Nicaraguan women's football championship
Founded1996
CountryNicaragua
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toLiga Segunda Feminina
International cup(s)UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship
Current championsUNAN Managua (17th title)
Most championships
  • UNAN Managua (17 titles)

The Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino (English: Women's Football National Championship) is the highest league of women's football in Nicaragua. Established in 1996, it is run by FENIFUT.[1]

Competition format

The current format which was adopted in 2002 features ten teams playing a double round-robin. After those the six best placed teams advance to the playoffs. Three matches are played over two legs. The three winners and the best loser advance to the semi-finals. Those and the final are the contested over two legs too.

Clubs

The following ten clubs competed in the 2022 Clausura.

  • Águilas de León
  • El 26
  • Juventus
  • Leyendas
  • Managua
  • Real Estelí
  • Somotillo
  • UNAN Managua
  • Walter Ferretti
  • Zacarías

Former clubs

  • All Stars
  • Caruna RL
  • Diriangén
  • Jalapa
  • Deportivo Kol-8
  • Masaya
  • F.C. Ocotal
  • Pinolero F.C.
  • Rivas FC
  • FC Santos DEI
  • Saúl Álvarez
  • Las Segovias
  • UAM
  • UCA

Champions

The list of all finals:[2]

Tournament Winner Score Runner up
1996UCA
1997UCA
1998/99UCAUAM
1999UCA
2000 Diriangén UCA
2001 Diriangén 2-1 UAM
2002 UAM 1–0 Estelí
2003 Diriangén 4–1, 6–0 Jalapa
2004 UNAN Managua 0–1, 2–0 Diriangén
2005 UNAN Managua 0–0, 0–0 aet (3–2 pen) Estelí
2006 UNAN Managua 0–0, 1–0 aet Las Segovias
2007 UNAN Managua 3–0, 4–3 UAM
2008 UNAN Managua 0–0, 0–0 aet (4–3 pen) UAM
2009 UNAN Managua 1–0, 2–1 All Stars
2010[3] Diriangén 1–0, 1–2 (a) UNAN Managua
2011 Apertura UNAN Managua 2–1 Caruna RL
2012 Clausura UNAN Managua 1–2, 3–1[4] Saúl Álvarez
2013 Apertura[5] UNAN Managua 2–2, 3–2 Saúl Álvarez
2014 Clausura[6] UNAN Managua 0–0, 2–0[7] Saúl Álvarez
2014 Apertura Saul Alvarez 1–0, 0–1 (4–1 pen)[8] UNAN Managua
2015 Clausura UNAN Managua 2–1, 3–1 [9] Diriangén
2015 Apertura Águilas de León 2–1, 2–2[10] UNAN Managua
2016 Clausura UNAN Managua 4–0, 2–2 Águilas de León
2016 Apertura UNAN Managua 1–0, 1–0 (3–2 pen)[11] Águilas de León
2017 Clausura Águilas de León 3–1, 2–0 (a)[12] UNAN Managua
2017 Apertura Águilas de León 1–0, 2–1[13] UNAN Managua
2018 Clausura UNAN Managua 0–0 (4–2 pen)[14] Águilas de León
2018 Apertura UNAN Managua 2–0, 2–0[13] Águilas de León
2019 Clausura UNAN Managua 4–0, 1–2[15] Águilas de León
2019 Apertura Águilas de León 1–0, 0–0[16] UNAN Managua
2020 Apertura Real Estelí 0–1, 2–2[17] UNAN Managua
2021 Clausura Real Estelí 2–1, 3–2 (a)[18] UNAN Managua
2021 Apertura Somotillo 0–0, 0–0 (3–1 pen)[19] UNAN Managua
2022 Clausura UNAN Managua 2–1, 2–1 (3-1 pen)[20] Somotillo
  • UAM is the team of the Universidad Americana
  • UCA is the team of the Universidad Centroamericana.
  • UNAN is the team of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua

In July 2013 UNAN won the first Torneo Nacional de Copa del Futbol Femenino de Primera División.[21]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nica Futb Femenino". nicafutb.wix.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03.
  2. ↑ "Nicaragua - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Diriangen wins championship" (in Spanish). mundodelfutbolfemenino.blogspot.com. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sin comparación | Hoy Diario". www.hoy.com.ni. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
  5. ↑ "DE LA AGONÍA A LA GLORIA | Hoy Diario". www.hoy.com.ni. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
  6. ↑ "Saúl Álvarez presenta equipo para el Apertura 2014" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2014. Saúl Álvarez played the last four finals against UNAN
  7. ↑ "Corazón de campeonas | Hoy Diario". www.hoy.com.ni. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
  8. ↑ "Saúl Álvarez nuevo campeón del futbol femenino". La Prensa. 22 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Montealto, Carlos (7 Sep 2015). "UNAN Managua ganó el título nacional de futbol femenino". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  10. ↑ Zeledón, Nectalí Mora (22 Feb 2016). "Águilas de León se coronan en la Primera División femenina". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "UNAN-Managua se queda con el título del futbol femenino en Nicaragua". UNCAF (in Spanish). 23 Jan 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Águilas de León Campeón del Torneo de Clausura Femenino en Nicaragua". UNCAF (in Spanish). 17 Jul 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  13. 1 2 Membreño, Rosa (27 Jan 2019). "UNAN-Managua, las reinas del futbol femenino de Primera División". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  14. ↑ Pavón, Justin (14 Aug 2018). "UNAN Managua: campeonas del fútbol femenino nicaragüense". VOS TV. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  15. ↑ Membreño, Rosa (24 Jun 2019). "UNAN-Managua se corona en el Torneo de Clausura del Campeonato Nacional Femenino". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  16. ↑ Zeledón, Nectalí Mora (28 Jan 2020). "Águilas de León recupera el trono del futbol femenino y corta racha 58 partidos invictos de UNAN". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  17. ↑ "¡MAGISTRALMENTE CAMPEONAS!". realestelifc.com (in Spanish). 15 Feb 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  18. ↑ Gonzalez, Elmer (10 Aug 2021). "La salvadoreña Samaria Gómez, destaca nuevamente en Nicaragua, logró el bicampeonato con el Real Estelí Femenil". Diario El Informante (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  19. ↑ "Hondureña anota gol del titulo al Somotillo de Nicaragua". FENAFUTH (in Spanish). 29 Mar 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  20. ↑ ""Andá a jugar con muñecas". La goleadora que se forjó jugando con hombres". La Prensa (in Spanish). 16 Aug 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  21. ↑ "HISTORIA VIVA | Hoy Diario". www.hoy.com.ni. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.
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