2012–13 Primera División de Nicaragua

Primera División
Season 2012–13
Champions Apertura:
Real Estelí
Clausura:
Real Estelí
Relegated Xilotepelt
Champions League Real Estelí
Top goalscorer Apertura:
Colombia Andres Giraldo - 11 goals
Clausura:
TBD - goals
Biggest home win Apertura: Diriangén 5 - 1 Chinandega FC
Xilotepelt 5-1 Ocotal
Clausura: Real Estelí 12 - 0 Xilotepelt
Biggest away win Clausura: Juventus Managua 0-4 Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Highest scoring Clausura: Real Estelí 12 - 0 Xilotepelt
← 2011-12

The 2012–13 season in Primera División de Nicaragua was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 61st and 62nd champions in the history of the league. It also provided the country's sole berth for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2012, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2013.

Promotion and Relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.

Team Information

Last updated: July 7, 2011

Stadia and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Chinandega FC Chinandega Estadio Efrain Tijerino 8,000
Diriangén Diriamba Estadio Cacique Diriangén 7,500
Juventus Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua 9,000
Managua F.C. Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua 9,000
Ocotal Ocotal Estadio Roy Fernandez 3,000
Real Estelí Estelí Estadio Independencia 4,800
Walter Ferretti Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua 9,000
Xilotepelt Jinotepe Estadio Pedro Selva 12,000

Personnel and sponsoring (2012 Apertura)

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Chinandega FC Nicaragua TBA Nicaragua Alex Cajina Adidas None
Diriangén Nicaragua Tulio López Honduras Francisco Nunez Joma Movistar
Juventus Nicaragua Nicaragua Edward Urroz None Intracarga, Grao
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Napoleón Zeledón Nicaragua Emilio Aburto Managua F.C.
Ocotal Nicaragua Oscar Mendoza Honduras Florentino Colindres Marlon Anthony
Real Estelí Nicaragua Fidel Moreno Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Galaxia Movistar, Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Emilio Rodriguez Nicaragua Henry ‘Huesito’ Urbina Policia, Cierro, Banco
Xilotepelt Nicaragua TBD Nicaragua Martin Mena Gerithen U de M

Managerial Changes

Before the start of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Diriangén El Salvador Angel Orellana resigned (due to problems with team economics) June 8, 2012 Honduras Francisco Núñez June 14, 2012
Deportivo Ocotal Panama Carlos Walcott resigned (personal issues) 9 July 2012 Honduras Florentino Colindres 13 July 2012
Xilotepelt Nicaragua Luis "guicho" Díaz sacked 3 July 2012 Nicaragua Martin Mena 4 July 2012

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Deportivo Ocotal Honduras Florentino Colindres resigned (poor performance) 30 July 2012 Honduras Sindulios Castellano 1 August 2012
Diriangén Honduras Francisco Núñez resigned (poor performance) 23 September 2012 Nicaragua Luis Vega 24 September 2012

Apertura

The 2012 Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began on August 2012.

Regular season

The regular season began on August 2012. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Real Esteli 14 7 5 2 22 12 +10 26 Semi Finals Group
2 Managua 14 6 4 4 16 11 +5 22
3 Walter Ferretti 14 6 2 6 15 11 +4 20
4 Juventus Managua 14 5 5 4 13 14 −1 20
5 Diriangén 14 6 1 7 14 16 −2 19
6 Ocotal 14 3 7 4 12 16 −4 16
7 Chinandega 14 4 3 7 16 22 −6 15
8 Xilotepelt 14 4 3 7 12 18 −6 15

Updated to games played on September 2012.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] CHI DIR JUVMANOCORESWFEXIL
Chinandega 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–2
Diriangén 5–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0
Juventus Managua 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0
Managua 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 3–0
Ocotal 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–0
Real Esteli 4–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0
Walter Ferretti 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–0
Xilotepelt 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 5–1 1–2 1–0

Updated to games played on September 2012.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Real Esteli22644531222211
Managua63333223111122
Walter Ferretti11112112545453
Chinandega76556767886767
Diriangén45465455453535
Juventus Managua34221344334344
Xilotepelt58888886767678
Ocotal87777678678886

Source:

Finals round

The top two finishers in the Semi Finals Group will move on to the Final.

Semi Finals Group

Managua 2 – 1 Juventus Managua
Erick Sierra  18', Herbert Cabrera  72' Cantillo  63'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Referee: Oscar Davila
Real Esteli 1 – 1 Walter Ferretti
Samuel Wilson  25' Ismael Reyes  50'
Referee: Rene Guerrero
Walter Ferretti 1 – 0 Managua
Darwing Ramírez  18'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Referee: William Reyes
Juventus Managua 1 – 3 Real Esteli
Victor Carrasco  73' Manuel Rosas  57', Rudel Calero  62', Jefry Araica  88'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Walter Ferretti 1 – 0 Juventus Managua
Juan Rosales  76'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Referee: William Reyes
Managua 1 – 1 Real Esteli
Medardo Martinez  20' Samuel Wilson  32'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Juventus Managua 1 – 2 Managua
 63' Erick Sierra  18', Remy Vanegas  72'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Walter Ferretti 0 – 2 Real Esteli
Samuel Wilson  25', Wilber Sanchez  50'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Managua 0 – 0 Walter Ferretti
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Referee: William Reyes
Real Esteli 1 – 1 Juventus Managua
Rudel Calero  76' Carlos Membreño  80'
Juventus Managua 2 – 2 Walter Ferretti
Ronny Colon  35', Henry Garcia  73' Juan Rosales  78', Ricardo Vegas  54'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Real Esteli 2 – 1 Managua
Elmer Mejia  28', Manuel Rosas  32' Erick Sierra  12'
Referee: William Reyes

Final

First leg

Walter Ferretti 0 – 0 Real Esteli
Estadio Olímpico del IND (Managua)

Second leg

Real Esteli 4 – 0 Walter Ferretti
Rudel Calero  35' &  60'
Manuel Rosas  77' &  80'		 None
Primera División de Nicaragua
2012 Apertura Champion


Real Estelí
13th Title

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Colombia Andres Giraldo Chinandega FC 11
2 Nicaragua Rudel Calero Real Esteli F.C. 9
3 Honduras Herberth Cabrera Managua F.C. 7
4 Nicaragua Samuel Wilson Real Esteli F.C. 7
5 Nicaragua Eulises Pavon Diriangén FC 6
6 Honduras Elmer Mejia Real Esteli F.C. 6
7 Nicaragua Ricardo Vega Deportivo Walter Ferretti 5
8 Honduras Ronny Colon Juventus Managua 5

Updated to games played on 14 September 2012.
Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2012. 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 have upwards of five foreign players in a squad, However some conditions include: The player has to be younger than 30 years old, spent year abroad away from Nicaragua, and clubs can only have four foreign players on the field at one time .

Clausura

The 2013 Clausura was the second tournament of the season.

Personnel and sponsoring (2013 Clausura)

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Chinandega FC Nicaragua TBA Nicaragua Alex Cajina Adidas
Diriangén Nicaragua Tulio López Argentina Carlos Alberto de Toro Joma Movistar
Juventus Nicaragua Edward Urroz Nicaragua Douglas Urbina None UNEM
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Napoleón Zeledón Nicaragua Emilio Aburto Managua F.C.
Ocotal Nicaragua Oscar Mendoza Honduras Sindulio Castellano Tecnitasa Alcadia de Ocotal
Real Estelí Nicaragua Fidel Moreno Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Galaxia Movistar, Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Emilio Rodriguez Nicaragua Henry ‘Huesito’ Urbina Dejudo Claro, Albanisa, Flor de Cana,Ramos, Mediotipca
Xilotepelt Nicaragua TBD El Salvador Angel Orellana TBD TBD

Managerial Changes

Before the start of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Diriangén Nicaragua Luis Vega Sacked October 2012 Argentina Carlos Alberto de Toro November 2012
Xilotepelt Nicaragua Martin Mena Sacked December 2012 El Salvador Angel Orellana January 2013

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Deportivo Ocotal Honduras Sindulios Castellano resigned (poor performance) Feb 2013 Nicaragua Mario Alfaro March 2013
Xilotepelt El Salvador Angel Orellana resigned (Personal Reasons) Feb 2013 Nicaragua TBD March 2013
Deportivo Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Henry ‘Huesito’ Urbina resigned (Personal Reasons) March 2013 Nicaragua Luis 'Gaucho' Diaz March 2013

Clausura

The 2013 Clausura was the first tournament of the season. It began on August 2012.

Regular season

The regular season began on 2013. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Diriangén 14 9 4 1 25 10 +15 31 Semi Finals Group
2 Real Esteli 14 8 4 2 33 5 +28 28
3 Walter Ferretti 14 6 4 4 22 13 +9 22
4 Managua 14 5 4 5 18 16 +2 19
5 Ocotal 14 5 4 5 19 21 −2 19
6 Juventus Managua 14 4 2 8 19 27 −8 14
7 Chinandega 14 2 4 8 13 30 −17 10
8 Xilotepelt 14 1 5 8 14 41 −27 8

Updated to games played on 2013.
Source: []
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] CHI DIR JUVMANOCORESWFEXIL
Chinandega 2–4 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–3
Diriangén 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 4–1
Juventus Managua 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–4 6–1
Managua 6–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–2
Ocotal 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–0 0–1 3–2 3–1
Real Esteli 5–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 5–0 1–1 12–0
Walter Ferretti 0–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
Xilotepelt 0–0 0–0 3–5 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–2

Updated to games played on 29 April 2013.
Source: []
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Real Esteli11112211111112
Managua44443333444554
Walter Ferretti53334444333333
Chinandega88855577887777
Diriangén22221122222221
Juventus Managua37776655566666
Xilotepelt76688788778888
Ocotal65567866655445

Updated to match(es) played on April 29, 2013. Source:

Finals round

The top two finishers in the Semi Finals Group will move on to the Final.

Semi Finals Group

Real Esteli 1-0 Managua
Felix Rodriguez  83' [] None
Referee: Oscar Davilla
Diriangén FC 1-2 Walter Ferretti
Lucas Martella  83' [] Maycon Santana  52' , Mitchell Williams  60'
Estadio Cacique
Managua 3-2 Diriangén FC
Darwin Salinas  83'
 83', Remmy Vanegas  83'		 [] David Solórzano  83'
Jorge Portocarrero  83'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Walter Ferretti 1-1 Real Esteli
Milton Bustos  83' [] Salvador García  83'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Walter Ferretti 2-1 Managua
Pedrinho  83', Víctor Lozano  83' [] Erick Sierra  83'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Real Esteli 1-0 Diriangén FC
Rudel Calero  83' []
Estadio Cacique
Managua 0-3 Real Esteli
[] Rudel Calero  1' and  19', Norfran Lazo  85'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Referee: Oscar Davila
Walter Ferretti 2-0 Diriangén FC
Ricardo Vega 4', Osman Delgado  20' []
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Referee: William Mendoza
Real Esteli 1-1 Walter Ferretti
Norfrraan Lazo [] Ricardo Vega
Diriangén FC 0-1 Managua
[] Bryan Garcia
Estadio Cacique
Diriangén FC 2-1 Real Esteli
Diego Diaz [] Elmer Mejía, Quintero own goal
Estadio Cacique, Cacique
Managua 0-4 Walter Ferretti
[] Juan Rosales(2), Enrique González, Axel Villanueva
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua

Final

First leg

Real Esteli 3-0 Walter Ferretti
Félix Rodríguez  25', Wilber Sánchez  63', Elmer Mejía  91' None

Second leg

Real Esteli 3-0 Walter Ferretti
Wilber Sánchez  5' Awarded None
Estadio Olímpico del IND (Managua)
  • The game was called after sixty six minutes of play after Walter Ferretti fan base caused to much disruption to the games with rioting, flares and objects being thrown on the pitch, Real Esetli won the series 6-0 on aggreggate[1]
Primera División de Nicaragua
2013 Clausura Champion


Real Esteli
14th Title

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2012. 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 have upwards of five foreign players in a squad, However some conditions include: The player has to be younger than 30 years old, spent year abroad away from Nicaragua, and clubs can only have four foreign players on the field at one time .

Aggregate table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Real Esteli 28 15 9 4 55 17 +38 54 Qualification for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Diriangén 28 15 5 8 39 26 +13 50
3 Walter Ferretti 28 12 6 10 37 24 +13 42
4 Managua 28 11 8 9 34 27 +7 41
5 Ocotal 28 8 11 9 31 37 −6 35
6 Juventus Managua 28 9 7 12 32 41 −9 34
7 Chinandega 28 6 7 15 29 52 −23 25
8 Xilotepelt 28 5 8 15 26 59 −33 23 Relegation playoffs

Updated to games played on September 2012.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

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