# List of Nicaraguan football champions

The Nicaraguan Football Champion is the winner of the Nicaragua National Football Championship Currently, there are two champions each calendar year with one champion for the Apertura season and one for the Clausura season.

## List of champions year by year

| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
| 1933 | Alas Managua | TBD |
| 1934 | Club Atletico Managua | TBD |
| 1935-1938 | No Championship was played | None |
| 1939 | Lido | TBD |
| 1940 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1941 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1942 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1943 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1944 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1945 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1946 | Ferrocarril | TBD |
| 1947 | Colegio C-A | TBD |
| 1948 | Ferrocarril | Diriangén FC |
| 1949 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1950 | Aduana | TBD |
| 1951 | Aduana | TBD |
| 1952 | No Championship was played | none |
| 1953 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1954 | La Salle | TBD |
| 1955 | Aduana | TBD |
| 1956 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1957 | No Championship was played | none |
| 1958 | Club Atletico Managua | TBD |
| 1959 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1960 | La Nica | TBD |
| 1961 | Deportivo Santa Cecilia | TBD |
| 1962-1964 | No Championship was played | none |
| 1965 | Deportivo Santa Cecilia | TBD |
| 1966 | Flor de Caña FC | TBD |
| 1967 | Flor de Caña FC | TBD |
| 1968 | Universidad Centroamericana | TBD |
| 1969 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1970 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1971 | Deportivo Santa Cecilia | TBD |
| 1972 | Deportivo Santa Cecilia | TBD |
| 1973 | Deportivo Santa Cecilia | TBD |
| 1974 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1975 | Universidad Centroamericana | TBD |
| 1976 | Universidad Centroamericana | TBD |
| 1977 | Universidad Centroamericana | TBD |
| 1978-1979 | No Championship was played | none |
| Year | Winner | Runner-up |
| 1980 | Bufalos | TBD |
| 1981 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1982 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1983 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1984 | Deportivo Masaya | TBD |
| 1985 | America Managua | Diriangén FC |
| 1986 | Deportivo Masaya | TBD |
| 1987 | Diriangén FC | America Managua |
| 1988 | America Managua | Diriangén FC |
| 1989 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1990 | America Managua | Deportivo Walter Ferretti |
| 1991 | Real Estelí | Diriangén FC |
| 1992 | Diriangén FC | TBD |
| 1993 | Juventus Managua | TBD |
| 1994 | Juventus Managua | TBD |
| 1994-95 | Diriangén FC | Real Estelí |
| 1995-96 | Diriangén FC | Bautista |
| 1996-97 | Diriangén FC | Real Estelí |
| 1997-98 | Deportivo Walter Ferretti | Masachapa |
| 1998–1999 | Real Estelí | Diriangén FC |
| 1999-2000 | Diriangén FC | Deportivo Walter Ferretti |
| 2000–2001 | Deportivo Walter Ferretti | Diriangén FC |
| 2001–2002 | Deportivo Jalapa | Deportivo Walter Ferretti |
| 2002–2003 | Real Estelí | Diriangén FC |
| 2003 Apertura | Real Estelí | Diriangén FC |
| 2004 Clausura | Real Estelí | Diriangén FC |
| 2004 Apertura | Diriangén FC | |
| 2005 Clausura | Diriangén FC | Real Estelí |
| 2005-2006 | Diriangén FC | Real Estelí |
| 2006-2007 | Real Estelí | Real Madriz |
| 2007-2008 | Real Estelí | Deportivo Walter Ferretti |
| 2008-2009 | Real Estelí | TBD |
| 2009 Apertura | Deportivo Walter Ferretti | TBD |
| 2010 Clausura | Real Estelí | TBD |
| 2010 Apertura | Deportivo Walter Ferretti | Diriangén FC |
| 2011 Clausura | Real Estelí | Deportivo Walter Ferretti |

## Champions

Teams in bold are currently participating in Primera Division de Nicaragua.
* (#) – Current Primera Division Champion
* (†) – Defunct national team
| Team | Championships | Runners-up | Winning Years |
| Diriangén FC | 26 | 9 | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, 1996– 1997, 1999– 2000, 2004 Apertura, 2005 Clausura, 2005 – 2006, |
| Real Estelí (#) | 10 | 10 | 1991, 1998 – 1999, 2002 – 2003, 2003 Apertura, 2004 Clausura, 2006 – 2007, 2007 – 2008, 2008 – 2009, 2011 Clausura |
| Deportivo Santa Cecilia | 5 | 0 | 1961, 1965, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| Universidad Centroamericana | 4 | 0 | 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977 |
| Deportivo Walter Ferretti | 4 | 3 | 1997–1998, 2000– 2001, 2009 Apertura, 2010 Apertura |
| América Managua | 3 | 3 | 1985, 1988, 1990 |
| Aduana | 3 | 0 | 1950, 1951, 1955 |
| Ferrocarril (Managua) | 2 | 0 | 1946, 1948 |
| Flor de Caña FC | 2 | 0 | 1966, 1967 |
| Masaya | 2 | 1 | 1984, 1986 |
| Juventus Managua | 2 | 2 | 1993, 1967 |
| Club Atlético (Managua) | 2 | 0 | 1934, 1958 |
| Deportivo Jalapa | 1 | 1 | 2001–2002 |
| Bufalos (Rivas) | 1 | 0 | 1980 |
| La Nica | 1 | 0 | 1960 |
| Alas | 1 | 0 | 1933 |
| Lido | 1 | 0 | 1939 |
| Colegio C-A | 1 | 0 | 1947 |