Season 2011–12 Goals scored 15 (3.75 per match) Matches played 4 | Champions League Real Estelí Relegated Real Madriz | |
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Champions Apertura:
Real Estelí
Clausura:
Real Estelí Top goalscorer Apertura:
Andres Giraldo 12 goals
Clausura:
Rudel Calero and Remmy Vanegas 9 goals Biggest home win Apertura: Walter Ferretti 6-1 Chinandega People also search for 2010–11 Primera División de Nicaragua | ||
The 2011–12 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 59th and 60th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide the sole berth for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2011, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2012.
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Promotion and Relegation
Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.
Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.
Team Information
Last updated: July 7, 2011
Apertura
The 2011 Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began on 6 August 2011.
Regular season
The regular season began on 6 August 2011. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
Standings
Updated to games played on 3 November 2011.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on 26 October 2011.
Source: Soccerway
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
Last updated: 26 October 2011
Source: Soccerway
Finals round
The top two finishers in the Semi Finals Group will move on to the Final.
Clausura
The 2012 Clausura was the second tournament of the season.
During the regular season
Regular season
The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
Standings
Updated to games played on 6 April 2012.
Source: http://www.soccerway.com/national/nicaragua/1a-division/2011-2012/clausura/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
Updated to games played on 29 January 2012.
Source:
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Positions by round
Last updated: 6 April 2012
Source:
Finals round
The top two finishers in the Semi Finals Group will move on to the Final.
Second leg
Real Esteli won 6-1 on aggregate.
Aggregate table
Updated to games played on 2 November 2011.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2012. 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
A new rule was introduced a few season ago, that clubs can only have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if a player/s is released.