2013–14 Primera División de Nicaragua

The 2013–14 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 63rd and 64th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide the sole berth for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2013, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2014.

Primera División
Season2013–14
ChampionsApertura:
Real Esteli F.C.
Clausura:
Real Esteli F.C.
RelegatedChinandega FC
Champions LeagueReal Esteli F.C.
Matches played180
Goals scored520 (2.89 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Spain Dani Cadena - 11 goals
Clausura:
Nicaragua Xavier Dolmus - 13 goals
Biggest home winApertura: San Marcos 5-0 Real Madriz
Clausura: Walter Ferretti 10-0 Chinandega FC
Biggest away winApertura: Real Madriz 0-4 Diriangén Clausura: Managua 1-5 Juventus
Highest scoringApertura: Chinandega FC 4-5 ART Municipal Jalapa Clausura: Walter Ferretti 10-0 Chinandega FC

General

Promotion and relegation

Changes in competition formats
  • The Primera Division was expanded to 10 clubs.

Team information

Last updated: June 28, 2013

Personnel and sponsoring (2013 Apertura)
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
ART Municipal Jalapa Nicaragua TBD Nicaragua Leónidas Rodríguez TBD TBD
Chinandega FC Nicaragua TBA Nicaragua Vidal Alonso Adidas None
Diriangén Nicaragua Tulio López Argentina Carlos Alberto de Toro Joma Movistar
Juventus Nicaragua Nicaragua Douglas Urbina Movistar, EZA
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Napoleón Zeledón Nicaragua Emilio Aburto Managua F.C.
Ocotal Nicaragua Oscar Mendoza Nicaragua Mario Alfaro
Real Estelí Nicaragua Fidel Moreno Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Galaxia Movistar, Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao
Real Madriz Nicaragua TBD Nicaragua Omar Zambrana TBD TBD
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Emilio Rodriguez Nicaragua Florencio Leiva Policia, Cierro, Banco
FC San Marcos Nicaragua TBD Nicaragua Marcos Bodán

Managerial changes

During the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Chinandega FC Nicaragua Vidal Alonso Sacked 28 August 2013 Colombia Wilson Gil Yuste 28 August 2013
Real Madriz Nicaragua Omar Zambrana Sacked 30 August 2013 Nicaragua Tyron Acevedo (interim) 1 September 2013
Real Madriz Nicaragua Tyron Acevedo moved to assistant coach 19 September 2013 El Salvador Angel Orellana 22 September 2013
Juventus Managua Nicaragua Douglas Urbina Sacked October 2013 Nicaragua Oscar Blanco (interim) October 2013

Apertura

The 2013 Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began in 2013.

Regular season

The regular season began in August 2012. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Estelí 18 12 4 2 36 12 +24 40 Semi-finals Group
2 Diriangén FC 18 10 4 4 26 17 +9 34
3 Walter Ferretti 18 10 3 5 27 20 +7 33
4 Managua 18 8 7 3 25 14 +11 31
5 Jalapa 18 7 7 4 25 28 −3 28
6 Ocotal 18 5 9 4 26 21 +5 24
7 Juventus Managua 18 4 6 8 20 30 −10 18
8 Chinandega 18 3 4 11 22 36 −14 13
9 San Marcos 18 3 3 12 25 36 −11 12
10 Real Madriz 18 3 3 12 17 39 −22 12
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2013. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away JAL CHI DIR JUV MAN OCO RES RMD SMA WFE
Jalapa 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0
Chinandega 4–5 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–2 1–1
Diriangén FC 2–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 5–3 2–1
Juventus Managua 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 1–4
Managua 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–1 3–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–2
Ocotal 3–1 0–0 1–2 4–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–0 1–2
Real Estelí 4–0 4–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
Real Madriz 2–2 3–1 0–4 3–1 0–2 3–2 0–1 1–1 2–3
San Marcos 2–3 1–3 0–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 5–0 1–3
Walter Ferretti 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Real Estelí321111111111111111
Managua535775755434323344
Walter Ferretti753323433322444433
Chinandega101010101010101010101010101010988
Diriangén FC162232244543232222
Juventus Managua687657566677777777
San Marcos97888888888889910109
Ocotal446466677766666666
Real Madriz8999999999999888910
Jalapa214544322255555555
Updated to match(es) played on November 2013. Source:

Playoffs
Semifinals Finals
          
1 Real Estelí 2 2 4
4 Managua 0 1 1
1 Real Estelí 0 1 1
3 Walter Ferretti 0 0 0
2 Diriangén 0 1 1
3 Walter Ferretti 1 1 2
First leg
Walter Ferretti1–0Diriangén FC
Pedrinho 19' Report
Referee: Julio Arbizo
Managua F.C.0–2Real Estelí
Report Rudel Calero 69'
Iuri 79'
Referee: William Mendoza
Second leg
Real Estelí2–1Managua F.C.
Manuel Rosas 28'
Rudel Calero 67'		 Report Eric Sierra 20' (pen)
Referee: Noel Vega

Real Estelí won 4–1 on aggregate.

Diriangén FC1–1Walter Ferretti
Lucas Martella 89' Report Dany Cadena 86'
Referee: William Reyes

Walter Ferretti won 2–1 on aggregate

First leg
Walter Ferretti0–0Real Estelí
Report
Referee: Oscar Davila
Second leg
Real Estelí1–0Walter Ferretti
Franklin López 8' Report
Referee: William Mendoza
  • Real Esteli won 1–0 on aggregate score.
 Primera Division
2013 Apertura champion 
Real Esteli F.C.
12th title

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Spain Daniel 'Dani' Cadena Deportivo Walter Ferretti 11
2 Nicaragua Ricardo Vega Chinandega FC 10
3 Nicaragua Rudel Calero Real Esteli F.C. 9
4 Nicaragua Luis Manuel Galeano 'Romario' ART Jalapa 8
5 Nicaragua Raul Leguias Diriangén FC 8
6 Nicaragua Milton Zeledón ART Jalapa 7
7 Honduras Erick Sierra Managua F.C. 7
8 Nicaragua Juan Barrera Deportivo Walter Ferretti 7
9 Nicaragua Emilio Palacios Diriangén FC 6
10 Nicaragua Wilber Sanchez Real Esteli F.C. 6

Updated to games played on 7 November 2013

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2013. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
  2. have not been capped for the Nicaragua national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

A new rule was introduced this year, that clubs can have upwards of six foreign players in a squad, However some conditions include: The player has to be younger than 30 years old, spent year abroad away from Nicaragua, and clubs can only have five foreign players on the field at one time .

Clausura

The 2014 Clausura was the first tournament of the season. It began on 4 January 2014. Real Esteli F.C. are the defending champion. The league will consist of 10 teams, each playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 18 games, respectively. The top four teams at the end of the regular season will take part of the playoffs.

Team information

Last updated: December 1, 2013

Personnel and sponsoring (2014 Clausura)
Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
ART Municipal Jalapa Nicaragua Ali Antonio Castellanos Nicaragua Leónidas Rodríguez TBD TBD
Chinandega FC Nicaragua TBA Colombia Wilson Gil Yuste None None
Diriangén Nicaragua Tulio López Brazil Flavio da Silva Joma Movistar
Juventus Nicaragua Ariel Brex Nicaragua Oscar Blanco None Movistar, EZA
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Napoleón Zeledón Nicaragua Emilio Aburto Managua F.C.
Ocotal Nicaragua Oscar Mendoza El Salvador Angel Orellana None Alcadia de Ocotal
Real Estelí Nicaragua Helmuth Hurtado Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Galaxia Movistar, Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao
Real Madriz Nicaragua TBD El Salvador Juan Ramón Trejo TBD TBD
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Emilio Rodriguez Nicaragua Florencio Leiva Policia, Cierro, Banco
FC San Marcos Nicaragua TBD Nicaragua Marcos Bodán None Transp. Rodriguez

Managerial Changes

Beginning of the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Diriangén Argentina Carlos de Toro Resigned November 2013 Brazil Flavio da Silva TBD
Deportivo Ocotal Nicaragua Mario Alfaro Resigned December 2013 El Salvador Angel Orellana December 2013
Real Madriz El Salvador Angel Orellana Contract expired November 2013 El Salvador Juan Ramon Trejo TBD

During the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Real Madriz El Salvador Juan Ramon Trejo Resigned 20 February 2014 Colombia Luís Eduardo Montaño TBD
Deportivo Ocotal El Salvador Angel Orellana Sacked 26 February 2014 Nicaragua Randall Moreno 28 February 2014

Regular season

The regular season began in 2014. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Estelí 18 11 6 1 31 9 +22 39 Semi-finals Group
2 Diriangén FC 18 8 9 1 27 15 +12 33
3 Walter Ferretti 18 9 5 4 39 17 +22 32
4 Managua 18 7 6 5 34 25 +9 27
5 Real Madriz 18 8 3 7 28 30 −2 27
6 Juventus Managua 18 6 7 5 25 21 +4 25
7 Ocotal 18 4 6 8 20 30 −10 18
8 San Marcos 18 4 5 9 25 36 −11 17
9 Jalapa 18 2 6 10 15 33 −18 12
10 Chinandega 18 1 7 10 19 46 −27 10
Updated to match(es) played on 16 March 2014. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away JAL CHI DIR JUV MAN OCO RES RMD SMA WFE
Jalapa 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2
Chinandega 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–3
Diriangén FC 3–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 4–1 2–1
Juventus Managua 3–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1
Managua 2–0 5–2 2–2 1–5 3–1 1–1 4–1 5–2 2–3
Ocotal 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–5 1–2 2–0 2–3
Real Estelí 5–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–0 1–1
Real Madriz 5–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–2 3–4 1–0 1–3 0–2
San Marcos 2–2 6–2 0–3 2–3 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–2 1–4
Walter Ferretti 1–1 10–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–3 5–0 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2014. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Real Estelí221322211122332111
Managua112444424444444644
Walter Ferretti443211132211113333
Chinandega66775667788879991010
Diriangén FC554133353533221222
Juventus Managua996665545655556556
San Marcos88810101010109777888788
Ocotal335577888999977877
Real Madriz101010988766566665465
Jalapa77989999101010101010101099
Source:

Playoffs
Semifinals Finals
          
1 Real Estelí 6 4 10
4 Managua 1 1 2
1 Real Estelí 2 0 2
3 Diriangén 1 0 1
2 Diriangén 1 1 2
3 Walter Ferretti 2 0 2
First leg
Managua F.C.1-6Real Estelí
Medardo Martinez 60' Mauro Rodríguez 18'
Juan Barrera 19' & 76'
Norfran Lazo 26'
Manuel Rosas 50'
Marcó Martin Cardozo 84'
Referee: William Mendoza
Walter Ferretti2-1Diriangén FC
Daniel Reyes 2'
Dani Cadena 8'		 Jonathan Zapata 36'
Estadio Solidaridad , Somoto
Referee: tbd
Second leg
Real Estelí4-1Managua F.C.
Manuel Rosas 27' (pen)
Rudel Calero 60'
Juan Barrera 65'
Elmer Mejía 72'		 TBD Manuel Gutierrez 90' (pen)
Referee: TBD

Real Estelí won 10–2 on aggregate.

Diriangén FC1-0Walter Ferretti
José Rodríguez 86' None
Referee: William Reyes

Diriangén FC 2-2 on aggregate won on the away goal rule

First leg
Diriangén FC1-2Real Estelí
José Rodríguez 41' [] Samuel Wilson 54' & 88'
Referee: William Mendoza Reyes
Second leg
Real Estelí0-0Diriangén FC
None [] None
  • Real Esteli FC won 2-1 on aggregate score.
 Primera Division
2014 Clausura champion 
Real Estelí
?th title

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Nicaragua Xavier Dolmus Deportivo Walter Ferretti 13
2 Spain Daniel 'Dani' Cadena Deportivo Walter Ferretti 11
3 Colombia Jose Rodriguez Diriangén FC 10
4 Nicaragua Lesther Jarquín Juventus Managua 8
5 Nicaragua Marcos Méndez Managua F.C. 7
6 Nicaragua Enoc Salgado Real Madriz 7
7 Nicaragua Eulises Ezequiel Pavón Diriangén FC 7
8 Nicaragua Luis Balladares Real Madriz 7
9 Nicaragua Byron Garcia Managua F.C. 6
10 Uruguay Mauro Rodriguez Real Esteli F.C. 6

Updated to games played on 13 January 2014

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2014. The following players:

  1. have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
  2. have not been capped for the Nicaragua national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace

A new rule was introduced this year, that clubs can have upwards of six foreign players in a squad, However some conditions include: The player has to be younger than 30 years old, spent year abroad away from Nicaragua, and clubs can only have five foreign players on the field at one time .

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Esteli 36 23 10 3 67 22 +45 79 Qualification for 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Diriangén 36 18 13 5 56 32 +24 67
3 Walter Ferretti 36 20 7 9 69 39 +30 67
4 Managua F.C. 36 14 13 9 59 42 +17 55
5 Juventus Managua 36 10 13 13 45 51 −6 43
6 Ocotal 35 9 14 12 46 51 −5 41
7 Jalapa 36 9 13 14 40 60 −20 40
8 Real Madriz 36 11 6 19 44 69 −25 39 Relegation play-off
9 San Marcos 36 7 8 21 51 72 −21 29
10 Chinandega (R) 36 4 11 21 42 83 −41 23 Relegation to 2014–15 Segunda División de Fútbol de Nicaragua
Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 2014. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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