2020–21 Liga Primera de Nicaragua

The 2020–21 Liga Primera de Nicaragua season was divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The season determined the 75th and 76th champions in the history of the Liga Primera de Nicaragua, the top division of football in Nicaragua. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2020, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2021.

Format
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.

Team information
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.

Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División as of May, 2020.


 * Champions: Junior de Managua

Relegated to Segunda División  as of May, 2020.


 * Last Place: Deportivo Las Sabanas

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Quarterfinals
Chinandega progressed.

Diriangen progressed.

Semi-finals
 Diriagen won 6-3 on aggregate.

Real Esteli won 3–2 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals
Walter Ferretti progressed 3-0.

Managua progressed 1-0.

Semi-finals
 Diriagen won 3-1 on aggregate.

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

List of foreign players in the league
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.

ART Jalapa
 * 🇧🇷 Gabriel Coelho Blue x.svg
 * 🇨🇴 Ronaldo Pabon Blue x.svg
 * 🇲🇽 Juan Daniel González Orange x.svg
 * 🇲🇽 Edder Mondragón (*)
 * 🇲🇽 Eder García Orange x.svg
 * Brayan Zúñiga (*)
 * 🇨🇴 Yeiner Marcelo Vivas (*)

Chinandega
 * 🇨🇴 Brayan Cañate
 * 🇨🇴 Marlon Barrios
 * 🇨🇴 Duver Quinonez
 * 🇨🇴 Esteban Lozada
 * Cristhian Izaguirre

Diriangén
 * 🇦🇷 Jonathan Pacheco
 * Marel Álvarez
 * 🇧🇷 Pedro Dos Santos
 * 🇧🇷 Maycon Santana
 * Bernando Laureiro
 * 🇨🇴 Jhon Mosquera

Juventus Managua Managua
 * 🇧🇷 Rafael Vieira
 * Alexander Moreno
 * Cristhian Euseda Blue x.svg
 * 🇲🇽 Carlos Felix
 * 🇧🇷 Lucas Dos Santos
 * 🇻🇪 Edward Morillo
 * 🇪🇸 Pablo Gállego
 * 🇪🇸 Diego Pelaez Blue x.svg
 * Marcos González Blue x.svg
 * Brayan Castillo Blue x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Leandro Figueroa Blue x.svg

Ocotal
 * Allan Gutiérrez
 * 🇨🇴 Kenverlen López
 * 🇨🇴 Brayan Cantillo Lucumi
 * 🇨🇴 Jerney Vente

Real Estelí
 * 🇦🇷 Lucio Barroca Blue x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Alvaro Rezzano
 * 🇦🇷 Luis Acuna
 * 🇧🇷 Rodrigo Bronzatti
 * 🇧🇷 Vitor Faiska
 * 🇬🇶 Niko Kato
 * 🇨🇴 Jhon Mosquera Blue x.svg

Real Madriz
 * 🇨🇴 Jamilton Moreno
 * 🇨🇴 Nicolas Quinonez
 * 🇨🇴 Bryan Mojica
 * 🇦🇷 Jorge Moreno

Junior de Managua
 * 🇨🇴 Carlos Mosquera
 * 🇲🇽 Edson Contreras
 * 🇲🇽 Luis Carbajal
 * 🇲🇽 Rogelio Espinoza

Walter Ferretti
 * 🇲🇽 Taufic Guarch
 * 🇧🇷 Christiano Fernandes de Lima Blue x.svg
 * 🇲🇽 Fernando Villalpando
 * 🇲🇽 Sergio Napoles

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