The Liga de Ascenso de Nicaragua is the second tier of Nicaraguan football. It is organized by the FENIFUT.
Format Torneo de Apertura (Opening tournament) and Torneo de Clausura (Closure Tournament). The Apertura champion each year will play the champion of the respective Clausura tournament, in order to determine who will ascend to the Primera Division, or if occasion arises, the team that manages to win two tournaments in a year, amount direct without having to play a game round. while the loser or the team with the best position on the table will face the 9th placed team in the primera division in a playoff to determine who will be promoted.
2025–26 teams Masachapa FC Ocotal San Marcos Rio Blanco Pumas FC Dario Catarina FC Tigres de Chinandega Matiguas FC Juventus Managua Deportivo Masaya FC Esteli Bravos del Primavera Blancos FC Junior de Managua
Former teams Real Estelí B Atlético Somotillo La Concha FC ART Municipal Jalapa Lianziur Masatepelt San Juan de Oriente FC Bóer FC Real Xolotlan CS Municipal América JDE FC Brumas Jinotega La Paz Carazo Cachorros FC Real Madriz Nandasmo F.C. Chinandega FC Rancho Santana FC H&H Export Sébaco UNAN Managua Las Sabanas
List of champions 2008–09: Chinandega
2010 Apertura: Juventus 2011 Clausura: Chinandega FC 2012 Clausura: UNAN Managua
2012 Apertura: Municipal Jalapa 2013 Clausura: Municipal Jalapa
2013 Apertura: UNAN Managua 2014 Clausura: Real Estelí B
2014 Apertura: Chinandega FC
2016 Clausura: Sebaco
2016 Apertura: Nandasmo F.C. 2017 Clausura: Deportivo Ocotal
2017 Apertura: San Francisco Masachapa 2018 Clausura: Municipal Jalapa
2019 Clausura: Las Sabanas
2019 Apertura: CD Junior
2020 Apertura: UNAN Managua
2021 Clausura: H&H Export Sébaco
2021 Apertura: CD Junior 2022 Clausura: Matagalpa FC
2022 Apertura: Chinandega FC 2023 Clausura: Masachapa FC
2023 Apertura: Juventus Managua 2024 Clausura: Rancho Santana FC
2024 Apertura: Club Deportivo Rio Blanco 2025 Clausura: Real Madriz
2025 Apertura: FC San Marcos 2026 Clausura: FC San Marcos
2026 Apertura: TBD 2027 Clausura: TBD
See also
Football in Nicaragua – overview of football sport
External links http://www.futbolnica.net/i.php?i=arranca-liga-de-ascenso-el-xilotepelt-no-va#futbolnica