2016–17 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño


The 2016–17 season will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2016 and Clausura 2017. 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 from the 2016-2017 seasons

Teams promoted to 2016–17 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2016
Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2016
Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2016
New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Segunda division
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2016
A total of 23 teams will contest the league, including sides from the 2015–16 Segunda División and 3 promoted from the Tercera Division.

Teams

Managerial changes

Apertura 2016

Group A

Results

Group B

Results

Group C

Results

Final Series

Finals

First leg

Second leg

Independiente won 3-1 on aggregate.

Individual awards

Clausura 2017

Group A

Results

Group B

Results

Group C

Results

Final Series

Finals

First leg

Second leg

Audaz won 4-1 on aggregate.

Individual awards

Relegation table

The three teams that finished last in their respective group would normally be relegated. However, all three teams will play a series of home and away games and only two will be relegated to the Tercera Division this season. Platense finished top and survived relegation. While Vendaval and Leones de Occidente were relegated.