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| Nickname(s) | La Azul y Blanco Los Pinoleros Albiazules |
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| Association | Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol |
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| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Ramón Otoniel Olivas | ||
| Captain | Denis Espinoza | ||
| Most caps | Carlos Alonso (36) | ||
| Top scorer | Emilio Palacios (11) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Cacique Diriangén | ||
| FIFA code | NCA | ||
| FIFA ranking | 133 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 132 (February 2009) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 193 (May 2001) | ||
| Elo ranking | 182 | ||
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| First international | |||
 El Salvador 9 - 0 Nicaragua  (El Salvador; May 1, 1929) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Nicaragua 3 - 1 Guatemala  (Panama; February 17, 1967) Nicaragua 4 - 2 Belize  (San Salvador, El Salvador; February 12, 2007) Nicaragua 2 - 0 Guatemala (Tegucigalpa, Honduras; January 30, 2009) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 14 - 0 Nicaragua (Mexico; October 17, 1975) |
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| CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage | ||
The Nicaragua national football team is the national team of Nicaragua and is controlled by the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol. 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 UNCAF Nations Cup 2009.[1]
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Records
The Nicaraguan national football 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.
World Cup record
CONCACAF Championship record
- 1963 - Round 1
- 1965 - Did not qualify
- 1967 - 6th place
- 1969 - Did not enter
- 1971 - Did not qualify
- 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 |
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 1991 |
Preliminary round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 1993 |
Preliminary round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 1995 |
Preliminary round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 1997 |
First round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 1999 |
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 |
Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2007 |
Sixth Place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 2009 |
Fifth Place | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Current squad
The following players have been selected for the squad for the 2009 Gold Cup.[2] Caps and goals are current as of July 27, 2009.[3]
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Personnel
Current staff
| Head Coach | Ramon Otoniel Olivas |
| Assistant Coach | Edward Urroz |
| 2nd Assistant Coach | TBA |
| GK Coach | TBA |
| Physical Coordinator | Tomas Traña |
| Medical Trainer | TBA |
| Massage Therapist | TBA |
| Trainer | TBA |
Upcoming games
| Date | Location | Opponent | Competition |
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| 5 July | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland |  Mexico |
Gold Cup |
| 9 July | Reliant Stadium, Houston |  Guadeloupe |
Gold Cup |
| 12 July | University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale | Panama |
Gold Cup |
Nicaragua Coaches
| Name | From | To |
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| Octavio Edmundo Salas Urbina |
1941 | ? |
| Omar Zambrana |
? | ? |
| Salvador Dubois Leiva |
1991,1992 | |
| Mauricio Cruz Jiron |
1993 | 2001 |
 Mauricio Battistini |
2002 | 2004 |
 Marcelo Javier Zuleta |
(August) 2005 | (September) 2005 |
| Carlos De Toro |
(September) 2007 | (December) 2008 |
| Mauricio Cruz Jiron |
2008 | 2008 |
| Ramón Otoniel Olivas |
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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.
- ^ http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/goldcup/2009/rosterDetail.aspx?id=13
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/country.php?id=133
External links
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