The 2016–17 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 2016 and Clausura 2017. 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 2016-2017 seasons Teams promoted to 2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season C.D. Municipal Limeño
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2016 Atletico Marte
Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2016 Ciclón del Golfo
Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2016 Turin FESA Jocoro F.C. Rácing Jr
New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division Brujos de Izalco (Quequeisque changed their name and location to Brujos de Izalco) EF San Pablo Tacachico (originally de-registered but bought the spot of Toros FC)
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2016 EF San Pablo Tacachico (Team de-registered due to breaking player rules) C.D. Brasilia (Team de-registered due to not paying their debts) C.D. UDET (they were given a spot from Brasilia who had failed to pay their debts, however since they had formally joined terceea division they were not allowed) Toros (sold their spot to San Pablo)
Team information A total of 23 teams will contest the league, including sides from the 2015–16 Segunda División and 3 promoted from the Tercera Division.
Zona Occidental Team Stadium Capacity Once Municipal Once Lobos Leones de Occidente Brujos de Izalco Rácing Jr EF San Pablo Tacachico Atl Apopa Turin FESA
Zona Central Team Stadium Capacity Atletico Comalapa Marte Soyapango Atletico Marte Vendaval San Rafael Cedros Audaz El Roble
Zona Oriental Team Stadium Capacity La Asuncion Fuerte San Francisco Jocoro Firpo Topiltzin Aspirante Platense Independiente
Teams Team Location Stadium Capacity Manager Captain Kit Sponsor Primera Division Affiliate or Partnership Atletico Apopa Apopa Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez Marcos Antonio Portillo Atletico MarteIlopangoEstadio Azteca Juan Carlos Carreño AspiranteUsulutanEstadio Municipal de Jucuapa Joaquin Perez AudazApastepeque, San VicenteEstadio La Coyotera Efrain Burgos Brujos de IzalcoIzalcoEstadio Salvador Mariona Jorge Calles None Smart Office Business CenterComalapaChalatenangoEstadio Municipal de Comalapa Pablo Quiñones NoneEl RobleIlobascoEstadio Mauricio Vides Fausto Vasquez KS Firpo II Usultutan Sergio Torres Stadium Carlos Mario Joya TBD FirpoFuerte San FranciscoSan Francisco Gotera, MorazanEstadio Correcaminos Yahir Camero IndependienteSan VicenteEstadio Vicentino Nelson Ancheta Caja de Credito San Vicente, InjiboaJocoroJocoro, MorazanComplejo Deportivo Tierra de Fuego Edwin Garay La AsuncionAnamorosEstadio Jose Eliseo Reyes Eraldo Correia TBD MAXH3,Leones de OccidenteMetapanEstadio Jorge Calero Suarez Hector Jara Marte SoyapangoSoyapangoComplejo Deportivo Espana Ricardo Serrano Once Lobos Chalchuapa Estadio Once Lobos Ivan Ruiz Once MunicipalAhuachapanEstadio Simeon Magana Víctor Coreas PlatenseZacatecolucaEstadio Antonio Toledo Valle Miguel Aguilar Obando Rácing JrArmenia, SonsonateEstadio 21 de Noviembre Carlos Romero EF San Pablo Tacachico San Pablo TacachicoCancha Municipal Valle Meza Bairon Ernesto Garcia San Rafael CedrosSan Rafael Cedros, CuscatlanEstadio Anastacio Aquino Victor Giron TopiltzinUsulutanEstadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco Sebastian Hernandez Turin FESASanta TeclaEstadio Las Delicias Pablo Andrés Leguizamo VendavalApopaEstadio Joaquin Gutierrez Carlos Orellana
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in tablePre-Apertura Changes Resigned2016 2016 th Resigned2016 2016 thApertura Changes Audaz Wilson AnguloResignedSeptember 2016 Jorge AbregoSeptember 2016 th Independiente Nelson AnchetaResigned to become coach of DragonSeptember 2016 Willy Mirnda (interim)September 2016 th Fuerte San Francisco Yahir CameroSackedSeptember 2016 Luis Dagoberto Sosa (interim)September 2016 th Leones de Occidente Hector JaraResigned due to lack of paymentOctober 2016 Edwin PortilloOctober 2016 th Platense Miguel Aguilar ObandoResignedSeptember 2016 Ervin Loza (interim)September 2016 th Fuerte San Francisco Luis Dagoberto Sosa Interimship finishedOctober 2016 Omar SevillaOctober 2016 th Platense Ervin LozaInterimship finished October 2016 Salvador Velasquez Lovo October 2016 th Independiente Willy Mirnda (interim)Interimship finishedOctober 2016 Ruben AlonsoOctober 2016 th Resigned2016 2016 thPre-Clausura Changes FC San Rafael Cedros Victor GironResigned2016 Juan Ramon Paredes2016 th C.D. Vendaval Apopa Carlos OrellanaResigned2016 Francisco Hernandez2016 th Atletico Comalapa Pablo QuiñonesResigned2016 Jorge Abrego2016 th Atletico Marte Juan Carlos CarreñoResigned2016 Luis Guevara Mora2016 th Fuerte San Francisco Omar SevillaMutual Consent, Later went on to become coach of Pasaquina2016 Luis Carlos Asprilla 2016 th Once Municipal Víctor CoreasResigned2016 Juan Andrés Sarulyte2016 th Audaz Jorge AbregoResigned2016 German Perez2016 th Resigned2016 2016 th Resigned2016 2016 thClausura Changes Platense Salvador Velasquez LovoSackedFebruary 2017 Mario MartinezFebruary 2017 th Resigned2016 2016 th Resigned2016 2016 th
Apertura 2016 Group A
Results
Group B
Results
Group C
Results
Final Series
Finals
First leg
Second leg
Independiente won 3-1 on aggregate.
Individual awards Hombre GOLBest Goalkeeper Award Marvin Medrano San Rafael Cedros Luis Chamagua Soyapango
Clausura 2017 Group A
Results
Group B
Results
Group C
Results
Final Series
Finals
First leg
Second leg
Audaz won 4-1 on aggregate.
Individual awards Hombre GOLBest Goalkeeper Award Andrés Vallecilla Fuerte San Francisco Edwin Driotis Independiente
Relegation table The three teams that finished last in their respective group would normally be relegated . However, all three teams will play a series of home and away games and only two will be relegated to the Tercera Division this season. Platense finished top and survived relegation. While Vendaval and Leones de Occidente were relegated.
External links
http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/category/nacional/segunda-division-nacional/ http://www.edhdeportes.com/futbol-nacional/segunda-division/