Managua F.C.

Full name	Managua Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	La Maquinaria Azul (The Blue Machinery) Los Leones Azules (The Blue Lions) El Orgullo de la Capital (The Pride of the Capital)
Founded	2006 (2006)
Ground	Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua
Capacity	9,000
Manager	Emilio Aburto
League	Liga Primera
2020 Clausura	1st Finals: Runners-up
Home colours Away colours

Managua Fútbol Club is a professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua which currently plays in the Nicaraguan Premier Division.

History

The team was promoted to the Primera División for the first time in their history in 2009–10 after beating Deportivo América in a two-legged Segunda División championship final.^[1]

They made an immediate impact on the top flight, qualifying for the semi-finals in their first season (Apertura 2010). Since then, they have been a regular playoff participant and even reached the finals of the 2017 Apertura, losing on away goals to Walter Ferretti.

In 2018, the club had its most successful period in its history under the guidance of Nicaraguan Emilio Aburto. The club were able to win their first championship (the Apertura 2018) in club history. Managua won 1–0 over two legged series against powerful club Real Esteli F.C.; Lucas dos Santos was the lone goal-scorer for Managua and he was the league-leading goalscorer that season.

Achievements

• Primera División de Nicaragua and predecessors
  • Champions (1) : Apertura 2018
  • Runners-up (3): Apertura 2017, Apertura 2019, Clausura 2020
• Segunda División de Nicaragua and predecessors
  • Champions (1): 2009–10
• Copa de Nicaragua:
  • Champions (1): 2019

First Division record (2010–present)

Apertura 2010 – present

Current squad

As of: November, 2023 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NCA Erling Mendez 2 DF  NCA Cristhiam Quinto 3 DF  BRA Gabriel Vidal 4 DF  NCA Henry Nino 7 MF  NCA Kevin Serapio 8 MF  BRA Vinicius de Souza 9 FW  BRA Lucas dos Santos 10 MF  NCA Agenor Baez 11 FW  BRA Gyan Araujo 14 DF  NCA Jermar Lopez 17 DF  NCA Jeffrey Chavez 22 DF  BRA Gabriel Junior de Olivera 23 MF  NCA Nahum Peralta

No. Pos. Nation Player 40 FW  NCA David Busto — GK  NCA Jose Tinoco — DF  NCA Rigoberto Fuentes — DF  NCA Alejandro Tapia — DF  NCA Pablo Rodriguez — MF  NCA Miguel Guerrero — FW  PAR Luis Ibarra — FW  NCA Isaias Pacheco — FW  NCA Jose Martinez

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player —  COL Yhon Mosquera (From TBD) —  BRA Arthur Moura (From TBD) —  COL Arley Bonilla (From TBD) —  NCA Israel Reyes (From Municipal Grecia)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  NCA Ezequiel Ugalde (From Managua under 20) —  NCA Allan Caballero (From Managua under 20) —  NCA TBD (From TBD)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  BRA Gabriel Junior de Olivera (To TBD) — DF  NCA Alejandro Tapia (To TBD) — FW  PAR Luis Ibarra (To TBD) —  NCA Pablo Rodriguez (To TBD) —  NCA Henry Nino (To Real Esteli)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  NCA TBD (To TBD) —  NCA TBD (To TBD) —  NCA TBD (To TBD)

Notable players

One-club men

Name	Nationality	Position	Managua Debut	Managua Last Match
Jairo Gutiérrez		Defender	2006	2018

Coaching staff

As of January, 2024

Position	Staff
Manager	Flavio da Silva
Assistant Manager	TBD
Physical coach	TBD
Goalkeeper Coach	TBD
Physiotherapist	TBD
Team Doctor	TBD
Under 20 coach	Emilio Aburto

List of coaches

Managua has had permanent managers since it first appointed TBD as coach in 2007. The longest-serving manager was Emilio Aburto, who managed Managua for three years from Feb 2012 to Jan 2015. Argentinian Nestor Holweger was the first foreign coach in the club and helped the club win its first title, winning the second division in 2009. Emilio Aburto is the most successful manager as he led the club to its first Primera division title in 2018 and first Copa de Nicaragua in 2019.

• Nestor Holweger (August 2009 – August 2010)
• Mario Alfaro (August 2010 – February 2012)
• Emilio Aburto (February 2012 – January 2015)
• Carlos Zambrana (January 2015 – December 2015)
• Flavio Da Silva (December 2015 – June 2016)
• Amleto Bonaccorso (June 2016 – August 2016)
• Jack Galindo (August 2016 – September 2016)
• Luis Fernando Fallas (September 2016 – November 2016)
• Jack Galindo (November 2016 – February 2017)
• Emilio Aburto (Feb 2017 – May 2017)
• Tyron Acevedo (May 2017 – Sept 2017)
• Emilio Aburto (September 2017 – August 2021)
• Juan Cortes (September 2021 - August 2022)
• Emilio Aburto (August 2022 - December 2022)
• Flavio Da Silva (December 2022 – Present)

Records

Record versus other Clubs

As of 2020-11-08

The Concacaf opponents below = Official tournament results: (Plus a sampling of other results)

Opponent	Last Meeting	G	W	D	L	F	A	PTS	+/-
FAS	2020 CONCACAF League	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1
Olimpia	2020 CONCACAF League	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	0
Motagua	2019 CONCACAF League	2	0	1	1	2	3	1	-4
Totals

References

External links

• Managua FC asciende a Primera División – Vive Nicaragua