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Football in Nicaragua
Country	Nicaragua
Governing body	Nicaraguan Football Federation
National team(s)	Men's national team
First played	1862
National competitions
Nicaraguan Primera División
International competitions
CONCACAF Champions Cup CONCACAF Central American Cup FIFA Club World Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup (National Team) CONCACAF Nations League (National Team) FIFA World Cup (National Team) CONCACAF Women's Championship (National Team) CONCACAF W Gold Cup (National Team) FIFA Women's World Cup (National Team)

Nicaragua vs Costa Rica final, women's football at the 2013 Central American Games in San José, Costa Rica.

Football is the second most popular sport in Nicaragua after baseball.

National team

Main article: Nicaragua national football team

League system

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Primera División 10 clubs
	↓↑ 1-2 clubs
2	Segunda División 19 clubs + 1 Reserve team divided in 2 series of 10 clubs
	↓↑ 2 clubs
3	Tercera Division de Nicaragua 40 clubs divided in 4 series of 10

Football stadiums

Stadium	Capacity	Tenants	Image
Estadio Nacional de fútbol de Nicaragua	20,000	Nicaragua national football team, UNAN Managua

See also

Lists of stadiums

References

Cate, Ana (2013-07-01). "espnW - Soccer Without Borders changed my perception". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
Gould, Ellery (2013-03-07). "espnW - Soccer Without Borders empowers youth in Nicaragua". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
"Oscar Duarte effect gives baseball-loving Nicaragua a taste for soccer". Retrieved 10 March 2017.

External links

Football in Nicaragua - FIFA

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National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17
Women	National team U-23 U-20 U-17

Domestic cups

Copa de Nicaragua

Awards

Lists

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