The 2011–12 season in Primera División de Nicaragua

Primera División de Nicaragua

Primera División de Nicaragua is the top division of the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol, it was created in 1933. It is played in two parts, Torneo de Apertura and Torneo de Clausura. In each there is a play-off of the top 4 teams in a 2-leg semi-final and final...

 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 two berths for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League

2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League

The 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League will be the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current format. The tournament is expected to begin in July 2012 and finish in April 2013...

. The Apertura tournament will be player in the second half of 2011, while the Clausura on the first half of 2012.

Promotion and Relegation

Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.

• Champions: Juventus
  Juventus Managua
  Juventus Futbol Club is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua. The team was promoted to the first division for the first time in several years in 2011.-Achievements:*Primera División de Nicaragua: 2...
  
  
• Winner of promotion/relegation playoff: Chinandega FC
  Chinandega FC
  Chinandega Futbol Clube is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Chinandega.The club will play in the Segunda División for the 2010–11 season after being relegated from the First Division.-Current squad:...
  
  

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.

• Last place: América Managua
  América Managua
  América Managua is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Managua, and has been for long time the most successful team of the capital city and the one with the most fanatics in the area, it was for a long time relegated to the second division and almost disappeared for...
  
   (although they didn't finish last they had to replay a game, which the team refused to play and foreited the match meaning they were relegated).
• Loser of promotion/relegation playoff: Xilotepelt
  Xilotepelt
  Xilotepelt is a Nicaraguan football team. The team is based in Jinotepe.The team currently plays its games in the second division after being relegated following the 2011 Nicaraguan Clausura.-Current squad:-Notable players:...
  
  

Stadia and locations

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Chinandega FC Chinandega FC Chinandega Futbol Clube is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Chinandega.The club will play in the Segunda División for the 2010–11 season after being relegated from the First Division.-Current squad:...	Chinandega Chinandega Chinandega is a town and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city has a population of 121,793 inhabitants with 151,000 in the municipality...	TBA
Diriangén Diriangén FC Diriangén FC is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Diriamba. Their home stadium is Estadio Cacique Diriangén. It is the most successful club in Nicaragua's football history and it shares a feisty rivalry with Nicaragua's second big club, Real Estelí-Current...	Diriamba Diriamba Diriamba is a municipality in the Carazo department of Nicaragua, with a population of 31,200 . It is located to the west of Jinotepe.The city is well known in the country by a number of idiosyncratic events and landmarks, as well as its mild weather, rich agricultural lands and jovial people.The...	Estadio Cacique Diriangén Estadio Cacique Diriangén Estadio Cacique Diriangén is a multi-purpose stadium in Diriamba, Nicaragua. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium to Diriangén FC. The stadium holds 7,500 people....	7,500
Juventus Juventus Managua Juventus Futbol Club is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua. The team was promoted to the first division for the first time in several years in 2011.-Achievements:*Primera División de Nicaragua: 2...	Managua Managua Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...	Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua is a multi-use stadium in Managua, Nicaragua. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by América Managua, Deportivo Walter Ferretti, Managua F.C. of the Primera División de Nicaragua. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 spectators....	9,000
Managua F.C. Managua F.C. Managua Futbol Club is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua. The team was promoted to the first division for the first time in their history in 2010.-Current squad:-Squad Changes 2011 Apertura:...	Managua Managua Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...	Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua is a multi-use stadium in Managua, Nicaragua. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by América Managua, Deportivo Walter Ferretti, Managua F.C. of the Primera División de Nicaragua. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 spectators....	9,000
Ocotal Deportivo Ocotal Club Deportivo Ocotal is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. They are located in Ocotal near to the Honduras border.-Clásico de las Segovias :...	Ocotal Ocotal Ocotal is the capital of the Nueva Segovia Department in Nicaragua, Central America.-Description:Ocotal is the capital of the Nueva Segovia Department in Nicaragua with light industry and crafts. The main agricultural production is coffee. The city, which has a population of 31,932 , is located...	Estadio Roy Fernandez	3,000
Real Estelí	Estelí Estelí Estelí, officially Villa de San Antonio de Pavia de Estelí is a city and municipality within the Estelí department. It is the third largest city in Nicaragua, an active commercial center in the north and is known as "the Diamond of the Segovias."...	Estadio Independencia Estadio Independencia Estadio Independencia is a multi-use stadium in Estelí, Nicaragua. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium to Real Estelí. The stadium holds 4,800 people....	4,800
Real Madriz Real Madriz Real Madriz FC is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Somoto.-Clásico de las Segovias :The club's nearest neighbour is Deportivo Ocotal, a rivalry being shared between fans of both football teams.-Current squad:...	Somoto	Estadio Municipal de Somoto	3,000
Walter Ferretti Deportivo Walter Ferretti Deportivo Walter Ferretti is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Managua.-History:The club were founded 1987 as MINT due that it was a sport wing of the Nicaraguan Army, late in 1991 the former president Walter Ferretti died in a car accident in the roadway to Leon,...	Managua Managua Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...	Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua is a multi-use stadium in Managua, Nicaragua. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by América Managua, Deportivo Walter Ferretti, Managua F.C. of the Primera División de Nicaragua. The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 spectators....	9,000

Personnel and sponsoring (2011 Apertura)

Team	Chairman	Head Coach	Kitmaker	Shirt sponsor
Chinandega FC Chinandega FC Chinandega Futbol Clube is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Chinandega.The club will play in the Segunda División for the 2010–11 season after being relegated from the First Division.-Current squad:...	TBA	Vidal Alonso
Diriangén Diriangén FC Diriangén FC is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Diriamba. Their home stadium is Estadio Cacique Diriangén. It is the most successful club in Nicaragua's football history and it shares a feisty rivalry with Nicaragua's second big club, Real Estelí-Current...	Tulio López	Glen Blanco	Joma Joma Joma is a Spanish sports apparel manufacturer, which currently produces footwear and apparel for football, running and tennis. Its headquarters are located in the city of Toledo, Spain....	Movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil...
Juventus Juventus Managua Juventus Futbol Club is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua. The team was promoted to the first division for the first time in several years in 2011.-Achievements:*Primera División de Nicaragua: 2...		Douglas Urbina
Managua F.C. Managua F.C. Managua Futbol Club is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua. The team was promoted to the first division for the first time in their history in 2010.-Current squad:-Squad Changes 2011 Apertura:...	Napoleón Zeledón	Mario Alfaro		Managua F.C. Managua F.C. Managua Futbol Club is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua. The team was promoted to the first division for the first time in their history in 2010.-Current squad:-Squad Changes 2011 Apertura:...
Ocotal Deportivo Ocotal Club Deportivo Ocotal is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. They are located in Ocotal near to the Honduras border.-Clásico de las Segovias :...	Oscar Mendoza	Omar Zambrana		Marlon Anthony
Real Estelí	Fidel Moreno	Ramón Otoniel Olivas Ramón Otoniel Olivas Ramón Otoniel Olivas Ruiz is a Retired Nicaraguan footballer, who is consider one of the best players to have played for the Nicaragua national football team.-External links:...	Galaxia	Movistar Movistar Movistar is a major Spanish mobile phone operator owned by Telefónica Móviles. It operates in Spain and in many Latin American countries. It is the largest carrier in Spain with 22 million customers and 41.58% of market share. Its principal competitor in Latin America is America Movil... , Bimbo Bimbo Bimbo, in its popular English language usage, describes a woman who is physically attractive but is perceived to have a low intelligence or poor education. The term can also be used to describe a woman who acts in a sexually promiscuous manner... , Yahoo, La Curacao
Real Madriz Real Madriz Real Madriz FC is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Somoto.-Clásico de las Segovias :The club's nearest neighbour is Deportivo Ocotal, a rivalry being shared between fans of both football teams.-Current squad:...	Adolfo Marenco	Sindulio Adolfo Castellanos		Roylan Moylan
Walter Ferretti Deportivo Walter Ferretti Deportivo Walter Ferretti is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Managua.-History:The club were founded 1987 as MINT due that it was a sport wing of the Nicaraguan Army, late in 1991 the former president Walter Ferretti died in a car accident in the roadway to Leon,...	Carlos Palacios	José Valladares		Policia, Cierro, Banco

Before the start of the season

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Diriangén Diriangén FC Diriangén FC is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Diriamba. Their home stadium is Estadio Cacique Diriangén. It is the most successful club in Nicaragua's football history and it shares a feisty rivalry with Nicaragua's second big club, Real Estelí-Current...	Rolando Méndez	sacked	TBA	Glen Blanco	August, 2011	3rd
Chinandega FC Chinandega FC Chinandega Futbol Clube is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Chinandega.The club will play in the Segunda División for the 2010–11 season after being relegated from the First Division.-Current squad:...	Reyna Espinoza Morán	replaced moved to assistant manager	TBA	Vidal Alonso	August, 2011	promoted

During the regular season

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Replaced by	Date of appointment	Position in table
Walter Ferretti Deportivo Walter Ferretti Deportivo Walter Ferretti is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Managua.-History:The club were founded 1987 as MINT due that it was a sport wing of the Nicaraguan Army, late in 1991 the former president Walter Ferretti died in a car accident in the roadway to Leon,...	José Valladares	Resigned	August 9, 2011	Henry Urbina	TBA	TBA

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

Results

Positions by round

Semi Finals Group

First leg

Second leg

Standings

Results

Positions by round

Semi Finals Group

First leg

Second leg

Overall standings

External links

• http://www.futbolnica.net/
• http://www.soccerway.com/national/nicaragua/1a-division/2011-2012/apertura/