Nicaragua national football team
men's national association football team representing Nicaragua
Nicaragua national football team is the national football team of Nicaragua.
| Nickname(s) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Nicaraguan Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) | ||
| Head coach | Henry Duarte | ||
| Captain | Juan Barrera | ||
| Most caps | Josué Quijano (53) | ||
| Top scorer | Juan Barrera (16) | ||
| Home stadium | Nicaragua National Football Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | NCA | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 142  (22 December 2022)[1] | ||
| Highest | 92 (December 2015) | ||
| Lowest | 193 (May 2001) | ||
| First international | |||
 El Salvador 9–0 Nicaragua  (San Salvador, El Salvador; 1 May 1929) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Nicaragua 6–0 Anguilla  (Heredia, Costa Rica; 14 October 2018) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Brazil 14–0 Nicaragua (Mexico City, Mexico; 17 October 1975)[2] | |||
| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | 6th place, 1967 | ||
References
change- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "Brazil matches, ratings and points exchanged". Eloratings.net. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
