2017–18 Primera División de Nicaragua

The 2017–18 season in Primera División de Nicaragua will be divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and will determine the 69th and 70th champions in the history of the league. The Apertura tournament will be played in the second half of 2017, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2018.

Format
The Apertura play-off format was changed from previous years, while the Clausura will use the same 4-team play-off format. For the Apetura, the top four teams from the regular stage advanced to a "quadrangular" double-round robin instead of a play-off stage. The regular stage and quadrangular winners would have 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 season.

Team information
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2016–17 Primera División 2 sides from the 2016–17 Segunda División.

At the end of the 2016–17 Primera División, Nandasmo finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División. Taking their place was the champions from the Segunda División, Deportivo Ocotal.

The 9th place team in the aggregate table, Deportivo Sebaco, faced the second place team from the Segunda División, San Francisco Masachapa, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. San Francisco Masachapa won the playoff 3-2 on aggregate and were promoted, while Deportivo Sebaco were relegated.

Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División as of June, 2017.


 * Champions: Ocotal
 * Runners-up (via playoff): San Francisco Masachapa

Relegated to Segunda División  as of June, 2017.


 * Last Place: Nandasmo
 * Ninth Place (via playoff): Deportivo Sebaco

Semi-finals
1-1. Walter Ferretti advanced on Penalties.

2-2. Managua advanced on away goal.

Finals
1-1. Walter Ferretti won on away goal

Semi-finals
Real Esteli won 3-1 on aggregate.

Diriangen won 3-2 on aggregate.

Finals
Diriangen won 3-2 on aggregate.

List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in the 2017–18 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's before the close of the season transfer window.

Chinandega
 * 🇨🇴 Jairo Olivares
 * Jarel Puerto
 * 🇨🇴 Brayan Cañate
 * 🇨🇴 Richard Charris
 * Allan Gutiérrez

Diriangén
 * Henry Niño Orange x.svg
 * Francisco Rodriguez Blue x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Erick Alcázar Orange x.svg
 * Johan Bonilla Orange x.svg
 * Brandon Salazar Orange x.svg
 * Andrés Mendoza
 * 🇧🇷 Pedro Dos Santos
 * Josué Meneses
 * 🇦🇷 Carlos Tórres
 * Yeison Esquivel

Juventus Managua
 * 🇧🇷 Maycon Santana
 * 🇨🇴 Luis Fernando González
 * Darwin Guity
 * 🇲🇽 Carlos Félix
 * 🇲🇽 Diego de la Cruz

Managua
 * 🇧🇷 Cristiano Fernández da Lima
 * 🇧🇷 Vinicius da Souza
 * 🇧🇷 Lucas Oliviera
 * 🇨🇴 Armando Valdez
 * Lisandro Andino Blue x.svg
 * 🇻🇪 Edward Morillo
 * Oscar Urróz

Masachapa/San Francisco
 * 🇨🇴 Brandon Mena
 * 🇨🇴 Carlos Mosquera
 * Ever Rodríguez Blue x.svg
 * 🇲🇽 Ernesto Benítez
 * 🇦🇷 Enzo Brahim
 * 🇨🇴 Raúl Nomesque

Ocotal
 * 🇨🇴 Cristhian Cabria
 * 🇨🇴 Nelson Maldonado
 * Rolín Álvarez Blue x.svg
 * Erlyn Ruíz
 * Marcos Rivera
 * 🇨🇴 Juan Sebastián Bedoya

Real Estelí
 * 🇲🇽 Gregorio Torres
 * 🇧🇷 Gabriel Da Silva Blue x.svg
 * 🇧🇷 Revson Santos Blue x.svg
 * Lucas Rodríguez Blue x.svg
 * Gastón Pagan Blue x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Guillermo Sierra
 * 🇨🇴 Jorge Betancur
 * Richard Rodríguez
 * 🇪🇸 Pablo Gállego

Real Madriz
 * 🇲🇽 Edder Mondragón
 * 🇲🇽 Mauricio Castañeda Blue x.svg
 * Marel Álvarez
 * 🇨🇴 Marlon Barrios
 * 🇨🇴 Jesus Guerrero

UNAN
 * Ever Benítez Blue x.svg
 * 🇧🇷 Daniel Venancio Blue x.svg
 * Franklin García
 * 🇧🇷 Gledson Pereira
 * 🇨🇴 Rodrigo Hernández
 * 🇨🇴 Juan Diego Uribe
 * 🇨🇴 Oscar Castillo Palomino

Walter Ferretti
 * 🇨🇴 Yosimar Rivera
 * 🇧🇷 Rafael De Almeida
 * 🇧🇷 Robinson Luiz
 * José Bernardo Laureiro Blue x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Eder Munive

(player released during the Apertura season) (player released between the Apertura and Clausura seasons) (player released during the Clausura season)