2015–16_Primera_División_de_Nicaragua

2015–16 Primera División de Nicaragua

2015–16 Primera División de Nicaragua

Football league season


The 2015–16 season in Primera División de Nicaragua was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 67th and 68th champions in the history of the league. It also provided the sole berth for the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2015, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2016.[1]

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

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 2014–145Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division side UNAN Managua will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which was FC San Marcos. UNAN Managua won 6-0 on aggregate over FC San Marcos which meant they stayed in the Primera Division.

Promotion and relegation

Apertura

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Team information

Last updated: 2015

Personnel and sponsoring (2015 Apertura)

More information Team, Manager ...

Managerial changes

Before the season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

During the season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Regular season

The regular season began on 2015. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Scoring

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 2015. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

More information Home \ Away, JAL ...
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Real Esteli ...
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg
More information Diriangén, 0-0 ...
Referee: Julio Arbizu

More information UNAN Managua, 1-0 ...
Second leg
More information Real Esteli, 0-1 ...

Diriangen won 1-0 on aggregate.


More information Walter Ferretti, 3-3 ...

UNAN Managua won 4-3 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg
More information Diriangén, 0-1 ...
Referee: Franklin Jarquin
Second leg
More information UNAN Managua, 2–1 ...

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2015. 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.

Clausura

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Team information

Last updated: 2015

Personnel and sponsoring (2016 Clausura)

More information Team, Manager ...

Managerial changes

Before the season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

During the season

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Regular season

The regular season began on 2015. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Scoring

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2016. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

More information Home \ Away, JAL ...
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2016. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Real Estelí ...
Source: [citation needed]

Playoffs

Semi-finals

First leg
More information UNAN Managua, 0–2 ...

More information Diriangén, 1–2 ...
Referee: Franklin Jarquin
Second leg
More information Real Estelí, 6–1 ...
Referee: Jorge Ojeda

Real Estelí won 8-2 on aggregate.


More information Walter Ferretti, 0–1 ...

Walter Ferretti won 2-1 on aggregate.

Finals

First leg
More information Walter Ferretti, 0–0 ...
Second leg
More information Real Estelí, 1–0 ...
Referee: Oscar Davila

Real Estelí won 1-0 on aggregate.

List of foreign players in the league

This is a list of foreign players in Clausura 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.

Championship playoff

First leg

More information Real Estelí, 2–0 ...
Referee: Jorge Ojeda

Second leg

More information UNAN Managua, 1–1 ...
More information Primera Division 2016 Champion ...

Aggregate table

More information Pos, Team ...
Updated to match(es) played on May 2016. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

References

  1. Nakor'd García. "Nicaragua 2015/2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  2. Nakor'd García. "Apertura 2015". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  3. Nakor'd García. "Clausura 2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
  4. Nakor'd García. "Championship Playoff 2016". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. RSSSF. Retrieved 2016-06-04.

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