2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua

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.

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:
Edward Morillo – 12 goals
Clausura:
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)

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

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

During the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Managua F.C. Amleto Bonaccorso Resigned August 2016 Jack Galindo August 2016
Managua F.C. Jack Galindo Interim finished September 2016 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:
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:

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:
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:
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 Edward Morillo Real Madriz 12
2 Gregorio Torres Real Estelí 11
3 Daniel Reyes UNAN Managua 9
4 Norfran Lazo Managua 8
5 Samuel Wilson Real Estelí 8
6 Luis Galeano Real Estelí 7
7 Edwin Herrera Real Madriz 7
8 Remy Vanegas Diriangén 7
9 John Hernandez UNAN Managua 6
10 Alejandro Ruiz Nandasmo 6

Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Clausura)
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Diriangén FC Tyron Acevedo Jason Coronel Joma Claro
Chinandega FC Reyna Espinoza Léster Espinoza TBD TBD
Juventus Managua Javier Londoño Marlon Medina Grama TBD
Managua F.C. Emilio Aburto Norfran Lazo TBD TBD
Nandasmo F.C. Marcos Bodán Alejandro Ruiz TBD TBD
Real Madriz Sindulio Castellanos Alvaro Bermúdez TBD TBD
Real Estelí F.C. Ramón Otoniel Olivas Manuel Rosas Kappa Movistar, La Curaçao
Deportivo Sebaco Emiliano Barrera Joel Rivera TBD TBD
UNAN Managua Edward Urroz David Solórzano Joma UNAN Managua
Deportivo Walter Ferretti Flavio Da Silva Denis Espinoza Grama Claro, Disnorte Dissur

Before the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Managua F.C. Luis Fernando Fallas Resigned November 2016 Jack Galindo November 2016
Deportivo Sebaco Óscar Castillo Resigned November 2016 Emiliano Barrera November 2016

During the season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Managua F.C. Jack Galindo Sacked February 2017 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:
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:

Semi-Finals
Diriangén1 – 0Walter Ferretti
E. Téllez  45' (pen) Report
Referee: E. Lezama
Real Estelí1 – 1UNAN Managua
L. Galeano  7' Report R. Baquedano  77'
Referee: E. Lezama

Finals
Walter Ferretti1 – 2Real Estelí
B. Laureiro  87' (pen) Report G. Torres  66' (pen)  82'
Referee: O. Davila
Real Estelí1 – 1Walter Ferretti
L. Galeano  6' Report B. Laureiro  38' (pen)
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 Gregorio Torres Real Estelí 12
2 Edwin Castro Real Madriz 6
3 Anderson Acosta Sebaco 5
= Yosimar Rivera Chinandega 5
5 Erick Alcazar Diriangén 4
= Arlis Andino Diriangén 4
= Léster Bonilla Chinandega 4
= Bernardo Laureiro Walter Ferretti 4
= Luis Martínez Rangel UNAN Managua 4
= 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:
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, San Francisco, for one spot in next season's Primera División.

San Francisco2–1Sebaco
Sebaco1–1San Francisco

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

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