The 2015–16 season in Primera División de Nicaragua was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 67th and 68th champions in the history of the league. It also provided the sole berth for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2015, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2016.

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 2014–145Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division side UNAN Managua will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which was

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. UNAN Managua won 6-0 on aggregate over

which meant they stayed in the Primera Division. * ART Jalapa * Diriangén FC * UCEM Juventus FC * Managua F.C. *

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* Real Esteli F.C. * UNAN Managua *

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(Winner of the Segunda Division) * Walter Ferretti

Promotion and relegation

* At the end of the 2014–15,

was promoted to Primera Division * At the end of the 2014–15, Fox Villa was relegated to Segunda Division.

Apertura

Team information

''Last updated: 2015''

Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Apertura)

Managerial changes

Before the season

During the season

Regular season

The regular season began on 2015. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Scoring

*First goal of the season: Rodrigo Hernandez own goal for Managua F.C. against UNAN Managua , 10 minutes (15 August 2015) *First goal by a foreign player: Jonathan Donado for UNAN Managua against Managua F.C., 20 minutes (15 August 2015) *Fastest goal in a match: 10 minute -

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for

against

(TBD TBD 2015) *Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 94 minutes - Christian Cisneros for Metapan against C.D. Chalatenango (1 August 2015) *First penalty Kick of the season: Marlon Lopez for Managua F.C. against UNAN Managua, 75 minutes (15 August 2015) *Widest winning margin: 8 goals ** UNAN Managua 9–1 ART Municipal Jalapa (18 November 2015) *First

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of the season: Darwin Ramirez for Juventus Managua against

(August 24, 2015) *First

own goal An own goal, also called a self goal, is where a player performs actions that result in them or their team scoring a goal on themselves, often resulting in a point for the opposing team, such as when a football player kicks a ball into their own ...

of the season: Rodriguez Hernandez ( UNAN Managua) for Managua F.C. (August 152015) *Most goals in a match: 10 Goals UNAN Managua 9–1 ART Municipal Jalapa (18 November 2015)
Juventus Managua 5–5 Managua F.C. (15 August 2015) *Most goals by one team in a match: 9 Goals ** UNAN Managua 9–1 ART Municipal Jalapa (18 November 2015) *Most goals in one half by one team: 5 Goals UNAN Managua 9–1 ART Municipal Jalapa (18 November 2015) *Most goals scored by losing team: 2 Goals ** ART Jalapa 2–5

(September, 2015) *Most goals by one player in a single match: 5 Goals ** Daniel Reyes for UNAN Managua against ART Municipal Jalapa (18 November 2015)

Standings

Results

Positions by round

Playoffs

Semi-finals

=First leg

= ----

=Second leg

= '' Diriangen won 1-0 on aggregate.'' ---- '' UNAN Managua won 4-3 on aggregate.''

Finals

=First leg

=Second leg

= * '' UNAN Managua won 3-1 on aggregate score.''

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. The following players: #have played at least one apertura game for the respective club. #have not been capped for the

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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. Jalapa * Camilo Quiñones * Erling Ruiz * Arlis Lizandro Andino * Andres Garzon * Jose Luis Rodriguez Chinandega * Bryan Cañate * Erwin Cabrera * Renán Laín * Cristian Izaguirre * Jaime Romo * Erick Alcázar Diriangén * Lucas Martella * Lucas Carrera * Andres Giraldo * Carlos Leonel Torres * Sergio Arzamendia Juventus Managua * Anderson Palacio * Roland Quintero * Ronny Colón * Cesar Salandía * Rudy Williams Managua * Darwing Güity * Ronny Bello Orange x

''(player released mid season)'' Ocotal * Jesus Guerrero * Emiro Manuel Gomez * Michael Williams * Jorge Rivas * Marcos Alfredo Rivera * Jason Diaz Real Esteli * Vinicius De Sousa * Devis Gutiérrez * Marcel Cecel * Leandro Cruz de Oliveira * Jonathan Mosquera * Álvaro Brum Real Madriz * Miguel Estrada * Luis Valladares * Armando Valdez * German Arias Ramírez * Jefreg Javier Olivero UNAN Managua * Jonathon Donado * Rodrigo Rodriguez * Evaristo González * Oscar Palomino * Juan Vidal Congo * Luis Fernándo Gonzáles Walter Ferretti * Eder Munive * Rodrigo Valiente *

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* Bernardo Laureiro * Maycon Santana * Gonzalo Ancheta

Clausura

Team information

''Last updated: 2015''

Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Clausura)

Managerial changes

Before the season

During the season

Regular season

The regular season began on 2015. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Scoring

*First goal of the season: Daniel Reyes for UNAN Managua against Managua F.C. , 17 minutes (16 January 2016) *First goal by a foreign player: Leandro Cruz de Oliveira for Real Esteli against

, 69 minutes (17 January 2016) *Fastest goal in a match: 3 minute - Baez for

against Diriangen FC (January 16, 2016) *Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 87 minutes - Daniel Reyes for UNAN Managua against Managua F.C. (16 January 2016) *First penalty Kick of the season: Marlon Lopez for Managua F.C. against UNAN Managua, 75 minutes (15 August 2015) *Widest winning margin: 5 goals ** Real Esteli 5–0

(17 November 2016) *First

of the season: TBD for

against

(2016) *First

of the season: Rodriguez Hernandez ( UNAN Managua) for Managua F.C. (2016) *Most goals in a match: 5 Goals Real Esteli 5–0

(17 November 2016) *Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Goals ** Real Esteli 5–0

(17 November 2016) *Most goals in one half by one team: 3 Goals Real Esteli 5–0

(17 November 2016) and ART Municipal Jalapa against

(18 November 2015) *Most goals scored by losing team: 2 Goals **

2–5 Real Esteli (28 February 2016) *Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 Goals ** Carlos Chavarria for Real Esteli against

(28 February 2016)

Standings

Results

Positions by round

Playoffs

Semi-finals

=First leg

= ----

=Second leg

= '' Real Estelí won 8-2 on aggregate.'' ---- '' Walter Ferretti won 2-1 on aggregate.''

Finals

=First leg

=Second leg

= '' Real Estelí won 1-0 on aggregate.''

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. The following players: #have played at least one apertura game for the respective club. #have not been capped for the

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. Jalapa * Erling Ruiz * Arlis Lizandro Andino * Mario Borja * Leonel Escoto * Javier Espinales Chinandega * Bryan Cañate * Renán Lalín * José Julio Carballo * Erick Alcázar * Richard Junior Charris * Luis Miguel Paterson Diriangén * Lucas Martella * Felipe Cristiano Ferreira * Rafael Vieira * Andres Giraldo * Daniel Olcina Juventus Managua * Andrés Arce Versi * Cesar Salandía * Juan José Tablada Managua * Darwing Güity * Ronny Bello * Juan Muriel * Hermes Palomino Orange x

''(player released mid season)'' Ocotal * Nelsón Maldonado * Esteban Tapia * Luis Martínez * Dixon Mauricio * Marcos Alfredo Rivera * Jose Sebastian Bedoya Real Esteli * Leandro Da Cruz * Jonathan Mosquera *

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* Leonardo Fernandes * Ricardo Silva de Almeida * Christiano Da Lima Real Madriz * Carlos Alfredo Gonzalez * Richart Misael Cerna * Luis Valladares * Armando Valdèz Caicedo UNAN Managua * Jonathan Donado * Rodrigo Hernandez * Evaristo González * Oscar Palomino * Luis Fernándo González * John Hernández Walter Ferretti * Rodrigo Valiente * Bernardo Laureiro * Jorge Valentín Bodden * Mario Girón * Allan Gutierrez

Championship Playoff

First leg

Second leg

* '' Real Estelí won 3–1 on aggregate score.''

Aggregate table

References

External links

* https://int.soccerway.com/national/nicaragua/1a-division/2015-2016/apertura/ {{DEFAULTSORT:2015-16 Primera Division de Nicaragua Nicaraguan Primera División seasons 1

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