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

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's Primera División since its establishment of an

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format. Alianza and Dragón 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 or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the

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. The other champion, and the runner-up with the better aggregate record will qualify for the

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. 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.

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

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. C.D. Atlético Marte were relegated to

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the previous season. The relegated team was replaced by the

playoffs promotion winner. C.D. Municipal Limeño won the

Apertura 2015 The ' () and ' () tournaments is a split season format for Spanish-speaking sports leagues. It is a relatively recent innovation for many Latin American football leagues in which the traditional association football season from August to May is ...

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:

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Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

During the Apertura season

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons

During the Clausura season

Apertura 2016

League table

Results

Scoring

* 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

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(August 16, 2016) * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+1 minutes ** Jonathan Águila for C.D. FAS against UES (July 29, 2016) * First penalty Kick of the season:

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for

against

, 89 minutes (August 3, 2016) * Widest winning margin: 4 goals **

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4–0 C.D. Chalatenango (, 2016) ** Águila 5-1 UES (, 2016) * First

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of the season: Ricardo Brown for

against C.D. Pasaquina (September 28, 2016) * First

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of the season: Kevin Carabantes ( C.D. Chalatenango) for A.D. Isidro Metapán (August 16, 2016) * Most goals in a match: 7 goals ** C.D. Chalatenango 3–4 C.D. Dragón (September 28, 2016) * Most goals by one team in a match: 5 goals ** Águila 5-1 UES (, 2016) * Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals **

5–2(1–2)

(2nd half, September 30, 2016) * Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals ** C.D. Chalatenango 3–4 C.D. Dragón (September 28, 2016) * Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals ** Ricardo Brown for

against C.D. Pasaquina (September 17, 2016) ** Gustavo Guerreño for

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against

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(September 2016) **

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

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for Santa Tecla F.C. against C.D. Águila (December 7, 2016)

Club

* Most

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: C.D. Águila ** 11 * Fewest clean sheets: UES ** 1 * Best Home record during the Apertura season:

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** 23 out of 33 points (7 wins, 2 draws, and 2 loss) * Worst Home record during the Apertura season: Dragón and UES ** 6 out of 33 points (1 win, 3 draws, and 7 losses) * Best Away record during the Apertura season: Águila ** 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 ** 45 goals * Lowest scoring team: UES ** 48 goals

Top goalscorers

Top assists

Individual awards

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

= First leg

= ---- ---- ----

= Second leg

= ''2–2. Sonsonate advanced as the higher seeded team.'' ---- ''Águila 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.''

Final

Clausura 2017

League table

Results

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

against

, 57 minutes (January 14, 2017) * Fastest goal in a match: 1 minutes **

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for Firpo against C.D. Municipal Limeno (2017) * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+1 minutes ** TBD for

against

(2017) * First penalty Kick of the season: Danilo Peinado for C.D. Águila against Firpo, 81 minutes (15 January 2017) * Widest winning margin: 3 goals ** C.D. Aguila 5-2 Firpo (15 January 2017) * First

of the season: **

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for Alianza against

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(2 April 2017) * First

of the season: Bladimir Osorio (

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) for UES ( 2017) * Most goals in a match: 7 goals ** C.D. Águila 5-2 Firpo (15 January 2017) * Most goals by one team in a match: 5 goals ** C.D. Águila 5-2 Firpo (15 January 2017) * Most goals in one half by one team: 3 goals ** C.D. Águila 3–0 (5–2) Firpo (1st half, 2017) * Most goals scored by losing team: TBD goals **

3–4

( 2017) * Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals **

for Alianza against

(2 April 2017) ** Oscar Movil for Limeno against

( April, 2017)

Individual awards

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

= First leg

= ---- ---- ----

= Second leg

= ''Alianza won 4–0 on aggregate. '' ---- ''3–3. Aguila advanced as the higher seeded team.'' ---- ''Santa Tecla won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''2–2. Isidro Metapan advanced as the higher seeded team.''

Semifinals

= First leg

= ----

= Second leg

= ''Alianza won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Santa Tecla won 5–2 on aggregate.''

Final

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

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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. Águila *

Jimmy Valoyes Jimmy Valoyes Córdoba (born 30 November 1986) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Cienciano. Club career Ciclón del Golfo In 2012, Valoyes signed with Ciclón del Golfo of El Salvador. Dragón In 2013, Valoyes signed wi ...

* James Cabezas * Ignacio Flores Blue x

* Nicolás Fagúndez * Danilo Peinado * Adrián Colazo Blue x

Alianza * Iván Garrido Blue x

* Oscar Guerrero Blue x

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* Fabricio Silva * Wálter Vázquez Orange x

* Gustavo Guerreño *

Darío Ferreira Darío Ferreira (born 9 February 1987 in Rocha) is a Uruguayan professional footballer, who currently plays as a forward for Rocha F.C. in the Uruguayan Primera División Amateur.Bladimir Díaz Bladimir Yovany Díaz Saavedra (born 10 July 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Alashkert in the Armenian Premier League. Club career Chalatenango After 34 goals for Chalatenango in the Segunda División ...

* Eder Arias Orange x

* Rodrigo Cubilla * Mauricio Mendoza * Carlos Angulo Dragón * Álvaro Bely Orange x

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* Luis Valencia Orange x

* Josielson Moraes * Marcio Ayala *

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* Jackson de Oliveira FAS * Guillermo Stradella * Juan Aimar Orange x

* Facundo Martínez Blue x

* Facundo Simioli Blue x

* Matías Coloca * Allan Muraldo * Sandro Medaglia Firpo * Jhony Rios * Allan Murialdo Blue x

* Maximiliano Morales Roldán Blue x

* Joel Perucci Blue x

* César Iván González * Pierre Alexandre Pluchino Galuppo * Thiago Monteiro Accioli Da Silva Isidro Metapán * Henry Rúa Orange x

* Romeo Parkes * Ricardo Brown Blue x

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* Alexis Ramos * Ayukokata Ndip Limeño * Carlos Del Giorno * Jefferson Viveros Blue x

* Clayvin Zúñiga Green x

* Jesús Toscanini Blue x

Julio César de León Julio César de León Dailey (; born 13 September 1979) is a Honduran professional footballer who currently plays for Olancho in the Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso as a midfielder. He is known for being a free-kick specialist and was an i ...

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* Óscar Móvil Pasaquina * Julián Chávez Ruíz Blue x

* Gustavo Guerreño Blue x

* Javier Lezcano * Andrés Britez * Arlie Bernárdez * Dwane James Sonsonate * Zé Paulo * Carlos Hidalgo Blue x

* Jackson de Oliveira Blue x

* Elenilson Ferreira García Blue x

* Josimar Moreira * Yosimar Arias Green x

* Johan Condega Green x

Santa Tecla * Ricardinho * Joel Almeida *

* Oswaldo Alves Da Silva Blue x

* Sergio Souza *

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UES * William Guerrero Blue x

* Mckauly Tulloch Blue x

* Elison dos Santos Blue x

* Weslie John Blue x

* Diego González *

Cristian Gil Mosquera Cristian Ali Gil Mosquera (born 18 August 1979) is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career In 2005, Mosquera signed with Vista Hermosa. In June 2012, Mosquera signed with Atlético Marte. In 2013, Mosque ...

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* Lucas Rivero Orange x

''(player released during the Apertura season)'' Blue x

''(player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons)'' Green x

''(player released during the Clausura season)''

Aggregate table

References

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