2012–13 Primera División de Nicaragua

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
Promoted from Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.
 * Champions: Xilotepelt

Relegated to Segunda División de Fútbol Nicaragua.
 * Last place: Real Madriz.

Team information
Last updated: July 7, 2011

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

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

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

Top scorers
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
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.

Chinandega
 * 🇨🇴 Andres Giraldo
 * 🇨🇴 Gustavo Reyes
 * 🇨🇴 Juan Davis Restrepo
 * 🇭🇳 Víctor Norales
 * 🇨🇴 Cristian Rodríguez

Diriangén FC
 * 🇨🇴 Johnni Saavedra
 * 🇨🇴 Christian Mena
 * 🇭🇳 Wilson Flores
 * 🇭🇳 Gerson Martínez

Juventus Managua
 * 🇭🇳 Victor Carrasco
 * 🇭🇳 Jorge Hernandez
 * 🇨🇴 Daniel Henao
 * 🇭🇳 Ronny Colon

Managua
 * 🇲🇽 Jose Flores
 * 🇭🇳 Christian Batiz
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Fernando González
 * 🇨🇴 Fernando Copete
 * 🇭🇳 Herberth Cabrera

(player released mid season)

Ocotal
 * 🇭🇳 Luis Maradiaga
 * 🇭🇳 Marcos Rivera
 * 🇭🇳 Byron Maradiaga
 * 🇭🇳 Cesar Salandia

Real Esteli
 * 🇭🇳 Elmer Mejia
 * 🇲🇽 Manuel Rosas
 * 🇺🇾 Fernando Alvez
 * 🇨🇴 Ronald Quintero
 * 🇺🇾 Gabriel Mirazo Villar

Xilotepelt
 * 🇨🇴 Oscar Castillo
 * 🇵🇦 Mandell Scott
 * 🇵🇦 George Tinglin
 * 🇵🇦 Álvaro Salazar

Walter Ferretti
 * 🇭🇳 Mario Gracia
 * 🇧🇷 David da Silva
 * 🇭🇳 Darwig Ramirez
 * 🇭🇳 Darwin Guity
 * 🇭🇳 Víctor Lozano

Clausura
The 2013 Clausura was the second tournament of the season.

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

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

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

Second leg

 * 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.

List of foreign players in the league
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.

Chinandega
 * 🇨🇴 Andres Giraldo
 * 🇨🇴 Gustavo Reyes
 * 🇨🇴 Juan Davis Restrepo
 * 🇭🇳 Víctor Norales
 * 🇨🇴 Cristian Rodríguez

Diriangén FC
 * 🇨🇴 Johnni Saavedra
 * 🇨🇴 Christian Mena
 * 🇭🇳 Wilson Flores
 * 🇭🇳 Gerson Martínez
 * 🇦🇷 Lucas Martella
 * 🇨🇷 Luis Rodriguez

Juventus Managua
 * 🇭🇳 Victor Carrasco
 * 🇭🇳 Jorge Hernandez
 * 🇨🇴 Daniel Henao
 * 🇭🇳 Ronny Colon

Managua
 * 🇲🇽 Jose Flores
 * 🇭🇳 Christian Batiz
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Fernando González
 * 🇨🇴 Fernando Copete
 * 🇭🇳 Herberth Cabrera

(player released mid season)

Ocotal
 * 🇭🇳 Juan José Tablada
 * 🇭🇳 Marcos Rivera
 * 🇭🇳 José Javier Mejía
 * 🇭🇳 Cesar Salandia
 * 🇭🇳 Jonathan Juárez

Real Esteli
 * 🇭🇳 Elmer Mejia
 * 🇧🇷 Assad Esteves
 * 🇺🇾 Paulo Ortiz
 * 🇨🇴 Ronald Quintero
 * 🇺🇾 Gabriel Mirazo Villar

Xilotepelt
 * 🇨🇴 Oscar Palomino Castillo
 * 🇲🇽 Jaime Romo
 * 🇵🇦 George Tinglin
 * 🇨🇷 Gilberth Sequeira

Walter Ferretti
 * 🇧🇷 Pedro Augusto Pedrinho
 * 🇧🇷 Mayco Santana
 * 🇭🇳 Darwig Ramirez
 * 🇭🇳 Mitchel Williams
 * 🇭🇳 Víctor Lozano