Summary
Primera División de Nicaragua (NCA1) is the top level of league style football competition in Nicaragua. The 2020-2021 NCA1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. At the end of the 2020-2021 Torneo Clausura, the NCA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021 CONCACAF League Round of 16 (or Preliminary Round):
- 2020-2021 Torneo Apertura/Clausura champions
If the same team wins both the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura, then the 2nd place team from each torneo with the most 2020-2021 NCA1 Aggregate Table points receives the 2nd CONCACAF League berth.
Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2020-2021 Torneo Apertura and 2020-2021 Torneo Clausura into the 2020-2021 NCA1 Aggregate Table.
Leagues Pyramid - Nicaragua
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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NCA1 | Liga Primera | 10 |
NCA2 | Segunda División de Nicaragua | 20 |
NCA3 | Tercera División de Nicaragua | 40 |
NCA3 | Tercera División de Nicaragua | - |
NCA4 | Cuarta División de Nicaragua | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Apertura - Regular 1 Aug 2020 - 19 Nov 2020 Apertura - Playoffs 22 Nov 2020 - 19 Dec 2020 | Clausura - Regular 23 Jan 2021 - 6 May 2021 Clausura - Playoffs 9 May 2021 - 31 May 2021 | 10: NCA1 (8 minimum), NCA2 (2 maximum) |
Season Format
The 2020-2021 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, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head goals scored, then (6) a draw.
Playoffs
At the end of each torneo, the top 6 eligible NCA1 teams participate in playoffs. In the Preliminary Round. 3rd plays 6th and 4th plays 5th in a "Knockout" matches. The Preliminary Round winners advance to a Home-Away highest aggregate goal wins Semifinals. The Semifinals winners advance to a Home-Away highest aggregate goal wins Final.
Relegation
Immediately following the 2020-2021 Torneo Clausura, the 10th place team in the 2020-2021 NCA1 Aggregate Table is immediately relegated to NCA2, while the 9th place team enters into a Promotion/Relegation playoff with the 2nd place NCA2 team. The playoff winner plays in the 2020-2021 NCA1 and the loser plays in the NCA2.
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Clausura - Finals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Managua FC | 13 | Diriangén FC |
22.05.21 | Managua FC | 02 | Diriangén FC | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |
29.05.21 | Diriangén FC | 11 | Managua FC | Estadio Cacique Diriangén |
Clausura - Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | CD Walter Ferretti | 13 | Diriangén FC |
12.05.21 | CD Walter Ferretti | 10 | Diriangén FC | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |
15.05.21 | Diriangén FC | 30 | CD Walter Ferretti | Estadio Cacique Diriangén |
Aggregate | Managua FC | 55 | Real Estelí FC |
13.05.21 | Managua FC | 31 | Real Estelí FC | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |
16.05.21 | Real Estelí FC | 42 | Managua FC | Estadio Independencia (Estelí) | ||
Managua FC advances w/more away goals (2-1) |
Clausura - Quarterfinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
CD Walter Ferretti | 30 | CD Ocotal | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |
Managua FC | 10 | Real Madriz FC | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |
Torneo Clausura
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Diriangén FC | 18 | 13 -1-4 | 40 | - | 36 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 7 -1-1 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 6 -0-3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 |
2 | Real Estelí FC | 18 | 12 -2-4 | 38 | - | 34 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 6 -0-3 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
3 | Managua FC | 18 | 10 -3-5 | 33 | - | 41 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 8 -0-1 | 24 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 |
4 | CD Walter Ferretti | 18 | 10 -3-5 | 33 | - | 29 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 -0-1 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
5 | CD Ocotal | 18 | 7 -5-6 | 26 | - | 22 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
6 | Real Madriz FC | 18 | 6 -3-9 | 21 | - | 16 | 26 | -10 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -11 |
7 | ART Municipal Jalapa | 18 | 4 -5-9 | 17 | - | 21 | 32 | -11 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 -1-8 | 1 | 5 | 21 | -16 |
8 | CD Junior Managua | 18 | 4 -4-10 | 16 | - | 16 | 33 | -17 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 |
9 | Juventus FC | 18 | 4 -3-11 | 15 | - | 17 | 33 | -16 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -12 |
10 | Chinandega FC | 18 | 3 -5-10 | 14 | - | 17 | 37 | -20 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -13 |
Clausura - Quarterfinals Clausura - Semifinals |
Apertura - Finals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Diriangén FC | 01 | Real Estelí FC |
13.12.20 | Diriangén FC | 00 | Real Estelí FC | Estadio Cacique Diriangén |
20.12.20 | Real Estelí FC | 10 | Diriangén FC | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |
Apertura - Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Aggregate | Diriangén FC | 63 | CD Walter Ferretti |
28.11.20 | Diriangén FC | 32 | CD Walter Ferretti | Estadio Cacique Diriangén |
06.12.20 | CD Walter Ferretti | 13 | Diriangén FC | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |
Aggregate | Chinandega FC | 23 | Real Estelí FC |
29.11.20 | Chinandega FC | 22 | Real Estelí FC | Estadio La Veranera |
06.12.20 | Real Estelí FC | 10 | Chinandega FC | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |
Apertura - Quarterfinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
ART Municipal Jalapa | 02 | Chinandega FC | Estadio Alejandro Ramos |
Diriangén FC | 20 | Juventus FC | Estadio Cacique Diriangén |
Torneo Apertura
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Real Estelí FC | 18 | 11 -5-2 | 38 | - | 32 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 7 -2-0 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
2 | CD Walter Ferretti | 18 | 9 -5-4 | 32 | - | 29 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
3 | ART Municipal Jalapa | 18 | 8 -6-4 | 30 | - | 20 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 8 -1-0 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 -5-4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -7 |
4 | Diriangén FC | 18 | 8 -5-5 | 29 | - | 29 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | -2 |
5 | Juventus FC | 18 | 6 -5-7 | 23 | - | 23 | 25 | -2 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 6 | 10 | -4 |
6 | Chinandega FC | 18 | 5 -6-7 | 21 | - | 21 | 35 | -14 | 9 | 2 -5-2 | 11 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 6 | 17 | -11 |
7 | CD Ocotal | 18 | 5 -4-9 | 19 | - | 20 | 25 | -5 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 -1-7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | -13 |
8 | Managua FC | 18 | 5 -4-9 | 19 | - | 24 | 30 | -6 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | -6 |
9 | Real Madriz FC | 18 | 3 -7-8 | 16 | - | 17 | 24 | -7 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
10 | CD Junior Managua | 18 | 2 -9-7 | 15 | - | 16 | 26 | -10 | 9 | 2 -5-2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 | 0 -4-5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -7 |
Apertura - Semifinals Apertura - Quarterfinals |
Results
CD Ocotal | 34 | Diriangén FC | Estadio Roy Fernando Bermúdez |
Managua FC | 10 | Real Estelí FC | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |
Chinandega FC | 03 | CD Walter Ferretti | Estadio La Veranera |
Juventus FC | 22 | CD Junior Managua | Complejo Deportivo De Fútbol Arnoldo y Matty Chávez |
Real Madriz FC | 10 | ART Municipal Jalapa | Estadio Solidaridad Augusto Cesar Mendoza |
CD Walter Ferretti | 10 | CD Ocotal | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |
ART Municipal Jalapa | 11 | Chinandega FC | Estadio Alejandro Ramos |
Juventus FC | 00 | Real Madriz FC | Complejo Deportivo De Fútbol Arnoldo y Matty Chávez |
Real Estelí FC | 20 | CD Junior Managua | Estadio Independencia (Estelí) |
Diriangén FC | 41 | Managua FC | Estadio Cacique Diriangén |
CD Ocotal | 20 | ART Municipal Jalapa | Estadio Roy Fernando Bermúdez |
Chinandega FC | 00 | Juventus FC | Estadio La Veranera |
Real Estelí FC | 30 | Diriangén FC | Estadio Independencia (Estelí) |
Managua FC | 31 | CD Walter Ferretti | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |
Real Madriz FC | 12 | CD Junior Managua | Estadio Solidaridad Augusto Cesar Mendoza |
Real Estelí FC | 21 | CD Walter Ferretti | Estadio Independencia (Estelí) |
ART Municipal Jalapa | 22 | Managua FC | Estadio Alejandro Ramos |
Juventus FC | 31 | CD Ocotal | Complejo Deportivo De Fútbol Arnoldo y Matty Chávez |
Real Madriz FC | 20 | Chinandega FC | Estadio Solidaridad Augusto Cesar Mendoza |
CD Junior Managua | 01 | Diriangén FC | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol |