2013–14 Primera División de Nicaragua
| Season | 2013–14 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Apertura: Real Esteli F.C. Clausura: Real Esteli F.C. | 
| Relegated | Chinandega FC | 
| Champions League | Real Esteli F.C. | 
| Matches played | 180 | 
| Goals scored | 520 (2.89 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Apertura:  Dani Cadena - 11 goals Clausura:  Xavier Dolmus - 13 goals | 
| Biggest home win | Apertura: San Marcos 5-0   Real Madriz  | 
| Biggest away win | Apertura: Real Madriz 0-4 DiriangénClausura: Managua 1-5 Juventus | 
| Highest scoring | Apertura: Chinandega FC 4-5 ART Municipal JalapaClausura: Walter Ferretti 10-0 Chinandega FC | 
| ← 2012-13  2014–15 →  | |
The 2013–14 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 63rd and 64th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide the sole berth for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2013, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2014.
General
Promotion and relegation
- At the end of the 2012-13, ART Jalapa, FC San Marcos and Real Madriz were promoted to Primera Division
- At the end of the 2012-13, Xilotepelt were relegated to Segunda Division.
Changes in competition formats
- The Primera Division was expanded to 10 clubs.
Team Information
Last updated: June 28, 2013
Personnel and sponsoring (2013 Apertura)
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART Municipal Jalapa |  TBD |  Leónidas Rodríguez | TBD | TBD | 
| Chinandega FC |  TBA |  Vidal Alonso | Adidas | None | 
| Diriangén |  Tulio López |  Carlos Alberto de Toro | Joma | Movistar | 
| Juventus |  |  Douglas Urbina | Movistar, EZA | |
| Managua F.C. |  Napoleón Zeledón |  Emilio Aburto | Managua F.C. | |
| Ocotal |  Oscar Mendoza |  Mario Alfaro | ||
| Real Estelí |  Fidel Moreno |  Ramón Otoniel Olivas | Galaxia | Movistar, Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao | 
| Real Madriz |  TBD |  Omar Zambrana | TBD | TBD | 
| Walter Ferretti |  Emilio Rodriguez |  Florencio Leiva | Policia, Cierro, Banco | |
| FC San Marcos |  TBD |  Marcos Bodán | 
Managerial Changes
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinandega FC |  Vidal Alonso | Sacked | 28 August 2013 |  Wilson Gil Yuste | 28 August 2013 | 
| Real Madriz |  Omar Zambrana | Sacked | 30 August 2013 |  Tyron Acevedo (interim) | 1 September 2013 | 
| Real Madriz |  Tyron Acevedo | moved to assistant coach | 19 September 2013 |  Angel Orellana | 22 September 2013 | 
| Juventus Managua |  Douglas Urbina | Sacked | October 2013 |  Oscar Blanco (interim) | October 2013 | 
Apertura
The 2013 Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began in 2013.
Regular season
The regular season began on August 2012. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Estelí | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 40 | Semi Finals Group | 
| 2 | Diriangén FC | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 34 | |
| 3 | Walter Ferretti | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 33 | |
| 4 | Managua | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 31 | |
| 5 | Jalapa | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 28 | |
| 6 | Ocotal | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 24 | |
| 7 | Juventus Managua | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 18 | |
| 8 | Chinandega | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 13 | |
| 9 | San Marcos | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 12 | |
| 10 | Real Madriz | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 12 | 
Updated to games played on 27 October 2013.
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
| Home \ Away[1] | JAL | CHI | DIR | JUV | MAN | OCO | RES | RMD | SMA | WFE | 
| Jalapa | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Chinandega | 4–5 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Diriangén FC | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 5–3 | 2–1 | |
| Juventus Managua | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | |
| Managua | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Ocotal | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Real Estelí | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Real Madriz | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| San Marcos | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–3 | |
| Walter Ferretti | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 
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
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Estelí | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| Managua | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 
| Walter Ferretti | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 
| Chinandega | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 
| Diriangén FC | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 
| Juventus Managua | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 
| San Marcos | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 
| Ocotal | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 
| Real Madriz | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 
| Jalapa | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 
Last updated: November 2013
Source: []
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Real Estelí | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 4 | Managua | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 | Real Estelí | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Walter Ferretti | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Diriangén | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | Walter Ferretti | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
First leg
| Walter Ferretti | 1–0 | Diriangén FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Pedrinho  19' | Report | 
| Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua Referee: Julio Arbizo | 
| Managua F.C. | 0–2 | Real Estelí | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rudel Calero  69' Iuri  79' | 
| Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua Referee: William Mendoza | 
Second leg
| Real Estelí | 2–1 | Managua F.C. | 
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Rosas  28' Rudel Calero  67' | Report | Eric Sierra  20' (pen) | 
| Estadio Independencia, Estelí Referee: Noel Vega | 
Real Estelí won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Diriangén FC | 1–1 | Walter Ferretti | 
|---|---|---|
| Lucas Martella  89' | Report | Dany Cadena  86' | 
| Estadio Cacique Diriangen, Diriamba Referee: William Reyes | 
Walter Ferretti won 2–1 on aggregate
Finals
First leg
Second leg
| Real Estelí | 1–0 | Walter Ferretti | 
|---|---|---|
| Franklin López  8' | Report | 
| Estadio Independencia, Estelí Referee: William Mendoza | 
- Real Esteli won 1–0 on aggregate score.
| Primera Division 2013 Apertura Champion | 
|---|
| Real Esteli F.C. 12th title | 
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Daniel 'Dani' Cadena | Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 11 | 
| 2 |  Ricardo Vega | Chinandega FC | 10 | 
| 3 |  Rudel Calero | Real Esteli F.C. | 9 | 
| 4 |  Luis Manuel Galeano 'Romario' | ART Jalapa | 8 | 
| 5 |  Raul Leguias | Diriangén FC | 8 | 
| 6 |  Milton Zeledón | ART Jalapa | 7 | 
| 7 |  Erick Sierra | Managua F.C. | 7 | 
| 8 |  Juan Barrera | Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 7 | 
| 9 |  Emilio Palacios | Diriangén FC | 6 | 
| 10 |  Wilber Sanchez | Real Esteli F.C. | 6 | 
Updated to games played on 7 November 2013
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2013. 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 this year, that clubs can have upwards of six foreign players in a squad, However some conditions include: The player has to be younger than 30 years old, spent year abroad away from Nicaragua, and clubs can only have five foreign players on the field at one time .
| ART Jalapa Chinandega Diriangén FC Juventus Managua Managua 
 | Ocotal Real Esteli 
 Real Madriz San Marcos Walter Ferretti | 
Clausura
The 2014 Clausura was the first tournament of the season. It began on 4th of Januarary, 2014. Real Esteli F.C. are the defending champion. The league will consist of 10 teams, each playing a home and away game against the other clubs for a total of 18 games, respectively. The top four teams at the end of the regular season will take part of the playoffs.
Team Information
Last updated: December 1, 2013
Personnel and sponsoring (2014 Clausura)
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ART Municipal Jalapa |  Ali Antonio Castellanos |  Leónidas Rodríguez | TBD | TBD | 
| Chinandega FC |  TBA |  Wilson Gil Yuste | None | None | 
| Diriangén |  Tulio López |  Flavio da Silva | Joma | Movistar | 
| Juventus |  Ariel Brex |  Oscar Blanco | None | Movistar, EZA | 
| Managua F.C. |  Napoleón Zeledón |  Emilio Aburto | Managua F.C. | |
| Ocotal |  Oscar Mendoza |  Angel Orellana | None | Alcadia de Ocotal | 
| Real Estelí |  Helmuth Hurtado |  Ramón Otoniel Olivas | Galaxia | Movistar, Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao | 
| Real Madriz |  TBD |  Juan Ramón Trejo | TBD | TBD | 
| Walter Ferretti |  Emilio Rodriguez |  Florencio Leiva | Policia, Cierro, Banco | |
| FC San Marcos |  TBD |  Marcos Bodán | None | Transp. Rodriguez | 
Managerial Changes
Beginning of the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diriangén |  Carlos de Toro | Resigned | November 2013 |  Flavio da Silva | TBD | 
| Deportivo Ocotal |  Mario Alfaro | Resigned | December 2013 |  Angel Orellana | December 2013 | 
| Real Madriz |  Angel Orellana | Contract expired | November 2013 |  Juan Ramon Trejo | TBD | 
During the season
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madriz |  Juan Ramon Trejo | Resigned | 20 February 2014 |  Luís Eduardo Montaño | TBD | 
| Deportivo Ocotal |  Angel Orellana | Sacked | 26 February 2014 |  Randall Moreno | 28 February 2014 | 
Regular season
The regular season began in 2014. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Estelí | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 39 | Semi Finals Group | 
| 2 | Diriangén FC | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 33 | |
| 3 | Walter Ferretti | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 32 | |
| 4 | Managua | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 27 | |
| 5 | Real Madriz | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 27 | |
| 6 | Juventus Managua | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 25 | |
| 7 | Ocotal | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 18 | |
| 8 | San Marcos | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 17 | |
| 9 | Jalapa | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 12 | |
| 10 | Chinandega | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 46 | −27 | 10 | 
Updated to games played on 16 March 2014.
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
| Home \ Away[1] | JAL | CHI | DIR | JUV | MAN | OCO | RES | RMD | SMA | WFE | 
| Jalapa | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | |
| Chinandega | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | |
| Diriangén FC | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Juventus Managua | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Managua | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–2 | 2–3 | |
| Ocotal | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Real Estelí | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| Real Madriz | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | |
| San Marcos | 2–2 | 6–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | |
| Walter Ferretti | 1–1 | 10–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 
Updated to games played on 26 January 2014.
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
| Team \ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Estelí | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| Managua | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 
| Walter Ferretti | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 
| Chinandega | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 
| Diriangén FC | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 
| Juventus Managua | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 
| San Marcos | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 
| Ocotal | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 
| Real Madriz | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 
| Jalapa | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 
Last updated: 2012
Source: []
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Real Estelí | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||||||||
| 4 | Managua | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Real Estelí | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Diriangén | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | Diriangén | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Walter Ferretti | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
Semi-finals
First leg
| 29 April 2014 | 
| Managua F.C. | 1-6 | Real Estelí | 
|---|---|---|
| Medardo Martinez  60' | Mauro Rodríguez  18' Juan Barrera  19' &  76' Norfran Lazo  26' Manuel Rosas  50' Marcó Martin Cardozo  84' | 
| Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua Referee: William Mendoza | 
| 30 April 2014 | 
| Walter Ferretti | 2-1 | Diriangén FC | 
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Reyes  2' Dani Cadena  8' | Jonathan Zapata  36' | 
| Estadio Solidaridad , Somoto Referee: tbd | 
Second leg
| Real Estelí | 4-1 | Managua F.C. | 
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Rosas  27' (pen) Rudel Calero  60' Juan Barrera  65' Elmer Mejía  72' | TBD | Manuel Gutierrez  90' (pen) | 
| Estadio Independencia, Estelí Referee: TBD | 
Real Estelí won 10–2 on aggregate.
| Diriangén FC | 1-0 | Walter Ferretti | 
|---|---|---|
| José Rodríguez  86' | None | 
| Estadio Cacique Diriangen, Diriamba Referee: William Reyes | 
Diriangén FC 2-2 on aggregate won on the away goal rule
Finals
First leg
| 11 May 2014 | 
| Diriangén FC | 1-2 | Real Estelí | 
|---|---|---|
| José Rodríguez  41' | [] | Samuel Wilson  54' &  88' | 
| Estadio Cacique Diriangen, Diriamba Referee: William Mendoza Reyes | 
Second leg
- Real Esteli FC won 2-1 on aggregate score.
| Primera Division 2014 Clausura Champion | 
|---|
| Real Estelí th title | 
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Xavier Dolmus | Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 13 | 
| 2 |  Daniel 'Dani' Cadena | Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 11 | 
| 3 |  Jose Rodriguez | Diriangén FC | 10 | 
| 4 |  Lesther Jarquín | Juventus Managua | 8 | 
| 5 |  Marcos Méndez | Managua F.C. | 7 | 
| 6 |  Enoc Salgado | Real Madriz | 7 | 
| 7 |  Eulises Ezequiel Pavón | Diriangén FC | 7 | 
| 8 |  Luis Balladares | Real Madriz | 7 | 
| 9 |  Byron Garcia | Managua F.C. | 6 | 
| 10 |  Mauro Rodriguez | Real Esteli F.C. | 6 | 
Updated to games played on 13 January 2014
List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 2014. 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 this year, that clubs can have upwards of six foreign players in a squad, However some conditions include: The player has to be younger than 30 years old, spent year abroad away from Nicaragua, and clubs can only have five foreign players on the field at one time .
| ART Jalapa Chinandega Diriangén FC Juventus Managua Managua 
 | Ocotal 
 Real Esteli 
 Real Madriz San Marcos Walter Ferretti 
 | 
Aggregate table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Esteli | 36 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 67 | 22 | +45 | 79 | 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League | 
| 2 | Diriangén | 36 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 67 | |
| 3 | Walter Ferretti | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 67 | |
| 4 | Managua F.C. | 36 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 42 | +17 | 55 | |
| 5 | Juventus Managua | 36 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 51 | −6 | 43 | |
| 6 | Ocotal | 35 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 41 | |
| 7 | Jalapa | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 40 | |
| 8 | Real Madriz | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 44 | 69 | −25 | 39 | Relegation play-off | 
| 9 | San Marcos | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 72 | −21 | 29 | |
| 10 | Chinandega (R) | 36 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 42 | 83 | −41 | 23 | Relegation to 2014–15 Segunda División de Fútbol de Nicaragua | 
Updated to games played on 7 April 2014.
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.
External links
- http://www.futbolnica.net/
- http://www.soccerway.com/national/nicaragua/1a-division/2013-2014/apertura/
- http://www.lusaco.tk/
- http://www.goolnica.com/beta/primera.php#
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