Liga Primera de Nicaragua
Organising bodyNicaraguan Football Federation
Founded1933; 91 years ago (1933)
Country Nicaragua
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSegunda División de Nicaragua
(based on agg. table)
Domestic cup(s)Copa de Nicaragua
International cup(s)CONCACAF Champions League
CONCACAF League
Current championsReal Estelí (20th title)
(2023 Clausura)
Most championshipsDiriangén (30 titles)
Top goalscorerLuis Galeano
(161 goals)[1]
TV partnersLiga Primera (YouTube)
Websitewww.ligaprimera.com Edit this at Wikidata
Current: 2023–24 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.

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 defeated one from the playoff match between the 8th and 9th-place teams.

Current teams

2023–24 Primera División

Liga Primera de Nicaragua is located in Nicaragua
Managua F.C. Masachapa FC UNAN Walter Ferretti
Deportivo Ocotal
Diriangén
Real Estelí
ART Jalapa
Sébaco Matagalpa
Sébaco
Matagalpa
Location of 2023–24 teams in Primera División de Nicaragua
Name City Stadium Capacity
ART Jalapa Jalapa Estadio Alejandro Ramos 1,000
C.S. Sebaco Matagalpa Estadio Carlos Fonseca 5,000
Deportivo Ocotal Ocotal Estadio Roy Fernandez Bermúdez 4,000
Diriangén Diriamba Estadio Cacique Diriangén 8,000
Managua Managua Nicaragua National Football Stadium 20,000
Masachapa FC Managua Nicaragua National Football Stadium 20,000
Matagalpa FC Matagalpa Estadio Carlos Fonseca 5,000
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

Ed. Season Champion
1
 1933 Alas
2
 1934 Atlético
–
 1935–38 No tournament
3
 1939 Lido
4
 1940 Diriangén
5
 1941 Diriangén
6
 1942 Diriangén
7
 1943 Diriangén
8
 1944 Diriangén
9
 1945 Diriangén
10
 1946 Ferrocarril
11
 1947 Colegio Centroamérica
12
 1948 Ferrocarril
13
 1949 Diriangén
14
 1950 Aduana
15
 1951−52 Aduana
16
 1953 Diriangén
17
 1954 La Salle
18
 1955 Aduana
19
 1956−57 Diriangén
20
 1958 Atlético
21
 1959 Diriangén
22
 1960 La Nica
23
 1961−62 Deportivo Santa Cecilia
24
 1964−65 Deportivo Santa Cecilia
25
 1966 Flor de Caña
26
 1967 Flor de Caña
27
 1968 UCA
28
 1969 Diriangén
29
 1970 Diriangén
30
 1971 Deportivo Santa Cecilia
31
 1972 Deportivo Santa Cecilia
32
 1973 Deportivo Santa Cecilia
33
 1974 Diriangén
34
 1975 UCA
35
 1976 UCA
36
 1977−78 UCA
37
 1979−80 Búfalos
38
 1981 Diriangén
39
 1982 Diriangén
40
 1983 Diriangén
41
 1984 Deportivo Masaya
42
 1985 América Managua
43
 1986 Deportivo Masaya
44
 1987 Diriangén
45
 1988 América Managua
46
 1989 Diriangén
47
 1990 América Managua
48
 1991 Real Estelí
49
 1992 Diriangén
50
 1993 Juventus
51
 1994 Juventus
52
 1994−95 Diriangén
53
 1995−96 Diriangén
54
 1996−97 Diriangén
55
 1997−98 Walter Ferretti
56
 1998−99 Real Estelí
57
 1999−00 Diriangén
58
 2000−01 Walter Ferretti
59
 2001−02 Deportivo Jalapa
60
 2002−03 Real Estelí
61
 2003−04 Apertura Real Estelí
62
 2003−04 Clausura Real Estelí
63
 2004−05 Apertura Diriangén
64
 2004−05 Clausura Diriangén
65
 2005−06 Diriangén
66
 2006−07 Real Estelí
67
 2007−08 Real Estelí
68
 2008−09 Real Estelí
69
 2009−10 Real Estelí
70
 2010−11 Real Estelí
71
 2011−12 Real Estelí
72
 2012−13 Real Estelí
73
 2013−14 Real Estelí
74
 2014−15 Walter Ferretti
75
 2015−16 Real Estelí
76
 2016−17 Real Estelí
77
 2017 Apertura Walter Ferretti
78
 2018 Clausura Diriangén
79
 2018 Apertura Managua
80
 2019 Clausura Real Estelí
81
 2019 Apertura Real Estelí
82
 2020 Clausura Real Estelí
83
 2020 Apertura Real Estelí
84
 2021 Clausura Diriangén
85
 2021 Apertura Diriangén
86
 2022 Clausura Diriangén
87
 2022 Apertura Real Estelí
88
 2023 Clausura Real Estelí
89
 2023 Apertura Diriangén

Titles by club

Teams in bold are currently participating in Primera División de Nicaragua.

Club Winners Winning years
Diriangén 31 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, 2023 Apertura
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

All-time goalscorer league

As of 8 February 2024
Rank Country Player Goals Years
1 Nicaragua Luis Galeano 161 2013-
2 Nicaragua Manuel Cuadra 142 1966-1985
Most goals scored by a player in a single season
Most goals scored by a player in a game
The fastest goal league

Multiple hat-tricks

Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1 Nicaragua Luis Galeano 6
2 Nicaragua Herbert Cabrera 4
Nicaragua Emilio Palacios
4 Brazil Lucas Da Silva 3
5 Nicaragua Arley Bonilla 2
Nicaragua Milton Busto
Nicaragua Daniel Cadena
Brazil Douglas Caé
Nicaragua Luis Martinez
10 Nicaragua Abner Acuña 1
Nicaragua Carlos Alonso
Nicaragua Rafael Baquedano
Colombia Marlon Barrios
Honduras Edwin Castro
Nicaragua Luis F Coronel
Nicaragua Norlan Cuadra
Nicaragua Carlos Chavarría
Nicaragua Javier Dolmos
Nicaragua Pablo Gállego
Nicaragua Emiro Gomes
Nicaragua Raúl Leguías
Nicaragua Marlon López
Nicaragua Ulises Pavon
Nicaragua Daniel Reyes
Cuba Maikel Reyes
Nicaragua Maycon Santana
Nicaragua Erick Sierra
Nicaragua Anderson Treminio
Nicaragua Samuel Wilson

References

  1. ^ López, Mariano (March 19, 2007). "El Nuevo Diario". elnuevodiario. Archived from the original on 2010-01-21. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

External links

Liga Primera de Nicaragua
Football in Nicaragua
Top-level men's football leagues of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
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