Liga Primera
FIFA Region
CONCACAF
Season
2024-2025
Location
Nicaragua
Abbreviation
NCA1

Summary

Primera División de Nicaragua (NCA1) is the top level of league style football competition in Nicaragua. The 2024-2025 NCA1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. At the end of the 2024-2025 Torneo Clausura, the NCA1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

If the same team wins both the 2024-2025 Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura, then the runner-up with the most 2024-2025 NCA1 Aggregate Table points from both torneos is awarded the 2nd 2025 CNCFCAC champions berth.

Aggregate points are determined by combining results from the 2024-2025 Torneo Apertura and 2024-2025 Torneo Clausura into the 2024-2025 NCA1 Aggregate Table.

Leagues Pyramid - Nicaragua

Abbrev League # of Teams
NCA1 Liga Primera 10
NCA2 Segunda División de Nicaragua 20
NCA3 Tercera División de Nicaragua -
NCA3 Tercera División de Nicaragua -
NCA4 Cuarta División de Nicaragua -

Competition Structure

Season

# of Teams

Apertura - Regular
2 Aug 2024 - 26 Nov 2024
Apertura - Playoffs
29 Nov 2024 - 17 Dec 2024
Clausura - Regular
19 Jan 2025 - 28 Apr 2025
Clausura - Playoffs
1 May 2025 - 18 May 2025
 10: NCA1 (8 minimum), NCA2 (2 maximum)

Season Format

The 2024-2025 NCA1 season is split into two championships, the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Clausura. In each torneo, each NCA1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 NCA1 teams for a total of 18 league matches. A playoff is held upon the completion of each torneo to determine the torneo champion. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, (2) goals scored, (3) head-to-head points, (4) head-to-head goal difference, (5) head-to-head goals scored, then (6) a draw.

Playoffs

At the end of each torneo, the top 6 eligible NCA1 teams participate in playoffs. In the Quarterfinals, 3rd plays 6th and 4th plays 5th in a "Knockout" matches. The winners advance to a Home-Away highest aggregate goal wins Semifinals. The Semifinals winners advance to a Home-Away highest aggregate goal wins Final.

Relegation

Immediately following the 2024-2025 Torneo Clausura, the 10th place team in the 2024-2025 NCA1 Aggregate Table is immediately relegated to NCA2, while the 9th place team enters into a Promotion/Relegation playoff with the 2nd place NCA2 team. The playoff winner plays in the 2024-2025 NCA1 and the loser plays in the NCA2.


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Torneo Clausura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Managua FC 64 -1-113-73422 -0-0620242 -1-17532
2Diriangén FC 54 -0-112-93621 -0-1313-233 -0-09808
3FC Rancho Santana 53 -1-110-104643 -1-010103710 -0-1001-1
4Real Estelí FC 53 -0-29-95432 -0-1652321 -0-13431
5CD Walter Ferretti 63 -0-39-97232 -0-1684431 -0-2313-2
6UNAN Managua 62 -2-28-45-132 -0-1644030 -2-1201-1
7ART Municipal Jalapa 62 -2-28-46-241 -2-1521121 -0-1325-3
8H&H Export Sébaco FC 62 -1-37-79-220 -1-1113-242 -0-26660
9Indígenas de Matagalpa FC 51 -1-34-28-620 -0-2005-531 -1-1423-1
10CD Ocotal 60 -0-60-516-1130 -0-3026-430 -0-30310-7
Clausura - Semifinals
Clausura - Quarterfinals

Apertura - Finals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateReal Estelí FC  34 Diriangén FC  
18.12.24Real Estelí FC 11 Diriangén FCEstadio Independencia (Estelí)
21.12.24Diriangén FC 32 Real Estelí FCEstadio Cacique Diriangén

Apertura - Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
AggregateManagua FC  22 Diriangén FC  
07.12.24Managua FC 11 Diriangén FCEstadio Nacional de Fútbol
14.12.24Diriangén FC 11 Managua FCEstadio Cacique Diriangén
 Diriangén FC advances on PKs (3-1) 
AggregateCD Walter Ferretti  25 Real Estelí FC  
08.12.24CD Walter Ferretti 14 Real Estelí FCEstadio Nacional de Fútbol
14.12.24Real Estelí FC 11 CD Walter FerrettiEstadio Independencia (Estelí)

Apertura - Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 30 Nov 2024
 CD Walter Ferretti 10 H&H Export Sébaco FCEstadio Nacional de Fútbol
Sun - 1 Dec 2024
 Indígenas de Matagalpa FC 15 Managua FCEstadio Carlos Fonseca Amador

Torneo Apertura

 LeagueHomeRoad
POSMPW - D - LPTSCPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGDMPW - D - LPTSGFGAGD
1Diriangén FC 1812 -4-240-54153998 -0-1243252794 -4-116221012
2Real Estelí FC 1810 -6-236-36142294 -5-0172041696 -1-21916106
3Indígenas de Matagalpa FC 188 -7-331-3022895 -4-0192191293 -3-312913-4
4CD Walter Ferretti 188 -5-529-2115694 -3-215139494 -2-314862
5H&H Export Sébaco FC 186 -6-624-2420495 -2-217167991 -4-47813-5
6Managua FC 187 -3-824-2827195 -0-4151612492 -3-491215-3
7ART Municipal Jalapa 185 -5-820-1829-1194 -3-21595491 -2-65924-15
8UNAN Managua 185 -4-919-1934-1594 -3-2151213-191 -1-74721-14
9FC Rancho Santana 183 -3-1212-1440-2692 -2-58920-1191 -1-74520-15
10CD Ocotal 183 -3-1212-1543-2893 -1-5101116-590 -2-72427-23
Apertura - Semifinals
Apertura - Quarterfinals

Fixtures

Sun - 16 Feb 2025
 H&H Export Sébaco FC   Real Estelí FCEstadio Cacique Diriangén
 Managua FC   Indígenas de Matagalpa FCEstadio Nacional de Fútbol
 CD Walter Ferretti   FC Rancho SantanaEstadio Olímpico del IND Managua

Results

Sat - 15 Feb 2025
 Diriangén FC FT ART Municipal JalapaEstadio Cacique Diriangén
 CD Ocotal FT UNAN ManaguaEstadio Glorias del Beisbol Segoviano
Wed - 12 Feb 2025
 CD Ocotal 01 Indígenas de Matagalpa FCEstadio Glorias del Beisbol Segoviano
 ART Municipal Jalapa 00 Managua FCEstadio Alejandro Ramos
Sun - 9 Feb 2025
 UNAN Managua 32 H&H Export Sébaco FCEstadio Nacional de Fútbol
 FC Rancho Santana 31 CD OcotalCampo Fun Limon
 Real Estelí FC PSPD Diriangén FCEstadio Independencia (Estelí)
 Indígenas de Matagalpa FC 01 CD Walter FerrettiEstadio Carlos Fonseca Amador
Thu - 6 Feb 2025
 CD Walter Ferretti 02 Diriangén FCEstadio Nacional Dennis Martínez
Wed - 5 Feb 2025
 CD Ocotal 23 Managua FCEstadio Glorias del Beisbol Segoviano
Sun - 2 Feb 2025
 FC Rancho Santana 00 UNAN ManaguaCampo Fun Limon
 Diriangén FC 10 Managua FCEstadio Cacique Diriangén
 CD Walter Ferretti 52 CD OcotalEstadio Olímpico del IND Managua
 H&H Export Sébaco FC 11 Indígenas de Matagalpa FCEstadio Independencia (Estelí)
Sat - 1 Feb 2025
 Real Estelí FC 12 ART Municipal JalapaEstadio Independencia (Estelí)
Thu - 30 Jan 2025
 Managua FC 10 UNAN ManaguaEstadio Glorias del Beisbol Segoviano
Wed - 29 Jan 2025
 CD Ocotal 02 Real Estelí FCEstadio Glorias del Beisbol Segoviano
 ART Municipal Jalapa 01 H&H Export Sébaco FCEstadio Alejandro Ramos
Tue - 28 Jan 2025
 Indígenas de Matagalpa FC PSPD FC Rancho SantanaEstadio Carlos Fonseca Amador
Sun - 26 Jan 2025
 Managua FC 10 FC Rancho SantanaEstadio Cacique Diriangén