2017–18 Primera División de Nicaragua


The 2017–18 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments and will determine the 69th and 70th champions in the history of the league. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2017, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2018.

Format

The Apertura play-off format was changed from previous years, while the Clausura will use the same 4-team play-off format. For the Apetura, the top four teams from the regular stage advanced to a "quadrangular" double-round robin instead of a play-off stage. The regular stage and quadrangular winners would have played to decide the tournament's champion, but ultimately the same team won both and the final was not necessary. The same format was recently adopted by the Costa Rican Primera División, but for both half season.

Team information

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2016–17 Primera División 2 sides from the 2016–17 Segunda División.
At the end of the 2016–17 Primera División, Nandasmo finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División. Taking their place was the champions from the Segunda División, Deportivo Ocotal.
The 9th place team in the aggregate table, Deportivo Sebaco, faced the second place team from the Segunda División, San Francisco Masachapa, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. San Francisco Masachapa won the playoff 3-2 on aggregate and were promoted, while Deportivo Sebaco were relegated.

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División as of June, 2017.
Relegated to Segunda División as of June, 2017.

Apertura

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

During the season

Standings

Records

Top Goalscorers

Results

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

1-1. Walter Ferretti advanced on Penalties.
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2-2. Managua advanced on away goal.

Finals

1-1. Walter Ferretti won on away goal

Clausura

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

Before the Clasura season

During the Clasura season

Standings

Results

Records

Top Goalscorers

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

Real Esteli won 3-1 on aggregate.
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Diriangen won 3-2 on aggregate.

Finals

Diriangen won 3-2 on aggregate.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in the 2017–18 season. The following players:
  1. Have played at least one 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 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's before the close of the season transfer window.
Chinandega
Diriangén
Juventus Managua
Managua
Masachapa/San Francisco
Ocotal
Real Estelí
Real Madriz
UNAN
Walter Ferretti
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