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Nicaraguan Primera División

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Country
  
Nicaragua

Website
  
Official website

Current champion
  
Real Estelí F.C.

Current champions
  
Real Estelí (2015–16)

Number of teams
  
10

Date founded
  
1933

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International cup(s)
  
CONCACAF Champions League (after 2008–09)

Relegation to
  
Segunda División de Nicaragua

Teams
  
Real Estelí FC, Diriangén FC, Deportivo Walter Ferretti, Managua FC, Real Madriz

Liga Nicaragüense de Futbol is the top division of the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol, it was created in 1933.

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It is played in two parts, Torneo de Apertura from August through November and Torneo de Clausura from January through May. Each of the regular seasons is followed by a play-off of the top 4 teams over a 2-legged semi-final and subsequent final. The relegation end has the bottom team of the aggregate table dropped as well as the loser of the play-off of the 8th and 9th places.

Records in the league

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  • Manuel "Catarrito" Cuadra (highest goal scorer in the league with 742 goals)
  • Oscar "Chiqui" Calvo (most goals in a season with 44 goals in 1967 playing for Flor de Caña in the old format of the game)
  • Sergio Gago (most goals in a season in the new format with 35 in 1999)
  • José María Bermúdez (most goals in one game with nine in 1999)
  • Marvin González (fastest goal 15 seconds playing for San Marcos against Real Estelí)

    • Champions

    Teams in bold are currently participating in Primera División de Nicaragua.

    References

    Nicaraguan Primera División Wikipedia
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