Nicaraguan Primera División
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| Country |  Nicaragua |
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| Founded | 1933 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Relegation to | Segunda División de Nicaragua (based on agg. table) |
| International cup(s) | Copa Interclubes UNCAF (before 2008-09) CONCACAF Champions League (after 2008-09) |
| Current champions | Real Estelí (2013–14 Primera División de Nicaragua) |
| Website | Official website |
 2015–16 Primera División de Nicaragua |
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Primera División de Nicaragua is the top division of the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol, it was created in 1933.
It is played in two parts, Torneo de Apertura from August through November and Torneo de Clausura from January through May. Each of the regular seasons is followed by a play-off of the top 4 teams over a 2-legged semi-final and subsequent final. The relegation end has the bottom team of the aggregate table dropped as well as the loser of the play-off of the 8th and 9th places.
Contents
Current Teams
Primera División de Nicaragua - 2015/16
| Apertura 2015 | ||||
| Name | City | Stadium | First season in first division |
First season after most recent promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART Municipal Jalapa | Jalapa | Estadio Alejandro Ramos | TBA | 2013 |
| CD Walter Ferretti | Managua | Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua | 1987 | 1987 |
| Chinandega FC | Chinandega | Estadio Efraín Tijerino Mazariego | TBA | 2015 |
| Deportivo Ocotal | Ocotal | Estadio Roy Fernandez Bermuda | TBA | 2007 (A) |
| Diriangén FC | Diriamba | Estadio Cacique Diriangén | 1933 | 1933 |
| Juventus FC | Managua | Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua | TBA | 2011 |
| Managua FC | Managua | Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua | 2010 | 2010 |
| Real Estelí | Estelí | Estadio Independencia | 1986 | 1986 |
| Real Madriz | Somoto | Estadio Solidaridad Augusto Cesar Mendoza | TBA | 2012 |
| UNAN Managua | Managua | Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua | TBA | 2014 |
Records in the league
- Manuel "Catarrito" Cuadra (highest goal scorer in the league with 742 goals)
- Oscar "Chiqui" Calvo (most goals in a season with 44 goals in 1967 playing for Flor de Caña in the old format of the game)
- Sergio Gago (most goals in a season in the new format with 35 in 1999)
- José María Bermúdez (most goals in one game with nine in 1999)
- Marvin González (fastest goal 15 seconds playing for San Marcos against Real Estelí)
Previous winners
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Champions
Teams in bold are currently participating in Primera División de Nicaragua.
| Champions | ||||
| Team | Championships | |||
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| Diriangén FC | 26 | |||
| Real Estelí | 13 | |||
| Deportivo Santa Cecilia | 5 | |||
| Universidad Centroamericana | 4 | |||
| América Managua | 3 | |||
| Aduana FC | 3 | |||
| Walter Ferretti | 3 | |||
| Ferrocarril | 2 | |||
| Flor de Caña FC | 2 | |||
| Deportivo Masaya FC | 2 | |||
| Juventus Managua | 2 | |||
| Club Atlético FC | 2 | |||
| Deportivo Jalapa | 1 | |||
| Bufalos FC | 1 | |||
| La Nica FC | 1 | |||
| Alas FC | 1 | |||
| Lido FC | 1 | |||
| Colegio C-A FC | 1 | |||
