Nicaragua

CONCACAF. Played 226 since 1 May 1929: won 51, drawn 27, lost 148. Elo 1424, ranked 140 in the world; peak 1562 in 2024.

Latest results

2026-10-04LNicaragua 1–2 Dominican RepublicCONCACAF Nations League · Managua58%
2026-10-01LNicaragua 0–3 Costa RicaCONCACAF Nations League · Managua36%
2026-09-27LCuraçao 6–1 NicaraguaCONCACAF Nations League · Willemstad20%
2026-09-24LDominican Republic 3–2 NicaraguaCONCACAF Nations League · Santiago de los Caballeros40%
2026-06-05LParaguay 4–0 NicaraguaFriendly · Asunción5%
2026-05-29DSouth Africa 0–0 NicaraguaFriendly · Johannesburg18%
2026-03-27LRussia 3–1 NicaraguaFriendly · Krasnodar7%
2025-11-18LHaiti 2–0 NicaraguaFIFA World Cup qualification · Willemstad27%
2025-11-13WNicaragua 2–0 HondurasUpsetFIFA World Cup qualification · Managua27%
2025-10-13LCosta Rica 4–1 NicaraguaFIFA World Cup qualification · San José8%

Results and fixtures

Squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League A matches against Dominican Republic (twice), Curaçao and Costa Rica on 24, 27 September, 1 and 4 October 2026; respectively.

Players: 24
Average age: 27.1
Caps between them: 397
Most from one club: Real Estelí (6)

Where they play

12 at home · 12 abroad in 7 other countries

Nicaragua 12
Costa Rica 5
United States 2
Finland 1
Germany 1
Guatemala 1
Mexico 1
Panama 1

Average club rating 1397 (ClubElo; 7 of 24 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Saprissa, ranked 499 by ClubElo.

No.	Player	Age	Caps	Goals	Club	Club Elo
Goalkeepers
12	Jason VegaSan Carlos(Costa Rica)	30	6	0	San Carlos(Costa Rica)	1404
1	Brandon MayorgaUNAN Managua	28	0	0	UNAN Managua
	Adonis PinedaPuntarenas(Costa Rica)	29	3	0	Puntarenas(Costa Rica)	1388
Defenders
4	Marvin FletesReal Estelí	28	40	2	Real Estelí
3	Óscar AcevedoReal Estelí	29	41	3	Real Estelí
19	Juan Luis PérezInter San Carlos(Costa Rica)	27	19	4	Inter San Carlos(Costa Rica)
15	Melvin HernándezDiriangén	32	13	0	Diriangén
21	Christian ReyesDiriangén		22	0	Diriangén
6	Emmanuel GómezUMECIT(Panama)	26	8	0	UMECIT(Panama)
5	Justing CanoZacatecas(Mexico)	24	17	0	Zacatecas(Mexico)
2	Joab GutiérrezReal Estelí	20	5	0	Real Estelí
Midfielders
20	Jonathan MoncadaComunicaciones(Guatemala)	28	24	0	Comunicaciones(Guatemala)
8	Jacob MontesMonterey Bay(United States)	27	20	4	Monterey Bay(United States)	1264
18	Amadeus ZamoraChemnitzer FC(Germany)		3	0	Chemnitzer FC(Germany)
14	Kadeem ColeBirmingham Legion(United States)	27	2	0	Birmingham Legion(United States)	1311
7	Ramón EstradaManagua		0	0	Managua
17	Osmin SalinasReal Estelí		3	0	Real Estelí
Forwards
9	Jaime MorenoKuPS(Finland)	31	52	16	KuPS(Finland)	1468
10	Byron BonillaReal Estelí	33	49	8	Real Estelí
13	Widman TalaveraReal Estelí	23	22	3	Real Estelí
	Bancy HernándezSaprissa(Costa Rica)	26	25	4	Saprissa(Costa Rica)	1554
7	Jorge GarcíaMatagalpa	28	16	1	Matagalpa
16	Raheem ColePuntarenas(Costa Rica)	27	4	0	Puntarenas(Costa Rica)	1388
11	Efraín MejíaCS Sebaco	18	3	0	CS Sebaco

Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Nicaragua national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 27 September 2026; page last edited 25 Oct 2026. Read daily.

Tournament history

Gold Cup: 3 appearances

Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).

Rating over time

Rating at the end of each year it played.

Head to head

Against

Nicaragua v Guatemala: played 26, won 1, drawn 4, lost 21; goals 16–73. First met 9 Dec 1943, last 26 Apr 2024.

2024-04-26DGuatemala 1–1 NicaraguaFriendly · San Jose33%
2022-11-19LGuatemala 3–1 NicaraguaFriendly · Carson30%
2021-09-08DGuatemala 2–2 NicaraguaFriendly · Antigua Guatemala15%
2021-02-24LGuatemala 1–0 NicaraguaFriendly · Guatemala City11%
2020-10-06DNicaragua 0–0 GuatemalaFriendly · Managua27%
2019-03-26LNicaragua 0–1 GuatemalaFriendly · Managua41%
2014-08-14LGuatemala 3–0 NicaraguaFriendly · Antigua Guatemala8%
2013-01-18DGuatemala 1–1 NicaraguaUNCAF Cup · San José10%
2011-01-21LNicaragua 1–2 GuatemalaUNCAF Cup · Panama City12%
2010-09-04LGuatemala 5–0 NicaraguaFriendly · Fort Lauderdale13%
2009-01-29WNicaragua 2–0 GuatemalaUpsetUNCAF Cup · Tegucigalpa9%
2007-02-08LGuatemala 1–0 NicaraguaUNCAF Cup · San Salvador7%
2005-02-21LGuatemala 4–0 NicaraguaUNCAF Cup · Guatemala City3%
2003-02-18LGuatemala 5–0 NicaraguaUNCAF Cup · Panama City5%
1999-03-17LGuatemala 1–0 NicaraguaUNCAF Cup · San José7%

Latest 15 of 26 meetings.

Record by competition

Nicaragua by competition

Friendly	70	13	15	42	63–135	1929–2026
UNCAF Cup	39	5	4	30	28–109	1991–2017
FIFA World Cup qualification	35	13	2	20	48–61	1992–2025
CCCF Championship	26	2	0	24	26–141	1941–1961
CONCACAF Nations League	26	13	5	8	50–36	2019–2026
CONCACAF Championship	9	0	1	8	5–27	1963–1967
Gold Cup	9	0	0	9	1–23	2009–2019
CONCACAF Championship qualification	6	2	0	4	8–12	1965–1971
CONCACAF Nations League qualification	4	3	0	1	9–2	2018–2019
Gold Cup qualification	2	0	0	2	0–2	2025

Top scorers

Juan Barrera 6
Raúl Leguías 5
Carlos Chavarría 4
Jaime Moreno 4
Bancy Hernández 3
Emilio Palacios 2
Luis Galeano 2
Luis Copete 2
Manuel Rosas Arreola 2
Ariagner Smith 2

Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.

Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.