2014–15 Primera División de Nicaragua
The 2014–15 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments 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
- UNAN Managua
- 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: 2014Personnel 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
During the season
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.
Season statistics
Top scorers
Updated to games played on 30 December 2014Scoring
- First goal of the season: Katzumichi Ikeda for Juventus Managua against Fox Villa, 12 minutes
- Fastest goal in a match: TBD minute - TBD for TBD against TBD
- Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 88 minutes - Rene Ruiz for Fox Villa against Juventus Managua & Emiro Gomez for Deportivo Ocotal against Real Esteli F.C.
- First penalty goal of the season: Mitchell Willams for UNAN Managua against Managua F.C., 28 minutes
- Widest winning margin: 3 goals
- *Juventus Managua 5–2 Fox Villa & Deportivo Walter Ferretti 3–0 Real Madriz
- First hat-trick of the season: TBD for TBD against TBD
- First own goal of the season: TBD for TBD
- Most goals in a match: 7 Goals Juventus Managua 5–2 Fox Villa
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5 Goals
- *Juventus Managua 5–2 Fox Villa
- Most goals in one half by one team: 3 Goals Juventus Managua 5–2 Fox Villa
- Most goals scored by losing team: 2 Goals
- *Fox Villa 2–5 Juventus Managua
- Most goals by one player in a single match: 2 Goals
- * Rene Ruiz for Fox Villa against Juventus Managua & Samuel Wilson for Real Esteli F.C. against Deportivo Ocotal
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
ART Jalapa
- Luis Maradiaga
- Erling Ruiz
- Arlis Lizandro Andino
- Juan José Tablada
- Herberth Cabrera
- Michael William
- Giacomo Ratto
- George Tinglin
- Jhonatan Donado Cardale
- Carlos William Rovira Terán
- Jose Luis Rodriguez
- Saul Tyler Varela Fragoso
- Moisés Raúl Leguías
- Armando Cruz
- Camilo Quiñónez
- Jesús Guerrero
- Anderson Palacio
- Jonathan Angelo Castillo
- Allan Maralles
- Kazumichi Ikeda
- Luis Fernándo Gonzáles
- Oscar Palomino
- Jeffry Araica
- Darwing Güity
- Keysi Guerrero
Ocotal
- Marcos Alfredo Rivera
- Cristhian Dario Batis
- Nerlin Vallejos
- Evanisto de Jesus Gonzales
- Emiro Manuel Gomez
- Yitson Rafael Lameda
- Rodrigo Valiente
- Andres Camilo Ramìrez
- Allan Kardeck
- Jefferson Geraldo De Almeida
- Daniel Da Silva
- Eduardo Praes
- Ramón Eloy Iriarte
- Marlon Barrios
- Ornaldo José Torre
- Jose Luis Cassiani
- Jafeth Kaleth Valencia
- Luis Valladares
- Marvin Lamber
- Luis Fernando Copete
- Dani Cadena
- Bernardo Laureiro
- Deiver Cañate
- Erick Alcazar
Clausura
Team Information
Last updated: 2014Personnel 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
During the season
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
- 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
ART Jalapa
- Luis Maradiaga
- Erling Ruiz
- Arlis Lizandro Andino
- Juan José Tablada
- Mario Borja
- Herberth Cabrera
- Michael William
- George Tinglin
- Freider Mattos Pombo
- Rodrigo Hernández Martínez
- Luis Murillo
- Lucas Martella
- Jose Luis Rodriguez
- Jesús Guerrero
- Edwin Mejia
- Brandon Mena
- Camilo Quiñonez
- Anderson Palacio
- Roland Quintero
- Ronny Colón
- Cesar Salandía
- Rudy Williams
- Luis Fernándo Gonzáles
- Oscar Palomino
- Jeffry Araica
- Darwing Güity
- Keysi Guerrero
Ocotal
- Marcos Alfredo Rivera
- Alexander Trimiñio Motta
- Miguel Montalvo
- Evanisto de Jesus Gonzales
- Emiro Manuel Gomez
- Yitson Rafael Lameda
- Devis Gutiérrez
- Vinicius De Sousa
- Jesus Valencia
- Óscar Movil
- Gabriel Martínez
- Miguel Ángel Lavié
- Miguel Estrada
- Marlon Barrios
- Luis Valladares
- Adin Barahona
- José Antonio Julio Carballo
- Grevin Antonio Cerrato
- Alex Piache
- Hugo Zambrano
- Alberto García
- Jamie Romo
- Roel Salinas
- 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