The Tercera División de El Salvador, commonly known as Tercera División, and officially known as Electrolit Tercera División for sponsorship reasons, is the men's third professional association football division of the Salvadoran football league system. Administered by Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, it is contested by 40 teams, with the top two teams plus the winner of a play-off promoted to Segunda division and replaced by the three lowest-placed teams in that division.

Structure There are 40 clubs in Tercera Division divided into 4 groups of 10. They play in Apertura and Clausura. The clubs play every team in each group twice. The top four teams from each group, 16 teams in total, qualify for play-offs to determine the winner of the apertura and clausura title. The winners will be promoted to the Segunda División de El Salvador.

Similarly, the four clubs that finish at the bottom of Tercera Division are relegated to ADFA and are replaced by the top four clubs.

On 7 May 2026, FESFUT decided to fold Segunda Division and Tercera Division and create a new a leage called Liga de Ascenso de Futbol de El Salvador.

Third Division Of Football Season 2024 Clubs The following teams are competing in the 2025–26 Tercera División season.qq

All participants for the 2025/26 season Team Location Stadium Capacity Academia BP Nuevo Cuscatlán, La Libertad Estadio Cancha Municipal La Florencia 5,000 Ancla de Oro TBD Estadio TBD Atletico Belén TBD Estadio TBD Atletico San Simon San Simon, Morazán Estadio Municipal San Simón 5,000 Atletico Verapaz Verapaz, San Vicente Estadio Verapaz 5,000 Audaz Apastepeque, San Vicente Estadio Municipal La Coyotera 5,000 Buenos Aires FC Acajutla, Sonsonate Cancha Cristobal Aleman Alas 1,000 CD Buenos Aires Osicala, Morazán Estadio Municipal de Osicala 10,000 Brasil FC Quelapa, San Miguel Estadio Municipal de Quelapa 5,000 Brasilia F.C. TBD Estadio 1,000 El Roble Ilobasco, Cabañas Estadio Municipal de Ilobasco 10,000 El Vencedor Santa Elena, Usulután Estadio Jose German Rivas Lozano 5,000 Estrellas del Sur Chirilagua, San Miguel Estadio Municipal Carlos Moon 5,000 FORFUT Ilobasco, Cabañas Estadio Municipal de Ilobasco 10,000 Izalco Izalco, Sonsonate Estadio Salvador Mariona 5,000 Juventud Candelareño Candelaria de La Frontera, Santa Ana Estadio Municipal de Candeleria 5,000 La Hachaudura TBD Estadio 000 Marte Soyapango Soyapango, San Salvador Cancha Jorgito Melendez 5,000 Municipal TBD Estadio 000 Nacional de Las Magaritas TBD Estadio 000 Nonualco TBD Estadio 000 Once Municipal TBD Estadio 000 Racing TBD Estadio 000 Real Sociedad TBD Estadio 000 Sal Y Mar Canton Los Jiotes, San Alejo, La Unión Estadio Marcerlino Imbers 0000 San Marcos Jiquilisco, Usulután Cancha San Marcos Lempa 0000 San Rafael Obrajuelo San Rafael Obrajuelo, La Paz Estadio José Borjas Castillo 0000 Santo Tomás Tejutla, Chalatenango Cancha Óscar Julián Regalado 0000 Santos Ciudad Arce, La Libertad Cancha Santa Rosa 5,000 SESSA Guadalupe, San Vicente Cancha Vista al Volcán 10,000 Sonics International Club TBD Estadio 1,000 Tenancingo Tenancingo, Cuscatlán Cancha Santa Cruz Michapa 5,000 Vendaval Apopa, San Salvador Estadio Joaquín Gutiérrez 10,000 Vista Hermosa San Francisco Gotera, Morazán Estadio Luis Amilcar Moreno 10,000

Current directors of the third Division Management NameTitleRef.Walter Carabantes LópezPresident

Past champions in Tercera División de Fútbol Salvadoreño Trophy

1970–71 : CD Titán 1971–72 : CD Dragón 1972–73 : CD El Roble 1973–74 : A.D.O. 1974–75 : ADTE 1975–76 : CD Chaguite 1976–77 : A.F.I. 1977–78 : ADTE 1978–79 : A.F.I. 1979–80 : ADET 1980–81 : A.F.I. 1981–82 : CD Los Andes 1982–83 : CD Platense 1983–84 : ADTE 1984–85 : CD Tehuacán 1985–86 : ADET 1986–87 : AD Municipal 1987–88 : CD TACA 1988–89 : CD L.A. Firpo 1989–90 : CD Atlético Marte 1990–91 : CD Barcelona 1991–92 : CD Malacoff 1992–93 : ADTE 1993–94 : CD El Roble 1994–95 : A.F.I. 1995–96 : A.D.O. 1996–97 : Atlético Morazán 1997–98 : A.F.I. 1998–99 : CD Tehuacán 1999–2000 : CD Huracán 2000–01 : CD El Roble 2001–02 : CD L.Á. Firpo 2002–03 : A.D.O. 2003–04 : ADTE 2004–05 : Halcones 2005–06 : CD Curazao / Liberal I.R. 2006–07 : Tehuacán 2007–08 : Titán 2008–09 : Centro Occidente Brasilia (Apertura 2008, Promotion) / Espartano (Clausura 2009); Centro Oriente Liberal I.R. (Apertura 2008, Promotion) / Pasaquina (Clausura 2009) 2009–10 : Centro Occidente Turin-FESA (Apertura 2009) and (Clausura 2010); Centro Oriente Municipal Santa María (Apertura 2009) / Pasaquina FC (Clausura 2010, Promotion) 2010–11 : Centro Occidente Isidro Metapán C (Apertura 2010, Promotion) / Juventud Alegre (Clausura 2011); Centro Oriente San Sebastian (Apertura 2010) / C.D. La Asunción (Clausura 2011, Promotion) 2011–12 : Centro Occidente Atlético Comalapa (Apertura 2011) / Turín FC (Clausura 2012, Promotion); Centro Oriente C.D. Espíritu Santo (Apertura 2011, Promotion) 2012–13 : Centro Occidente CD Racing Jr. (Apertura 2012) / Chalatenango (Clausura 2013, Promotion); Centro Oriente Huracán FC (Apertura 2012) / Topiltzín (Clausura 2013, Promotion) 2013–14 : Centro Occidente Atlético Comalapa (Apertura 2013) and (Clausura 2014); Centro Oriente Fuerte San Francisco (Apertura 2013) / Audaz (Clausura 2014, Promotion)

2014–15 : Centro Occidente Turin-FESA (Apertura 2014) and (Clausura 2015); Centro Oriente Fuerte San Francisco (Apertura 2014) and (Clausura 2015) 2015–16 : Centro Occidente C.D. Rácing Jr. (Apertura 2015) / Turin-FESA (Clausura 2016); Centro Oriente UDET (Apertura 2015) / Jocoro (Clausura 2016, Promotion) 2016–17 : Centro Occidente EF Guazapa (Apertura 2016) / Municipal Ilopaneco (Clausura 2017, Promotion); Centro Oriente UDET (Apertura 2016) / Chagüite (Clausura 2017) 2017–18 : Centro Occidente AD Santa Rosa Guachipilín (Apertura 2017, Promotion) / Turin-FESA (Clausura 2018); Centro Oriente Liberal (Apertura 2017, Promotion) / Ciclon del Golfo (Clausura 2018) 2018–19 : Centro Occidente Turin-FESA (Apertura 2018) / Real Pajonal (Clausura 2019); Centro Oriente Cacahuatique (Apertura 2018) / Gerardo Barrios (Clausura 2019) 2019–20 : Centro Occidente (Apertura 2019) / Clausura 2020); Centro Oriente (Apertura 2019) / (Clausura 2020) 2020–21 : Centro Occidente (Apertura 2020) / Clausura 2021); Centro Oriente (Apertura 2020) / (Clausura 2021) 2021–22 : Centro Occidente Fuerte Aguilares (Apertura 2021) /Masahuat (Clausura 2022); Centro Oriente Audaz (Apertura 2021) / Pipil (Clausura 2022) 2022–23 : Centro Occidente Los Laureles (Apertura 2022) and (Clausura 2023); Centro Oriente Santiagueño (Apertura 2022) / Cruzeiro (Clausura 2023) 2023–24 : Centro Occidente Brasilia (Apertura 2023) / AD Espartano (Clausura 2024); Centro Oriente Zacatecoluca FC (Apertura 2023) and (Clausura 2024) 2024–25 : Centro Occidente CD Talleres Jr. (Apertura 2024) and (Clausura 2025); Centro Oriente AD Santa Clara (Apertura 2024) / CD Neo Pipil (Clausura 2025, Promotion); 2025–26 : Centro Occidente Vendaval (Apertura 2025) / Izalco (Clausura 2026); Centro Oriente Racing de Gualuca (Apertura 2025) / El Roble (Clausura 2026)

2026–27 teams

Changes from the previous season

Teams promoted to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño Talleres Jr. CD Neo Pipil Sensunte Cabañas F.C. AD Juventud Independiente CD Pipil

Teams relegated to ADFA- Apertura 2026 A.D. Nacional Las Margaritas Ancla de Oro F.C. Sonics International Club SESSA

failed to register for the Clausura 2025 A.D. Santa Clara (Apertura 2024 Centro Occidente Champion) Atlas F.C. CD San Rafael Cedros Independiente FC Escuela futbol de Pasaquina

Teams promoted from ADFA - Apertura 2025 Atletico Belén Nonualco F.C. Racing de Gualuca

New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Tercera Division Sonics International Club (Purchased spot of CD Aruba) Once Municipal (Purchased spot of CD Malacoff) Los Laureles F.C. A.D. Municipal Brasilia F.C. Real Sociedad de Morazon (Purchased spot of Tiburones FC) La Hachadura F.C.

Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2025 Malacoff (Sold their spot to CD Once Municipal) Aruba (Sold their spot to Sonics International Club) Atlas (Sold their spot to Ancla de Oro FC) Tiburones (Sold their spot to (CD Real Sociedad) Santiagueno FC A.D. Puerto El Triunfo

Teams that failed to register for the Clausura 2026 TBD

Zona Centro Occidente

Group A

Team namecFoundedHometownCoaches A.D. Municipal 1963 Juayua, Sonsonate Department Ricardo Antonio Lopez (*) Buenos Aires 19 Acajutla, Sonsonate Department Ricardo Navarro (*) Izalco 19 Izalco, Sonsonate Department Jose Alfredo Portillo (*) Juventud Candelareño * 1983 Candelaria de La Frontera, Santa Ana Department TBD La Hachaudura 2021 La Hachadura, Sonsonate Department Rafael Rizo (*) Once Municipal 1945 Ahuachapán, Ahuachapán Department Henry Rojas (*) Santos 19 Ciudad Arce, La Libertad Eduardo Preza (*) Sonics International Club 2019 Sonsonate, Sonsonate Department Enio Mendoza (*)

Group B

Team nameFoundedHometownCoaches Academia BP* 19 Nuevo Cuscatlán, La Libertad Justino Umana (*) Atletico Belén 1988 Soyapango, San Salvador Department TBD Brasilia F.C. 19 Suchitoto, Cuscatlán TBD Marte Soyapango 2023 Soyapango, San Salvador Department Lazaro Gutierez (*) Nacional de Las Magaritas 1988 Soyapango, San Salvador Department Osmaro Santos (*) Santo Tomas 19 Tejutla, Chalatenango Fabricio Trejo (*) Vendaval 1927 Apopa, San Salvador David Omar Sevilla (*) AD Tenancingo 19 Tenancingo, Cuscatlán Willie Rene Miranda

Zona Centro Oriente

Grupo A

Nombre del equipoFoundedHometownCoaches Audaz 1948 Apastepeque, San Vicente Omar Vasquez (*) Atlético Verapaz 1938 Verapaz, San Vicente Amancio Matías Mendoza (*) El Roble 1989 Ilobasco, Cabañas Jorge Abrego (*) El Vencedor 1921 Santa Elena, Usulután Giovanni Trigueros (*) FORFUT 2016 Ilobasco, Cabañas Alex Pineda (*)/ Alonzo Aguilar (*) Nonualco 19 Ilobasco, Cabañas Marlo Gómez (*) San Marcos 1960 San Marcos Lempa, Jiquilisco, Usulután Sebastian Hernández (*) San Rafael Obrajuelo 1984 San Rafael Obrajuelo, La Paz Ever Aguirre SESSA 19 Guadalupe, San Vicente Julio Zamora (*)

Group B

Team nameFoundedHometownCoaches Ancla de Oro 1963 Canton Huisquil, Conchagua, La Unión Department David Paz (*) Atletico San Simon 1989 San Simón, Morazán TBD Brasil 1936 Quelepa, San Miguel Roberto Mata (*) Buenos Aires 1970 Osicala, Morazán Victor Coreas Estrellas del Sur 1954 Chirilagua, San Miguel. Luis Carlos Asprilla (*) Racing 19 Gualuca, San Miguel Ervin Loza (*) Real Sociedad de Morazán 1981 Sociedad, Morazán Marvin Blanco (*) Sal Y Mar 1955 Cantón Los Jiotes, San Alejo, La Unión Gorge Chara (*) Vista Hermosa 2013 San Francisco Gotera, Morazán Eliseo Salamanca (*)

Clubs who have competed in the Tecera Division, but not currently As of June 2025