Nicaragua

Nickname(s)	La Azul y Blanco Las Pinoleras Albiazules
Association	Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol
Head coach	Elna Dixon
FIFA code	NCA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	115 1 (13 October 2022)[1]
Highest	86 (July 2003)
Lowest	124 (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 is controlled by the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol.

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

2021

Nicaragua  v  Dominican Republic

7 July Friendly	Nicaragua	1–0	Dominican Republic	Panama City, Panama
		Report (SW)		Stadium: Rod Carew National Stadium

Costa Rica  v  Nicaragua

30 November Friendly	Costa Rica	5–2	Nicaragua	San José, Costa Rica
	Cruz 46' Montero 48' L. Rodríguez 53' R. Rodríguez 69' Guillén 90+2'		Berríos 44' Flores 65'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional

Costa Rica  v  Nicaragua

3 December Friendly	Costa Rica	3–1	Nicaragua	Alajuela, Costa Rica
				Stadium: Complejo Deportivo Fedefutbol-Plycem

2022

Trinidad and Tobago  v  Nicaragua

17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying	Trinidad and Tobago	2–1	Nicaragua	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
	James 17' Ka. Forbes 64'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)	90+5' Y. Flores	Stadium: Hasely Crawford Stadium Referee: Lizzet García (Mexico)

Nicaragua  v  Turks and Caicos Islands

22 February 2022 (2022-02-22) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying	Nicaragua	19–0	Turks and Caicos Islands	Managua, Nicaragua
	Aguirre 7' Pérez 13', 45' Y. Flores 17', 25', 47', 55', 64', 66' Humphreys 33' Rivera 39' Moreno 50' Orellana 51' S. Flores 57' Márquez 71' N. Silva 76' Hernández 79' Gilday 90', 90+1'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Annays Rosario (United States)

Guyana  v  Nicaragua

8 April 2022 (2022-04-08) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying	Guyana	0–0	Nicaragua	Leonora, Guyana
20:00 UTC−4		Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: National Track and Field Leonora Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)

Nicaragua  v  Dominica

12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying	Nicaragua	10–0	Dominica	Managua, Nicaragua
18:00 UTC−6	Y. Flores 2', 19', 31', 53' Rivera 14' Gilday 25' Hernández 49' N. Silva 58' Humphreys 71' M. Silva 87'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Karitza Guerra (Honduras)

• Nicaragua Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com
• Nicaragua Results and Fixtures – FIFA.com

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

• Elna Dixon (2006–2007)
• Henry Alvarado (2007 – February 2011)
• Óscar Blanco (March 2011 – June 2011)
• Ederlei Aparecido Pereira Pedroso (June 2011 – June 2013)
• Jeniffer Fernández (June 2013 – October 2014) first woman appointed as coach of the national team[2]
• Antonio Macías (October 2014 – March 2015)
• 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 (age 32)	22	0	Saúl Álvarez
12	1GK	Ángela Gutiérrez	(1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 (age 32)	3	0	UNAN Managua
2	2DF	Martha Silva (captain)	(1992-10-11) 11 October 1992 (age 30)	22	5	Somotillo
3	2DF	Kesly Pérez	(1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 (age 28)	7	2	Real Estelí
7	2DF	Yorcelly Humphreys	(2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 21)	6	1	Sivasspor
20	2DF	Diana Ortega	(1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 22)	5	0	UNAN Managua
4	3MF	Jaclyn Gilday	(2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 21)	2	2	UCLA Bruins
5	3MF	Lisbeth Moreno	(2000-08-06) 6 August 2000 (age 22)	5	1	Real Estelí
6	3MF	Natalie Orellana	(2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 21)	3	1	Keyano Huskies
8	3MF	Heysell Martínez	(2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 (age 21)	3	0	Real Estelí
9	3MF	Simrry Villareyna	(1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 27)	3	0	Real Estelí
13	3MF	Jansy Aguirre	(1991-02-18) 18 February 1991 (age 31)	14	1	Somotillo
16	3MF	Belén Rivera	(2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 21)	2	1	UNAN Managua
17	3MF	Josseling Berríos	(1993-12-03) 3 December 1993 (age 28)	9	1	UNAN Managua
19	3MF	Mayqueling Márquez	(2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 (age 22)	3	1	Alianza
10	4FW	Doriana Aguilar	(1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 (age 28)	11	3	Real Estelí
11	4FW	Yessenia Flores	(1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 (age 23)	10	8	Saprissa
14	4FW	Nathaly Silva	(2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 (age 21)	3	1	Long Beach City Vikings
15	4FW	Reyna Hernández	(1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 24)	3	1	UNAN Managua
18	4FW	Dayana Calero	(2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 20)	1	0	UNAN Managua

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
DF	Sheyla Flores	(1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 24)	8	2	Saprissa	v.  Turks and Caicos Islands, 22 February 2022
DF	Elizabeth Arcia	(1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 (age 25)	9	0	UNAN Managua	v.  Dominican Republic, 7 July 2021
MF	Taleah Carter	(2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 22)	1	0	Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros	v.  Dominican Republic, 7 July 2021
FW	Ninoska Solís	(1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 29)	14	2	UNAN Managua	v.  Dominican Republic, 7 July 2021

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
1991	Did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007	Did not qualify
2011
2015
2019
2023
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record										Qualifying record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1996	Did not enter									1995 FIFA WWC
2000	Did not qualify									1999 FIFA WWC
2004										2	0	0	2	0	9
2008										4	2	0	2	5	10
2012										4	0	0	4	1	13
2016										3	0	0	3	1	8
2020										2	1	0	1	2	3
2024	To be determined									To be determined
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		15	3	0	12	9	43

*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
1991	Did not enter								Did not enter
1993
1994
1998
2000	Did not qualify								3	1	0	2	4	16
2002	Withdrew								Withdrew
2006	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	2	10
2010									2	1	0	1	2	3
2014									2	0	0	2	0	5
2018									3	0	1	2	3	10
2022									In progress
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		12	3	1	8	11	44

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1999	Did not enter
2003
2007
2011	Did not qualify
2015
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
2010	Sixth place	5	0	1	4	3	13
2014	Group stage	3	1	0	2	1	6
2018	Group stage	3	1	1	1	5	6
2022	To be determined
Total	Group stage	11	2	2	7	9	25

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Central American Games

Central American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2001	Group stage	2	0	0	2	1	10
2013	Silver Medal	5	3	0	2	7	10
2017	Silver Medal	5	2	2	1	7	7
2022	To be determined
Total	Silver Medal	12	5	2	5	15	27

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile