2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season

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Season 2016–17 Relegated TBD		Champions TBD Champions League TBD

Biggest home win TBD 8–0 TBD (February 12, 2016) Biggest away win TBD 0–5 TBD (November 22, 2015)

The 2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 18th season and 35th and 36th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza and Dragon were the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausura, 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 8 teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs. The champions of Apertura and Clausura will both qualify for the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League. Should the same team win both tournaments, the runners-up with the best aggregate record will qualify for the Champions League.

Team information

A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2015-16 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda División.

C.D. Atlético Marte were relegated to 2016–17 Segunda División the previous season.

The relegated team was replaced by the 2015–16 Segunda División playoffs promotion winner. C.D. Municipal Limeno won the Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2016 title, meaning there was no need for a promotion playoff and were promoted automatically.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2016.

Champions: C.D. Municipal Limeño

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2016.

Last Place: Atlético Marte

League table

Template:2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season Apertura table

Results

The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Scoring

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First goal of the season: Guillermo Stradella for C.D. FAS against UES, 21 minutes (July 29, 2016)

First goal by a foreign player: Guillermo Stradella for C.D. FAS against UES, 21 minutes (July 29, 2016)

Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes

Eder Arias for C.D. Chalatenango against A.D. Isidro Metapan (August 16, 2016)

Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+1 minutes

Johnathan Aguila for C.D. FAS against UES (July 29, 2016)

First penalty Kick of the season: TBD for TBD against TBD, 89 minutes (August 3, 2016)

Widest winning margin: 4 goals

Alianza F.C. 4–0 C.D. Chalatenango (, 2016)

Aguila 5-1 UES (, 2016)

First hat-trick of the season: Girvon Brown for Metapan against C.D. Pasaquina (September 28, 2016)

First own goal of the season: Kevin Carabantes (C.D. Chalatenango) for A.D. Isidro Metapan (August 16, 2016)

Most goals in a match: 7 goals

C.D. Chalatenango 3–4 C.D. Dragon (September 28, 2016)

Most goals by one team in a match: 5 goals

Aguila 5-1 UES (, 2016)

Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals

TBD 5–2(1–2) TBD (2nd half, September 30, 2016)

Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals

C.D. Chalatenango 3–4 C.D. Dragon (September 28, 2016)

Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals

Girvon Brown for Metapan against C.D. Pasaquina (September 17, 2016)

Gustavo Guerreño for Pasaquina against C.D. Universidad de El Salvador (September 2016)

Williams Reyes for Firpo against C.D. Pasaquina (October 9, 2016)

Sebastian Abreu for Santa Tecla F.C. against C.D. Aguila (December 7, 2016)

Club

Most clean sheets: C.D. Aguila

Fewest clean sheets: UES

Best Home record during the Apertura season: Sonsonate

23 out of 33 points (7 wins, 2 draws, and 2 loss)

Worst Home record during the Apertura season: Dragon and UES

6 out of 33 points (1 win, 3 draws, and 7 losses)

Best Away record during the Apertura season: Aguila

20 out of 33 points (5 wins, 5 draws, and 1 losses)

Worst Away record during the Apertura season: UES

6 out of 33 points (1 win, 3 draws, and 7 losses)

Highest scoring team: Alianza F.C.

45 goals

Lowest scoring team: UES

48 goals

Quarterfinals

First leg

Second leg

2-2. Sonsonate advanced as the higher seeded team.

Aguila won 3 – 1 on aggregate.

2-2. Alianza advanced as the higher seeded team.

Santa Tecla won 3 – 2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

Alianza won 4 – 0 on aggregate.

Santa Tecla won 4 – 3 on aggregate.

League table

Template:2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season Clausura table

Results

The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Scoring

First goal of the season: Erick Villalobos for C.D. Pasaquina against Alianza, 35 minutes (January 14, 2017)

First goal by a foreign player: Darío Ferreira for Alianza F.C: against Pasaquina, 57 minutes (January 14, 2017)

Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes

TBD for TBD against TBD (2017)

Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+1 minutes

TBD for TBD against TBD (2017)

First penalty Kick of the season: Danilo Peinado for C.D. Aguila against Firpo, 81 minutes (15 January,2017)

Widest winning margin: 3 goals

C.D. Aguila 5-2 Firpo (15 January,2017)

First hat-trick of the season: TBD for TBD against TBD (September 28, 2016)

First own goal of the season: TBD (TBD) for TBD ( 2017)

Most goals in a match: 7 goals

C.D. Aguila 5-2 Firpo (15 January,2017)

Most goals by one team in a match: 5 goals

C.D. Aguila 5-2 Firpo (15 January,2017)

Most goals in one half by one team: 3 goals

C.D. Aguila 3–0(5–2) Firpo (1st half, 2017)

Most goals scored by losing team: TBD goals

TBD 3–4 TBD ( 2017)

Most goals by one player in a single match: 2 goals

Miguel Lemus for Firpo against Aguila (15 January, 2017)

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2016–17 season. The following players:

Have played at least one game for the respective club.
Have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player/s is released and its before the close of the season transfer window.

(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)