2021–22 Liga Primera de Nicaragua

Liga Primera de Nicaragua

Season	2021–22
Champions	Apertura: TBD Clausura: TBD
Relegated	TBD
CONCACAF League	TBD TBD
Matches played	196
Goals scored	459 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorer	Apertura: TBD (TBD goals) Clausura: TBD (TBD goals)
Biggest home win	Apertura: Deportivo Walter Ferretti 5–0 ART Municipal Jalapa (21 October 2021) Clausura: TBD 7–0 TBD
Biggest away win	Apertura: UNAN Managua 3-5 Real Madriz Clausura: TBD 0–2 TBD
Highest scoring	Apertura: H&H Export 4-8 Deportivo Walter Ferretti Clausura: TBD 7–0 TBD
← 2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 10 November 2021.

The 2021–22 Liga Primera de Nicaragua season was to be divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The season will determine the 77th and 78th champions in the history of the Liga Primera de Nicaragua, the top division of football in Nicaragua. The Apertura tournament is to be played in the second half of 2021, while the Clausura is to be played in the first half of 2022.

Teams[]

Team information[]

A total of ten teams contested the league, including nine sides from the , and one side from the .

Junior Managua finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División. The champions from the Segunda División, UNAN Managua, were promoted in their place.

The 9th place team in the aggregate table, Chinandega FC, faced the second-place team from the Segunda División, HyH Export de Sébaco, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. HyH Export de Sébaco won 5–3 over two legs, meaning Chinandega FC relegated from the Primera División.[1]

Promotion and relegation[]

Promoted from Segunda División as of July, 2021.

• Champions: UNAN Managua
• Promotion playoff winner: HyH Export de Sébaco

Relegated to Segunda División as of May, 2021.

• Last Place: Junior Managua
• Promotion playoff loser: Chinandega FC

Stadiums and locations[]

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
ART Jalapa	Jalapa	Estadio Alejandro Ramos Turcio	2,000
Diriangén	Diriamba	Estadio Cacique Diriangén	8,500
Juventus Managua	Managua	Estadio	7,000
HYH Sebaco	Matagalpa	Estadio Municipal de Matagalpa	1,800
Managua	Managua	Estadio Nacional de Fútbol (UNAN)	15,000
Ocotal	Ocotal	Estadio Roy Fernando Bermúdez	7,000
Real Estelí	Esteli	Estadio Independencia	4,800
Real Madriz	Somoto	Estadio Solidaridad Augusto Cesar Mendoza	2,000
UNAN Managua	Managua	Estadio Nacional de Fútbol (UNAN)	15,000
Walter Ferretti	Managua	Estadio Nacional de Fútbol (UNAN)	15,000

Personnel and kits[]

Team	Chairman	Head Coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor(s)
ART Jalapa	TBD	Leonidas Rodriguez	TBD	Nike	AT&T
Diriangén	TBD	Flavio da Silva	TBD	Nike	AT&T
Juventus Managua	TBD	Oscar Blanco	TBD	Nike	AT&T
HYH Sebaco	TBD	Carlos Javier Martino	TBD	Nike	AT&T
Managua	TBD	Emilio Aburto	TBD	Nike	AT&T
Ocotal	TBD	Mario Alfaro	TBD	Nike	AT&T
Real Estelí	TBD	José Luis Trejo	TBD	Nike	AT&T
Real Madriz	TBD	Héctor Medina	TBD	Nike	AT&T
UNAM Managua	TBD	Daniel Garcia	TBD	Nike	AT&T
Walter Ferretti	TBD	Henry Urbina	TBD	Nike	AT&T

Other News[]

New Ball Provider[]

VOIT will be providing and major ball sponsor for 2020-2021 [2]^{[permanent dead link]}

Managerial Changes[]

Pre Season Apertura 2021[]

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Real Estelí	Holver Flores	Cotract Ended	June 2021	José Luis Trejo Montoya	June 2021	TBD (Apertura 2021)
HyH Export de Sébaco	Jorge Luis Vanegas	Cotract Ended	June 2021	Carlos Javier Martino	June 2021	TBD (Apertura 2021)

During the Apertura season[]

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Managua F.C.	Emilio Aburto	Sacked	August 2021	Juan Cortes	September 2021	TBD (Apertura 2021)

Pre Season Clausura 2022[]

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Real Madriz	Héctor Medina	Contract Ended	December 2021	Roberto Chanampe	January 6, 2022	TBD (Apertura 2021)
ART Municipal Jalapa	Leonidas Rodriguez	Contract Ended	December 2021	Jose Ramon Romero	31 December 2021	TBD (Apertura 2021)

During the Clausura season[]

Apertura[]

Finals[]

• Qualified teams
  • Diriangén
  • Real Estelí

List of foreign players in the league[]

This is a list of foreign players in the 2020–21 season. The following players:

1. Have played at least one 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 season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player/s is released, and it is before the closing of the season transfer window.

(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)

External links[]

• Fútbol de Primera – Futbol Nica