The 2011–12 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 59th and 60th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide the sole berth for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2011, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2012.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.

  • Last place: América Managua (although they didn't finish last they had to replay a game, which the team refused to play and forfeited the match meaning they were relegated).
  • Loser of promotion/relegation playoff: Xilotepelt

Team information

Last updated: July 7, 2011

Stadia and locations

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Location of teams in Apertura 2011
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Chinandega FC Chinandega TBA
Diriangén Diriamba Estadio Cacique Diriangén 7,500
Juventus Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua 9,000
Managua F.C. Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua 9,000
Ocotal Ocotal Estadio Roy Fernandez 3,000
Real Estelí Estelí Estadio Independencia 4,800
Real Madriz Somoto Estadio Municipal de Somoto 3,000
Walter Ferretti Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua 9,000

Personnel and sponsoring (2011 Apertura)

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Chinandega FC Nicaragua TBA Nicaragua Vidal Alonso
Diriangén Nicaragua Tulio López Costa Rica Glen Blanco Joma Movistar
Juventus Nicaragua Nicaragua Douglas Urbina
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Napoleón Zeledón Nicaragua Mario Alfaro Managua F.C.
Ocotal Nicaragua Oscar Mendoza Nicaragua Omar Zambrana Marlon Anthony
Real Estelí Nicaragua Fidel Moreno Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Galaxia Movistar, Grupo Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao
Real Madriz Nicaragua Adolfo Marenco Nicaragua Sindulio Adolfo Castellanos Roylan Moylan
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Carlos Palacios Honduras José Valladares Policia, Cierro, Banco

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Diriangén Nicaragua Rolando Méndez sacked TBA Costa Rica Glen Blanco August, 2011 3rd
Chinandega FC Nicaragua Reyna Espinoza Morán replaced moved to assistant manager TBA Nicaragua Vidal Alonso August, 2011 promoted

During the regular season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Walter Ferretti Honduras José Valladares Resigned August 9, 2011 Nicaragua Henry Urbina TBA TBA

Apertura

The 2011 Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began on 6 August 2011.

Regular season

The regular season began on 6 August 2011. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Esteli 14 10 3 1 21 8 +13 33 Semi-finals Group
2 Managua 14 8 1 5 22 15 +7 25
3 Walter Ferretti 14 7 2 5 28 18 +10 23
4 Chinandega 14 7 2 5 16 15 +1 23
5 Diriangén 14 6 4 4 19 16 +3 22
6 Juventus Managua 14 3 4 7 22 29 −7 13
7 Real Madriz 14 3 1 10 20 33 −13 10
8 Ocotal 14 2 3 9 17 31 −14 9
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2011. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away CHI DIR JUV MAN OCO RES RMD WFE
Chinandega 0–2 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0
Diriangén 0–1 3–3 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–1
Juventus Managua 3–2 1–2 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–2 2–5
Managua 0–3 1–3 0–0 6–0 1–2 3–2 2–1
Ocotal 1–1 0–2 3–3 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–2
Real Esteli 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–1
Real Madriz 0–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–4 1–4 2–3
Walter Ferretti 6–1 1–0 1–2 0–1 4–1 0–0 3–2
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2011. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Real Esteli32213221111111
Managua85685444442322
Walter Ferretti21132333334233
Chinandega14578866655544
Diriangén43321112223455
Juventus Managua56744555566666
Real Madriz68867787888877
Ocotal77456678777788
Source: Soccerway

Finals round

The top two finishers in the Semi-finals Group will move on to the final.

Semi-finals Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RES WFE MAN CHI
1 Real Esteli 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13 2–1 0–0 3–0
2 Walter Ferretti 6 2 2 2 12 10 +2 8 1–2 1–1 3–2
3 Managua 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8 1–0 1–4 1–2
4 Chinandega 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4 0–1 2–2 0–1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Chinandega2-1Managua
Colombia Andrés Giraldo 29', Adrián Morales 69' [1] William Mendieta 63'
TBD, TBD
Real Esteli2-1Walter Ferretti
Mexico Manuel Rosas 31', Salvador García 46' [2] Norfran Lazo 65'
TBD, TBD
Walter Ferretti1-1Managua
Darwing Ramírez 12' [3] Raúl Leguias 55'
Estadio Olímpico del IND, TBD
Chinandega0-1Real Esteli
None [4] Honduras Elmer Mejía 13'
TBD, TBD
Walter Ferretti3-2Chinandega
Axel Villanueva 8', Norfran Lazon 37', Milton Bustos 75' Eustace Martin 1' (own goal), ColombiaAndrés Giraldo 90'
TBD, TBD
Managua1-0Real Esteli
Honduras Victor Castillo 67' None
Estadio Olímpico del IND, Managua
Chinandega0-1Managua
None Raúl Leguías 89'
TBD, TBD
Walter Ferretti1-2Real Esteli
Darwin Ramirez 88' Samuel Wilson 7', José Montaño 73'
TBD, TBD
Managua1-4Walter Ferretti
Erwin Aguirre 79' Darwin Ramirez 8', 32', 85', Milton Bustos 76'
TBD, TBD
Real Esteli3-0Chinandega
Wilber Sánchez 8', Feliz Eliud Zeledon 52', Elmer Mejía 52' None
TBD, TBD
Chinandega2-2Walter Ferretti
ColombiaAndrés Giraldo 8', Erlin Morán 52' Kesler Rizo 16', Darwin Ramirez 23'
TBD, TBD
Real Esteli0-0Managua
None None
TBD, TBD

Final

First leg

Walter Ferretti1-1Real Esteli
Kesler Rizo 70' Elmer Mejía 3'
Estadio Olímpico del IND (Managua)
Attendance: TBD
Referee: TBA

Second leg

Real Esteli3-2Walter Ferretti
Mario García 59' (O.G.), Honduras Elmer Mejía 67', Colombia Luis González 90+4' [5] Kesler Rizo 40', Honduras Darwin Ramírez 70'
Referee: TBD


 Primera División de Nicaragua
2011 Apertura champion 
Real Estelí
11th title

Clausura

The 2012 Clausura was the second tournament of the season.

Personnel and sponsoring (2011 Apertura)

Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Chinandega FC Nicaragua Ortencia Marin Nicaragua Luis Olivares adidas
Diriangén Nicaragua Tulio López Nicaragua Martín Mena Joma Movistar
Juventus Nicaragua Nicaragua Douglas Urbina
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Napoleón Zeledón Nicaragua Mario Alfaro cebjus Managua F.C.
Ocotal Nicaragua Oscar Mendoza Nicaragua Omar Zambrana Galaxia None
Real Estelí Nicaragua Fidel Moreno Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Galaxia Movistar, Grupo Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao
Real Madriz Nicaragua Adolfo Marenco Honduras Sindulio Adolfo Castellanos Roylan Moylan
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Carlos Palacios Nicaragua Henry Urbina Policia, Cierro, Banco

Managerial changes

Before the start of the season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Chinandega FC Nicaragua Vidal Alonso sacked TBA Nicaragua Luis Olivares January, 2012 4th

During the regular season

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Position in table
Deportivo Ocotal Nicaragua Omar Zambrana Resigned 11 February 2012 Panama Carlos Walcott 12 February 2012 TBA
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Mario Alfaro Resigned February 15, 2012 Nicaragua Emilio Aburto TBA TBA
Diriangen FC Nicaragua Martin Mena Resigned Personal Issues February 19, 2012 El Salvador Angel Eugenio Orellana February 20, 2012 3rd
Chinandega FC Nicaragua Luis Olivares Sacked February, 2012 Nicaragua Reyna Espinizo [a] February, 2012 8th
  1. ^ She has become the first women to coach a men's first division club

Regular season

The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Esteli 14 10 2 2 27 8 +19 32 Semi-finals Group
2 Walter Ferretti 14 6 3 5 17 12 +5 21
3 Diriangén 14 5 6 3 15 12 +3 21
4 Managua 14 5 6 3 19 17 +2 21
5 Ocotal 14 6 2 6 22 24 −2 20
6 Juventus Managua 14 4 3 7 19 22 −3 15
7 Real Madriz 14 4 3 7 18 23 −5 15
8 Chinandega 14 1 5 8 11 30 −19 8
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2012. Source: https://int.soccerway.com/national/nicaragua/1a-division/2011-2012/clausura/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away CHI DIR JUV MAN OCO RES RMD WFE
Chinandega 0–0 2–4 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–1
Diriangén 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–0
Juventus Managua 0–1 1–3 2–2 4–1 0–2 2–1 0–2
Managua 4–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 3–0 0–3
Ocotal 4–0 3–1 3–3 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–1
Real Esteli 3–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 5–1 3–0 1–1
Real Madriz 5–0 0–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–1
Walter Ferretti 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–2 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2012. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Chinandega77788888888888
Diriangén42445333333343
Juventus Managua58874667777776
Managua23557555564434
Ocotal86666776655555
Real Esteli11111111111111
Real Madriz35333444446667
Walter Ferretti64222222222222
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2012. Source: [citation needed]

Finals round

The top two finishers in the Semi-finals Group will move on to the final.

Semi-finals Group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RES DIR MAN WFE
1 Real Esteli 6 4 2 0 9 3 +6 14 3–0 1–1 2–1
2 Diriangén 6 4 0 2 12 5 +7 12 0–1 3–0 1–0
3 Managua 6 2 1 3 6 11 −5 7 0–1 0–3 2–1
4 Walter Ferretti 6 0 1 5 6 13 −7 1 1–1 1–4 2–3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Real Estelí F.C.3-0Diriangén FC
Juan Barrera 20', Rudel Calero 60', Franklin López 89' [6] None
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Deportivo Walter Ferretti2-3Managua F.C.
William Mendieta 45', Armando Reyes 60' Medardo Martínez 12', Remmy Vanegas 16' and 50'
Referee: Oscar Dávila
Diriangén FC1-0Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Erick Téllez 46' None
Managua F.C.0-1Real Estelí F.C.
None [7] Elmer Mejía 23'
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Deportivo Walter Ferretti1-1Real Estelí F.C.
Milton Bustos 12' [8] Samuel Wilson 61'
Diriangén FC3-0Managua F.C.
Luis Olivares 6', Eulises Pavón 22', Juan Carlos Narvaez 79' [9]
Diriangén FC0-1Real Estelí F.C.
[10] Elmer Mejia 79'
Managua F.C.2-1Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Remmy Vanegas 25', 86' [11] Milton Bustos 90'
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Real Estelí F.C.1-1Managua F.C.
Samuel Wilson 78' [12] Eddy Espino 30'
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Deportivo Walter Ferretti1-4Diriangén FC
Jessie Lopez 88' [13] Herberth Cabrera 31' & 42' , David Solorzano 30', Alejandro Tapia 44'
Real Estelí F.C.2-1Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Félix Rodríguez 31' & 42' [14] 31'
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua
Managua F.C.0-3Diriangén FC
Herbert Cabrera 60', Luis Peralta 71',Reynaldo Cruz 75'
Estadio Nacional de Managua, Managua

Final

First leg

Real Estelí F.C.3-0Diriangen FC
Marlon Medina 5', Félix Rodríguez 35' 57' None
TBD
Attendance: TBD
Referee: TBA

Second leg

Diriangen FC1-3Real Estelí F.C.
Eulises Pavón 43' Rudel Calero 7', Samuel Wilson 12' and 53'
Referee: TBD

Real Esteli won 6-1 on aggregate.


 Primera División de Nicaragua
2012 Clausura champion 
Real Estelí
12th title

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Esteli 28 20 5 3 48 16 +32 65 Qualification for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage
2 Managua 28 13 7 8 41 32 +9 46
3 Walter Ferretti 28 13 5 10 45 30 +15 44
4 Diriangén 28 11 10 7 34 28 +6 43
5 Chinandega 28 8 7 13 27 45 −18 31
6 Ocotal 28 8 5 15 39 55 −16 29
7 Juventus Managua 28 7 7 14 41 51 −10 28 Relegation playoffs
8 Real Madriz 28 7 4 17 38 56 −18 25 Relegation to Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2011. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2012. 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 a few season ago, that clubs can only have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if a player/s is released.


References

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Primera_Divisi%C3%B3n_de_Nicaragua
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