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The 2023–24 Liga Primera de Nicaragua football season was to be divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The season will determine the 81st and 82nd 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 2023, while the Clausura is to be played in the first half of 2024.
Juventus Managua finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División. [1] The champions from the Segunda División, FC San Francisco Masachapa, were promoted in their place.
The 9th place team in the aggregate table, UNAN Managua, faced the second-place team from the Segunda División, Chinandega FC, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. UNAN Managua won 14–3 over two legs, meaning UNAN Managua remained in the Primera División.[2]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2023. Source: [4] 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. (F) ?; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (S) ?
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2023. Source: [5] 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. (F) ?; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (S) ?
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.