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Nicaraguan Primera División
The Liga Primera de Nicaragua is the top division of football in Nicaragua, organized by the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol, it was created in 1933. It is played in two parts, Torneo de Apertura from August through November and Torneo de Clausura from January through May. Each of the regular seasons is followed by a playoff of the top four teams over a two-legged semifinal and subsequent final. The relegation end has the bottom team of the aggregate table dropped as well as the loser of the playoff of the 8th and 9th-place teams. Current teams 2018–19 Primera División Statistics Champions Teams in bold are currently participating in Primera División de Nicaragua. Records Following are records in Liga Primera de Nicaragua: * Manuel "Catarrito" Cuadra ''(highest goal scorer in the league with 142 goals)'' * Oscar "Chiqui" Calvo ''(most goals in a season with 44 goals in 1967 playing for Flor de Caña in the old format of the game)'' * Sergio Gago ''(most goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicaraguan Football Federation
The Nicaraguan Football Federation (FENIFUT; es, Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol) is the official governing body of association football in Nicaragua. FENIFUT comprises 19 departmental and 153 municipal federations. It oversees all national men's, women's, futsal and youth championships. It is additionally responsible for appointing the management of the Nicaragua national football team, men's, Nicaragua women's national football team, women's, and various youth national football teams. Association staff References External links *Official websiteat the FIFA website. Nicaragua at CONCACAF site CONCACAF member associations, Nicaragua Football in Nicaragua Association football governing bodies in Central America, Nic Sports governing bodies in Nicaragua, Football Sports organizations established in 1931 1931 establishments in Nicaragua {{footy-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinandega FC
Chinandega Futbol Clube is a Nicaraguan football team who play in the Nicaraguan Premier Division. They play their home games at the Estadio Efraín Tijerino in Chinandega. They have been playing in the top tier since winning promotion in summer 2011. Current squad ''As of:'' List of managers Chinandega has had permanent managers since it first appointed TBD as coach in 1976. The longest-serving manager was Reyna Espinoza, who managed Chinandega for four years from Feb 2014 to TBD To be announced (TBA), to be confirmed (TBC), to be determined or decided or declared (TBD), and other variations, are placeholder terms used very broadly in event planning to indicate that although something is scheduled or expected to happen, a .... Colombian Wilson Gil was the foreign coach in the club. Reyna Espinoza is the first female to coach the men's senior squad. * Salvador Dubois Leiva (2008–09) * Reyna Espinoza Morán (2010–2011) * Vidal Alonso (2011 – Dec 2011) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Estelí FC
Real Esteli Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football club playing in the top flight of Nicaragua's league system, the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Primera División. The club play out of their home stadium, Estadio Independencia, based in the northern city of Estelí. Real Estelí has 18 national championships, second most out of every team in Nicaragua, only trailing Diriangén. They also won a CONCACAF record eight consecutive championships from 2006 to 2014. History The club was founded in 1960 as Estelí FC, adding Real to its name in 1961. Estelí FC plays at the Estadio Independencia, one of the biggest stadiums in Nicaragua, with a capacity of 4,800. The club is known by the nickname, ''El Tren del Norte'' (''Train of the North''), coming as it does, from the northern region of Las Segovias. Real Estelí has finished in the top five of Nicaragua's top flight every year since 1986. In that time, they have also achieved traditionally high attendance numbers. Howev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Olímpico Del IND Managua
Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua is a multi-use stadium in Managua, Nicaragua. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by América Managua, Deportivo Walter Ferretti, Managua F.C. of the Primera División de Nicaragua The Liga Primera de Nicaragua is the top division of football in Nicaragua, organized by the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol, it was created in 1933. It is played in two parts, Torneo de Apertura from August through November and Torneo de .... The stadium has a capacity of 8,000 spectators. References Football venues in Managua Buildings and structures in Managua {{Nicaragua-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estadio Cacique Diriangén
Estadio Cacique Diriangén is a multi-purpose stadium in Diriamba, Nicaragua. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium to Diriangén FC. The stadium holds 7,500 people. In April 2012, it was announced the stadium was to be renovated. - El Nuevo Diario References Football venues in Nicaragua Multi-purpose stadiums in Nicaragua Carazo Department {{Nicaragua-sports-venue-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diriamba
Diriamba is a city and a municipality in the Carazo department of Nicaragua, with a population of 64,757 (2020 estimate). It is located 41 km south of Managua, the capital of Nicaragua. Geography The city's elevation (just above 500 meters above sea level), and the geography of the cordillera upon which it sits, lend it a constantly mild weather (though notoriously windy January through March). Climate Managua, like much of Western Nicaragua except for the Sierras, has a tropical climate with constant temperatures averaging between . Under Köppen's climate classification, the city has a tropical wet and dry climate. A distinct dry season exists between November and April, while most of the rainfall is received between May and October. Temperatures are highest in March and April, when the sun lies directly overhead and the summer rainfall has yet to begin. Description Diriamba is the largest city in Carazo. The Basilica of Saint Sebastian, which stores several antique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicaragua National Football Stadium
The Nicaragua National Football Stadium (Estadio Nacional de Fútbol) in Managua, Nicaragua, is home to the Nicaragua national football team. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by FIFA president Sepp Blatter, occurred on April 14, 2011. The first official game was a men's national team match featuring Nicaragua and Panama in a FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying match, on September 6, 2011. Overview Envisioned to be built as the most modern stadium in Central America, only the first stage of construction has been completed as of April 2011. This first stage included building of the playing surface, locker rooms for teams and officials, and a main grandstand. Second and future stages include end zone stands (under construction) as well as a media center and press box. The national Football stadium is sometimes confused with the old National Stadium, Estadio Dennis Martinez in central Managua. That stadium was built in 1948, primarily as a baseball Baseball is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Managua
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Ocotal
Ocotal () is the capital of the Nueva Segovia Department in Nicaragua, Central America and the municipal seat of Ocotal Municipality. History The region currently occupied by the city of Ocotal was occupied by different ethnic groups that had probably migrated from Mexico to Central America many centuries ago, speaking a variety of Nahuatl. The gold deposits that were found on the banks of the Choluteca River and other places, motivated the establishment of Spanish settlements. The city was founded in 1543 under the name of Nueva Segovia but this was later changed to Ocotal, a Nahuatl word that means "pine resin". In 1927, Ocotal suffered one of the first dive bombing attacks in history during Battle of Ocotal, a battle that pitted the United States, American United States Marine Corps, Marines and the National Guard (Nicaragua), Nicaraguan National Guard against Augusto César Sandino, Sandinista rebels. Ocotal is the same city that was founded by Spanish colonialists in 1543, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinandega
Chinandega () is a city and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. It is Nicaragua's 2nd most important city (economy) and 6th largest city, with a population of 114,417 (2021 estimate), and a total of 137,170 in the municipality. It is located about northwest of Managua and about southwest of El Guasaule, on the border with Honduras. Chinandega is situated about from the Pacific Ocean. The city is served by Chinandega Airport. The region around Chinandega produces agricultural products, particularly oil, flour, peanuts, shrimp, and sugarcane, and distilled liquors. The city's weather is warm and humid due to its location at a low altitude in the tropics. Geography Located near the Nicaraguan border with Honduras, Chinandega sits on the CA-1 (Pan-American Highway). The department of Chinandega is in area and has a population of 378,970 distributed among thirteen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jalapa
Xalapa or Jalapa (, ), officially Xalapa-Enríquez (), is the capital city of the Mexican state of Veracruz and the name of the surrounding municipality. In the 2005 census the city reported a population of 387,879 and the municipality of which it serves as municipal seat reported a population of 413,136. The municipality has an area of 118.45 km2. Xalapa lies near the geographic center of the state and is the second-largest city in the state after the city of Veracruz to the southeast. Etymology The name ''Xalapa'' comes from the Classical Nahuatl roots (, 'sand') and (, 'place of water'), which means approximately 'spring in the sand'. It's classically pronounced in Nahuatl, although the final /n/ is often omitted. This was adopted into Spanish as ''Xalapa''. The complete name of the city is ''Xalapa-Enríquez'', bestowed in honor of a governor from the 19th century, Juan de la Luz Enríquez. The city's nickname, "City of Flowers" ( es, La ciudad de las flores), w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Madriz
Real Madriz Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Somoto. History On 13 April 2021, the club under Honduran coach Hector Medina reached its first Copa Nicaragua and first top tier league final after defeating Deportivo Jalapa 4–3 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 after extra timeThe Copa Nicaragua final on 21 October 2021 saw Real Madriz lose 3-1 to Deportivo Walter Ferretti, with Roris Espinoza scoring the lone goal on 57 minuteHowever despite almost winning the Copa Nicaragua, the club was relegated from the primera division Honours * Segunda División de Nicaragua and predecessors ** Champions (1) : 2013 * Copa de Nicaragua and predecessors ** Runners up (1) : 2021 Rivalries ''Clásico de las Segovias '' The club's nearest neighbour is Deportivo Ocotal, with whom the club shares a fierce rivalry. List of coaches * Mario José Alfaro Mercado (2001–2003) * Léonidas Rodríguez (2004) * Mario José Alfaro Mercado (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
