2023–24 Liga Primera De Nicaragua

The 2023–24 Liga Primera de Nicaragua football season was to be divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The season determined 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.

Teams

Team information

A total of ten teams contested the league, including nine sides from the 2022–23 Primera División, and one side from the 2022–23 Segunda División.

Juventus Managua finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División

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 Divisió

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División as of June, 2023.

* Champions: FC San Francisco Masachapa

Relegated to Segunda División as of June, 2023.

* Last Place: Juventus F.C. (Nicaragua), Juventus Managua

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

During the Apertura season

Between the Apertura and Clausura season

Clausura seasons

Apertura 2023

Standings

Semi-finals

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''Diriangén won 5-1 on aggregate.''

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''Real Estelí won 1-0 on aggregate.''

Final

=First leg

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=Second leg

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''Diriangen FC won 2-1 on Aggregate.''

Top Goalscorer (Apertura 2023)

Attendances

Clausura 2024

Standings

Quarterfinals

''ART Jalapa progressed.''
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''Walter Ferretti progressed.''

Semi-finals

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''Diriangén won 5-1 on aggregate.''

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''Real Estelí won 7-1 on aggregate.''

Final

=First leg

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=Second leg

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''Diriangen won 3-2 on Aggregate.''

Top Goalscorer (Clausura 2024)

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2023–24 season. The following players:

# Have played at least one 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 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.

ART Jalapa
* Neider SanJuan
* Rolando Abreu
* Felix Alejandro Rodriguez
* Maykel Reyes
* José Bernardo Laureiro

Diriangén
* Carlos Tórres
* Leonel Buter
* Matias Galvaliz
* Tomas Alvarez
* Alfonso Quesada
* Renzo Carballo

CS Sebaco
* Miguel Pucharella
* Jose Armelo
* Brayan Zúñiga
* David Castrillon
* Ronald Granja

Managua
* Gabriel Junior
* Gabriel Vidal
* Gyan Araujo
* Lucas Dos Santos
* Luis Ibarra

Masachapa FC
* Marlon Ibarguen
* Nester Carabali
* Paul Barbosa

Matagalpa FC
* Matias Vernon
* Juan Murillo
* Kevin castro
* Rodolfo Forbes
* Luis Vanegas

Ocotal
* Cristano Fernandez
* Yubeiquer Arenas
* Jhesuad Salamanca
* Juan Carvajal
* Erick Rizo
* John Rivas

Real Estelí
* Abel Mendez
* Fabián Monserrat
* Ewerton da Silva
* Arley Bonilla
* Leyvin Balanta

UNAM Managua
* Pedro Dos Santos
* Hans Mina
* John Mena
* Dario Ramos
* Eugenio Palmero

Walter Ferretti
* Leandro Soares
* Ariel Torregrosa
* Francisco Ramos
* Yeison Mosquera
* Cesar Vente Contención

''(player released during the Apertura season)''
''(player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons)''
''(player released during the Clausura season)''

External links

Fútbol de Primera – Futbol Nica

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