The 2017–18 season (officially known as Liga de Plata and also as Torneo Luis Baltazar Ramírez) was El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. The season was split into two championships Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018. The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year. The winner of that series ascends to Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.
Changes from the 2017-2018 seasons Teams promoted to 2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season Audaz
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2017 UES
Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2017 Leones de Occidente C.D. Vendaval
Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2016 Ilopaneco Chagüite UDET
New teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division El Vencedor (purchased the spot of Luis Angel Firpo B) C.D. Vendaval (originally relegated but bought the spot of Marte Soyapango for $12,000)
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2017 UES (team de-registered due to not filing the right paperwork in time) Turin FESA (team de-registered due to not filing the right paperwork in time) Firpo B (sold their spot to Vencedor) Marte Soyapango (sold their spot to Vendaval)
Further changes
On January 17, 2018 Once Municipal was stripped of their footballing license due to unpaid fees to Segunda division and lack of payments to players and coaches.
Team information A total of 22 teams contested the league, including sides from the 2016–17 Segunda División and three promoted from the Tercera Division. Once Municipal was removed following the apertura season due to failure to pay the Segunda division.
Grupo A Team Stadium Capacity Atl Apopa Brujos de Izalco Once Lobos Ilopaneco Rácing Jr EF San Pablo Tacachico
Grupo B Team Stadium Capacity Atletico Comalapa Atletico Marte El Roble Independiente Platense San Rafael Cedros Estadio Anastacio Aquino Vendaval
Grupo C Team Stadium Capacity Aspirante Chaguite El Vencedor Estadio German Rivas Lozano Fuerte San Francisco Estadio Correcaminos Jocoro Complejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego La Asuncion Topiltzin UDET
Teams Team Location Stadium Capacity Manager Captain Kit sponsor Primera Division affiliate or partnership Atletico Apopa Apopa, San Salvador Estadio Municipal de Apopa Marcos Antonio Portillo Atletico MarteIlopangoEstadio Azteca Gabriel Alvarez SalgueroAspiranteJucuapa, UsulutánEstadio Municipal de Jucuapa Eduardo Santana C.D. Chagüite Lolotiquillo, Morazan Estadio Correcaminos Nelson Mauricio Ancheta Brujos de IzalcoIzalcoEstadio Salvador Mariona Juan Ramon Paredes Katty Sport Smart Office Business CenterComalapaChalatenangoEstadio Municipal de Comalapa German Perez Milan Omnivision, Canal 22, Alcadia Municipal de ComalapaEl RobleIlobasco, CabañasEstadio Mauricio Vides Fausto Omar Vasquez Katty Sport Trasporte Duras, Capillas Ismael Guzman El Vencedor Santa Elena, Usulután Estadio German Rivas Omar Sevilla TBDFuerte San FranciscoSan Francisco Gotera, MorazanEstadio Correcaminos Marvin Javier Hernández x IndependienteSan Vicente, San VicenteEstadio Vicentino Ivan Ruiz Caja de Credito San Vicente, InjiboaJocoroJocoro, MorazanComplejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego Ruben Alonso La AsuncionAnamoros, La UnionEstadio Jose Eliseo Reyes Juan Francisco Najarro x TBD MAXH3,IlopanecoIlopango, San SalvadorCancha del Estadio Azteca Guillermo Rivera Sil Va, La cancha loca, Transportes guaraVendaval Apopa, San SalvadorEstadio Joaquín Gutierrez Hector Jara Once Lobos Chalchuapa, Santa Ana Estadio Once Lobos Jorge Molina Zona FrancoOnce MunicipalAhuachapan, AhuachapánEstadio Simeon Magana N/A N/A N/A N/APlatenseZacatecoluca, La PazEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle Eraldo Correia Rácing JrArmenia, SonsonateEstadio 21 de Noviembre Wilber Aguilar x EF San Pablo Tacachico San Pablo Tacachico, La LibertadCancha Municipal Valle Meza Pablo Quiñones San Rafael CedrosSan Rafael Cedros, CuscatlanEstadio Anastacio Aquino TopiltzinJiquilisco, UsulutánEstadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco Jorge Abrego UDETEl Tránsito, San Miguel Estadio César Ángulo Victor Fuentes
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tablePre-apertura changes Platense Mario MartinezResigned2017 Juan Ramon Paredes2017 th Atletico Marte Luis Guevara MoraResigned2016 Gabriel Alvarez2016 th Vendaval Francisco HernandezResigned2016 Carlos Mauricio Sortelo2016 th San Pablo Juan Ramon ParedesResigned2016 Pablo Quiñones2016 th San Rafael Cedros Bairon Ernesto GarciaResigned2016 William Osorio2016 thApertura changes Independiente Ruben AlonsoResigned to become coach of Sonsonate August 2017 Edgar Henríquez August 2017 th C.D. Vendaval Carlos Mauricio Sortelo Sacked August 2017 Hector Jara August 2017 th El Vencedor TBD Sacked September 2017 Mario Martinez September 2017 th Platense Juan Ramon Paredes Sacked September 2017 Afrodicio Valladares September 2017 th El Vencedor Mario Martinez Sacked September 2017 Omar Sevilla October 2017 th San Rafael Cedros William Osorio Sacked September 2017 German Rodriguez September 2017 th San Rafael Cedros German Rodriguez Resigned September 2017 Samuel "El Burro" Arias October 2017 th Once Lobos Cesar Acevedo Resigned September 2017 Jorge Molina October 2017 th C.D. Aspirante Victor Giron Sacked September 2017 Eduardo Santana October 2017 th Chagüite Ciro Emigdio Romero SackedOctober 2017 Efrain Nunez October 2017 thPre-clausura changes Platense Afrodicio ValladaresResigned2017 Omar Pimentel 2017 th Once Municipal Ivan Ruiz Resigned2017 Ernesto Iraheta 2017 th Racing Jr Wilber AguilarResigned2017 Enzo Artiga2017 th UDET Miguel Aguilar ObandoResigned2017 Erazmo Lazo2017 th Atlético Comalapa Jorge AbregoResigned2017 German Perez 2017 th Topiltzin Sebastien HernandezSackedDecember 2017 Jorge Abrego January 2018 th Independiente Edgar HenríquezResignedDecember 2017 Ivan RuizDecember 2017 th Brujos de Izalco Marcelo EscalanteResigned2017 Juan Ramon Paredes2017 th San Rafael Cedros Samual AriasResigned2017 Ángel Orellana2017 thClausura changes El Roble Victor CoreasResignedJan 2018 Fausto Omar VásquezJan 2018 th San Rafael Cedros Ángel OrellanaResigned to become head coach of BarillasJan 2018 Jan 2018 th Chaguite Efrain NunezResigned Feb 2018 Nelson Mauricio AnchetaFeb 2018 th Platense Omar Pimentel Resigned March 2018 Eraldo CorreiaMarch 2018 th Jocoro FC Carlos RomeroResigned, to become AudazMarch 2018 Ruben AlonsoMarch 2018 th
Apertura Final series
Semifinals
El Roble won 2-1 on aggregate.
Jocoro won 7-6 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg
Second leg
Jocoro FC won 4-3 on aggregate.
Individual awards Hombre GOLBest Goalkeeper Award César Larios San Pablo Felipe Amaya Fuerte San Francisco
Clausura Final series
Round of 16
Chagüite won 3-2 on aggregate.
2-2 draw on aggregate, Brujos de Izalco won 5-4 on penalties.
Topiltzin won 4-2 on aggregate.
3-3 on aggregate. El Vencedor won 2-1 on penalties.
Jocoro F.C. won 5-3 on aggregate.
Racing Jnr won 2-1 on aggregate.
Quarterfinals The best two loser teams in the round of 16 will advance to the quarter-finals, the teams were Ilopaneco and Independiente.
Brujos de Izalco won 2-1 on aggregate.
Chagüite won 3-2 on aggregate.
3-3, Independiente won 6-5 on penalties.
Jocoro F.C. won 5-0 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Brujos de Izalco won 3-1 on aggregate.
Jocoro FC won 2-1 on aggregate.
Final First leg
Second leg
Jocoro won 6-3 on aggregate.
Individual awards Hombre GOLBest Goalkeeper Award Luis Canales (16 goals) Atletico Marte TBD TBD
Relegation table The three teams that finished last in their respective group would normally be relegated . However, all three teams played a series of home and away games and only two were relegated to the Tercera Division this season. Apopa finished top and survived relegation. UDET and San Rafael Cedros were relegated.
References
External links
http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/category/nacional/segunda-division-nacional/ http://www.edhdeportes.com/futbol-nacional/segunda-division/