eraldo Correia | 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| El Vencedor | Erasmo Lazo | Mutual agreement | 2022 | Juan Oficialdeg | 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| C.D. Cacahuatique | Omar Sevilla | Mutual agreement | 2022 | Jorge Abrego | June 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| Corinto FC | Rolando Perez | Mutual agreement | 2022 | Victor Coreas | June 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| C.D. Titán | Jorge Abrego | Mutual agreement | 2022 | Juan Ramón Sánchez | June 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| Marte Soyapango | Mauricio Alfaro | Mutual agreement | 2022 | Ernesto Gochez | 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| AD Destroyer | Rodolfo Gochez | Resigned due to contract dispute | 2022 | Miguel Soriano | 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| C.D. Rácing Jr | Angel Orellana | Mutual agreement | 2022 | William Osorio | 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| Atletico Balboa | Roberto Gamarra | Mutual agreement | 2022 | Omar Sevilla | 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| AD Municipal | Edgar Batres | Mutual agreement | 2022 | Ennio Mendoza | 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |
| San Pablo | | Sacked | September 2022 | Luis Saravia | September, 2022 | 8th Grupo Oriente (2023 Clausura) |
| Vendaval | | Mutual agreement | 2022 | Jorge Molina | June 2022 | th (2022 Clausura) |

### During the Apertura season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| CD Masahuat | Ramon Sugar Aviles | Sacked | 7 September 2022 | Carlos Mauricio Rodriguez | 10 September 2022 | 7th (2022 Apertura) |
| Vendaval | Jorge Molina | Resigned due to contract dispute | October 1, 2022 | Francisco Hernandez | October 1, 2022 | 10th Grupo Occidente (2023 Clausura) |
| Limeno | German Rodriguez | Sacked | October 30, 2022 | Saul Prudenció | October 1, 2022 | 8th Grupo Oriente (2023 Clausura) |
| Atletico Balboa | Omar Sevilla | Sacked | November 14, 2022 | Luis Carlos Asprilla | November, 2022 | 2nd Grupo Oriente (2023 Clausura) |

### Between the Apertura and Clausura season

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Racing Jr | William Osorio | Sacked | November, 2022 | Enzo Artiga | November 25, 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Atletico Balboa | Luis Carlos Asprilla | Ended Interimship | December 12, 2022 | Misael Alfaro | December 13, 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Real Atletico Sonsonate | Nelson Ancheta | Contract finished | December 2022 | TBD | 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Gerardo Barrios | Eraldo Coreira | Contract not renewed | December 2022 | Omar Sevilla | December 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Once Lobos | Enzo Enriquez | Mutual Consent | December 19, 2022 | Nelson Ancheta | December 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Municipal Limeno | Saul Prudenció | Mutual Consent | December 2022 | Jose Romero | December 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| San Pablo Tacachico | Luis Saravia | Mutual Consent | December 2022 | Jose Angel Reyes | January 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Cacahuatique | Jorge Abrego | Mutual Consent | December 2022 | Carlos Romero | January, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| AD Inter Sivar | Juan Carlos Melgar | Resigned due to contract dispute | 2022 | Mario Villatoro | December 31, 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Topiltzin | Ervin Loza | Sacked | December 2022 | Geovany Trigueros | January 7, 2022 | th (2023 Clausura) |

### Clausura seasons

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Corinto | Victor Coreas | Mutual Consent (became coach to Jocoro) | March 1, 2023 | Amilcar Alfonso Guzman | March 3, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| Gerardo Barrios | Omar Sevilla | Mutual Consent (became coach to Atletico Marte) | March 4, 2023 | Luis Ramírez Zapata | March, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| AD Destroyer | Miguel Soriano | Sacked | March 14, 2023 | Cristian Lopez | March 18, 2023 | th (2023 Clausura) |
| TBD | TBD | Resigned due to contract dispute | May 2019 | TBD | July 2019 | th (2023 Clausura) |

## Apertura 2022
### Teams

Only 20 teams chose to participate in this season championship.
| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | Foreign players |
| Atletico Balboa | La Union | Estadio Marcelino Imbers | Omar Sevilla | Blas Lizama | Andres Vallecilla * Jackson de Oliveira * |
| Atletico Real Sonsonate | Sonsonate | Estadio Ana Mercedes Campos | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | N/A | Daley Mena * TBD |
| AD Destroyer | Puerto de La Libertad | Cancha Chilama | Miguel Soriano | Michael Lopez * | Adrian Ararat * Brayan Obregón |
| Cacahuatique | Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel | Complejo Deportivo Chapeltique | Jorge Abrego | Cristian Portillo * | Luis Aroleda Murillo * Yerson Javier Tobar * |
| Corinto FC | Corinto, Morazan | Estadio Municipal Corinto | Victor Coreas | N/A | |
| Fuerte San Francisco | San Francisco Gotera, Morazan | Estadio Correcaminos | Pablo Quinones | Daniel Marquez * | Stivens Maciel * Javier Lezcano * |
| CD Gerardo Barrios | | Cancha Municipal de San Rafael Oriente | Eraldo Correia | N/A | Fary Mancilla Josielson Moraes |
| Ilopango FC | TBD | Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez Apopa | Rudy Cedillos | N/A | Luis Felipe Ruiz Tapia * Bryan Zuluga |
| Inter San Salvador | Santa Tecla | Estadio las Delicias | TBD | N/A | Miguel Murillo * |
| Masahuat | | Estadio Municipal Masahuat | Ramon Aviles | Geovany Ulloa | No foreign players |
| Municipal Juayua FC | | Estadio Jose Milan Morales | Enio Mendoza | Eder Polanco | TBD TBD |
| Marte Soyapango | Soyapango | Cancha Jorgito Melendez | Ernesto Gochez | Erick Molina | Jose Medrano * Argenis Alba |
| Municipal Limeno | Santa Rosa | Estadio Flores Berrios | German Rodriguez | Felix Sanchez | Leandro Soares * Elix Coello * |
| Once Lobos | Santa Ana | Estadio 11 Lobos | Enzo Enriquez | N/A | Yefersson Palacios * Alvaro Moreno * |
| Pipil | Cacaopera, Morazon | Estadio Paul Fuentes | Oscar Amaya | | Hector Lemos * Yeferson Palacios |
| Rácing Jr | Armenia, Sonsonate | Estadio 21 de Noviembre Armenia | William Osorio | Freddy Portillo | Joseilson Moraes * Brayan Obregón * |
| San Pablo Municipal | | Cancha de Valle Mezas | Edgardo Batres | | Ronaldinho Caicedo Solis * |
| Titan | Texistepeque, Santa Ana | Cancha de futbol CD Titan | Juan Ramon Sanchez | Rosemberg Cueva * | Manuel Murillo * Devier Chaverra * |
| C.D. Topiltzín | Jisquilisco | Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco | Ervin Loza | Ever Corto | William Guerrero Jose Miguel Medrano |
| Vendaval | Apopa | Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez | Jorge Molina | Alan Gonzalez | Boris Polo Alvaro Moreno |

### Regular seasons
#### Centro Oriente

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Destroyer | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 47 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Titan | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 42 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Inter Silver Sivar | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 36 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Municipal F.C. | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 30 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | San Pablo Tacachico | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 29 | |
| 6 | Once Lobos | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 20 | |
| 7 | Real Atletico Sonsonate | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 18 | |
| 8 | Rácing Jr | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 17 | |
| 9 | Vendaval | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 38 | −21 | 9 | |
| 10 | AD Masahuat | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 54 | −35 | 8 | |

#### Centro Occidente

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cacahuatique | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | +14 | 39 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Balboa | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 33 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Fuerte San Francisco | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 30 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Marte Soyapango | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 29 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Ilopango FC | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 27 | |
| 6 | Corinto FC | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Municipal Limeno | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 24 | |
| 8 | CD Pipil | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 19 | |
| 9 | Gerardo Barrios | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 47 | −33 | 11 | |
| 10 | Topiltzin | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 13 | |

#### Centro Oriente

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jonathan Nolasco | Real Destroyer | 18 |
| 2 | Diego Chaverra | Titan | 15 |
| 3 | R Caicedo | San Pablo | 13 |
| 4 | R Caicedo | San Pablo | 12 |
| 5 | Daley Mena | RA Sonsonate | 12 |

#### Centro Occidente

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Hector Lemos | Pipil | 15 |
| 2 | TBD | Fuerte San Francisco | 12 |
| 3 | TBD | Cachuatique | 10 |
| 4 | TBD | Marte Soyapango | 10 |
| 5 | TBD | Topiltzin | 9 |

## Finals
### Centro Oriente Conference

Real Destroyer won 3-1 on aggregate.
Titan won 6-1 on aggregate.

### Centro Occidente Conference

Cacahuatique won 4-0 on aggregate.
Fuerte San Francisco won 3-1 on aggregate.

### Centro Oriente Conference

AD Destroyer won 4-2 on aggregate.

### Centro Occidente Conference

Fuerte San Francisco won 4-3 on aggregate.

### Grand final

AD destroyer :
| GK | Christopher Rauda |
| DF | Ernesto Crespin |
| DF | Marvin Molina |
| DF | Alejandro Serrano |
| DF | Cristian Burgos |
| MF | Michael Lopez |
| MF | Will Castillo |
| MF | Alexis Ramos |
| FW | Eduardo Merino |
| FW | Cristian Caicedo |
| FW | Jonathon Nolasco |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | TBD |
| MF | TBD |
| MF | TBD |
| Manager: |||
| Miguel Sorianp ||||
Fuerte San Francisco: :
| GK | Carlos Jose Melendez |
| DF | Giuviny Esquivel |
| DF | Francisco Carballo |
| DF | Ronald Torres |
| DF | Javier Luna |
| DF | Alexander Marquez |
| MF | Carlos Marquez |
| MF | Cristhian Stivens Maciel |
| MF | Diego Ortez |
| FW | Kevin Cruz |
| FW | Alexander Rodriguez |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | TBD |
| FW | TBD |
| Manager: |||
| Pablo Quinones ||||
* Apertura 2022 champions
* Fuerte San Francisco 2nd title

### Individual awards

| Hombre GOL | Best Goalkeeper Award |
| Johnathan Nolasco AD Destroyer | Josue Funes Cacahuatique |

## Clausura 2023
### Teams

Only 17 teams registered for the 2023 Clausura. 3 clubs (Ilopango FC, Marte Soyapango and Real Atlético Sonsonate) failed to register due lack of payments. AD Juayua sold their spot to Atlético Nacional Cuscatleco.
| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | Foreign players |
| Atletico Balboa | La Union | Estadio Marcelino Imbers | Misael Alfaro * | Jefrey Cruz | Javier Lezcano * TBD * |
| AD Destroyer | Puerto de La Libertad | Cancha Chilama | Miguel Soriano | | Jeison Estupian * Cristian Caicedo * |
| Cacahuatique | Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel | Complejo Deportivo Chapeltique | Carlos Romero * | N/A | Jerson Torvar * Julian Grueso * |
| Corinto | Corinto, Morazan | Estadio Municipal Corinto | Victor Coreas * | N/A | Argenis Alba * Jose Medrano * |
| Fuerte San Francisco | San Francisco Gotera, Morazan | Estadio Correcaminos | Pablo Quinones * | N/A | Cristhian Stivens Maciel * Cristian Vaquero * |
| Gerardo Barrios | San Rafael Oriente, El Salvador. | Cancha Municipal de San Rafael Oriente | Omar Sevilla * | N/A | Fernando Cortez * Camilo Quinores Caicedo * |
| Inter San Salvador | Santa Tecla | Estadio las Delicias | Mario Villatoro * | Miguel Murillo * | Luis Alberto Perea * TBD * |
| Masahuat | Masahuat, Santa Ana department | Estadio Municipal Masahuat | Ramon Aviles | Geovany Ulloa | No foreign players |
| Atletico Nacional Cuscatleco - Juyua | Nuevo Cuscatlan | Estadio Municipal Florencia | Ernesto Gochez | TBD | TBD * TBD * |
| Municipal Limeno | Santa Rosa | Estadio Flores Berrios | Jose Romero * | Felix Sanchez | William Palacios * Brayan Díaz * |
| Once Lobos | Santa Ana | Estadio 11 Lobos | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta * | Luis Castro * | Gustavo Machado * David Quinonez * |
| Pipil | Cacaopera, Morazon | Estadio Paul Fuentes | Oscar Amaya | | Duvan Mosquera * TBD * |
| Rácing Jr | Armenia, Sonsonate | Estadio 21 de Noviembre Armenia | Enzo Artiga * | Manuel Alvarado * | Brayan Obregon * Josielson Moraes * |
| San Pablo Municipal | San Pablo Tacachico, La Libertad | Cancha de Valle Mezas | Jose Angel Reyes | Amilcar Flores * | Ronaldinho Caicedo Solis * Fabricio Moreno * |
| Titan | Texistepeque, Santa Ana | Cancha de futbol CD Titan | Juan Ramón Sánchez * | Bryan Ortega | Devier Chaverra * Manuel Murillo * |
| C.D. Topiltzín | Jisquilisco | Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco | Geovani Trigueros * | Ever Corto | Walter Gomez * Leider Palmera * |
| Vendaval | Apopa | Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez | Francisco Hernandez * | Alan Gonzalez | TBD * TBD * |

### Regular seasons
#### Centro Oriente

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rácing Jr | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 25 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | San Pablo Tacachico | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 25 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Titan | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 24 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | AD Destroyer | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 24 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Municipal/Atletico Nacional | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 24 | |
| 6 | Vendaval | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 18 | |
| 7 | Inter Silver Sivar | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 18 | |
| 8 | Once Lobos | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 18 | |
| 9 | AD Masahuat | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 15 | |

#### Centro Occidente

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fuerte San Francisco | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 25 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Cacahuatique | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 25 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | CD Pipil | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 23 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Balboa | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 22 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Municipal Limeno | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Gerardo Barrios | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 15 | |
| 7 | Topiltzin | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 14 | |
| 8 | Corinto FC | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 12 | |

#### Centro Oriente

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Yerson Tobar | Cacahuatique | 12 |
| 2 | TBD | TBD | 00 |
| 3 | TBD | TBD | 00 |
| 4 | TBD | TBD | 00 |
| 5 | TBD | TBD | 00 |

#### Centro Occidente

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | TBD | TBD | 00 |
| 2 | TBD | TBD | 00 |
| 3 | TBD | TBD | 00 |
| 4 | TBD | TBD | 00 |
| 5 | TBD | TBD | 00 |

## Finals
### Centro Oriente Conference

1-1 on aggregate. Atletico Balboa won 6-5 on penalties.
3-3 on aggregate. Pipil won 4-2 on penalties.

### Centro Occidente Conference

AD Destroyer won 1-0 on aggregate.
Titan won 3-0 on aggregate.

### Centro Oriente Conference

Atletico Balboa won 3-2 on aggregate.

### Centro Occidente Conference

Titan won 5-0 on aggregate.

### Grand final

Titan :
| GK | 1 | Ernesto Paz |
| DF | 15 | Jose Orellana |
| DF | 6 | Julio Cerritos |
| DF | 4 | Rosemberg Cueva |
| DF | 3 | Felix Sanchez |
| MF | 32 | Kevin Hernandez |
| MF | 19 | Mario Gutierrez |
| MF | 27 | Diego Cartagena |
| MF | 11 | Dennis Garcia |
| FW | | Manuel Murillo |
| FW | | Devier Chaverra |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | | TBD |
| MF | | TBD |
| MF | | TBD |
| Manager: |||
| Juan Ramón Sánchez ||||
Atletico Balboa: :
| GK | 25 | Carlos Aleman |
| DF | 23 | Christian Reyes |
| DF | 20 | Francisco Valladarez |
| DF | 5 | Juna Hernandez |
| DF | 4 | Javier Fuentes |
| DF | 7 | Dannis Cerros |
| MF | 32 | Florentin Alvarez |
| MF | 15 | Heriberto Velasquez |
| MF | 14 | Eldin Aparicio |
| FW | 17 | Gabriel Alvarez |
| FW | 9 | Javier Lezcano |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | | Cristian Huezo |
| FW | | TBD |
| Manager: |||
| Misael Alfaro ||||
* Clausura 2023 champions
* Titán 3rd title

### Individual awards

| Hombre GOL | Best Goalkeeper Award |
| Yerson Tobar Cacahuatique | Ever Coto Cacahuatique |