2020–21 Liga Primera de Nicaragua#Apertura

The Apertura playoff format was changed from previous years, while the Clausura used the same 4-team playoff format. For the Apertura, the top four teams from the regular stage advanced to a "quadrangular" double-round robin instead of a playoff stage. The regular stage and quadrangular winners played to decide the tournament's champion, but ultimately the same team won both and the final was not necessary. The same format was recently adopted by the Costa Rican Primera División, but for both half seasons.

A total of ten teams contested the league, including nine sides from the 2019–20 Primera División, and one side from the 2019–20 Segunda División.

UNAN Managua finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División. The champions from the Segunda División, Deportivo Las Sabanas, were promoted in their place.

The 9th place team in the aggregate table, ART Jalapa, faced the second-place team from the Segunda División, Deportivo Masaya, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. ART Jalapa won 4–3 over two legs, meaning ART Jalapa remained in Primera División.

Promoted from Segunda División

• Champions: Junior de Managua{{cite news|url=https://www.elheraldo.co/deportes/2020/04/25/el-junior-de-managua-ya-es-de-primera-en-nicaragua/|title=El Junior de Managua ya es de Primera en Nicaragua|work=El Heraldo|date=25 April 2020|access-date=18 November 2024|language=es}}

Relegated to Segunda División

• Last Place: Deportivo Las Sabanas

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|update=3 August 2020

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|col_SF=yellow1 |text_SF=Advance to Playoffs
(Semifinals)

|col_QF=yellow2 |text_QF=Advance to Playoffs
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| update = 3 August 2020

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|date = 23 November 2019

|time =

|team1 = Municipal Jalapa

|score = 0–2

|report =

|team2 = Chinandega F.C.

|goals1 = Nil

|goals2 = Adolfo Colindres own {{goal|7}}
Erick Alcazar {{goal|47}}

|stadium = Estadio Alejandro Ramos Turcio, Jalapa

|attendance =

|referee =

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Chinandega progressed.

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{{football box

|date = 23 November 2020

|time =

|team1 = Diriangen

|score = 2–0

|report =

|team2 = Juventus Managua

|goals1 = Luis Coronel {{goal|16}}
Bernando Laurerio {{goal|29}}

|goals2 = Nil

|stadium = Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba

|attendance =

|referee =

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Diriangen progressed.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Walter Ferretti||3–6 |Diriangén||2–3|1–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Real Estelí||3–2 |Chinandega||2–2|1–0}}

{{end}}

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|id = "Diriangén v Walter Ferretti"

|date = 29 November 2020

|time =

|team1 = Diriangén

|score = 3–2

|team2 = Walter Ferretti

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|goals1 = Henry Nino own {{goal|59}}
Maycon {{goal|62}}
Rene Huete own {{goal|83}}

|goals2 = Dshon Forbes {{goal|13}}
Ezequiel Ugalde {{goal|34}}

|stadium = Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{Football box

|id ="Walter Ferretti v Diriangén"

|date = 7 December 2020

|time =

|team1 = Walter Ferretti

|score = 1–3

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|goals2 = Alexis Ramos {{goal|18}} {{goal|22}}
Maycon {{goal|44}}

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee =

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Diriagen won 6-3 on aggregate.

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|date = 30 November 2020

|time =

|team1 = Chinandega

|score = 2–2

|team2 = Real Estelí

|report =

|goals1 = Kevin Vinerio {{goal|69}}
Erick Alcazar {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Edgar Castillo {{goal|37}}
Brandon Ayerdis {{goal|61}}

|stadium = Estadio La Veranera , La Veranera

|attendance =

|referee =

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{{Football box

|id ="Real Estelí v Chinandega"

|date = 7 December 2020

|time =

|team1 = Real Estelí

|score = 1–0

|team2 = Chinandega

|report =

|goals1 = Josué Quijano {{goal|15}}

|goals2 = Nil

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee =

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Real Esteli won 3–2 on aggregate.

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{{TwoLegResult|Diriangén||0–1|Real Estelí||0–0|0–1}}

{{end}}

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|id ="Real Estelí v Chinandega"

|date = 14 December 2020

|time =

|team2 = Real Estelí

|score = 0–0

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|report =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium =Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba

|attendance =

|referee =Erick Lezama

}}

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{{Football box

|id ="Real Estelí v Chinandega"

|date = 21 December 2020

|time =

|team1 = Real Estelí

|score = 1–0

|team2 = Diriangén

|report =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium =Estadio Nacional de Fútbol de Nicaragua, Managua

|attendance =

|referee =Nitzar Sandoval

}}

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|time =

|team1 = Walter Ferretti

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|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee = Odanel Velez

}}

Walter Ferretti progressed 3-0.

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{{football box

|date = 14 May 2021

|time =

|team1 = Managua

|score = 1-0

|report =

|team2 = Real Madriz

|goals1 = Lucas dos Santos {{goal|49}}

|goals2 = Nil

|stadium = Estadio Nacional de Fútbol (UNAN) (Managua)

|attendance =

|referee = Nitzar Sandoval

}}

Managua progressed 1-0.

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Walter Ferretti||1–3 |Diriangén||1–0|0–3}}

{{TwoLegResult|Real Estelí||5–5(a)|Managua||3–1|2–4}}

{{end}}

{{Football box

|id ="Walter Ferretti v Diriangén"

|date = 13 May 2021

|time =

|team1 = Walter Ferretti

|score = 1–0

|team2 = Diriangén

|report =

|goals1 = Fernando Vilalpando {{goal|78}}

|goals2 = Nil

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{Football box

|id = "Diriangén v Walter Ferretti"

|date = 16 May 2021

|time =

|team1 = Diriangén

|score = 3–0

|team2 = Walter Ferretti

|report =

|goals1 = Maycon Santana {{goal|45}} {{goal|60}}
Luis Coronel {{goal|83}}

|goals2 = Nil

|stadium = Estadio Cacique Diriangén, Diriamba

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Diriagen won 3-1 on aggregate.

{{Football box

|id ="Managua v Real Estelí"

|date = 14 May 2021

|time =

|team1 = Managua

|score = 3–1

|team2 = Real Estelí

|report =

|goals1 = Agenor Baez {{goal|79}}
Lucas dos Santos {{goal|82}} {{goal|86}}

|goals2 = Juan Barrera {{goal|41}}

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

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{{Football box

|id ="Real Estelí v Managua"

|date = 17 May 2021

|time =

|team1 = Real Estelí

|score = 4–2

|team2 = Managua

|report =

|goals1 = Juan Barrera {{goal|16}} {{goal|37}}
Carlos Chavarria {{goal|54}} {{goal|56}}

|goals2 = Lucas dos Santos {{goal|82}} {{goal|90}}

|stadium =

|attendance =

|referee =

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5-5. Managua won 5-5 on aggregate away goal(s).

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|Diriangén||3 – 1|Managua||2 – 0|1 – 1}}

{{end}}

{{Football box

|id ="Managua v Diriangén"

|date = 23 May 2021

|time =

|team1 = Managua

|score = 0 – 2

|team2 = Diriangén

|report =

|goals1 = Nil

|goals2 = Robinson Luiz {{goal|65}} {{goal|69}}

|stadium = Estadio Nacional de Fútbol (UNAN) (Managua)

|attendance =

|referee = Tatiana Guzman

}}

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{{Football box

|id ="Diriangén v Managua"

|date = 30 May 2021

|time =

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|score = 1 – 1

|team2 = Managua

|report =

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

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|attendance =

|referee =Nitzar Sandoval

}}

This is a list of foreign players in the 2020–21 season. The following players:

1. Have played at least one 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 season, that clubs can have four foreign players per club and can only add a new player if there is an injury or a player/s is released, and it is before the closing of the season transfer window.

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

ART Jalapa

• {{flagicon|BRA}} Gabriel Coelho 13px
• {{flagicon|COL}} Ronaldo Pabon 13px
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Juan Daniel González 13px
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Edder Mondragón (*)
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Eder García 13px
• {{flagicon|HON}} Brayan Zúñiga (*)
• {{flagicon|COL}} Yeiner Marcelo Vivas (*)

Chinandega

• {{flagicon|COL}} Brayan Cañate
• {{flagicon|COL}} Marlon Barrios
• {{flagicon|COL}} Duver Quinonez
• {{flagicon|COL}} Esteban Lozada
• {{flagicon|HON}} Cristhian Izaguirre

Diriangén

• {{flagicon|ARG}} Jonathan Pacheco
• {{flagicon|HON}} Marel Álvarez
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Dos Santos
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Maycon Santana
• {{flagicon|URU}} Bernando Laureiro
• {{flagicon|COL}} Jhon Mosquera

Juventus Managua

• {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Vieira
• {{flagicon|PAR}} Alexander Moreno
• {{flagicon|HON}} Cristhian Euseda 13px
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Carlos Felix

Managua

• {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Dos Santos
• {{flagicon|VEN}} Edward Morillo
• {{flagicon|Spain}} Pablo Gállego
• {{flagicon|Spain}} Diego Pelaez 13px
• {{flagicon|PAR}} Marcos González 13px
• {{flagicon|HON}} Brayan Castillo 13px
• {{flagicon|ARG}} Leandro Figueroa 13px

{{col-2}}

Ocotal

• {{flagicon|HON}} Allan Gutiérrez
• {{flagicon|COL}} Kenverlen López
• {{flagicon|COL}} Brayan Cantillo Lucumi
• {{flagicon|COL}} Jerney Vente

Real Estelí

• {{flagicon|ARG}} Lucio Barroca 13px
• {{flagicon|ARG}} Alvaro Rezzano
• {{flagicon|ARG}} Luis Acuna
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Rodrigo Bronzatti
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Vitor Faiska
• {{flagicon|Equatorial Guinea}} Niko Kato
• {{flagicon|COL}} Jhon Mosquera 13px

Real Madriz

• {{flagicon|COL}} Jamilton Moreno
• {{flagicon|COL}} Nicolas Quinonez
• {{flagicon|COL}} Bryan Mojica
• {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Moreno

Junior de Managua

• {{flagicon|COL}} Carlos Mosquera
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Edson Contreras
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Luis Carbajal
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Rogelio Espinoza

Walter Ferretti

• {{flagicon|MEX}} Taufic Guarch
• {{flagicon|BRA}} Christiano Fernandes de Lima 13px
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Fernando Villalpando
• {{flagicon|MEX}} Sergio Napoles

{{col-end}}

13px (player released during the Apertura season)

13px (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons)

13px (player released during the Clausura season)

{{reflist}}

• [https://futbolnica.net/category/futbol-de-primera/ Fútbol de Primera – Futbol Nica]

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