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Nicaragua 
Nickname(s) La Azul y Blanco (The Blue and White)
Los Pinoleros
AlbiazulesAssociation Nicaraguan Football Federation Sub-confederation UNCAF (Central America) Confederation CONCACAF (North America) Head coach Enrique Llena Asst coach Mauricio Cruz Captain Denis Espinoza Top scorer Emilio Palacios (11) Home stadium Estadio Cacique Diriangén FIFA code NCA FIFA ranking 160 Highest FIFA ranking 132 (February 2009) Lowest FIFA ranking 193 (May 2001) Elo ranking 177 
Home coloursAway coloursFirst international 
El Salvador 9–0 Nicaragua 
(El Salvador; May 1, 1929)Biggest win Nicaragua 2–0 Panama 
(San Jose, Costa Rica; 10 March 1946)
Nicaragua 2–0 Panama
(San Jose, Costa Rica; 14 March 1953)
Nicaragua 2–0 Honduras 
(San Salvador, El Salvador; 12 March 1965)
Nicaragua 3–1 Panama
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; February 17, 1967)
Nicaragua 2–0 Bermuda 
(Diriamba, Nicaragua; 30 April 2004)
Nicaragua 2–0 Bermuda
(Estelí, Nicaragua; 2 May 2004)
Nicaragua 4–2 Belize 
(San Salvador, El Salvador; 12 February 2007)
Nicaragua 2–0 Guatemala 
(Tegucigalpa, Honduras; 30 January 2009)
Nicaragua 2–0 Dominica 
(Roseau, Dominica; 2 September 2011)Biggest defeat 
Brazil 14–0 Nicaragua
(Mexico; 17 October 1975)CONCACAF Championship
& Gold CupAppearances 3 (First in 1963) Best result 6th, 1967 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.[1]
Contents
Records
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 Antilles.
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
UNCAF Nations Cup record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA 
1991Preliminary round 2 0 0 2 2 5 1993Preliminary round 2 0 0 2 0 8 1995Preliminary round 2 0 0 2 0 7 1997First round 2 0 0 2 2 11 1999First round 2 0 0 2 0 2 2001First round 3 0 0 3 2 19 2003Sixth Place 5 1 0 4 1 11 2005Group Stage 3 1 0 2 2 9 2007Sixth Place 4 1 0 3 6 14 2009Fifth Place 4 1 2 1 5 6 2011Sixth Place 4 0 1 3 2 7 CCCF Championship record
- 1941 – Fifth Place
- 1943 – Fourth Place
- 1946 – Sixth Place
- 1948 – Did not enter
- 1951 – Third Place
- 1953 – Sixth Place
- 1955 to 1960 – Did not enter
- 1961 – Ninth Place
Pan American Games record
- 1951 to 1971 – Did not enter
1975 – Round 1- 1979 to 1987 – Did not enter
1991 – Round 1- 1995 to 2007 – Did not enter
Personnel
Current staff
Head Coach 
Enrique LlenaAssistant Coach Mauricio CruzPhysical Coordinator Flavio Da SilvaSchedule and recent results
Last five match results
Category Home Team Result Away Team Date Venue Scorers 2011 UNCAF Nations Cup Panama2–0 Nicaragua16 January 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama Panama: Cooper 
15'
Rentería 80'2011 UNCAF Nations Cup Belize1–1 Nicaragua18 January 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama Nicaragua: Espinoza 10' (pen.)
Belize: D. Jiménez 81'2011 UNCAF Nations Cup Nicaragua1–2 GuatemalaJanuary 21, 2011 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City Nicaragua: Rodríguez 23'
Guatemala: G. Ruiz 45+1'
León 66'Friendly Match Cuba1–1 Nicaragua26 May 2011 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana [1] Nicaragua: Raul Legias 45min
Cuba: Marcel Hernández 93minFriendly Match Cuba2–1 Nicaragua28 May 2011 Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana [2] TBD Upcoming games
Date Home Team Result Away Team Location Competition Scorers 2 September 2011 Dominica0–2 NicaraguaWindsor Park, Rouseau 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Nicaragua: Raúl Leguías, Félix Rodriguez
Dominica: –6 September 2011 Nicaragua1-2 PanamaEstadio Nacional de Fútbol, Managua 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification TBD Current squad
The following 18-man squad was selected for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Dominica and Panama.
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Denis Espinoza 25 August 1983 22 1 Deportivo Walter Ferretti12 GK Diedrich Tellez 25 August 1983 0 0 Diriangén2 DF Josue Quijano 10 March 1991 6 0 Deportivo Walter Ferretti5 DF Erick Téllez 28 November 1989 4 0 Diriangén7 DF Donald Parrales 28 November 1989 3 0 Deportivo Walter Ferretti14 DF Maximo Gamez 28 November 1989 0 0 Managua6 MF Elvis Pinel 22 March 1992 1 0 Real Estelí8 MF Félix Rodríguez 27 April 1984 8 2 Real Estelí10 MF Juan Barrera 2 May 1989 15 1 Tauro F.C.13 MF Marcos Roman 10 August 1989 2 0 Diriangén15 MF Marcos Mendez 10 August 1989 3 0 Diriangén17 DF Felix Zeledón 24 November 1983 14 0 Deportivo Walter Ferretti18 MF Axel Villanueva 10 August 1989 7 0 Deportivo Walter Ferretti4 FW Samuel Wilson 4 April 1983 18 4 Real Estelí9 FW Norfran Lazo 8 September 1990 4 0 Managua11 FW Daniel Reyes 21 July 1990 4 2 Boavista Sport Club16 MF Raúl Leguías 9 October 1982 6 2 Managua F.C.Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the Nicaragua squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up DF Manuel Gutiérrez January 20, 1987 3 0 Diriangénv. Cuba; May 29, 2011DF Milton Bustos April 19, 1982 11 2 Xilotepeltv. Guatemala; January 22, 2011DF David Solórzano (c) 5 November 1980 29 1 Diriangénv. Cuba; May 29, 2011MF Elvis Figueroa 18 December 1988 5 0 Managuav. Guatemala; May 29, 2011MF McPerson Garth 22 March 1992 1 0 Diriangénv. Cuba; TBAMF Norman Eugarrios 9 January 1987 5 0 Chinandegav. Guatemala; May 29, 2011FW Wilber Sánchez 20 October 1979 17 0 Real Estelív. Cuba; TBAFW Rudel Calero 20 December 1982 19 2 Real Estelív. Cuba; TBAFW Emilio Palacios 8 October 1983 20 9 Xilotepeltv. Cuba; TBANicaragua Coaches
Name From To Octavio Edmundo Salas Urbina1941 ? 
Eduardo Kosovic [3]1941 ? Santiago Bonilla1952 ? Ferenc Messaro1967 ? Livio Bendaña Espinoza1967 1970 
Omar Muraco1969 1970 José "Chingolo" Rodríguez? ? Omar Zambrana? ? Salvador Dubois Leiva1991,1992 Mauricio Cruz Jiron1993 2001 
Maurizio Battistini2002 2004 Marcelo Javier ZuletaAugust 2005 September 2005 Carlos De ToroSeptember 2007 December 2008 Mauricio Cruz JironDecember 2008 October 2008 Ramón Otoniel OlivasNovember 2008 December 2009 Enrique LlenaJanuary 2010 – References
- ^ "Nicaragua shocks Guatemala 2–0 to claim last berth in CONCACAF Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 2009-01-29. http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4610. Retrieved 2009-01-29.
External links
- A Picture of the Team
- FENIFUT – Nicaraguan Football Federation
- Nicaragua – List of International Matches at RSSSF.com (Last updated: 7 July 2004)
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