The 2015–16 season (officially known as Liga de Plata and also as Torneo Luis Baltazar Ramírez) will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2016. 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.
Team information A total of 23 teams will contest the league, including sides from the 2014–15 Segunda División and 3 promoted from the Tercera Division.
with the increase of 4 teams from the previous edition, teams from lower level could apply to join the league and would be judged based on facility, fans, locations and if they purchase a 10,000 or 15, 000 dollars license
Changes from the 2014-2015 seasons Teams promoted to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2015 Real Destroyer (However sold their spot to Sonsonate and will return to Segunda Division)
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2015 None
Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2015 C.D. Liberal
Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2015 Fuerte San Francisco
New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division Leones de Occidente (Bought their spot from Guadalupano) C.D. Brasilia (Originally relegated from the tercera division, however they purchased a spot in the segunda division) Toros F.C. (Bought their spot from Atletico Marte) Independiente F.C. (El Salvador) (purchased a spot in the segunda division) EF San Pablo Tacachico (purchased a spot in the segunda division) Atlético Apopa (purchased a spot in the segunda division) FC San Rafael Cedros (Bought their spot from Turin FESA) Quequeisque (Bought their spot from Real Destroyer)
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2015 C.D. Chalatenango (Purchased a spot in the primera division and didn't sell or create a team to fill the spot) Atletico Marte (originally relegated from the primera division, however they purchased a spot in the primera division) C.D. Guadalupano (Sold their spot to Leones de Metapan) Sonsonate (Purchased the spot of Real Destroyer in the primera division) Turin FESA (Sold their spot to San Rafael Cedros) Real Destroyer (sold and dissolved to join Quequeispeque)
Stadia and locations
The following 23 clubs will compete in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño during the 2015–2016 season:
ClubCityStadiumCapacity Atlético Comalapa Chalatenango Estadio Municipal de Comalapa TBD Aspirante Jucuapa Estadio Municipal de Jucuapa/Estadio Nuveo Municipal Guadalupe TBD Audaz Apastepeque Estadio La Cototera 5,000 Atletico Balboa La Unión Estadio Marcelino Imbers 4,000 El Roble Ilobasco Estadio Mauricio Vides 4,000 Firpo Usulután Estadio Sergio Torres5,000 Fuerte San Francisco San Francisco Gotera, Morazán Estadio Correcaminos12,000 La Asunción Anamorós Complejo Deportivo Jose Eliseo ReyesTBD Leones de Occidente Metapán Complejo Deportivo de MetapanTBD Marte Soyapango SoyapangoCancha Jorgito MelendezTBD Municipal Limeno Santa Rosa de Lima, La Unión Estadio Ramon Flores Berrios5,000 Once Lobos Chalchuapa Estadio Once Lobos8,000 Once Municipal Ahuachapán Estadio Arturo Simeon Magana 5,000 Platense Zacatecoluca, La PazEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle 10,000 Topiltzin Jiquilisco Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco5,000 FC San Rafael Cedros TBD Estadio Anastasio Aquino 5,000 Vendaval Apopa Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez Apopa5,000 Toros F.C. Concepción Batres Complejo Deportivo de Concepcion Batres TBD Independiente F.C. San VicenteEstadio Vicentino8,000 Brasilia Suchitoto Estadio Municipal de Suchitoto3,000 EF San Pablo Tacachico San Pablo Tacachico Cancha Municipal Valle MezaTBD Atlético Apopa Apopa Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez Apopa5,000 Quequeisque Nuevo San SalvadorEstadio Las Delicias 10,443
Apertura
Personnel and sponsoring Team Manager1 Chairman Team captainKit Manufacturer Sponsor Atlético Comalapa Mauricio Alfaro C.D. Aspirante Mauro Parada Audaz Miguel Ángel Soriano None None Atletico Balboa Luis Carlos Asprilla El Roble Victor Giron Firpo Alvaro Misael Alfaro RIA, Now Sport, Dial FM, Vitasym Fuerte San Francisco Marvin Javier Hernandez C.D. La Asunción Angel Orellana Leones de Occidente Edwin Portillo C.D. Marte Soyapango Juan Ramón Paredes C.D. Municipal Limeno Carlos Romero Milan (Jaguar Sportic) Innova Sport, Santa Rosa de Limeno Once Lobos Ivan Ruiz Galaxia Alba, Galaxia Once Municipal Giovanni Trigueros None La Geo, Innovas port C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca Eduardo Lara Moscote None Quequeisque Jorge Calles VCE Mega Mov C.D. Topiltzin Mauricio Amaya FC San Rafael Cedros C.D. Vendaval Carlos Orellana Toros F.C. Miguel Aguilar Obando Milan Grupo Radial Samix, JuanVolves EF San Pablo Tacachico Efrain Burgos C.D. Brasilia Raul Danilo Castillo Atlético Apopa Marcos Antonio Portillo Independiente F.C. Ricardo Garcia INUBOA
Grupo Centro Occidente
Grupo Centro Oriente
Final Series
Apertura
Finals
First leg
Second leg
Municipal Limeno won 4-2 on aggregate.
Individual awards Hombre GOLBest Coach AwardBest Goalkeeper Award Cristiam Gil MosqueraTopiltzin TBDTBD Rafael Serrano LuchaAtletico Comalapa
Clausura
Personnel and sponsoring Team Manager1 Chairman Team captainKit Manufacturer Sponsor Atlético Comalapa Pablo Quiñonez x C.D. Aspirante Luis Carlos Asprilla x Audaz Jorge Calles x None None Atletico Balboa Andres Tabares x El Roble Fausto Vasquez x Firpo David Ramirez x RIA, Now Sport, Dial FM, Vitasym Fuerte San Francisco Sergio Munoz x C.D. La Asunción Juan Ramón Trejo x Leones de Occidente Samuel Maldonado x C.D. Marte Soyapango Juan Ramón Paredes x C.D. Municipal Limeno Carlos Romero x Milan (Jaguar Sportic) Innova Sport, Santa Rosa de Limeno Once Lobos Ivan Ruiz x Galaxia Alba, Galaxia Once Municipal Giovanni Trigueros x None La Geo, Innovas port C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca Eduardo Lara Moscote x None Quequeisque Mauricio Alfaro x VCE Mega Mov C.D. Topiltzin Sebastián Hernández x FC San Rafael Cedros German Rodriguez x C.D. Vendaval Carlos Orellana x Toros F.C. Carlos Mario Joya x Milan Grupo Radial Samix, JuanVolves EF San Pablo Tacachico Miguel Angel Soriano x C.D. Brasilia Oscar Martinez x Atlético Apopa Marcos Antonio Portillo x Independiente F.C. Ricardo Garcia x INUBOA
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table TBD TBD Contract finished 2016 TBD 2016 th (Apertura 2015) TBD TBD Interim finished 2016 TBD 2016 th (Apertura 2015) TBD TBD Contract finished 2016 TBD 2016 th (Apertura 2015) TBD TBD TBD 2016 TBD 2016 th (Apertura 2015) TBD TBD TBD 2016 TBD 2016 th (Apertura 2015) TBD TBD TBD 2016 TBD 2016 th (Apertura 2015)
During the Apertura season
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureReplaced byPosition in table La Asunción Juan Ramon Trejo Sacked January 2016 Eraldo Correia January 2016 th (Clausura 2016) Brasilia Oscar Martinez Resigned January 2016 Erick Cruz January 2016 th (Clausura 2016) Firpo David Ramirez Sacked February 2016 Victor Coreas February 2016 th (Clausura 2016) Atletico Balboa Andres Tabares Resigned February 2016 Julio Cesar Martinez February 2016 th (Clausura 2016) Audaz Jorge Calles Sacked February 2016 Mario Mayén Meza February 2016 th (Clausura 2015) Independiente Ricardo Garcia Sacked February 2016 Nelson Mauricio Ancheta February 2016 th (Clausura 2015) Marte Soyapango Juan Ramón Paredes Sacked February 2016 Rubén Alonso February 2016 th (Clausura 2015) San Pablo Tacachico Miguel Ángel Soriano Resigned February 2016 Najarro March 2016 th (Clausura 2015) Platense Eduardo Lara Moscote Resigned February 2016 Miguel Aguilar Obando February 2016 th (Clausura 2015) San Rafael Cedros German Rodriguez Resigned February 2016 February 2016 th (Clausura 2015) Once Municipal Giovanni Trigueros Resigned February 2016 Rubén Guevara March 2016 th (Clausura 2015) Quequeisque Mauricio Alfaro Resigned February 2016 Luis Guevara Mora February 2016 th (Clausura 2015) Audaz Mario Mayén Meza Resigned April 2016 Wilson Angulo April 2016 th (Clausura 2015)
Grupo Centro Occidente
Grupo Centro Oriente
Final Series
Cláusura
Finals
First leg
Second leg
Municipal Limeno won 5-4 on penalties, aggregate tied 3-3.
Individual awards Hombre GOLBest Coach AwardBest Goalkeeper Award Mitchell Mercado Martínez El Roble TBDTBD Abiel Francisco AguileraMunicipal Limeno
Aggregate table
Grupo Centro-Occidente
Grupo Centro-Oriente
References
External links
http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/category/nacional/segunda-division-nacional/ http://www.edhdeportes.com/futbol-nacional/segunda-division/