Copa Presidente
The Salvadoran Cup is the top knock-out football tournament in El Salvador. The first edition was played in 1999, resulting champion C.D. Águila of El Salvador. From 2000 to 2006, the competition was played two more times with Atlético Balboa and Once Municipal winning the cup. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 2006, was restored in 2016 The cup is currently sponsored by Claro and thus officially known as the Copa Claro.
The Cup tournament is played as a separate tournament from the league (played between First, Second and Third Division).
Format Change
In 2014, the tournament was briefly brought back and made into two team competition between C.D. Águila and C.D. FAS. However the cup turned out to be a one time event.
Re-launch
On June 16, 2016 it was announced that a new cup competition would be played during Apertura 2016 and Clausura 2017. The tournament will involve 12 teams from the First Division, plus 10 of the Second Division and 10 of the Third Division for a total of 32 participants. The teams will be placed into 8 groups of 4. The 8 group winners, plus the 8 group runner-ups, move on to the new round (round of 16).
The cup will be called Copa Claro for sponsorship reason and the winner will receive 15,000 dollars.[1]
List of finals
Copa Presidente (1999-2006)
Copa Presidente/Independecia (2013-2014)
Copa Claro
List of Winners
References
External links
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Adrian Mahia x2 
Paul Comiges 
Celio Rodríguez x2 
Sean Fraser x1