Liga Primera


The Liga Primera de Nicaragua is the top division of football in Nicaragua, organized by the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol. It was created in 1933.
The league is played in two parts, the Torneo de Apertura from August through November and Torneo de Clausura from January through May. Each of the regular seasons is followed by a playoff of the top four teams over a two-legged semifinal and subsequent final. The relegation end has the bottom team of the aggregate table dropped as well as the defeated one from the playoff match between the 8th and 9th-place teams.

Current teams

2024–25 Primera División

NameCityStadiumCapacity
ART JalapaJalapaEstadio Alejandro Ramos1,000
Sport SébacoSébacoEstadio Carlos Fonseca5,000
Deportivo OcotalOcotalEstadio Roy Fernandez Bermúdez4,000
DiriangénDiriambaEstadio Cacique Diriangén8,000
ManaguaManaguaNicaragua National Football Stadium20,000
Rancho SantanaTolaFun Limon Stadium2,000
Matagalpa FCMatagalpaEstadio Carlos Fonseca5,000
Real EstelíEstelíEstadio Independencia5,000
UNAN ManaguaManaguaNicaragua National Football Stadium20,000
Walter FerretiManaguaNicaragua National Football Stadium20,000

List of champions

Ed.SeasonChampionChampion Coach
11933Alas

Titles by club

Teams in bold are currently participating in Primera División de Nicaragua.
ClubWinnersWinning years
Diriangén341940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994−95, 1995−96, 1996−97, 1999−2000, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2005−06, Clausura 2018, 2021 Clausura, 2021 Apertura, Clausura 2022, 2023 Apertura, Clausura 2024, Apertura 2024, 2025 Apertura
Real Estelí211991, 1998−99, 2002−03, 2003 Apertura, 2004 Clausura, 2006−07, 2007−08, 2008−09, 2009−10, 2010−11, 2011−12, 2012−13, 2013−14, 2015−16, 2016−17, 2019 Clausura, 2019 Apertura, 2020 Clausura, 2020 Apertura, 2022 Apertura, 2023 Clausura
Deportivo Santa Cecilia51961, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1973
Walter Ferretti41997−98, 2000−01, 2014−15, 2017 Apertura
UCA41968, 1975, 1976, 1977
América Managua31985, 1988, 1990
Aduana31950, 1951, 1955
Ferrocarril21946, 1948
Flor de Caña21966, 1967
Deportivo Masaya21984, 1986
Juventus Managua21993, 1994
Atlético21934, 1958
Managua22018 Apertura, Clausura 2025
Deportivo Jalapa12001−02
Búfalos11980
La Nica11960
Alas11933
Lido11939
Colegio Centroamérica11947
UNAN Managua12015 Apertura

Individual statistics

All-time goalscorer league

;Most goals scored by a player in a single season:
  • 44 goals
  • * Oscar "Chiqui" Calvo, Flor de Caña.
;Most goals scored by a player in a game:
;The fastest goal league:
;All-time clean sheets:
  • 99 clean sheets:
  • *Denis Espinoza

    Multiple hat-tricks