Nicaragua women's national football team

Nicaragua
Nickname(s)La Azul y Blanco
Las Pinoleras
Albiazules
AssociationFederación Nicaragüense de Fútbol
Head coachElna Dixon
FIFA codeNCA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 117 (10 December 2021)[1]
Highest86 (July 2003)
Lowest124 (September 2019)
First international
 Guatemala 5–0 Nicaragua 
(Guatemala; May 22, 2000)
Biggest win
 Nicaragua 3–0 El Salvador 
(Nicaragua; October 13, 2007)
Biggest defeat
 El Salvador 12–1 Nicaragua 
(Guatemala; July 28, 2000)

The Nicaragua women's national football team is controlled by the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol.

Results and fixtures
See also: 2021 in association football, 2021 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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
8 April Friendly El Salvador  0–2  Nicaragua Santa Ana, El Salvador
22:00 Report
Stadium: Estadio Óscar Quiteño
Attendance: 200
Referee: Liduvina Miranda (El Salvador)
11 April Friendly El Salvador  1–3  Nicaragua San Salvador, El Salvador
 Report
Stadium: FESFUT Sports Complex – Field 1
Attendance: 300
Referee: Sandra Benítez (El Salvador)
4 July Friendly Panama  2–0  Nicaragua Panama City, Panama
16:00 UTC−5 Report (TM9) Stadium: Rod Carew National Stadium
7 July Friendly Nicaragua  1–0  Dominican Republic
Report (SW)
30 November Friendly Costa Rica  5–2  Nicaragua TBD
Stadium: TBD
3 December Friendly Costa Rica  3–1  Nicaragua TBD
Stadium: TBD

2022
17 February 2022 (2022-02-17) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying Trinidad and Tobago  v  Nicaragua TBD
Stadium: TBD
22 February 2022 (2022-02-22) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying Nicaragua  v  Turks and Caicos Islands TBD
Stadium: TBD
8 April 2022 (2022-04-08) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying Guyana  v  Nicaragua TBD
Stadium: TBD
12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualifying Nicaragua  v  Dominica TBD
Stadium: TBD

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
Main article: List of Nicaragua women's international footballers

Current squad

The following players were called up for two friendly matches against Panama (triangular hosts) and the Dominican Republic on 4 and 7 July 2021, respectively.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Bethania Aburto (captain) (1990-02-05) 5 February 1990 20 0 Saúl Álvarez
12 1GK Ángela Gutiérrez (1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 3 0 UNAN Managua
2 2DF Martha Silva (1992-10-11) 11 October 1992 20 5 Somotillo
3 2DF Elizabeth Arcia (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 9 0 UNAN Managua
13 2DF Yorcelly Humphreys (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 4 0 UNAN Managua
2DF Diana Ortega (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 5 0 UNAN Managua
5 3MF Lisbeth Moreno (2000-08-06) 6 August 2000 3 0 Real Estelí
7 3MF Heysell Martínez (2001-05-10) 10 May 2001 2 0 Real Estelí
16 3MF Natalie Orellana (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 1 0 Keyano Huskies
17 3MF Josseling Berríos (1993-12-03) 3 December 1993 7 1 UNAN Managua
18 3MF Taleah Carter (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros
6 4FW Jansy Aguirre (1991-02-18) 18 February 1991 12 0 Somotillo
9 4FW Simrry Villareyna (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 Real Estelí
10 4FW Nathaly Silva (2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 2 0 Long Beach City Vikings
11 4FW Yessenia Flores (1999-07-07) 7 July 1999 8 2 Real Estelí
14 4FW Dayana Calero (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 UNAN Managua
19 4FW Mayqueling Márquez (2000-02-20) 20 February 2000 2 0 Alianza
4FW Ninoska Solís (1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 14 2 UNAN Managua
4FW Reyna Hernández 2 0 UNAN Managua

Recent call-ups
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Oisis Sediles 1 0 Águilas de León v.  El Salvador, 11 April 2021
DF Shary Hodgson (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 0 0 Real Estelí v.  El Salvador, 11 April 2021
MF Alys Cruz (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998 10 0 UNAN Managua v.  El Salvador, 11 April 2021
MF Kathering Jarquín (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 1 0 UNAN Managua v.  El Salvador, 11 April 2021
MF Diana López 1 0 UNAN Managua v.  El Salvador, 11 April 2021
MF Katherine Vargas 1 0 Águilas de León v.  El Salvador, 11 April 2021
FW Doriana Aguilar (1994-01-02) 2 January 1994 11 3 Real Estelí v.  El Salvador, 11 April 2021
FW Regina Calderón 0 0 IBERO v.  El Salvador, 11 April 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
1991Did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007Did not qualify
2011
2015
2019
2023To be determined
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
1996Did not enter 1995 FIFA WWC
2000Did not qualify 1999 FIFA WWC
2004 200209
2008 4202510
2012 4004113
2016 300318
2020 210123
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
1991Did not enter Did not enter
1993
1994
1998
2000Did not qualify 3102416
2002Withdrew Withdrew
2006Did not qualify 2101210
2010 210123
2014 200205
2018 3012310
Total------- 123181144
*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 place5014313
2014 Group stage310216
2018 Group stage311156
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
2001 Group stage2002110
2013 Silver Medal5302710
2017 Silver Medal522177
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. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. http://www.concacaf.com/article/fernandez-prepares-nicaragua-women-cac-games
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