2016–17 Primera División de Nicaragua
| Season | 2016–17 |
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| Champions | Apertura: Real Estelí Clausura: TBD |
| Relegated | TBD |
| Champions League | - |
| CONCACAF League | Real Estelí |
| Matches played | 130 |
| Goals scored | 400 (3.08 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Apertura: Edward Morillo – 12 goalsClausura:  Gregorio Torres – 9 goals |
| Biggest home win | Apertura: Juventus Managua 10–0 Nandasmo Clausura: UNAN Managua 10–2 Nandasmo |
| Biggest away win | Apertura: Nandasmo 0–7 Walter Ferretti Clausura: Nandasmo 1–5 Diriangén |
| Highest scoring | Apertura: Real Madriz 8–3 Nandasmo Clausura: UNAN Managua 10–2 Nandasmo |
| Longest unbeaten run | Apertura: Real Estelí (18) Clausura: Real Estelí (8) |
| Longest losing run | Apertura: Sebaco (8) Clausura: Nandasmo (8) |
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The 2016–17 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 2016, while the Clausura will be played in the first half of 2017.
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.
A total of 10 teams will contest the league, including 8 sides from the 2015–16 season and one sids directly promoted from the 2015–16 Segunda division. The final participant will be determined in a two-legged play-off, in which the 9th placed Primera division side ART Jalapa will play the team who finished second in Segunda division which was Sebaco. Sebaco won 4-3 on aggregate over ART Jalapa which meant they were promoted in the Primera Division.
The regular season began on 2016. The top four finishers will move on to the next stage of the competition.
Updated to games played on 26 October 2016.
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Updated to games played on 26 October 2016.
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1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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