2015–16 Primera División de Nicaragua

Primera División
Season2015–16
ChampionsApertura:
UNAN Managua
Clausura:
Real Esteli
RelegatedDeportivo Ocotal
ART Municipal Jalapa
Champions LeagueReal Esteli
Matches played192
Goals scored556 (2.9 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Daniel Reyes - 13 goals
Clausura:
Luis Galeano
Carlos Chavarría - 13 goals
Biggest home winApertura: UNAN Managua 9-1 Jalapa
Clausura: UNAN Managua 5-1 Juventus Managua
Biggest away winApertura: Managua 0-5 Real Esteli
Clausura: Ocotal 0-5 Real Esteli
Juventus Managua 0-5 Real Esteli
Highest scoringApertura: UNAN Managua 9-1 Jalapa
Clausura: Real Madriz 2-5 Real Esteli
Longest unbeaten runApertura: Real Esteli (15)
Clausura: Real Esteli (14)
Longest losing runApertura: Real Madriz (6)
Clausura: Juventus Managua (6)

The 2015–16 season in Primera División de Nicaragua was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 67th and 68th champions in the history of the league. It also provided the sole berth for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2015, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2016.[1]

Teams

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2015–16 season and one sids directly promoted from the 2014–145Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division side UNAN Managua will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which was FC San Marcos. UNAN Managua won 6-0 on aggregate over FC San Marcos which meant they stayed in the Primera Division.

Promotion and relegation

Apertura

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Team information

Last updated: 2015

Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Apertura)

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ART Jalapa Nicaragua Tyson Acevedo Nicaragua TBD Claro, Argoris
Diriangén FC Argentina Andrés Novara Nicaragua David Solorzano Joma Claro, Totto
Chinandega FC Nicaragua Reina Espinoza Nicaragua TBD TBD
Juventus F.C. Nicaragua Oscar Blanco Nicaragua TBD TBD
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Carlos Zambrana Silvio Aviles TBD Uno Lubricantes
Deportivo Ocotal Argentina Roberto Chanampe Nicaragua TBD TBD
Real Madriz Nicaragua Leónidas Rodríguez Nicaragua TBD TBD
Real Esteli F.C. Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Honduras Nicaragua Elmer Mejia Galaxia TBD
UNAN Managua Nicaragua Edward Urroz Nicaragua Roberto Carlos Vanegas Joma 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 Ocotal El Salvador Juan Ramon Trejo Contract Finished 2015 Argentina Roberto Chanampe 2015
Diriangén FC Argentina Roberto Chanampe Contract finished 2015 Argentina Andrés Novara 2015

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Deportivo Walter Ferretti Brazil Flavio Da Silva Resigned September 2015 Costa Rica Marvin Solano September 2015
Deportivo Ocotal Argentina Roberto Chanampe Resigned September 2015 Honduras Airon Reyes García September 2015
Diriangén FC Argentina Andrés Novara Sacked October 2015 Colombia Javier Londono October 2015
Deportivo Ocotal Honduras Airon Reyes García Sacked October 2015 Nicaragua Flavio Vanegas October 2015

Regular season

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

Scoring

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Esteli 18 14 2 2 46 9 +37 44 Semi-finals Group
2 Walter Ferretti 18 12 2 4 37 19 +18 38
3 UNAN Managua 18 11 4 3 40 20 +20 37
4 Diriangén 18 9 2 7 28 21 +7 29
5 Juventus Managua 18 7 4 7 32 27 +5 25
6 Chinandega 18 5 6 7 18 25 −7 21
7 Managua 18 4 6 8 32 38 −6 18
8 Jalapa 18 3 5 10 15 40 −25 14
9 Ocotal 18 3 4 11 23 39 −16 13
10 Real Madriz 18 3 3 12 23 56 −33 12
Updated to match(es) played on 2015. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Real Esteli246665645556532211
Managua58101010101091091010888877
Walter Ferretti453221122113111122
UNAN Managua624332211222224333
Diriangén111113453331443444
Juventus Managua835544336664355555
Chinandega767888874445666666
Ocotal99877991091089999999
Real Madriz10109997588898101010101010
Jalapa372456767777777788
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg
Diriangén0-0Real Estelí
None None
Referee: Julio Arbizu
UNAN Managua1-0Walter Ferretti
Jonathan Donado 14' None
Referee: Oscar Davila
Second leg
Real Esteli0-1Diriangén
None Carlos Torres 32'

Diriangen won 1-0 on aggregate.

Walter Ferretti3-3UNAN Managua
Luis Mendoza 4', Raul Leguias 32', Daniel Cadena 84' Henry Garcia 5', Luis Fernando Gonzales 47', Jonathan Donado 71'
Referee: Jorge Ojedo

UNAN Managua won 4-3 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg
Diriangén0-1UNAN Managua
None Jonathan Donado 52'
Referee: Franklin Jarquin
Second leg
UNAN Managua2–1Diriangén
Daniel Reyes 33'
Juan Carlos Rosales 42'		 Erick Tellez 58'
Referee: William Reyes

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 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.

Clausura

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Team information

Last updated: 2015

Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Clausura)

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
ART Municipal Jalapa El Salvador Ángel Orellana TBD TBD TBD
Diriangén FC Spain Mario Reig Nicaragua David Solorzano TBD TBD
Chinandega FC Nicaragua Reina Espinoza Nicaragua TBD
Juventus Managua Nicaragua Douglas Urbina Nicaragua José Alfredo Ramírez TBD TBD
Managua F.C. Brazil Flavio Da Silva TBD TBD TBD
Deportivo Ocotal Colombia Javier Reales Honduras TBD TBD
Real Madriz Honduras Elvin Roberto Cerna Nicaragua Enoc Salgado TBD TBD
Real Esteli F.C. Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Honduras Nicaragua Elmer Mejia TBD TBD
UNAN Managua Nicaragua Edward Urroz Nicaragua Henry Garcia TBD UNAN Managua
Walter Ferretti Honduras José Valladares 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 Costa Rica Marvin Solano Contract Finished December 2015 Honduras José Valladares December 2015
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Carlos Zambrana Sacked December 2015 Brazil Flavio Da Silva December 2015
Deportivo Ocotal Nicaragua Flavio Vanegas interim finished December 2015 Colombia Javier Reales December 2015
Real Madriz Nicaragua Leonidas Rodriguez interim finished January 2016 Honduras Elvin Roberto Cerna January 2016
ART Municipal Jalapa Nicaragua Tyson Acevedo Resigned January 2016 El Salvador Ángel Orellana January 2016
Diriangén FC Colombia Javier Londono Resigned January 2016 Spain Mario Reig January 2016

During the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Deportivo Ocotal Colombia Javier Reales Sacked February 2016 El Salvador Juan Ramon Trejo February 2016
Diriangén FC Spain Mario Reig Resigned February 2016 El Salvador Jose Luis Rugamas February 2016
Real Madriz Honduras Elvin Roberto Cerna Resigned April 2016 Honduras Sindulio Castellanos April 2016

Regular season

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

Scoring

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Esteli 18 13 4 1 43 9 +34 43 Semi-finals Group
2 Walter Ferretti 18 7 8 3 27 16 +11 29
3 UNAN Managua 18 7 6 5 24 21 +3 27
4 Diriangén 18 7 4 7 20 19 +1 25
5 Real Madriz 18 7 3 8 25 27 −2 24
6 Managua 18 6 5 7 21 23 −2 23
7 Jalapa 18 6 3 9 20 27 −7 21
8 Ocotal 18 5 5 8 21 32 −11 20
9 Chinandega 18 3 10 5 19 22 −3 19
10 Juventus Managua 18 2 6 10 16 40 −24 12
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away JAL CHI DIR JUV MAN OCO RES RMD UNA WFE
Jalapa 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–5 2–1 0–1 3–2
Chinandega 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1
Diriangén 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–2 1–2 0–1 0–1
Juventus Managua 3–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–5 1–0 0–2 1–3
Managua 1–0 0–1 1–3 4–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–1
Ocotal 2–1 4–2 1–2 4–0 0–1 0–5 2–3 0–0 1–0
Real Esteli 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 2–0 1–1
Real Madriz 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 4–0 2–5 2–1 1–1
UNAN Managua 1–2 2–1 3–1 5–1 2–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–0
Walter Ferretti 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 4–1 3–0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2016. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Real Estelí111311111111111111
Managua475544355666767646
Walter Ferretti732122222222222222
UNAN Managua599788843334343333
Diriangén854233434553434454
Juventus Managua626467777988101010101010
Chinandega988999998799899999
Ocotal101010101010101010101010988878
Real Madriz367876686445556565
Jalapa243655569877675787
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg
UNAN Managua0–2Walter Ferretti
87' Laureiro
91' Dolmus
Referee: Nitzar Sandoval
Diriangén1–2Real Estelí
Parrales 86' (pen.) 10' Galeano
43' Galeano
Referee: Franklin Jarquin
Second leg
Real Estelí6–1Diriangén
Galeano 8'
Chavarría 10', 62'
Hernandez 12' (o.g.)
Téllez 46', 77' (o.g.)		 49' Martella
Referee: Jorge Ojeda

Real Estelí won 8-2 on aggregate.

Walter Ferretti0–1UNAN Managua
48' Reyes
Referee: Oscar Davila

Walter Ferretti won 2-1 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg
Walter Ferretti0–0Real Estelí
Referee: Jorge Ojeda
Second leg
Real Estelí1–0Walter Ferretti
Chavarría 9'
Referee: Oscar Davila

Real Estelí won 1-0 on aggregate.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2016. 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

Real Estelí2–0UNAN Managua
Chavarría 55'
Mejia 83'
Referee: Jorge Ojeda

Second leg

UNAN Managua1–1Real Estelí
Donado 66' (pen.) 80' Chavarría
Referee: Oscar Davila


 Primera Division
2016 Champion[4] 
Real Estelí
13th title

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Esteli (C) 36 27 6 3 89 18 +71 87 Qualification for 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Walter Ferretti 36 19 10 7 64 35 +29 67
3 UNAN Managua 36 18 10 8 64 41 +23 64
4 Diriangén 36 16 6 14 48 42 +6 54
5 Managua 36 10 11 15 51 59 −8 41
6 Chinandega 36 8 16 12 37 47 −10 40
7 Juventus Managua 36 9 10 17 48 67 −19 37
8 Real Madriz 36 10 6 20 48 83 −35 36
9 Jalapa (R) 36 9 8 19 34 67 −33 35 Relegation play-off
10 Ocotal (R) 36 8 9 19 44 71 −27 33 Relegation to 2016-2017 Segunda División de Fútbol de Nicaragua
Updated to match(es) played on May 2016. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

  1. ^ Nakor'd García. "Nicaragua 2015/2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. ^ Nakor'd García. "Apertura 2015". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. ^ Nakor'd García. "Clausura 2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. ^ Nakor'd García. "Championship Playoff 2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2016-06-04.