2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season

The 2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season (also known as the Liga Pepsi) is the 18th season and 35th and 36th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of an Apertura and Clausura format. Alianza and Dragón were the defending champions of the Apertura and Clausura, respectively. The league will consist of 12 teams. There will be two seasons conducted under identical rules, with each team playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 22 games per tournament. At the end of each half-season tournament, the top 8 teams in that tournament's regular season standings will take part in the playoffs.

The champions of Apertura or Clausura with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League. The other champion, and the runner-up with the better aggregate record will qualify for the 2017 CONCACAF League. Should the same team win both tournaments, both runners-up will qualify for CONCACAF League. Should the final of both tournaments features the same 2 teams, the semifinalist with the better aggregate record will qualify for CONCACAF League.

Team information
A total of 12 teams will contest the league, including 11 sides from the 2015–16 Primera División and 1 promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda División.

C.D. Atlético Marte were relegated to 2016–17 Segunda División the previous season.

The relegated team was replaced by the 2015–16 Segunda División playoffs promotion winner. C.D. Municipal Limeño won the Apertura 2015 and Clausura 2016 title, meaning there was no need for a promotion playoff and were promoted automatically.

Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2016.


 * Champions: C.D. Municipal Limeño

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño as of June, 2016.


 * Last Place: Atlético Marte

Scoring

 * First goal of the season: 🇦🇷 Guillermo Stradella for C.D. FAS against UES, 21 minutes (July 29, 2016)
 * First goal by a foreign player: 🇦🇷 Guillermo Stradella for C.D. FAS against UES, 21 minutes (July 29, 2016)
 * Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes
 * 🇨🇴 Eder Arias for C.D. Chalatenango against Metapán (August 16, 2016)
 * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+1 minutes
 * 🇸🇻 Jonathan Águila for C.D. FAS against UES (July 29, 2016)
 * First penalty Kick of the season: 🇵🇦 TBD for TBD against TBD, 89 minutes (August 3, 2016)
 * Widest winning margin: 4 goals
 * Alianza F.C. 4–0 C.D. Chalatenango (, 2016)
 * Águila 5-1 UES (, 2016)
 * First hat-trick of the season: 🇯🇲 Ricardo Brown for Metapán against C.D. Pasaquina (September 28, 2016)
 * First own goal of the season: 🇸🇻 Kevin Carabantes (C.D. Chalatenango) for A.D. Isidro Metapán (August 16, 2016)
 * Most goals in a match: 7 goals
 * C.D. Chalatenango 3–4 C.D. Dragón (September 28, 2016)
 * Most goals by one team in a match: 5 goals
 * Águila 5-1 UES (, 2016)
 * Most goals in one half by one team: 4 goals
 * TBD 5–2(1–2) TBD (2nd half, September 30, 2016)
 * Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
 * C.D. Chalatenango 3–4 C.D. Dragón (September 28, 2016)
 * Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals
 * 🇯🇲 Ricardo Brown for Metapán against C.D. Pasaquina (September 17, 2016)
 * Gustavo Guerreño for Pasaquina against C.D. Universidad de El Salvador (September 2016)
 * 🇸🇻 Williams Reyes for Firpo against C.D. Pasaquina (October 9, 2016)
 * Sebastián Abreu for Santa Tecla F.C. against C.D. Águila (December 7, 2016)

Club

 * Most clean sheets: C.D. Águila
 * 11
 * Fewest clean sheets: UES
 * 1
 * Best Home record during the Apertura season: Sonsonate
 * 23 out of 33 points (7 wins, 2 draws, and 2 loss)
 * Worst Home record during the Apertura season: Dragón and UES
 * 6 out of 33 points (1 win, 3 draws, and 7 losses)
 * Best Away record during the Apertura season: Águila
 * 20 out of 33 points (5 wins, 5 draws, and 1 losses)
 * Worst Away record during the Apertura season: UES
 * 6 out of 33 points (1 win, 3 draws, and 7 losses)
 * Highest scoring team: Alianza
 * 45 goals
 * Lowest scoring team: UES
 * 48 goals

Playoffs
 

Quarterfinals




Second leg
2–2. Sonsonate advanced as the higher seeded team.

Águila won 3–1 on aggregate.

2–2. Alianza advanced as the higher seeded team.

Santa Tecla won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals




Second leg
Alianza won 4–0 on aggregate.

Santa Tecla won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final




Scoring

 * First goal of the season: 🇸🇻 Erick Villalobos for C.D. Pasaquina against Alianza, 35 minutes (January 14, 2017)
 * First goal by a foreign player: Darío Ferreira for Alianza F.C. against Pasaquina, 57 minutes (January 14, 2017)
 * Fastest goal in a match: 1 minutes
 * 🇸🇻 Miguel Lemus for Firpo against C.D. Municipal Limeno (2017)
 * Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+1 minutes
 * 🇸🇻 TBD for TBD against TBD (2017)
 * First penalty Kick of the season:  Danilo Peinado for  C.D. Águila against Firpo, 81 minutes (15 January 2017)
 * Widest winning margin: 3 goals
 * C.D. Aguila 5-2 Firpo (15 January 2017)
 * First hat-trick of the season: ** 🇸🇻 Rodolfo Zelaya for Alianza against Dragon (2 April 2017)
 * First own goal of the season: 🇸🇻 Bladimir Osorio   (C.D. Dragon) for UES ( 2017)
 * Most goals in a match: 7 goals
 * C.D. Águila 5-2 Firpo (15 January 2017)
 * Most goals by one team in a match: 5 goals
 * C.D. Águila 5-2 Firpo (15 January 2017)
 * Most goals in one half by one team: 3 goals
 * C.D. Águila 3–0 (5–2) Firpo (1st half, 2017)
 * Most goals scored by losing team: TBD goals
 * TBD 3–4 TBD ( 2017)
 * Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals
 * 🇸🇻 Rodolfo Zelaya for Alianza against Dragon (2 April 2017)
 * 🇨🇴 Oscar Movil for Limeno against TBD ( April, 2017)

Playoffs
 

Quarterfinals




Second leg
''Alianza won 4–0 on aggregate. ''

3–3. Aguila advanced as the higher seeded team.

Santa Tecla won 1–0 on aggregate.

2–2. Isidro Metapan advanced as the higher seeded team.

Semifinals




Second leg
Alianza won 2–0 on aggregate.

Santa Tecla won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final




List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2016–17 season. The following players:


 * 1) Have played at least one game for the respective club.
 * 2) Have not been capped for the El Salvador national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

A new rule was introduced this season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player/s is released and its before the close of the season transfer window.

Águila
 * 🇨🇴 Jimmy Valoyes
 * 🇨🇴 James Cabezas
 * Ignacio Flores Blue x.svg
 * Nicolás Fagúndez
 * Danilo Peinado
 * 🇦🇷 Adrián Colazo Blue x.svg

Alianza
 * 🇨🇴 Iván Garrido Blue x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Oscar Guerrero Blue x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Hinestroza
 * Fabricio Silva
 * Wálter Vázquez Orange x.svg
 * Gustavo Guerreño
 * Darío Ferreira

Chalatenango
 * 🇨🇴 Bladimir Díaz
 * 🇨🇴 Eder Arias Orange x.svg
 * Rodrigo Cubilla
 * 🇨🇴 Mauricio Mendoza
 * 🇨🇴 Carlos Angulo

Dragón
 * 🇦🇷 Álvaro Bely Orange x.svg
 * 🇯🇲 Kenroy Howell Blue x.svg
 * Jamal Jack Blue x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Valencia Orange x.svg
 * 🇧🇷 Josielson Moraes
 * Marcio Ayala
 * Georgie Welcome
 * 🇧🇷 Jackson de Oliveira

FAS
 * 🇦🇷 Guillermo Stradella
 * 🇦🇷 Juan Aimar Orange x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Facundo Martínez Blue x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Facundo Simioli Blue x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Matías Coloca
 * 🇦🇷 Allan Muraldo
 * 🇦🇷 Sandro Medaglia

Firpo 
 * 🇨🇴 Jhony Rios
 * 🇦🇷 Allan Murialdo Blue x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Maximiliano Morales Roldán Blue x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Joel Perucci Blue x.svg
 * 🇻🇪 César Iván González
 * 🇻🇪 Pierre Alexandre Pluchino Galuppo
 * 🇧🇷 Thiago Monteiro Accioli Da Silva

Isidro Metapán
 * 🇪🇨 Henry Rúa Orange x.svg
 * 🇯🇲 Romeo Parkes
 * 🇯🇲 Ricardo Brown Blue x.svg
 * 🇯🇲 Akeem Priestley Blue x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Alexis Ramos
 * 🇨🇲 Ayukokata Ndip

Limeño
 * 🇦🇷 Carlos Del Giorno
 * 🇨🇴 Jefferson Viveros Blue x.svg
 * Clayvin Zúñiga Green x.svg
 * Jesús Toscanini Blue x.svg
 * Julio César de León
 * Aly Arriola
 * 🇨🇴 Óscar Móvil

Pasaquina
 * Julián Chávez Ruíz Blue x.svg
 * Gustavo Guerreño Blue x.svg
 * Javier Lezcano
 * Andrés Britez
 * Arlie Bernárdez
 * Dwane James

Sonsonate
 * 🇧🇷 Zé Paulo
 * 🇨🇴 Carlos Hidalgo Blue x.svg
 * 🇧🇷 Jackson de Oliveira Blue x.svg
 * 🇧🇷 Elenilson Ferreira García Blue x.svg
 * 🇧🇷 Josimar Moreira
 * Yosimar Arias Green x.svg
 * Johan Condega Green x.svg

Santa Tecla
 * 🇧🇷 Ricardinho
 * 🇲🇽 Joel Almeida
 * Sebastián Abreu Blue x.svg
 * 🇧🇷 Oswaldo Alves Da Silva Blue x.svg
 * Sergio Souza
 * Carlos Bueno

UES
 * 🇨🇴 William Guerrero Blue x.svg
 * 🇯🇲 Mckauly Tulloch Blue x.svg
 * 🇧🇷 Elison dos Santos Blue x.svg
 * Weslie John Blue x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Diego González
 * 🇨🇴 Cristian Gil Mosquera
 * 🇻🇪 Rafael Ponzo
 * 🇦🇷 Lucas Rivero

(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)