Managua FC

Managua F.C.

Full name	Managua Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	La Maquinaria Azul, Los Leones Azules
Founded	2006
Ground	Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua
Capacity	9,000
Manager	Emilio Aburto
League	Liga Primera de Nicaragua
2020 Clausura	1st Finals: Runners-up
Home colours Away colours

Managua Fútbol Club is a professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua which currently plays in the Nicaraguan Premier Division.

History

The team was promoted to the Primera División for the first time in their history in 2009–10 after beating Deportivo América in a two-legged Segunda División championship final.

They made an immediate impact on the top flight, qualifying for the semi-finals in their first season (Apertura 2010). Since then, they have been a regular playoff participant and even reached the finals of the 2017 Apertura, losing on away goals to Walter Ferretti.

In 2018, the club had its most successful period in its history under the guidance of Nicaraguan Emilio Aburto. The club were able to win their first championship (the Apertura 2018) in club history. Managua won 1–0 over two legged series against powerful club Real Esteli F.C.; Lucas dos Santos was the lone goal-scorer for Managua and he was the league-leading goalscorer that season.

Achievements

• Primera División de Nicaragua and predecessors
  • Champions (1) : Apertura 2018
  • Runners-up (3): Apertura 2017, Apertura 2019, Clausura 2020
• Segunda División de Nicaragua and predecessors
  • Champions (1): 2009–10
• Copa de Nicaragua:
  • Champions (1): 2019

First Division record (2010–present)

Apertura 2010 – present

Season	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS	Play-offs	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	PTS
2010 Apertura	3rd	14	8	2	4	22	15	26	Semi-finals	6	2	2	2	5	3	8
2011 Clausura	6th	14	5	2	7	17	18	17	Did not qualify
2011 Apertura	2nd	14	8	1	5	22	15	25	Semi-finals	6	2	2	2	5	7	8
2012 Clausura	4th	14	5	6	3	19	17	21	Semi-finals	6	2	1	3	6	11	7
2012 Apertura	2nd	14	6	4	4	16	11	22	Semi-finals	6	2	2	2	6	6	8
2013 Clausura	4th	14	5	4	5	18	16	19	Semi-finals	6	2	0	4	5	12	6
2013 Apertura	4th	18	8	7	3	25	14	31	Semi-finals	2	0	0	2	1	4	0
2014 Clausura	4th	18	7	6	5	34	25	27	Semi-finals	2	0	0	2	2	10	0
2014 Apertura	5th	18	7	5	6	24	17	26	Did not qualify

Current squad

As of: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	NCA	Justo Lorente
—		HON	Marel Alvarez
—		NCA	Wesner de Trindad
—		NCA	Rigoberto Fuentes
—	MF	NCA	Kevin Serapio
—		BRA	Lucas dos Santos
—		NCA	Erick Mendoza
—		BRA	Christiano Fernandez

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—		VEN	Edward Murrillo
—		NCA	Bryan Garcia
—		NCA	Erling Mendez
—		NCA	Ulises Pozo
—		NCA	Francisco Gonzels
—		NCA	Luis Peralta
—		NCA	Jeffrey Araica
—		NCA	Diego Aleman

Notable players

Notable players

• Lucas dos Santos
• Christian Fernandez
• Clayton José da Cunha (2010–11)
• Edward Murillo
• Mario García
• Víctor Norales (2010–11)
• Gerardo Arce
• Ewing Herrera
• Marvin Joseph
• Brandon Joseph Ramírez (2010–11)
• Justo Lorente

• Norfran Lazo (2011–12)
• Raúl Leguías (2009–10)
• Ivan Méndez
• William Mendieta
• Mario Morales
• Luis Olivares

One-club men

Name	Nationality	Position	Managua Debut	Managua Last Match
Jairo Gutiérrez		Defender	2006	2018

List of coaches

Managua has had permanent managers since it first appointed TBD as coach in 2007. The longest-serving manager was Emilio Aburto, who managed Managua for three years from Feb 2012 to Jan 2015. Argentinian Nestor Holweger was the first foreign coach in the club and helped the club win its first title, winning the second division in 2009. Emilio Aburto is the most successful manager as he led the club to its first Primera division title in 2018 and first Copa de Nicaragua in 2019.

• Nestor Holweger (Aug 2009 – Aug 10)
• Mario Alfaro (Aug 2010 – Feb 12)
• Emilio Aburto (Feb 2012 – Jan 15)
• Carlos Zambrana (Jan 2015 – Dec 2015)
• Flavio Da Silva (Dec 2015 – June 2016)
• Amleto Bonaccorso (June 2016 – Aug 2016)
• Jack Galindo (Aug 2016 – Sep 2016)
• Luis Fernando Fallas (Sep 2016 – Nov 2016)
• Jack Galindo (Nov 2016– Feb 2017)
• Emilio Aburto (Feb 2017 – May 2017)
• Tyron Acevedo (May 2017 – Sept 2017)
• Emilio Aburto (Sept 2017–)

Records

Record versus other Clubs

As of 2020-11-08

The Concacaf opponents below = Official tournament results: (Plus a sampling of other results)

Opponent	Last Meeting	G	W	D	L	F	A	PTS	+/-
FAS	2020 CONCACAF League	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1
Olimpia	2020 CONCACAF League	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	0
Motagua	2019 CONCACAF League	2	0	1	1	2	3	1	-4
Totals

External links

• Managua FC asciende a Primera División – Vive Nicaragua