2020–21 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
# 2020–21 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

The 2020–21 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 2020 and Clausura 2021. 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 2020–21 seasons

Due to the Pandemic, several teams opted out to participate this season, with only 14 teams available to compete

Teams promoted to 2020–21 Primera División de El Salvador

* No teams promoted

Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2019

* No teams relegated

Teams relegated to Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2019

* No teams relegated

Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2019

* No teams promoted

New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division

* El Vencedor (Traded their spot with Atletico Marte)
* A.D. Destroyer (Purchased spot of Brujos de Izalco)

Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2020

* Atletico Marte (bought the spot of El Vencedor in the Primera division.
* Brujos de Izalco (sold their spot to AD Destroyer)
* Once Lobos (Opted to no Participate due to COVID-19 Pandemic)
* Racing Junior (Opted to no Participate due to COVID-19 Pandemic)
* Topilzin (Opted to no Participate due to COVID-19 Pandemic)
* El Vencedor (Opted to no Participate due to COVID-19 Pandemic)
* Gerardo Barrios (Opted to no Participate due to COVID-19 Pandemic)

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pre-Apertura changes |||||||
| Sonsonate | TBD | Mutual Consent | 2020 | TBD | 2020 | Preseason |
| Apertura changes |||||||
| C.D. Liberal | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | Mutual Consent | October 2020 | Esteban Melara | October 2020 | Group th |
| C.D. Vendaval Apopa | Byron Alvarez | Sacked | November 2020 | Luis Ernesto Moisa | November 2020 | Th |
| C.D. Marte Soyapango | Rudy Cecilios | Sacked | November 2020 | Edson Flores | November 2020 | Th |
| Pre-Clausura changes |||||||
| Aspirante | Jorge Calles | End of contract | January 2021 | Carlos Martinez | January 2021 | Preseason |
| C.D. Vendaval Apopa | Luis Ernesto Moisa | End of contract | January 2021 | Alonzo Aguilar | January 2021 | Preseason |
| Ilopaneco | Ricardo Garcia | End of contract | February 2021 | Jorge Abrego | February 2021 | Preseason |
| C.D. Dragon | Juan Carlos Marjano | End of contract | February 2021 | Mártir Paredes | February 2021 | Preseason |
| Clausura changes |||||||
| C.D. Vendaval Apopa | Alonzo Aguilar | Sacked | March 2021 | Angel Orellana | March 2021 | 1st |
| C.D. Cacahuatique | Marvin Hernandez | Mutual Consent | April 2021 | Efrain Solano | April 2021 | 1st |
| Municipal FC | Ruben Alonso | Sacked | 2021 | Ennio Mendoza | 2021 | th |
| San Palo | Wilber Aguilar | Sacked | 2021 | Rafael Mariona | 2021 | th |

## Apertura

### Teams

Only 14 teams chose to Participate in this season Competition

| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | Foreign Players |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aspirante | Jucuapa | Estadio Municipal de Jucuapa | Jorge Calles | N/A | |
| AD Destroyer | Puerto de La Libertad | Cancha Chilama | Juan Ramon Paredes | N/A | Jefferson Viveros Edgar Medrano |
| Cacahuatique | Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel | Complejo Deportivo Chapeltique | Marvin Hernandez | N/A | Fary Mancilla |
| Dragón | San Miguel | Estadio Jose Eliseo Reyes | Juan Carlos Marjano | N/A | |
| Fuerte San Francisco | San Francisco Gotera, Morazan | Estadio Joe Amilcar Moreno | Omar Sevilla | N/A | |
| Ilopaneco | TBD | Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez Apopa | Ricardo Garcia | N/A | Camilo Gomez |
| Juayua (Municipal FC) | Nahuizalco, Sonsonate | Estadio Municipal Flor Blanco, Sonsonate | Ruben Alonso | N/A | |
| Liberal | Quelapa, San Miguel | Estadio Municipal de Quelapa | Nelson Mauricio Ancheta | N/A | Gregory Costly |
| Marte Soyapango | Soyapango | Cancha Jorgito Melendez | Rudy Cedillos | N/A | Jhony Moran Chan William Gurero |
| Platense | Zacatecoluca | Complejo Deportivo en Tecoluca/ EstadioTopilitzin de Jiquilisco | Guillermo Rivera | N/A | Juan Camilo Delgado |
| San Pablo Municipal | San Pabo Tacahico | Cancha Municipal Valle Meza | Wilber Aguilar | N/A | Bryan Obregon |
| AD Santa Rosa Guachipilín | Santa Rosa Guachipilín, Santa Ana | Estadio Jose Hernandez | Samuel Maldonado | N/A | Héctor Lemus |
| Titan | Texistepeque, Santa Ana | Estadio Titan | Edgar Batres | N/A | Breiner Ortiz |
| Vendaval | Apopa | Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez | Byron Alvarez | N/A | |

### Finals

**Quarter-finals**

**Second leg**

A.D. Destroyer won 4-3 on Aggregate.

Marte Soyapango tied 3-3 on Aggregate, won penalties

Platense won 1-0 on Aggregate.

Cacahuatique won 2-1 on Aggregate.

**Semi-finals**

**Second leg**

Platense won 3-2 on Aggregate.

AD Destroyer tied 4-4 on aggregate, won on penalties.

**Final**

Platense won 5-4 on Penalties.

* Apertura 2020 champions
* Platense 3rd title

### Individual awards

| Hombre GOL | Best Goalkeeper Award |
| - | - |
| Johnny Moran Marte Soyapango | Johnathan Valle Platense |

## Clausura

### Teams

Only 14 teams chose to Participate in this season Competition

| Team | City | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | Foreign Players |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aspirante | Jucuapa | Estadio Municipal de Jucuapa | Carlos Martinez | TBD | George Martin Ankamah José Bautista Balanta |
| AD Destroyer | Puerto de La Libertad | Cancha Chilama | Juan Ramon Paredes | N/A | Jefferson Viveros TBD |
| Cacahuatique | Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel | Complejo Deportivo Chapeltique | Marvin Hernandez | N/A | Cristian Gómez Fernando Landazuri |
| Dragón | San Miguel | Estadio Jose Eliseo Reyes | Mártir Paredes | N/A | |
| Fuerte San Francisco | San Francisco Gotera, Morazan | Estadio Joe Amilcar Moreno | Omar Sevilla | N/A | |
| Ilopaneco | TBD | Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez Apopa | Jorge Abrego | N/A | Camilo Gomez Sebastián Ortiz |
| Juayua (Municipal FC) | Nahuizalco, Sonsonate | Estadio Municipal Flor Blanco, Sonsonate | Ruben Alonso | N/A | Carlos Mario Palacios Héctor Lemus |
| Liberal | Quelapa, San Miguel | Estadio Municipal de Quelapa | | N/A | Gregory Costly |
| Marte Soyapango | Soyapango | Cancha Jorgito Melendez | Rudy Cedillos | N/A | TBD William Gurero |
| Platense | Zacatecoluca | Complejo Deportivo en Tecoluca/ EstadioTopilitzin de Jiquilisco | Guillermo Rivera | N/A | Juan Camilo Delgado |
| San Pablo Municipal | San Pabo Tacahico | Cancha Municipal Valle Meza | Wilber Aguilar | N/A | Bryan Obregon |
| AD Santa Rosa Guachipilín | Santa Rosa Guachipilín, Santa Ana | Estadio Jose Hernandez | Samuel Maldonado | N/A | |
| Titan | Texistepeque, Santa Ana | Estadio Titan | Edgar Batres | N/A | Breiner Ortiz José Medrano |
| Vendaval | Apopa | Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez | Alonzo Aguilar | N/A | |

### Regular-seasons

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Titan | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 22 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Real Destroyer | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 22 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Marte Soyapango | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 20 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | San Pablo Tacachico | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 20 | +3 | 19 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Municipal F.C. | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 17 | |
| 6 | A.D. Santa Rosa | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 12 | |
| 7 | Vendaval | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 8 | |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Platense | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 26 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Aspirante | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 19 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Fuerte San Francisco | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 17 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Liberal | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 17 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Cacahuatique | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 15 | |
| 6 | Dragon | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 11 | |
| 7 | Ilopaneco | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 8 | |

### Finals

**Quarter-finals**

**Second leg**

A.D. Destroyer won 3-1 on Aggregate.

San Pablo won 3-1 on Aggregate.

2-2. Fuerte San Francisco won 7-6 on penalties.

Platense won 3-2 on Aggregate.

**Semi-finals**

**Second leg**

Platense won 2-1 on Aggregate.

AD Destroyer tied 3-1 won on aggregate.

**Final**

AD Destroyer won 5-4 on Penalties.

* Clausura 2021 champions
* A.D. Destroyer 2nd title
