The 2022–23 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 2022 and Clausura 2023. 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 to the 2022–23 seasons
Teams promoted to 2022–23 Primera División de El Salvador Dragon
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2022 Municipal Limeno.
Teams relegated to Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2022 AD Santa Rosa El Vencedor
Teams promoted from Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2022 A.D. Masahuat Club Deportivo Pipil
New teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division Atletico Balboa (purchased spot of Aspirante)
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2022 Aspirante (sold spot to Atlético Balboa)
Notable events
FESFUT removal and games suspensions On the 20th of July, the Governmental National Sports Institute (INDES) in association with the attorney general raided the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT) in relation to money laundering and fraudulent administration. INDES issued an administrative resolution ordering the dismissal of FESFUT directors and the creation of a Normalizing Commission.
As a result of this internal crisis, all three main divisions games from round 2 to 4 were suspended due to referees not showing up.
FIFA could suspend El Salvador if its state-led sports institute removes the heads of the Salvadoran Football Federation (FESFUT) in favor of hand-picked officials, according to a letter shared by the federation online.
After a month and a half and with the imposition of a FIFA Regulation Committee in the FESFUT, plus the delivery of credentials by INDES, the second division obtained the green light to be able to resume their tournament, which was interrupted after a disputed date.
The Segunda Division announced on September 1, 2022 that the season would resume the Apertura 2022 tournament on September 17, 2022. The final would be played on 14 January.
AD Juyua-Municipal It was announced by the club president that due to high cost, minimal support and lack of sponsorship, the club would sell their spot in Segunda division. In January 2023 it was announced that Nuevo Cuscatlán FC had purchased the spot and would participate in 2023 Clausura season. The club was to move to Nuevo Cuscatlán and play at Estadio Municipal Florencia.
Clubs' failure to register for 2023 Clausura Ilopango FC, Marte Soyapango and Real Atlético Sonsonate failed to register for the 2023 Clausura season as all three owed unpaid salaries to players, coaching staff and the league.
Managerial changes
Before the start of the season
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table C.D. Topiltzin Sebastian Hernandez Mutual agreement 2022 Ervin Loza June 2022 th (2022 Clausura) Real Atletico Sonsonate TBD Mutual agreement 2022 Nelson Mauricio Ancheta June 2022 th (2022 Clausura) Ilopango FC Fredy Santos Mutual agreement 2022 Rudy Cedillos 2022 th (2022 Clausura) Gerardo Barrios Efrain Nunez Mutual agreement 2022 Eraldo Correia 2022 th (2022 Clausura) El Vencedor Erasmo Lazo Mutual agreement 2022 Juan Oficialdeg 2022 th (2022 Clausura) C.D. Cacahuatique Omar Sevilla Mutual agreement 2022 Jorge Abrego June 2022 th (2022 Clausura) Corinto FC Rolando Perez Mutual agreement 2022 Victor Coreas June 2022 th (2022 Clausura) C.D. Titán Jorge Abrego Mutual agreement 2022 Juan Ramón Sánchez June 2022 th (2022 Clausura) Marte Soyapango Mauricio Alfaro Mutual agreement 2022 Ernesto Gochez 2022 th (2022 Clausura) AD Destroyer Rodolfo Gochez Resigned due to contract dispute 2022 Miguel Soriano 2022 th (2022 Clausura) C.D. Rácing Jr Angel Orellana Mutual agreement 2022 William Osorio 2022 th (2022 Clausura) Atletico Balboa Roberto Gamarra Mutual agreement 2022 Omar Sevilla 2022 th (2022 Clausura) AD Municipal Edgar Batres Mutual agreement 2022 Ennio Mendoza 2022 th (2022 Clausura) San Pablo Sacked September 2022 Luis Saravia September, 2022 8th Grupo Oriente (2023 Clausura) Vendaval Mutual agreement 2022 Jorge Molina June 2022 th (2022 Clausura)
During the Apertura season
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table CD Masahuat Ramon Sugar Aviles Sacked 7 September 2022 Carlos Mauricio Rodriguez 10 September 2022 7th (2022 Apertura) Vendaval Jorge Molina Resigned due to contract dispute October 1, 2022 Francisco Hernandez October 1, 2022 10th Grupo Occidente (2023 Clausura) Limeno German Rodriguez Sacked October 30, 2022 Saul Prudenció October 1, 2022 8th Grupo Oriente (2023 Clausura) Atletico Balboa Omar Sevilla Sacked November 14, 2022 Luis Carlos Asprilla November, 2022 2nd Grupo Oriente (2023 Clausura)
Between the Apertura and Clausura season
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table Racing Jr William Osorio Sacked November, 2022 Enzo Artiga November 25, 2022 th (2023 Clausura) Atletico Balboa Luis Carlos Asprilla Ended interimship December 12, 2022 Misael Alfaro December 13, 2022 th (2023 Clausura) Real Atletico Sonsonate Nelson Ancheta Contract finished December 2022 TBD 2022 th (2023 Clausura) Gerardo Barrios Eraldo Coreira Contract not renewed December 2022 Omar Sevilla December 2022 th (2023 Clausura) Once Lobos Enzo Enriquez Mutual consent December 19, 2022 Nelson Ancheta December 2022 th (2023 Clausura) Municipal Limeno Saul Prudenció Mutual consent December 2022 Jose Romero December 2022 th (2023 Clausura) San Pablo Tacachico Luis Saravia Mutual consent December 2022 Jose Angel Reyes January 2023 th (2023 Clausura) Cacahuatique Jorge Abrego Mutual consent December 2022 Carlos Romero January, 2023 th (2023 Clausura) AD Inter Sivar Juan Carlos Melgar Resigned due to contract dispute 2022 Mario Villatoro December 31, 2022 th (2023 Clausura) Topiltzin Ervin Loza Sacked December 2022 Geovany Trigueros January 7, 2022 th (2023 Clausura)
Clausura seasons
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table Corinto Victor Coreas Mutual consent (became coach to Jocoro) March 1, 2023 Amilcar Alfonso Guzman March 3, 2023 th (2023 Clausura) Gerardo Barrios Omar Sevilla Mutual consent (became coach to Atletico Marte) March 4, 2023 Luis Ramírez Zapata March, 2023 th (2023 Clausura) AD Destroyer Miguel Soriano Sacked March 14, 2023 Cristian Lopez March 18, 2023 th (2023 Clausura) TBD TBD Resigned due to contract dispute May 2019 TBD July 2019 th (2023 Clausura)
Apertura 2022
Teams
Only 20 teams chose to participate in this season championship.
Team City Stadium Head coach Captain Foreign players Atletico Balboa La Union Estadio Marcelino Imbers Omar Sevilla Blas Lizama Andres Vallecilla * Jackson de Oliveira * Atletico Real Sonsonate Sonsonate Estadio Ana Mercedes Campos Nelson Mauricio Ancheta N/A Daley Mena * TBD AD Destroyer Puerto de La Libertad Cancha Chilama Miguel Soriano Michael Lopez * Adrian Ararat * Brayan Obregón Cacahuatique Ciudad Barrios, San Miguel Complejo Deportivo Chapeltique Jorge Abrego Cristian Portillo * Luis Aroleda Murillo * Yerson Javier Tobar * Corinto FC Corinto, Morazan Estadio Municipal Corinto Victor Coreas N/A Fuerte San Francisco San Francisco Gotera, Morazan Estadio Correcaminos Pablo Quinones Daniel Marquez * Stivens Maciel * Javier Lezcano * CD Gerardo Barrios Cancha Municipal de San Rafael Oriente Eraldo Correia N/A Fary Mancilla Josielson Moraes Ilopango FC TBD Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez Apopa Rudy Cedillos N/A Luis Felipe Ruiz Tapia * Bryan Zuluga Inter San Salvador Santa Tecla Estadio las Delicias TBD N/A Miguel Murillo * Masahuat Estadio Municipal Masahuat Ramon Aviles Geovany Ulloa No foreign players Municipal Juayua FC Estadio Jose Milan Morales Enio Mendoza Eder Polanco TBD TBD Marte Soyapango Soyapango Cancha Jorgito Melendez Ernesto Gochez Erick Molina Jose Medrano * Argenis Alba Municipal Limeno Santa Rosa Estadio Flores Berrios German Rodriguez Felix Sanchez Leandro Soares * Elix Coello * Once Lobos Santa Ana Estadio 11 Lobos Enzo Enriquez N/A Yefersson Palacios * Alvaro Moreno * Pipil Cacaopera, Morazon Estadio Paul Fuentes Oscar Amaya Hector Lemos * Yeferson Palacios Rácing Jr Armenia, Sonsonate Estadio 21 de Noviembre Armenia William Osorio Freddy Portillo Joseilson Moraes * Brayan Obregón * San Pablo Municipal Cancha de Valle Mezas Edgardo Batres Ronaldinho Caicedo Solis * Titan Texistepeque, Santa Ana Cancha de futbol CD Titan Juan Ramon Sanchez Rosemberg Cueva * Manuel Murillo * Devier Chaverra * C.D. Topiltzín Jisquilisco Estadio Topiltzin de Jiquilisco Ervin Loza Ever Corto William Guerrero Jose Miguel Medrano Vendaval Apopa Estadio Joaquin Gutierrez Jorge Molina Alan Gonzalez Boris Polo Alvaro Moreno
Regular seasons
Centro Oriente
Centro Occidente
Top scorers
Centro Oriente Rank Player Club Goals1 Jonathan NolascoReal Destroyer182 Diego ChaverraTitan153 R CaicedoSan Pablo134 R CaicedoSan Pablo125 Daley MenaRA Sonsonate12
Centro Occidente Rank Player Club Goals1 Hector LemosPipil152 TBDFuerte San Francisco123 TBDCachuatique104 TBDMarte Soyapango105 TBDTopiltzin9
Finals
Conference Quarter finals
Centro Oriente Conference
Real Destroyer won 3–1 on aggregate.
Titan won 6–1 on aggregate.
Centro Occidente Conference
Cacahuatique won 4–0 on aggregate.
Fuerte San Francisco won 3–1 on aggregate.
Conference semifinals
Centro Oriente Conference
AD Destroyer won 4–2 on aggregate.
Centro Occidente Conference
Fuerte San Francisco won 4–3 on aggregate.
Grand final
AD destroyer GK Christopher RaudaDF Ernesto CrespinDF Marvin MolinaDF Alejandro SerranoDF Cristian BurgosMF Michael Lopez MF Will CastilloMF Alexis Ramos FW Eduardo MerinoFW Cristian CaicedoFW Jonathon Nolasco Substitutes:FW TBD MF TBD MF TBD Manager: Miguel Sorianp
Fuerte San Francisco: GK Carlos Jose MelendezDF Giuviny EsquivelDF Francisco CarballoDF Ronald TorresDF Javier LunaDF Alexander Marquez MF Carlos MarquezMF Cristhian Stivens MacielMF Diego OrtezFW Kevin CruzFW Alexander Rodriguez Substitutes:FW TBD FW TBD Manager: Pablo Quinones
Individual awards Hombre GOLBest Goalkeeper Award Johnathan Nolasco AD Destroyer Josue Funes Cacahuatique
Clausura 2023
Teams
Only 17 teams registered for the 2023 Clausura. Three clubs (Ilopango FC, Marte Soyapango and Real Atlético Sonsonate) failed to register due lack of payments. AD Juayua sold their spot to Atlético Nacional Cuscatleco.