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	Vacant
Captain	Juan Barrera
Most caps	Josué Quijano (108)
Top scorer	Juan Barrera (26)
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional de Fútbol
FIFA code	NCA
FIFA ranking
Current	131 1 (19 January 2026)
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	5 (first in 1963)
Best result	Sixth place (1967)
CONCACAF Nations League
Appearances	4 (first in 2019–20)
Best result	Group stage (2024–25)
CCCF Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 1941)
Best result	Third place (1951)
Copa Centroamericana
Appearances	14 (first in 1991)
Best result	Fifth place (2005, 2009, 2017)
Medal record
CCCF Championship

The Nicaragua national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Nicaragua) represents Nicaragua in men's international football, which is governed by the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol (English: Nicaraguan Football Federation) founded in 1931. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1950 and a founding affiliate member of CONCACAF since 1961. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of UNCAF in the Central American Zone.

Nicaragua has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has participated five times in CONCACAF's premier continental competition, finishing sixth place in the 1967 CONCACAF Championship. It has participated three times in League B and once in League A of the CONCACAF Nations League.

Regionally, the team finished in third place in the CCCF Championship in 1957, and also finished in fifth place three times in the Copa Centroamericana.^[3]

Nicaragua's first appearance in international competition was in the 1941 CCCF Championship. Their first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was in the 1994 CONCACAF qualification.

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Nicaragua qualified directly for the 2023 Gold Cup and was promoted to Nations League A as group winners in Nations League B but was disqualified on 12 June 2023 for fielding an ineligible player. As a result, they were replaced in the Gold Cup and League A by Trinidad and Tobago, who was the best second-place team overall in League B and must stay in Nations League B.^[6]

Team image

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Puma	1998-2003
Joma	2004–2021
Keuka	2022–2024
Orion	2025-present

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

2025

21 March 2025 Gold Cup qualification	Guadeloupe	1–0	Nicaragua	Le Gosier, Guadeloupe
20:00 UTC−4	David 17'	Report		Stadium: Stade Roger Zami Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)

25 March 2025 Gold Cup qualification	Nicaragua	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Guadeloupe	Managua, Nicaragua
18:30 UTC−6		Report	Mirval 64'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Fernando Hernández (Mexico)
Note: Guadeloupe won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the Finals.

1 June Friendly	Puerto Rico	1–1	Nicaragua	Pawtucket, United States
16:30 UTC−4	Ríos 10'	Report	Hernández 60'	Stadium: Centreville Bank Stadium

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Nicaragua	1–0	Guyana	Managua, Nicaragua
20:00 UTC−6	Moreno 41'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Attendance: 18,532 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

10 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Panama	3–0	Nicaragua	Panama City, Panama
19:00 UTC−5	Yanis 56' Díaz 88' Davis 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Referee: Ismael López (Mexico)

5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Nicaragua	1–1	Costa Rica	Managua, Nicaragua
20:00 UTC−6	Bonilla 80' (pen.)	Report	Gamboa 60'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Attendance: 19,532 Referee: Marco Ortíz (Mexico)

9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Honduras	2–0	Nicaragua	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
20:00 UTC−6	Quioto 47' A. Vega 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)

9 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Nicaragua	0–3	Haiti	Managua, Nicaragua
18:00 UTC−6		Report	Nazon 12' Jean Jacques 35' Louicius 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández (Mexico)

13 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Costa Rica	4–1	Nicaragua	San José, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC−6	Martínez 12', 28' Ugalde 49' Calvo 90+4'	Report	Arteaga 26'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

13 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Nicaragua	2–0	Honduras	Managua, Nicaragua
20:00 UTC−6	Hernández 12' Moreno 82'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

18 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Haiti	2–0	Nicaragua	Willemstad, Curaçao
21:00 UTC−4	Louicius 9' Providence 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Ergilio Hato Stadium Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

2026

27 March Friendly	Russia	v	Nicaragua	Krasnodar, Russia
19:30 UTC+3

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Technical director	Roger Rodriguez
Head coach	Vacant
Assistant coach	Vacant
Assistant coach	Vacant
Goalkeeping coach	Vacant
Physical coordinator	Vacant
Doctor	Vacant
Physiotherapist	Vacant
Team coordinator	Cesar Castro Trinidad
Team coordinator	Nestor Díaz

Coaching history

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, 1991–1992)
Orlando Casares (1980–1981)
Ján Fülöp (1984–1986)
Mauricio Cruz Jiron (1993–2001, 2008)
Florencio Levia (2001–2002)
Maurizio Battistini (2003–2004)
Marcelo Javier Zuleta (2005)
Carlos de Toro (2007–2008)
Ramón Otoniel Olivas (2008–2009)
Enrique Llena (2010–2014)
Javier Londoño (2014)
Henry Duarte (2014–2020)
Juan Vita (2020–2022)
Marco Antonio Figueroa (2022–2025)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Jamaica and French Guiana on 10 and 14 October 2024.^[7]

Caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2024, after the match against French Guiana.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	César Salandia	(2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 21)	5	0	Real Estelí
12	1GK	Alyer López	(1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 26)	4	0	Managua
	1GK	Jason Vega	(1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 30)	3	0	Real Estelí
	1GK	Miguel Rodríguez	(2003-06-13) 13 June 2003 (age 22)	13	0	Atlético Independiente

2	2DF	Josué Quijano	(1991-03-10) 10 March 1991 (age 34)	99	3	Real Estelí
3	2DF	Óscar Acevedo	(1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 28)	29	2	Real Estelí
5	2DF	Justing Cano	(2002-03-02) 2 March 2002 (age 24)	3	0	Diriangén
19	2DF	Evert Martínez	(2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Real Estelí
21	2DF	Christian Reyes	(1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 (age 28)	12	0	AD Municipal Liberia
22	2DF	Anyelo Velásquez	(2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Diriangén
	2DF	Juan Luis Pérez	(1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 26)	15	3	Diriangén
	2DF	Marvin Fletes	(1997-11-12) 12 November 1997 (age 28)	37	2	Real Estelí

4	3MF	Henry Niño	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 28)	25	1	Real Estelí
8	3MF	Jonathan Moncada	(1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 (age 28)	16	0	Diriangén
11	3MF	Juan Barrera (captain)	(1989-05-02) 2 May 1989 (age 36)	93	26	Managua
14	3MF	Jason Coronel	(1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 32)	32	0	Diriangén
16	3MF	Junior Arteaga	(1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 26)	18	2	Diriangén
	3MF	Harold Medina	(2002-01-30) 30 January 2002 (age 24)	27	3	Real Estelí
	3MF	Jacob Montes	(1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 27)	11	4	RWD Molenbeek
	3MF	Matías Moldskred Belli	(1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 28)	29	7	Sandnes Ulf

7	4FW	Brayan López	(1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 35)	11	0	Puntarenas
9	4FW	Jaime Moreno	(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 30)	42	13	Barito Putera
10	4FW	Byron Bonilla	(1993-08-30) 30 August 1993 (age 32)	35	6	Real Estelí
13	4FW	Ariel Arauz	(2001-05-30) 30 May 2001 (age 24)	3	0	CS Herediano
18	4FW	Bancy Hernández	(2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 25)	14	2	Real Estelí
20	4FW	Widman Talavera	(2003-01-12) 12 January 2003 (age 23)	15	3	Real Estelí
	4FW	Edgar Castillo	(2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Deportivo Llacuabamba
	4FW	Ronald Palacios	(2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 (age 23)	1	0	Managua

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

DF	Pablo Rodríguez	(2000-06-04) 4 June 2000 (age 25)	1	0	Managua	v. Belize, 8 June 2024
DF	Melvin Hernández	(1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 31)	12	0	UNAN Managua	v. Dominican Republic, 21 November 2023
DF	Jeffrey Chávez	(1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 29)	1	0	Municipal Liberia	v. Dominican Republic, 21 November 2023
DF	Cristhiam Quinto	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 25)	0	0	Managua	v. Dominican Republic, 21 November 2023

MF	Nextaly Rodríguez	(1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 28)	10	1	AD Municipal Liberia	v. Cuba, 10 September 2024
MF	Kevin Serapio	(1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 29)	28	1	Managua	v. Belize, 8 June 2024
MF	Jeremy Cuarezma	(2000-05-28) 28 May 2000 (age 25)	2	0	Managua	v. Montserrat, 6 June 2024

FW	Luis Fernando Coronel	(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997 (age 29)	18	3	Diriangén	v. Cuba, 10 September 2024
FW	Abner Acuña	(1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 29)	11	0	Managua FC	v. Cuba, 10 September 2024
FW	Anderson Treminio	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 27)	8	0	Real Santa Cruz	v. Cuba, 26 March 2024
FW	Ariagner Smith	(1998-12-13) 13 December 1998 (age 27)	20	7	FK Panevėžys	v. Dominican Republic, 21 November 2023
^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. ^INE Ineligible player.

Records

As of 9 October 2025^[8]

Players in bold are still active with Nicaragua.

Most appearances

Josué Quijano is Nicaragua's most-capped player with 105 international appearances.

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Josué Quijano	105	3	2011–present
2	Juan Barrera	99	26	2009–present
3	Manuel Rosas	60	2	2013–2022
4	David Solórzano	49	1	1999–2014
5	Jaime Moreno	48	14	2016–present
6	Carlos Chavarría	44	11	2013–2021
7	Byron Bonilla	42	7	2016–present
8	Marlon López	40	0	2014–2020
9	Luis Copete	39	3	2014–2023
9	Denis Espinoza	39	1	2004–2021

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Juan Barrera	26	99	0.26	2009–present
2	Jaime Moreno	14	48	0.29	2016–present
3	Emilio Palacios	11	26	0.42	2001–2009
3	Carlos Chavarría	11	44	0.25	2013–2021
5	Raúl Leguías	8	23	0.35	2011–2016
6	Ariagner Smith	7	25	0.28	2017–present
	Matías Moldskred	7	34	0.21	2021–present
	Byron Bonilla	7	42	0.17	2016–present
9	Luis Galeano	6	35	0.17	2015–2022
10	Jacob Montes	4	14	0.29	2023–present
	Rudel Calero	4	26	0.15	2001–2011
	Samuel Wilson	4	29	0.14	2001–2013

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	Declined participation								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									10	4	1	5	13	16
2030	To be determined								To be determined
2034	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/19	–	–	–	–	–	–	35	13	2	20	48	61

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	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	Disqualified^[6]									6	4	2	0	15	5
2025	Did not qualify									6	2	1	3	5	7
Total	Sixth place	5/28	18	0	1	17	6	50	—	74	19	9	46	79	154

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League										Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	B	D	6	2	1	3	9	11		2021	Ineligible
2022–23	B	C	6	4	2	0	15	5		2023
2023–24	B	B	6	5	1	0	17	1		2024
2024–25	A	B	4	2	1	1	5	5		2025	Did not qualify
2026–27	A	To be determined								2027	To be determined
Total	—	—	22	13	5	4	46	22	—	Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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		5th	2	0	0	2	0	8
1995		7th	2	0	0	2	0	7
1997	First round	6th	2	0	0	2	2	11
1999		5th	2	0	0	2	0	2
2001		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
Since 1999	Youth teams participated
Total	Preliminary round	2/12	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
Since 1990	Youth teams participated
Total	Group stage	2/14	6	0	1	5	6	25

Head-to-head record

As of 18 November 2025.^[9]

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	4	3	0	1	10	2	+8
Belize	14	6	4	4	24	14	+10
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	21	1	2	18	12	77	−65
Cuba	15	4	4	7	17	26	−9
Curaçao^[a]	8	0	1	7	3	34	−31
Dominica	4	4	0	0	10	1	+9
Dominican Republic	4	1	1	2	2	4	−2
El Salvador	31	1	3	27	21	120	−99
French Guiana	2	2	0	0	4	2	+2
Ghana	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Guadeloupe	3	0	0	3	0	4	−4
Guatemala	28	2	5	21	18	74	−56
Guyana	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Haiti	11	1	2	8	9	21	−12
Honduras	27	2	3	22	18	82	−64
Iran	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Jamaica	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3
Martinique	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4
Mexico	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9
Montserrat	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9
Panama	29	5	1	23	26	82	−56
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Peru	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Puerto Rico	6	3	2	1	10	7	+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
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3
Venezuela	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Total (41)	266	56	37	173	269	647	−378

^ Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.

Honours

Subregional

CCCF Championship
- Third place (1): 1951

References

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^ "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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
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^ ^a ^b "Concacaf Disciplinary Committee decision regarding Nicaragua and the Eligibility of Players" (Press release). CONCACAF. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ @laazulyblanco; (3 October 2024). "𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗩𝗢𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗔 𝗢𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟" – via Instagram.
^ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando. "Nicaragua – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings".

External links

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

[10] Includes matches against the Netherlands Antilles.

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.

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v t e 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)

v t e 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.