Nickname(s) | La Azul y Blanco Las Pinoleras Albiazules | ||
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Association | Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol (FENIFUT) | ||
Head coach | Doriva Bueno | ||
FIFA code | NCA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 118 1 (15 March 2024) [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 represents Nicaragua in international women's football, and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation.
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 Lose Fixture
20 September 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B | Nicaragua | 0–3 | El Salvador | Managua, Nicaragua |
21:00 UTC−6 | Report (CONCACAF) | Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Crystal Sobers (Trinidad And Tobago) |
25 September 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B | Nicaragua | 1-1 | Honduras | Tegucigalpa |
20:00 UTC−6 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés Referee: Diana Pérez (Mexico) |
25 October 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B | Martinique | 1–0 | Nicaragua | Fort-de-France |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Pierre-Aliker Referee: Natalie Simon (United States) |
29 October 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B | Nicaragua | 1–1 | Martinique | Managua |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Mayary Cartagena (Guatemala) |
29 November 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B | Nicaragua | 2–1 | Honduras |
3 December 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B | El Salvador | 4–1 | Nicaragua |
6 April 2024 Friendly | Nicaragua | 0–0 | Cuba | Diriamba, Nicaragua. |
17:00 UTC−6 | Stadium: Estadio Cacique Diriangén |
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Lorena Gutiérrez (captain) | 11 March 1990 | 3 | 0 | UNAN Managua |
12 | GK | Jessicaa Madriz | 27 March 2001 | 0 | Somotillo | |
3 | DF | Lisbeth Moreno | 6 August 2000 | Somotillo | ||
MF | Tania Centeno | 7 May 1997 | Somotillo | |||
16 | DF | María Rivas | 4 August 2003 | UNAN Managua | ||
13 | DF | Yorcelly Humphreys | 3 September 2001 | 6 | 1 | UNAN Managua |
6 | DF | Vanessa Altamirano | 3 July 2006 | Diriangén | ||
9 | MF | Yansy Aguirre | Somotillo | |||
8 | MF | Aryeri Mejía | 4 May 2004 | Real Estelí | ||
5 | MF | Ninoska Solís | 26 February 1993 | UNAN Managua | ||
7 | FW | Niurka Molina | 11 June 2003 | Somotillo | ||
14 | FW | Doriana Aguilar | 2 January 1994 | Somotillo | ||
16 | FW | Inés Navarrete | 3 January 2004 | Real Estelí | ||
Katrina Zelaya | Somotillo FC | |||||
Daniela Manzanarez | Real Esteli FC | |||||
Perla Garache | Real Esteli FC | |||||
Jenifeer Sarantes | Real Esteli FC | |||||
Oisis Areas | Real Esteli FC | |||||
Verónica Navarrete | Unan Managua FC | |||||
Elizabeth Hernández | Unan Managua FC | |||||
Hormyne Paiz | Pedro Joaquin FC | |||||
Sarah Cruz | Diriangén FC |
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Yahoska Garcia | Somotillo | ||||
DF | Martha Silva | 11 October 1992 | 22 | 5 | Somotillo | v. Honduras, 25 September 2023 |
DF | Elizabeth Arcia | 31 March 1997 | UNAN Managua | v. Honduras, 29 October 2023 | ||
DF | Mariela Medina | 11 April 1999 | Somotillo | v. Brazil, 6 December 2023 | ||
DF | Ana Mendoza | Diriangen FC | v. Brazil, 6 December 2023 | |||
MF | Diana Ortega | 27 December 1999 | Real Estelí | v. Honduras, 29 October 2023 | ||
MF | Alys Cruz | 24 February 1998 | Real Estelí | v. Brazil, 6 December 2023 | ||
MF | Hannah Lee | 28 October 2000 | Santos | v. Brazil, 6 December 2023 | ||
MF | Reyna Hernández | 30 May 1998 | UNAN Managua | v. Brazil, 6 December 2023 | ||
MF | Diana López | 27 March 1993 | UNAN Managua | v. Brazil, 6 December 2023 | ||
FW | Nathaly Silva | 15 August 2001 | 3 | 1 | Real Estelí | v. Honduras, 29 October 2023 |
FW | Mayqueling Márquez | 20 February 2000 | 3 | 1 | Unifut Antigua | v. Brazil, 6 December 2023 |
FW | Yessenia Flores | 7 July 1999 | Real Estelí | v. Brazil, 6 December 2023 | ||
FW | Amely Molina | 1 December 2004 | Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | v. Brazil, 6 December 2023 | ||
FW | Lilieth Rivera | UNAN Managua | v. Brazil, 6 December 2023 |
FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
1991 | Did not enter | |||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1999 | ||||||||
2003 | ||||||||
2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2023 | ||||||||
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Summer Olympics record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | 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 |
CONCACAF Women's Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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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 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||||||||
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 46 |
Pan American Games record | |||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
1999 | Did not enter | ||||||
2003 | |||||||
2007 | |||||||
2011 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2015 | |||||||
2019 | |||||||
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Central American and Caribbean Games record | ||||||||
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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 |
Central American Games record | ||||||||
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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 |
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The Ecuador women's national football team represents Ecuador in international women's football. The team is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation.
The Uruguay women's national football team represents Uruguay in international women's football.
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The Venezuela women's national football team represents Venezuela in international women's football.
The Curaçao national football team represents Curaçao in international football, and is controlled by the Curaçao Football Federation.
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The Costa Rica women's national football team represents Costa Rica in women's international football. The national team is controlled by the governing body Costa Rican Football Federation. They are one of the top women's national football teams in the Central American region along with Guatemala and Panama.
The Honduras women's national football team represents Honduras in international women's football. The team is overseen by the National Autonomous Federation of Football of Honduras. Honduras is allowed to participate at the different UNCAF and CONCACAF women's tournaments; as well to the FIFA Women's World Cup, although they haven't been able to qualify as of yet.
The Belize women's national football team is overseen by the Football Federation of Belize. It is affiliated to the Central American Football Union of CONCACAF.
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The Saint Lucia women's national football team is the national women's football team of Saint Lucia and is overseen by the Saint Lucia Football Association.
The British Virgin Islands women's national football team is the national women's football team of the British Virgin Islands and is overseen by the British Virgin Islands Football Association.
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