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{{Infobox
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{{short description|Creeperian domestic football league}}
|above = Asociación Nacional de Fútbol
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{{use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
|image1 = [[File:ANFlogo.png|275px]]
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{{use Jackian|date=June 2022}}
|caption1 = Logo of the ANF.
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{{Infobox football league
|image2 = [[File:ANFmap.jpeg|275px]]
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| name            = Liga Imperial
|caption2 = Map of teams.
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| image            = File:Logo of the Liga Imperial (2020–present).png
|label1 = Formerly
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| pixels          = 200px
|data1 = Conferencia de Fútbol Profesional Creeperiano <small>(1904-1924)</small><br />Liga de Fútbol Profesional Creeperiano <small>(1924-1933)</small><br />Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional<small>(1950-1952)</small>
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| organiser        = [[National Football Association]]
|label2 = Sport
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| founded          = {{start date and age|1904|01|21|df=y}}
|data2 = Soccer/Fútbol
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| first            = [[1904 Liga Nacional|1904]]
|label3 = Founded
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| folded          =  
|data3 = January 21, 1904
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| country          = {{flag|Creeperopolis}}
|label4 = Inaugural Season
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| confed          = [[CONFUSUR]]
|data4 = 1904
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| teams            = 20
|label5 = Commissioner
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| relegation      = [[Segunda División]]
|data5 = [[Matías Carvallo Manzanares]]
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| levels          = 1
|label6 = No. of Teams
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| domest_cup      = [[Copa del Emperador]]
|data6 = 16
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| league_cup      = [[Copa Creeperiano]]
|label7 = Countries
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| confed_cup      = [[CONFUSUR Champions League]]
|data7 = {{flagicon|Creeperopolis}} [[Creeperopolis]]<br />{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[El Salvador]]
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| champions        = [[CF Chalatenango]] (12th title)
|label8 = Headquarters
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| season          = [[2022–23 Liga Imperial|2022–23]]
|data8 = [[San Salvador (city)|San Salvador]]
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| most_champs      = [[CF Adolfosburg]] (37 titles)
|label9 = Most Recent Champion
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| most_appearances = [[Víctor Pacheco Durán]] (878)
|data9 = [[San Salvador Saints]] (20)
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| top_goalscorer  = [[Víctor Pacheco Durán]] (401)
|label10 = Most Titles
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| tv              = [[Channel 4 (Creeperopolis)|Channel 4]]
|data10 = [[Adolfosburg Eagles]] (21)
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| sponsor          =  
|label11 = TV Partner(s)
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| website          = anf.org.cr
|data11 = [[Creeperian Sports Channel|CDC]]<br />CDC2<br />ANF Networks
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| current          = [[2022–23 Liga Imperial]]
|label12 = Official Website
 
|data12 = www.anf.com.cr
 
|label13 = Current Season
 
|data13 = [[2019-2020 ANF Season]]
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
The '''National Soccer Association''' ([[Creeperian Spanish]]: '''Asociación Nacional de Fútbol''', '''ANF''') is a professional [[Creeperopolis|Creeperian]] soccer association consisting of 16 teams, divided equally into the [[ANF North|north]], [[ANF South|south]], [[ANF East|east]], and [[ANF West|west]]. The ANF is one of the world's several professional soccer associations and the largest in [[Creeperopolis]]. The ANF's 22-week regular season runs from the first Sunday in September to late January, with each team playing 22 games. Following the conclusion of the regular season, eight teams (two from each division) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the [[Copa Creeperiano]], which is usually held in February and is played between the last standing playoff teams.
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The '''Liga Imperial''' ([[Creeperian language|Creeperian]] [[Creeperian script|Creeperian]]: ''Լիգա Իմպերիալ''; [[Jackian language|Jackian]]: ''Imperial League'') is the top division of professional football in [[Creeperopolis]] which is organized by the [[National Football Association]] (ANF).  
  
The ANF was formed in 1904 as the Creeperian Professional Soccer Conference (CFPC) before renaming itself the Creeperian Professional Soccer League (LFPC) in 1924. During the [[Creeperian Civil War]], the LFPC suspended operations. After the war ended, the LFPC resumed operations and renamed itself to the National Association of Professional Soccer (ANPF). The ANPF was finally renamed to the National Soccer Association (AFN) in 1952.
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The Liga Imperial was formed in 1904 as the National League (''Liga Nacional''; LN). During the [[Creeperian Civil War]], the league suspended operations, and after the war ended, the league resumed operations and renamed itself to the Premier League (''Liga Primera''; LP), which was later renamed to the Liga Imperial in 1953.
  
After initially determining champions through end-of-season standings, a playoff system was implemented in 1924 that culminated with a championship game until 1933. Following the civil war, the championship game concept was retained but the teams were divided in divisions. Today, the ANF has the highest average attendance (70,000) of any professional sports league in [[Creeperopolis]] and is the most popular sports league in [[Creeperopolis]]. The [[Copa Creeperiano]] is also among the biggest club sporting events in the world, with the individual games accounting for many of the most watched television programs in Creeperian history with over 250-300 million viewers nationally every year. ANF games are broadcast within [[Creeperopolis]], the [[Second State of the Church|Papal State]], and [[El Salvador]]. The Copa Creeperiano is also broadcast in [[Quebecshire]], and [[Greater Sacramento]].
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The league consists of 20 clubs which play each other twice per year. The two worst teams per year are automatically relegated to the [[Segunda División]], while the third and fourth worst teams play a relegation match, the loser of which is relegated to the Segunda División. The twelve teams with the best records continue to play in a tournament which concludes in a championship match, the tournament being known as the [[Copa Creeperiano]]. The Copa Creeperiano is also among the biggest club sporting events in the world, with the individual games accounting for many of the most watched television programs in Creeperian history with over 250 to 300 million viewers nationally every year.
  
The [[Adolfosburg Eagles|Águilas de Adolfosburg]] hold the most ANF championships with 21. The [[San Salvador Saints|Santos de San Salvador]] are the ANF's current champions following their victory over the [[Atlántidan Kings|Reyes Atlántidanos]] in the [[Copa Creeperiano of 2019]]
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== Competition format ==
  
= Teams =
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=== Promotion and relegation ===
  
The ANF consists of 16 teams divided into four divisions with four teams each: the [[ANF North]], [[ANF South]], [[ANF East]], and the [[ANF West]].
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=== Tiebreakers ===
  
{| class="navbox plainrowheaders wikitable" style="width:100%"
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# Points obtained in all matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
!style=background:white scope="col"|Division
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# Goal difference in all matches;
!style=background:white scope="col"|Team
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# Number of wins in all matches
!style=background:white scope="col"|Logo
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# Number of goals scored in all matches;
!style=background:white scope="col"|Location
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# Points obtained in the matches played between the clubs in question;
!style=background:white scope="col"|Stadium
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# Goal difference in the matches played between the clubs in question;
!style=background:white scope="col"|Capacity
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# Number of goals scored in the matches played between the clubs in question;
!style=background:white scope="col"|First Season
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# Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match): {{unordered list
!style=background:white scope="col"|Head Coach
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| Yellow card: –1 points;
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| Indirect red card (second yellow card): –3 points;
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| Direct red card: –4 points;
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| Yellow card and direct red card: –5 points;
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}}
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# Drawing of lots
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== History ==
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=== Liga Nacional era ===
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=== Liga Imperial era ===
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== Clubs ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! Club
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! [[2021–22 Liga Imperial|2021–22<br />season]]
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! First season<br />in the Liga Imperial
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! No. of seasons<br />in the Liga Imperial
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! First season<br />of current spell
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! Liga Imperial titles
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! Most recent title
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|-
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Adolfosburg|CF Imperial Adolfosburg]]
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| 5th
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| [[1904 Liga Nacional|1904]]
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| 100
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| [[1904 Liga Nacional|1904]]
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| 37
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| [[2019–20 Liga Imperial|2019–20]]
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|-
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Cámarillo|CF Real Cámarillo]]
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| 11th
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Chalatenango|CF Real Chalatenango]]
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| 1st
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|  
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|  
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| 12
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| [[2021–22 Liga Imperial|2021–22]]
 
|-
 
|-
!style="background;#1a1a1a" colspan="8"|'''Asociación Nacional de Fútbol'''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Citalá]]
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| 14th
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|-
 
|-
!style=background:white rowspan="4"|[[ANF North]]
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Denshire]]
|'''[[La'Libertad Tigers]]'''<br />''Tigres de La'Libertad''
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| 12th
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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|  
|[[La'Libertad (city)|La'Libertad]], [[La'Libertad del Norte]]
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|  
|[[La'Libertad Stadium]]
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| [[2020–21 Liga Imperial|2020–21]]
|align=center|80,000
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|  
|1924
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|  
|[[Lucho Gaos Cazalla]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|'''[[Salvador Crusaders]]'''<sup>†</sup><br />''Cruzadores de Salvador''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF La'Libertad]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| 9th
|[[Salvador (city)|Salvador]], [[Salvador (department)|Salvador]]
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| [[1904 Liga Nacional|1904]]
|[[Salvador Stadium]]
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|  
|align=center|85,000
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| [[2021–22 Liga Imperial|2021–22]]
|1904
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|  
|[[Luciano Cicerón Varela]]
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
|'''[[San Miguel Lions]]'''<sup>*</sup><br />''Leónes de San Miguel''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF La'Unión]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| 2nd (SD)
|[[San Miguel (city)|San Miguel]], [[San Miguel (department)|San Miguel]]
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| [[1917 Liga Nacional|1917]]
|[[San Miguel Stadium]]
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|align=center|50,000
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| [[2022–23 Liga Imperial|2022–23]]
|1952
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|  
|[[Joel Abellán Curbelo]]
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
|'''[[San Romero Romerists]]'''<br />''Romeristos de San Romero''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF La'Victoria|CF Real La'Victoria]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| 10th
|[[San Romero (city)|San Romero]], [[San Romero (department)|San Romero]]
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| [[1905 Liga Nacional|1905]]
|[[CORNACA Stadium (San Romero)|CORNACA Stadium]]
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|  
|align=center|50,000
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|  
|1952
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|  
|[[Orlando Morillo Cavallería]]
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
!style=background:white rowspan="4"|[[ANF South]]
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Masario]]
|'''[[San Salvador Saints]]'''<sup>†</sup><br />''Santos de San Salvador''
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| 8th
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| [[1926 Liga Nacional|1926]]
|[[San Salvador (city)|San Salvador]], [[San Salvador (department)|San Salvador]]
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|  
|[[Pepsi Stadium (Creeperopolis)|Pepsi Stadium]]
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| [[2020–21 Liga Imperial|2020–21]]
|align=center|120,000
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|  
|1904
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|  
|[[Ángel Espinar Beldad]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|'''[[Port Atlántida Swordfish]]'''<br />''Espadartes de Puerto Atlántida''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Panachor]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| 4th (SD)
|[[Puerto Atlántida]], [[Atlántida del Sur]]
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| [[1913 Liga Nacional|1913]]
|[[Puerto Atlántida Stadium]]
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|  
|align=center|75,000
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| [[2022–23 Liga Imperial|2022–23]]
|1999
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|  
|[[Emmanuel Valerio Seco]]
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|  
 
|-
 
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|'''[[San Pablo Warriors]]'''<br />''Guerreros de San Pablo''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Puerto Atlántida]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| 3rd (SD)
|[[San Pablo (city)|San Pablo]], [[Abdan (department)|Abdan]]
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|  
|[[San Pablo Stadium]]
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|  
|align=center|67,000
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| [[2022–23 Liga Imperial|2022–23]]
|1999
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|  
|[[Samuel Sáenz Tasis]]
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
|'''[[San Pedro Sharks]]'''<br />''Tiburones de San Pedro''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Rubicón]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| 1st (SD)
|[[Ciudad San Pedro]], [[San Pedro (department)|San Pedro]]
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|[[San Pedro Stadium]]
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|  
|align=center|68,000
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| [[2022–23 Liga Imperial|2022–23]]
|1999
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|  
|[[Iván Franco Molina]]
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
!style=background:white rowspan="4"|[[ANF East]]
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Salvador]]
|'''[[Adolfosburg Eagles]]'''<sup>†</sup><br />''Águilas de Adolfosburg''
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| 3rd
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| [[1904 Liga Nacional|1904]]
|[[Adolfosburg (city)|Adolfosburg]], [[Adolfosburg (department)|Adolfosburg]]
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| 100
|[[Adolfosburg Stadium]]
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| [[1904 Liga Nacional|1904]]
|align=center|95,000
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|  
|1904
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|  
|[[Tomás González Aguayo]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|'''[[Atlántidan Kings]]'''<br />''Reyes de Atlántidañeros''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF San Nicolás]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| 15th
|[[Victoria]], [[Atlántida (department)|Atlántida]]
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|  
|[[Victoria Stadium]]
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|  
|align=center|72,000
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|  
|1967
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|  
|[[Agustín Manzanedo Barrios]]
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|  
 
|-
 
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|'''[[Denshire Dolphins]]'''<br />''Delfines de Denshire''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF San Pedro]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| 6th
|[[Denshire]], [[Jakiz (department)|Jakiz]]
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|  
|[[Denshire Stadium]]
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|  
|align=center|71,000
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| [[2021–22 Liga Imperial|2021–22]]
|1999
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|  
|[[Juan Cotilla Costa]]
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
|'''[[North San Salvador Bears]]'''<sup>*</sup><br />''Osos de San Salvador del Norte''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Nuevo Xichútepa]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| 2nd
|[[San Salvador del Norte (city)|San Salvador del Norte]], [[San Salvador del Norte (department)|San Salvador del Norte]]
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| [[1904 Liga Nacional|1904]]
|[[North San Salvador Stadium]]
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| 100
|align=center|69,000
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| [[1904 Liga Nacional|1904]]
|1952
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| 10
|[[Jaime Madrid Montes]]
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| [[2020–21 Liga Imperial|2020–21]]
 
|-
 
|-
!style=background:white rowspan="4"|[[ANF West]]
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF San Salvador]]
|'''[[Castillianan Cowboys]]'''<br />''Vaqueros Castilliañeros''
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| 7th
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| [[1904 Liga Nacional|1904]]
|[[Ciudad Chalatenango]], [[Castilliano (department)|Castilliano]]
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| 100
|[[Chalatenango Stadium]]
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| [[1904 Liga Nacional|1904]]
|align=center|76,000
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|  
|1970
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|  
|[[Román Capmany Arnal]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|'''[[Salvadoran Mountaineers]]'''<br />''Montañeros Salvadoreños''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Santa Ana]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| 5th (SD)
|[[Ciudad Los'Ángeles]], [[Principality of El Salvador|El Salvador]]
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| [[1905 Liga Nacional|1905]]
|[[Los'Ángeles Stadium]]
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|  
|align=center|76,000
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| [[2022–23 Liga Imperial|2022–23]]
|2002
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|  
|[[Leonardo Alcabú Sanz]]
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
|'''[[Santa Ana Broncos]]'''<br />''Broncos de Santa Ana''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Tuxtla Martínez]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| 16th
|[[Santa Ana (city)|Santa Ana]], [[Santa Ana (department)|Santa Ana]]
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| [[1912 Liga Nacional|1912]]
|[[Santa Ana Stadium]]
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|  
|align=center|60,000
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| [[2021–22 Liga Imperial|2021–22]]
|1980
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|  
|[[Antonio Montes Franco]]
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|  
 
|-
 
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|'''[[Santa María Pirates]]'''<br />''Piratas de Santa María''
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| style="text-align:left" | [[CF Victoria|CF Real Victoria]]
|[[File:Coat of Arms of Creeperopolis.png|100px]]
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| 4th
|[[Santa María (city)|Santa María]], [[Santa María (department)|Santa María]]
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|  
|[[Santa María Stadium]]
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|  
|align=center|73,000
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|  
|1980
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|  
|[[José Agramonte Zorita]]
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|  
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== Champions ==
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{{main|List of Creeperian football champions}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
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|-
|colspan="8" style="font-size:8pt"|<sup>*</sup> denotes that the team has relocated at some point in its existence<br /><sup>†</sup> denotes that the team was a founding member of the ANF.
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! Club
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! Champions
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! {{nowrap|Runners-up}}
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! Winning seasons
 
|}
 
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== See Also ==
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== Player records ==
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=== Most goals ===
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=== Most appearances ===
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=== Hat-tricks ===
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{{main|List of Liga Imperial hat-tricks}}
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== See also ==
  
* [[List of Copa Creeperiano Winners]]
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* [[List of Copa Creeperiano finals]]
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* [[List of Copa del Emperador finals]]
  
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{{Liga Imperial}}
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{{Terraconserva leagues}}
 
{{Creeperopolis topics}}
 
{{Creeperopolis topics}}
 
{{El Salvador topics}}
 
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Liga Imperial
Logo of the Liga Imperial (2020–present).png
Organising bodyNational Football Association
Founded21 January 1904; 120 years ago (1904-01-21)
First season1904
Country Creeperopolis
ConfederationCONFUSUR
Number of teams20
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSegunda División
Domestic cup(s)Copa del Emperador
League cup(s)Copa Creeperiano
International cup(s)CONFUSUR Champions League
Current championsCF Chalatenango (12th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsCF Adolfosburg (37 titles)
Most appearancesVíctor Pacheco Durán (878)
Top goalscorerVíctor Pacheco Durán (401)
TV partnersChannel 4
Websiteanf.org.cr
2022–23 Liga Imperial

The Liga Imperial (CreeperianCreeperian: Լիգա Իմպերիալ; Jackian: Imperial League) is the top division of professional football in Creeperopolis which is organized by the National Football Association (ANF).

The Liga Imperial was formed in 1904 as the National League (Liga Nacional; LN). During the Creeperian Civil War, the league suspended operations, and after the war ended, the league resumed operations and renamed itself to the Premier League (Liga Primera; LP), which was later renamed to the Liga Imperial in 1953.

The league consists of 20 clubs which play each other twice per year. The two worst teams per year are automatically relegated to the Segunda División, while the third and fourth worst teams play a relegation match, the loser of which is relegated to the Segunda División. The twelve teams with the best records continue to play in a tournament which concludes in a championship match, the tournament being known as the Copa Creeperiano. The Copa Creeperiano is also among the biggest club sporting events in the world, with the individual games accounting for many of the most watched television programs in Creeperian history with over 250 to 300 million viewers nationally every year.

Competition format

Promotion and relegation

Tiebreakers

  1. Points obtained in all matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all matches;
  3. Number of wins in all matches
  4. Number of goals scored in all matches;
  5. Points obtained in the matches played between the clubs in question;
  6. Goal difference in the matches played between the clubs in question;
  7. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the clubs in question;
  8. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: –1 points;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): –3 points;
    • Direct red card: –4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: –5 points;
  9. Drawing of lots

History

Liga Nacional era

Liga Imperial era

Clubs

Club 2021–22
season
First season
in the Liga Imperial
No. of seasons
in the Liga Imperial
First season
of current spell
Liga Imperial titles Most recent title
CF Imperial Adolfosburg 5th 1904 100 1904 37 2019–20
CF Real Cámarillo 11th
CF Real Chalatenango 1st 12 2021–22
CF Citalá 14th
CF Denshire 12th 2020–21
CF La'Libertad 9th 1904 2021–22
CF La'Unión 2nd (SD) 1917 2022–23
CF Real La'Victoria 10th 1905
CF Masario 8th 1926 2020–21
CF Panachor 4th (SD) 1913 2022–23
CF Puerto Atlántida 3rd (SD) 2022–23
CF Rubicón 1st (SD) 2022–23
CF Salvador 3rd 1904 100 1904
CF San Nicolás 15th
CF San Pedro 6th 2021–22
CF Nuevo Xichútepa 2nd 1904 100 1904 10 2020–21
CF San Salvador 7th 1904 100 1904
CF Santa Ana 5th (SD) 1905 2022–23
CF Tuxtla Martínez 16th 1912 2021–22
CF Real Victoria 4th

Champions

Club Champions Runners-up Winning seasons

Player records

Most goals

Most appearances

Hat-tricks

See also