2021–22 Liga Primera de Nicaragua

The 2021–22 Liga Primera de Nicaragua season was to be divided into two tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. The season will determine the 77th and 78th champions in the history of the Liga Primera de Nicaragua, the top division of football in Nicaragua. The Apertura tournament is to be played in the second half of 2021, while the Clausura is to be played in the first half of 2022.

Team information
A total of ten teams contested the league, including nine sides from the 2020–21 Primera División, and one side from the 2020–21 Segunda División.

Junior Managua finished last in the aggregate table and were relegated to the Segunda División. The champions from the Segunda División, UNAN Managua, were promoted in their place.

The 9th place team in the aggregate table, Chinandega FC, faced the second-place team from the Segunda División, HyH Export de Sébaco, in a playoff for a spot in the Primera División. HyH Export de Sébaco won 5–3 over two legs, meaning Chinandega FC relegated from the Primera División.

Promotion and relegation
Promoted from Segunda División as of July, 2021.


 * Champions: UNAN Managua
 * Promotion playoff winner: HyH Export de Sébaco

Relegated to Segunda División  as of May, 2021.


 * Last Place: Junior Managua
 * Promotion playoff loser: Chinandega FC

New ball provider
VOIT will be providing and major ball sponsor for 2020-2021

Finals

 * Qualified teams
 * Diriangén
 * Real Estelí

Quarterfinals
Walter Ferretti progressed. ''* Originally ART Jalapa had qualified however due to using five foreign players on the field at one time, which exceeded the rule which only allowed 4 players. ART Jalapa were stripped the victory therefore allowed H&H Sebaco to overtake them on the table''

Managua FC progressed.

Semi-finals
Walter Ferretti won 4-3 on aggregate.

Diriangen won 2-1 on aggregate.

Second leg
2-2. Diriangen won 4-2 on penalties.

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
 * 🇨🇴 David Pinilla
 * 🇨🇴 Jafet del Portillo
 * Allan Medina

Diriangén
 * 🇦🇷 Jonathan Pacheco
 * 🇦🇷 Carlos Tórres
 * 🇧🇷 Robinson Luiz
 * Bernando Laureiro
 * 🇨🇴 Jhon Mosquera

Juventus Managua
 * 🇨🇴 Kevin Obregón
 * 🇲🇽 Bernardo Gradilla
 * 🇧🇷 Rafael Vieira
 * Alexander Moreno
 * 🇲🇽 Carlos Felix

HYH Sebaco
 * 🇦🇷 Miguel Pucharella (*)
 * Sebastián Barquero (*)
 * Brayan Zúñiga (*)
 * 🇻🇪 Miguel Soza (*)

Managua
 * 🇧🇷 Lucas Dos Santos Blue x.svg
 * 🇻🇪 Edward Morillo
 * 🇧🇷 Leandro Barbosa Blue x.svg
 * 🇪🇸 Pablo Gállego Orange x.svg
 * 🇦🇷 Luciano Sanhueza
 * 🇦🇷 Federico Vasilchick
 * 🇦🇷 Carlos López Quintero

Ocotal
 * 🇨🇴 Kenverlen López
 * Gabriel Ortiz
 * Carlos Daniel Duran
 * Ricardo Medina

Real Estelí
 * 🇦🇷 Luis Acuna
 * 🇦🇷 Lautaro Ceratto
 * 🇧🇷 Vitor Faiska
 * 🇧🇷 Vinicius da Souza
 * 🇪🇸 Bidari García

Real Madriz
 * 🇨🇴 Jamilton Moreno
 * 🇨🇴 Nicolas Quinonez
 * 🇨🇴 Bryan Mojica
 * Kevin Castro (*)
 * Edwin Castro (*)
 * Santiago Paredes (*)
 * 🇺🇸 TBD

UNAM Managua
 * 🇬🇭 Joseph Donkor (*)
 * 🇹🇬 Donouvi Blaise (*)

Walter Ferretti
 * 🇦🇷 Brian Calabrese (*) Blue x.svg
 * 🇲🇽 Carlos Castro (*)
 * 🇨🇴 Maykel Reyes (*)
 * 🇲🇽 Taufic Guarch (*)
 * 🇲🇽 Diego Casas (*)

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