The Salvadoran Football Champion is the winner of the El Salvador National Football Championship (1926–1968) or the Liga Mayor (1969 to present) of 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)
editThree 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)
edit** - No national championship was held during these years
Apertura/Clausura format (1999-present)
edit(*) 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.
(*) 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.
(^) Season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Once Deportivo were originally given the championship after leading the competition after 11 rounds, but the title was later retracted.[1]
(+) Season was cancelled due to the San Salvador crowd crush. [2]
Performance by club
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FESFUT ya no reconoce al Once Deportivo como campeón y congela el descenso y ascenso". elgrafico.com. 29 April 2020. Archived from the original on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "FESFUT y Primera División declaran terminado el torneo Clausura 2023". elsalvador.com. 24 May 2023. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.