| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: UNAN Managua Clausura: Real Esteli |
| Relegated | Deportivo Ocotal ART Municipal Jalapa |
| Champions League | Real Esteli |
| Matches | 192 |
| Goals | 556 (2.9 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Daniel Reyes - 13 goals Clausura: Luis Galeano Carlos Chavarría - 13 goals |
| Biggest home win | Apertura:UNAN Managua 9-1Jalapa Clausura:UNAN Managua 5-1Juventus Managua |
| Biggest away win | Apertura:Managua 0-5Real Esteli Clausura:Ocotal 0-5Real Esteli Juventus Managua 0-5Real Esteli |
| Highest scoring | Apertura:UNAN Managua 9-1Jalapa Clausura:Real Madriz 2-5Real Esteli |
| Longest unbeaten run | Apertura:Real Esteli (15) Clausura:Real Esteli (14) |
| Longest losing run | Apertura:Real Madriz (6) Clausura:Juventus Managua (6) |
2016–17 → | |
The 2015–16 season in Primera División de Nicaragua was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 67th and 68th champions in the history of the league. It also provided the sole berth for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2015, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2016.[1]
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2015–16 season and one sids directly promoted from the 2014–145Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division sideUNAN Managua will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which wasFC San Marcos.UNAN Managua won 6-0 on aggregate overFC San Marcos which meant they stayed in the Primera Division.
Last updated: 2015
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART Jalapa | TBD | Claro, Argoris | ||
| Diriangén FC | Joma | Claro, Totto | ||
| Chinandega FC | TBD | TBD | ||
| Juventus F.C. | TBD | TBD | ||
| Managua F.C. | Silvio Aviles | TBD | Uno Lubricantes | |
| Deportivo Ocotal | TBD | TBD | ||
| Real Madriz | TBD | TBD | ||
| Real Esteli F.C. | Galaxia | TBD | ||
| UNAN Managua | Joma | UNAN Managua | ||
| Walter Ferretti | TBD | TBD |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Ocotal | Contract Finished | 2015 | 2015 | ||
| Diriangén FC | Contract finished | 2015 | 2015 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Walter Ferretti | Resigned | September 2015 | September 2015 | ||
| Deportivo Ocotal | Resigned | September 2015 | September 2015 | ||
| Diriangén FC | Sacked | October 2015 | October 2015 | ||
| Deportivo Ocotal | Sacked | October 2015 | October 2015 |
The regular season began on 2015. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Esteli | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 9 | +37 | 44 | Semi-finals Group |
| 2 | Walter Ferretti | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 38 | |
| 3 | UNAN Managua | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 20 | +20 | 37 | |
| 4 | Diriangén | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 29 | |
| 5 | Juventus Managua | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 25 | |
| 6 | Chinandega | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 21 | |
| 7 | Managua | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 18 | |
| 8 | Jalapa | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 14 | |
| 9 | Ocotal | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 13 | |
| 10 | Real Madriz | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | JAL | CHI | DIR | JUV | MAN | OCO | RES | RMD | UNA | WFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalapa | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| Chinandega | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| Diriangén | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Juventus Managua | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 7–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | |
| Managua | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–5 | 6–2 | 0–5 | 5–0 | 3–3 | 2–5 | |
| Ocotal | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | |
| Real Esteli | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Real Madriz | 5–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| UNAN Managua | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | |
| Walter Ferretti | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Esteli | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Managua | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Walter Ferretti | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| UNAN Managua | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Diriangén | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Juventus Managua | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Chinandega | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ocotal | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Real Madriz | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Jalapa | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Diriangén | 0-0 | Real Estelí |
|---|---|---|
| None | None |
| UNAN Managua | 1-0 | Walter Ferretti |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Donado | None |
| Real Esteli | 0-1 | Diriangén |
|---|---|---|
| None | Carlos Torres |
Diriangen won 1-0 on aggregate.
| Walter Ferretti | 3-3 | UNAN Managua |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Mendoza | Henry Garcia |
UNAN Managua won 4-3 on aggregate.
| Diriangén | 0-1 | UNAN Managua |
|---|---|---|
| None | Jonathan Donado |
| UNAN Managua | 2–1 | Diriangén |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Reyes Juan Carlos Rosales | Erick Tellez |
This is a list offoreign players inApertura 2015. The following players:
A new rule was introduced this year, that clubs can only have five foreign players in a squad.
Jalapa Chinandega Diriangén
Juventus Managua Managua | Ocotal Real Esteli
Real Madriz UNAN Managua
Walter Ferretti
|
Last updated: 2015
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART Municipal Jalapa | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Diriangén FC | TBD | TBD | ||
| Chinandega FC | TBD | |||
| Juventus Managua | TBD | TBD | ||
| Managua F.C. | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Deportivo Ocotal | TBD | TBD | ||
| Real Madriz | TBD | TBD | ||
| Real Esteli F.C. | TBD | TBD | ||
| UNAN Managua | TBD | UNAN Managua | ||
| Walter Ferretti | TBD | TBD |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Walter Ferretti | Contract Finished | December 2015 | December 2015 | ||
| Managua F.C. | Sacked | December 2015 | December 2015 | ||
| Deportivo Ocotal | interim finished | December 2015 | December 2015 | ||
| Real Madriz | interim finished | January 2016 | January 2016 | ||
| ART Municipal Jalapa | Resigned | January 2016 | January 2016 | ||
| Diriangén FC | Resigned | January 2016 | January 2016 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Ocotal | Sacked | February 2016 | February 2016 | ||
| Diriangén FC | Resigned | February 2016 | February 2016 | ||
| Real Madriz | Resigned | April 2016 | April 2016 |
The regular season began on 2015. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Esteli | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 9 | +34 | 43 | Semi-finals Group |
| 2 | Walter Ferretti | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 29 | |
| 3 | UNAN Managua | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 27 | |
| 4 | Diriangén | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 25 | |
| 5 | Real Madriz | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 24 | |
| 6 | Managua | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | −2 | 23 | |
| 7 | Jalapa | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 21 | |
| 8 | Ocotal | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 20 | |
| 9 | Chinandega | 18 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 19 | |
| 10 | Juventus Managua | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 40 | −24 | 12 |
| Home \ Away | JAL | CHI | DIR | JUV | MAN | OCO | RES | RMD | UNA | WFE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalapa | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | |
| Chinandega | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Diriangén | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Juventus Managua | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Managua | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Ocotal | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Real Esteli | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Real Madriz | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–5 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| UNAN Managua | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Walter Ferretti | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 |
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Managua | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Walter Ferretti | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UNAN Managua | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Diriangén | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Juventus Managua | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Chinandega | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Ocotal | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Real Madriz | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Jalapa | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| UNAN Managua | 0–2 | Walter Ferretti |
|---|---|---|
| Diriangén | 1–2 | Real Estelí |
|---|---|---|
| Parrales |
| Real Estelí | 6–1 | Diriangén |
|---|---|---|
| Galeano Chavarría Hernandez Téllez |
Real Estelí won 8-2 on aggregate.
| Walter Ferretti | 0–1 | UNAN Managua |
|---|---|---|
Walter Ferretti won 2-1 on aggregate.
| Walter Ferretti | 0–0 | Real Estelí |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estelí | 1–0 | Walter Ferretti |
|---|---|---|
| Chavarría |
Real Estelí won 1-0 on aggregate.
This is a list offoreign players inClausura 2016. The following players:
A new rule was introduced this year, that clubs can only have five foreign players in a squad.
Jalapa Chinandega
Diriangén
Juventus Managua Managua
| Ocotal
Real Esteli
Real Madriz UNAN Managua
Walter Ferretti
|
| Real Estelí | 2–0 | UNAN Managua |
|---|---|---|
| Chavarría Mejia |
| UNAN Managua | 1–1 | Real Estelí |
|---|---|---|
| Donado |
| Primera Division 2016 Champion[4] |
|---|
| Real Estelí 13th title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Esteli(C) | 36 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 18 | +71 | 87 | Qualification for2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Walter Ferretti | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 67 | |
| 3 | UNAN Managua | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 64 | 41 | +23 | 64 | |
| 4 | Diriangén | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 54 | |
| 5 | Managua | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 41 | |
| 6 | Chinandega | 36 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 40 | |
| 7 | Juventus Managua | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 37 | |
| 8 | Real Madriz | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 48 | 83 | −35 | 36 | |
| 9 | Jalapa(R) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 67 | −33 | 35 | Relegation play-off |
| 10 | Ocotal(R) | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 71 | −27 | 33 | Relegation to 2016-2017 Segunda División de Fútbol de Nicaragua |