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2012–13 Primera División de Nicaragua

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Primera División
Season2012–13
ChampionsApertura:
Real Estelí
Clausura:
Real Estelí
RelegatedXilotepelt
Champions LeagueReal Estelí
Top goalscorerApertura:
Colombia Andres Giraldo - 11 goals
Clausura:
TBD - goals
Biggest home winApertura: Diriangén 5 - 1 Chinandega FC
Xilotepelt 5-1 Ocotal
Clausura: Real Estelí 12 - 0 Xilotepelt
Biggest away winClausura: Juventus Managua 0-4 Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Highest scoringClausura: Real Estelí 12 - 0 Xilotepelt

The 2012–13 season in Primera División de Nicaragua was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 61st and 62nd champions in the history of the league. It also provided the country's sole berth for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2012, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2013.

Promotion and relegation

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Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.

Team information

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Last updated: July 7, 2011

Stadia and locations

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Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Chinandega FC Chinandega Estadio Efrain Tijerino 8,000
Diriangén Diriamba Estadio Cacique Diriangén 7,500
Juventus Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua 9,000
Managua F.C. Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua 9,000
Ocotal Ocotal Estadio Roy Fernandez 3,000
Real Estelí Estelí Estadio Independencia 4,800
Walter Ferretti Managua Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua 9,000
Xilotepelt Jinotepe Estadio Pedro Selva 12,000

Personnel and sponsoring (2012 Apertura)

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Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Chinandega FC Nicaragua TBA Nicaragua Alex Cajina Adidas None
Diriangén Nicaragua Tulio López Honduras Francisco Nunez Joma Movistar
Juventus Nicaragua Nicaragua Edward Urroz None Intracarga, Grao
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Napoleón Zeledón Nicaragua Emilio Aburto Managua F.C.
Ocotal Nicaragua Oscar Mendoza Honduras Florentino Colindres Marlon Anthony
Real Estelí Nicaragua Fidel Moreno Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Galaxia Movistar, Grupo Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Emilio Rodriguez Nicaragua Henry 'Huesito' Urbina Policia, Cierro, Banco
Xilotepelt Nicaragua TBD Nicaragua Martin Mena Gerithen U de M

Managerial changes

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Before the start of the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Diriangén El Salvador Angel Orellana resigned (due to problems with team economics) June 8, 2012 Honduras Francisco Núñez June 14, 2012
Deportivo Ocotal Panama Carlos Walcott resigned (personal issues) 9 July 2012 Honduras Florentino Colindres 13 July 2012
Xilotepelt Nicaragua Luis "guicho" Díaz sacked 3 July 2012 Nicaragua Martin Mena 4 July 2012

During the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Deportivo Ocotal Honduras Florentino Colindres resigned (poor performance) 30 July 2012 Honduras Sindulios Castellano 1 August 2012
Diriangén Honduras Francisco Núñez resigned (poor performance) 23 September 2012 Nicaragua Luis Vega 24 September 2012

Apertura

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The 2012 Apertura was the first tournament of the season. It began in August 2012.

Regular season

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The regular season began in August 2012. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Esteli 14 7 5 2 22 12 +10 26 Semi-finals Group
2 Managua 14 6 4 4 16 11 +5 22
3 Walter Ferretti 14 6 2 6 15 11 +4 20
4 Juventus Managua 14 5 5 4 13 14 −1 20
5 Diriangén 14 6 1 7 14 16 −2 19
6 Ocotal 14 3 7 4 12 16 −4 16
7 Chinandega 14 4 3 7 16 22 −6 15
8 Xilotepelt 14 4 3 7 12 18 −6 15
Updated to match(es) played on September 2012. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away CHI DIR JUV MAN OCO RES WFE XIL
Chinandega 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–2
Diriangén 5–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0
Juventus Managua 2–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0
Managua 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 3–0
Ocotal 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 3–0
Real Esteli 4–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0
Walter Ferretti 1–0 3–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 2–1 1–0
Xilotepelt 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–2 5–1 1–2 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on September 2012. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Real Esteli22644531222211
Managua63333223111122
Walter Ferretti11112112545453
Chinandega76556767886767
Diriangén45465455453535
Juventus Managua34221344334344
Xilotepelt58888886767678
Ocotal87777678678886
Source: [citation needed]

Finals round

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The top two finishers in the Semi-finals Group will move on to the final.

Semi-finals Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts RES WFE MAN JUV
1 Real Esteli 6 3 3 0 10 5 +5 12 1–1 2–1 1–1
2 Walter Ferretti 6 2 3 1 5 5 0 9 0–2 1–0 1–0
3 Managua 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 1–1 0–0 2–1
4 Juventus Managua 6 0 2 4 6 11 −5 2 1–3 2–2 1–2
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Managua2 – 1Juventus Managua
Erick Sierra 18', Herbert Cabrera 72' Cantillo 63'
Referee: Oscar Davila
Real Esteli1 – 1Walter Ferretti
Samuel Wilson 25' Ismael Reyes 50'
Referee: Rene Guerrero
Walter Ferretti1 – 0Managua
Darwing Ramírez 18'
Referee: William Reyes
Juventus Managua1 – 3Real Esteli
Victor Carrasco 73' Manuel Rosas 57', Rudel Calero 62', Jefry Araica 88'
Walter Ferretti1 – 0Juventus Managua
Juan Rosales 76'
Referee: William Reyes
Managua1 – 1Real Esteli
Medardo Martinez 20' Samuel Wilson 32'
Juventus Managua1 – 2Managua
63' Erick Sierra 18', Remy Vanegas 72'
Walter Ferretti0 – 2Real Esteli
Samuel Wilson 25', Wilber Sanchez 50'
Managua0 – 0Walter Ferretti
Referee: William Reyes
Real Esteli1 – 1Juventus Managua
Rudel Calero 76' Carlos Membreño 80'
Juventus Managua2 – 2Walter Ferretti
Ronny Colon 35', Henry Garcia 73' Juan Rosales 78', Ricardo Vegas 54'
Real Esteli2 – 1Managua
Elmer Mejia 28', Manuel Rosas 32' Erick Sierra 12'
Referee: William Reyes

Final

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First leg

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Walter Ferretti0 – 0Real Esteli
Estadio Olímpico del IND (Managua)

Second leg

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Real Esteli4 – 0Walter Ferretti
Rudel Calero 35' & 60'
Manuel Rosas 77' & 80'
None


 Primera División de Nicaragua
2012 Apertura champion 
Real Estelí
13th title

Top scorers

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Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Colombia Andres Giraldo Chinandega FC 11
2 Nicaragua Rudel Calero Real Esteli F.C. 9
3 Honduras Herberth Cabrera Managua F.C. 7
4 Nicaragua Samuel Wilson Real Esteli F.C. 7
5 Nicaragua Eulises Pavon Diriangén FC 6
6 Honduras Elmer Mejia Real Esteli F.C. 6
7 Nicaragua Ricardo Vega Deportivo Walter Ferretti 5
8 Honduras Ronny Colon Juventus Managua 5

Updated to games played on 14 September 2012.
Post-season goals are not included, only regular season goals.

List of foreign players in the league

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This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2012. 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 have upwards of five 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 four foreign players on the field at one time [2].

Clausura

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The 2013 Clausura was the second tournament of the season.

Personnel and sponsoring (2013 Clausura)

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Team Chairman Head Coach Kitmaker Shirt sponsor
Chinandega FC Nicaragua TBA Nicaragua Alex Cajina Adidas
Diriangén Nicaragua Tulio López Argentina Carlos Alberto de Toro Joma Movistar
Juventus Nicaragua Edward Urroz Nicaragua Douglas Urbina None UNEM
Managua F.C. Nicaragua Napoleón Zeledón Nicaragua Emilio Aburto Managua F.C.
Ocotal Nicaragua Oscar Mendoza Honduras Sindulio Castellano Tecnitasa Alcadia de Ocotal
Real Estelí Nicaragua Fidel Moreno Nicaragua Ramón Otoniel Olivas Galaxia Movistar, Grupo Bimbo, Yahoo, La Curaçao
Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Emilio Rodriguez Nicaragua Henry 'Huesito' Urbina Dejudo Claro, Albanisa, Flor de Cana,Ramos, Mediotipca
Xilotepelt Nicaragua TBD El Salvador Angel Orellana TBD TBD

Managerial changes

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Before the start of the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Diriangén Nicaragua Luis Vega Sacked October 2012 Argentina Carlos Alberto de Toro November 2012
Xilotepelt Nicaragua Martin Mena Sacked December 2012 El Salvador Angel Orellana January 2013

During the season

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Deportivo Ocotal Honduras Sindulios Castellano resigned (poor performance) Feb 2013 Nicaragua Mario Alfaro March 2013
Xilotepelt El Salvador Angel Orellana resigned (Personal Reasons) Feb 2013 Nicaragua TBD March 2013
Deportivo Walter Ferretti Nicaragua Henry 'Huesito' Urbina resigned (Personal Reasons) March 2013 Nicaragua Luis 'Gaucho' Diaz March 2013

Clausura

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The 2013 Clausura was the first tournament of the season. It began in August 2012.

Regular season

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The regular season began on 2013. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Diriangén 14 9 4 1 25 10 +15 31 Semi-finals Group
2 Real Esteli 14 8 4 2 33 5 +28 28
3 Walter Ferretti 14 6 4 4 22 13 +9 22
4 Managua 14 5 4 5 18 16 +2 19
5 Ocotal 14 5 4 5 19 21 −2 19
6 Juventus Managua 14 4 2 8 19 27 −8 14
7 Chinandega 14 2 4 8 13 30 −17 10
8 Xilotepelt 14 1 5 8 14 41 −27 8
Updated to match(es) played on 2013. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

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Home \ Away CHI DIR JUV MAN OCO RES WFE XIL
Chinandega 2–4 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–3
Diriangén 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 4–1
Juventus Managua 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–4 6–1
Managua 6–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 1–2
Ocotal 2–0 0–2 1–2 3–0 0–1 3–2 3–1
Real Esteli 5–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 5–0 1–1 12–0
Walter Ferretti 0–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
Xilotepelt 0–0 0–0 3–5 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–2
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2013. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Real Esteli11112211111112
Managua44443333444554
Walter Ferretti53334444333333
Chinandega88855577887777
Diriangén22221122222221
Juventus Managua37776655566666
Xilotepelt76688788778888
Ocotal65567866655445
Updated to match(es) played on April 29, 2013. Source: [citation needed]

Finals round

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The top two finishers in the Semi-finals Group will move on to the final.

Semi-finals Group

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts WFE RES MAN DIR
1 Walter Ferretti 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 1–1 2–1 2–0
2 Real Esteli 6 3 2 1 8 4 +4 11 1–1 1–0 1–0
3 Managua 6 2 0 4 5 12 −7 6 0–4 0–3 3–2
4 Diriangén 6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 3 1–2 2–1 0–1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Real Esteli1-0Managua
Felix Rodriguez 83' [] None
Referee: Oscar Davilla
Diriangén FC1-2Walter Ferretti
Lucas Martella 83' [] Maycon Santana 52' , Mitchell Williams 60'
Estadio Cacique
Managua3-2Diriangén FC
Darwin Salinas 83'
83', Remmy Vanegas 83'
[] David Solórzano 83'
Jorge Portocarrero 83'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Walter Ferretti1-1Real Esteli
Milton Bustos 83' [] Salvador García 83'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Walter Ferretti2-1Managua
Pedrinho 83', Víctor Lozano 83' [] Erick Sierra 83'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Real Esteli1-0Diriangén FC
Rudel Calero 83' []
Estadio Cacique
Managua0-3Real Esteli
[] Rudel Calero 1' and 19', Norfran Lazo 85'
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Referee: Oscar Davila
Walter Ferretti2-0Diriangén FC
Ricardo Vega 4', Osman Delgado 20' []
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua
Referee: William Mendoza
Real Esteli1-1Walter Ferretti
Norfrraan Lazo [] Ricardo Vega
Diriangén FC0-1Managua
[] Bryan Garcia
Estadio Cacique
Diriangén FC2-1Real Esteli
Diego Diaz [] Elmer Mejía, Quintero own goal
Estadio Cacique, Cacique
Managua0-4Walter Ferretti
[] Juan Rosales(2), Enrique González, Axel Villanueva
Estadio Nacional UNAN, Managua

Final

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First leg

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Real Esteli3-0Walter Ferretti
Félix Rodríguez 25', Wilber Sánchez 63', Elmer Mejía 91' None

Second leg

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Real Esteli3-0Walter Ferretti
Wilber Sánchez 5' Awarded None
Estadio Olímpico del IND (Managua)
  • The game was called after sixty six minutes of play after Walter Ferretti fan base caused to much disruption to the games with rioting, flares and objects being thrown on the pitch, Real Esetli won the series 6-0 on aggregate.[1]


 Primera División de Nicaragua
2013 Clausura champion 
Real Esteli
14th title

List of foreign players in the league

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This is a list of foreign players in Apertura 2012. 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 have upwards of five 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 four foreign players on the field at one time [3].

Aggregate table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Esteli 28 15 9 4 55 17 +38 54 Qualification for 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Diriangén 28 15 5 8 39 26 +13 50
3 Walter Ferretti 28 12 6 10 37 24 +13 42
4 Managua 28 11 8 9 34 27 +7 41
5 Ocotal 28 8 11 9 31 37 −6 35
6 Juventus Managua 28 9 7 12 32 41 −9 34
7 Chinandega 28 6 7 15 29 52 −23 25
8 Xilotepelt 28 5 8 15 26 59 −33 23 Relegation playoffs
Updated to match(es) played on September 2012. Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

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  1. ^ "El Nuevo Diario".
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