Nicaragua national football team

Nicaragua
Nickname(s)	La Azul y Blanco (The Blue and White); Los Pinoleros (The Pinoleros)
Association	Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol (FENIFUT)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	UNCAF (Central America)
Head coach	Marco Antonio Figueroa
Captain	Juan Barrera
Most caps	Josué Quijano (83)
Top scorer	Juan Barrera (24)
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional de Fútbol
FIFA code	NCA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	140 2 (6 April 2023)[1]
Highest	92 (December 2015)
Lowest	193 (May 2001)
First international
	El Salvador 9–0 Nicaragua ; (San Salvador, El Salvador; 1 May 1929)
Biggest win
	Turks and Caicos Islands 0–7 Nicaragua ; (San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; 27 March 2021)
Biggest defeat
	Honduras 10–0 Nicaragua ; (San José, Costa Rica; 13 March 1946); Curaçao 11–1 Nicaragua ; (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 2 March 1950)
CONCACAF Championship / Gold Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 1963)
Best result	Sixth place (1967)
Medal record
CCCF Championship

The Nicaragua national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Nicaragua) represents Nicaragua in men's international football and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation. Nicaragua achieved its first qualification to a major international competition in 2009, as they qualified for the 2009 Gold Cup as the last entrant from Central America, after a 2–0 win over Guatemala in the fifth place match in the 2009 Nations Cup.[2] However, the team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.

Due to American influence throughout the country's history, baseball has more of a following as both a pursuit and spectator event in Nicaragua than football.

History

Nicaragua traveled to El Salvador for their first ever international, losing 9–0 to the hosts on 1 May 1929. They did not play another match for over twelve years, until the qualifying group for the 1941 CCCF Championship in Costa Rica. They lost all 4 games: 7–2 to the hosts Costa Rica on 10 May, 8–0 to El Salvador on 13 May, 9–1 to the Netherlands Antilles on 15 May and 5–2 to Panama on 18 May. Therefore, Nicaragua finished bottom of the group and did not make the final group.[3]

Recent times

After qualifying for the 2019 Gold Cup on the back of finishing ninth in Nations League qualifying, they would go on to finish bottom of the group with losses to Costa Rica, Haiti and Bermuda.[4]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2022

3 June 2022–23 Nations League	Nicaragua	2–1	Trinidad and Tobago	Managua, Nicaragua
20:00 UTC−6	Quijano 45+1' Bonilla 78'	Report	Reyes 46' (o.g.)	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)

6 June 2022–23 Nations League	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2–2	Nicaragua	Arnos Vale, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15:00 UTC−4	Solomon 3' Anderson 45+5'	Report	Bonilla 22' Moldskred 41'	Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium Referee: Benjamin Whitty (Cayman Islands)

10 June 2022–23 Nations League	Bahamas	0–2	Nicaragua	Nassau, Bahamas
17:00 UTC−4		Report	Moreno 40' Moldskred 90+1'	Stadium: Thomas Robinson Stadium Referee: Joseph Dickerson (United States)

13 June 2022–23 Nations League	Nicaragua	4–0	Bahamas	Managua, Nicaragua
18:00 UTC−6	Barrera 19' Moreno 34', 45' Smith 74'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Julio Luna (Guatemala)

22 September Friendly	Suriname	2–1	Nicaragua	Almere, Netherlands
20:00 UTC+2	Te Vrede 25' Hilterman 90'	Report	Quijano 88'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

27 September Friendly	Nicaragua	0–1	Ghana	Lorca, Spain
20:00 UTC+2		Report	Fatawu 35'	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco Referee: Dario Bel (Croatia)

13 October Friendly	Qatar	2–1	Nicaragua	Marbella, Spain
20:00 UTC+2	Afif 45' (pen.) Muntari 70'	Report	Galeano 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

10 November Friendly	Iran	1–0	Nicaragua	Tehran, Iran
19:00 UTC+3:30	Torabi 15'	Report		Stadium: Azadi Stadium Referee: Golmorad Saadollah (Tajikistan)

16 November Friendly	Nicaragua	1–0	El Salvador	Managua, Nicaragua
20:00 UTC−6	Bonilla 83' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Melvin Matamoros (Honduras)

19 November Friendly	Guatemala	3–1	Nicaragua	Carson, United States
19:00 UTC−8	Lom 45+3' (pen.), 63' Santis 48'	Report	Moreno 74'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

2023

24 March 2022–23 Nations League	Nicaragua	4–1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Managua, Nicaragua
18:00 UTC−6	Smith 3' Barrera 42' Moldskred 60' Flores 90+2'	Report	Edwards 18' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

27 March 2022–23 Nations League	Trinidad and Tobago	1–1	Nicaragua	Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago
20:00 UTC−4	J. Jones 42'	Report	Smith 27'	Stadium: Dwight Yorke Stadium Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

14 June Friendly	Uruguay	v	Nicaragua	Montevideo, Uruguay
		Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario

18 June Friendly	Paraguay	v	Nicaragua	Paraguay
--:-- UTC−4		Report

25 June 2023 Gold Cup GS	Nicaragua	v	TBD	Fort Lauderdale, United States
				Stadium: DRV PNK Stadium

28 June 2023 Gold Cup GS	Jamaica	v	Nicaragua	St. Louis, United States
				Stadium: CityPark

2 July 2023 Gold Cup GS	United States	v	Nicaragua	Charlotte, United States
				Stadium: Bank of America Stadium

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Position	Name
Head coach	Marco Antonio Figueroa
Technical director	Roger Rodriguez
Assistant coach	Tyron Acevedo
Goalkeeping coach	Carlos Mendieta
Physical coordinator	Jaime Ruiz
Doctor	Dr. Cupertino Borrell
Physiotherapist	Zamir Cerna
Team coordinator	Cesar Castro Trinidad
Team coordinator	Nestor Díaz

Coaching history

José "Chingolo" Rodríguez (Unknown)
Omar Zambrana (Unknown)
Octavio Edmundo Salas Urbina (1941–1943)
Eduardo Kosovic (1943)
José Antonio Pipa Cordero (1947)
Santiago Bonilla (1952–1953)
Ferenc Mészáros (1961)
Carlos Ruiz (1961–1962)
Santiago Berrini (1965–1967)
Livio Bendaña Espinoza (1967–1969)
Omar Muraco (1969–1970)
Salvador Dubois Leiva (1977)
Orlando Casares (1980–1981)
Ján Fülöp (1984–1986)
Salvador Dubois Leiva (1991–1992)
Mauricio Cruz Jiron (1993–2001)
Florencio Levia (2001–2002)
Maurizio Battistini (2003–2004)
Marcelo Javier Zuleta (2005)
Carlos De Toro (2007–2008)
Mauricio Cruz Jiron (2008)
Ramón Otoniel Olivas (2008–2009)
Enrique Llena (2010–2014)
Javier Londono (2014)
Henry Duarte (2014–2020)
Juan Vita (2020–2022)
Marco Antonio Figueroa (2022–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago on 24 and 27 March 2023 respecitvely.[5]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against Trinidad and Tobago.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alyer López	(1999-05-16) 16 May 1999	2	0	Managua
12	1GK	Miguel Rodríguez	(2003-06-13) 13 June 2003	2	0	Diriangén
	1GK	César Salandia	(2004-06-13) 13 June 2004	1	0	Real Estelí

2	2DF	Josué Quijano	(1991-03-10) 10 March 1991	83	3	Real Estelí
3	2DF	Óscar Acevedo	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997	11	0	Real Estelí
4	2DF	Erick Téllez	(1989-11-28) 28 November 1989	31	0	Diriangén
6	2DF	Luis Copete	(1989-02-12) 12 February 1989	38	3	Diriangén
15	2DF	Melvin Hernández	(1994-04-26) 26 April 1994	8	0	UNAN Managua
21	2DF	Francisco Flores	(1988-04-02) 2 April 1988	26	1	Diriangén
	2DF	Francisco Vallecillo	(2002-10-20) 20 October 2002	0	0	Real Estelí

8	3MF	Jonathan Moncada	(1998-01-03) 3 January 1998	12	0	Walter Ferretti
14	3MF	Jason Coronel	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993	19	0	Diriangén
16	3MF	Harold Medina	(2002-01-30) 30 January 2002	9	0	Real Estelí
17	3MF	Matías Moldskred Belli	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997	15	4	Sandnes Ulf
18	3MF	Luis Fernando Coronel	(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997	4	0	Diriangén
	3MF	Agenor Báez	(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997	3	0	Managua
	3MF	Kevin Serapio	(1996-04-09) 9 April 1996	22	1	Managua

7	4FW	Ariagner Smith	(1998-12-13) 13 December 1998	12	6	Panevėžys
9	4FW	Jaime Moreno	(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995	30	8	SJK
10	4FW	Byron Bonilla	(1993-08-30) 30 August 1993	30	6	Real Estelí
11	4FW	Juan Barrera (captain)	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989	75	24	Real Estelí
13	4FW	Henry García	(1991-08-03) 3 August 1991	22	0	Real Estelí
19	4FW	Abner Acuña	(1997-03-05) 5 March 1997	7	0	Diriangén
22	4FW	Brayan López	(1990-06-03) 3 June 1990	9	0	Sporting

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last twelve months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Douglas Forvis	(1992-05-17) 17 May 1992	7	0	Real Estelí	v. Guatemala, 19 November 2022
GK	Denver Fox	(1997-11-22) 22 November 1997	2	0	Real Sociedad	v. Guatemala, 19 November 2022

DF	Marvin Fletes	(1997-11-12) 12 November 1997	15	1	Real Estelí	v. Guatemala, 19 November 2022
DF	Mario Dávila	(1997-11-07) 7 November 1997	2	0	Diriangén	v. Guatemala, 19 November 2022
DF	Joel Obando	(2000-11-20) 20 November 2000	1	0	Real Estelí	v. Guatemala, 19 November 2022
DF	Cristian Gutiérrez	(1993-01-06) 6 January 1993	18	0	Real Estelí	v. Iran, 10 November 2022
DF	Jeffrey Chávez	(1997-02-10) 10 February 1997	0	0	Municipal Liberia	v. Iran, 10 November 2022
DF	Henry Niño	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997	15	1	Chalatenango	v. Ghana, 27 September 2022
DF	Christian Reyes	(1995-11-02) 2 November 1995	8	0	Pérez Zeledón	v. Bahamas, 13 June 2022

MF	Widman Talavera	(2003-01-12) 12 January 2003	1	0	Real Estelí	v. Guatemala, 19 November 2022
MF	Marlon López	(1992-11-02) 2 November 1992	39	0	Real Estelí	v. El Salvador, 17 November 2022
MF	Waldner Vásquez	(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002	1	0	Managua	v. El Salvador, 17 November 2022
MF	Ismael Mendieta	(2001-02-20) 20 February 2001	0	0	Walter Ferretti	v. El Salvador, 17 November 2022
MF	Luis Galeano	(1991-10-15) 15 October 1991	32	5	Sébaco	v. Iran, 10 November 2022
MF	Nahúm Peralta	(1994-10-21) 21 October 1994	3	0	Managua	v. Iran, 10 November 2022
MF	Junior Arteaga	(1999-12-09) 9 December 1999	2	0	Diriangén	v. Iran, 10 November 2022
MF	Jeremy Cuarezma	(2000-05-28) 28 May 2000	0	0	Managua	v. Iran, 10 November 2022
MF	Richard Rodríguez	(1992-07-13) 13 July 1992	19	1	Real Estelí	v. Bahamas, 13 June 2022

FW	Adrián Chavarría	(1997-08-31) 31 August 1997	0	0	Juventus	v. El Salvador, 17 November 2022
FW	Anderson Treminio	(1997-04-17) 17 April 1997	2	0	UNAN Managua	v. Iran, 10 November 2022
FW	Cristian Flores	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996	1	1	Real Estelí	v. Iran, 10 November 2022
FW	Keylon Batiz	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004	0	0	Real Estelí	v. Qatar, 13 October 2022
FW	Bancy Hernández ^INJ	(2000-06-27) 27 June 2000	3	0	Walter Ferretti	v. Bahamas, 10 June 2022
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. ^PRE Preliminary squad. ^RET Player retired from the national team. ^SUS Player is serving suspension. ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records

As of 27 March 2023[6]

Players in bold are still active with Nicaragua.

Most appearances

Josué Quijano is Nicaragua's most-capped player with 83 international appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Josué Quijano	83	3	2011–present
2	Juan Barrera	75	24	2009–present
3	Manuel Rosas	60	2	2013–present
4	David Solórzano	49	1	1999–2014
5	Carlos Chavarría	44	11	2013–present
6	Marlon López	40	0	2014–present
7	Denis Espinoza	39	1	2004–2021
8	Carlos Alonso	37	0	1999–2011
8	Luis Copete	38	3	2014–present
10	Daniel Cadena	34	3	2014–present

Top goalscorers

Juan Barrera is Nicaragua's all-time top scorer with 24 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Juan Barrera	24	75	0.32	2009–present
2	Emilio Palacios	11	26	0.42	2001–2009
2	Carlos Chavarría	11	44	0.25	2013–present
4	Raúl Leguías	8	23	0.35	2011–2016
4	Jaime Moreno	8	30	0.27	2016–present
6	Byron Bonilla	6	30	0.2	2016–present
6	Luis Galeano	6	33	0.18	2015–present
8	Ariagner Smith	5	13	0.38	2017–present
9	Matias Belli Moldskred	4	14	0.29	2021–present
9	Rudel Calero	4	26	0.15	2001–2011

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

The Nicaragua national football team has never qualified for the World Cup. Their latest attempt was for the 2022 World Cup, when the side failed to advance from the first round.

FIFA World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1934
1938
1950	Did not enter								Declined participation
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	1	10
1998									2	0	0	2	1	3
2002									4	0	0	4	0	10
2006									2	0	1	1	3	6
2010									2	0	0	2	0	3
2014									4	2	0	2	5	7
2018									6	5	0	1	15	5
2022									3	2	0	1	10	1
2026	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/22	–	–	–	–	–	–	25	9	1	15	35	45

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Group stage	8th	4	0	0	4	2	15	Squad	Qualified automatically
1965	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	4
1967	Sixth place	6th	5	0	1	4	3	12	Squad	2	1	0	1	4	4
1969	Did not enter									Did not enter
1971	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	2	4
1973	Did not enter									Did not enter
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	2	5
1993										2	0	0	2	0	8
1996										2	0	0	2	0	7
1998										2	0	0	2	2	11
2000										2	0	0	2	0	2
2002										3	0	0	3	2	19
2003										5	1	0	4	1	11
2005										3	1	0	2	2	9
2007										4	1	0	3	6	14
2009	Group stage	11th	3	0	0	3	0	8	Squad	4	1	2	1	5	6
2011	Did not qualify									4	0	1	3	2	7
2013										3	0	1	2	2	5
2015										3	0	0	3	0	6
2017	Group stage	10th	3	0	0	3	1	7	Squad	7	2	1	4	9	9
2019	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	0	8	Squad	4	3	0	1	9	2
2021	Did not qualify									6	2	1	3	9	11
2023	Qualified									6	4	2	0	15	5
Total	Sixth place	6/27	18	0	1	17	6	50	—	68	17	8	43	74	149

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	RK
2019−20	B	D	6	2	1	3	9	11		23rd
2022–23	B	C	6	4	2	0	15	5		15th
Total			12	6	3	3	24	16	15th

Copa Centroamericana

Copa Centroamericana record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1991	Preliminary round	5th	2	0	0	2	2	5
1993	Preliminary round	5th	2	0	0	2	0	8
1995	Preliminary round	7th	2	0	0	2	0	7
1997	First round	6th	2	0	0	2	2	11
1999	First round	5th	2	0	0	2	0	2
2001	First round	7th	3	0	0	3	2	19
2003	Sixth place	6th	5	1	0	4	1	11
2005	Fifth place	5th	3	1	0	2	2	9
2007	Sixth place	6th	4	1	0	3	6	14
2009	Fifth place	5th	4	1	2	1	5	6
2011	Sixth place	6th	4	0	1	3	2	7
2013	Seventh place	7th	3	0	1	2	2	5
2014	Sixth place	6th	3	0	0	3	0	6
2017	Fifth place	5th	5	1	1	3	5	6
Total	Fifth place	14/14	44	5	5	34	29	116

CCCF Championship

CCCF Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1941	Fifth place	5th	4	0	0	4	5	29
1943	Fourth place	4th	6	0	0	6	7	39
1946	Sixth place	6th	5	1	0	4	5	31
1948	Did not enter
1951	Third place	3rd	4	0	0	4	4	22
1953	Sixth place	6th	6	1	0	5	4	18
1955	Did not enter
1957
1960
1961	Ninth place	9th	3	0	0	3	3	18
Total	Third place	6/10	28	2	0	26	28	157

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Did not enter
1955
1959
1963
1967
1971
1975	Preliminary round	13th	3	0	0	3	2	23
1979	Did not enter
1983
1987
1991	Preliminary round	8th	3	0	0	3	1	20
1995	Did not qualify
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
Total	Preliminary round	2/18	6	0	0	6	3	43

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Did not qualify
1935
1938
1946
1950	Group stage	8th	3	0	0	3	4	19
1954	Did not qualify
1959
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	6
1986	Did not qualify
1990
1993
1998	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	0	3	3	13
2002	Quarter-finals	8th	3	1	0	2	2	7
2006	Did not qualify
2010
2014
2018
Total	Quarter-finals	4/22	13	2	1	10	11	45

Central American Games

Central American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1973	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	4	3
1977	Third place	3rd	6	2	0	4	6	23
1986	Third place	3rd	3	0	2	1	1	5
1990	Third place	3rd	4	0	0	4	1	11
1994	Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	0	17
1997	Group stage	6th	2	0	0	2	3	8
2001	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	5	8
2006	Not held
2010	Not held
2013	Group stage	7th	3	0	0	3	1	9
2017	Third place	3rd	4	1	2	1	2	1
Total	Runners-up	9/11	31	6	5	20	23	85

Head-to-head record

As of 27 March 2023 after the match against Trinidad and Tobago.[7]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponents	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Anguilla	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14
Argentina	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4
Bahamas	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6
Barbados	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Belize	13	5	4	4	20	14	+6
Bermuda	5	2	0	3	5	7	−2
Bolivia	3	0	1	2	4	6	−2
Canada	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Cayman Islands	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Colombia	1	0	0	1	2	7	−5
Costa Rica	19	1	1	17	10	72	−62
Cuba	13	4	3	6	16	24	−8
Curaçao[lower-alpha 1]	8	0	1	7	3	34	−31
Dominica	4	4	0	0	10	1	+9
Dominican Republic	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
El Salvador	31	1	3	27	21	120	−99
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Guadeloupe	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Guatemala	27	2	4	21	17	73	−56
Haiti	9	1	2	6	9	16	−7
Honduras	25	1	3	21	16	80	−64
Iran	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Jamaica	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1
Martinique	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Mexico	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9
Panama	27	5	1	21	24	76	−52
Puerto Rico	5	3	1	1	9	6	+3
Qatar	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	7	2	3	2	12	11	+1
Suriname	5	2	0	3	6	11	−5
Trinidad and Tobago	7	2	2	3	7	12	−5
Turks and Caicos Islands	1	1	0	0	7	0	+7
United States	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Venezuela	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Total (35)	237	45	32	160	229	609	−380

Includes matches against Netherlands Antilles.

References

"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
"Nicaragua shocks Guatemala 2–0 to claim last berth in CONCACAF Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
"Nicaragua - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
"Bermuda downs Nicaragua to earn first ever Gold Cup victory". New Jersey: Gold Cup. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
"Con Todo Para Nations League". Fenifut Nicaragua - Twitter. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Nicaragua - Record International Players". RSSSF.
"World Football Elo Ratings: Nicaragua".

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Nicaragua FIFA profile
Nicaragua – List of International Matches at RSSSF

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[8] Includes matches against Netherlands Antilles.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[2] "Nicaragua shocks Guatemala 2–0 to claim last berth in CONCACAF Gold Cup". CONCACAF. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.

[3] "Nicaragua - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 January 2017.

[4] "Bermuda downs Nicaragua to earn first ever Gold Cup victory". New Jersey: Gold Cup. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

[5] "Con Todo Para Nations League". Fenifut Nicaragua - Twitter. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

[6] Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Nicaragua - Record International Players". RSSSF.

[7] "World Football Elo Ratings: Nicaragua".

Nicaragua national football team
General	Nicaraguan Football Federation History Players Managers
Venues	Nicaragua National Football Stadium
Statistics	CONCACAF Gold Cup record Results Head to head
Other teams	Men U-20 Women
Rivalries	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador
CONCACAF Gold Cup	1963 1967 2009 2017 2019
Notable matches	2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying play-off (2017)

National and regional football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.