The Salvadoran Football Champion is the winner of the El Salvador National Football Championship (1926–1968) or the Liga Mayor (1969 to present) of football in El Salvador.
Currently, there are two champions each calendar year with one champion for the Apertura season and one for the Clausura season.
Short Tournament (1926–1946) Three regional champions, faced each other in the national championship. Each team represented a different section of the country (West zone, Central zone, East zone).
SeasonChampionRunner-up1926ChinamecaNequepio1927HérculesChinameca1928HérculesExcélsior F.C.1929–30HérculesExcélsior F.C.1930–31Hércules1931–32Hércules1932–33Hércules1933–34Hércules1934–35C.D. Maya1935–36C.D. Maya1937C.D. 33C.D. Alacranes1938C.D. 33C.D. Maya1939C.D. 331940España F.C.1941Quequeisque1942QuequeisqueJuventud Olímpica1943QuequeisqueFerrocarril1944Quequeisque1945Quequeisque1946LibertadOnce Municipal
League System (1947–1997) SeasonChampionRunner-up1947 Not held1948-49Once MunicipalLibertad1949–50 Not held1950–51C.D. DragónC.D. FAS1951–52C.D. FASLeones1952–53C.D. DragónJuventud Olímpica1953–54C.D. FASC.D. Dragón1955Atlético MarteC.D. Dragón1955–56Atlético MarteL.A. Firpo1956–57Atlético MarteAtlante1957–58C.D. FASOnce Municipal1959C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS1960–61C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS1961–62C.D. FASC.D. Águila1962C.D. FASAtlante1963–64C.D. ÁguilaJuventud Olímpica1964C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS1965–66Alianza F.C.Once Municipal1966–67Alianza F.C.C.D. Águila1967–68C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS1968–69Atlético MarteC.D. FAS1970Atlético MarteC.D. FAS1971Juventud OlímpicaAlianza F.C.1972C.D. ÁguilaJuventud Olímpica1973Juventud OlímpicaAlianza F.C.1974–75C.D. PlatenseNegocios Internacionales1975–76C.D. ÁguilaAlianza F.C.1976–77C.D. ÁguilaOnce Municipal1977–78C.D. FASOnce Municipal1978–79C.D. FASAlianza F.C.1979–80C.D SantiagueñoC.D. Águila1980–81Atlético MarteC.D Santiagueño1981C.D. FASIndependiente Nacional 19061982Atlético MarteIndependiente Nacional 19061983C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS1984C.D. FASC.D. Águila1985Atlético MarteAlianza F.C.1986–87Alianza F.C.C.D. Águila1987–88C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS1988–89L.A. FirpoCojutepeque F.C.1989–90Alianza F.C.L.A. Firpo1990–91L.A. FirpoC.D. Águila1991–92L.A. FirpoAlianza F.C.1992–93L.A. FirpoAlianza F.C.1993–94Alianza F.C.C.D. FAS1994–95C.D. FASL.A. Firpo1995–96C.D. FASL.A. Firpo1996–97Alianza F.C.L.A. Firpo1997–98L.A. FirpoC.D. FAS
Apertura/Clausura format (1999–present) The winner of the shorter, Apertura tournament has been deemed the "Champion Cup" winner, and the league format Clausura tournament as "champions". Clausura Season Clausura Champion Clausura Runner-Up 1999L.A. FirpoC.D. FAS2000L.A. FirpoADET2001C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS2002C.D. FASAlianza F.C.2003San Salvador F.C.L.A. Firpo2004Alianza F.C.C.D. FAS2005C.D. FASL.A. Firpo2006C.D. ÁguilaC.D. FAS2007A.D. Isidro MetapánL.A. Firpo2008L.A. FirpoC.D. FAS2009A.D. Isidro MetapánL.A. Firpo2010A.D. Isidro MetapánC.D. Águila2011Alianza F.C.C.D. FAS2012C.D. ÁguilaA.D. Isidro Metapán2013L.A. FirpoC.D. FAS2014A.D. Isidro MetapánC.D. Dragon2015Santa Tecla F.C.A.D. Isidro Metapán2015–16C.D. DragonC.D. Águila2016–17Santa Tecla F.C.Alianza F.C.2017–18Alianza F.C.Santa Tecla F.C.2018–19C.D. ÁguilaAlianza F.C.2019–20 Season Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21C.D. FASAlianza F.C.2021–22Alianza F.C.C.D. Águila2022–23 Season was cancelled due to the San Salvador crowd crush.2023–24Alianza F.C.C.D. Municipal Limeño2024–25Alianza F.C.C.D. Municipal Limeño
Apertura Season Apertura Cup Champion Apertura Runner-Up1998Alianza F.C.L.A. Firpo1999C.D. ÁguilaC.D. Municipal Limeño2000C.D. ÁguilaC.D. Municipal Limeño2001Alianza F.C.L.A. Firpo2002C.D. FASSan Salvador F.C.2003C.D. FASC.D. Águila2004C.D. FASC.D. Atlético Balboa2005C.D. Vista HermosaA.D. Isidro Metapán2006Once MunicipalC.D. FAS2007L.A. FirpoC.D. FAS2008A.D. Isidro MetapánC.D. Chalatenango2009C.D. FASC.D. Águila2010A.D. Isidro MetapánAlianza F.C.2011A.D. Isidro MetapánOnce Municipal2012A.D. Isidro MetapánAlianza F.C.2013A.D. Isidro MetapánC.D. FAS2014A.D. Isidro MetapánC.D. Águila2015Alianza F.C.C.D. FAS2016–17Santa Tecla F.C.Alianza F.C.2017–18Alianza F.C.Santa Tecla F.C.2018–19Santa Tecla F.C.Alianza F.C.2019–20Alianza F.C.C.D. FAS2020–21Alianza F.C.C.D. Águila2021–22Alianza F.C.C.D. Platense2022–23C.D. FASJocoro F.C.2023–24C.D. ÁguilaJocoro F.C.2024–25Once DeportivoC.D. FAS2025–26
Performance by club
Teams in bold are currently participating in La Liga Mayor.
TeamChampionsRunners-upWinning YearsFAS 19 23 1951–52, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1961–62, 1962, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1981, 1984, 1994–95, 1995–96, Clausura 2002, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2003, Apertura 2004, Clausura 2005, Apertura 2009, Clausura 2021, Apertura 2022 Alianza 19 15 1965–66, 1966–67, 1986–87, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1996–97, Apertura 1998, Apertura 2001, Clausura 2004, Clausura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018, Apertura 2019, Apertura 2020, Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022, Clausura 2024, 2025 Clausura Águila 17 13 1959, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964, 1967–68, 1972, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1983, 1987–88, Apertura 1999, Apertura 2000, Clausura 2001, Clausura 2006, Clausura 2012, Clausura 2019, Apertura 2023 Luis Ángel Firpo 10 11 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1997–98, 1999 Clausura, 2000 Clausura, Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008, Clausura 2013 Isidro Metapán 10 3 Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008, Clausura 2009, Clausura 2010, Apertura 2010, Apertura 2011, Apertura 2012, Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014, Apertura 2014 Atlético Marte 8 – 1955, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1969, 1970, 1980–81, 1982, 1985 Hércules 7 – 1927, 1928, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34 Quequeisque 5 – 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945 Santa Tecla 4 2 Clausura 2015, Apertura 2016, Clausura 2017, Apertura 2018 Dragón 3 3 1950–51, 1952–53, Clausura 2016 C.D. 33 3 – 1937, 1938, 1939 Once Municipal 2 6 1948–49, Apertura 2006 Juventud Olímpica 2 4 1971, 1973 Maya 2 1 1934–35, 1935–36 Santiagueño 1 1 1979–80 San Salvador 1 1 Clausura 2003 Chinameca S.C. 1 1 1926 Libertad 1 1 1946 Platense 1 1 1974–75 España 1 – 1940 Vista Hermosa 1 – Apertura 2005 Once Deportivo 1 – Apertura 2024 C.D. Municipal Limeño - Excélsior F.C. - Atlante - Independiente Nacional 1906 - Nequepio - C.D. Alacranes - Ferrocarril - Leones - Universidad - Negocios Internacionales - Cojutepeque F.C. - ADET - C.D. Atlético Balboa - C.D. Chalatenango -
See also Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
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