2013–14 Primera División de Nicaragua
Season | 2013–14 |
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Champions | Apertura: Real Esteli F.C. Clausura: Real Esteli F.C. |
Relegated | Chinandega FC |
Champions League | Real Esteli F.C. |
Matches played | 180 |
Goals scored | 520 (2.89 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Apertura:![]() Clausura: ![]() |
Biggest home win | Apertura: San Marcos 5-0 Real Madriz Clausura: Walter Ferretti 10-0 Chinandega FC |
Biggest away win | Apertura: Real Madriz 0-4 Diriangén Clausura: Managua 1-5 Juventus |
Highest scoring | Apertura: Chinandega FC 4-5 ART Municipal Jalapa Clausura: Walter Ferretti 10-0 Chinandega FC |
← 2012–13 2014–15 → |
The 2013–14 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 63rd and 64th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide the sole berth for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2013, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2014.
General
[edit]Promotion and relegation
[edit]- At the end of the 2012–13, ART Jalapa, FC San Marcos and Real Madriz were promoted to Primera Division
- At the end of the 2012–13, Xilotepelt were relegated to Segunda Division.
Changes in competition formats
[edit]- The Primera Division was expanded to 10 clubs.
Team information
[edit]Last updated: June 28, 2013
Personnel and sponsoring (2013 Apertura)
[edit]Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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ART Municipal Jalapa | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Chinandega FC | ![]() |
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Adidas | None |
Diriangén | ![]() |
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Joma | Movistar |
Juventus | ![]() |
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Movistar, EZA | |
Managua F.C. | ![]() |
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Managua F.C. | |
Ocotal | ![]() |
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Real Estelí | ![]() |
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Galaxia | Movistar, Grupo Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao |
Real Madriz | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Walter Ferretti | ![]() |
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Policia, Cierro, Banco | |
FC San Marcos | ![]() |
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Managerial changes
[edit]During the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Chinandega FC | ![]() |
Sacked | 28 August 2013 | ![]() |
28 August 2013 |
Real Madriz | ![]() |
Sacked | 30 August 2013 | ![]() |
1 September 2013 |
Real Madriz | ![]() |
moved to assistant coach | 19 September 2013 | ![]() |
22 September 2013 |
Juventus Managua | ![]() |
Sacked | October 2013 | ![]() |
October 2013 |
Apertura
[edit]The 2013 Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began in 2013.
Regular season
[edit]The regular season began in August 2012. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Real Estelí | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 40 | Semi-finals Group |
2 | Diriangén FC | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 34 | |
3 | Walter Ferretti | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 33 | |
4 | Managua | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 31 | |
5 | Jalapa | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 28 | |
6 | Ocotal | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 24 | |
7 | Juventus Managua | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 18 | |
8 | Chinandega | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 13 | |
9 | San Marcos | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 12 | |
10 | Real Madriz | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Real Estelí | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
4 | Managua | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
1 | Real Estelí | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
3 | Walter Ferretti | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
2 | Diriangén | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
3 | Walter Ferretti | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Semi-finals
[edit]First leg
[edit]Walter Ferretti | 1–0 | Diriangén FC |
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Pedrinho ![]() |
Report |
Managua F.C. | 0–2 | Real Estelí |
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Report | Rudel Calero ![]() Iuri ![]() |
Second leg
[edit]Real Estelí | 2–1 | Managua F.C. |
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Manuel Rosas ![]() Rudel Calero ![]() |
Report | Eric Sierra ![]() |
Real Estelí won 4–1 on aggregate.
Diriangén FC | 1–1 | Walter Ferretti |
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Lucas Martella ![]() |
Report | Dany Cadena ![]() |
Walter Ferretti won 2–1 on aggregate
Finals
[edit]First leg
[edit]Walter Ferretti | 0–0 | Real Estelí |
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Report |
Second leg
[edit]Real Estelí | 1–0 | Walter Ferretti |
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Franklin López ![]() |
Report |
- Real Esteli won 1–0 on aggregate score.
Primera Division 2013 Apertura champion |
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Real Esteli F.C. 12th title |
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 11 |
2 | ![]() |
Chinandega FC | 10 |
3 | ![]() |
Real Esteli F.C. | 9 |
4 | ![]() |
ART Jalapa | 8 |
5 | ![]() |
Diriangén FC | 8 |
6 | ![]() |
ART Jalapa | 7 |
7 | ![]() |
Managua F.C. | 7 |
8 | ![]() |
Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 7 |
9 | ![]() |
Diriangén FC | 6 |
10 | ![]() |
Real Esteli F.C. | 6 |
Updated to games played on 7 November 2013
List of foreign players in the league
[edit]This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2013. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- 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 have upwards of six foreign players in a squad, However some conditions include: The player has to be younger than 30 years old, spent year abroad away from Nicaragua, and clubs can only have five foreign players on the field at one time [1].
ART Jalapa Chinandega Diriangén FC Juventus Managua Managua |
Ocotal Real Esteli
Real Madriz San Marcos Walter Ferretti
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Clausura
[edit]The 2014 Clausura was the first tournament of the season. It began on 4 January 2014. Real Esteli F.C. are the defending champion. The league will consist of 10 teams, each playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 18 games, respectively. The top four teams at the end of the regular season will take part of the playoffs.
Team information
[edit]Last updated: December 1, 2013
Personnel and sponsoring (2014 Clausura)
[edit]Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor |
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ART Municipal Jalapa | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Chinandega FC | ![]() |
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None | None |
Diriangén | ![]() |
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Joma | Movistar |
Juventus | ![]() |
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None | Movistar, EZA |
Managua F.C. | ![]() |
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Managua F.C. | |
Ocotal | ![]() |
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None | Alcadia de Ocotal |
Real Estelí | ![]() |
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Galaxia | Movistar, Grupo Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao |
Real Madriz | ![]() |
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TBD | TBD |
Walter Ferretti | ![]() |
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Policia, Cierro, Banco | |
FC San Marcos | ![]() |
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None | Transp. Rodriguez |
Managerial changes
[edit]Beginning of the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Diriangén | ![]() |
Resigned | November 2013 | ![]() |
TBD |
Deportivo Ocotal | ![]() |
Resigned | December 2013 | ![]() |
December 2013 |
Real Madriz | ![]() |
Contract expired | November 2013 | ![]() |
TBD |
During the season
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
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Real Madriz | ![]() |
Resigned | 20 February 2014 | ![]() |
TBD |
Deportivo Ocotal | ![]() |
Sacked | 26 February 2014 | ![]() |
28 February 2014 |
Regular season
[edit]The regular season began in 2014. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Real Estelí | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 39 | Semi-finals Group |
2 | Diriangén FC | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 33 | |
3 | Walter Ferretti | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 32 | |
4 | Managua | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 27 | |
5 | Real Madriz | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 27 | |
6 | Juventus Managua | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 25 | |
7 | Ocotal | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 18 | |
8 | San Marcos | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 17 | |
9 | Jalapa | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 12 | |
10 | Chinandega | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Real Estelí | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
4 | Managua | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
1 | Real Estelí | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Diriangén | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
2 | Diriangén | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
3 | Walter Ferretti | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Semi-finals
[edit]First leg
[edit]Managua F.C. | 1-6 | Real Estelí |
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Medardo Martinez ![]() |
Mauro Rodríguez ![]() Juan Barrera ![]() ![]() Norfran Lazo ![]() Manuel Rosas ![]() Marcó Martin Cardozo ![]() |
Walter Ferretti | 2-1 | Diriangén FC |
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Daniel Reyes ![]() Dani Cadena ![]() |
Jonathan Zapata ![]() |
Second leg
[edit]Real Estelí | 4-1 | Managua F.C. |
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Manuel Rosas ![]() Rudel Calero ![]() Juan Barrera ![]() Elmer Mejía ![]() |
TBD | Manuel Gutierrez ![]() |
Real Estelí won 10–2 on aggregate.
Diriangén FC | 1-0 | Walter Ferretti |
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José Rodríguez ![]() |
None |
Diriangén FC 2-2 on aggregate won on the away goal rule
Finals
[edit]First leg
[edit]Diriangén FC | 1-2 | Real Estelí |
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José Rodríguez ![]() |
[] | Samuel Wilson ![]() ![]() |
Second leg
[edit]Real Estelí | 0-0 | Diriangén FC |
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None | [] | None |
- Real Esteli FC won 2-1 on aggregate score.
Primera Division 2014 Clausura champion |
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Real Estelí ?th title |
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 13 |
2 | ![]() |
Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 11 |
3 | ![]() |
Diriangén FC | 10 |
4 | ![]() |
Juventus Managua | 8 |
5 | ![]() |
Managua F.C. | 7 |
6 | ![]() |
Real Madriz | 7 |
7 | ![]() |
Diriangén FC | 7 |
8 | ![]() |
Real Madriz | 7 |
9 | ![]() |
Managua F.C. | 6 |
10 | ![]() |
Real Esteli F.C. | 6 |
Updated to games played on 13 January 2014
List of foreign players in the league
[edit]This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2014. The following players:
- have played at least one apertura game for the respective club.
- 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 have upwards of six foreign players in a squad, However some conditions include: The player has to be younger than 30 years old, spent year abroad away from Nicaragua, and clubs can only have five foreign players on the field at one time [2].
ART Jalapa Chinandega Diriangén FC Juventus Managua Managua |
Ocotal
Real Esteli
Real Madriz San Marcos Walter Ferretti
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Aggregate table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Real Esteli | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 67 | 22 | +45 | 79 | Qualification for 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | Diriangén | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 67 | |
3 | Walter Ferretti | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 67 | |
4 | Managua F.C. | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 55 | |
5 | Juventus Managua | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 43 | |
6 | Ocotal | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 41 | |
7 | Jalapa | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 40 | |
8 | Real Madriz | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 39 | Relegation play-off |
9 | San Marcos | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 72 | −21 | 29 | |
10 | Chinandega (R) | 36 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 83 | −41 | 23 | Relegation to 2014–15 Segunda División de Fútbol de Nicaragua |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated