Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño

The Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño is the second level of the El Salvador League System of football. Teams have a chance to gain promotion to the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional; nevertheless, The champions gain automatic promotion while the second place side has qualifly through a two leg playoff with the that finshes second last. The bottom team get relegated.

History

The Salvadoran Federation of Soccer decided to improve the quality and competitiveness of Football.Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño was created in 1950, with two groups and the winner was promoted to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional.

Category of Ascent was made of 12 teams, four teams in each zone :central,western and eastern.

The first 12 teams in Second Division were ANTEL,Atlético Marte,C.D. Marte Soyapango,Caterpillar de San Salvador,Picapiedra del Plan de la Laguna, Antiguo Cuscatlán ,Dragón, 11 Municipal,Molino F. C,Ahuachapán and Puertas de Santa Ana y San Rafael.

The first President of the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño was Dr Mauro Alfredo Bernal Silva.

The addition of teams worsened the level of competition remarkably having up to twelve teams per zone (36 teams altogether).

In 1986 the Legislative Assembly emitted a decree in the Reforms to the Law of Soccer and the Category of Ascent in which it stated that only 24 teams would be allowed in the Segunda División splitted into two groups.

President

Teams for the 2008 - 2009 Season

The league currently consists of the following 24 teams:

Group A

* Alba Acajutla
* C.D. Malacoff
* C.D. Titán Texistepeque
* Once Municipal
* Atlético Marte
* A.D. Municipal
* Arcense
* Once Lobos
* Santa Tecla F.C.
* Fuerte Aguilares
* C.D. Vendaval

Group B

* Fuerte San Francisco
* C.D. Marte Soyapango
* C.D. Tehuacan
* UES
* AFI
* ADI F.C.
* Aspirante
* C.D. Liberal
* C.D. Águila San Isidro
* C.D. Municipal Limeño
* C.D. Platense Municipal Zacatecoluca
* C.D. Topiltzín

Promoted to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional 2008

*C.D. Atletico Balboa promoted as best team in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
* J. Independiente after defeating san salvador 4-2 in a regelation/promotion playoff

Relegated teams from Primera División de Fútbol Profesional 2008

*Once Municipal
*San Salvador F.C.-Did not Register

Promoted teams from Tercea División de Fútbol Salvadoreño 2008

* C.D. Alba Acajutla (Sonsonate)
* C.D. Malacoff (Izalco)
* C.D. Águila San Isidro
* UES
* Titan

Relegated teams from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño 2008

* C.D. Curazao
* Estadiantes F.C. sold their spot to the newly relegated once Lobos and now has become defunct
* Liberal Ismael Rodriguez lost their playoff match against Aguila San Isrido
* C.D. Atletico chaparratique

External links

* http://www.radioguanaca.net/sitio/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=441
* http://207.56.125.47/segundadivision.html
* http://216.75.63.183/?cat=11