2021–22 Liga Primera

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The 2021–22 Liga Primera de Nicaragua season used two short tournaments, Apertura and Clausura. Ten teams competed, including UNAN Managua, who were promoted from the second division, and nine teams from the previous season. Junior Managua were relegated after finishing last in the aggregate table, while Chinandega FC finished 9th and lost a playoff to HyH Export de Sébaco, so Chinandega were relegated and HyH Export stayed in the league.

Champions
- Apertura champion: Diriangén
- Clausura champion: Diriangén
- Relegated: Real Madriz

Top scorers
- Apertura top scorer: Lucas dos Santos (11 goals)
- Clausura top scorer: Luis Manuel Galeano (14 goals)

Biggest and notable results
- Biggest home win: Apertura — Deportivo Walter Ferretti 5–0 ART Jalapa (21 October 2021); Clausura — Diriangén 8–0 H&H Export
- Biggest away win: Apertura — UNAN Managua 3–5 Real Madriz; Clausura — Real Madriz 0–3 Juventus Managua
- More away wins: UNAN Managua 0–3 Diriangén; Juventus Managua 0–3 Real Estelí
- Highest scoring games: Apertura — H&H Export 4–8 Deportivo Walter Ferretti; Clausura — Diriangén 8–0 H&H Export

Season statistics
- Matches played: 196
- Goals scored: 459 (about 2.34 per game)

Other notes
- A rule limited teams to four foreign players; ART Jalapa had a match win overturned for using five foreign players.
- HyH Export de Sébaco won a two-leg playoff over Chinandega FC to remain in the league, while Chinandega FC were relegated.