2017–18 Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño


The 2017–18 season will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño. The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2018. 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 2017-2018 seasons

Teams promoted to 2017–18 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season
Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2017
Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2017
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 2017
On January 17, 2018 Once Municipal was stripped of their footballing license due to unpaid fees to Segunda division and lack of payments to players and coaches.

Team information

A total of 22 teams will contest the league, including sides from the 2016–17 Segunda División and 3 promoted from the Tercera Division. Once Municipal was removed following the apertura season due to failure to pay the Segunda division.

Teams

Managerial changes

Apertura

Final Series

Semifinals

El Roble won 2-1 on aggregate.
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Jocoro won 7-6 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg

Second leg

Jocoro FC won 4-3 on aggregate.

Individual awards

Clausura

Final Series

Round of 16

Chagüite won 3-2 on aggregate.
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2-2 draw on aggregate, Brujos de Izalco won 5-4 on penalties
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Topiltzin won 4-2 on aggregate.
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3-3 on aggregate. El Vencedor won 2-1 on penalties
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Jocoro F.C. won 5-3 on aggregate.
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Racing Jnr won 2-1 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

The best two loser teams in the round of 16 will advance to the quarter-finals, the teams were Ilopaneco and Independiente.
Brujos de Izalco won 2-1 on aggregate.
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Chagüite won 3-2 on aggregate.
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3-3, Independiente won 6-5 on penalties.
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Jocoro F.C. won 5-0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Brujos de Izalco won 3-1 on aggregate.
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Jocoro FC won 2-1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Second leg

Jocoro won 6-3 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. Apopa finished top and survived relegation. While UDET and San Rafael Cedros were relegated.