# 2021–22 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

The 2021–22 season (officially known as Liga de Plata and also as Torneo Luis Baltazar Ramírez) will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022. 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 2021–22 seasons

Teams promoted to 2021–22 Primera División de El Salvador
* Platense
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2021
* Atlético Sonsonate (Originally C.D. Sonsonate were relegated, however the club disbanded due to non payments).
Teams relegated to Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2021
* None
Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2021
* Inter San Salvador
* Corinto FC
New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division
* Ilopango FC (Purchased spot of C.D. Liberal)
* Atletico Sonsonate (Purchased spot of Ilopaneco)
* Once Lobos (Returned after a hiatus)
* Racing Jnr (Returned after a hiatus)
* Topiltzin (Returned after a hiatus)
* Gerardo Barrios (Returned after a hiatus)
* El Vencedor (Returned after a hiatus)
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2021
* C.D. Liberal (Sold spot to Ilopango FC)
* Ilopaneco (Sold spot to Atletico Sonsonate)

## Notable events
### Change of name and ownership

On July 11, 2021 after gaining promotion to the segunda división the team Inter Salvador Silvar changed ownership and the club was relocated to Santa Tecla, the club rebranded itself as Inter Tecla.

### New team

After the Apertura 2021 season, Real Atletico Sonsonate sold their spot to Fenix F.C. who were previously playing in ADFAS Sonsonate, equivalent to the fourth division.

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| Pre-Apertura changes |||||||
| CD Vendaval | Angel Hernandez | Resigned | May 2021 | Luis Landos | June 2021 | Preseason |
| El Vencedor | None | On hiatus | 2021 | Ricardo Funes | June 2021 | Preseason |
| Fuerte San Francisco | Omar Sevilla | Mutual Consent | June 2021 | Marvin Garcia | June 2021 | Preseason |
| Cacahuatique | Efrain Solano | Mutual Consent | 2021 | Omar Sevilla | June 2021 | Preseason |
| Once Lobos | None | On hiatus | 2021 | Carlos Che Martinez | June 2021 | Preseason |
| AD Santa Rosa Guachipilín | TBD | Mutual Consent | 2021 | petro Portillo | June 2021 | Preseason |
| Atletico Sonsonate | None | New club | 2021 | Angel Orellana | July 2021 | Preseason |
| AD Destroyer | Juan Ramon Paredes | Mutual Consent | June 2021 | Jorge Abrego | June 2021 | Preseason |
| Marte Soyapango | Edson Flores | Resigned | July 2021 | Mauricio Alfaro | July 2021 | Preseason |
| CD Vendaval | Luis Landos | Resigned | July 2021 | Ramirez Moisa | July 2021 | Preseason |
| Inter Tecla | William Renderos Iraheta | Mutual Consent | July 2021 | Juan Ramón Sánchez | July 2021 | Preseason |
| Aspirante | Carlos Che Martinez | Mutual Consent | June 2021 | Samael Virgil | August 2021 | Preseason |
| Apertura changes |||||||
| El Vencedor | Ricardo Funes | Mutual Consent | August 2021 | Ruben Alonso | August 2021 | Group th |
| C.D. Dragon | Jose Mario Martinez | Sacked | September 9, 2021 | Oswaldo Franco (Interim) | September 2021 | Group Centro Oriente 9th |
| CD Vendaval | Ramirez Moisa | Sacked | September 11, 2021 | Jorge Calles | September 15, 2021 | Group Centro Occidente, 10th |
| AD Santa Rosa Guachipilín | | Sacked | September, 2021 | Marvin Linares | September, 2021 | Group Centro, th |
| Fuerte San Francisco | Marvin García | Sacked | September 21, 2021 | Luis Ramírez Zapata | September 22, 2021 | Group Centro Occidente, 10th |
| Topiltzin | Geovanni Trigueros | Resigned to be Municipal Limeño | September 11, 2021 | Sebastian Hernandez | September 15, 2021 | Group Centro Occidente, 10th |
| CD Gerardo Barrios | Ervin Soza | Sacked | September 30, 2021 | Miguel Aguilar Obando | September 30, 2021 | Group Centro Occidente, 10th |
| Inter Sivar | Juan Ramon Sanchez | Sacked | November, 2021 | Juan Carlos Melgar “Interim” | November, 2021 | Group Centro Occidente, 10th |
| AD Destroyer | Jorge Abrego | Sacked | November 17, 2021 | Juan Ramon Paredes | November 18, 2021 | Group Centro Occidente, 1st |
| Pre-Clausura changes |||||||
| Fuerte San Francisco | Marvin Garcia | End of contract | November 24, 2021 | Pablo Quinonez | December 2021 | Preseason |
| Aspirante | Samuel Vigil | End of contract | 2022 | Geovanni Trigueros | December 2021 | Preseason |
| C.D. Titan | Edgar Batres | End of contract | 11 December 2022 | Jorge Abrego | 2022 | Preseason |
| CD Gerardo Barrios | Miguel Aguilar Obando | End of contract | December 2021 | Sergio Ivan Munoz | December 15, 2021 | Preseason |
| Atletico Sonsonate | Angel Orellana | End of contract | December 14, 2021 | William Lopez | 2022 | Preseason |
| Rácing Jr | Jaime Medina | End of contract | December 2021 | Angel Orellana | 29 December 2021 | Preseason |
| C.D. Dragon | Oswaldo Franco | End of interimship, returns to being assistant coach | December 2021 | Marvin Benitez | January 2022 | Preseason |
| Municipal FC | Ennio Mendoza | Mutual Consent | January 2022 | Marvin Zepeda | January 2022 | Preseason |
| CD Gerardo Barrios | Sergio Ivan Munoz | End of contract | January 2022 | Eraldo Correira | January, 2022 | Preseason |
| Clausura changes |||||||
| CD Gerardo Barrios | Eraldo Correira | Mutual Consent | February 2022 | Efrain Nunez | February 17, 2022 | 1st |
| Municipal FC | Marvin Zepeda | Sacked | February 2022 | Edgar Batres | February 2022 | 1st |
| El Vencedor | Ruben Alonso | Mutual Consent | February 2022 | Erasmo Lazo El Raton | February 2022 | 1st |
| Once Lobos | Carlos Che Martinez | Sacked | March 2022 | Enzo Henriquez | March 2022 | 8th |
| Aspirante | Geovanni Trigueros | Mutual consent, Moved to be assistant coach LA Firpo | April 2022 | Carlos Che Martinez | April 2022 | 1st |

## Apertura
### Teams

Only 20 teams chose to participate in this season Competition
| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | Foreign Players |
| Atletico Sonsonate | Sonsonate | Estadio Municipal de Quelapa | Angel Orellana * | N/A | Gregory Costly Ronald Benavides |
| Aspirante | Jucuapa | Estadio Municipal de Jucuapa | Samael Vigil | Williams Reyes | Jefferson Viveros |
| AD Destroyer | Puerto de La Libertad | Cancha Chilama | Jorge Abrego * | Rosemberg Cueva | Mayer Gil Brayan Obregón |
| Cacahuatique | Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel | Complejo Deportivo Chapeltique | Omar Sevilla * | N/A | Luis Aroleda Murillo Luis Palacios * |
| Corinto FC | Corinto, Morazan | Estadio Municipal Corinto | Rolando Perez | N/A | |
| Dragón | San Miguel | Estadio Jose Eliseo Reyes | Jose Mario Martínez | Geovany Ulloa | Maxi Morales |
| El Vencedor | | Estadio | Ricardo Funes | Javier Hernandez | Diomer Hinestroza |
| Fuerte San Francisco | San Francisco Gotera, Morazan | Estadio Joe Amilcar Moreno | Marvin Garcia | N/A | |
| CD Gerardo Barrios | | Cancha Municipal de San Rafael Oriente | Ervin Soza | N/A | Fary Mancilla Josielson Moraes |
| Ilopango FC | TBD | Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez Apopa | Fredy Santos | N/A | Camilo Gomez Bryan Zuluga |
| Inter San Salvador | Santa Tecla | Estadio las Delicias | Juan Ramón Sánchez | N/A | Daley Mena |
| Municipal FC | | Estadio Jose Milan Morales | Enio Mendoza | Eder Polanco | Hector Lemus Carlos Salazar |
| Marte Soyapango | Soyapango | Cancha Jorgito Melendez | Mauricio Alfaro | Erick Molina | Jhony Moran Chan Argenis Alba |
| Once Lobos | Santa Ana | Estadio | Carlos Che Martinez * | N/A | Juan Camilo Delgado Duban Andrade |
| Rácing Jr | Armenia | Estadio 21 de Noviembre Armenia | Jaime Medina * | Freddy Portillo | Jadyr Da Sliva Santos |
| San Pablo Municipal | San Pabo Tacahico | Cancha Municipal Valle Meza | Rafael Mariona * | Felix Sanchez | Bryan Obregon Jeison Quinones |
| AD Santa Rosa Guachipilín | Santa Rosa Guachipilín, Santa Ana | Estadio Jose Hernandez | Alfredo Portillo * | Denis Monterrosa | Juna Chann Yeferson Palacios |
| Titan | Texistepeque, Santa Ana | Estadio Titan | Edgar Batres * | Bryan Ortega | Roger Guerrero Jonathan Cerrutti * |
| C.D. Topiltzín | Jisquilisco | Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco | Geovani Trigueros | Ever Corto | William Guerrero Jose Miguel Medrano |
| Vendaval | Apopa | Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez | Ramirez Moisa | Alan Gonzalez | Boris Polo Alvaro Moreno |

### Regular seasons
#### Group Centro Occidente

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Destroyer | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 37 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | San Pablo Tacachico | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 28 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Municipal F.C. | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 27 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Inter Silvar | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 27 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Titan | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 25 | |
| 6 | Racing Jnr | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | Real Atletico Sonsonate | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 23 | |
| 8 | Vendaval | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 20 | |
| 9 | A.D. Santa Rosa | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 16 | |
| 10 | Once Lobos | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 14 | |

#### Centro-Oriente

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cacahuatique | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 38 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Marte Soyapango | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 30 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Corinto | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 18 | +10 | 29 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Topiltzin | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 27 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Aspirante | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 26 | |
| 6 | Dragon | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 21 | |
| 7 | Fuerte San Francisco | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 21 | |
| 8 | Ilopango | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 19 | |
| 9 | El Vencedor | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 17 | |
| 10 | Gerardo Barrios | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 15 | |

#### Grupo A

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Raul Quijada | AD Santa Rosa Guachipilín | 15 |
| 2 | Carlos Salazar | Municipal | 12 |
| 3 | Eduardo Aldair Merino | Vendaval | 13 |
| 4 | Reynaldo Carpio | AD Destroyer | 10 |
| 5 | Eder Polanco | Municipal | 9 |

#### Grupo B

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Levi Martinez | Ilopago | 13 |
| 2 | Javier Ferman | Dragon | 12 |
| 3 | Rusvel Saravia | Gerardo | 12 |
| 4 | Gerson Sanchez | Marte Soyapango | 10 |
| 5 | Elias Gumero | Topiltzin | 9 |

## Finals
### Quarter finals
#### Second leg

Inter Sivar tied 3–3 on Aggregate, won 4-3 penalties.
Municipal FC won 3–1 on Aggregate
Cacahuatique won 3–0 on Aggregate.
Marte Soyapango won 3–1 on Aggregate.

### Semi finals
#### Second leg

Municipal FC won 5–3 on Aggregate.
Cacahuatique won 1–0 on Aggregate

### Grand final

Municipal FC :
| GK | Ismael Valladares |
| DF | Jose Vega |
| DF | Ulises Miron |
| DF | Noe Capacho |
| DF | Miguel Perez |
| MF | Cesar Aguilar |
| MF | Marlon Colocho |
| MF | Davod Gomez |
| MF | Carlos Salazar |
| FW | Hector Lemus |
| FW | Eder Polanco |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | TBD |
| MF | TBD |
| MF | TBD |
| Manager: |||
| Ennio Mendoza ||||
Cacahuatique: :
| GK | Jonathan Funes |
| DF | Cristian Portillo |
| DF | Aldair Reyes |
| DF | Eldin Aparicio |
| DF | Jose Hernandez |
| DF | Jordy Bonilla |
| MF | Luis Arboleda |
| MF | Rene Granados |
| MF | Jose Luis Rodriguez |
| FW | Juan Carlos Argueta |
| FW | Enrique Rivaz |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | TBD |
| FW | TBD |
| Manager: |||
| Omar Sevilla ||||
* Apertura 2021 champions
* Municipal FC 1st title

### Individual awards

| Hombre GOL | Best Goalkeeper Award |
| Raul Quijada A.D. Santa Rosa | Daniel Guiterrez Aspirante |

## Clausura
### Teams

Only 20 teams chose to Participate in this season Competition
| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | Foreign Players |
| C.D. Aspirante | Jucuapa | Estadio Municipal de Jucuapa | Geovanni Trigueros * | | Yoan Ballesteros * Diomer Hinestroza * |
| AD Destroyer | Puerto de La Libertad | Cancha Chilama | Rodolfo Gochez * | Rosemberg Cueva | Cristian Caicedo Matias Coloca * |
| Cacahuatique | Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel | Complejo Deportivo Chapeltique | Omar Sevilla * | Cristian Portillo * | Luis Aroleda Murillo * Luis Palacios * |
| Corinto FC | Corinto, Morazan | Estadio Municipal Corinto | Rolando Perez | N/A | Dandy Choles El Tigre * |
| Dragón | San Miguel | Estadio Jose Eliseo Reyes | Marvin Benitez * | Geovany Ulloa | Manuel Murillo * Kevin Moreno * |
| El Vencedor | | Estadio | Ricardo Funes | Javier Hernandez | Gregory Costly |
| Fenix FC/ Real Atletico Sonsonate | Sonsonate | Estadio Municipal de Quelapa | William Lopez * | N/A | Wilson Palacios Hurtado * Ronald Benavides* |
| Fuerte San Francisco | San Francisco Gotera, Morazan | Estadio Joe Amilcar Moreno | Pablo Quinonez * | N/A | Steven Riasco * Cristian Maciel * |
| CD Gerardo Barrios | | Cancha Municipal de San Rafael Oriente | Eraldo Correira * | N/A | Fary Mancilla Jose Marcos Quinonez |
| Ilopango FC | TBD | Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez Apopa | Fredy Santos * | N/A | Camilo Gomez Bryan Zuluga |
| Inter San Salvador | Santa Tecla | Estadio las Delicias | Juan Carlos Melgar * | N/A | |
| Municipal FC | | Estadio Jose Milan Morales | Marvin Zepeda * | Eder Polanco | Hector Lenus * TBD |
| Marte Soyapango | Soyapango | Cancha Jorgito Melendez | Mauricio Alfaro | Erick Molina | Jhony Moran Chan Argenis Alba |
| Once Lobos | Santa Ana | Estadio | Carlos Che Martinez * | N/A | Luciano Ezequiel Soria * Facundo Julian Carrizo * |
| Rácing Jr | Aremnia | Estadio 21 de Noviembre Armenia | Angel Orellana * | Freddy Portillo | TBD Josielson Moraes * |
| San Pablo Municipal | San Pabo Tacahico | Cancha Municipal Valle Meza | Rafael Mariona * | Felix Sanchez | Bryan Obregon |
| AD Santa Rosa Guachipilín | Santa Rosa Guachipilín, Santa Ana | Estadio Jose Hernandez | Marvin Linares * | Denis Monterrosa | Juna Chann Yeferson Palacios |
| Titan | Texistepeque, Santa Ana | Estadio Titan | Jorge Abrego * | | Neimer Miranda * Jhony Moran * |
| C.D. Topiltzín | Jisquilisco | Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco | Sebastian Hernandez | Ever Corto | William Guerrero Jose Miguel Medrano |
| Vendaval | Apopa | Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez | Jorge Calles * | Alan Gonzalez | Boris Polo Alvaro Moreno Teodulo Bonilla * |

### Regular seasons
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Real Destroyer | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 31 | +9 | 33 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Inter Silver Sivar | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 28 | +9 | 31 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | San Pablo Tacachico | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 30 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Rácing Jr | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 29 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Titan | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 24 | |
| 6 | Municipal F.C. | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Real Atletico Sonsonate | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 24 | |
| 8 | Vendaval | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 20 | |
| 9 | Once Lobos | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 19 | |
| 10 | A.D. Santa Rosa | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 11 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dragon | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Cacahuatique | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 36 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Fuerte San Francisco | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 35 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Marte Soyapango | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 15 | +15 | 33 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Aspirante | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Topiltzin | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 19 | |
| 7 | Gerardo Barrios | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 38 | −22 | 19 | |
| 8 | Ilopango FC | 18 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 17 | |
| 9 | Corinto FC | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 26 | −16 | 12 | |
| 10 | El Vencedor | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 55 | −35 | 5 | |

#### Grupo A

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Jhony Moran | Titan | 17 |
| 2 | Aquiles Mendez | Racing Jr | 11 |
| 3 | Reynaldo Carpio | Real Destroyer | 10 |
| 4 | Hector Lemus | Municipal FC | 10 |
| 5 | Yefersson Palacios | A.D. Santa Rosa | 10 |

#### Grupo B

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Javier Ferman | Dragon | 13 |
| 2 | Alex Marquez | Fuerte San Francisco | 12 |
| 3 | Luis Palacios | Cachuatique | 10 |
| 4 | David Diaz | Marte Soyapango | 10 |
| 5 | Elias Gumero | Topiltzin | 9 |

## Finals
### Quarter finals
#### Second leg

Racing Jr won 3–2 on Aggregate
Inter San Salvador won 4–2 on Aggregate
Cacahuatique won 3–2 on Aggregate.
C.D. Dragon won 2–1 on Aggregate.

### Semi finals
#### Second leg

Inter SS won 3–1 on Aggregate.
Dragon won 6–4 on Aggregate

### Grand final

Inter SS :
| GK | 30 | Steven Argueta |
| DF | 14 | William Flores |
| DF | 4 | Kevin Mejia |
| DF | 6 | Fidel Jimenez |
| DF | 2 | Nelson Galdamez |
| MF | 20 | Saul Cabrera |
| MF | 22 | Kilmar Echeverria |
| MF | 11 | Jairo Martinez |
| MF | 24 | Jose Villavicencio |
| MF | 32 | Cesar Orellana |
| FW | 7 | Harold Alas |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | | TBD |
| MF | | TBD |
| MF | | TBD |
| Manager: |||
| Juan Carlos Melgar ||||
Dragon: :
| GK | 1 | Felipe Amaya |
| DF | 24 | Kevin Berrios |
| DF | 3 | Melvin Cruz |
| DF | 2 | Kevin Obregon |
| DF | 12 | Cesar Lopez |
| MF | 19 | Henry Alvarez |
| MF | 17 | Zidane Martinez |
| MF | 33 | Elmer Bonilla |
| FW | 9 | Manuel Murrillo |
| FW | 11 | Javier Ferman |
| FW | 16 | Rommel Mejia |
| Substitutes: ||
| FW | | TBD |
| FW | | TBD |
| Manager: |||
| Marvin Benitez ||||
* Clausura 2022 champions
* CD Dragon 4th title

### Individual awards

| Hombre GOL | Best Goalkeeper Award |
| Johnny Moran Titan | Julian Chicas Fuerte San Francisco |

## Aggregate table

The Aggregate table is the general ranking for the 2021–22 season. This table is a sum of the Apertura 2021 and Clausura 2022 tournament standings. The aggregate table is used to determine the relegation to the Tercera divisions.