2018–19 Primera División de Nicaragua

Primera División
Season 2017–18
Champions Apertura:
Walter Ferretti
Clausura:
Diriangén
Relegated TBD
CONCACAF League Walter Ferretti
Diriangén
Matches played 65
Goals scored 181 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorer Apertura:
TBD –
Clausura:
TBD –
Biggest home win Apertura: Real Estelí 5-0 Ocotal
Clausura: TBD TBD
Biggest away win Apertura: Real Madriz 1-6 Managua
Clausura: TBD TBD
Highest scoring Apertura: Ocotal 4-3 Real Estelí
Real Madriz 1-6 Managua
Clausura: TBD TBD
Longest unbeaten run Apertura: TBD
Clausura: TBD
Longest losing run Apertura: TBD
Clausura: TBD
2019–20 →

The 2018–19 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 71th and 72th champions in the history of the league. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2018, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2019.

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.

Team information

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2017–18 Primera División 2 sides from the 2017–18 Segunda División.

FC San Francisco Masachapa finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División. Taking their place was the champions from the Segunda División, ART Municipal Jalapa.

The 9th place team in the aggregate table, Chinandega, faced the second place team from the Segunda División, Deportivo Sebaco, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. However due Sevaco financial problems meant they weren't allowed to play in the plaoff, meaning Chinandega would remain in Primera Division.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División as of July, 2018.


Relegated to Segunda División as of July, 2018.

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Walter Ferretti Brazil Flavio da Silva Resigned June 2018 Nicaragua Henry Urbina June 29, 2018 3rd & Semifinalist (Clausura 2018)
Real Esteli Nicaragua Ramon Otenel Contract finished June 2018 Uruguay Washington Fernando Araújo July 22, 2018 4th & Quarterfinalist (Clausura 2018)
Juventus Managua Honduras Héctor Mediana Resigned June 2018 Argentina Roberto Chanampe July 2018 3rd & Semifinalist (Clausura 2018)
Ocotal Nicaragua Randall Moreno Resigned June 2018 Nicaragua Jorge Luis Vanegas July 2018 TBD (Clausura 2018)
Real Madriz Nicaragua Tyrone Acevedo Resigned June 2018 Nicaragua Carlos Matamoros July 2018 TBD (Clausura 2018)

Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsors
ART Municipal Jalapa Nicaragua Leonidas Rodríguez Nicaragua Victor Zavala Joma Agrotris
Chinandega Nicaragua Reyna Espinoza Nicaragua Lester Espinoza Nil Nil
Diriangén FC Nicaragua Mauricio Cruz Nicaragua Jason Coronel Joma Claro, Ocal, Victoria frost
Juventus Managua Argentina Roberto Chanampe Honduras Darwin Guity TBD TBD
Managua Nicaragua Emilio Aburto Nicaragua Erling Méndez Nil Nil
Ocotal Nicaragua Jorge Luis Vanegas Nicaragua Guillermo Espino Nil Alcadia Ocotal
Real Estelí Uruguay Washington Fernando Araújo Nicaragua Jason Casco Kappa Beco, Movi star, La Curacao, Banpro, Vitalsis
Real Madriz Nicaragua Carlos Matamoros x Nicaragua Alvaro Bermúdez TBD Alcadia Somoto
UNAN Managua Nicaragua Luis Vega Nicaragua Marvin Fletes Joma Nil
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Henry Urbina Nicaragua René Huete Umbro Claro, Iniser, Disnorte Dissur


Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Real Estelí 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Championship Group
2 Walter Ferretti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Diriangén 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Managua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Juventus Managua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Real Madriz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Ocotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Chinandega 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 UNAN Managua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 ART Jalapa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Updated to games played on 4 October 2018.
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.

Records

Top Goalscorers

No. Player Club Goals
1 Nicaragua TBD TBD 12
2 Nicaragua TBD TBD 11
3 Nicaragua TBD TBD 11
4 Nicaragua TBD TBD 11
5 Nicaragua TBD TBD 7
6 Nicaragua TBD TBD 7
7 Nicaragua TBD TBD 6
8 Nicaragua TBD TBD 5
9 Colombia TBD TBD 5
10 Colombia TBD TBD 5
10 Colombia TBD TBD 5

Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit Sponsors
ART Jalapa Nicaragua TBD TBD TBD TBD
Chinandega Nicaragua TBD TBD TBD TBD
Diriangén FC Nicaragua TBD TBD TBD TBD
Juventus Managua Nicaragua TBD TBD TBD TBD
Managua Nicaragua TBD TBD TBD TBD
Ocotal Nicaragua TBD TBD TBD TBD
Real Estelí Nicaragua TBD TBD TBD TBD
Real Madriz Nicaragua TBD TBD TBD TBD
UNAN Managua Nicaragua TBD TBD TBD TBD
Walter Ferretti Brazil TBD TBD TBD TBD


Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Real Estelí 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Championship Group
2 Walter Ferretti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Diriangén 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Managua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Juventus Managua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Real Madriz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Ocotal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Chinandega 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 UNAN Managua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 ART Jalapa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Updated to games played on 4 October 2018.
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.

Records

Top Goalscorers

No. Player Club Goals
1 Nicaragua TBD TBD 12
2 Nicaragua TBD TBD 11
3 Nicaragua TBD TBD 11
4 Nicaragua TBD TBD 11
5 Nicaragua TBD TBD 7
6 Nicaragua TBD TBD 7
7 Nicaragua TBD TBD 6
8 Nicaragua TBD TBD 5
9 Colombia TBD TBD 5
10 Colombia TBD TBD 5
10 Colombia TBD TBD 5

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2018–19 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's before the close 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)

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