2019–20 Primera División de El Salvador
The 2019–20 Primera División de El Salvador (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 21st season and 41st and 42nd Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Santa Tecla and TBD are the defending champions of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments respectively. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top six teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.
Season | 2019–20 |
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Champions | Apertura: Alianza Clausura: Cancelled, not awarded |
Relegated | No relegation |
CONCACAF League | Alianza FAS Limeño |
Top goalscorer | Nicolas Munoz (19 goals Apertura 2019) Diego Areco (10 goals Clausura 2020) |
Biggest home win | [TBD] |
Biggest away win | Santa Tecla 5–0 Independiente (September 1, 2019) |
Longest winning run | games by: TBD |
Longest unbeaten run | games by: TBD |
Longest winless run | games by: TBD |
Longest losing run | games by: TBD |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 29 June 2019. |
The champions of Apertura or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League. The other champion, and the runner-up with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF League. Should the same team win both tournaments, both runners-up will qualify for CONCACAF League. Should the final of both tournaments features the same 2 teams, the semifinalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.