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.
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| Organising body | Nicaraguan Football Federation |
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| Founded | 1933 |
| Country |  Nicaragua |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Segunda División de Nicaragua (based on agg. table) |
| Domestic cup(s) | Copa de Nicaragua |
| International cup(s) | CONCACAF Champions League CONCACAF League |
| Current champions | Real Estelí (20th title) (2023 Clausura) |
| Most championships | Diriangén (30 titles) |
| Top goalscorer | Manuel Cuadra Serrano (142 goals)[1] |
| TV partners | Liga Primera (YouTube) |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2022–23 Liga Primera de Nicaragua | |
The league is played in two parts, the 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.
Current teams
2023–24 Primera División
Location of 2018–19 teams in Primera División de Nicaragua
| Name | City | Stadium | Capacity |
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| ART Jalapa | Jalapa | Estadio Alejandro Ramos | 1,000 |
| Deportivo Ocotal | Ocotal | Estadio De Ocotal | 5,000 |
| Diriangén | Diriamba | Estadio Cacique Diriangén | 8,000 |
| Managua | Managua | Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua | 8,000 |
| Real Estelí | Estelí | Estadio Independencia | 5,000 |
| UNAN Managua | Managua | Nicaragua National Football Stadium | 20,000 |
| Walter Ferreti | Managua | Nicaragua National Football Stadium | 20,000 |
List of champions
Titles by club
Teams in bold are currently participating in Primera División de Nicaragua.
| Club | Winners | Winning years |
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| Diriangén | 30 | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994−95, 1995−96, 1996−97, 1999−00, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2005–06, 2018 Clausura, 2021 Clausura, 2021 Apertura, 2022 Clausura |
| Real Estelí | 20 | 1991, 1998−99, 2002−03, 2003−04, 2006−07, 2007−08, 2008−09, 2009−10, 2010−11, 2011−12, 2012−13, 2013−14, 2015−16, 2016−17, 2019 Clausura, 2019 Apertura, 2020 Clausura, 2020 Apertura, 2022 Apertura, 2023 Clausura |
| Deportivo Santa Cecilia | 5 | 1961, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| Walter Ferretti | 4 | 1997−98, 2000−01, 2014−15, 2017 Apertura |
| UCA | 4 | 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977 |
| América Managua | 3 | 1985, 1988, 1990 |
| Aduana | 3 | 1950, 1951, 1955 |
| Ferrocarril | 2 | 1946, 1948 |
| Flor de Caña | 2 | 1966, 1967 |
| Deportivo Masaya | 2 | 1984, 1986 |
| Juventus Managua | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
| Atlético | 2 | 1934, 1958 |
| Deportivo Jalapa | 1 | 2001−02 |
| Búfalos | 1 | 1980 |
| La Nica | 1 | 1960 |
| Alas | 1 | 1933 |
| Lido | 1 | 1939 |
| Colegio Centroamérica | 1 | 1947 |
| Managua | 1 | 2018 Apertura |
Records
Following are records in Liga Primera de Nicaragua:[1]
- All-time goalscorer league
- 142 goals
- Most goals scored by a player in a single season
- 44 goals
- Oscar "Chiqui" Calvo (1967), Flor de Caña.
- Most goals scored by a player in a game
- 9 goals
- José María Bermúdez (1999)
- The fastest goal league
- 15 seconds
- Marvin González (San Marcos) against Real Estelí.
References
- López, Mariano (March 19, 2007). "El Nuevo Diario". elnuevodiario. Archived from the original on 2010-01-21. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
External links
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