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, Juventud Olimpica Metalio (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 Ricardo Guevara Mora with Platense
- Oldest player in the Primera División: 43 years, 11 months and 1 day Magico Gonzales 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 Alacranes del Norte (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), Alcranes del Norte (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, Cristiam Alvarez
- 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
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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
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]