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2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua

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Season
  
2016–17

Champions League
  
Real EstelíTBD

Goals scored
  
345 (3 per match)

Relegated
  
TBD

Matches played
  
115

Champions
  
Apertura:Real EstelíClausura:TBD

The 2016–17 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 69th and 70th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide the sole berth for the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2016, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2017.

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Format

The season format was changed from previous years. The season will still be split into two tournaments, the Apertura and Clausura. Also, each tournament's regular stage will still consist of a double-round robin. However, the top four teams from the regular stage will advance to a "quadrangular" double-round robin instead of a play-off stage. If the team with the most points in regular stage finishes with the most points in the quadrangular, they will automatically win the tournament. Otherwise, the regular stage and quadrangular winners will play to decide the tournament's champion. The same format was recently adopted by the Costa Rican Primera División.

Teams

A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2015–16 season and one sids directly promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division side ART Jalapa will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which was Sebaco. Sebaco won 4-3 on aggregate over ART Jalapa which meant they were promoted in the Primera Division.

2016–17 Teams

Promotion and relegation

  • At the end of the 2015-16, Nandasmo F.C. and Deportivo Sebaco was promoted to Primera Division
  • At the end of the 2015-16, Deportivo Ocotal and ART Jalapa was relegated to Segunda Division.

    • Regular season

    The regular season began on 2016. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

    Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Rodrigo Valiente for Deportivo Walter Ferretti against UNAN Managua , 51 minutes (06 August 2016)
  • First goal by a foreign player: Rodrigo Valiente for Deportivo Walter Ferretti against UNAN Managua , 51 minutes (06 August 2016)
  • Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes
  • Remy Vanegas for Diriangen FC against Nandasmo F.C. (28 September 2016)
  • Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 93 minutes
  • Anderson Acosta for Deportivo Sebaco against Chinandega FC (17 August 2016)
  • First penalty Kick of the season: Rodrigo Valiente for Deportivo Walter Ferretti against UNAN Managua , 51 minutes (06 August 2016)
  • Widest winning margin: 10 goals
  • Juventus Managua 10–0 Nandasmo F.C. (26 October 2016)
  • First hat-trick of the season: Rudel Calero for Real Estelí F.C. against Nandasmo F.C. (21 September 2016)
  • First own goal of the season: Felix Rodriguez for UNAN Managua against Deportivo Walter Ferretti (21 September 2016)
  • Most goals in a match: 11 goals
  • Real Madriz 8–3 Nandasmo F.C. (04 September 2016)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 10 goals
  • Juventus Managua 10–0 Nandasmo F.C. (26 October 2016)
  • Most goals in one half by one team: 7 goals
  • Juventus Managua 10–0 Nandasmo F.C. (26 October 2016)
  • Most goals scored by losing team: 3 goals
  • Real Madriz 8–3 Nandasmo F.C. (04 September 2016)
  • Most goals by one player in a single match: 4 goals
  • Rudel Calero for Real Estelí F.C. against Nandasmo F.C. (21 September 2016)

    • Standings

    Updated to games played on 26 October 2016.
    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 2016.
    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: 26 October 2016
    Source: []

    Standings

    Updated to games played on 04 December 2016.
    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.

    Results

    Updated to games played on 04 December 2016.
    Source: []
    1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
    Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    List of foreign players in the league

    This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2016. The following players:

    1. have played at least one apertura 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 year, that clubs can only have five foreign players in a squad.

    Regular season

    The regular season began on 2017. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

    Scoring

  • First goal of the season: Bismarck Montiel for Managua F.C. against UNAN Managua , 29 minutes (27 January 2017)
  • First goal by a foreign player: Luis Martínez Rangel for UNAN Managua against Managua F.C. , 64 minutes (27 January 2017)
  • Fastest goal in a match: 2 minutes
  • Alexis Chavez for Juventus Managua against Managua F.C. (03 February 2017)
  • Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90 minutes
  • Jorge Darío Florentín for Deportivo Sebaco against Nandasmo F.C. (18 February 2017)
  • First Penalty kick of the season: Bismarck Montiel for Managua F.C. against UNAN Managua , 29 minutes (27 January 2017)
  • Widest winning margin: 4 goals
  • Nandasmo F.C. 1–5 Diriangén FC (15 February 2017)
  • First hat-trick of the season: Gregorio Torres for Real Estelí F.C. against Nandasmo F.C. (11 February 2017)
  • First own goal of the season: Juan Narváez for Diriangén FC against Deportivo Walter Ferretti (12 February 2017)
  • Most goals in a match: 6 goals
  • Nandasmo F.C. 1–5 Diriangén FC (15 February 2017)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5 goals
  • Nandasmo F.C. 1–5 Diriangén FC (15 February 2017)
  • Most goals in one half by one team: 3 goals
  • Juventus Managua 3–2 Diriangén FC (29 January 2017)
  • Most goals scored by losing team: 2 goals
  • Nandasmo F.C. 2–3 Chinandega FC (28 January 2017)
  • Most goals by one player in a single match: 3 goals
  • Gregorio Torres for Real Estelí F.C. against Nandasmo F.C. (11 February 2017)

    • Standings

    Updated to games played on 19 February 2017.
    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 19 February 2017.
    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: 19 February 2017
    Source: []

    List of foreign players in the league

    This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2017. The following players:

    1. have played at least one apertura 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 year, that clubs can only have five foreign players in a squad.

    Aggregate table

    Updated to games played on 19 February 2017.
    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.

    References

    2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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