Primera División
Season2014–15
ChampionsApertura:
Walter Ferretti
Clausura:
Real Esteli
RelegatedFox Villa
Champions LeagueWalter Ferretti
Top goalscorerApertura:
Spain TBD - 11 goals
Clausura:
Nicaragua TBD - 13 goals
Biggest home winApertura: TBD 5-0 TBD
Clausura: TBD 5-0 TBD
Biggest away winApertura: TBD 5-0 TBD
Clausura: TBD 5-0 TBD
Highest scoringApertura: TBD 5-0 TBD
Clausura: TBD 5-0 TBD

The 2014–15 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 65th and 66th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide the sole berth for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2014, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2015.[1]

Teams

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2013–14 season and one sides directly promoted from the 2013–14 Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division side FC San Marcos will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which was Fox Villa. Fox Villa won 2-0 over FC San Marcos gaining promotion.

Promotion and relegation

Changes

  • Juventus Managua changed their name and will now be known as UCEM Juventus FC []

Stadiums and locations

Team information

Last updated: 2014

Personnel and sponsoring (2014 Apertura)

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ART Jalapa Nicaragua Leonidas Rodríguez TBD TBD TBD
Diriangén Nicaragua Florencio Leiva TBD TBD TBD
Fox Villa Nicaragua Mario Aburto Nicaragua TBD CARUNA R.L., Alcaldía de Jinotepe and GRH Logistics
UCEM Juventus F.C. Nicaragua Douglas Urbina Nicaragua José Alfredo Ramírez TBD TBD
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Emilio Aburto TBD TBD TBD
Deportivo Ocotal Nicaragua Randall Moreno Honduras Marcos Rivera TBD TBD
Real Madriz Colombia Armando Ricardo Hernandez Nicaragua Enoc Salgado TBD TBD
Real Esteli F.C. Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Honduras Nicaragua Elmer Mejia TBD TBD
UNAN Managua Nicaragua Edward Urroz Honduras Nicaragua Herberth Cabrera TBD UNAN Managua
Walter Ferretti Brazil Flavio da Silva Nicaragua Denis Espinoza TBD TBD

Managerial changes

Before the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Deportivo Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Florencio Levia Resigned 2014 Brazil Flavio Da Silva 2014
Real Madriz Colombia Luis Montana Contract finished (moved to assistant coach of UNAN Managua 2014 Colombia Armando Ricardo Hernandez 2014
Diriangen FC Brazil Flavio Da Silva Contract finished 2014 Nicaragua Florencio Levia 2014

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Diriangen FC Nicaragua Florencio Levia Sacked 3 August 2014 Argentina Roberto Chanampe 2014
Deportivo Ocotal Nicaragua Randall Moreno Sacked August 2014 Nicaragua Eduardo Alonso August 2014
Real Madriz Colombia Armando Ricardo Hernandez Sacked October 2014 Honduras Mario Cruz October 15, 2014
UNAN Managua Nicaragua Edward Urroz Sacked October 14, 2014 Colombia Luis Montaño October 15, 2014

Apertura

The 2014 Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began on 2014.[2]

Regular season

The regular season began on 2014. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Walter Ferretti 18 11 6 1 29 3 +26 39 Semi-finals Group
2 Real Esteli 18 10 6 2 27 9 +18 36
3 Diriangén FC 18 10 3 5 17 11 +6 33
4 Juventus Managua 18 9 4 5 24 18 +6 31
5 Managua 18 7 5 6 24 17 +7 26
6 Ocotal 18 7 4 7 22 21 +1 25
7 ART Jalapa 18 6 5 7 18 24 −6 23
8 Real Madriz 18 5 5 8 25 27 −2 20
9 UNAN Managua 18 5 2 11 24 34 −10 17
10 Fox Villa 18 0 0 18 10 56 −46 0
Updated to match(es) played on December 2014. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away JAL DIR FVI JUV MAN OCO RES RMD UNA WFE
ART Jalapa 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–1 3–2 0–0
Diriangén FC 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–0
Fox Villa 0–2 1–4 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–2 1–4 2–6 0–1
Juventus Managua 1–0 0–1 5–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–3
Managua 1–2 0–1 5–0 1–3 4–0 0–0 3–2 0–1 0–0
Ocotal 2–1 1–0 5–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–2 3–0 1–1
Real Esteli 4–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 4–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 2–0
Real Madriz 0–0 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–0
UNAN Managua 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 2–3 0–5
Walter Ferretti 6–0 1–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Real Esteli412231265443322222
Managua533345543334455555
Walter Ferretti221112311121111111
UNAN Managua687768899988889999
Diriangén FC899876777776543433
Juventus Managua145687432212234344
Fox Villa91010101010101010101010101010101010
Ocotal776423126667767666
Real Madriz1068998988899998888
ART Jalapa354554654555676777
Source: int.soccerway.com

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg
Juventus Managua0-2Walter Ferretti
Gerardo Arce 19'
Dani Cadena 33'
Estadio Olimpico del IND, Managua
Referee: Oscar Davila
Diriangén FC2–2Real Estelí
Jose Carballo 35'
Luis Peralta 54'		 Carlos Chavarria 34'
Eduardo Praes 87'
Referee: William Mendoza
Second leg

Walter Ferretti won 2-0 on aggregate.

Real Esteli won 3-2 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg
Real Estelí0–1Walter Ferretti
None Jason Casco 36'
Second leg
Walter Ferretti0–0Real Estelí
None None
Estadio Nacional, Managua

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Colombia Marlon Barrios Real Madriz 16
2 Nicaragua Spain Dani Cadena Deportivo Walter Ferretti 11
3 Nicaragua Eulises Pavón Diriangén FC 8
4 Colombia Emiro Gómez Deportivo Ocotal 8
5 Nicaragua Darwin Ramirez Juventus Managua 7
6 Nicaragua Luis Galeano Romario ART Municipal Jalapa 7
7 El Salvador Raul Leguias Deportivo Walter Ferretti 7
8 Colombia Jonathan Donado UNAN Managua 7
9 Nicaragua Carlos Chavarria Real Esteli F.C. 6
10 Nicaragua Emilio Palacios UNAN Managua 6

Updated to games played on 30 December 2014

Scoring

Top scorers

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2014. 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 this year, that clubs can only have five foreign players in a squad.

Clausura

The 2015 Clausura was the first tournament of the season. It began on 2015.[3]

Team information

Last updated: 2014

Personnel and sponsoring (2014 Apertura)

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ART Jalapa Nicaragua Tyson Acevedo Nicaragua Luis M. Galeano TBD Claro, Argoris
Diriangén Argentina Roberto Chanampe Nicaragua David Solorzano Joma Claro, Totto
Fox Villa Nicaragua Mario Aburto Spain Alex Piache TBD CARUNA R.L., Alcaldía de Jinotepe and GRH Logistics
UCEM Juventus F.C. Nicaragua Douglas Urbina Nicaragua Emerson Salinas TBD TBD
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Emilio Aburto TBD TBD TBD
Deportivo Ocotal Nicaragua Eduardo Alonso Nicaragua Mario Morales TBD TBD
Real Madriz Honduras Mario Cruz Nicaragua Enoc Salgado TBD TBD
Real Esteli F.C. Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Honduras Nicaragua Elmer Mejia TBD TBD
UNAN Managua Colombia Luis Montaño Nicaragua Roberto C Vanegas TBD UNAN Managua
Walter Ferretti Brazil Flavio da Silva Nicaragua Denis Espinoza TBD TBD

Managerial Changes

Before the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
ART Jalapa Nicaragua Leonididas Rodriguez Resigned 2015 Nicaragua Tyson Acevedo 2015

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Emilio Aburto Resigned 29 January 2015 Nicaragua Carlos Zambrana 29 January 2015
Real Madriz Honduras Mario Cruz Resigned 22 February 2015 Nicaragua Leonidas Rodriguez February 2015
Deportivo Ocotal Nicaragua Vidal Alonso Resigned 24 February 2015 El Salvador Juan Ramon Trejo 25 February 2015
UNAN Managua Colombia Luis Montaño Resigned March 2015 Nicaragua Julio Madrigal March 2015

Regular season

The regular season began on 2015. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Esteli 18 13 3 2 54 9 +45 42 Semi-finals Group
2 Walter Ferretti 18 12 4 2 34 10 +24 40
3 Diriangén FC 18 9 4 5 28 16 +12 31
4 ART Jalapa 18 6 9 3 28 25 +3 27
5 Managua 18 6 6 6 26 23 +3 24
6 Ocotal 18 6 4 8 27 35 −8 22
7 Juventus Managua 18 5 5 8 26 43 −17 20
8 Real Madriz 18 3 7 8 26 32 −6 16
9 UNAN Managua 18 3 6 9 14 29 −15 15
10 Fox Villa 18 1 4 13 13 54 −41 7
Updated to match(es) played on May 2015. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away JAL DIR FVI JUV MAN OCO RES RMD UNA WFE
ART Jalapa 1–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–3
Diriangén FC 0–1 2–1 4–0 2–0 5–3 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–0
Fox Villa 2–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–1 0–7 0–2 1–1 0–4
Juventus Managua 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 5–1 1–6 3–4 2–1 1–1
Managua 2–2 0–2 4–0 4–0 1–2 0–1 3–2 1–1 0–2
Ocotal 1–1 1–1 4–2 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–2
Real Esteli 5–1 2–0 9–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 6–0 1–2
Real Madriz 3–3 1–1 2–2 5–0 2–3 2–2 1–3 0–0 0–1
UNAN Managua 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 4–1 0–2 2–1 0–0
Walter Ferretti 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 4–0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Real Esteli11112221122221111
Managua36344355565544445
Walter Ferretti42221112211112222
UNAN Managua104566776779999999
Diriangén FC85655443333333333
Juventus Managua68787667998777777
Fox Villa5799981010101010101010101010
Ocotal7101010101099656666666
Real Madriz99878988887888888
ART Jalapa23433534444455554
Source:

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg
ART Municipal Jalapa1-0Real Estelí
Luis Galeano 81' None
Estadio Alejandro Ramos de Nueva Segovia, Jalapa
Diriangén FC2-0Walter Ferretti
Juan Carlos Narváez 58'
José Luis “Puma” Rodríguez 70'		 None
Second leg
Walter Ferretti0-0Diriangen
None None

Diriangen won 2-0 on aggregate.

Real Esteli0-0ART Municipal Jalapa
Rudel Calero 24' & TBD 82'
Juan Barrera 73'		 Luis Galeano 46'

Real Esteli won 3-2 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg
Real Esteli2-1Diriangén FC
Manuel Rosas 13' & Samuel Wilson 43' Luis Peralta 80'
Second leg
Diriangén FC0–0Real Esteli
None None

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2015. 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 this year, that clubs can only have five foreign players in a squad.

Championship playoff

First leg

Second leg

 Primera Division
2015 Champion[4] 
Walter Ferretti
3rd title

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Walter Ferretti 36 23 10 3 63 13 +50 79 Qualification for 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Real Esteli 36 23 9 4 82 17 +65 78
3 Diriangén 36 19 7 10 45 27 +18 64
4 Jalapa 36 13 14 9 46 47 −1 53
5 Managua F.C. 36 13 11 12 49 38 +11 50
6 Juventus Managua 36 13 10 13 50 73 −23 49
7 Ocotal 36 13 8 15 49 56 −7 47
8 Real Madriz 36 9 12 15 51 59 −8 39
9 UNAN Managua 36 8 9 19 40 65 −25 33 Relegation play-off
10 Fox Villa (R) 36 1 4 31 23 109 −86 7 Relegation to 2015–16 Segunda División de Fútbol de Nicaragua
Updated to match(es) played on May 2015. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

References

  1. ↑ Nakor'd García. "Nicaragua 2014/2015". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  2. ↑ Nakor'd García. "Apertura 2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  3. ↑ Nakor'd García. "Clausura 2015". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  4. ↑ Nakor'd García. "Championship Playoff 2015". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
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