Liga Primera de Nicaragua
Organising bodyNicaraguan Football Federation
Founded1933 (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 goalscorerManuel Cuadra Serrano (142 goals)[1]
TV partnersLiga Primera (YouTube)
Websitewww.ligaprimera.com
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 loser of the playoff of the 8th and 9th-place teams.

Current teams

2023–24 Primera División

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

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

Various records achieved in Liga Primera de Nicaragua are listed as below:[1]

All-time goalscorer league
Most goals scored by a player in a single season
Most goals scored by a player in a game
The fastest goal league

References

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