The 2014–15 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 65th and 66th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide the sole berth for the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2014, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2015.
Teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2013–14 season and one sides directly promoted from the 2013–14 Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division side FC San Marcos will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which was Fox Villa. Fox Villa won 2-0 over FC San Marcos gaining promotion.
ART Jalapa Diriangén FC UCEM Juventus FC Managua F.C. Deportivo Ocotal Real Madriz Real Esteli F.C. Fox Villa (Winner of the relegation/promotion playoff) UNAN Managua (Winner of the Segunda Division) Walter Ferretti
Promotion and relegation At the end of the 2013–14, UNAN Managua and Fox Villa were promoted to Primera Division At the end of the 2013–14, Chinandega FC and FC San Marcos were relegated to Segunda Division.
Changes Juventus Managua changed their name and will now be known as UCEM Juventus FC []
Stadiums and locations
Team information Last updated: 2014
Personnel and sponsoring (2014 Apertura)
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorART Jalapa Leonidas Rodríguez TBD TBD TBDDiriangén Florencio Leiva TBD TBD TBDFox Villa Mario Aburto TBD CARUNA R.L., Alcaldía de Jinotepe and GRH LogisticsUCEM Juventus F.C. Douglas Urbina José Alfredo Ramírez TBD TBDManagua F.C. Emilio Aburto TBD TBD TBDDeportivo Ocotal Randall Moreno Marcos Rivera TBD TBDReal Madriz Armando Ricardo Hernandez Enoc Salgado TBD TBDReal Esteli F.C. Ramón Otoniel Olivas Elmer Mejia TBD TBDUNAN Managua Edward Urroz Herberth Cabrera TBD UNAN ManaguaWalter Ferretti Flavio da Silva 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 Florencio Levia Resigned 2014 Flavio Da Silva 2014 Real Madriz Luis Montana Contract finished (moved to assistant coach of UNAN Managua 2014 Armando Ricardo Hernandez 2014 Diriangen FC Flavio Da Silva Contract finished 2014 Florencio Levia 2014
During the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Diriangen FC Florencio Levia Sacked 3 August 2014 Roberto Chanampe 2014 Deportivo Ocotal Randall Moreno Sacked August 2014 Eduardo Alonso August 2014 Real Madriz Armando Ricardo Hernandez Sacked October 2014 Mario Cruz October 15, 2014 UNAN Managua Edward Urroz Sacked October 14, 2014 Luis Montaño October 15, 2014
Apertura The 2014 Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began on 2014.
Regular season The regular season began on 2014. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
Standings
Results
Positions by round
Playoffs
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Walter Ferretti won 2-0 on aggregate.
Real Esteli won 3-2 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg
Second leg
Walter Ferretti won 1–0 on aggregate score.
Top scorers RankScorerClubGoals1 Marlon Barrios Real Madriz162 Dani CadenaDeportivo Walter Ferretti 113 Eulises Pavón Diriangén FC84 Emiro GómezDeportivo Ocotal85 Darwin RamirezJuventus Managua76 Luis Galeano RomarioART Municipal Jalapa77 Raul LeguiasDeportivo Walter Ferretti78 Jonathan DonadoUNAN Managua79 Carlos Chavarria Real Esteli F.C.610 Emilio PalaciosUNAN Managua6 Updated to games played on 30 December 2014
Scoring
First goal of the season: Katzumichi Ikeda for Juventus Managua against Fox Villa, 12 minutes (25 July 2014) Fastest goal in a match: TBD minute - TBD for TBD against TBD ( 2014) Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 88 minutes - Rene Ruiz for Fox Villa against Juventus Managua (25 July 2014) & Emiro Gomez for Deportivo Ocotal against Real Esteli F.C. (26 July 2014) First penalty goal of the season: Mitchell Willams for UNAN Managua against Managua F.C., 28 minutes (27 July 2014) Widest winning margin: 3 goals Juventus Managua 5–2 Fox Villa (25 July 2014) & Deportivo Walter Ferretti 3–0 Real Madriz (26 July 2014) First hat-trick of the season: TBD for TBD against TBD (2014) First own goal of the season: TBD (TBD) for TBD (2014) Most goals in a match: 7 Goals Juventus Managua 5–2 Fox Villa (25 July 2014) Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Goals Juventus Managua 5–2 Fox Villa (25 July 2014) Most goals in one half by one team: 3 Goals Juventus Managua 5–2 Fox Villa (25 July 2014) Most goals scored by losing team: 2 Goals Fox Villa 2–5 Juventus Managua (25 July 2014) Most goals by one player in a single match: 2 Goals Rene Ruiz for Fox Villa against Juventus Managua (25 July 2014) & Samuel Wilson for Real Esteli F.C. against Deportivo Ocotal (26 July 2014)
Top scorers
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 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 only have five foreign players in a squad.
ART Jalapa Luis Maradiaga Erling Ruiz Arlis Lizandro Andino Juan José Tablada
UNAN Managua Herberth Cabrera Michael William Giacomo Ratto George Tinglin Jhonatan Donado Cardale Carlos William Rovira Terán
Diriangén FC Jose Luis Rodriguez Saul Tyler Varela Fragoso Moisés Raúl Leguías Armando Cruz Camilo Quiñónez Jesús Guerrero
Juventus Managua Anderson Palacio Jonathan Angelo Castillo Allan Maralles Kazumichi Ikeda
Managua Luis Fernándo Gonzáles Oscar Palomino Jeffry Araica Darwing Güity Keysi Guerrero
(player released mid season)
Ocotal Marcos Alfredo Rivera Cristhian Dario Batis Nerlin Vallejos Evanisto de Jesus Gonzales Emiro Manuel Gomez Yitson Rafael Lameda
Real Esteli Rodrigo Valiente Andres Camilo Ramìrez Allan Kardeck Jefferson Geraldo De Almeida Daniel Da Silva Eduardo Praes
Real Madriz Ramón Eloy Iriarte Marlon Barrios Ornaldo José Torre Jose Luis Cassiani Jafeth Kaleth Valencia Luis Valladares
Fox Villa Marvin Lamber
Walter Ferretti Luis Fernando Copete Dani Cadena Bernardo Laureiro Deiver Cañate Erick Alcazar
Clausura The 2015 Clausura was the first tournament of the season. It began on 2015.
Team information Last updated: 2014
Personnel and sponsoring (2014 Apertura)
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorART Jalapa Tyson Acevedo Luis M. Galeano TBD Claro, ArgorisDiriangén Roberto Chanampe David Solorzano Joma Claro, TottoFox Villa Mario Aburto Alex Piache TBD CARUNA R.L., Alcaldía de Jinotepe and GRH LogisticsUCEM Juventus F.C. Douglas Urbina Emerson Salinas TBD TBDManagua F.C. Emilio Aburto TBD TBD TBDDeportivo Ocotal Eduardo Alonso Mario Morales TBD TBDReal Madriz Mario Cruz Enoc Salgado TBD TBDReal Esteli F.C. Ramón Otoniel Olivas Elmer Mejia TBD TBDUNAN Managua Luis Montaño Roberto C Vanegas TBD UNAN ManaguaWalter Ferretti Flavio da Silva Denis Espinoza TBD TBD
Managerial Changes
Before the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment ART Jalapa Leonididas Rodriguez Resigned 2015 Tyson Acevedo 2015
During the season Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment Managua F.C. Emilio Aburto Resigned 29 January 2015 Carlos Zambrana 29 January 2015 Real Madriz Mario Cruz Resigned 22 February 2015 Leonidas Rodriguez February 2015 Deportivo Ocotal Vidal Alonso Resigned 24 February 2015 Juan Ramon Trejo 25 February 2015 UNAN Managua Luis Montaño Resigned March 2015 Julio Madrigal March 2015
Regular season The regular season began on 2015. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
Standings
Results
Positions by round
Playoffs
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Diriangen won 2-0 on aggregate.
Real Esteli won 3-2 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg
Second leg
Real Esteli F.C. won 2–1 on aggregate score.
List of foreign players in the league This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2015. 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 only have five foreign players in a squad.
ART Jalapa Luis Maradiaga Erling Ruiz Arlis Lizandro Andino Juan José Tablada Mario Borja
UNAN Managua Herberth Cabrera Michael William George Tinglin Freider Mattos Pombo Rodrigo Hernández Martínez Luis Murillo
Diriangén FC Lucas Martella Jose Luis Rodriguez Jesús Guerrero Edwin Mejia Brandon Mena Camilo Quiñonez
Juventus Managua Anderson Palacio Roland Quintero Ronny Colón Cesar Salandía Rudy Williams
Managua Luis Fernándo Gonzáles Oscar Palomino Jeffry Araica Darwing Güity Keysi Guerrero
(player released mid season)
Ocotal Marcos Alfredo Rivera Alexander Trimiñio Motta Miguel Montalvo Evanisto de Jesus Gonzales Emiro Manuel Gomez Yitson Rafael Lameda
Real Esteli Devis Gutiérrez Vinicius De Sousa Jesus Valencia Óscar Movil Gabriel Martínez Miguel Ángel Lavié
Real Madriz Miguel Estrada Marlon Barrios Luis Valladares Adin Barahona José Antonio Julio Carballo Grevin Antonio Cerrato
Fox Villa Alex Piache Hugo Zambrano Alberto García Jamie Romo Roel Salinas
Walter Ferretti Bernardo Laureiro Erick Alcazar Eder Munive Maycon Santana Carlos Conceição Junior Gonzalo Ancheta
Championship playoff
First leg
Second leg
Walter Ferretti won 2–1 on aggregate score.
Aggregate table
References
External links https://int.soccerway.com/national/nicaragua/1a-division/2013-2014/apertura/