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2018–19 Liga Primera de Nicaragua

Liga Primera de Nicaragua
Season2018–19
ChampionsApertura:
Managua
Clausura:
Real Estelí
RelegatedUNAN Managua
CONCACAF LeagueManagua
Real Estelí
Matches played65
Goals scored181 (2.78 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Lucas Dos Santos (15 goals) –
Clausura:
TBD –
Biggest home winApertura: Real Estelí 5-0 Ocotal
Clausura: TBD TBD
Biggest away winApertura: Real Madriz 1-6 Managua
Clausura: TBD TBD
Highest scoringApertura: Ocotal 4-3 Real Estelí
Real Madriz 1-6 Managua
Clausura: TBD TBD
Longest unbeaten runApertura: TBD
Clausura: TBD
Longest losing runApertura: TBD
Clausura: TBD

The 2018–19 Liga Primera de Nicaragua season was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 71st and 72nd champions in the history of the Liga Primera de Nicaragua, the top division of football in Nicaragua. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2018, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2019.

Format

The Apertura play-off format was changed from previous years, while the Clausura will use the same 4-team play-off format. For the Apertura, the top four teams from the regular stage advanced to a "quadrangular" double-round robin instead of a play-off stage. The regular stage and quadrangular winners would have played to decide the tournament's champion, but ultimately the same team won both and the final was not necessary. The same format was recently adopted by the Costa Rican Primera División, but for both half seasons.

Team information

A total of ten teams contested the league, including eight sides from the 2017–18 Primera División, and two sides from the 2017–18 Segunda División.

FC San Francisco Masachapa finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División. The champions from the Segunda División, ART Municipal Jalapa were promoted in their place.

The 9th place team in the aggregate table, Chinandega FC, faced the second place team from the Segunda División, Deportivo Sebaco, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. However, due to Sebaco's financial problems, they were not allowed in the playoff, meaning Chinandega remained in Primera División.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División as of July, 2018.

Relegated to Segunda División as of July, 2018.

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Walter Ferretti Brazil Flavio da Silva Resigned June 2018 Nicaragua Henry Urbina June 29, 2018 3rd & Semifinalist (Clausura 2018)
Real Esteli Nicaragua Ramon Otenel Contract finished June 2018 Uruguay Washington Fernando Araújo July 22, 2018 4th & Quarterfinalist (Clausura 2018)
Juventus Managua Honduras Héctor Mediana Resigned June 2018 Argentina Roberto Chanampe July 2018 3rd & Semifinalist (Clausura 2018)
Ocotal Nicaragua Randall Moreno Resigned June 2018 Nicaragua Jorge Luis Vanegas July 2018 TBD (Clausura 2018)
Real Madriz Nicaragua Tyrone Acevedo Resigned June 2018 Nicaragua Carlos Matamoros July 2018 TBD (Clausura 2018)

During the Apertura season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Real Madriz Nicaragua Carlos Matamoros TBD 2018 Nicaragua Miguel Ángel Sánchez 2018 TBD (Apertura 2018)

Between Apertura and Clausura seasons

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Ocotal Nicaragua Jorge Luis Vangeas Sacked December 2018 Nicaragua Mario Alfaro December 2018 9th (Apertura 2018)
Real Esteli Uruguay Washington Fernando Araújo Resigned December 2018 Nicaragua Sergio Ivan Rodríguez December 2018 2nd & finalist (Apertura 2018)
Real Madriz Nicaragua Miguel Ángel Sánchez Resigned December 2018 Honduras Sindulio Castellanos January 2019 7th (Apertura 2018)
UNAN Managua Nicaragua Luis Vega resigned December 2018 Nicaragua Daniel García January 2019

Clausura 2019 seasons

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Real Madriz Honduras Sindulio Castellanos Sacked February 2019 El Salvador Angel Orellana February 2019 9th (Clausura 2019)

Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsors
ART Municipal Jalapa Nicaragua Leonidas Rodríguez Nicaragua Victor Zavala Joma Agrotris
Chinandega Nicaragua Reyna Espinoza Nicaragua Lester Espinoza Nil Nil
Diriangén FC Nicaragua Mauricio Cruz Nicaragua Jason Coronel Joma Claro, Ocal, Victoria frost
Juventus Managua Argentina Roberto Chanampe Honduras Darwin Guity TBD TBD
Managua Nicaragua Emilio Aburto Nicaragua Erling Méndez Nil Nil
Ocotal Nicaragua Jorge Luis Vanegas Nicaragua Guillermo Espino Nil Alcadia Ocotal
Real Estelí Uruguay Washington Fernando Araújo Nicaragua Jason Casco Kappa Beco, Movistar, La Curaçao, Banpro, Vitalsis
Real Madriz Nicaragua Carlos Matamoros x Nicaragua Alvaro Bermúdez TBD Alcadia Somoto
UNAN Managua Nicaragua Luis Vega Nicaragua Marvin Fletes Joma Nil
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Henry Urbina Nicaragua René Huete Umbro Claro, Iniser, Disnorte Dissur

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Managua 18 14 2 2 40 17 +23 44 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Real Estelí 18 10 6 2 33 12 +21 36
3 Walter Ferretti 18 7 7 4 21 18 +3 28 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Real Madriz 18 7 6 5 25 29 −4 27
5 Diriangén 18 7 5 6 23 19 +4 26
6 Juventus Managua 18 7 3 8 25 20 +5 24
7 ART Jalapa 18 5 4 9 15 30 −15 19
8 Chinandega 18 4 6 8 24 33 −9 18
9 Ocotal 18 3 6 9 17 32 −15 15
10 UNAN Managua 18 2 3 13 19 32 −13 9
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Results

Home \ Away ART CHI DIR JUV MAN OCO RES RMA UNA WAL
ART Jalapa — 2–0 0–3 1–3 0–3 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0
Chinandega 4–1 — 1–3 0–1 1–3 0–0 3–3 3–0 2–2 2–2
Diriangén 0–2 1–2 — 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 0–0
Juventus Managua 0–1 3–0 2–1 — 1–2 1–0 1–2 2–3 2–1 4–0
Managua 5–1 1–2 2–0 3–2 — 2–0 2–1 4–2 1–0 1–0
Ocotal 1–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–5 — 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–2
Real Estelí 1–1 6–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 3–0 — 4–0 1–0 0–0
Real Madriz 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 3–2 0–2 — 2–1 1–2
UNAN Managua 4–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–3 0–4 0–2 — 0–1
Walter Ferretti 2–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–2 5–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Records

Top goalscorers

No. Player Club Goals
1 Brazil Lucas Dos Santos Managua 15
2 Nicaragua Luis Coronel Diriangén 11
3 Colombia Yeiner Vivas Chinandega 10
4 Nicaragua Luis Galeano Real Esteli 8
5 Brazil Bruno De Morais Walter Ferretti 7
6 Nicaragua Marcos Rivera TBD 5
7 Nicaragua Isaac Sequeira TBD 5
8 Venezuela Edward Morillo Managua 5
9 Nicaragua Ulises Rayo TBD 5
10 Colombia Marlon Barrios Real Madriz 5

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Walter Ferretti1 – 2Juventus Managua
Bruno de Morais 77' Junior Arteaga 36'
David Castrillón 93'
Estadio Nacional, Managua

Juventus Managua progressed.

Real Madriz0 – 1Diriangén
None Erick Tellez 45'
Estadio Solidaridad, Somoto

Diriangén progressed.

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Real Esteli 7 – 3 Juventus Managua 2 – 1 5 – 2
Managua F.C. 4 – 1 Diriangén 2 – 1 2 – 0

^ TBD wins on away goals

First leg
Juventus Managua1 – 2Real Esteli
Nasser Valverde 84' Jorge Betancur 3'
Luis Galeano 79'
Estadio Nacional, Managua
Referee: Miller Lopez
Diriangén1 – 2Managua F.C.
Jorge Garcia 9' Lucas dos Santos 13'
Agenor Báez 72'
Estadio Cacique, Diriangén
Referee: Rodolfo Paiz
Second leg
Real Esteli5 – 2Juventus Managua
Luis Galeano 3' 38'
Nasser Valverde own 45'
Vinicius de Souza 59'
Alexis Somarriba 85'		 Nasser Valverde 15'
Brandon Ayerdis 86'
Estadio Independencia, Esteli

Real Esteli won 7-3 on aggregate.

Managua F.C.2 – 0Diriangén
Edward Murillo 28'
Jeffery Araica 62'		 Nil
Estadio Nacional, Managua

Managua won 4-1 on aggregate.

Final

First leg
Real Esteli0 – 0Managua F.C.
Nil Nil
Estadio Independencia, Esteli
Referee: Erick Lezama
Second leg
Managua F.C.1 – 0Real Esteli
Lucas dos Santos 118' Nil
Estadio Nacional, Managua
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval

Managua won 1-0 on aggregate.


 Apertura 2018 champions 
Managua F.C.
1st title

Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit Sponsors
ART Jalapa Nicaragua Leonidas Rodríguez TBD TBD Agrotris
Chinandega Nicaragua Reyna Espinoza Nicaragua Lester Espinoza Nil Nil
Diriangén FC Nicaragua Mauricio Cruz Argentina Carlos Torres Joma Claro, Victoria Frost, Babysec, Sinsa, OCAL, Kelloggs, Flor de Cana
Juventus Managua Argentina Roberto Chanampe Nicaragua Alexis Somarriba Nil Nil
Managua Nicaragua Emilio Aburto Brazil Christiano Fernández Nil Managua FC
Ocotal Nicaragua Mario Alfaro Honduras Marcos Rivera Nil Alcadia de Ocotal
Real Estelí Nicaragua Sergio Ivan Rodríguez Nicaragua Manuel Rosas Kappa Movistar, La Curaco, Beco, Vitalsis Health, Banco de la Producción
Real Madriz Honduras Sindulio Castellanos Nicaragua Alvaro Bermúdez Nil Alcadia de Madriz
UNAN Managua Nicaragua Daniel García Nicaragua Diedrich Téllez Joma Nil
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Henry Urbina Nicaragua Denis Espinoza Umbro Claro, Iniser, Disnorte Dissur, Flor de Cana

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Estelí 18 14 3 1 44 13 +31 45 Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)
2 Managua 18 13 1 4 51 24 +27 40
3 Walter Ferretti 18 11 3 4 31 15 +16 36 Advance to Playoffs
(Quarterfinals)
4 Juventus Managua 18 8 2 8 40 40 0 26
5 Diriangén 18 7 4 7 36 29 +7 25
6 Ocotal 18 6 5 7 27 25 +2 23
7 UNAN Managua 18 5 3 10 25 38 −13 18
8 Real Madriz 18 3 6 9 16 31 −15 15
9 ART Jalapa 18 4 3 11 22 54 −32 15
10 Chinandega 18 3 2 13 15 38 −23 11
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Results

Home \ Away ART CHI DIR JUV MAN OCO RES RMA UNA WAL
ART Jalapa — 1–0 2–4 4–1 2–2 1–1 0–10 0–2 0–0 1–2
Chinandega 2–3 — 1–2 2–4 0–4 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–1 0–3
Diriangén 6–2 5–0 — 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 1–0 1–1
Juventus Managua 6–1 5–0 2–1 — 2–3 3–0 2–2 3–3 3–2 2–1
Managua 3–0 3–1 5–3 6–1 — 4–2 0–1 5–1 3–1 1–2
Ocotal 2–1 1–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 — 1–2 3–2 2–2 1–2
Real Estelí 6–2 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 — 4–0 3–0 1–0
Real Madriz 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 — 2–1 0–3
UNAN Managua 4–1 3–2 2–1 4–2 1–3 0–5 0–3 3–1 — 2–3
Walter Ferretti 3–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2019. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Records

Top goalscorers

No. Player Club Goals
1 Venezuela Edward Morillo Managua F.C. 17
2 Brazil Lucas Oliveira Managua F.C. 16
3 Brazil Douglas Caé Real Esteli 12
4 Brazil Robinson Luiz Juventus Managua 10
5 Costa Rica Yeison Esquivel Diriangén FC 8
6 Nicaragua Ervin Aguirre Deportivo Ocotal 7
7 Nicaragua Luis Coronel Diriangén FC 7
8 Colombia Jafett Del Portillo ART Municipal Jalapa 7
9 Nicaragua Aaron Chavez UNAN Managua 6
10 Nicaragua Junior Arteaga Juventus Managua 5

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Real Estelí 0 3 3
4 Juventus Managua 1 5 Diriangén 1 0 1
5 Diriangén 2 1 Real Estelí (a) 3 0 3
2 Managua 3 0 3
2 Managua (a) 1 0 1
3 Walter Ferretti 1 3 Walter Ferretti 1 0 1
6 Ocotal 0

Quarterfinals

Walter Ferretti1 – 0Ocotal
Rafael De Almeida 69' Nil
Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua

Walter Ferretti progressed.

Juventus Managua1 – 2Diriangén
Allan Mercado 82' Luis Coronel 57'
Yeison Esquivel 62'
Estadio Nacional, Managua

Diriangén progressed.

Semifinals

First leg
Diriangén1 – 0Real Esteli
Luis Coronel 7' Nil
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval
Walter Ferretti1 – 1Managua F.C.
Rodrigo Hernandez 62' Christiano Fernandez 73'
Referee: Ricardo Mendoza
Second leg
Real Esteli3 – 0Diriangén
Oscar López 11'
Henry García 64'
Luis Lopez 76'		 Nil
Referee: Ricardo Mendoza

Real Esteli progressed 3-1 on aggregate.

Managua F.C.0 – 0Walter Ferretti
Nil Nil
Referee: Odanel Velez

Managua F.C. advances 1-0 on away goals.

Final

First leg
Managua F.C.3 – 3Real Esteli
Kevin Serpio 74'
Lucas Dos Santos 42' 66'		 Cristian Gutierrez 45'
Ricardo Rivas 39'
Vinicius da Souza 90'
Estadio Nacional, Managua
Referee: Oscar Davila
Second leg
Real Esteli0 – 0Managua F.C.
Estadio Independencia, Esteli
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval

3-3, Real Esteli won on away goal.


 Clausura 2019 champions 
Real Esteli
15th title

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Managua (Q) 36 27 3 6 91 41 +50 84 CONCACAF League round of 16[a]
2 Real Estelí (Q) 36 24 9 3 77 25 +52 81 CONCACAF League preliminary round[b]
3 Walter Ferretti 36 18 10 8 52 33 +19 64
4 Diriangén 36 14 9 13 59 48 +11 51
5 Juventus Managua 36 15 5 16 65 60 +5 50
6 Real Madriz 36 10 12 14 41 60 −19 42
7 Ocotal 36 9 11 16 44 57 −13 38
8 ART Jalapa 36 9 7 20 37 84 −47 34
9 Chinandega (Q) 36 7 8 21 39 71 −32 29 Relegation playoffs
10 UNAN Managua (R) 36 7 6 23 44 70 −26 27 Relegated to Segunda División
Source: Soccerway Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ As Apertura champions (NCA1)
  2. ^ As Clausura champions (NCA2)


List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2018–19 season. The following players:

  1. Have played at least one 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 season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player/s is released and it is before the close of the season transfer window.

ART Jalapa
  • Colombia Cristhian Cabria
  • Colombia Evaristo González
  • Colombia Erwin Cabrera
  • Mexico Alexis Hernández
  • Colombia Jafet Del Portillo
Chinandega
  • Colombia Johan Hurtado
  • Colombia Brayan Cañate
  • Colombia Richard Charris
  • Colombia Yeiner Vivas
  • Colombia José Mendoza
Diriangén
  • Brazil Pedro Dos Santos
  • Argentina Carlos Tórres
  • Costa Rica Yeison Esquivel
  • United States Mexico Juan Pablo Fernández
  • United States Mexico Jesús Cervantes
  • Mexico Dahan Virgen
Juventus Managua
  • Honduras Darwin Guity
  • Honduras Herbert Cabrera
  • Colombia David Castrillón
  • Brazil Robinson Luiz
  • Colombia Yeison Díaz
  • Colombia Ezequiel Góngora
Managua
  • Honduras Marel Álvarez
  • Brazil Lucas Dos Santos
  • Brazil Cristiano Fernández da Lima
  • Venezuela Edward Morillo
Ocotal
  • Colombia Aldair Niño
  • Colombia Jafet Del Portillo
  • Mexico Edgard Hernández
  • Colombia Lancelott Devenish
  • Colombia Nelson Maldonado
  • Honduras Gerson Díaz
  • Honduras Cristopher Aguilar
  • Honduras Kevin Meraz
Real Estelí
  • Uruguay Richard Rodríguez
  • Brazil Maycon Santana
  • Brazil Vinicius da Souza
  • Colombia Jorge Betancur
  • Colombia Eder Chaux
  • Brazil Douglas Caé
  • Brazil Roninho De Souza
Real Madriz
  • Honduras Erlyn Ruiz
  • Colombia Jose Estrada
  • Mexico Edder Mondragón
  • Colombia Marlon Barrios
  • Colombia Cristhian Cabria
  • El Salvador Nahun Martínez
UNAN
  • Colombia Jesus Guerrero
  • Honduras Allan Gutiérrez
Walter Ferretti
  • Brazil Rafael De Almeida
  • Brazil Bruno de Morais
  • Colombia Rodrigo Hernández
  • Costa Rica Johan Bonilla
  • Brazil Paulo Cézar

(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)

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