The Tercera División de El Salvador, commonly known as Tercera División, and officially known as Electrolit Tercera División for sponsorship reasons, is the men's third professional association football division of the Salvadoran football league system. Administered by Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, it is contested by 40 teams, with the top two teams plus the winner of a play-off promoted to Segunda division and replaced by the three lowest-placed teams in that division.
Structure
There are 40 clubs in Tercera Division divided into 4 groups of 10. They play in Apertura and Clausura. The clubs play every team in each group twice. The top four teams from each group, 16 teams in total, qualify for play-offs to determine the winner of the apertura and clausura title. The winners will be promoted to the Segunda División de El Salvador.
Similarly, the four clubs that finish at the bottom of Tercera Division are relegated to ADFA and are replaced by the top four clubs.
Third Division Of Football Season 2024 Clubs
The following teams are competing in the 2025âÂÂ26 Tercera División season.qq
All participants for the 2025/26 season
Current directors of the third Division
Management
Past champions in Tercera División de Fútbol Salvadoreño Trophy
- 1970âÂÂ71 : CD Titán
- 1971âÂÂ72 : CD Dragón
- 1972âÂÂ73 : CD El Roble
- 1973âÂÂ74 : A.D.O.
- 1974âÂÂ75 : ADTE
- 1975âÂÂ76 : CD Chaguite
- 1976âÂÂ77 : A.F.I.
- 1977âÂÂ78 : ADTE
- 1978âÂÂ79 : A.F.I.
- 1979âÂÂ80 : ADET
- 1980âÂÂ81 : A.F.I.
- 1981âÂÂ82 : CD Los Andes
- 1982âÂÂ83 : CD Platense
- 1983âÂÂ84 : ADTE
- 1984âÂÂ85 : CD Tehuacán
- 1985âÂÂ86 : ADET
- 1986âÂÂ87 : AD Municipal
- 1987âÂÂ88 : CD TACA
- 1988âÂÂ89 : CD L.A. Firpo
- 1989âÂÂ90 : CD Atlético Marte
- 1990âÂÂ91 : CD Barcelona
- 1991âÂÂ92 : CD Malacoff
- 1992âÂÂ93 : ADTE
- 1993âÂÂ94 : CD El Roble
- 1994âÂÂ95 : A.F.I.
- 1995âÂÂ96 : A.D.O.
- 1996âÂÂ97 : Atlético Morazán
- 1997âÂÂ98 : A.F.I.
- 1998âÂÂ99 : CD Tehuacán
- 1999âÂÂ2000 : CD Huracán
- 2000âÂÂ01 : CD El Roble
- 2001âÂÂ02 : CD L.ÃÂ. Firpo
- 2002âÂÂ03 : A.D.O.
- 2003âÂÂ04 : ADTE
- 2004âÂÂ05 : Halcones
- 2005âÂÂ06 : CD Curazao / Liberal I.R.
- 2006âÂÂ07 : Tehuacán
- 2007âÂÂ08 : Titán
- 2008âÂÂ09 : Centro Occidente Brasilia (Apertura 2008, Promotion) / Espartano (Clausura 2009); Centro Oriente Liberal I.R. (Apertura 2008, Promotion) / Pasaquina (Clausura 2009)
- 2009âÂÂ10 : Centro Occidente Turin-FESA (Apertura 2009) and (Clausura 2010); Centro Oriente Municipal Santa MarÃÂa (Apertura 2009) / Pasaquina FC (Clausura 2010, Promotion)
- 2010âÂÂ11 : Centro Occidente Isidro Metapán C (Apertura 2010, Promotion) / Juventud Alegre (Clausura 2011); Centro Oriente San Sebastian (Apertura 2010) / C.D. La Asunción (Clausura 2011, Promotion)
- 2011âÂÂ12 : Centro Occidente Atlético Comalapa (Apertura 2011) / TurÃÂn FC (Clausura 2012, Promotion); Centro Oriente C.D. EspÃÂritu Santo (Apertura 2011, Promotion)
- 2012âÂÂ13 : Centro Occidente CD Racing Jr. (Apertura 2012) / Chalatenango (Clausura 2013, Promotion); Centro Oriente Huracán FC (Apertura 2012) / TopiltzÃÂn (Clausura 2013, Promotion)
- 2013âÂÂ14 : Centro Occidente Atlético Comalapa (Apertura 2013) and (Clausura 2014); Centro Oriente Fuerte San Francisco (Apertura 2013) / Audaz (Clausura 2014, Promotion)
- 2014âÂÂ15 : Centro Occidente Turin-FESA (Apertura 2014) and (Clausura 2015); Centro Oriente Fuerte San Francisco (Apertura 2014) and (Clausura 2015)
- 2015âÂÂ16 : Centro Occidente C.D. Rácing Jr. (Apertura 2015) / Turin-FESA (Clausura 2016); Centro Oriente UDET (Apertura 2015) / Jocoro (Clausura 2016, Promotion)
- 2016âÂÂ17 : Centro Occidente EF Guazapa (Apertura 2016) / Municipal Ilopaneco (Clausura 2017, Promotion); Centro Oriente UDET (Apertura 2016) / Chagüite (Clausura 2017)
- 2017âÂÂ18 : Centro Occidente AD Santa Rosa GuachipilÃÂn (Apertura 2017, Promotion) / Turin-FESA (Clausura 2018); Centro Oriente Liberal (Apertura 2017, Promotion) / Ciclon del Golfo (Clausura 2018)
- 2018âÂÂ19 : Centro Occidente Turin-FESA (Apertura 2018) / Real Pajonal (Clausura 2019); Centro Oriente Cacahuatique (Apertura 2018) / Gerardo Barrios (Clausura 2019)
- 2019âÂÂ20 : Centro Occidente (Apertura 2019) / Clausura 2020); Centro Oriente (Apertura 2019) / (Clausura 2020)
- 2020âÂÂ21 : Centro Occidente (Apertura 2020) / Clausura 2021); Centro Oriente (Apertura 2020) / (Clausura 2021)
- 2021âÂÂ22 : Centro Occidente Fuerte Aguilares (Apertura 2021) /Masahuat (Clausura 2022); Centro Oriente Audaz (Apertura 2021) / Pipil (Clausura 2022)
- 2022âÂÂ23 : Centro Occidente Los Laureles (Apertura 2022) and (Clausura 2023); Centro Oriente Santiagueño (Apertura 2022) / Cruzeiro (Clausura 2023)
- 2023âÂÂ24 : Centro Occidente Brasilia (Apertura 2023) / AD Espartano (Clausura 2024); Centro Oriente Zacatecoluca FC (Apertura 2023) and (Clausura 2024)
- 2024âÂÂ25 : Centro Occidente CD Talleres Jr. (Apertura 2024) and (Clausura 2025); Centro Oriente AD Santa Clara (Apertura 2024) / CD Neo Pipil (Clausura 2025, Promotion);
- 2025âÂÂ26 : Centro Occidente TBD (Apertura 2025) / TBD (Clausura 2026); Centro Oriente TBD (Apertura 2025) / TBD (Clausura 2026)
2025âÂÂ26 teams
Changes from the previous season
Teams promoted to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
Teams relegated to ADFA- Apertura 2025 - failed to register for the Clausura 2025
Teams promoted from ADFA - Apertura 2025
New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Tercera Division
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2025
Teams that failed to register for the Clausura 2026
Zona Centro Occidente
Group A
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Group B
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Zona Centro Oriente
Grupo A
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Group B
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Clubs who have competed in the Tecera Division, but not currently
As of June 2025
Note: Any Teams that haven't competed in any division within the last five years will be labelled as Hiatus as clubs in El Salvador have a history of taking breaks from competing and coming back into competition; if longer than five years it will assumed the clubs have officially folded and will be labelled as Disbanded.
See also
References
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