Liga Primera Nicaragua
The Liga Primera Nicaragua is the highest division of association football in Nicaragua. The league is run by the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol from 1933.
The competition is played in two parts. They are Nicaragua Apertura which takes place from August through November and Nicaragua Clausura which takes place from January through May. Each regular season is followed by a playoff round of the top four teams over a two-legged semi-final game and subsequent final game.
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Liga Primera de Nicaragua
Teams in the 2021-22 Liga Primera de Nicaragua
This season, the Apertura tournament is played in the second half of 2021, while the Clausura is played in the first half of 2022. There are 10 teams contesting in the league. They are 10 clubs joining this season.

Real Esteli - Nicaragua Champions
At the end of the season, Diriangén became official winners of both Apertura and Clausura tables.
2021-22 Liga Primera de Nicaragua
Team
|
Location
|
Stadium
|
Capacity
|
ART Jalapa
|
Jalapa
|
Estadio Alejandro Ramos Turcio
|
2,000
|
Diriangén
|
Diriamba
|
Estadio Cacique Diriangén
|
8,500
|
Juventus Managua
|
Managua
|
Estadio
|
7,000
|
HYH Sebaco
|
Matagalpa
|
Estadio Municipal de Matagalpa
|
1,800
|
Managua
|
Managua
|
Estadio Nacional de Fútbol (UNAN)
|
15,000
|
Ocotal
|
Ocotal
|
Estadio Roy Fernando Bermúdez
|
7,000
|
Real Estelí
|
Esteli
|
Estadio Independencia
|
4,800
|
Real Madriz
|
Somoto
|
Estadio Solidaridad Augusto Cesar Mendoza
|
2,000
|
UNAN Managua
|
Managua
|
Estadio Nacional de Fútbol (UNAN)
|
15,000
|
Walter Ferretti
|
Managua
|
Estadio Nacional de Fútbol (UNAN)
|
15,000
|
Champions of the Liga Primera Nicaragua over years
According to the following Liga Primera Nicaragua table updated for the 2021-22 season, Diriangén is considered the best team in the league with 28 championships. Real Estelí ranks second with 18 titles.
Liga Primera Nicaragua's Champions
Season
|
Champions
|
Season
|
Champions
|
Season
|
Champions
|
1933
|
Alas (Managua)
|
1968
|
UCA (Managua)
|
1998−99
|
Real Estelí
|
1934
|
Club Atlético (Managua)
|
1969
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1999−00
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1935−38
|
not played
|
1970
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
2000−01
|
Walter Ferretti (Managua)
|
1939
|
Lido
|
1971
|
Deportivo Santa Cecilia
|
2001−02
|
Deportivo Jalapa
|
1940
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1972
|
Deportivo Santa Cecilia
|
2002−03
|
Real Estelí
|
1941
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1973
|
Deportivo Santa Cecilia
|
2003−04
|
Real Estelí
|
1942
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1974
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
2004−05
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1943
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1975
|
UCA (Managua)
|
2005−06
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1944
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1976
|
UCA (Managua)
|
2006−07
|
Real Estelí
|
1945
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1977
|
UCA (Managua)
|
2007−08
|
Real Estelí
|
1946
|
Ferrocarril (Managua)
|
1978−79
|
not played
|
2008−09
|
Real Estelí
|
1947
|
Colegio C-A
|
1980
|
Búfalos (Rivas)
|
2009−10
|
Real Estelí
|
1948
|
Ferrocarril (Managua)
|
1981
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
2010−11
|
Real Estelí
|
1949
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1982
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
2011−12
|
Real Estelí
|
1950
|
Aduana
|
1983
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
2012−13
|
Real Estelí
|
1951
|
Aduana
|
1984
|
Deportivo Masaya (Masaya)
|
2013−14
|
Real Estelí
|
1952
|
unknown
|
1985
|
América (Managua)
|
2014−15
|
Walter Ferretti (Managua)
|
1953
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1986
|
Deportivo Masaya (Masaya)
|
2015−16
|
Real Estelí
|
1954
|
La Salle
|
1987
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
2016−17
|
Real Estelí
|
1955
|
Aduana
|
1988
|
América (Managua)
|
2017 Apertura
|
Walter Ferretti (Managua)
|
1956
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1989
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
2018 Clausura
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1957
|
not played
|
1990
|
América (Managua)
|
2018 Apertura
|
Managua
|
1958
|
Club Atlético
|
1991
|
Real Estelí
|
2019 Clausura
|
Real Estelí
|
1959
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
1992
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
2019 Apertura
|
Real Estelí
|
1960
|
La Nica
|
1993
|
Juventus (Managua)
|
2020 Clausura
|
Real Estelí
|
1961
|
Deportivo Santa Cecilia
|
1994
|
Juventus (Managua)
|
2020 Apertura
|
Real Estelí
|
1962−64
|
not played
|
1994−95
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
2021 Clausura
|
Diriangén
|
1965
|
Deportivo Santa Cecilia
|
1995−96
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
2021 Apertura
|
Diriangén
|
1966
|
Flor de Caña (Chichigalpa)
|
1996−97
|
Diriangén (Diriamba)
|
2022 Clausura
|
Diriangén
|
1967
|
Flor de Caña (Chichigalpa)
|
1997−98
|
Walter Ferretti (Managua)
|
|
|
Reference Sources
- https://www.ligaprimera.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liga_Primera_de_Nicaragua
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Liga_Primera_de_Nicaragua