The Liga Primera de Nicaragua is the top division of
football in
Nicaragua
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, organized by the
Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol, it was created in 1933.
It is played in two parts, Torneo de Apertura from August through November and Torneo de Clausura from January through May. Each of the regular seasons is followed by a playoff of the top four teams over a two-legged semifinal and subsequent final. The relegation end has the bottom team of the aggregate table dropped as well as the loser of the playoff of the 8th and 9th-place teams.
Current teams
2018–19 Primera División
Statistics
Champions
Teams in bold are currently participating in Primera División de Nicaragua.
Records
Following are records in Liga Primera de Nicaragua:
*
Manuel "Catarrito" Cuadra ''(highest goal scorer in the league with 142 goals)''
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Oscar "Chiqui" Calvo ''(most goals in a season with 44 goals in 1967 playing for
Flor de Caña
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in the old format of the game)''
*
Sergio Gago ''(most goals in a season in the new format with 35 in 1999)''
*
José María Bermúdez ''(most goals in one game with nine in 1999)''
* Marvin González ''(fastest goal 15 seconds playing for
San Marcos
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Colombia
* San Marcos, Antioquia
* San Marcos, Sucre
Costa Rica
* San Marcos, Costa Rica (aka San Marcos de Tarrazú)
...
against
Real Estelí)''
Previous winners
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1933 :
Alas (Managua)
*1934 :
Club Atlético (Managua)
*1935−38 : ''not played''
*1939 :
Lido
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*1940 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1941 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1942 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1943 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1944 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1945 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1946 :
Ferrocarril (Managua)
*1947 :
Colegio C-A
*1948 :
Ferrocarril (Managua)
*1949 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1950 :
Aduana
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Migration, migratory, or migrate ...
*1951 :
Aduana
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*1952 : ''unknown''
*1953 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1954 :
La Salle
*1955 :
Aduana
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*1956 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1957 : ''not played''
*1958 :
Club Atlético
*1959 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1960 :
La Nica
*1961 :
Deportivo Santa Cecilia (Diriamba)
*1962−64 : ''not played''
*1965 :
Deportivo Santa Cecilia (Diriamba)
*1966 :
Flor de Caña
''Flor de caña'' ("Sugarcane Flower") is a 1948 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza
Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor.
Alcoriza was ...
(Chichigalpa)
*1967 :
Flor de Caña
''Flor de caña'' ("Sugarcane Flower") is a 1948 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza
Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor.
Alcoriza was ...
(Chichigalpa)
*1968 :
UCA (Managua)
*1969 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1970 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1971 :
Deportivo Santa Cecilia (Diriamba)
*1972 :
Deportivo Santa Cecilia (Diriamba)
*1973 :
Deportivo Santa Cecilia (Diriamba)
*1974 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1975 :
UCA (Managua)
*1976 :
UCA (Managua)
*1977 :
UCA (Managua)
*1978−79 : ''not played''
*1980 :
Búfalos (Rivas)
*1981 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1982 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1983 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1984 :
Deportivo Masaya (Masaya)
*1985 :
América (Managua)
*1986 :
Deportivo Masaya (Masaya)
*1987 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1988 :
América (Managua)
*1989 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1990 :
América (Managua)
*1991 :
Real Estelí
*1992 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1993 :
Juventus (Managua)
*1994 :
Juventus (Managua)
*1994−95 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1995−96 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1996−97 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*1997−98 :
Walter Ferretti (Managua)
*1998−99 :
Real Estelí
*1999−00 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*2000−01 :
Walter Ferretti (Managua)
*2001−02 :
Deportivo Jalapa
*2002−03 :
Real Estelí
*2003−04 :
Real Estelí
*2004−05 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*2005−06 :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*2006−07 :
Real Estelí
*
2007−08 :
Real Estelí
*
2008−09 :
Real Estelí
*
2009−10 :
Real Estelí
*
2010−11 :
Real Estelí
*
2011−12 :
Real Estelí
*
2012−13 :
Real Estelí
*
2013−14 :
Real Estelí
*
2014−15 :
Walter Ferretti (Managua)
*
2015−16 :
Real Estelí
*
2016−17 :
Real Estelí
*
2017 Apertura :
Walter Ferretti (Managua)
*
2018 Clausura :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
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2018 Apertura :
Managua
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2019 Clausura :
Real Estelí
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2019 Apertura :
Real Estelí
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2020 Clausura :
Real Estelí
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2020 Apertura :
Real Estelí
*
2021 Clausura :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*
2021 Apertura :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
*
2022 Clausura :
Diriangén (Diriamba)
References
External links
Rec.Sports.Soccer Statistics FoundationElnuevodiario
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Nicaragua
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