Liga Primera de Nicaragua
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Founded | 1933 |
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Country | Nicaragua |
Number of teams | 10 |
Relegation to | Segunda División (based on agg. table) |
International cup(s) | CONCACAF Champions League (after 2008–09) |
Current champions | Managua (2018 Apertura) |
Website | Official website |
2018–19 Liga Primera de Nicaragua |
The Liga Primera de Nicaragua is the top division of football in Nicaragua, organized by the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol, it was created in 1933.
It is played in two parts, Torneo de Apertura from August through November and Torneo de Clausura from January through May. Each of the regular seasons is followed by a playoff of the top four teams over a two-legged semifinal and subsequent final. The relegation end has the bottom team of the aggregate table dropped as well as the loser of the playoff of the 8th and 9th-place teams.
Contents
1 Current teams
1.1 Primera División de Nicaragua - 2016/17
2 Records in the league
3 Champions
4 Previous winners
5 References
Current teams
Primera División de Nicaragua - 2016/17
Juventus Managua
Managua F.C.
UNAN
Walter Ferretti
Managua F.C.
UNAN
Walter Ferretti
Chinandega
Sebaco
Diriangén
Real Estelí
Nandasmo
Real Madriz
Name | City | Stadium | Capacity | First season in Primera | Most recent promotion |
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Deportivo Sebaco | Sebaco | Estadio Municipal El Colosal | 1.000 | 2016 | 2016 |
Deportivo Walter Ferretti | Managua | Nicaragua National Football Stadium | 15,000 | 1987 | 1987 |
Chinandega FC | Chinandega | Estadio Instituto Nacional Autonomo de Chinandega | 1,500 | 2011 | 2015 |
Diriangén FC | Diriamba | Estadio Cacique Diriangén | 8,000 | 1933 | 1933 |
Juventus Managua | Managua | Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua | 8,000 | TBA | 2011 |
Managua F.C. | Managua | Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua | 8,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
Nandasmo F.C. | Nandasmo | Estadio Olímpico de San Marcos | 3,000 | 2016 | 2016 |
Real Estelí F.C. | Estelí | Estadio Independencia | 5,000 | 1986 | 1986 |
Real Madriz | Somoto | Estadio Solidaridad Augusto Cesar Mendoza | 3,000 | 1999 | 2013 |
UNAN Managua | Managua | Nicaragua National Football Stadium | 15,000 | 2014 | 2014 |
Records in the league
[1]
Manuel "Catarrito" Cuadra (highest goal scorer in the league with 742 goals)
Oscar "Chiqui" Calvo (most goals in a season with 44 goals in 1967 playing for Flor de Caña in the old format of the game)
Sergio Gago (most goals in a season in the new format with 35 in 1999)
José María Bermúdez (most goals in one game with nine in 1999)
- Marvin González (fastest goal 15 seconds playing for San Marcos against Real Estelí)
Champions
Teams in bold are currently participating in Primera División de Nicaragua.
Champions | ||||
Team | Championships | |||
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Diriangén | 26 | |||
Real Estelí | 14 | |||
Deportivo Santa Cecilia | 5 | |||
Walter Ferretti | 4 | |||
UCA | 4 | |||
América Managua | 3 | |||
Aduana | 3 | |||
Ferrocarril | 2 | |||
Flor de Caña | 2 | |||
Deportivo Masaya | 2 | |||
Juventus Managua | 2 | |||
Club Atlético | 2 | |||
Deportivo Jalapa | 1 | |||
Búfalos | 1 | |||
La Nica | 1 | |||
Alas | 1 | |||
Lido | 1 | |||
Colegio C-A | 1 | |||
Managua | 1 |
Previous winners
1933 : Alas (Managua)- 1934 : Club Atlético (Managua)
- 1935−38 : not played
- 1939 : Lido
- 1940 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1941 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1942 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1943 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1944 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1945 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1946 : Ferrocarril (Managua)
- 1947 : Colegio C-A
- 1948 : Ferrocarril (Managua)
- 1949 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1950 : Aduana
- 1951 : Aduana
- 1952 : unknown
- 1953 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1954 : La Salle
- 1955 : Aduana
- 1956 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1957 : not played
- 1958 : Club Atlético
- 1959 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1960 : La Nica
- 1961 : Deportivo Santa Cecilia (Diriamba)
- 1962−64 : not played
- 1965 : Deportivo Santa Cecilia (Diriamba)
- 1966 : Flor de Caña (Chichigalpa)
- 1967 : Flor de Caña (Chichigalpa)
- 1968 : UCA (Managua)
- 1969 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1970 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1971 : Deportivo Santa Cecilia (Diriamba)
- 1972 : Deportivo Santa Cecilia (Diriamba)
- 1973 : Deportivo Santa Cecilia (Diriamba)
- 1974 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1975 : UCA (Managua)
- 1976 : UCA (Managua)
- 1977 : UCA (Managua)
- 1978−79 : not played
- 1980 : Búfalos (Rivas)
- 1981 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1982 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1983 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1984 : Deportivo Masaya (Masaya)
- 1985 : América (Managua)
- 1986 : Deportivo Masaya (Masaya)
- 1987 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1988 : América (Managua)
- 1989 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1990 : América (Managua)
- 1991 : Real Estelí
- 1992 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1993 : Juventus (Managua)
- 1994 : Juventus (Managua)
- 1994−95 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1995−96 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1996−97 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 1997−98 : Walter Ferretti (Managua)
- 1998−99 : Real Estelí
- 1999−00 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 2000−01 : Walter Ferretti (Managua)
- 2001−02 : Deportivo Jalapa
- 2002−03 : Real Estelí
- 2003−04 : Real Estelí
- 2004−05 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 2005−06 : Diriangén (Diriamba)
- 2006−07 : Real Estelí
2007−08 : Real Estelí
2008−09 : Real Estelí
2009−10 : Real Estelí
2010−11 : Real Estelí
2011−12 : Real Estelí
2012−13 : Real Estelí
2013−14 : Real Estelí
2014−15 : Walter Ferretti (Managua)
2015−16 : Real Estelí
2016−17 : Real Estelí
2017 Apertura : Walter Ferretti (Managua)
2018 Clausura : Diriangén (Diriamba)
2018 Apertura : Managua
2019 Clausura :
References
- Rec.Sports.Soccer Statistics Foundation
- [2]