The Primera División Femenina de El Salvador is the main women's football competition for in El Salvador. It was established in 2010.
History There previously were some women's tournaments held in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
A New Salvadoran League
Preparation In September 2019, as part of the guidelines done by CONCACAF for clubs to be able to participate in the primera division, the formation of a women's division was needed. The new division was created by the Salvadoran Primera division, which will be run instead of FESFUT. The new season will begin in September 2019.
Format
La Liga Mayor Femenina follows the usual double round-robin format.
During the course of a given season (Apertura or Clausura), each club plays every other club twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 22 games.
Teams receive three points for a win, one point for a draw, and no points for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the top eight clubs at the end of the season progressing through to the finals.
If points are equal between two or more clubs, goal difference usually determines their placement.
Although when it comes to qualifying for the finals, if the team in eighth and ninth spot are equal on points, then a Repechaje or Playoff is needed to determine which team gains entry into finals.
A system of relegation exists between the Primera División and the Segunda División.
In May each year, at the conclusion of both the apertura and clausura seasons, the team with the fewest points on aggregate over both seasons, is automatically relegated to the Segunda División.
Clubs A total of 12 teams contest the league in the current season Team Home city Stadium Alianza Woman San Salvador Complejo Deportivo de ANDA Aguila Femenino San Miguel TBD Dragon Femenino San Miguel TBD FAS Femenino Santa Ana Estadio Fuerte San Francisco Femenino San Francisco Gotera Estadio Isidro Metapan Femenino Santa Ana TBD Jocoro Femenino Morazán TBD LA Firpo Femenino Usulután TBD Municipal Limeno Femenil Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión TBD Once Deportivo Femenino Ahuachapán TBD Platense Femenino Zacatecoluca Estadio Santa Tecla Femenino Santa Tecla TBD
Former teams Prior to league run by Primera division 2019 Independiente El Vencedor ADFA Cabañas ADFA Ahuachapán C.D. Opico ADFA Santa Ana ADFA Morazán ADFA Sonsonate Sensuntepeque ADFA La Paz ADFA San Vicente AD Legend's Club Sport Guazapa Escuela de Fútbol Municipal de Soyapango Escuela Municipal de Santa Tecla Instituto Municipal de Deportes y Recreación (IMDER) Selección de San Miguel
Following the league being run Primera division 2019 Municipal Limeno Sonsonate Chalatenango Atletico Marte Jocoro Santa Tecla
Managers The current managers in the LigaFemenina are: Name Club José de la Paz Portillo Águila Woman Cristian Zañas Alianza Woman Manuel Acevedo Dragon Woman Walter Montoya FAS Woman Firpo Woman Numan Asensio Fuerte San Francisco Woman Lesly Ventura Isidro Metapan Woman Alvaro Canizales Jocoro Woman Limeno Woman Once Deportivo Woman Afrodicio Valladares Platense Woman Rene David Lopez Santa Tecla Woman
List of finals YearChampionResultRunners-upTop scorer2010 Usulután 3–2 Sonsonate 2016 Clausura Opico FC 4–1 Legends Brenda Ceren (20 goals)2016 Apertura Legends 3–0 Ahuachapán Stefany Vanessa Hernández Guandique (20 goals)2017 Clausura Legends 3–1 Alianza 2017 Apertura Alianza Woman 4–2 AD Leyends Paola Calderón (goals)2018 Clausura Alianza Woman 4–1 AD Leyends Gabriella Pacheco and Maggie Segovia (23 goals)2018 Apertura Alianza Woman 3–1 IMDER Sheyla Flores (26 goals)2019 Clausura FAS 7–1 Municipal Limeño Alejandra Reyes (12 goals)2019 Apertura Alianza 4–2 FAS Damaris Quélez (34 goals)2020 Clausura Season Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020 Apertura Alianza Woman 3–1 FAS Paola Calderón (34 goals)2021 Clausura FAS 1–1 (3–2 ) Alianza Women Francisca del Carmen González (24 goals)2021 Apertura Alianza Women 3–2 (4–3 ) FAS Damaris Quélez (38 goals)2022 Clausura FAS 2–2 (5–3 ) Alianza Women Damaris Quélez (14 goals)2022 Apertura Santa Tecla F.C. 3–2 Alianza Women Damaris Quélez (24 goals)2023 Clausura Season was cancelled due to the San Salvador crowd crush. Damaris Quélez (43 goals)2023 Apertura Alianza Women 3–0 Aguila Damaris Quélez (21 goals)2024 Clausura Alianza Women 2–0 Isidro Metapan Damaris Quélez (22 goals)2024 Apertura Alianza Woman 2–0 Limeno Women Vanesssa Reyes (22 goals)2025 Clausura Alianza Woman 3–1 Limeno Women Damaris Quélez (19 goals)2025 Apertura Alianza Woman 2-1 Limeno Women Paola Calderón (42 goals)2026 Clausura Alianza Woman 1-0 Limeno Women Damaris Quélez (43 goals)2026 Apertura
Paola Calderón
Championship records Italics indicates the team was relegated or departed and play in Amateur division
Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons Alianza Woman FAS Legends F.C. Santa Tecla B Usulután Opico FC Municipal Limeno Femenil Aguila Femenino Isidro Metapan Femenino All-Time goalscorers RankPlayerGoalsYears1Damaris Quélez33620192Paola Calderón22420173Vanessa Reyes185
List of Foreign Players Amanda Conde (Alianza Women) Karoline Verardo (Alianza Women;Fuerte San Francisco) Eudis Garrido (Inter FA) Maria Rodallega (Limeno;Fuerte San Francisco) Aslyn Caravaly (Fuerte San Francisco;Inter FA) Sindy Constante (Limeno) Sara Angulo (Limeno) Kendy Morales (Limeno) Steffany Arroyo Atencia (Limeno) Lucía Yañez (FAS Femenil) Alejandra Agundez (Alianza Women) Neyda Martinez (Alianza Women) Anna Hurley (Alianza Women) Santana Pressley (Alianza Women) Tatiana Dabney (Alianza Women) Grace Paradis (Alianza Women) Zariah Nogales (FAS Femenil)
References
External links FESFUT website, Salvadoran FA