2020–21 Primera División de El Salvador
The 2020–21 Primera División de El Salvador (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 22nd season and 43rd and 44th Primera División tournament, El Salvador's top football division, since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza F.C. and Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan 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 | 2020–21 |
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Champions | Alianza (Apertura) FAS (Clausura) |
Relegated | C.D. Sonsonate |
CONCACAF League | Alianza FAS Once Deportivo |
Top goalscorer | Nicolas Munoz (12 goals Apertura 2020) Rodolfo Zelaya (8 goals Clausura 2021) |
Biggest home win | Isidro Metapán 6-0 Once Deportivo (TBD, 2020) |
Biggest away win | C.D. Sonsonate 0–3 Isidro Metapán (TBD, 2021) |
Longest winning run | games by: TBD |
Longest unbeaten run | games by: TBD |
Longest winless run | games by: TBD |
Longest losing run | games by: TBD |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 3 April 2020. |
The champions of Apertura or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2022 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 two teams, the semifinalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.