2011–12 Primera División de Nicaragua

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.

Primera División
Season2011–12
ChampionsApertura:
Real Estelí
Clausura:
Real Estelí
RelegatedReal Madriz
Champions LeagueReal Estelí
Matches played4
Goals scored15 (3.75 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Colombia Andres Giraldo 12 goals
Clausura:
Nicaragua Rudel Calero and Nicaragua Remmy Vanegas 9 goals
Biggest home winApertura: Walter Ferretti 6-1 Chinandega
Biggest away winApertura: Managua 0-3 Chinandega
Highest scoringApertura: Walter Ferretti 6-1 Chinandega

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.

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

Team information

Last updated: July 7, 2011

Stadia and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
Chinandega FCChinandegaTBA
DiriangénDiriambaEstadio Cacique Diriangén7,500
JuventusManaguaEstadio Olímpico del IND Managua9,000
Managua F.C.ManaguaEstadio Olímpico del IND Managua9,000
OcotalOcotalEstadio Roy Fernandez3,000
Real EstelíEstelíEstadio Independencia4,800
Real MadrizSomotoEstadio Municipal de Somoto3,000
Walter FerrettiManaguaEstadio Olímpico del IND Managua9,000

Personnel and sponsoring (2011 Apertura)

TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
Chinandega FC TBA Vidal Alonso
Diriangén Tulio López Glen BlancoJomaMovistar
Juventus Douglas Urbina
Managua F.C. Napoleón Zeledón Mario AlfaroManagua F.C.
Ocotal Oscar Mendoza Omar ZambranaMarlon Anthony
Real Estelí Fidel Moreno Ramón Otoniel OlivasGalaxiaMovistar, Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao
Real Madriz Adolfo Marenco Sindulio Adolfo CastellanosRoylan Moylan
Walter Ferretti Carlos Palacios José ValladaresPolicia, Cierro, Banco

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Diriangén Rolando MéndezsackedTBA Glen BlancoAugust, 20113rd
Chinandega FC Reyna Espinoza Moránreplaced moved to assistant managerTBA Vidal AlonsoAugust, 2011promoted

During the regular season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Walter Ferretti José ValladaresResignedAugust 9, 2011 Henry UrbinaTBATBA

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Real Esteli141031218+1333Semi-finals Group
2Managua148152215+725
3Walter Ferretti147252818+1023
4Chinandega147251615+123
5Diriangén146441916+322
6Juventus Managua143472229−713
7Real Madriz1431102033−1310
8Ocotal142391731−149
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

Home \ AwayCHIDIRJUVMANOCORESRMDWFE
Chinandega0–23–01–02–10–11–00–0
Diriangén0–13–30–30–00–01–32–1
Juventus Managua3–21–20–13–11–21–22–5
Managua0–31–30–06–01–23–22–1
Ocotal1–10–23–31–21–23–21–2
Real Esteli1–01–12–10–11–03–02–1
Real Madriz0–11–22–23–11–41–42–3
Walter Ferretti6–11–01–20–14–10–03–2
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

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Real Esteli32213221111111
Managua85685444442322
Walter Ferretti21132333334233
Chinandega14578866655544
Diriangén43321112223455
Juventus Managua56744555566666
Real Madriz68867787888877
Ocotal77456678777788
Source: Soccerway

Finals round

The top two finishers in the Semi-finals Group will move on to the final.

Semi-finals Group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRESWFEMANCHI
1Real Esteli641183+5132–10–03–0
2Walter Ferretti62221210+281–21–13–2
3Managua622257−281–01–41–2
4Chinandega6114611−540–12–20–1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Chinandega2-1Managua
Andrés Giraldo 29', Adrián Morales 69'[1]William Mendieta 63'
TBD, TBD
Real Esteli2-1Walter Ferretti
Manuel Rosas 31', Salvador García 46'[2]Norfran Lazo 65'
TBD, TBD
Walter Ferretti1-1Managua
Darwing Ramírez 12'[3]Raúl Leguias 55'
Estadio Olímpico del IND, TBD
Chinandega0-1Real Esteli
None[4] Elmer Mejía 13'
TBD, TBD
Walter Ferretti3-2Chinandega
Axel Villanueva 8', Norfran Lazon 37', Milton Bustos 75'Eustace Martin 1' (own goal), Andrés Giraldo 90'
TBD, TBD
Managua1-0Real Esteli
Victor Castillo 67'None
Estadio Olímpico del IND, Managua
Chinandega0-1Managua
NoneRaúl Leguías 89'
TBD, TBD
Walter Ferretti1-2Real Esteli
Darwin Ramirez 88'Samuel Wilson 7', José Montaño 73'
TBD, TBD
Managua1-4Walter Ferretti
Erwin Aguirre 79'Darwin Ramirez 8', 32', 85', Milton Bustos 76'
TBD, TBD
Real Esteli3-0Chinandega
Wilber Sánchez 8', Feliz Eliud Zeledon 52', Elmer Mejía 52'None
TBD, TBD
Chinandega2-2Walter Ferretti
Andrés Giraldo 8', Erlin Morán 52'Kesler Rizo 16', Darwin Ramirez 23'
TBD, TBD
Real Esteli0-0Managua
NoneNone
TBD, TBD

Final

First leg

Walter Ferretti1-1Real Esteli
Kesler Rizo 70'Elmer Mejía 3'
Estadio Olímpico del IND (Managua)
Attendance: TBD
Referee: TBA

Second leg

Real Esteli3-2Walter Ferretti
Mario García 59' (O.G.), Elmer Mejía 67', Luis González 90+4'[5]Kesler Rizo 40', Darwin Ramírez 70'
Referee: TBD


 Primera División de Nicaragua
2011 Apertura champion 
Real Estelí
11th title

Clausura

The 2012 Clausura was the second tournament of the season.

Personnel and sponsoring (2011 Apertura)

TeamChairmanHead CoachKitmakerShirt sponsor
Chinandega FC Ortencia Marin Luis Olivaresadidas
Diriangén Tulio López Martín MenaJomaMovistar
Juventus Douglas Urbina
Managua F.C. Napoleón Zeledón Mario AlfarocebjusManagua F.C.
Ocotal Oscar Mendoza Omar ZambranaGalaxiaNone
Real Estelí Fidel Moreno Ramón Otoniel OlivasGalaxiaMovistar, Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao
Real Madriz Adolfo Marenco Sindulio Adolfo CastellanosRoylan Moylan
Walter Ferretti Carlos Palacios Henry UrbinaPolicia, Cierro, Banco

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Chinandega FC Vidal AlonsosackedTBA Luis OlivaresJanuary, 20124th

During the regular season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointmentPosition in table
Deportivo Ocotal Omar ZambranaResigned11 February 2012 Carlos Walcott12 February 2012TBA
Managua F.C. Mario AlfaroResignedFebruary 15, 2012 Emilio AburtoTBATBA
Diriangen FC Martin MenaResigned Personal IssuesFebruary 19, 2012 Angel Eugenio OrellanaFebruary 20, 20123rd
Chinandega FC Luis OlivaresSackedFebruary, 2012 Reyna Espinizo [a]February, 20128th

Regular season

The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Real Esteli141022278+1932Semi-finals Group
2Walter Ferretti146351712+521
3Diriangén145631512+321
4Managua145631917+221
5Ocotal146262224−220
6Juventus Managua144371922−315
7Real Madriz144371823−515
8Chinandega141581130−198
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

Home \ AwayCHIDIRJUVMANOCORESRMDWFE
Chinandega0–02–40–02–21–22–20–1
Diriangén0–01–02–22–01–03–00–0
Juventus Managua0–11–32–24–10–22–10–2
Managua4–11–11–00–20–13–00–3
Ocotal4–03–13–33–10–21–30–1
Real Esteli3–13–01–01–15–13–01–1
Real Madriz5–00–02–31–10–10–22–1
Walter Ferretti3–12–10–01–20–11–21–2
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

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Chinandega77788888888888
Diriangén42445333333343
Juventus Managua58874667777776
Managua23557555564434
Ocotal86666776655555
Real Esteli11111111111111
Real Madriz35333444446667
Walter Ferretti64222222222222
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsRESDIRMANWFE
1Real Esteli642093+6143–01–12–1
2Diriangén6402125+7120–13–01–0
3Managua6213611−570–10–32–1
4Walter Ferretti6015613−711–11–42–3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Real Estelí F.C.3-0Diriangén FC
Juan Barrera 20', Rudel Calero 60', Franklin López 89'[6]None
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Deportivo Walter Ferretti2-3Managua F.C.
William Mendieta 45', Armando Reyes 60'Medardo Martínez 12', Remmy Vanegas 16' and 50'
Referee: Oscar Dávila
Managua F.C.0-1Real Estelí F.C.
None[7]Elmer Mejía 23'
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Diriangén FC3-0Managua F.C.
Luis Olivares 6', Eulises Pavón 22', Juan Carlos Narvaez 79'[9]
Diriangén FC0-1Real Estelí F.C.
[10]Elmer Mejia 79'
Managua F.C.2-1Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Remmy Vanegas 25', 86'[11]Milton Bustos 90'
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Real Estelí F.C.1-1Managua F.C.
Samuel Wilson 78'[12]Eddy Espino 30'
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Deportivo Walter Ferretti1-4Diriangén FC
Jessie Lopez 88'[13]Herberth Cabrera 31' & 42' , David Solorzano 30', Alejandro Tapia 44'
Real Estelí F.C.2-1Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Félix Rodríguez 31' & 42'[14] 31'
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Managua F.C.0-3Diriangén FC
Herbert Cabrera 60', Luis Peralta 71',Reynaldo Cruz 75'
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua

Final

First leg

Real Estelí F.C.3-0Diriangen FC
Marlon Medina 5', Félix Rodríguez 35' 57'None
TBD
Attendance: TBD
Referee: TBA

Second leg

Diriangen FC1-3Real Estelí F.C.
Eulises Pavón 43'Rudel Calero 7', Samuel Wilson 12' and 53'
Referee: TBD

Real Esteli won 6-1 on aggregate.


 Primera División de Nicaragua
2012 Clausura champion 
Real Estelí
12th title

Aggregate table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Real Esteli2820534816+3265Qualification for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
2Managua2813784132+946
3Walter Ferretti28135104530+1544
4Diriangén28111073428+643
5Chinandega2887132745−1831
6Ocotal2885153955−1629
7Juventus Managua2877144151−1028Relegation playoffs
8Real Madriz2874173856−1825Relegation to Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua
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:

  1. have played at least one apertura 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 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