NB: this year the championship is divided into two stages, the Apertura and Clausura; the latter is contested by the top-8 of the Apertura Primera División Apertura (XX Campeonato Nacional) Table: 1.Real Estelí FC 18 15 3 0 51-15 48 Qualified 2.Diriangén FC (Diriamba) 18 10 5 3 47-22 35 Qualified 3.Parmalat FC (Managua) 18 10 3 5 34-26 33 Qualified 4.Real Madriz FC (Somoto) 18 9 4 5 38-19 31 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Masatepe (San Marcos) 18 9 3 6 26-20 30 Clausura 6.Deportivo Walter Ferretti (Managua) 18 6 3 9 22-28 21 Clausura 7.Deportivo Masachapa (S.Rafael/Sur) 18 4 5 9 20-33 17 Clausura 8.Deportivo Jalapa (Jalapa) 18 4 4 10 23-42 16 Clausura - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Deportivo Bluefields (Bluefields) 18 3 3 12 16-42 12 ----------------------------------------------------------- 10.San Marcos FC 18 2 3 13 20-50 9 Relegated NB: top-4 qualify for semifinals Round 1 [Jul 13] Estelí 2-1 Masatepe Diriangén 1-0 Madriz San Marcos 5-2 Jalapa Parmalat 2-1 Walter Ferretti [Sep 10] Bluefields 2-2 Masachapa Round 2 [Jul 20] Madriz 3-3 Estelí Masachapa 1-0 Diriangén Jalapa 2-3 Parmalat Masatepe 1-0 San Marcos Walter Ferretti 1-0 Bluefields Round 3 [Jul 27] Masatepe 1-1 Jalapa Madriz 2-0 Bluefields Masachapa 1-4 Parmalat Walter Ferretti 2-0 San Marcos Estelí 2-0 Diriangén Round 4 [Aug 3] San Marcos 0-2 Masachapa Jalapa 1-2 Walter Ferretti Diriangén 5-1 Masatepe Parmalat 1-0 Madriz [Sep 17] Bluefields 0-6 Estelí Round 5 [Aug 10] Diriangén 8-1 Bluefields Estelí 1-0 Parmalat Madriz 4-0 San Marcos Masatepe 1-0 Walter Ferretti Masachapa 3-1 Jalapa Round 6 [Aug 17] San Marcos 1-4 Estelí Jalapa 0-0 Madriz Walter Ferretti 1-1 Masachapa [Sep 14] Masatepe 1-0 Bluefields [Sep 17] Parmalat 4-3 Diriangén Round 7 [Aug 24] Real Estelí 5-0 Jalapa Parmalat 3-0 Bluefields Diriangén 4-1 San Marcos Masatepe 4-0 Masachapa Madriz 3-1 Walter Ferretti Round 8 [Aug 31] Walter Ferretti 2-2 Real Estelí Masatepe 3-1 Parmalat Jalapa 1-4 Diriangén Madriz 0-0 Masachapa San Marcos 1-0 Bluefields Round 9 [Sep 7] Madriz 3-1 Masatepe Bluefields 1-1 Jalapa [Sep 14] Parmalat 1-1 San Marcos Diriangén 2-0 Walter Ferretti Real Estelí 2-1 Masachapa Round 10 [Sep 21] Masatepe 0-2 Estelí Madriz 1-1 Diriangén Jalapa 2-1 San Marcos Walter Ferretti 0-1 Parmalat Masachapa 2-1 Bluefields Round 11 [Sep 28] Real Estelí 2-1 Madriz Diriangén 1-1 Masachapa Parmalat 2-2 Jalapa Masatepe 3-0 San Marcos Bluefields 2-1 Walter Ferretti Round 12 [Oct 5] Jalapa 2-0 Masatepe Bluefields 0-2 Madriz Parmalat 3-0 Masachapa San Marcos 3-3 Walter Ferretti Diriangén 2-2 Estelí Round 13 [Oct 12] Estelí 3-1 Bluefields Parmalat 3-2 Madriz Walter Ferretti 1-0 Jalapa Masachapa 2-2 San Marcos Masatepe 0-0 Diriangén Round 14 [Oct 18] Parmalat 1-3 Estelí [Oct 19] Walter Ferretti 2-1 Masatepe San Marcos 2-5 Madriz [5-2?] Jalapa 3-2 Masachapa [2-3?] [Nov 12] Bluefields 2-2 Diriangén Round 16 [Nov 2] Jalapa 1-3 Real Estelí Bluefields 2-0 Parmalat San Marcos 3-6 Diriangén Masachapa 1-3 Masatepe Walter Ferretti 2-3 Real Madriz NB: San Marcos withdrew after this round. Round 17 [Nov 9] Real Estelí 4-0 Walter Ferretti Parmalat 0-0 Masatepe Diriangén 1-0 Jalapa Masachapa 0-1 Madriz Bluefields awd San Marcos [awarded 3-0] Round 18 [Nov 16] Masatepe 2-1 Madriz Jalapa 4-1 Bluefields San Marcos awd Parmalat [awarded 0-3] Walter Ferretti 0-2 Diriangén Masachapa 1-2 Real Estelí Round 15 [postponed from Nov 2] [Nov 22] Madriz 7-0 Jalapa [Nov 23] Bluefields awd Masatepe [in San Marcos; Bluefields dns; Masachapa 0-3 Walter Ferretti awarded 0-3] Diriangén 5-2 Parmalat Estelí awd San Marcos [awarded 3-0] Table: 1.Real Estelí FC 18 15 3 0 51-15 48 Qualified 2.Diriangén FC (Diriamba) 18 10 5 3 47-22 35 Qualified 3.Parmalat FC (Managua) 18 10 3 5 34-26 33 Qualified 4.Real Madriz FC (Somoto) 18 9 4 5 38-19 31 Qualified - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.Masatepe (San Marcos) 18 9 3 6 26-20 30 Clausura 6.Deportivo Walter Ferretti (Managua) 18 6 3 9 22-28 21 Clausura 7.Deportivo Masachapa (S.Rafael/Sur) 18 4 5 9 20-33 17 Clausura 8.Deportivo Jalapa (Jalapa) 18 4 4 10 23-42 16 Clausura - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9.Deportivo Bluefields (Bluefields) 18 3 3 12 16-42 12 ----------------------------------------------------------- 10.San Marcos FC 18 2 3 13 20-50 9 Relegated NB: top-4 qualify for semifinals; San Marcos withdrew after playing 15 matches and were relegated after having been in the 1st division ever since obtaining promotion in 1984; they won the Torneo de Copa in 1984 and 1995 and finished 3rd in the league in 2001/02 (best ever ranking). Topscorers (Nov 17): Emilio Palacios (Diriangén) 17 Selvin Álvarez (Real Estelí) 15 Semifinals First Legs [Nov 30] Parmalat 2-0 Diriangén Madriz 0-0 Estelí Second Legs [Dec 7] Diriangén 4-0 Parmalat Estelí 1-1 Madriz [3-1 pen] Final First Leg [Dec 14, Estelí] Estelí 0-0 Diriangén Second Leg [Dec 21, Diriamba] Diriangén 0-1 Estelí [Selvin Álvarez 44] Estelí champions Apertura 2003/04 Clausura (XXI Campeonato Nacional) Qualification Phase Final Table: 1.Real Madriz FC (Somoto) 7 6 0 1 17- 8 18 2.Real Estelí FC 7 4 3 0 11- 4 15 3.Diriangén FC (Diriamba) 7 3 2 2 15-11 11 4.Parmalat FC (Managua) 7 3 1 3 11-13 10 5.Masatepe (San Marcos) 7 2 3 2 8- 7 9 6.Deportivo Masachapa (S.Rafael/Sur) 7 1 3 3 9-13 6 7.Deportivo Jalapa (Jalapa) 7 2 0 5 10-18 6 8.Deportivo Walter Ferretti (Managua) 7 1 0 6 11-18 3 Round 1 [Jan 11] Estelí 2-0 Jalapa Diriangén 2-2 Masachapa Parmalat 3-1 Walter Ferretti Madriz 1-0 Masatepe Round 2 [Jan 18] Jalapa 2-3 Madriz Masachapa 1-1 Estelí Walter Ferretti 2-3 Diriangén Masatepe 1-1 Parmalat Round 3 [Jan 22] Masachapa 0-1 Parmalat [Jan 25] Jalapa 0-2 Masatepe Walter Ferretti 1-3 Real Madriz [Feb 11] Estelí 1-1 Diriangén Round 4 [Feb 1] Madriz 2-1 Masachapa Masatepe 4-1 Walter Ferretti [Feb 4] Diriangén 6-1 Jalapa [Feb 5] Parmalat 1-4 Estelí Round 5 [Feb 8] Jalapa 2-1 Walter Ferretti Masachapa 1-1 Masatepe Diriangén 0-1 Parmalat Estelí 1-0 Madriz Round 6 [Feb 15] Jalapa 3-1 Parmalat Walter Ferretti 4-1 Masachapa Madriz 4-0 Dirangén Masatepe 0-0 Estelí Round 7 [Feb 22] Masachapa 3-2 Jalapa Parmalat 3-4 Madriz Diriangén 3-0 Masatepe Estelí 2-1 Walter Ferretti Final Table: 1.Real Madriz FC (Somoto) 7 6 0 1 17- 8 18 2.Real Estelí FC 7 4 3 0 11- 4 15 3.Diriangén FC (Diriamba) 7 3 2 2 15-11 11 4.Parmalat FC (Managua) 7 3 1 3 11-13 10 5.Masatepe (San Marcos) 7 2 3 2 8- 7 9 6.Deportivo Masachapa (S.Rafael/Sur) 7 1 3 3 9-13 6 7.Deportivo Jalapa (Jalapa) 7 2 0 5 10-18 6 8.Deportivo Walter Ferretti (Managua) 7 1 0 6 11-18 3 Quarterfinals First Legs [Mar 7] Walter Ferretti 0-0 Madriz Jalapa 0-0 Estelí Masatepe 0-1 Parmalat Masachapa 1-3 Diriangén Second Legs [Mar 14] Madriz 0-1 Walter Ferretti Parmalat 1-2 Masatepe [5-4 pen] Estelí 6-1 Jalapa Diriangén 8-2 Masachapa Semifinals First Legs [Mar 21] Walter Ferretti 0-6 Estelí Parmalat 1-3 Diriangén Second Legs [Mar 28] Estelí 5-0 Walter Ferretti Diriangén 0-1 Parmalat Final First Leg [Apr 18, Estadio de Diriamba] Diriangén 0-1 Estelí [Selvin Alvarez 28] Second Leg [Apr 25, Estadio Independencia, Estelí] Estelí 0-0 Diriangén Champions: Estelí Author: Hans Schöggl Last updated: 23 Jul 2015 (C) Copyright Hans Schöggl and RSSSF 2003/15