 However, this changed in the 2013 Clausura when the club were able to qualify to the semi-finals as the fourth placed team after winning a dramatic play-off with Santa Tecla 1–0.In the semi-finals Juventud lost to FAS despite drawing the series 2–2 because of FAS scoring an away they were able to progress on the away goal rule.Following their successful campaign Juventud backed it up the very next season finishing 2nd on the league table with 30 points and scoring 40 goals breaking the club previous best record in the Primera División de Fútbol de El Salvador.