2022–23 Liga Primera de Nicaragua
Season | 2022–23 |
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Champions | Apertura: Real Estelí Clausura: Real Estelí |
Relegated | Juventus Managua |
CONCACAF Central American Cup | Real Estelí Diriangén |
Matches played | 196 |
Goals scored | 459 (2.34 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura:![]() (16 goals) Clausura: ![]() (15 goals) |
Biggest home win | Apertura: Juventus Managua 9–0 Ocotal (1 December 2022) Clausura: Diriangén 5–1 CS Sebaco (21 April 2023) |
Biggest away win | Apertura: TBD 3-5 TBD Clausura: Juventus Managua 0–7 Real Esteli F.C. (6 April 2023) |
Highest scoring | Apertura: TBD 4-8 TBD Clausura: Juventus Managua 0–7 Real Esteli F.C. (6 April 2023) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 28 June 2022. |
The 2022–23 Liga Primera de Nicaragua season was to be divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The season will determine the 79th and 80th champions in the history of the Liga Primera de Nicaragua, the top division of football in Nicaragua. The Apertura tournament is to be played in the second half of 2022, while the Clausura is to be played in the first half of 2023.
Teams
Team information
A total of ten teams contested the league, including nine sides from the 2021–22 Primera División, and one side from the 2021–22 Segunda División.
Real Madriz finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División. The champions from the Segunda División, Matagalpa FC, were promoted in their place.
The 9th place team in the aggregate table, ART Jalapa, faced the second-place team from the Segunda División, CD Junior, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. ART Jalapa won 4–3 over two legs, meaning ART Jalapa remained in the Primera División.[1]
Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División as of June, 2022.
- Champions: Matagalpa
Relegated to Segunda División as of June, 2022.
- Last Place: Real Madriz
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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ART Municipal Jalapa | Jalapa | Estadio Alejandro Ramos Turcio | 2,000 |
Diriangén | Diriamba | Estadio Cacique Diriangén | 8,500 |
Juventus | Managua | Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua | 7,000 |
Sport Sébaco | 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 | Estelí | Estadio Independencia | 4,800 |
Matagalpa | Matagalpa | Estadio Municipal de Matagalpa | 1,800 |
UNAN Managua | Managua | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol (UNAN) | 15,000 |
Walter Ferretti | Managua | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol (UNAN) | 15,000 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor(s) |
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ART Municipal Jalapa | TBD | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | AT&T |
Diriangén | TBD | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | AT&T |
Juventus | TBD | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | AT&T |
HYH Sebaco | TBD | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | AT&T |
Matagalpa | TBD | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | AT&T |
Managua | TBD | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | AT&T |
Ocotal | TBD | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | AT&T |
Real Estelí | TBD | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | AT&T |
UNAN Managua | TBD | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | AT&T |
Walter Ferretti | TBD | ![]() | ![]() | Keuka | AT&T |
News
Shirt sponsorship
Keuka agreed to sponsor 8 teams in the Liga Primera (2 teams not being sponsored is Diriangén and UNAN Managua) starting in the Clausura 2023. [2]
Managerial changes
Pre-season Apertura 2022
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
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Ocotal | ![]() | Contract Ended | June 2022 | ![]() | June 2022 | TBD (Apertura 2021) |
Diriangén | ![]() | Contract Ended | May 2022 | ![]() | June 2022 | TBD (Apertura 2021) |
Real Estelí | ![]() | Contract Ended | July 2022 | ![]() | July 2022 | TBD (Apertura 2021) |
During the Apertura season
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matagalpa FC | ![]() | Sacked | August 2022 | ![]() | August 2022 | TBD (Apertura 2022) |
Managua FC | ![]() | Sacked | August 2022 | ![]() | August 2022 | TBD (Apertura 2022) |
Pre-season Clausura 2023
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Managua | ![]() | Contract Ended | December 2022 | ![]() | December 15, 2022 | TBD (Apertura 2022) |
ART Municipal Jalapa | ![]() | Contract Ended | December 2022 | ![]() | 28 December 2022 | TBD (Apertura 2022) |
HYH Sebaco | ![]() | Contract Ended | December 2022 | ![]() | December 28, 2022 | TBD (Apertura 2022) |
Matagalpa FC | ![]() | Contract Ended | December 2022 | ![]() | January 3, 2023 | TBD (Apertura 2022) |
Deportivo Ocotal | ![]() | Contract Ended | December 2022 | ![]() | January 3, 2023 | TBD (Apertura 2022) |
During Clausura 2023
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Municipal Jalapa | ![]() | Sacked | February 22, 2023 | ![]() | February 2023 | TBD (Apertura 2022) |
Apertura 2022
Finals
Quarterfinals
H&H Sebaco | 0-5 | Managua |
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Nil | Kevin Serapio ![]() Oscar Soto ![]() Angel Velásquez ![]() Agenor Báez ![]() Diego Arceo ![]() |
Managua progressed.
Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 5-1 | Juventus Managua |
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Francisco Ramos ![]() ![]() Luciano Sanhueza ![]() ![]() Alexis Somarriba ![]() | Lucas Dos Santos ![]() |
Walter Ferretti progressed.
Semi-finals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Walter Ferretti | 4-3 | Diriangén | 2–3 | 2-0 |
Real Estelí | 2-0 | Managua | 0-0 | 2–0 |
Walter Ferretti | 1-1 | Diriangén |
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Francisco Ramos ![]() | Junio Arteaga ![]() |
Diriangén | 1-1 | Walter Ferretti |
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Junio Arteaga ![]() | Ezequiel Ugalde ![]() |
2-2 on aggregate, Walter Ferretti won 5-3 on penalties.
Managua | 0-0 | Real Estelí |
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Nil | Nil |
Real Estelí | 2-0 | Managua |
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Douglas Caé ![]() Harold Medina ![]() | Nil |
Real Estelí won 2-0 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
Walter Ferretti | 2-3 | Real Estelí |
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Francisco Ramos ![]() Luciano Sanhueza ![]() | Douglas Caé ![]() ![]() Ewerton Bezerra ![]() |
Second leg
Real Estelí | 1-2 | Walter Ferretti |
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Harold Medina ![]() | Yeison Mosquera ![]() Ronald Lopez ![]() |
4-4 on Aggregate. Real Esteli won 4-3 on penalties
Apertura 2022 champions |
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Real Estelí 19th title |
Clausura 2023
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Diriangén (Q) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 19 | +17 | 39 | Advance to Playoffs (Semifinals) |
2 | Real Estelí (Q) | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 35 | |
3 | Managua (Q) | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 | Advance to Playoffs (Quarterfinals) |
4 | Walter Ferretti (Q) | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 26 | |
5 | Matagalpa (Q) | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 25 | |
6 | Deportivo Ocotal (Q) | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | |
7 | UNAN Managua | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 20 | |
8 | Municipal Jalapa | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 19 | |
9 | H&H Export Sébaco FC | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 19 | |
10 | Juventus Managua | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head goals scored; 7) draw.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Finals
Quarterfinals
Managua | 3-1 | Deportivo Ocotal |
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Brian Calabrese ![]() Henry Nino ![]() Doslin Garcia ![]() | Yubeiquer Arenas ![]() |
Managua progressed.
Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 1-1 | Matagalpa |
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Ezequiel Ugalde ![]() | Rodolfo Forbes ![]() |
Matagalpa progressed, winning 9-8 penalties.
Semifinals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Diriangén | 5-0 | Matagalpa | 2–0 | 3-0 |
Real Estelí | 3-3 (pen 4-3) | Managua | 1-0 | 2–3 |
Diriangén won 5-0 on aggregate.
Managua | 0-1 | Real Estelí |
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Nil | Juan Barrera ![]() |
Real Estelí | 2-3 | Managua |
---|---|---|
Douglas Caé ![]() Harold Medina ![]() | Douglas Caé ![]() Harold Medina ![]() |
3-3 on aggregate, Real Esteli won 4-3 on penalties.
Final
First leg
Real Estelí | 0-0 | Diriangén |
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Nil | [5] | Nil |
Second leg
Diriangén | 0-3 | Real Estelí |
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[6] | Harold Medina ![]() ![]() Byron Bonilla ![]() |
Real Esteli won 3-0 on Aggregate
Clausura 2023 champions |
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Real Estelí 20th title |
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2022–23 season. The following players:
- Have played at least one 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 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 closing of the season transfer window.
ART Jalapa
Diriangén
Juventus Managua
CS Sebaco
Managua
| Matagalpa FC
Ocotal
Real Estelí
UNAM Managua
Walter Ferretti
|
(player released during the Apertura season)
(player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons)
(player released during the Clausura season)
External links
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- Masaya F.C.
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- VCP Chinandega
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- Awards
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- Top scorers by season