Records and Statistics of the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
The following is a compilation of notable records and statistics of teams, players and seasons in Primera División.
All time League Records[]
Titles[]
- Most top-flight League titles: 17, C.D. FAS
- Most consecutive League titles: 7,
- Hércules (Amateur Era) 1927, 1928, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34
- Atlético Marte (Professional Era) 3- 1955, 1955–56 and 1956–57
- Firpo (Professional Era) 3- 1990, 1991 and 1992–93
Top flight appearances[]
- Most Appearances: 64
- C.D. FAS (1948–present)
Records[]
Team[]
- Most league goals scored in a season: 88, Atletico Marte (1978-1979)
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 8, (1999 Apertura)
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 111, Cojutepeque F.C. (1994–95)
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season:, ()
- Biggest Win: C.D. Luis Angel Firpo 11-0 Cojutepeque F.C., 30 April 1995
- Best undefeated streak: Atletico Marte 20 games (10 wins and 10 draws), 1985 season
- First team that bought another team spot in the Primera División : Atlético Constancia buying Once Municipal for 1 colon in 1958.
- Most consecutive games won at home: 31 games Once Municipal (2016/2017) and Santa Tecla F.C. (2017/2018)
Individual[]
- Highest goal scorer of all time: Williams Reyes, 251 goals (2001-)
- First coach that has won a championship: Armando Chacón with Once Municipal in 1949.
- First foreign coach that's won a championship: Argentinian Alberto Cevasco with C.D. FAS in 1957-58.
- Most championship by a coach: Edwin Portillo won 7 titles with A.D. Isidro Metapan
- Most championship by a foreign coach: Chilean Hernán Carrasco Vivanco won 6 titles (Alianza-1965–66, 1966–67 and 1989–90, Atletico Marte -1968–69 and 1970, Aguila -1987–88)
- Most relegation by a team: 4, C.D. Dragon (1963/64, 1980–81, 1990–91, 2002-2003) and Once Municipal (1969–70, 1979–80, 2007–08 and 2012–13)
- Most goals scored in a game by one player : 7, Mario Aguila Zelaya with Firpo against Olimpic 7-0 (24 December 1950)
- Most goals by a top goalscorer: Argentinian Omar Muraco with 26 goals in 1958.
- Youngest player to play in the Primera División: 14 years old with Platense
- Oldest player in the Primera División: 43 years, 11 months and 1 day with San Salvador F.C. in 2002.
- First world cup champion player in the Primera División: Brazilian Zozimo played with C.D. Aguila in 1967–1969 (Champion with Brazil in Sweden 1958 and Chile 1962)
- First world cup player in the Primera División: Paraguayan Jorge Lino Romero played in the 1958 world cup with Atlante
Records 1927–1997[]
- Most league goals scored in a season (excluding playoffs): 83 goals, Alianza F.C. (1965–66)
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 11, C.D. Sonsonate (1977–1978)
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 111, Cojutepeque F.C. (1994–1995)
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 6, C.D. FAS (1981)
- Biggest Win: C.D. Luis Angel Firpo 11-0 Cojutepeque F.C., 30 April 1995
- Record away win:
- Highest scoring game:
- Most wins in a row:
- Longest Undefeated streak: Atletico Marte 20 games, 1985 season
- Most championship won by a player:
- Most Championship by a coach:
- Longest Period of time by a coach (in the first division):
- Most consecutive championship: 7, Hércules (1927, 1928, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1933–34)
- Most seasons appearance: 64, C.D. FAS (1948–present)
- Most participants from one place:
- Most points in a season: 50 points, Alianza (1965–1966) and Juventud Olimpica (1971)
- Fewest points in a season: 2 points, San Jacinto (1950–51)
- Most Goals scored in a finals game:
- Most goals scored in a final game:
- Highest scoring game in a finals game:
- Most appearances (team) in the finals:
- Most defeats in a final series:
- Most defeats in a final:
- Most appearances in a final series without winning a championship:
- Lowest ranked winners:
- Lowest ranked finalists:
- Biggest win (aggregate):
- Most final series goals by an individual:
- Most goals by a losing side in a final game:
- Lowest finish by the previous season's champions:
- C.D. Aguila, C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca and Alianza F.C. that have won a championship in the season following their promotion to the Primera. They did so in
- Highest goal scorers during this period: David Arnoldo Cabrera, 240 goals (1967–1987)
Records Clausura and Apertura (1998–)[]
- Most league goals scored in a season (excluding playoffs): 49, C.D. Aguila (Apertura 2001)
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 8, C.D. Juventud Olímpica Metalio (1999 Apertura)
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 53, C.D. San Clara (2000 Apertura)
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season:9 (occurred three times), C.D. FAS (2009 Apertura), and C.D. Aguila twice (2009 Apertura & Clausura 2010)
- Biggest Win:
- Record away win:
- Highest scoring game:
- Most wins in a row:
- Best start to a season: Municipal Limeno 6 straight wins (Apertura 2000)
- Worst start to a season: UES 6 straight defeats (Clausura 2014)
- teams with the fewest wins in a season: Municipal Limeno (Apertura 2004) and (Clausura 2010) with 0 games.
- Best undefeated streak: FAS (2003 season) and Isidro Metapan (2002 season) 18 games
- Most losses in a row: Once Municipal from round 12 Apertura 2012 to round 2 Clausura 2013 (9 games)
- Most championship won by a player: 10 by Hector Omar Mejia with A.D. Isidro Metapan.
- Most Championship by a coach: 7 by Edwin Portillo with A.D. Isidro Metapan.
- Longest period of time by a coach:
- Most consecutive championship won under the Clausura/ Apertua Format: 5 ( Clausura 2002, Apertura 2002, Apertura 2003, Clausura 2004, Clausura 2005,), C.D. FAS
- Most seasons in an Apertura/Clausura format:
- Fewest appearances in an Apertura/Clausura format:
- Most participants from one place:
- Most points in a season: 44 points, C.D. FAS (2003 Clausura)
- Fewest points in a season: 5 points (twice), (Clausura 2010) and Once Municipal (Apertura 2012)
- Most Goals scored in a finals game:
- Top goalscorer in a final game: Williams Reyes 7 goals
- Most appearances in a grand final: 14, Alfredo Pacheco, Marvin Gonzalez,
- Most appearances in a final game: Williams Reyes y Alejandro Bentos
- Highest scoring game in a finals game:
- Most appearances (team) in the finals: 25 times Firpo (as of Apertura 2012)
- Most defeats in a final series: 23, Firpo (as of Apertura 2012)
- Most defeats in a final: 8, C.D. FAS (as of Apertura 2012)
- Most appearances in a final series without winning a championship: 7, C.D. Municipal Limeno
- Lowest ranked winners:
- Lowest ranked finalists:
- Biggest win (aggregate): 6 (twice), A.D. Isidro Metapan 6-0 Nejapa F.C. (Clausura 2009)
C.D. Municipal Limeno 7-1 Atletico Balboa (Clausura 2000) - Most final series goals by an individual:
- Most goals by a losing side in a final game:
- C.D. Vista Hermosa is the only team that have won a championship in the season following their promotion to the Primera. They did so in
- Lowest finish by the previous season's champions: Dragon 11th (Apertua 2016)
- Most goals scored by Goalkeeper: Alvaro Misael Alfaro (31 goals)
- Fastest goal scored in the tournament: Uruguayan Jorge Garay with Dragon in 7 seconds.
- First goal scored in clausura-apertura format: Magdonio Corrales with C.D. Municipal Limeno in 1998 against Santa Clara.
- First red card given in the clausura-apertura format: Mario Elías Guevara with Alianza F.C. in 1998 against C.D. Dragon
- Player with appearance with the most team: Julio Castro with 11 clubs (ADET, Arcense, San Salvador FC, Firpo, Alianza, Metapán, Águila, Balboa, Once Municipal, UES and FAS)
- Player with most own goals: Selvin Zepeda with 5 goals (2 with ADET, 1 with San Salvador FC, Nejapa and Alacranes del Norte)
- Youngest player to score a hat-trick: Colombian Bryan Gil for FAS against El Vencedor (18 Years and 4months)
- lowest game attendance in the Primera División: Alacranes del Norte-Metapán with 66 peoples in the Clausura 2010. the locals lost 881 dollars/\.
- Highest grand final attendance in the Primera División: 34, 212 people between FAS and Aguila (2003 Apertura) [1]
Goalscorers Record[]
Top goal scorers of all time[]
# | Name | Country | Clubs | Career | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nicolás Muñoz [2] | ![]() |
Chalatenango, FAS, Aguila, Alianza F.C., Vista Hermosa, Isidro Metapan, Firpo, Pasaquina, El Vencedor, Limeno | 2004-Present | 300 |
1 | Williams Reyes | ![]() ![]() |
C.D. Dragon, C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, Firpo, C.D. Chalatenango | 2000-2017 | 294 |
3 | David Arnoldo Cabrera | ![]() |
C.D. FAS | 1967-1987 | 240 |
4 | Luis Ramírez Zapata | ![]() |
C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C., Atlético Marte | 1971–1976, 1979, 1980-1992 | 184 |
5 | Rodolfo Zelaya | ![]() |
Alianza F.C., Chalatenango | 2012-2013,2015-Present | 157 |
6 | Oscar Gustavo Guerrero | ![]() |
Excelsior FC, Platense, UCA, Once Municipal, Independiente F.C., C.D. Aguila | 1969-1986 | 157 |
7 | Sergio Mendez | ![]() |
C.D. Aguila, Atletico Marte | 1962-1975 | 151 |
8 | Raul Diaz Arce | ![]() |
C.D. Dragon, Firpo, C.D. Aguila | 1988-1996, 2002 | 137 |
9 | Hugo Coria | ![]() |
C.D. Aguila | 1989-1994 | 132 |
10 | Miguel Gonzales | ![]() |
Alianza F.C., ANTEL, Atletico Marte | 1969-1981 | 130 |
11 | Rudis Corrales | ![]() |
C.D. Municipal Limeno, C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C., C.D. Dragon | 1999-2011 | 129 |
12 | Ruben Alonso | ![]() |
Alianza F.C., Fuerte San Francisco, Apaneca, C.D. Sonsonate, ADET, C.D. Municipal Limeño | 1985-1987, 1991-1999 | 128 |
Top goal scorers in the League Format[]
# | Name | Country | Clubs | Career | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Arnoldo Cabrera | ![]() |
C.D. FAS | 1967-1987 | 240 |
2 | Luis Ramírez Zapata | ![]() |
C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C. | 1971–1976, 1979, 1980-1992 | 184 |
3 | Oscar Gustavo Guerrero | ![]() |
Excelsior FC, Platense, UCA, Once Municipal, Independiente F.C., C.D. Aguila | 1969-1986 | 157 |
4 | Sergio Mendez | ![]() |
C.D. Aguila, Atletico Marte | 1962-1975 | 151 |
5 | Raul Diaz Arce | ![]() |
C.D. Dragon, Firpo, C.D. Aguila | 1988-1996, 2002 | 137 |
6 | Hugo Coria | ![]() |
C.D. Aguila | 1989-1994 | 132 |
7 | Miguel Gonzales | ![]() |
Alianza F.C., ANTEL, Atletico Marte | 1969-1981 | 130 |
8 | Ruben Alonso | ![]() |
Alianza F.C., Fuerte San Francisco, Apaneca, C.D. Sonsonate, ADET, C.D. Municipal Limeño | 1985-1987, 1991-1999 | 128 |
Top goal scorers in the Apertura/Clausura Format[]
# | Name | Country | Clubs | Career | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nicolás Muñoz | ![]() |
Chalatenango, FAS, Aguila, Alianza F.C., Vista Hermosa, Isidro Metapan, Firpo, Pasaquina, El Vencedor, Municipal Limeno | 2004-Present | 300 |
2 | Williams Reyes | ![]() ![]() |
C.D. Dragon, C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Aguila, C.D. Chalatenango, C.D. Luis Angel Firpo | 2000-2017 | 294 |
3 | Rodolfo Zelaya | ![]() |
C.D. Chalatenango, Alianza F.C. | 2008-2013, 2015-Present | 157 |
4 | Rudis Corrales | ![]() |
C.D. Municipal Limeno, C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C., C.D. Dragon | 1999-2011 | 129 |
5 | Franklin Webster | ![]() |
Chalatenango, FAS, Balboa, Vista Hermosa, San Salvador, Nejapa | 2000-2010 | 114 |
6 | Emiliano Pedrozo | ![]() ![]() |
Aguila, FAS, Nejapa, , San Salvador, Metapan | 1998-2010 | 114 |
7 | Anel Canales | ![]() |
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, Once Municipal, A.D. Isidro Metapan | 2003-2013 | 110 |
8 | Alexander Campos | ![]() |
C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C., C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, Balboa, Once Municipal, UES, Juventud Independiente, C.D. Pasaquina | 2003- | 110 |
9 | Alejandro de la Cruz Bentos | ![]() |
C.D. FAS, Nejapa F.C. | 2001-2015 | 106 |
10 | Adonai Martínez | ![]() |
Alianza F.C., C.D. Chalatenango, C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, San Salvador, Once Municipal | 1998-2007 | 98 |
15 | Ricardinho | ![]() |
Santa Tecla F.C., Isidro Metapan, Atletico Marte | 2013-2021 | 93 |
11 | Juan Carlos Reyes | ![]() |
Atlético Balboa, Once Municipal, Nejapa F.C., Luis Ángel Firpo A.D. Isidro Metapan, Juventud Independiente | 2003-2013 | 78 |
12 | Paolo Suarez | ![]() |
C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Sonsonate | 2005-2012, 2015-2016, 2016– | 71 |
TBD | Bladimir Diaz | ![]() |
Alianza F.C., C.D. Chalatenango | 2016-2019 | 71 |
13 | Cristian Gil Mosquera | ![]() |
C.D. Vista Hermosa, Atletico Balboa, San Salvador F.C., UES | 2005-2017 | 70 |
14 | Patricio Barroche | ![]() |
C.D. Vista Hermosa, Firpo, C.D. Aguila | 2005-2010 | 70 |
31 | Oscar Ceren | ![]() |
Alianza F.C., A.D. Isidro Metapan | 2009-2020 | 68 |
29 | Tony Rugamas | ![]() |
C.D. Aguila, C.D. FAS, Alianza F.C., A.D. Isidro Metapan, Once Deportivo de Ahuachapan | 2011-2019,2020- | 65 |
16 | Fredy Gonzales Vichez | ![]() |
Firpo, FAS, Aguila, Metapan, San Salvador F.C., C.D. Chalatenango | 1998-2009 | 65 |
17 | Jose Manuel "Black" Martinez | ![]() |
Atletico Balboa, C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, San Salvador F.C., Nejapa F.C., C.D. Chalatenango | 1999-2010 | 62 |
19 | Alex Erazo | ![]() |
C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C., C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, Juventud Independiente, UES | 2003-2013 | 62 |
18 | Juan Carlos Portillo | ![]() |
Juventud Independiente, Alianza F.C. | 61 | |
18 | Osael Romero | ![]() |
C.D. Vista Hermosa, C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C. | 2006-2013 | 60 |
20 | Lester Blanco | ![]() |
C.D. FAS, Atletico Marte, A.D. Isidro Metapan, Atletico Marte, Santa Tecla F.C. | 2007-2019 | 60 |
21 | Alexander Obregon | ![]() |
C.D. FAS, C.D. Chalatenango, Independiente Nacional 1906, C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo, San Salvador F.C. | 2002-2009 | 59 |
22 | Cesar Larios | ![]() |
C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, UES, Atletico Marte, C.D. Aguila, | 2005-2014, 2015 | 59 |
23 | Josue Flores | ![]() |
C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Aguila, | 2006-2018 | 59 |
24 | Eliseo Quintanilla | ![]() |
C.D. FAS, C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C., A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, San Salvador F.C. | 1999-2014 | 58 |
25 | Celio Rodríguez | ![]() |
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo | 1998-2001 | 56 |
26 | Mauro Núñez Bastos | ![]() |
C.D. Aguila | 2001-2003 | 55 |
28 | Sean Fraser | ![]() |
Once Municipal, Alianza F.C., C.D. Dragon | 2011-2015 | 53 |
30 | José Orlando Martínez | ![]() |
Atletico Marte, San Salvador F.C., C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, Alianza F.C. | 2000-2010 | 52 |
32 | Carlos Ayala | ![]() |
C.D. Chalatenango, UES, Atletico Marte | 2004-2016 | 49 |
33 | Dennis Alas | ![]() |
San Salvador F.C., Firpo | 2001-2013 | 49 |
34 | Alfredo Pacheco | ![]() |
C.D. FAS, C.D. Aguila, A.D. Isidro Metapan | 2000-2013 | 49 |
35 | Elias Montes | ![]() |
C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Aguila, | 1998-2012 | 47 |
36 | Emerson Umaña | ![]() |
C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Aguila, Santa Tecla F.C. | 2001-2013 | 43 |
37 | Nestor Ayala | ![]() |
Once Lobos, Atletico Balboa, C.D. FAS | 2004-2007 | 43 |
38 | William Torres | ![]() |
C.D. Aguila | 43 | |
39 | Gabriel Garcete | ![]() |
C.D. Chalatenango, Atlético Balboa, C.D. Municipal Limeno, C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, UES | 2005-2013 | 43 |
Note: Players in bold text are still active in the Primera División.
Last updated: 6 May 2013 (after round 18 of the Clausura championship).
Source:[3]
Appearances Record[]
Top Appearances in the Apertura/Clausura Format[]
# | Name | Country | Clubs | Career | Appearances |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Williams Reyes | ![]() |
C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Dragon, Firpo, Chalatenango | 2000-2017 | 500 |
1 | William Osorio | ![]() |
C.D. FAS, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, C.D. Chalatenango | 1990-2007 | 495 |
2 | Ramiro Carballo | ![]() |
C.D. Universidad de El Salvador, A.D. Isidro Metapan, Alianza F.C., San Salvador F.C. | 1997-2017 | 600 |
3 | Mario Elias Guevara | ![]() |
Once Municipal, Alianza F.C. | 1996-2008 | 490 |
5 | Rudis Corrales | ![]() |
C.D. Municipal Limeno C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C. | 1996-2008 | 421 |
TBD | Alvaro Misael Alfaro | ![]() |
, A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Aguila, Alianza F.C. | 400+ | |
TBD | Adolfo Menéndez | ![]() |
C.D. FAS C.D. Aguila, A.D. Isidro Metapan | TBD | 400+ |
TBD | Emiliano Pedrozo | ![]() |
A.D. Isidro Metapan C.D. FAS, Nejapa F.C., Atletico Marte | TBD | 400+ |
TBD | Manuel "Meme" González | ![]() |
A.D. Isidro Metapan, C.D. Vista Hermosa, C.D. FAS, C.D. Luis Angel Firpo, C.D. Aguila, C.D. Universidad de El Salvador | TBD | 400 |
Note: Players in bold text are still active in the Primera División.
Last updated: 13 April 2013 (after round 13 of the Clausura championship).
Source:[4]
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