# 2017–18 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

The 2017–18 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 2017 and Clausura 2018. 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 from the 2017-2018 seasons

Teams promoted to 2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season
* Audaz
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2017
* UES
Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2017
* Leones de Occidente
* C.D. Vendaval
Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2016
* Ilopaneco
* Chagüite
* UDET
New teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division
* El Vencedor (purchased the spot of Luis Angel Firpo B)
* C.D. Vendaval (originally relegated but bought the spot of Marte Soyapango for $12,000)
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2017
* UES (team de-registered due to not filing the right paperwork in time)
* Turin FESA (team de-registered due to not filing the right paperwork in time)
* Firpo B (sold their spot to Vencedor)
* Marte Soyapango (sold their spot to Vendaval)

### Further changes

On January 17, 2018 Once Municipal was stripped of their footballing license due to unpaid fees to Segunda division and lack of payments to players and coaches.

## Team information

A total of 22 teams contested the league, including sides from the 2016–17 Segunda División and three promoted from the Tercera Division. Once Municipal was removed following the apertura season due to failure to pay the Segunda division.
Grupo A :
* Team
* Atl Apopa
* Brujos de Izalco
* Once Lobos
* Ilopaneco
* Rácing Jr
* EF San Pablo Tacachico
Grupo B :
| Team | Stadium |
| Atletico Comalapa | |
| Atletico Marte | |
| El Roble | |
| Independiente | |
| Platense | |
| San Rafael Cedros | Estadio Anastacio Aquino |
| Vendaval | |
Grupo C :
| Team | Stadium |
| Aspirante | |
| Chaguite | |
| El Vencedor | Estadio German Rivas Lozano |
| Fuerte San Francisco | Estadio Correcaminos |
| Jocoro | Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego |
| La Asuncion | |
| Topiltzin | |
| UDET | |

## Teams

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain | Kit sponsor | Primera Division affiliate or partnership |
| Atletico Apopa | Apopa, San Salvador | Estadio Municipal de Apopa | 5,000 | Marcos Antonio Portillo | | | |
| Atletico Marte | Ilopango | Estadio Azteca | 2,000 | Gabriel Alvarez | | | Salguero |
| Aspirante | Jucuapa, Usulután | Estadio Municipal de Jucuapa | 3,000 | Eduardo Santana | | | |
| C.D. Chagüite | Lolotiquillo, Morazan | Estadio Correcaminos | 2,000 | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | | | |
| Brujos de Izalco | Izalco | Estadio Salvador Mariona | | Juan Ramon Paredes | | Katty Sport | Smart Office Business Center |
| Comalapa | Chalatenango | Estadio Municipal de Comalapa | | German Perez | | Milan | Omnivision, Canal 22, Alcadia Municipal de Comalapa |
| El Roble | Ilobasco, Cabañas | Estadio Mauricio Vides | 4,000 | Fausto Omar Vasquez | | Katty Sport | Trasporte Duras, Capillas Ismael Guzman |
| El Vencedor | Santa Elena, Usulután | Estadio German Rivas | 5,000 | Omar Sevilla | | TBD |
| Fuerte San Francisco | San Francisco Gotera, Morazan | Estadio Correcaminos | 12,000 | Marvin Javier Hernández x | | | |
| Independiente | San Vicente, San Vicente | Estadio Vicentino | 8,000 | Ivan Ruiz | | | Caja de Credito San Vicente, Injiboa |
| Jocoro | Jocoro, Morazan | Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego | | Ruben Alonso | | | |
| La Asuncion | Anamoros, La Union | Estadio Jose Eliseo Reyes | 5,000 | Juan Francisco Najarro x | TBD | | MAXH3, |
| Ilopaneco | Ilopango, San Salvador | Cancha del Estadio Azteca | 8,000 | Guillermo Rivera | | | Sil Va, La cancha loca, Transportes guara |
| Vendaval | Apopa, San Salvador | Estadio Joaquín Gutierrez | 5,000 | Hector Jara | | | |
| Once Lobos | Chalchuapa, Santa Ana | Estadio Once Lobos | 2,000 | Jorge Molina | | | Zona Franco |
| Once Municipal | Ahuachapan, Ahuachapán | Estadio Simeon Magana | 5,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Platense | Zacatecoluca, La Paz | Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle | 10,000 | Eraldo Correia | | | |
| Rácing Jr | Armenia, Sonsonate | Estadio 21 de Noviembre | | Wilber Aguilar x | | | |
| EF San Pablo Tacachico | San Pablo Tacachico, La Libertad | Cancha Municipal Valle Meza | | Pablo Quiñones | | | |
| San Rafael Cedros | San Rafael Cedros, Cuscatlan | Estadio Anastacio Aquino | | | | | |
| Topiltzin | Jiquilisco, Usulután | Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco | 5,000 | Jorge Abrego | | | |
| UDET | El Tránsito, San Miguel | Estadio César Ángulo | 5,000 | Victor Fuentes | | | |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Pre-apertura changes |||||||
| Platense | Mario Martinez | Resigned | 2017 | Juan Ramon Paredes | 2017 | th |
| Atletico Marte | Luis Guevara Mora | Resigned | 2016 | Gabriel Alvarez | 2016 | th |
| Vendaval | Francisco Hernandez | Resigned | 2016 | Carlos Mauricio Sortelo | 2016 | th |
| San Pablo | Juan Ramon Paredes | Resigned | 2016 | Pablo Quiñones | 2016 | th |
| San Rafael Cedros | Bairon Ernesto Garcia | Resigned | 2016 | William Osorio | 2016 | th |
| Apertura changes |||||||
| Independiente | Ruben Alonso | Resigned to become coach of Sonsonate | August 2017 | Edgar Henríquez | August 2017 | th |
| C.D. Vendaval | Carlos Mauricio Sortelo | Sacked | August 2017 | Hector Jara | August 2017 | th |
| El Vencedor | TBD | Sacked | September 2017 | Mario Martinez | September 2017 | th |
| Platense | Juan Ramon Paredes | Sacked | September 2017 | Afrodicio Valladares | September 2017 | th |
| El Vencedor | Mario Martinez | Sacked | September 2017 | Omar Sevilla | October 2017 | th |
| San Rafael Cedros | William Osorio | Sacked | September 2017 | German Rodriguez | September 2017 | th |
| San Rafael Cedros | German Rodriguez | Resigned | September 2017 | Samuel "El Burro" Arias | October 2017 | th |
| Once Lobos | Cesar Acevedo | Resigned | September 2017 | Jorge Molina | October 2017 | th |
| C.D. Aspirante | Victor Giron | Sacked | September 2017 | Eduardo Santana | October 2017 | th |
| Chagüite | Ciro Emigdio Romero | Sacked | October 2017 | Efrain Nunez | October 2017 | th |
| Pre-clausura changes |||||||
| Platense | Afrodicio Valladares | Resigned | 2017 | Omar Pimentel | 2017 | th |
| Once Municipal | Ivan Ruiz | Resigned | 2017 | Ernesto Iraheta | 2017 | th |
| Racing Jr | Wilber Aguilar | Resigned | 2017 | Enzo Artiga | 2017 | th |
| UDET | Miguel Aguilar Obando | Resigned | 2017 | Erazmo Lazo | 2017 | th |
| Atlético Comalapa | Jorge Abrego | Resigned | 2017 | German Perez | 2017 | th |
| Topiltzin | Sebastien Hernandez | Sacked | December 2017 | Jorge Abrego | January 2018 | th |
| Independiente | Edgar Henríquez | Resigned | December 2017 | Ivan Ruiz | December 2017 | th |
| Brujos de Izalco | Marcelo Escalante | Resigned | 2017 | Juan Ramon Paredes | 2017 | th |
| San Rafael Cedros | Samual Arias | Resigned | 2017 | Ángel Orellana | 2017 | th |
| Clausura changes |||||||
| El Roble | Victor Coreas | Resigned | Jan 2018 | Fausto Omar Vásquez | Jan 2018 | th |
| San Rafael Cedros | Ángel Orellana | Resigned to become head coach of Barillas | Jan 2018 | | Jan 2018 | th |
| Chaguite | Efrain Nunez | Resigned | Feb 2018 | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | Feb 2018 | th |
| Platense | Omar Pimentel | Resigned | March 2018 | Eraldo Correia | March 2018 | th |
| Jocoro FC | Carlos Romero | Resigned, to become Audaz | March 2018 | Ruben Alonso | March 2018 | th |

## Apertura
### Final series

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1A | EF San Pablo Municipal (s) | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4B | Atlético Marte | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4B | Atlético Marte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1A | EF San Pablo Municipal (s) | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2B | Independiente FC | 3 | 0 | 1 pen. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Best Loser | Best Loser | | | | 2B | Independiente FC | 3 | 0 | 1 pen. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| of First round | of First round | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| of First round | of First round | | | | | | | | | 1A | EF San Pablo Municipal | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1B | CD El Roble (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 1B | CD El Roble (s) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1B | CD El Roble (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4C | CD La Asunción | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4C | CD La Asunción | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1B | CD El Roble (s) | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2A | CD Brujos Mario Calvo | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2A | CD Brujos Mario Calvo (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2A | CD Brujos Mario Calvo | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3C | CD UDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3C | CD UDET | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1B | CD El Roble (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1C | Jocoro FC | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1C | Jocoro FC (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1C | Jocoro FC | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4A | CD Once Lobos | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4A | CD Once Lobos | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1C | Jocoro FC (s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3B | CD Atlético Comalapa | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2° Best Loser | 2° Best Loser | | | | 3B | CD Atlético Comalapa | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| of First round | of First round | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| of First round | of First round | | | | | | | | | 1C | Jocoro FC (s) | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2C | CD Fuerte San Francisco | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2B | Independiente FC (s) | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2C | CD Fuerte San Francisco | 1 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 3A | CD Once Municipal | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3A | CD Once Municipal | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3A | CD Once Municipal (s) | 0 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2C | CD Fuerte San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 6 pen. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2C | CD Fuerte San Francisco (s) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2C | CD Fuerte San Francisco | 1 | 0 | 6 pen. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3B | CD Atlético Comalapa | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Semifinals

El Roble won 2-1 on aggregate.
Jocoro won 7-6 on aggregate.

### Finals
#### Second leg

Jocoro FC won 4-3 on aggregate.
* Apertura 2017 champions
* Jocoro F.C. 1st title

### Individual awards

| Hombre GOL | Best Goalkeeper Award |
| César Larios San Pablo | Felipe Amaya Fuerte San Francisco |

## Clausura
### Round of 16

Chagüite won 3-2 on aggregate.
2-2 draw on aggregate, Brujos de Izalco won 5-4 on penalties.
Topiltzin won 4-2 on aggregate.
3-3 on aggregate. El Vencedor won 2-1 on penalties.
Jocoro F.C. won 5-3 on aggregate.
Racing Jnr won 2-1 on aggregate.

### Quarterfinals

The best two loser teams in the round of 16 will advance to the quarter-finals, the teams were Ilopaneco and Independiente.
Brujos de Izalco won 2-1 on aggregate.
Chagüite won 3-2 on aggregate.
3-3, Independiente won 6-5 on penalties.
Jocoro F.C. won 5-0 on aggregate.

### Semifinals

Brujos de Izalco won 3-1 on aggregate.
Jocoro FC won 2-1 on aggregate.

### Final
#### Second leg

Jocoro won 6-3 on aggregate.
* Clausura champions
* Jocoro F.C. 2nd title

### Individual awards

| Hombre GOL | Best Goalkeeper Award |
| Luis Canales (16 goals) Atletico Marte | TBD TBD |

## Relegation table

The three teams that finished last in their respective group would normally be relegated . However, all three teams played a series of home and away games and only two were relegated to the Tercera Division this season. Apopa finished top and survived relegation. UDET and San Rafael Cedros were relegated.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | APO | UDET | SRC |
| Apopa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | | 1–1 | N/A |
| UDET (R) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 | 0–1 | | 4–0 |
| San Rafael Cedros (R) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | |