Nicaragua national football team
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The Nicaragua national football team is the national team of Nicaragua
and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation. It is among the weakest teams in Central America
and achieved its first qualification to a major international competition in 2009, when they qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
after a 2–0 win over Guatemala
in the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup.
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– Fifth Place 1943
– Fourth Place 1946
– Sixth Place 1948
– Did not enter 1951
– Third Place 1953
– Sixth Place
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation. It is among the weakest teams in Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and achieved its first qualification to a major international competition in 2009, when they qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested from 3 July to 26 July 2009 in the United States. This competition was the fourth tournament...
after a 2–0 win over Guatemala
Guatemala national football team
The Guatemala national football team is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF....
in the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup.
World Cup record
The Nicaraguan national football team has never qualified for the World Cup.Their last attempt was in 2008 when Nicaragua lost both legs in the first round to the Netherlands AntillesNetherlands Antilles national football team
The Netherlands Antilles national football team was the national team of the former Netherlands Antilles and was controlled by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie. The NAVU consisted of Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba split in 1986 and has its own team....
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- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19901990 FIFA World CupThe 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
– Did not enter - 19941994 FIFA World CupThe 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
to 20142014 FIFA World CupThe 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
– Did not qualify
CONCACAF Championship record
- 1963 – Round 1
- 1965 – Did not qualify
- 1967 – 6th place
- 1969 – Did not enter
- 1971 to 1973 – Did not qualify
- 1977 to 1989 – Did not enter
Gold Cup record
- 19911991 CONCACAF Gold Cup-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:4 goals Benjamin Galindo3 goals Dale Mitchell Eduardo Bennet Luis Cálix Carlos Hermosillo...
to 20072007 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third...
– Did not qualify - 20092009 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested from 3 July to 26 July 2009 in the United States. This competition was the fourth tournament...
– Round 1 - 20112011 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...
– Did not qualify
UNCAF Nations Cup record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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 1991 |
Preliminary round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 1993UNCAF Nations Cup 1993 The 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup was the second edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup , the soccer championship of Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol .-First round:---------Squads:... |
Preliminary round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
 1995UNCAF Nations Cup 1995 -Preliminary round:---------Squads:-Group A:played in San Salvador-Preliminary round:---------Squads:-Group A:played in San Salvador-Preliminary round:---------Squads:-Group A:played in San Salvador... |
Preliminary round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
 1997 |
First round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup 1999 The 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup was a UNCAF Nations Cup held in San Jose, Costa Rica in March 1999. The host team won the tournament's final group. Costa Rica then qualified automatically, alongside second-placed Guatemala and third-placed Honduras for the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.-Squads:-Group A:The... |
First round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 |
First round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
 2003 |
Sixth Place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 -Semi-Finals:-3rd/4th Place Play-Off:-Final:-Top scorers:Six goals Wilmer VelásquezFive goals Milton NúñezFour goals Juan Carlos PlataThree goals Edwin Villatoro Whayne WilsonTwo goals Roy Myrie Hernán Sandoval-External links:*... |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup 2007 -Scorers:4 goals Wilmer Velasquez3 goals Eliseo Quintanilla Emilio Palacios Saul Martinez Rolando Fonseca2 goals Deon Mccauley Samuel Wilson1 goal Leonardo González Harold Wallace Kurt Bernard Juan Alberto Diaz Claudio Albizuris Gustavo Cabrera Milton Bustas Emil Martinez Carlos Will Mejia Alberto... |
Sixth Place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 The UNCAF Nations Cup 2009 was the tenth edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial football tournament for the CONCACAF-affiliated national teams of Central America. The first five places qualified for the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup... |
Fifth Place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 |
Sixth Place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
CCCF Championship record
19411941 CCCF Championship
The Confederacion Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol was a forerunner to the CONCACAF as the governing body of football in Central America and the nations in the Caribbean until 1963, when it merged with the North American Football Confederation ' to form CONCACAF.The CCCF Championship was a...
– Fifth Place 1943
1943 CCCF Championship
The Confederacion Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol was a forerunner to the CONCACAF as the governing body of football in Central America and the nations in the Caribbean until 1963, when it merged with the North American Football Confederation ' to form CONCACAF.The CCCF Championship was a...
– Fourth Place 1946
CCCF Championship
The CCCF Championship was a football tournament made just for teams in the area of Central America and the Caribbean between the years of 1941–1961. It was founded in 1938 and the precursor of the CONCACAF, that was formed when CCCF merged with the NAFC in 1961...
– Sixth Place 1948
CCCF Championship
The CCCF Championship was a football tournament made just for teams in the area of Central America and the Caribbean between the years of 1941–1961. It was founded in 1938 and the precursor of the CONCACAF, that was formed when CCCF merged with the NAFC in 1961...
– Did not enter 1951
1951 CCCF Championship
The 1951 CCCF Championship was played in Panama City, Panama, from February 25 to March 4. Most countries did not participate because of a polio epidemic.* Win=2 pts* Draw=1 pt* Loss=0 pts...
– Third Place 1953
CCCF Championship
The CCCF Championship was a football tournament made just for teams in the area of Central America and the Caribbean between the years of 1941–1961. It was founded in 1938 and the precursor of the CONCACAF, that was formed when CCCF merged with the NAFC in 1961...
– Sixth Place
- 19551955 CCCF ChampionshipThe CCCF was the Confederacion Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol .Host: HondurasChampion: Costa Rica* Win=2 pts* Draw=1 pt* Loss=0 pts-Final round:--------------------...
to 1960 – Did not enter 19611961 CCCF ChampionshipThe 1961 CCCF Championship was played in March 1961 in San José, Costa Rica. Costa Rica emerged as champion.-Group 1:The 1961 CCCF Championship was played in March 1961 in San José, Costa Rica. Costa Rica emerged as champion.-Group 1:...
– Ninth Place
Pan American Games record
- 1951Football at the 1951 Pan American GamesThe first edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 25 to March 8, 1951. Five teams did compete, after Brazil withdrew on February 16, 1951.-Matches:-External links:*...
to 1971Football at the 1971 Pan American GamesThe sixth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in five cities in Colombia: Cali Cartago, Buga, Palmira and Tuluá, from July 31 to August 12, 1971. Twelve teams divided in three groups of four did compete in a round-robin competition, with Mexico defending the title...
– Did not enter 1975Football at the 1975 Pan American GamesThe seventh edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in four cities in Mexico: Mexico City , Guadalajara, Toluca, and Puebla, from October 13 to October 25, 1975. Thirteen teams competed in a round-robin competition, with Argentina defending the title...
– Round 1 - 1979Football at the 1979 Pan American GamesThe eighth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 2 to July 14, 1979. Nine teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title...
to 1987Football at the 1983 Pan American GamesThe ninth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 15 to August 27, 1983. Ten teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a final round.-Group A:-Group...
– Did not enter 1991Football at the 1991 Pan American GamesThe eleventh edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from August 4 to August 13, 1991. Eight teams competed, with title holder Brazil missing...
– Round 1 - 1995Football at the 1995 Pan American GamesThe twelfth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 10 to March 24, 1995. Twelve teams competed, with title defender USA being eliminated in the first round...
to 2007Football at the 2007 Pan American GamesThe football tournaments at the 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro in July 2007. The fifteenth edition of the men's competition was played by 12 teams, while the third edition of the women's tournament was played by 10 countries....
– Did not enter
Current staff
| Head Coach |  Enrique LlenaEnrique Llena Enrique Llena Leon is a Spanish football player and manager.In January 2010, he was appointed to be the manager of the Nicaragua national football team.-External Links:... |
| Assistant Coach |  Mauricio CruzMauricio Cruz Jiron Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron is a formerNicaraguan footballer and currently coaches Diriangén FC in the Primera División de Nicaragua... |
| Physical Coordinator |  Flavio Da Silva |
Last five match results
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| 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup | 2–0 | 16 January 2011 | Estadio Rommel Fernandez Estadio Rommel Fernandez Estadio Rommel Fernández is a multi-purpose stadium located in Panama City, It is used for different sports, and mainly for the conduct of games football. It was inaugurated February 6 of 1970. It was designed to accommodate the XI Central American and Caribbean Games in 1970... , Panama Panama Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The... |
Panama: Cooper Armando Cooper Armando Cooper is a Panamanian football midfielder who plays for Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera División.-Club career:... Rentería Luis Rentería Luis Rentería is a Panamanian football forward. He currently plays for Real Cartagena of the Categoría Primera A and the Panamanian national team.-External links:*... |
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| 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup | 1–1 | 18 January 2011 | Estadio Rommel Fernandez Estadio Rommel Fernandez Estadio Rommel Fernández is a multi-purpose stadium located in Panama City, It is used for different sports, and mainly for the conduct of games football. It was inaugurated February 6 of 1970. It was designed to accommodate the XI Central American and Caribbean Games in 1970... , Panama Panama Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The... |
Nicaragua: Espinoza Denis Espinoza (footballer) Denis Espinoza is a Nicaraguan footballer who currently plays goalkeeper for Deportivo Walter Ferretti.-External links:... Belize: D. Jiménez |
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| 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup | 1–2 | January 21, 2011 | Estadio Rommel Fernández Estadio Rommel Fernandez Estadio Rommel Fernández is a multi-purpose stadium located in Panama City, It is used for different sports, and mainly for the conduct of games football. It was inaugurated February 6 of 1970. It was designed to accommodate the XI Central American and Caribbean Games in 1970... , Panama City Panama City Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the... |
Nicaragua: Rodríguez Guatemala: G. Ruiz León |
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| Friendly Match | 1–1 | 26 May 2011 | Estadio Pedro Marrero Estadio Pedro Marrero, the home of CF Ciudad de La Habana, is a multi-purpose stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is now used primarily for football matches. The stadium holds 28,000 and was built in 1929. Originally named Gran Stadium Cervecería Tropical , it hosted the 1937 Bacardi Bowl and many Cuban... , Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2011/05/27/deportes/61736 |
Nicaragua: Raul Legias 45min Cuba: Marcel Hernández 93min |
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| Friendly Match | 2–1 | 28 May 2011 | Estadio Pedro Marrero Estadio Pedro Marrero, the home of CF Ciudad de La Habana, is a multi-purpose stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is now used primarily for football matches. The stadium holds 28,000 and was built in 1929. Originally named Gran Stadium Cervecería Tropical , it hosted the 1937 Bacardi Bowl and many Cuban... , Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2011/05/29/deportes/61893 |
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Upcoming games
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | Location | Competition | Scorers |
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| 2 September 2011 | 0–2 | Windsor Park Windsor Park Windsor Park is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland and the home ground of Linfield F.C. and the Northern Ireland national football team. It is also where the Irish Cup and Irish League Cup finals are played.-History:... , Rouseau |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, , but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, . The remaining 31 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other 207 teams from the six FIFA... |
Nicaragua: Raúl Leguías Raúl Leguías Raúl Moisés Leguías Ávila is a football forward who currently plays Primera División de Nicaragua team Real Esteli F.C..-Career:... , Félix Rodriguez Dominica: – |
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| 6 September 2011 | 1-2 | Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua Managua Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in... |
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, , but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, . The remaining 31 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other 207 teams from the six FIFA... |
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Current squad
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Nicaragua Coaches
| Name | From | To |
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| Octavio Edmundo Salas Urbina |
1941 | ? |
 Eduardo Kosovic http://impreso.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2007/03/19/suplemento/eldeportivo/5226 |
1941 | ? |
| Santiago Bonilla |
1952 | ? |
| Ferenc Messaro |
1967 | ? |
| Livio Bendaña Espinoza Livio Bendaña Espinoza Livio Bendaña Espinoza is a formerNicaraguan footballer and coach. During his career he played for Diriangén FC.-External links:... |
1967 | 1970 |
 Omar MuracoOmar Muraco Omar Ernesto Muraco is a former manager of the Nicaragua national football team and the Panama national football team.-FAS Years:... |
1969 | 1970 |
| José "Chingolo" Rodríguez |
? | ? |
| Omar Zambrana |
? | ? |
| Salvador Dubois Leiva Salvador Dubois Leiva Salvador Dubois Leiva is a Retired Nicaraguan footballer, who is consider one of the players to have played for the Nicaragua national football team and Honduran powerhouse C.D. Motagua.-External links:*http://www.manfut.org/museos/sf-DuboisSalvador.html... |
1991,1992 | |
| Mauricio Cruz Jiron Mauricio Cruz Jiron Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron is a formerNicaraguan footballer and currently coaches Diriangén FC in the Primera División de Nicaragua... |
1993 | 2001 |
 Maurizio Battistini |
2002 | 2004 |
| Marcelo Javier Zuleta |
August 2005 | September 2005 |
| Carlos De Toro Carlos Alberto de Toro Carlos Alberto de Toro is a former Argentine football player and manager.-External links:*http://deportes.vivenicaragua.com/target-goal/2008/01/10/%E2%80%9Cgood-bye%E2%80%9D-carlos-de-toro.html... |
September 2007 | December 2008 |
| Mauricio Cruz Jiron Mauricio Cruz Jiron Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron is a formerNicaraguan footballer and currently coaches Diriangén FC in the Primera División de Nicaragua... |
December 2008 | October 2008 |
| Ramón Otoniel Olivas Ramón Otoniel Olivas Ramón Otoniel Olivas Ruiz is a Retired Nicaraguan footballer, who is consider one of the best players to have played for the Nicaragua national football team.-External links:... |
November 2008 | December 2009 |
| Enrique Llena Enrique Llena Enrique Llena Leon is a Spanish football player and manager.In January 2010, he was appointed to be the manager of the Nicaragua national football team.-External Links:... |
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External links
- A Picture of the Team
- FENIFUT – Nicaraguan Football Federation
- Nicaragua – List of International Matches at RSSSF.com (Last updated: 7 July 2004)
