Football league season
Primera DivisiónSeason | 2011–12 |
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Champions | Apertura: Real Estelí Clausura: Real Estelí |
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Relegated | Real Madriz |
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Champions League | Real Estelí |
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Matches played | 4 |
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Goals scored | 15 (3.75 per match) |
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Top goalscorer | Apertura: Andres Giraldo 12 goals Clausura: Rudel Calero and Remmy Vanegas 9 goals |
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Biggest home win | Apertura: Walter Ferretti 6-1 Chinandega |
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Biggest away win | Apertura: Managua 0-3 Chinandega |
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Highest scoring | Apertura: Walter Ferretti 6-1 Chinandega |
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The 2011–12 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 59th and 60th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide the sole berth for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2011, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2012.
Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.
- Champions: Juventus
- Winner of promotion/relegation playoff: Chinandega FC
Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.
- Last place: América Managua (although they didn't finish last they had to replay a game, which the team refused to play and forfeited the match meaning they were relegated).
- Loser of promotion/relegation playoff: Xilotepelt
Last updated: July 7, 2011
Stadia and locations
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Location of teams in Apertura 2011
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 |
Diriangén | Rolando Méndez | sacked | TBA | Glen Blanco | August, 2011 | 3rd |
Chinandega FC | Reyna Espinoza Morán | replaced moved to assistant manager | TBA | Vidal Alonso | August, 2011 | promoted |
During the regular season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
Walter Ferretti | José Valladares | Resigned | August 9, 2011 | Henry Urbina | TBA | TBA |
Apertura
The 2011 Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began on 6 August 2011.
Regular season
The regular season began on 6 August 2011. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2011. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2011. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
Source: Soccerway
Finals round
The top two finishers in the Semi-finals Group will move on to the final.
Semi-finals Group
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Estadio Olímpico del IND, TBD
Walter Ferretti | 3-2 | Chinandega |
Axel Villanueva 8', Norfran Lazon 37', Milton Bustos 75' | | Eustace Martin 1' (own goal), Andrés Giraldo 90' |
Estadio Olímpico del IND, Managua
Final
First leg
Estadio Olímpico del IND (Managua)
Attendance: TBD
Referee: TBA
Second leg
Real Esteli | 3-2 | Walter Ferretti |
Mario García 59' (O.G.), Elmer Mejía 67', Luis González 90+4' | [5] | Kesler Rizo 40', Darwin Ramírez 70' |
Primera División de Nicaragua 2011 Apertura champion |
Real Estelí 11th title |
Clausura
The 2012 Clausura was the second tournament of the season.
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 |
Chinandega FC | Vidal Alonso | sacked | TBA | Luis Olivares | January, 2012 | 4th |
During the regular season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
Deportivo Ocotal | Omar Zambrana | Resigned | 11 February 2012 | Carlos Walcott | 12 February 2012 | TBA |
Managua F.C. | Mario Alfaro | Resigned | February 15, 2012 | Emilio Aburto | TBA | TBA |
Diriangen FC | Martin Mena | Resigned Personal Issues | February 19, 2012 | Angel Eugenio Orellana | February 20, 2012 | 3rd |
Chinandega FC | Luis Olivares | Sacked | February, 2012 | Reyna Espinizo [a] | February, 2012 | 8th |
- ^ She has become the first women to coach a men's first division club
Regular season
The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2012. Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/nicaragua/1a-division/2011-2012/clausura/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2012. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2012. Source: [citation needed]
Finals round
The top two finishers in the Semi-finals Group will move on to the final.
Semi-finals Group
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Final
First leg
Real Estelí F.C. | 3-0 | Diriangen FC |
Marlon Medina 5', Félix Rodríguez 35' 57' | | None |
TBD
Attendance: TBD
Referee: TBA
Second leg
Diriangen FC | 1-3 | Real Estelí F.C. |
Eulises Pavón 43' | | Rudel Calero 7', Samuel Wilson 12' and 53' |
Real Esteli won 6-1 on aggregate.
Primera División de Nicaragua 2012 Clausura champion |
Real Estelí 12th title |
Aggregate table
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2011. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2012. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- have not been capped for the Nicaragua national football team on any level, independently from the birthplace
A new rule was introduced a few season ago, that clubs can only have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if a player/s is released.
References
External links
- http://www.futbolnica.net/
- http://www.soccerway.com/national/nicaragua/1a-division/2011-2012/apertura/
- http://www.lusaco.tk/
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Competition | |
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Statistics and awards | - Awards
- Golden Boot
- Hat-tricks
- Top scorers by season
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