Tercera División is the third division of football in El Salvador.[1]The champion is promoted to the Segunda División de El Salvador. The team with the lowest points in each group will be demoted to the amateur league.
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.
The following teams are competing in the 2024–25 Tercera División season.qq
Teams promoted to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño
Teams relegated from Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2024
Teams relegated to ADFA- Apertura 2024
Teams promoted from ADFA - Apertura 2024
New Teams or teams that purchased a spot in the Tercera Division
Teams that failed to register for the Apertura 2024
As of July 2023