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Nicaragua national under-17 football team

The Nicaragua Under 17s football team, more commonly known as La Azulita, is controlled by Nicaraguan Football Federation and represents Nicaragua in international Under 17 or youth football competitions.[1][2][3]

Nicaragua Under 17
Nickname(s)Los Pinoleros, Albiazules
AssociationNicaraguan Football Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachNicaragua Tyron Acevedo
CaptainAyel Palacios
FIFA codeNCA
First colours
Second colours
First international
Nicaragua  0–10  Canada
(San Salvador, El Salvador; November 2, 1994)
Biggest win
Nicaragua  5–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
(Bradenton, United States; March 20, 2019) Nicaragua  5–0  Turks and Caicos Islands
, (August 31, 2022)
Biggest defeat
Nicaragua  0–13  Guatemala
(San Salvador, El Salvador; November 16, 2008)
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1994)
Best resultRound of 16 (2019, 2023)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0

History edit

Current players edit

The following squad were called up for recent 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Jeann Francisco Iglesias Gutierrez (2003-11-27)27 November 2003 (aged 15)
2 3MF Bryan Josue Gonzales Sandino (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 17)
3 2DF Justing Enrique Cano Espinoza (2002-03-02)2 March 2002 (aged 17)
4 2DF Franklin Junior Gonzalez Rodriguez (2002-03-13)13 March 2002 (aged 17)
5 2DF Francisco Javier Vallecillo Delgadillo (2002-10-20)20 October 2002 (aged 16)
6 3MF Harold Medina (2002-01-30)30 January 2002 (aged 17)
7 4FW Widman Esmir Talavera Flores (2003-01-12)12 January 2003 (aged 16)
8 3MF Josue Gabriel Calderon Palacios (2002-05-30)30 May 2002 (aged 16)
9 4FW Chris Patterson Patterson Hernandez (2002-08-20)20 August 2002 (aged 16)
10 3MF Ayel Anthony Palacios Pineda (2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (aged 17)
11 4FW Patrick Romario Huete Valenzuela (2002-02-16)16 February 2002 (aged 17)
12 1GK Gerald Adalberto Galeano Rodezno (2002-07-01)1 July 2002 (aged 16)
13 4FW Ronald Estiven Palacios Lopez (2002-09-09)9 September 2002 (aged 16)
14 2DF Jeynnier Antonio Rodriguez Mairena (2002-02-20)20 February 2002 (aged 17)
15 3MF Waldner Isai Vasquez Pineda (2002-03-20)20 March 2002 (aged 17)
17 2DF Leonardo Jose Bonilla Ortiz (2002-09-03)3 September 2002 (aged 16)
18 3MF Nestor Gabriel Olivares Nicaragua (2002-08-29)29 August 2002 (aged 16)
19 4FW Carlos Andres Perez Rodriguez (2003-10-09)9 October 2003 (aged 15)
20 3MF Chris Jeremy Lopez Oliva (2002-02-13)13 February 2002 (aged 17)

Fixtures and results edit

legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2019 edit

18 March 2019 (2019-03-18) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   2–0
   Nicaragua Bradenton
16:30
  • Pompey   38', 55' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
20 March 2019 (2019-03-20) Nicaragua   5–0
   U.S. Virgin Islands Bradenton
16:30
Report Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1
Referee: Ariel Ameth Sánchez (Panama)
22 March 2019 (2019-03-22) Grenada   0–4
   Nicaragua Bradenton
14:30 Report
Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1
Referee: Malik Badawi (United States)
24 March 2019 (2019-03-24) Nicaragua   3–0
   Cayman Islands Bradenton
14:30
Report Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)
9 May 2019 (2019-05-09) Costa Rica   2–1
   Nicaragua Bradenton
16:00
Report Vallecillo   44' Stadium: IMG Academy Field 11
Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Competitive record edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup edit

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1985 Did not qualify
  1987
  1989
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2023
  2025 To be determined
Total 0/20 - 0 0 0 0 0 0

CONCACAF U-17 Championship edit

CONCACAF U-17 Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1983 to   1992 Did not enter
  1994 Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 3 15
  1996 to   2017 Did not qualify
  2019 Round of 16 14th 1 0 0 1 1 2
  2023 Round of 16 TBD 1 0 0 1 0 6
Total 0 Titles - 5 0 0 5 4 23

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

References edit

  1. ^ "Nicaragua U-17 Soccer team News, fixtures, results, squad". Global Sports Archive. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Nicaragua national U-17 team news, result, fixtures, squad". International Soccerway. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Nicaragua U-17 football team profile". Worldfootball.net. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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