Liga Primera
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2019-2020
Location
Nicaragua
Abbreviation
NCA1

Summary

Primera División de Nicaragua (NCA1) is the top level of league style football competition in Nicaragua. The 2019-2020 NCA1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. At the end of the 2019-2020 Torneo Clausura, the NCA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

If the same team wins both the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura, then the 2nd place team from each torneo with the most 2019-2020 NCA1 Aggregate Table points receives the 2nd CONCACAF League berth.

Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2019-2020 Torneo Apertura and 2019-2020 Torneo Clausura into the 2019-2020 NCA1 Aggregate Table.

Leagues Pyramid - Nicaragua

Abbrev League # of Teams
NCA1 Liga Primera 10
NCA2 Segunda División de Nicaragua 20
NCA3 Tercera División de Nicaragua 40

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Apertura - Regular
27 Jul 2019 - 27 Nov 2019
Apertura - Playoffs
30 Nov 2019 - 15 Dec 2019		Clausura - Regular
25 Jan 2020 - 18 Apr 2020
Clausura - Playoffs
21 Apr 2020 - 9 May 2020		 10: NCA1 (8 minimum), NCA2 (2 maximum)

Season Format

The 2019-2020 NCA1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. In each torneo, each NCA1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 NCA1 teams for a total of 18 league matches. A playoff is held upon the completion of each torneo to determine the torneo champion. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) goals scored.

Playoffs

At the end of each torneo, the top 6 eligible NCA1 teams participate in playoffs. In the Preliminary Playoffs, the 3rd place team host the 6th place team, and the 4th place team hosts the 5th place team in Knockout matches. In the Semifinals, the Preliminary Playoffs winners play Home-Away highest aggregate goal wins matches (lowest ranked team plays the highest ranked team, etc.). The Semifinals winners advance to a Home-Away highest aggregate goal wins Final.

Relegation

Immediately following the 2019-2020 Torneo Clausura, the 10th place team in the 2019-2020 NCA1 Aggregate Table is immediately relegated, while the 9th place team enters into a Promotion/Relegation playoff with the 2nd place NCA2 team. The playoff winner plays in the 2019-2020 NCA1 and the loser plays in the NCA2.


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Clausura - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateReal Estelí FC  42 Managua FC  
02.05.20Real Estelí FC 11 Managua FCEstadio Independencia (Estelí)
09.05.20Managua FC 13 Real Estelí FCEstadio Nacional de Fútbol

Clausura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateDiriangén FC  01 Real Estelí FC  
25.04.20Diriangén FC 01 Real Estelí FCEstadio Cacique Diriangén
29.04.20Real Estelí FC 00 Diriangén FCEstadio Independencia (Estelí)
AggregateCD Walter Ferretti  24 Managua FC  
26.04.20CD Walter Ferretti 00 Managua FCEstadio Nacional de Fútbol
29.04.20Managua FC 42 CD Walter FerrettiEstadio Nacional de Fútbol

Clausura - Preliminary Playoffs

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Wed - 22 Apr 2020
 Diriangén FC 10 Juventus FCEstadio Cacique Diriangén
 CD Walter Ferretti 51 ART Municipal JalapaEstadio Nacional de Fútbol

Torneo Clausura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Managua FC 1813 -3-242-33151898 -1-0252481695 -2-217972
2Real Estelí FC 1810 -5-335-29111895 -3-1181731495 -2-2171284
3Diriangén FC 1810 -5-335-22111197 -1-1221641293 -4-21367-1
4CD Walter Ferretti 189 -3-630-31181396 -1-2192371693 -2-411811-3
5ART Municipal Jalapa 186 -5-723-1721-495 -2-217105591 -3-56716-9
6Juventus FC 185 -6-721-2423195 -2-2142071390 -4-54416-12
7Chinandega FC 185 -3-1018-1831-1394 -1-4131410491 -2-65421-17
8Real Madriz FC 185 -2-1117-1528-1394 -2-314106491 -0-83522-17
9CD Ocotal 184 -4-1016-1425-1192 -3-4978-192 -1-67717-10
10Deportivo Las Sabanas 182 -6-1012-1131-2091 -5-3869-391 -1-74522-17
Clausura - Semifinals
Clausura - Preliminary Playoff

Apertura - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateManagua FC  12 Real Estelí FC  
15.12.19Managua FC 10 Real Estelí FCEstadio Nacional de Fútbol
21.12.19Real Estelí FC 20 Managua FCEstadio Independencia (Estelí)

Apertura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateManagua FC  44 CD Walter Ferretti  
04.12.19Managua FC 22 CD Walter FerrettiEstadio Nacional de Fútbol
08.12.19CD Walter Ferretti 22 Managua FCEstadio Nacional de Fútbol
 Managua FC advances on PKs (5-3) 
AggregateReal Estelí FC  11 Diriangén FC  
05.12.19Real Estelí FC 00 Diriangén FCEstadio Independencia (Estelí)
08.12.19Diriangén FC 11 Real Estelí FCEstadio Cacique Diriangén

Apertura - Preliminary Playoffs

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 30 Nov 2019
 Managua FC 00 Juventus FCEstadio Nacional de Fútbol
 Real Estelí FC 10 Deportivo Las SabanasEstadio Independencia (Estelí)

Torneo Apertura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1CD Walter Ferretti 189 -6-333-2314993 -4-213129396 -2-1201156
2Diriangén FC 189 -5-432-25151095 -3-1181441094 -2-31411110
3Real Estelí FC 188 -4-628-26141296 -1-2191761192 -3-49981
4Managua FC 187 -6-527-35251095 -2-21723101392 -4-3101215-3
5Juventus FC 186 -6-624-2118395 -2-217146891 -4-47712-5
6Deportivo Las Sabanas 186 -5-723-1721-494 -2-314117492 -3-46614-8
7Chinandega FC 186 -4-822-1730-1394 -1-413914-592 -3-49816-8
8CD Ocotal 185 -6-721-1826-893 -4-213128492 -2-58618-12
9Real Madriz FC 183 -10-519-1725-892 -6-1121110191 -4-47615-9
10ART Municipal Jalapa 182 -6-1012-1223-1191 -4-4768-291 -2-65615-9
Apertura - Semifinals
Apertura - Preliminary Playoff

Results

Sat - 18 Apr 2020
 Chinandega FC 23 CD OcotalEstadio La Veranera
 Deportivo Las Sabanas 11 Juventus FCEstadio Solidaridad Augusto Cesar Mendoza
 Diriangén FC 31 Real Madriz FCEstadio Cacique Diriangén
 Managua FC 10 CD Walter FerrettiEstadio Nacional Dennis Martínez
 ART Municipal Jalapa 12 Real Estelí FCEstadio Roy Fernando Bermúdez
Wed - 15 Apr 2020
 Real Madriz FC 20 Chinandega FCEstadio Solidaridad Augusto Cesar Mendoza
 Managua FC 61 ART Municipal JalapaEstadio Nacional Dennis Martínez
 Real Estelí FC 00 Diriangén FCEstadio Independencia (Estelí)
 Juventus FC 01 CD OcotalComplejo Deportivo De Fútbol Arnoldo y Matty Chávez
 CD Walter Ferretti 20 Deportivo Las SabanasEstadio Cacique Diriangén
Sun - 12 Apr 2020
 CD Ocotal 01 CD Walter FerrettiEstadio Roy Fernando Bermúdez
 Chinandega FC 13 Real Estelí FCEstadio La Veranera
Sat - 11 Apr 2020
 Juventus FC 30 Real Madriz FCComplejo Deportivo De Fútbol Arnoldo y Matty Chávez
 Match awarded 3-0 to Juventus FC by FA decision. 
 Deportivo Las Sabanas 01 Managua FCEstadio Solidaridad Augusto Cesar Mendoza
 ART Municipal Jalapa 00 Diriangén FCEstadio Roy Fernando Bermúdez
Wed - 8 Apr 2020
 Real Estelí FC 00 Juventus FCEstadio Independencia (Estelí)
 CD Walter Ferretti 40 Real Madriz FCEstadio Cacique Diriangén
 Diriangén FC 30 Chinandega FCEstadio Cacique Diriangén
 Managua FC 21 CD OcotalEstadio Nacional Dennis Martínez
 Deportivo Las Sabanas 00 ART Municipal JalapaEstadio Solidaridad Augusto Cesar Mendoza