List of Salvadoran football champions
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The Salvadoran Football Champion is the winner of the El Salvador National Football Championship (1926–1968) or the
football in El Salvador
.
Currently, there are two champions each calendar year with one champion for the Apertura season and one for the Clausura season.
Short Tournament (1926–1946)
Three regional champions, faced each other in the national championship. Each team represented a different section of the country (West zone, Central zone, East zone).
| Season | Champion | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Chinameca |
Nequepio |
| 1927 | Hércules |
Chinameca
|
| 1928 | Hércules |
Excélsior F.C. |
| 1929-30 | Hércules |
Excélsior F.C. |
| 1930-31* | Hércules |
|
| 1931-32* | Hércules |
|
| 1932-33* | Hércules |
|
| 1933-34* | Hércules |
|
| 1934-35* | C.D. Maya |
|
| 1935-36* | C.D. Maya |
|
| 1937 | C.D. 33 |
C.D. Alacranes
|
| 1938 | C.D. 33 |
C.D. Maya
|
| 1939* | C.D. 33 |
|
| 1940* | España F.C. | |
| 1941* | Quequeisque |
|
| 1942 | Quequeisque |
Juventud Olímpica
|
| 1943 | Quequeisque |
Ferrocarril
|
| 1944* | Quequeisque |
|
| 1945* | Quequeisque |
|
| 1946 | Libertad | Once Municipal
|
* - There was no national championship held during this year, only regional championships. These championships are now often considered national titles.
League System (1947–1997)
| Season | Champion | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| 1947** | ||
| 1948-49 | Once Municipal |
Libertad |
| 1949-50** | ||
| 1950-51 | C.D. Dragón | C.D. FAS |
| 1951-52 | C.D. FAS | Leones
|
| 1952-53 | C.D. Dragón | Juventud Olímpica
|
| 1953-54 | C.D. FAS | C.D. Dragón |
| 1955 | Atlético Marte |
C.D. Dragón |
| 1955-56 | Atlético Marte |
L.A. Firpo
|
| 1956-57 | Atlético Marte |
Atlante |
| 1957-58 | C.D. FAS | Once Municipal
|
| 1959 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| 1960-61 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| 1961-62 | C.D. FAS | C.D. Águila |
| 1962 | C.D. FAS | Atlante |
| 1963-64 | C.D. Águila | Juventud Olímpica
|
| 1964 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| 1965-66 | Alianza F.C. | Once Municipal
|
| 1966-67 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. Águila |
| 1967-68 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| 1968-69 | Atlético Marte |
C.D. FAS |
| 1970 | Atlético Marte |
C.D. FAS |
| 1971 | Juventud Olímpica |
Alianza F.C. |
| 1972 | C.D. Águila | Juventud Olímpica
|
| 1973 | Juventud Olímpica |
Alianza F.C. |
| 1974-75 | C.D. Platense | Negocios Internacionales
|
| 1975-76 | C.D. Águila | Alianza F.C. |
| 1976-77 | C.D. Águila | Once Municipal
|
| 1977-78 | C.D. FAS | Once Municipal
|
| 1978-79 | C.D. FAS | Alianza F.C. |
| 1979-80 | C.D Santiagueño |
C.D. Águila |
| 1980-81 | Atlético Marte |
C.D Santiagueño
|
| 1981 | C.D. FAS | Independiente Nacional 1906
|
| 1982 | Atlético Marte |
Independiente Nacional 1906
|
| 1983 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| 1984 | C.D. FAS | C.D. Águila |
| 1985 | Atlético Marte |
Alianza F.C. |
1986-87 |
Alianza F.C. | C.D. Águila |
| 1987-88 | C.D. Águila | C.D. FAS |
| 1988-89 | L.A. Firpo |
Cojutepeque F.C. |
| 1989-90 | Alianza F.C. | L.A. Firpo
|
| 1990-91 | L.A. Firpo |
C.D. Águila |
| 1991-92 | L.A. Firpo |
Alianza F.C. |
| 1992-93 | L.A. Firpo |
Alianza F.C. |
| 1993-94 | Alianza F.C. | C.D. FAS |
| 1994-95 | C.D. FAS | L.A. Firpo
|
| 1995-96 | C.D. FAS | L.A. Firpo
|
| 1996-97 | Alianza F.C. | L.A. Firpo
|
| 1997-98 | L.A. Firpo |
C.D. FAS |
** - No national championship was held during these years
Apertura/Clausura format (1999-present)
(*) The first winner of the shorter tournament has been deemed "Champion Cup", and the next, that of the Clausura 1999, as "champions". The First Division of El Salvador has not changed that status competition.
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.D. FAS | 17
|
21
|
1951–1952, 1953–1954, 1957–1958, 1961–1962, 1962, 1977–1978, 1978–1979, 1981, 1984, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, Apertura 2009
|
| C.D. Águila | 16
|
12
|
1959, 1960–1961, 1963–1964, 1964, 1967–1968, 1972, 1975–1976, 1976–1977, 1983, 1987–1988, 1999 (Apertura), 2000 (Apertura), Clausura 2012 , Clausura 2019
|
| Alianza F.C. | 15
|
14
|
1965-66, 1966–67, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2017, Clausura 2018 , Apertura 2019, Apertura 2020
|
| C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo | 10
|
11
|
1988–1989, 1990–1991, 1991–1992, 1992–1993, 1997–1998, 1999 (Clausura), 2000 (Clausura), Apertura 2007, Clausura 2008, Clausura 2013 |
Atlético Marte
|
8
|
0
|
1955, 1955–1956, 1956–57, 1968–1969, 1970, 1980–1981, 1982, 1985 |
| A.D. Isidro Metapán | 9
|
2
|
Clausura 2014
|
Hércules
|
7
|
0
|
1927, 1928, 1929–1930, 1930–1931, 1931–1932, 1932–1933, 1933–1934 |
Quequeisque
|
5
|
0
|
1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945 |
C.D. 33
|
3
|
0
|
1937, 1938, 1939 |
Once Municipal
|
2
|
5
|
1948–1949, Apertura 2006 |
Juventud Olímpica
|
2
|
4
|
1971, 1973 |
| C.D. Dragón | 2
|
3
|
1950–1951, 1952–1953 |
C.D. Maya
|
2
|
1
|
1934–1935, 1935–1936 |
Chinameca Sporting Club
|
1
|
1
|
1926 |
| Libertad | 1
|
1
|
1946 |
| C.D. Santiagueño | 1
|
1
|
1979–1980 |
| San Salvador F.C. | 1
|
1
|
Clausura 2003 |
| España F.C. | 1
|
0
|
1939–1940 |
| C.D. Platense | 1
|
0
|
1974–1975 |
| C.D. Vista Hermosa | 1
|
0
|
Apertura 2005 |
| Excélsior F.C. | 0
|
2
|
- |
| Atlante | 0
|
2
|
- |
Independiente Nacional 1906
|
0
|
2
|
- |
| C.D. Municipal Limeño | 0
|
2
|
- |
| Nequepio | 0
|
1
|
- |
C.D. Alacranes
|
0
|
1
|
- |
Ferrocarril
|
0
|
1
|
- |
Leones
|
0
|
1
|
- |
| Universidad | 0
|
1
|
- |
Negocios Internacionales
|
0
|
1
|
- |
| Cojutepeque F.C. | 0
|
1
|
- |
| ADET | 0
|
1
|
- |
C.D. Atlético Balboa
|
0
|
1
|
- |
C.D. Chalatenango
|
0
|
1
|
- |
See also
- Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
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