The 2012–13 season (officially known as Liga de Plata) will be El Salvador's Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño The season will be split into two championships Apertura 2012 and Clausura 2013.
The champions of the Apertura and Clausura play the direct promotion playoff every year.
The winner of that series ascends to Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.
The Apertura 2012 will be named the Torneo Luis Baltazar Ramírez named after the 1982 world cup player Luis Ramírez Zapata.
[1] Teams promoted to Primera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2012 Teams relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño - Apertura 2012 Teams relegated to Tercera División de Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2012 Teams promoted from Tercera Division De Fútbol Profesional - Apertura 2011 Teams that failed to register for the - Apertura 2012 The league currently consists of the following 20 teams: