Nicaragua women's national football team

Nicaragua
Nickname(s)La Azul y Blanco
Las Pinoleras
Albiazules
AssociationFederación Nicaragüense de Fútbol (FENIFUT)
Head coachElna Dixon
FIFA codeNCA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 114 Increase 1 (24 March 2023)[1]
Highest86 (July 2003)
Lowest124 (September 2019)
First international
 Guatemala 5–0 Nicaragua 
(Guatemala, 22 May 2000)
Biggest win
 Nicaragua 19–0 Turks and Caicos Islands 
(Managua, Nicaragua; 22 February 2022)
Biggest defeat
 El Salvador 12–1 Nicaragua 
(Guatemala, 28 July 2000)

The Nicaragua women's national football team represents Nicaragua in international women's football, and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation.

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.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

Coaching staff

Manager history

  • Nicaragua Elna Dixon (2006–2007)
  • Nicaragua Henry Alvarado (2007 – February 2011)
  • Nicaragua Óscar Blanco (March 2011 – June 2011)
  • Brazil Ederlei Aparecido Pereira Pedroso (June 2011 – June 2013)
  • Nicaragua Jeniffer Fernández (June 2013 – October 2014) first woman appointed as coach of the national team[2]
  • Spain Antonio Macías (October 2014 – March 2015)
  • Nicaragua Elna Dixon (second term) (March 2015–)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the match against Dominica on 12 April 2022.

Caps and goals as of 22 February 2022
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Bethania Aburto (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 22 0 Nicaragua Saúl Álvarez
12 1GK Ángela Gutiérrez (1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 3 0 Nicaragua UNAN Managua

2 2DF Martha Silva (captain) (1992-10-11) 11 October 1992 22 5 Nicaragua Somotillo
3 2DF Kesly Pérez (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 7 2 Nicaragua Real Estelí
7 2DF Yorcelly Humphreys (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 6 1 Turkey Sivasspor
20 2DF Diana Ortega (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 5 0 Nicaragua UNAN Managua

4 3MF Jaclyn Gilday (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 2 2 United States UCLA Bruins
5 3MF Lisbeth Moreno (2000-08-06) 6 August 2000 5 1 Nicaragua Real Estelí
6 3MF Natalie Orellana (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 3 1 Canada Keyano Huskies
8 3MF Heysell Martínez (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 3 0 Nicaragua Real Estelí
9 3MF Simrry Villareyna (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 3 0 Nicaragua Real Estelí
13 3MF Jansy Aguirre (1991-02-18) 18 February 1991 14 1 Nicaragua Somotillo
16 3MF Belén Rivera (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 2 1 Nicaragua UNAN Managua
17 3MF Josseling Berríos (1993-12-03) 3 December 1993 9 1 Nicaragua UNAN Managua
19 3MF Mayqueling Márquez (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 3 1 El Salvador Alianza

10 4FW Doriana Aguilar (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 11 3 Nicaragua Real Estelí
11 4FW Yessenia Flores (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 10 8 Costa Rica Saprissa
14 4FW Nathaly Silva (2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 3 1 United States Long Beach City Vikings
15 4FW Reyna Hernández (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 3 1 Nicaragua UNAN Managua
18 4FW Dayana Calero (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 1 0 Nicaragua UNAN Managua

Recent call-ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up



Notable players

  • Ana Cate
  • Lena Elizabeth Torres Tapia
  • Alina Nalgado

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
China 1991Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999
United States 2003
China 2007Did not qualify
Germany 2011
Canada 2015
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023
Total
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record Qualifying record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1996Did not enter 1995 FIFA WWC
Australia 2000Did not qualify 1999 FIFA WWC
Greece 2004 200209
China 2008 4202510
United Kingdom 2012 4004113
Brazil 2016 300318
Japan 2020 210123
France 2024To be determined To be determined
Total 153012943
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CONCACAF Women's Championship

CONCACAF Women's Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Haiti 1991Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1993
Canada 1994
Canada 1998
United States 2000Did not qualify 3102416
United StatesCanada 2002Withdrew Withdrew
United States 2006Did not qualify 2101210
Mexico 2010 210123
United States 2014 200205
United States 2018 3012310
Mexico 2022 4211302
Total 165294146
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Canada 1999 Did not enter
Dominican Republic 2003
Brazil 2007
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify
Canada 2015
Peru 2019
Total
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Puerto Rico 2010 Sixth place5014313
Mexico 2014 Group stage310216
Colombia 2018 Group stage311156
Panama 2022To be determined
TotalGroup stage11227925
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American Games

Central American Games record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
Guatemala 2001 Group stage2002110
Costa Rica 2013 Silver medal5302710
Nicaragua 2017 Silver medal522177
El Salvador 2022 To be determined
TotalSilver medal125251527
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. "Fernandez prepares Nicaragua women CAC Games". 15 February 2021.
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