Nicaraguan Primera División
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| Founded | 1933 |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Nicaragua |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Relegation to |
Segunda División (based on agg. table) |
| International cup(s) |
CONCACAF Champions League (after 2008–09) |
| Current champions |
Real Estelí (2016-17) |
| Website | Official website |
 2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua | |
Liga Nicaragüense de Futbol is the top division of 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 play-off of the top 4 teams over a 2-legged semi-final and subsequent final. The relegation end has the bottom team of the aggregate table dropped as well as the loser of the play-off of the 8th and 9th places.
Current teams
Primera División de Nicaragua - 2016/17
Location of 2016–17 teams in Primera División de Nicaragua
| Name | City | Stadium | Capacity | First season in Primera |
Most recent promotion |
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| Deportivo Sebaco | Sebaco | Estadio Municipal El Colosal | 1.000 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Deportivo Walter Ferretti | Managua | Nicaragua National Football Stadium | 15,000 | 1987 | 1987 |
| Chinandega FC | Chinandega | Estadio Instituto Nacional Autonomo de Chinandega | 1,500 | 2011 | 2015 |
| Diriangén FC | Diriamba | Estadio Cacique Diriangén | 8,000 | 1933 | 1933 |
| Juventus Managua | Managua | Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua | 8,000 | TBA | 2011 |
| Managua F.C. | Managua | Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua | 8,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| Nandasmo F.C. | Nandasmo | Estadio Olímpico de San Marcos | 3,000 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Real Estelí F.C. | Estelí | Estadio Independencia | 5,000 | 1986 | 1986 |
| Real Madriz | Somoto | Estadio Solidaridad Augusto Cesar Mendoza | 3,000 | 1999 | 2013 |
| UNAN Managua | Managua | Nicaragua National Football Stadium | 15,000 | 2014 | 2014 |
Records in the league
- Manuel "Catarrito" Cuadra (highest goal scorer in the league with 742 goals)
- Oscar "Chiqui" Calvo (most goals in a season with 44 goals in 1967 playing for Flor de Caña 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 against Real Estelí)
Champions
Teams in bold are currently participating in Primera División de Nicaragua.
| Champions | ||||
| Team | Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diriangén | 25 | |||
| Real Estelí | 14 | |||
| Deportivo Santa Cecilia | 5 | |||
| UCA | 4 | |||
| América Managua | 3 | |||
| Aduana | 3 | |||
| Walter Ferretti | 3 | |||
| Ferrocarril | 2 | |||
| Flor de Caña | 2 | |||
| Deportivo Masaya | 2 | |||
| Juventus Managua | 2 | |||
| Club Atlético | 2 | |||
| Deportivo Jalapa | 1 | |||
| Búfalos | 1 | |||
| La Nica | 1 | |||
| Alas | 1 | |||
| Lido | 1 | |||
| Colegio C-A | 1 | |||
Previous winners
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References
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