The Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño, 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 23 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 24 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 three clubs that finish at the bottom of Tercera Division are relegated to ADFA and are replaced by the top three clubs.
Third Division Of Football Season 2024 Clubs
The following teams are competing in the 2024–25 Tercera División season.qq
All participants for the 2024/25 season
Current directors of the third Division
Management
Past champions in Tercera Division de Fútbol Salvadoreño Trophy
2024-25 teams
Changes from the previous season
Teams promoted to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
- Zacatecoluca [3]
- Brasilia
- Cangrejera F.C.
- A.D. Batanecos
- Olimpico Litoral
- AD Espartano
Teams relegated from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2024
- Vendaval
- Pipil
Teams relegated to ADFA- Apertura 2024
- Masahuat
- CD San Carlos (Anamorós)
- Atletico San Lorenzo
Teams promoted from ADFA - Apertura 2024
- Brasil F.C. (San Miguel)
- Puerte El Triunfo
- Santo Tomas
- Atlas FC
- Buenos Aires
- UD Santos
- AD SESSA
- CD El Roble (Reserves)
New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Tercera Division
- Independiente (Purchased spot of Estrella Roja)
- Academia BP (Purchased spot of ADEREL Lourdes)
- Aruba
- AD Izalco
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2024
- Nejapa FC
- ADEREL Lourdes (Sold spot to Academia BP)
- C.D. Los Andes (Sold spot to ACD Sal Y Mar)
- Estrella Roja (Sold spot to Independiente F.C.)
- Atletico Comalapa
- A.D. Torino
- Real Antiguo Cuscatlan
- EFI Mario Calvo
- Nuevo Concepion
- San Carlos
- Escuela de Nuevo Concepion
Teams that failed to register for the Clausura 2025
- A.D. Santa Clara [4]
- Atlas
- Escuela de Futbol de Pasaquina
- Independiente
- C.D. San Rafael Cedros
Zona Centro Occidente
Group A
[5]
Group B
[6]
Zona Centro Oriente
Group A
[7]
Group B
[8]
Clubs who have competed in the Tecera Division, but not currently
As of January 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.
References
External links
- [9] - Official website (in Spanish)
- 2012 Clausura final tables - El Gráfico (in Spanish)
