2020–21 Liga Primera de Nicaragua

The 2020–21 Liga Primera de Nicaragua season was to be divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The season will determine the 75th and 76th 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 2020, while the Clausura is to be played in the first half of 2021.

Liga Primera de Nicaragua
Season2020–21
ChampionsApertura:
TBD
Clausura:
TBD
RelegatedTBD
CONCACAF LeagueTBD
TBD
Matches played196
Goals scored459 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
TBD
(TBD goals)
Clausura:
TBD
(TBD goals)
Biggest home winApertura:
TBD 5–0 TBD
(26 October 2019)
Clausura:
TBD 7–0 TBD
Biggest away winApertura:
TBD 1–4 TBD
Clausura:
TBD 0–2 TBD
Highest scoringApertura:
TBD 3–3 TBD
Clausura:
TBD 7–0 TBD
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 9 May 2020.

Format

The Apertura playoff format is changed from previous years, while the Clausura will use the same 4-team playoff format. For the Apertura, the top four teams from the regular stage advanced to a "quadrangular" double-round robin instead of a playoff stage. The regular stage and quadrangular winners 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 seasons.

Team information

A total of ten teams contested the league, including nine sides from the 2019–20 Primera División, and one side from the 2019–20 Segunda División.

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

The 9th place team in the aggregate table, ART Jalapa, faced the second-place team from the Segunda División, Deportivo Masaya, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. ART Jalapa won 4–3 over two legs, meaning ART Jalapa remained in Primera División.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División as of May, 2020.

  • Champions: Junior de Managua

Relegated to Segunda División as of May, 2020.

Other News

New Ball Provider

VOIT will be providing and major ball sponsor for 2020-2021

Managerial Changes

Pre Season Apertura 2020
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Juventus Managua Jaime Ruiz Interimship ended May 2020 Oscar Blanco May 2020 TBD (Apertura 2019)
Junior de Managua Sacked May 2020 Tyrone Acevedo May 2020 TBD (Apertura 2019)
Real Madriz Juan Ramirez Contract finished May 2020 Carlos Matamoros May 2020 TBD (Apertura 2019)
ART Jalapa Angel Orellana Contract finished May 2020 Carlos Javier Martino May 2020 TBD (Apertura 2019)
Deportivo Ocotal Reynaldo Clavasquín Sacked May 2020 Elvin Díaz May 2020 TBD (Apertura 2019)

During the Apertura season
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Deportivo Ocotal Elvin Diaz TBD Oct 2020 Marcos Rivera Oct 2020 TBD (Apertura 2020)

Pre Season Apertura 2020
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Real Madriz Carlos Matamoros Contract finished 2020 Ronaldo Alvarado 2021 TBD (Apertura 2021)
Deportivo Ocotal Marcos Rivera Contract finished December 2020 Mario Alfaro January 2021 TBD (Apertura 2021)

Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsors
ART Municipal Jalapa Carlos Javier Martino Joma Alcadia de Jalapa
Chinandega Reyna Espinoza Lester Espinoza Nil Nil
Diriangén FC Flavio da Silva Ereck Tellez Joma Claro, Victoria frost,Cafe Ox, Flor de Cana, Electrolit
Junior Managua Tyrone Acevedo Carlos Membreno Joma Oceanica, MT-MultiTrans
Juventus Managua Oscar Blanco Nil Nil
Managua Emilio Aburto Nahum Peralta Joma Alcadia de Managua, Ravoline
Ocotal Elvin Díaz Guillermo Espino Nil Alcadia de Ocotal
Real Estelí Holver Flores Manual Rosas Kappa Beco, Movi star, La Curaçao, Banpro, Vitalsis
Real Madriz Carlos Matamoros Joma Alcadia de Somoto
Walter Ferretti Henry Urbina Denis Espinoza Joma Claro, MC

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Estelí (Q) 16 10 4 2 30 12 +18 34 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Walter Ferretti (X) 16 8 5 3 25 15 +10 29
3 Municipal Jalapa (X) 16 7 5 4 17 13 +4 26 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Diriangén (X) 16 6 5 5 19 17 +2 23
5 Juventus Managua (Z) 16 6 3 7 21 23 −2 21
6 Chinandega (Z) 16 5 5 6 20 30 −10 20
7 Managua (Z) 16 5 4 7 21 25 −4 19
8 Deportivo Ocotal (Z) 16 4 4 8 17 19 −2 16
9 Real Madriz (Z) 16 3 6 7 15 21 −6 15
10 Junior (E) 16 2 7 7 14 24 −10 13
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2020. Source: Liga Primera
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw.
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (X) Assured a place of the playoffs; (Z) Cannot join the playoff semifinals directly.

Results
Home \ Away REE WAF MCJ DRI JVM CHI MAN DPO RMA JUN
Real Estelí — 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–0
Walter Ferretti 0–0 — 0–0 0–1 0–1 4–2 2–0 3–1 1–0
Municipal Jalapa 1–0 3–0 — 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0
Diriangén 2–2 0–1 1–1 — 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 3–2
Juventus Managua 1–4 1–3 2–2 3–1 — 5–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–1
Chinandega 1–5 2–2 1–3 3–2 — 0–0 4–2 1–1 2–2
Managua 3–4 1–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 — 2–2 0–1 2–0
Deportivo Ocotal 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 5–0 — 1–1 3–1
Real Madriz 1–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 — 1–1
Junior 0–0 0–4 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 August 2020. Source: Liga Primera
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Quarterfinals
Municipal Jalapa0–2Chinandega F.C.
Nil Adolfo Colindres own  7'
Erick Alcazar  47'
Estadio Alejandro Ramos Turcio, Jalapa

Chinandega progressed.

Diriangen2–0Juventus Managua
Luis Coronel  16'
Bernando Laurerio  29'		 Nil
Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba

Diriangen progressed.


Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Walter Ferretti 3–6 Diriangén 2–3 1–3
Real Estelí 3–2 Chinandega 2–2 1–0
Diriangén3–2Walter Ferretti
Henry Nino own  59'
Maycon  62'
Rene Huete own  83'		 Dshon Forbes  13'
Ezequiel Ugalde  34'
Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba
Walter Ferretti1–3Diriangén
Rene Huete  72' Alexis Ramos  18'  22'
Maycon  44'

Diriagen won 6-3 on aggregate.

Chinandega2–2Real Estelí
Kevin Vinerio  69'
Erick Alcazar  88'		 Edgar Castillo  37'
Brandon Ayerdis  61'
Estadio La Veranera , La Veranera
Real Estelí1–0Chinandega
Josué Quijano  15' Nil

Real Esteli won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Diriangén 0–1 Real Estelí 0–0 0–1
Diriangén0–0Real Estelí
Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba
Referee: Erick Lezama
Real Estelí1–0Diriangén
Estadio Nacional de Fútbol de Nicaragua, Managua
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval

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)

References
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