Managua FC

Nicaraguan association football club

Football club

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; 18 years ago (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

Season	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS	Play-offs	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	PTS
2010 Apertura	3rd	14	8	2	4	22	15	26	Semi-finals	6	2	2	2	5	3	8
2011 Clausura	6th	14	5	2	7	17	18	17	Did not qualify
2011 Apertura	2nd	14	8	1	5	22	15	25	Semi-finals	6	2	2	2	5	7	8
2012 Clausura	4th	14	5	6	3	19	17	21	Semi-finals	6	2	1	3	6	11	7
2012 Apertura	2nd	14	6	4	4	16	11	22	Semi-finals	6	2	2	2	6	6	8
2013 Clausura	4th	14	5	4	5	18	16	19	Semi-finals	6	2	0	4	5	12	6
2013 Apertura	4th	18	8	7	3	25	14	31	Semi-finals	2	0	0	2	1	4	0
2014 Clausura	4th	18	7	6	5	34	25	27	Semi-finals	2	0	0	2	2	10	0
2014 Apertura	5th	18	7	5	6	24	17	26	Did not qualify

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.	Nation	Player
—	COL	Yhon Mosquera (From TBD)
—	BRA	Arthur Moura (From TBD)
—	COL	Arley Bonilla (From TBD)
—	NCA	Israel Reyes (From Municipal Grecia)


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

Notable players

Lucas dos Santos
Christian Fernandez
Clayton José da Cunha (2010–11)
Edward Murillo
Mario García
Víctor Norales (2010–11)
Gerardo Arce
Ewing Herrera
Marvin Joseph
Brandon Joseph Ramírez (2010–11)
Justo Lorente
Norfran Lazo (2011–12)
Raúl Leguías (2009–10)
Ivan Méndez
William Mendieta
Mario Morales
Luis Olivares

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.