Liga Primera de Nicaragua

Liga Primera de Nicaragua
Organising body	Nicaraguan Football Federation
Founded	1933; 92 years ago
Country	Nicaragua
Confederation	CONCACAF
Number of clubs	10
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Segunda División de Nicaragua; (based on agg. table)
Domestic cup(s)	Copa de Nicaragua
International cup(s)	Regional; CONCACAF Central American Cup; Continental; CONCACAF Champions Cup
Current champions	Diriangén (33rd title); (2024 Clausura)
Most championships	Diriangén (33 titles)
Most appearances	Denis Espinoza; (418 games)
Top goalscorer	Rudel Calero; (180 goals)
Broadcaster(s)	Liga Primera (YouTube)
Website	www.ligaprimera.com
	Current: 2025–26 Liga Primera de Nicaragua

The Liga Primera de Nicaragua is the top division of football in Nicaragua, organized by the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol. It was created in 1933.

Quick facts Organising body, Founded ...

The league is played in two parts, the 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 defeated one from the playoff match between the 8th and 9th-place teams.

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Name	City	Stadium	Capacity
ART Jalapa	Jalapa	Estadio Alejandro Ramos	1,000
Sport Sébaco	Sébaco	Estadio Carlos Fonseca	5,000
Deportivo Ocotal	Ocotal	Estadio Roy Fernandez Bermúdez	4,000
Diriangén	Diriamba	Estadio Cacique Diriangén	8,000
Managua	Managua	Nicaragua National Football Stadium	20,000
Rancho Santana	Tola	Fun Limon Stadium	2,000
Matagalpa FC	Matagalpa	Estadio Carlos Fonseca	5,000
Real Estelí	Estelí	Estadio Independencia	5,000
UNAN Managua	Managua	Nicaragua National Football Stadium	20,000
Walter Ferreti	Managua	Nicaragua National Football Stadium	20,000

Ed.	Season	Champion
1	1933	Alas
2	1934	Atlético
–	1935–38	No tournament
3	1939	Lido
4	1940	Diriangén
5	1941	Diriangén
6	1942	Diriangén
7	1943	Diriangén
8	1944	Diriangén
9	1945	Diriangén
10	1946	Ferrocarril
11	1947	Colegio Centroamérica
12	1948	Ferrocarril
13	1949	Diriangén
14	1950	Aduana
15	1951−52	Aduana
16	1953	Diriangén
17	1954	La Salle
18	1955	Aduana
19	1956−57	Diriangén
20	1958	Atlético
21	1959	Diriangén
22	1960	La Nica
23	1961−62	Deportivo Santa Cecilia
24	1964−65	Deportivo Santa Cecilia
25	1966	Flor de Caña
26	1967	Flor de Caña
27	1968	UCA
28	1969	Diriangén
29	1970	Diriangén
30	1971	Deportivo Santa Cecilia
31	1972	Deportivo Santa Cecilia
32	1973	Deportivo Santa Cecilia
33	1974	Diriangén
34	1975	UCA
35	1976	UCA
36	1977−78	UCA
37	1979−80	Búfalos
38	1981	Diriangén
39	1982	Diriangén
40	1983	Diriangén
41	1984	Deportivo Masaya
42	1985	América Managua
43	1986	Deportivo Masaya
44	1987	Diriangén
45	1988	América Managua
46	1989	Diriangén
47	1990	América Managua
48	1991	Real Estelí
49	1992	Diriangén
50	1993	Juventus
51	1994	Juventus
52	1994−95	Diriangén
53	1995−96	Diriangén
54	1996−97	Diriangén
55	1997−98	Walter Ferretti
56	1998−99	Real Estelí
57	1999−2000	Diriangén
58	2000−01	Walter Ferretti
59	2001−02	Deportivo Jalapa
60	2002−03	Real Estelí
61	2003 Apertura	Real Estelí
62	2004 Clausura	Real Estelí
63	2004 Apertura	Diriangén
64	2005 Clausura	Diriangén
65	2005−06	Diriangén
66	2006−07	Real Estelí
67	2007−08	Real Estelí
68	2008−09	Real Estelí
69	2009−10	Real Estelí
70	2010−11	Real Estelí
71	2011−12	Real Estelí
72	2012−13	Real Estelí
73	2013−14	Real Estelí
74	2014−15	Walter Ferretti
75	2015−16	Real Estelí
76	2016−17	Real Estelí
77	2017 Apertura	Walter Ferretti
78	2018 Clausura	Diriangén
79	2018 Apertura	Managua
80	2019 Clausura	Real Estelí
81	2019 Apertura	Real Estelí
82	2020 Clausura	Real Estelí
83	2020 Apertura	Real Estelí
84	2021 Clausura	Diriangén
85	2021 Apertura	Diriangén
86	2022 Clausura	Diriangén
87	2022 Apertura	Real Estelí
88	2023 Clausura	Real Estelí
89	2023 Apertura	Diriangén
90	2024 Clausura	Diriangén
91	2024 Apertura	Diriangén
92	2025 Clausura	Managua

Club	Winners	Winning years
Diriangén	33	1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994−95, 1995−96, 1996−97, 1999−2000, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2005−06, Clausura 2018, 2021 Clausura, 2021 Apertura, Clausura 2022, 2023 Apertura, Clausura 2024, Apertura 2024
Real Estelí	21	1991, 1998−99, 2002−03, 2003 Apertura, 2004 Clausura, 2006−07, 2007−08, 2008−09, 2009−10, 2010−11, 2011−12, 2012−13, 2013−14, 2015−16, 2016−17, 2019 Clausura, 2019 Apertura, 2020 Clausura, 2020 Apertura, 2022 Apertura, 2023 Clausura
Deportivo Santa Cecilia	5	1961, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1973
Walter Ferretti	4	1997−98, 2000−01, 2014−15, 2017 Apertura
UCA	4	1968, 1975, 1976, 1977
América Managua	3	1985, 1988, 1990
Aduana	3	1950, 1951, 1955
Ferrocarril	2	1946, 1948
Flor de Caña	2	1966, 1967
Deportivo Masaya	2	1984, 1986
Juventus Managua	2	1993, 1994
Atlético	2	1934, 1958
Managua	2	2018 Apertura, Clausura 2025
Deportivo Jalapa	1	2001−02
Búfalos	1	1980
La Nica	1	1960
Alas	1	1933
Lido	1	1939
Colegio Centroamérica	1	1947
UNAN Managua	1	2015 Apertura

Rank	Player	Goals	Years
1	Rudel Calero	180	2000–2023
2	Luis Galeano	164	2013–
3	Manuel Cuadra	142	1966–1985

Rank	Player	Hat-tricks
1	Luis Galeano	6
2	Herbert Cabrera	4
2	Emilio Palacios	4
4	Lucas Da Silva	3
5	Arley Bonilla	2
	Milton Busto
	Daniel Cadena
	Douglas Caé
	Luis Martinez
10	Abner Acuña	1
	Carlos Alonso
	Rafael Baquedano
	Marlon Barrios
	Edwin Castro
	Luis F Coronel
	Norlan Cuadra
	Carlos Chavarría
	Javier Dolmos
	Pablo Gállego
	Emiro Gomes
	Raúl Leguías
	Marlon López
	Ulises Pavon
	Daniel Reyes
	Maikel Reyes
	Maycon Santana
	Erick Sierra
	Anderson Treminio
	Samuel Wilson

Liga Primera de Nicaragua

Current teams

2024–25 Primera División

List of champions

Titles by club

Records

All-time goalscorer league

All-time appearances

Multiple hat-tricks

References

External links

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