Records and Statistics of the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
# Records and Statistics of the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional

The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics of teams, players and seasons in Primera División.

## All time League Records

### Titles

* Most top-flight League titles: 17, C.D. FAS
* Most consecutive League titles: 7,
   * Hércules (Amateur Era) 1927, 1928, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34
   * Atlético Marte (Professional Era) 3- 1955, 1955–56 and 1956–57
   * Firpo (Professional Era) 3- 1990, 1991 and 1992–93

### Top flight appearances

* Most Appearances: 64
   * C.D. FAS (1948–present)

### Records

**Team**

* Most league goals scored in a season: 88, Atletico Marte (1978-1979)
* Fewest league goals scored in a season: 8, Juventud Olimpica Metalio (1999 Apertura)
* Most league goals conceded in a season: 111, Cojutepeque F.C. (1994–95)
* Fewest league goals conceded in a season:,
* Biggest Win: C.D. Luis Angel Firpo 11-0 Cojutepeque F.C., 30 April 1995
* Best undefeated streak: Atletico Marte 20 games (10 wins and 10 draws), 1985 season
* First team that bought another team spot in the Primera División : Atlético Constancia buying Once Municipal for 1 colon in 1958.
* Most consecutive games won at home: 31 games Once Municipal (2016/2017) and Santa Tecla F.C. (2017/2018)

**Individual**

* Highest goal scorer of all time: Williams Reyes, 251 goals (2001-)
* First coach that has won a championship: Armando Chacón with Once Municipal in 1949.
* First foreign coach that's won a championship: Argentinian Alberto Cevasco with C.D. FAS in 1957-58.
* Most championship by a coach: Edwin Portillo won 7 titles with A.D. Isidro Metapan
* Most championship by a foreign coach: Chilean Hernán Carrasco Vivanco won 6 titles (Alianza-1965–66, 1966–67 and 1989–90, Atletico Marte -1968–69 and 1970, Aguila -1987–88)
* Most relegation by a team: 4, C.D. Dragon (1963/64, 1980–81, 1990–91, 2002-2003) and Once Municipal (1969–70, 1979–80, 2007–08 and 2012–13)
* Most goals scored in a game by one player : 7, Mario Aguila Zelaya with Firpo against Olimpic 7-0 (24 December 1950)
* Most goals by a top goalscorer: Argentinian Omar Muraco with 26 goals in 1958.
* Youngest player to play in the Primera División: 14 years old Ricardo Guevara Mora with Platense
* Oldest player in the Primera División: 43 years, 11 months and 1 day Magico Gonzales with San Salvador F.C. in 2002.
* First world cup champion player in the Primera División: Brazilian Zozimo played with C.D. Aguila in 1967–1969 (Champion with Brazil in Sweden 1958 and Chile 1962)
* First world cup player in the Primera División: Paraguayan Jorge Lino Romero played in the 1958 world cup with Atlante

## Records 1927–1997

* Most league goals scored in a season (excluding playoffs): 83 goals, Alianza F.C. (1965–66)
* Fewest league goals scored in a season: 11, C.D. Sonsonate (1977–1978)
* Most league goals conceded in a season: 111, Cojutepeque F.C. (1994–1995)
* Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 6, C.D. FAS (1981)
* Biggest Win: C.D. Luis Angel Firpo 11-0 Cojutepeque F.C., 30 April 1995
* Record away win:
* Highest scoring game:
* Most wins in a row:
* Longest Undefeated streak: Atletico Marte 20 games, 1985 season
* Most championship won by a player:
* Most Championship by a coach:
* Longest Period of time by a coach (in the first division):
* Most consecutive championship: 7, Hércules (1927, 1928, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34)
* Most seasons appearance: 64, C.D. FAS (1948–present)
* Most participants from one place:
* Most points in a season: 50 points, Alianza (1965–1966) and Juventud Olimpica (1971)
* Fewest points in a season: 2 points, San Jacinto (1950–51)
* Most Goals scored in a finals game:
* Most goals scored in a final game:
* Highest scoring game in a finals game:
* Most appearances (team) in the finals:
* Most defeats in a final series:
* Most defeats in a final:
* Most appearances in a final series without winning a championship:
* Lowest ranked winners:
* Lowest ranked finalists:
* Biggest win (aggregate):
* Most final series goals by an individual:
* Most goals by a losing side in a final game:
* Lowest finish by the previous season's champions:
* C.D. Aguila, C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca and Alianza F.C. that have won a championship in the season following their promotion to the Primera. They did so in
* Highest goal scorers during this period: David Arnoldo Cabrera, 240 goals (1967–1987)

## Records Clausura and Apertura (1998–)

* Most league goals scored in a season (excluding playoffs): 49, C.D. Aguila (Apertura 2001)
* Fewest league goals scored in a season: 8, C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio (1999 Apertura)
* Most league goals conceded in a season: 53, C.D. San Clara (2000 Apertura)
* Fewest league goals conceded in a season:9 (occurred three times), C.D. FAS (2009 Apertura), and C.D. Aguila twice (2009 Apertura & Clausura 2010)
* Biggest Win:
* Record away win:
* Highest scoring game:
* Most wins in a row:
* Best start to a season: Municipal Limeno 6 straight wins (Apertura 2000)
* Worst start to a season: UES 6 straight defeats (Clausura 2014)
* teams with the fewest wins in a season: Municipal Limeno (Apertura 2004) and Alacranes del Norte (Clausura 2010) with 0 games.
* Best undefeated streak: FAS (2003 season) and Isidro Metapan (2002 season) 18 games
* Most losses in a row: Once Municipal from round 12 Apertura 2012 to round 2 Clausura 2013 (9 games)
* Most championship won by a player: 10 by Hector Omar Mejia with A.D. Isidro Metapan.
* Most Championship by a coach: 7 by Edwin Portillo with A.D. Isidro Metapan.
* Longest period of time by a coach:
* Most consecutive championship won under the Clausura/ Apertua Format: 5 ( Clausura 2002, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2003, Clausura 2004, Clausura 2005,), C.D. FAS
* Most seasons in an Apertura/Clausura format:
* Fewest appearances in an Apertura/Clausura format:
* Most participants from one place:
* Most points in a season: 44 points, C.D. FAS (2003 Clausura)
* Fewest points in a season: 5 points (twice), Alcranes del Norte (Clausura 2010) and Once Municipal (Apertura 2012)
* Most Goals scored in a finals game:
* Top goalscorer in a final game: Williams Reyes 7 goals
* Most appearances in a grand final: 14, Alfredo Pacheco, Marvin Gonzalez, Cristiam Alvarez
* Most appearances in a final game: Williams Reyes y Alejandro Bentos
* Highest scoring game in a finals game:
* Most appearances (team) in the finals: 25 times Firpo (as of Apertura 2012)
* Most defeats in a final series: 23, Firpo (as of Apertura 2012)
* Most defeats in a final: 8, C.D. FAS (as of Apertura 2012)
* Most appearances in a final series without winning a championship: 7, C.D. Municipal Limeno
* Lowest ranked winners:
* Lowest ranked finalists:
* Biggest win (aggregate): 6 (twice), A.D. Isidro Metapan 6-0 Nejapa F.C. (Clausura 2009) C.D. Municipal Limeno 7-1 Atletico Balboa (Clausura 2000)
* Most final series goals by an individual:
* Most goals by a losing side in a final game:
* C.D. Vista Hermosa is the only team that have won a championship in the season following their promotion to the Primera. They did so in
* Lowest finish by the previous season's champions: Dragon 11th (Apertua 2016)
* Most goals scored by Goalkeeper: Alvaro Misael Alfaro (31 goals)
* Fastest goal scored in the tournament: Uruguayan Jorge Garay with Dragon in 7 seconds.
* First goal scored in clausura-apertura format: Magdonio Corrales with C.D. Municipal Limeno in 1998 against Santa Clara.
* First red card given in the clausura-apertura format: Mario Elías Guevara with Alianza F.C. in 1998 against C.D. Dragon
* Player with appearance with the most team: Julio Castro with 11 clubs (ADET, Arcense, San Salvador FC, Firpo, Alianza, Metapán, Águila, Balboa, Once Municipal, UES and FAS)
* Player with most own goals: Selvin Zepeda with 5 goals (2 with ADET, 1 with San Salvador FC, Nejapa and Alacranes del Norte)
* Youngest player to score a hat-trick: Colombian Bryan Gil for FAS against El Vencedor (18 Years and 4months)
* lowest game attendance in the Primera División: Alacranes del Norte-Metapán with 66 peoples in the Clausura 2010. the locals lost 881 dollars/\.
* Highest grand final attendance in the Primera División: 34, 212 people between FAS and Aguila (2003 Apertura)

## Goalscorers Record

### Top goal scorers of all time

| # | Name | Clubs | Career | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nicolás Muñoz | Chalatenango, FAS, Aguila, Alianza F.C., Vista Hermosa, Isidro Metapan, Firpo, Pasaquina, El Vencedor, Limeno | 2004-Present | 300 |
| 1 | Williams Reyes | C.D. Dragon, C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, Firpo, C.D. Chalatenango | 2000-2017 | 294 |
| 3 | David Arnoldo Cabrera | C.D. FAS | 1967-1987 | 240 |
| 4 | Luis Ramírez Zapata | C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C., Atlético Marte | 1971–1976, 1979, 1980-1992 | 184 |
| 5 | Rodolfo Zelaya | Alianza F.C., Chalatenango | 2012-2013,2015-Present | 157 |
| 6 | Oscar Gustavo Guerrero | Excelsior FC, Platense, UCA, Once Municipal, Independiente F.C., C.D. Aguila | 1969-1986 | 157 |
| 7 | Sergio Mendez | C.D. Aguila, Atletico Marte | 1962-1975 | 151 |
| 8 | Raul Diaz Arce | C.D. Dragon, Firpo, C.D. Aguila | 1988-1996, 2002 | 137 |
| 9 | Hugo Coria | C.D. Aguila | 1989-1994 | 132 |
| 10 | Miguel Gonzales | Alianza F.C., ANTEL, Atletico Marte | 1969-1981 | 130 |
| 11 | Rudis Corrales | C.D. Municipal Limeno, C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C., C.D. Dragon | 1999-2011 | 129 |
| 12 | Ruben Alonso | Alianza F.C., Fuerte San Francisco, Apaneca, C.D. Sonsonate, ADET, C.D. Municipal Limeño | 1985-1987, 1991-1999 | 128 |

### Top goal scorers in the League Format

| # | Name | Clubs | Career | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | David Arnoldo Cabrera | C.D. FAS | 1967-1987 | 240 |
| 2 | Luis Ramírez Zapata | C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C. | 1971–1976, 1979, 1980-1992 | 184 |
| 3 | Oscar Gustavo Guerrero | Excelsior FC, Platense, UCA, Once Municipal, Independiente F.C., C.D. Aguila | 1969-1986 | 157 |
| 4 | Sergio Mendez | C.D. Aguila, Atletico Marte | 1962-1975 | 151 |
| 5 | Raul Diaz Arce | C.D. Dragon, Firpo, C.D. Aguila | 1988-1996, 2002 | 137 |
| 6 | Hugo Coria | C.D. Aguila | 1989-1994 | 132 |
| 7 | Miguel Gonzales | Alianza F.C., ANTEL, Atletico Marte | 1969-1981 | 130 |
| 8 | Ruben Alonso | Alianza F.C., Fuerte San Francisco, Apaneca, C.D. Sonsonate, ADET, C.D. Municipal Limeño | 1985-1987, 1991-1999 | 128 |

### Top goal scorers in the Apertura/Clausura Format

| # | Name | Clubs | Career | Goals |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nicolás Muñoz | Chalatenango, FAS, Aguila, Alianza F.C., Vista Hermosa, Isidro Metapan, Firpo, Pasaquina, El Vencedor, Municipal Limeno | 2004-Present | 300 |
| 2 | Williams Reyes | C.D. Dragon, C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Aguila, C.D. Chalatenango, C.D. Luis Angel Firpo | 2000-2017 | 294 |
| 3 | Rodolfo Zelaya | C.D. Chalatenango, Alianza F.C. | 2008-2013, 2015-Present | 157 |
| 4 | Rudis Corrales | C.D. Municipal Limeno, C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C., C.D. Dragon | 1999-2011 | 129 |
| 5 | Franklin Webster | Chalatenango, FAS, Balboa, Vista Hermosa, San Salvador, Nejapa | 2000-2010 | 114 |
| 6 | Emiliano Pedrozo | Aguila, FAS, Nejapa, Santa Clara, San Salvador, Metapan | 1998-2010 | 114 |
| 7 | Anel Canales | C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, Once Municipal, A.D. Isidro Metapan | 2003-2013 | 110 |
| 8 | Alexander Campos | C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C., C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, Balboa, Once Municipal, UES, Juventud Independiente, C.D. Pasaquina | 2003- | 110 |
| 9 | Alejandro de la Cruz Bentos | C.D. FAS, Nejapa F.C. | 2001-2015 | 106 |
| 10 | Adonai Martínez | Alianza F.C., C.D. Chalatenango, C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, San Salvador, Once Municipal | 1998-2007 | 98 |
| 15 | Ricardinho | Santa Tecla F.C., Isidro Metapan, Atletico Marte | 2013-2021 | 93 |
| 11 | Juan Carlos Reyes | Atlético Balboa, Once Municipal, Nejapa F.C., Luis Ángel Firpo A.D. Isidro Metapan, Juventud Independiente | 2003-2013 | 78 |
| 12 | Paolo Suarez | C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Sonsonate | 2005-2012, 2015-2016, 2016– | 71 |
| TBD | Bladimir Diaz | Alianza F.C., C.D. Chalatenango | 2016-2019 | 71 |
| 13 | Cristian Gil Mosquera | C.D. Vista Hermosa, Atletico Balboa, San Salvador F.C., UES | 2005-2017 | 70 |
| 14 | Patricio Barroche | C.D. Vista Hermosa, Firpo, C.D. Aguila | 2005-2010 | 70 |
| 31 | Oscar Ceren | Alianza F.C., A.D. Isidro Metapan | 2009-2020 | 68 |
| 29 | Tony Rugamas | C.D. Aguila, C.D. FAS, Alianza F.C., A.D. Isidro Metapan, Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan | 2011-2019,2020- | 65 |
| 16 | Fredy Gonzales Vichez | Firpo, FAS, Aguila, Metapan, San Salvador F.C., C.D. Chalatenango | 1998-2009 | 65 |
| 17 | Jose Manuel "Black" Martinez | Atletico Balboa, C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, San Salvador F.C., Nejapa F.C., C.D. Chalatenango | 1999-2010 | 62 |
| 19 | Alex Erazo | C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C., C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, Juventud Independiente, UES | 2003-2013 | 62 |
| 18 | Juan Carlos Portillo | Juventud Independiente, Alianza F.C. | | 61 |
| 18 | Osael Romero | C.D. Vista Hermosa, C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C. | 2006-2013 | 60 |
| 20 | Lester Blanco | C.D. FAS, Atletico Marte, A.D. Isidro Metapan, Atletico Marte, Santa Tecla F.C. | 2007-2019 | 60 |
| 21 | Alexander Obregon | C.D. FAS, C.D. Chalatenango, Independiente Nacional 1906, C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo, San Salvador F.C. | 2002-2009 | 59 |
| 22 | Cesar Larios | C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, UES, Atletico Marte, C.D. Aguila, Juventud Independienete | 2005-2014, 2015 | 59 |
| 23 | Josue Flores | C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Aguila, | 2006-2018 | 59 |
| 24 | Eliseo Quintanilla | C.D. FAS, C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C., A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, San Salvador F.C. | 1999-2014 | 58 |
| 25 | Celio Rodríguez | C.D. Luis Angel Firpo | 1998-2001 | 56 |
| 26 | Mauro Núñez Bastos | C.D. Aguila | 2001-2003 | 55 |
| 28 | Sean Fraser | Once Municipal, Alianza F.C., C.D. Dragon | 2011-2015 | 53 |
| 30 | José Orlando Martínez | Atletico Marte, San Salvador F.C., C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, Alianza F.C. | 2000-2010 | 52 |
| 32 | Carlos Ayala | C.D. Chalatenango, UES, Atletico Marte | 2004-2016 | 49 |
| 33 | Dennis Alas | San Salvador F.C., Firpo | 2001-2013 | 49 |
| 34 | Alfredo Pacheco | C.D. FAS, C.D. Aguila, A.D. Isidro Metapan | 2000-2013 | 49 |
| 35 | Elias Montes | C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Aguila, | 1998-2012 | 47 |
| 36 | Emerson Umaña | C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Aguila, Santa Tecla F.C. | 2001-2013 | 43 |
| 37 | Nestor Ayala | Once Lobos, Atletico Balboa, C.D. FAS | 2004-2007 | 43 |
| 38 | William Torres | C.D. Aguila | | 43 |
| 39 | Gabriel Garcete | C.D. Chalatenango, Atlético Balboa, C.D. Municipal Limeno, C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, UES | 2005-2013 | 43 |

Note: Players in bold text are still active in the Primera División.

Last updated: 6 May 2013 (after round 18 of the Clausura championship). Source:

## Appearances Record

### Top Appearances in the Apertura/Clausura Format

| # | Name | Clubs | Career | Appearances |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Williams Reyes | C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Dragon, Firpo, Chalatenango | 2000-2017 | 500 |
| 1 | William Osorio | C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, C.D. Chalatenango | 1990-2007 | 495 |
| 2 | Ramiro Carballo | C.D. Universidad de El Salvador, A.D. Isidro Metapan, Alianza F.C., San Salvador F.C. | 1997-2017 | 600 |
| 3 | Mario Elias Guevara | Once Municipal, Alianza F.C. | 1996-2008 | 490 |
| 5 | Rudis Corrales | C.D. Municipal Limeno C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C. | 1996-2008 | 421 |
| TBD | Alvaro Misael Alfaro | , A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C. | | 400+ |
| TBD | Adolfo Menéndez | C.D. FAS C.D. Aguila, A.D. Isidro Metapan | TBD | 400+ |
| TBD | Emiliano Pedrozo | A.D. Isidro Metapan C.D. FAS, Nejapa F.C., Atletico Marte | TBD | 400+ |
| TBD | Manuel "Meme" González | A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Vista Hermosa, C.D. FAS, C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, C.D. Aguila, C.D. Universidad de El Salvador | TBD | 400 |

Note: Players in bold text are still active in the Primera División.

Last updated: 13 April 2013 (after round 13 of the Clausura championship). Source:

