2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua

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Primera División
Season2016–17
ChampionsApertura:
Real Estelí
Clausura:Real Estelí
RelegatedNandasmo
Champions League-
CONCACAF LeagueReal Estelí
Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Matches played130
Goals scored400 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Venezuela Edward Morillo – 12 goals
Clausura:
Mexico Gregorio Torres – 9 goals
Biggest home winApertura: Juventus Managua 10–0 Nandasmo
Clausura: UNAN Managua 10–2 Nandasmo
Biggest away winApertura: Nandasmo 0–7 Walter Ferretti
Clausura: Nandasmo 1–5 Diriangén
Highest scoringApertura: Real Madriz 8–3 Nandasmo
Clausura: UNAN Managua 10–2 Nandasmo
Longest unbeaten runApertura: Real Estelí (18)
Clausura: Real Estelí (8)
Longest losing runApertura: Sebaco (8)
Clausura: Nandasmo (8)

The 2016–17 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 69th and 70th champions in the history of the league. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2016, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2017.

Format[]

The Apertura play-off format was changed from previous years, while the Clausura will use the same 4-team play-off format. For the Apetura, the top four teams from the regular stage advanced to a "quadrangular" double-round robin instead of a play-off stage. The regular stage and quadrangular winners would have played to decide the tournament's champion, but ultimately the same team won both and the final was not necessary. The same format was recently adopted by the Costa Rican Primera División, but for both half season.

Teams[]

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2015–16 season and one sids directly promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division side ART Jalapa will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which was Sebaco. Sebaco won 4-3 on aggregate over ART Jalapa which meant they were promoted in the Primera Division.

Promotion and relegation[]

Apertura[]

Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Apertura)[]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Diriangén FC Nicaragua Tyron Acevedo Nicaragua Jason Coronel Joma Claro
Chinandega FC Nicaragua Reyna Espinoza Nicaragua Léster Espinoza TBD TBD
Juventus Managua Colombia Javier Londoño Nicaragua Marlon Medina TBD TBD
Managua F.C. Costa Rica Luis Fernando Fallas Nicaragua Norfran Lazo TBD TBD
Nandasmo F.C. Nicaragua Marcos Bodán Nicaragua Alfredo Pérez TBD TBD
Real Madriz Honduras Sindulio Castellanos Nicaragua Alvaro Bermúdez TBD TBD
Real Estelí F.C. Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Nicaragua Elmer Mejia Galaxia Movistar, La Curaçao
Deportivo Sebaco Nicaragua Óscar Castillo Nicaragua Joel Rivera TBD TBD
UNAN Managua Nicaragua Edward Urroz Colombia Jonathan Donado Joma UNAN Managua
Deportivo Walter Ferretti Brazil Flavio Da Silva Nicaragua Denis Espinoza Grama Claro, Disnorte Dissur

Managerial Changes[]

Before the season[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Diriangén FC El Salvador Jose Luis Rugamas Resigned 2016 Nicaragua Tyron Acevedo 2016
Juventus Managua Nicaragua Douglas Urbina Contract finished 2016 Colombia Javier Londoño 2016
Managua F.C. Brazil Flavio Da Silva Resigned 2016 Venezuela Amleto Bonaccorso 2016
Deportivo Walter Ferretti Honduras José Valladares Contract finished 2016 Brazil Flavio Da Silva 2016

During the season[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Managua F.C. Venezuela Amleto Bonaccorso Resigned August 2016 Venezuela Jack Galindo August 2016
Managua F.C. Venezuela Jack Galindo Interim finished September 2016 Costa Rica Luis Fernando Fallas September 2016

Regular season[]

The regular season began on 2016. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Scoring[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Estelí 18 14 4 0 45 4 +41 46 Championship Group
2 Walter Ferretti 18 9 6 3 32 12 +20 33
3 UNAN Managua 18 8 5 5 25 17 +8 29
4 Diriangén 18 7 7 4 26 22 +4 28
5 Chinandega 18 8 4 6 22 18 +4 28
6 Real Madriz 18 7 3 8 38 34 +4 24
7 Managua 18 5 7 6 26 24 +2 22
8 Juventus Managua 18 5 5 8 29 22 +7 20
9 Sebaco 18 3 2 13 13 40 −27 11
10 Nandasmo 18 2 1 15 15 78 −63 7
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results[]

Home \ Away CHI DIR JUM MAN NAN RES RMA SEB UNM WAF
Chinandega 3–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 3–0 0–1 1–0 0–0
Diriangén 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2
Juventus Managua 1–2 1–2 2–2 10–0 0–4 4–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Managua 0–0 2–3 1–0 4–0 1–2 3–3 3–1 0–1 1–2
Nandasmo 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–6 3–2 1–1 1–5 0–7
Real Estelí 1–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 7–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0
Real Madriz 5–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 8–3 0–3 6–1 3–0 0–1
Sebaco 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 2–3 1–6 3–2 0–0 0–3
UNAN Managua 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 2–1 4–1 2–2
Walter Ferretti 3–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 0–1 1–2 3–0 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2016. Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round[]

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Real Estelí111111111111111111
Walter Ferretti558987777424444222
UNAN Managua435322322236777553
Diriangén664263566353332334
Chinandega222445633642223445
Real Madriz989756458565565666
Managua776534244778656777
Juventus Managua343678985887888888
Sebaco897899899999999999
Nandasmo101010101010101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2016. Source:[citation needed]

Championship Group[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Estelí 6 3 3 0 6 2 +4 12 Apertura Champion
2 Walter Ferretti 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11
3 Diriangén 6 2 1 3 5 9 −4 7
4 UNAN Managua 6 0 2 4 5 9 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 04 December 2016. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results[]

Home \ Away DIR RES UNM WAF
Diriangén 1–2 1–0 0–4
Real Estelí 0–0 1–0 2–0
UNAN Managua 1–2 1–1 1–1
Walter Ferretti 2–1 0–0 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on 04 December 2016. Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

List of foreign players in the league[]

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2016. 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 only have five foreign players in a squad.

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Venezuela Edward Morillo Real Madriz 12
2 Mexico Gregorio Torres Real Estelí 11
3 Nicaragua Daniel Reyes UNAN Managua 9
4 Nicaragua Norfran Lazo Managua 8
5 Nicaragua Samuel Wilson Real Estelí 8
6 Nicaragua Luis Galeano Real Estelí 7
7 Nicaragua Edwin Herrera Real Madriz 7
8 Nicaragua Remy Vanegas Diriangén 7
9 Colombia John Hernandez UNAN Managua 6
10 Nicaragua Alejandro Ruiz Nandasmo 6

Clausura[]

Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Clausura)[]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Diriangén FC Nicaragua Tyron Acevedo Nicaragua Jason Coronel Joma Claro
Chinandega FC Nicaragua Reyna Espinoza Nicaragua Léster Espinoza TBD TBD
Juventus Managua Colombia Javier Londoño Nicaragua Marlon Medina Grama TBD
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Emilio Aburto Nicaragua Norfran Lazo TBD TBD
Nandasmo F.C. Nicaragua Marcos Bodán Nicaragua Alejandro Ruiz TBD TBD
Real Madriz Honduras Sindulio Castellanos Nicaragua Alvaro Bermúdez TBD TBD
Real Estelí F.C. Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Nicaragua Manuel Rosas Kappa Movistar, La Curaçao
Deportivo Sebaco Argentina Emiliano Barrera Nicaragua Joel Rivera TBD TBD
UNAN Managua Nicaragua Edward Urroz Nicaragua David Solórzano Joma UNAN Managua
Deportivo Walter Ferretti Brazil Flavio Da Silva Nicaragua Denis Espinoza Grama Claro, Disnorte Dissur

Managerial Changes[]

Before the season[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Managua F.C. Costa Rica Luis Fernando Fallas Resigned November 2016 Venezuela Jack Galindo November 2016
Deportivo Sebaco Nicaragua Óscar Castillo Resigned November 2016 Argentina Emiliano Barrera November 2016

During the season[]

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Managua F.C. Venezuela Jack Galindo Sacked February 2017 Nicaragua Emilio Aburto February 2017

Regular season[]

The regular season began on 2017. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Scoring[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Estelí 18 13 4 1 40 8 +32 43 Playoffs
2 Walter Ferretti 18 11 5 2 37 17 +20 38
3 Diriangén 18 9 6 3 32 24 +8 33
4 UNAN Managua 18 8 8 2 38 20 +18 32
5 Juventus Managua 18 9 4 5 39 25 +14 31
6 Managua 18 5 6 7 31 30 +1 21
7 Real Madriz 18 6 1 11 28 37 −9 19
8 Chinandega 18 4 4 10 21 27 −6 16
9 Sebaco 18 2 5 11 14 36 −22 11
10 Nandasmo 18 1 1 16 17 73 −56 4
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2017. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results[]

Home \ Away CHI DIR JUM MAN NAN RES RMA SEB UNM WAF
Chinandega 0–2 1–2 0–4 6–1 1–3 4–1 0–0 0–0 0–1
Diriangén 2–1 2–2 1–0 4–1 0–3 3–2 0–0 0–0 3–1
Juventus Managua 1–0 3–2 0–2 3–1 1–2 6–2 3–1 1–1 1–1
Managua 2–2 2–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–3 1–1 1–2
Nandasmo 2–3 1–5 0–7 1–4 1–4 1–5 2–0 0–5 0–3
Real Estelí 2–0 4–0 2–0 4–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 0–0
Real Madriz 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 4–0 1–3 1–1
Sebaco 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–3 0–2
UNAN Managua 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 10–2 2–1 2–1 5–0 1–5
Walter Ferretti 2–2 0–1 3–2 2–1 6–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2017. Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round[]

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Real Estelí122221111111111111
Walter Ferretti557776444225532222
Diriangén875333323432224433
UNAN Managua463554555543343544
Juventus Managua311112232354455355
Managua688899999987666666
Real Madriz746465666666777777
Chinandega234647777778888888
Sebaco1099988888899999999
Nandasmo91010101010101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2017. Source:[citation needed]

Playoffs[]

Semi-Finals[]

Diriangén1 – 0Walter Ferretti
E. Téllez Goal 45' (pen) Report
Walter Ferretti1 – 0Diriangén
L. Peralta Goal 39' Report
Penalties
3 – 2

Real Estelí1 – 1UNAN Managua
L. Galeano Goal 7' Report Goal 77'
Estadio Independencia
Referee: E. Lezama

Finals[]

Walter Ferretti1 – 2Real Estelí
B. Laureiro Goal 87' (pen) Report G. Torres Goal 66' (pen) Goal 82'
Real Estelí1 – 1Walter Ferretti
L. Galeano Goal 6' Report B. Laureiro Goal 38' (pen)
Estadio Independencia
Referee: E. Lezama

List of foreign players in the league[]

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2017. 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 only have five foreign players in a squad.

Top goalscorers[]

Rank Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Mexico Gregorio Torres Real Estelí 12
2 Honduras Edwin Castro Real Madriz 6
3 Nicaragua Anderson Acosta Sebaco 5
= Colombia Yosimar Rivera Chinandega 5
5 Colombia Erick Alcazar Diriangén 4
= Honduras Arlis Andino Diriangén 4
= Nicaragua Léster Bonilla Chinandega 4
= Uruguay Bernardo Laureiro Walter Ferretti 4
= Panama Luis Martínez Rangel UNAN Managua 4
= Nicaragua Daniel Reyes UNAN Managua 4

Championship Playoff[]

As the winners of both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments, Real Estelí were declared the season champions without a playoff. It is their 14th league title.

Aggregate table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Estelí (C) 36 27 8 1 85 12 +73 89 Qualification for 2017 CONCACAF League
2 Walter Ferretti 36 20 11 5 69 29 +40 71
3 UNAN Managua 36 16 13 7 63 37 +26 61
4 Diriangén 36 16 13 7 58 46 +12 61
5 Juventus Managua 36 14 9 13 68 47 +21 51
6 Chinandega 36 12 8 16 43 45 −2 44
7 Managua 36 10 13 13 57 54 +3 43
8 Real Madriz 36 13 4 19 66 71 −5 43
9 Sebaco (R) 36 5 7 24 27 76 −49 22 Relegation play-off
10 Nandasmo (R) 36 3 2 31 32 151 −119 11 Relegation to 2017-2018 Segunda División de Fútbol de Nicaragua
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2017. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated

Relegation playoff[]

The ninth place team in the aggregate table, Sebaco, played a two-leg playoff against the second place team from the Segunda División de Nicaragua, , for one spot in next season's Primera División.


2–1Sebaco

Sebaco1–1

won 3-2 on aggregate and are promoted to the Primera División. Sebaco are relegated to the Segunda División.

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