Real Estelí

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Real Estelí

Full name

Real Estelí F.C.

Nickname(s)

El Tren del Norte

Founded

1960

Ground

Estadio Independencia,
Estelí, Nicaragua
(Capacity 4,800)

Chairman

Fidel Moreno

Manager

Otoniel Rivas

League

Primera División, Nicaragua

2005-06





Home colours





Away colours

Real Esteli is a Nicaraguan football club playing at the top level. It is based in Estelí. Their home stadium is Estadio Independencia. The club was founded in 1960 as Estelí FC, but acquired its current name in 1961.

Three times national champions of Nicaragua, the club plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Primera División (First Division National Championship) representing the northern city of Estelí.

The Logo: The crown represents 'Real' (meaning 'Royal'). Similar crowns can be seen on the crests of many other clubs with the prefix 'Real' (such as Real Madrid C.F. in Spain).

Two gold stars mark the two national championships won by the club (in 1991 and 1999) while the red and white striped shield represents the club colours as used on team shirts.

Real Esteli also marked history in Nicaraguan and Central American Football in 2004, eliminating favorites Real España in the First Round of the Copa Interclubes UNCAF, becoming the first Nicaraguan Football Team in history to advance to the second Round.

Real Estelí FC plays at the Estadio Independencia - one of the biggest and best stadiums in Nicaragua (which has a population of just over five million). The club is knows by the nickname, 'Train of the North', coming as it does, from the northern region of Las Segovias.

Real Estelí FC has finished in the top five of Nicaragua's top division every year since 1986 and has achieved some of the highest attendances in the league during this fine run.