2024–25 Liga Primera de Nicaragua explained

Competition:Liga Primera de Nicaragua
Season:2024–25
Winners:Apertura:
TBD
Clausura:
TBD
Relegated:TBD
Continentalcup1:CONCACAF Central American Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:TBD
TBD
TBD
League Topscorer:Apertura:
Lucas dos Santos
(17 goals)
Clausura:
Luis Coronel
(00 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Apertura:


Clausura:


Biggest Away Win:Apertura:

Clausura:


Highest Scoring:Apertura:

Clausura:


Updated:24 May 2024
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26

The 2024–25 Liga Primera de Nicaragua football season was to be divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The season will determine the 81st and 82nd champions in the history of the Liga Primera de Nicaragua, the top division of football in Nicaragua. The Apertura tournament is to be played in the second half of 2024, while the Clausura is to be played in the first half of 2025.

Teams

Team information

A total of ten teams contested the league, including nine sides from the 2023–24 Primera División, and one side from the 2023–24 Segunda División.

Masachapa FC finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División. [1] The champions from the Segunda División, Rancho Santana FC, were promoted in their place. [2]

The 9th place team in the aggregate table, Matagalpa FC, faced the second-place team from the Segunda División, Juventus Managua, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. Matagalpa FC won 1–0 over two legs, meaning they remained in the Primera División.https://www.ligaprimera.com/noticias/unan-es-de-primera

Promotion and relegation

Promoted from Segunda División as of June, 2024.

Relegated to Segunda División as of June, 2024.

Managerial Changes

Before the start of the season

List of foreign players

This is a list of foreign players in the 2024–25 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 is before the closing of the season transfer window.

ART Jalapa

Diriangén

CS Sebaco

Managua

Matagalpa FC

Ocotal

Rancho Santana FC

Real Estelí

UNAN Managua

Walter Ferretti

(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: semifinales-repechaje-y-permanencia-definida-en-liga-primer. Semifinals, relegation-playffoff games and those remained in the Liga Primera. es. 29 April 2024. 2 June 2024. ligaprimera.com. ligaprimera.com.
  2. Web site: Rancho Santana doblega a Juventus y aciende a liga primera. Rancho Santana doubles at Juventus and promoted to Liga Primera. es. 27 May 2024. 2 June 2024. radionicaragua.com. radionicaragua.com.