2017–18 Primera División De Nicaragua

The 2017–18 Primera División de Nicaragua season was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 69th and 70th champions in the history of the league. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2017, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2018.

Format

The Apertura play-off format was changed from previous years, while the Clausura used the same 4-team play-off format. For the Apertura, 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 seasons.

Team information

A total of 10 teams contested the league, including 8 sides from the 2016–17 Primera División and 2 sides from the 2016–17 Segunda División.

At the end of the 2016–17 Primera División, Nandasmo finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División. Taking their place was the champions from the Segunda División, Deportivo Ocotal.

The 9th place team in the aggregate table, Deportivo Sebaco, faced the second place team from the Segunda División, San Francisco Masachapa, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. San Francisco Masachapa won the playoff 3-2 on aggregate and were promoted, while Deportivo Sebaco were relegated.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División as of June, 2017.

* Champions: Ocotal
* Runners-up (via playoff): San Francisco Masachapa

Relegated to Segunda División as of June, 2017.

* Last Place: Nandasmo
* Ninth Place (via playoff): Deportivo Sebaco

Personnel and sponsoring

Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

During the season

Standings

Records

Top Goalscorers

Results

Playoffs

Semi-finals

''1-1. Walter Ferretti advanced on Penalties.''
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''2-2. Managua advanced on away goal.''

Finals

''1-1. Walter Ferretti won on away goal''

Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Before the Clasura season

During the Clasura season

Standings

Results

Records

Top Goalscorers

Playoffs

Semi-finals

''Real Esteli won 3-1 on aggregate.''
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''Diriangen won 3-2 on aggregate.''

Finals

''Diriangen won 3-2 on aggregate.''

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2017–18 season. The following players:

# Have played at least one game for the respective club.
# 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 is released and it's before the close of the season transfer window.

Chinandega
* Jairo Olivares
* Jarel Puerto
* Brayan Cañate
* Richard Charris
* Allan Gutiérrez

Diriangén
* Henry Niño
* Francisco Rodriguez
* Erick Alcázar
* Johan Bonilla
* Brandon Salazar
* Andrés Mendoza
* Pedro Dos Santos
* Josué Meneses
* Carlos Tórres
* Yeison Esquivel

Juventus Managua
* Maycon Santana
* Luis Fernando González
* Darwin Guity
* Carlos Félix
* Diego de la Cruz

Managua
* Cristiano Fernández da Lima
* Vinicius da Souza
* Lucas Oliviera
* Armando Valdez
* Lisandro Andino
* Edward Morillo
* Oscar Urróz

Masachapa/San Francisco
* Brandon Mena
* Carlos Mosquera
* Ever Rodríguez
* Ernesto Benítez
* Enzo Brahim
* Raúl Nomesque

Ocotal
* Cristhian Cabria
* Nelson Maldonado
* Rolín Álvarez
* Erlyn Ruíz
* Marcos Rivera
* Juan Sebastián Bedoya

Real Estelí
* Gregorio Torres
* Gabriel Da Silva
* Revson Santos
* Lucas Rodríguez
* Gastón Pagan
* Guillermo Sierra
* Jorge Betancur
* Richard Rodríguez
* Pablo Gállego

Real Madriz
* Edder Mondragón
* Mauricio Castañeda
* Marel Álvarez
* Marlon Barrios
* Jesus Guerrero

UNAN
* Ever Benítez
* Daniel Venancio
* Franklin García
* Gledson Pereira
* Rodrigo Hernández
* Juan Diego Uribe
* Oscar Castillo Palomino

Walter Ferretti
* Yosimar Rivera
* Rafael De Almeida
* Robinson Luiz
* José Bernardo Laureiro
* Eder Munive

''(player released during the Apertura season)''
''(player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons)''
''(player released during the Clausura season)''

Aggregate table

References

External links

* http://www.ligaprimera.com/ocotal
* https://int.soccerway.com/national/nicaragua/primera-division/20172018/apertura/r41773/

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