2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua

Primera División

Season	2016–17
Champions	Apertura: TBD Clausura: TBD
Relegated	TBD
Champions League	TBD
Matches played	90
Goals scored	271 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorer	Apertura: Edward Morillo - 12 goals Clausura: TBD - goals
Biggest home win	Apertura: Juventus Managua 10-0 Nandasmo Clausura: TBD - TBD
Biggest away win	Apertura: Nandasmo 0-7 Walter Ferretti Clausura: TBD - TBD
Highest scoring	Apertura: Real Madriz 8-3 Nandasmo Clausura: TBD - TBD
Longest unbeaten run	Apertura: Real Estelí (18) Clausura: TBD ()
Longest losing run	Apertura: Sebaco (8) Clausura: TBD ()
← 2015-16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 69th and 70th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide the sole berth for the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2016, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2017.

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 2015–16 Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division side ART Jalapa will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which was Sebaco. Sebaco won 4-3 on aggregate over ART Jalapa which meant they were promoted in the Primera Division.

2016–17 Teams

• Deportivo Sebaco (Second of the Segunda Division)
• Diriangén FC
• Juventus Managua
• Managua F.C.
• Nandasmo F.C. (Winner of the Segunda Division)
• Real Madriz
• Real Estelí F.C.
• UNAN Managua
• Chinandega FC
• Deportivo Walter Ferretti

Promotion and relegation

• At the end of the 2015-16, Nandasmo F.C. and Deportivo Sebaco was promoted to Primera Division
• At the end of the 2015-16, Deportivo Ocotal and ART Jalapa was relegated to Segunda Division.

Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Apertura)

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Diriangén FC	Tyson Acevedo	Jason Coronel	Joma	Claro, Totto
Chinandega FC	Reina Espinoza	Léster Espinoza	TBD	TBD
Juventus Managua	Javier Londoño	Marlon Medina	TBD	TBD
Managua F.C.	Luis Fernando Fallas	Norfran Lazo	TBD	Uno Lubricantes
Nandasmo F.C.	Marcos Bodán	Alfredo Pérez	TBD	TBD
Real Madriz	Sindulio Castellanos	Alvaro Bermúdez	TBD	TBD
Real Estelí F.C.	Ramón Otoniel Olivas	Elmer Mejia	Galaxia	Movistar, La Curacao
Deportivo Sebaco	Óscar Castillo	Joel Rivera	TBD	TBD
UNAN Managua	Edward Urroz	Jonathan Donado	Joma	UNAN Managua
Deportivo Walter Ferretti	Flavio Da Silva	Denis Espinoza	TBD	Claro

Managerial Changes

Before the season

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Diriangén FC	Jose Luis Rugamas	Resigned	2016	Tyson Acevedo	2016
Juventus Managua	Douglas Urbina	Contract finished	2016	Javier Londoño	2016
Managua F.C.	Flavio Da Silva	Resigned	2016	Amleto Bonaccorso	2016
Deportivo Walter Ferretti	José Valladares	Contract finished	2016	Flavio Da Silva	2016

During the season

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment
Managua F.C.	Amleto Bonaccorso	Resigned	August 2016	Jack Galindo	August 2016
Managua F.C.	Jack Galindo	Interim finished	September 2016	Luis Fernando Fallas	September 2016

Regular season

The regular season began on 2016. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Rodrigo Valiente for Deportivo Walter Ferretti against UNAN Managua , 51 minutes (06 August 2016)
• First goal by a foreign player: Rodrigo Valiente for Deportivo Walter Ferretti against UNAN Managua , 51 minutes (06 August 2016)
• Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes
  • Remy Vanegas for Diriangen FC against Nandasmo F.C. (28 September 2016)
• Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 93 minutes
  • Anderson Acosta for Deportivo Sebaco against Chinandega FC (17 August 2016)
• First penalty Kick of the season: Rodrigo Valiente for Deportivo Walter Ferretti against UNAN Managua , 51 minutes (06 August 2016)
• Widest winning margin: 10 goals
  • Juventus Managua 10–0 Nandasmo F.C. (26 October 2016)
• First hat-trick of the season: Rudel Calero for Real Estelí F.C. against Nandasmo F.C. (21 September 2016)
• First own goal of the season: Felix Rodriguez for UNAN Managua against Deportivo Walter Ferretti (21 September 2016)
• Most goals in a match: 11 goals
  • Real Madriz 8–3 Nandasmo F.C. (04 September 2016)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 10 goals
  • Juventus Managua 10–0 Nandasmo F.C. (26 October 2016)
• Most goals in one half by one team: 7 goals
  • Juventus Managua 10–0 Nandasmo F.C. (26 October 2016)
• Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
  • Real Madriz 8–3 Nandasmo F.C. (04 September 2016)
• Most goals by one player in a single match: 4 goals
  • Rudel Calero for Real Estelí F.C. against Nandasmo F.C. (21 September 2016)

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real Estelí	18	14	4	0	45	4	+41	46	Championship Group
2	Walter Ferretti	18	9	6	3	32	12	+20	33
3	UNAN Managua	18	8	5	5	25	17	+8	29
4	Diriangén	18	7	7	4	26	22	+4	28
5	Chinandega	18	8	4	6	22	18	+4	28
6	Real Madriz	18	7	3	8	38	34	+4	24
7	Managua	18	5	7	6	26	24	+2	22
8	Juventus Managua	18	5	5	8	29	22	+7	20
9	Sebaco	18	3	2	13	13	40	−27	11
10	Nandasmo	18	2	1	15	15	78	−63	7

Updated to games played on 26 October 2016.
Source: Soccerway
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.

Results

Home \ Away^[1]	Chinandega	Diriangén	Juventus Managua	Managua	Nandasmo	Real Estelí	Real Madriz	Sebaco	UNAN Managua	Walter Ferretti
Chinandega		3–1	1–0	1–1	3–0	0–2	3–0	0–1	1–0	0–0
Diriangén	1–1		1–1	1–1	3–2	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–1	2–2
Juventus Managua	1–2	1–2		2–2	10–0	0–4	4–0	1–0	1–1	1–0
Managua	0–0	2–3	1–0		4–0	1–2	3–3	3–1	0–1	1–2
Nandasmo	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–3		0–6	3–2	1–1	1–5	0–7
Real Estelí	1–0	3–1	1–1	4–0	7–0		3–0	1–0	0–0	0–0
Real Madriz	5–0	1–1	2–1	2–1	8–3	0–3		6–1	3–0	0–1
Sebaco	0–2	0–1	1–0	0–2	2–3	1–6	3–2		0–0	0–3
UNAN Managua	2–1	0–2	2–1	1–1	4–0	0–1	2–1	4–1		2–2
Walter Ferretti	3–2	2–0	1–1	0–0	4–0	0–1	1–2	3–0	1–0

Updated to games played on 26 October 2016.
Source: []
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Real Estelí	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Managua	7	7	6	5	3	4	2	4	4	7	7	8	6	5	6	7	7	7
Walter Ferretti	5	5	8	9	8	7	7	7	7	4	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	2
UNAN Managua	4	3	5	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	6	7	7	7	5	5	3
Diriangén	6	6	4	2	6	3	5	6	6	3	5	3	3	3	2	3	3	4
Juventus Managua	3	4	3	6	7	8	9	8	5	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8
Chinandega	2	2	2	4	4	5	6	3	3	6	4	2	2	2	3	4	4	5
Nandasmo	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Real Madriz	9	8	9	7	5	6	4	5	8	5	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	6
Sebaco	8	9	7	8	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

Last updated: 26 October 2016
Source: []

Championship Group

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real Estelí	5	2	3	0	5	2	+3	9	Finals
2	Walter Ferretti	5	2	2	1	6	6	0	8
3	Diriangén	5	2	1	2	5	5	0	7
4	UNAN Managua	5	0	2	3	5	8	−3	2

Updated to games played on 27 November 2016.
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.

Results

Home \ Away^[1]	Diriangén	Real Estelí	UNAN Managua	Walter Ferretti
Diriangén		1–2	1–0
Real Estelí	0–0			2–0
UNAN Managua	1–2	1–1		1–1
Walter Ferretti	2–1	0–0	3–2

Updated to games played on 27 November 2016.
Source: []
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2016. The following players:

1. have played at least one apertura 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 year, that clubs can only have five foreign players in a squad.

Chinandega ✔ Marlon Barrios Bryan Cañate Richard Junior Charris Johan Hurtado Yosimar Rivera Christian Izaguirre Diriangén ✔ Lucas Martella Rafael Vieira Erick Alcázar Armando Valdéz Caicedo Leonel Escoto Juventus Managua ✔ Jose Pereira Da Silva Jorge Betancur Deybran Blanco Juan Esteban Ospina Juan Diego Uribe Managua ✔ Christiano Da Lima Marlon Barrios Darwing Güity Arán Pazos Balado Genlis Piñero Nandasmo Cristian Ortega Willer Alexander Rodriguez (player released mid season)

Real Estelí ✔ Juan Berdún Jonatas Ribeiro Maycon Santana Jonathan Mosquera Emilio López Gregorio Torres Real Madriz ✔ Eduardo Salas Marel Steven Álvarez Luis Valladarez Edward Morillo Karim Nasser Sebaco Evaristo González Bryan Leal Andrés Solarte UNAN Managua ✔ Jonathan Donado Luis Fernándo González John Hernandez Rodrigo Hernandez Renan Lalin Walter Ferretti ✔ Robinson Luiz Da Silva Pedro Augusto Dos Santos Sousa Allan Gutiérrez Bernardo Laureiro Rodrigo Valiente

Top goalscorers

Rank	Goalscorer	Team	Goals
1	Edward Morillo	Real Madriz	12
2	Gregorio Torres	Real Estelí	11
3	Daniel Reyes	UNAN Managua	9
4	Norfran Lazo	Managua	8
5	Samuel Wilson	Real Estelí	8
6	Luis Galeano	Real Estelí	7
7	Edwin Herrera	Real Madriz	7
8	Remy Vanegas	Diriangén	7
9	John Hernandez	UNAN Managua	6
10	Alejandro Ruiz	Nandasmo	6

Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring (2017 Clausura)

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Diriangén FC	Tyson Acevedo		Joma	Claro, Totto
Chinandega FC	Reina Espinoza		TBD	TBD
Juventus Managua	Javier Londoño		TBD	TBD
Managua F.C.	Amleto Bonacorso	Silvio Aviles	TBD	Uno Lubricantes
Nandasmo F.C.	Marcos Bodán		TBD	TBD
Real Madriz	Sindulio Castellano		TBD	TBD
Real Esteli F.C.	Ramón Otoniel Olivas	Elmer Mejia	Galaxia	TBD
Deportivo Sebaco	Óscar Castillo		TBD	TBD
UNAN Managua	Edward Urroz	Henry Garcia	Joma	UNAN Managua
Deportivo Walter Ferretti	Flavio Da Silva	Denis Espinoza	TBD	TBD

Results

Home \ Away^[1]	Chinandega	Diriangén	Juventus Managua	Managua	Nandasmo	Real Esteli	Real Madriz	Sebaco	UNAN Managua	Walter Ferretti
Chinandega
Diriangén
Juventus Managua
Managua
Nandasmo
Real Esteli
Real Madriz
Sebaco
UNAN Managua
Walter Ferretti

Source: []
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real Esteli	18	14	4	0	45	4	+41	46	2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Walter Ferretti	18	9	6	3	32	12	+20	33
3	UNAN Managua	18	8	5	5	25	17	+8	29
4	Diriangén	18	7	7	4	26	22	+4	28
5	Chinandega	18	8	4	6	22	18	+4	28
6	Real Madriz	18	7	3	8	38	34	+4	24
7	Managua	18	5	7	6	26	24	+2	22
8	Juventus Managua	18	5	5	8	29	22	+7	20
9	Sebaco	18	3	2	13	13	40	−27	11	Relegation play-off
10	Nandasmo	18	2	1	15	15	78	−63	7	Relegation to 2017-2018 Segunda División de Fútbol de Nicaragua

Updated to games played on 26 October 2016.
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.

External links

• http://www.soccerway.com/national/nicaragua/1a-division/2015-2016/apertura/