2014–15 Primera División de Nicaragua
Season | 2014–15 |
---|---|
Champions | Apertura: Walter Ferretti Clausura: Real Esteli |
Relegated | Fox Villa |
Champions League | Walter Ferretti |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: TBD - 11 goals Clausura: TBD - 13 goals |
Biggest home win | Apertura: TBD 5-0 TBD Clausura: TBD 5-0 TBD |
Biggest away win | Apertura: TBD 5-0 TBD Clausura: TBD 5-0 TBD |
Highest scoring | Apertura: TBD 5-0 TBD Clausura: TBD 5-0 TBD |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
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.[1]
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 sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
ART Jalapa | Leonidas Rodríguez | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Diriangén | Florencio Leiva | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Fox Villa | Mario Aburto | TBD | CARUNA R.L., Alcaldía de Jinotepe and GRH Logistics | |
UCEM Juventus F.C. | Douglas Urbina | José Alfredo Ramírez | TBD | TBD |
Managua F.C. | Emilio Aburto | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Deportivo Ocotal | Randall Moreno | Marcos Rivera | TBD | TBD |
Real Madriz | Armando Ricardo Hernandez | Enoc Salgado | TBD | TBD |
Real Esteli F.C. | Ramón Otoniel Olivas | Elmer Mejia | TBD | TBD |
UNAN Managua | Edward Urroz | Herberth Cabrera | TBD | UNAN Managua |
Walter 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.[2]
Regular season
The regular season began on 2014. 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 | Walter Ferretti | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 3 | +26 | 39 | Semi Finals Group |
2 | Real Esteli | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 36 | |
3 | Diriangén FC | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 33 | |
4 | Juventus Managua | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 31 | |
5 | Managua | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 26 | |
6 | Ocotal | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 25 | |
7 | ART Jalapa | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 23 | |
8 | Real Madriz | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 20 | |
9 | UNAN Managua | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 17 | |
10 | Fox Villa | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 56 | −46 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Positions by round
Playoffs
Semi-finals
First leg
Juventus Managua | 0-2 | Walter Ferretti |
---|---|---|
Gerardo Arce 19' Dani Cadena 33' |
Diriangén FC | 2–2 | Real Estelí |
---|---|---|
Jose Carballo 35' Luis Peralta 54' |
Carlos Chavarria 34' Eduardo Praes 87' |
Second leg
Walter Ferretti | 0-0 | Juventus Managua |
---|---|---|
None | None |
Walter Ferretti won 2-0 on aggregate.
Real Esteli | 1-0 | Diriangen |
---|---|---|
Samuel Wilson 1' | None |
Real Esteli won 3-2 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg
Real Estelí | 0–1 | Walter Ferretti |
---|---|---|
None | Jason Casco 36' |
Second leg
Walter Ferretti | 0–0 | Real Estelí |
---|---|---|
None | None |
- Walter Ferretti won 1–0 on aggregate score.
Season statistics
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Top scorers
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Marlon Barrios | Real Madriz | 16 |
2 | Dani Cadena | Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 11 |
3 | Eulises Pavón | Diriangén FC | 8 |
4 | Emiro Gómez | Deportivo Ocotal | 8 |
5 | Darwin Ramirez | Juventus Managua | 7 |
6 | Luis Galeano Romario | ART Municipal Jalapa | 7 |
7 | Raul Leguias | Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 7 |
8 | Jonathan Donado | UNAN Managua | 7 |
9 | Carlos Chavarria | Real Esteli F.C. | 6 |
10 | Emilio Palacios | UNAN Managua | 6 |
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 UNAN Managua
Diriangén FC
Juventus Managua Managua |
Ocotal
Real Esteli
Real Madriz
Fox Villa Walter Ferretti
|
Clausura
The 2015 Clausura was the first tournament of the season. It began on 2015.[3]
Team Information
Last updated: 2014
Personnel and sponsoring (2014 Apertura)
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
ART Jalapa | Tyson Acevedo | Luis M. Galeano | TBD | Claro, Argoris |
Diriangén | Roberto Chanampe | David Solorzano | Joma | Claro, Totto |
Fox Villa | Mario Aburto | Alex Piache | TBD | CARUNA R.L., Alcaldía de Jinotepe and GRH Logistics |
UCEM Juventus F.C. | Douglas Urbina | Emerson Salinas | TBD | TBD |
Managua F.C. | Emilio Aburto | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Deportivo Ocotal | Eduardo Alonso | Mario Morales | TBD | TBD |
Real Madriz | Mario Cruz | Enoc Salgado | TBD | TBD |
Real Esteli F.C. | Ramón Otoniel Olivas | Elmer Mejia | TBD | TBD |
UNAN Managua | Luis Montaño | Roberto C Vanegas | TBD | UNAN Managua |
Walter 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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Esteli | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 9 | +45 | 42 | Semi Finals Group |
2 | Walter Ferretti | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 40 | |
3 | Diriangén FC | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 31 | |
4 | ART Jalapa | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 27 | |
5 | Managua | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 24 | |
6 | Ocotal | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 22 | |
7 | Juventus Managua | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 20 | |
8 | Real Madriz | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 16 | |
9 | UNAN Managua | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 15 | |
10 | Fox Villa | 18 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 54 | −41 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
Positions by round
Playoffs
Semi-finals
First leg
ART Municipal Jalapa | 1-0 | Real Estelí |
---|---|---|
Luis Galeano 81' | None |
Diriangén FC | 2-0 | Walter Ferretti |
---|---|---|
Juan Carlos Narváez 58' José Luis “Puma” Rodríguez 70' |
None |
Second leg
Walter Ferretti | 0-0 | Diriangen |
---|---|---|
None | None |
Diriangen won 2-0 on aggregate.
Real Esteli | 0-0 | ART Municipal Jalapa |
---|---|---|
Rudel Calero 24' & TBD 82' Juan Barrera 73' |
Luis Galeano 46' |
Real Esteli won 3-2 on aggregate.
Finals
First leg
Real Esteli | 2-1 | Diriangén FC |
---|---|---|
Manuel Rosas 13' & Samuel Wilson 43' | Luis Peralta 80' |
Second leg
Diriangén FC | 0–0 | Real Esteli |
---|---|---|
None | None |
- 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 UNAN Managua
Diriangén FC Juventus Managua Managua |
Ocotal
Real Esteli Real Madriz
Fox Villa
Walter Ferretti
|
Championship Playoff
First leg
Second leg
Walter Ferretti | 1-1 | Real Estelí |
---|---|---|
Daniel Cadena 2' | Samuel Wilson 48' (pen.) |
- Walter Ferretti won 2–1 on aggregate score.
Primera Division 2015 Champion[4] |
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Walter Ferretti 3rd title |
Aggregate table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Walter Ferretti | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 13 | +50 | 79 | Qualification for 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | Real Esteli | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 82 | 17 | +65 | 78 | |
3 | Diriangén | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 64 | |
4 | Jalapa | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 53 | |
5 | Managua F.C. | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 50 | |
6 | Juventus Managua | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 73 | −23 | 49 | |
7 | Ocotal | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 47 | |
8 | Real Madriz | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 39 | |
9 | UNAN Managua | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 33 | Relegation play-off |
10 | Fox Villa (R) | 36 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 109 | −86 | 7 | Relegation to 2015–16 Segunda División de Fútbol de Nicaragua |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
References
- ^ Nakor'd García. "Nicaragua 2014/2015". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ Nakor'd García. "Apertura 2014". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ Nakor'd García. "Clausura 2015". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
- ^ Nakor'd García. "Championship Playoff 2015". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2015-07-20.