Real Estelí F.C.
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| Full name | Real Estelí Fútbol Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) |
El Tren del Norte (The Train of the North) | ||
| Founded | 1960 (as Estelí FC) | ||
| Ground |
Estadio Independencia, Estelí, Nicaragua | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman |
 Fidel Moreno | ||
| Manager |
Otoniel Olivas | ||
| League | Primera División, Nicaragua | ||
| Apertura 2012 | 1st | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Real Esteli Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football club playing in the top national league, the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Primera División (First Division National Championship). The club play out of their home stadium, Estadio Independencia, based in the northern city of Estelí.
Real Esteli is the second most successful club in Nicaragua (behind Diriangén FC), earning a combined 13 national Apertura/Clausura championships. The club has the distinction of winning of most consecutiev championship in CONCACAF with eiht titles in row.
History
The club was founded in 1960 as Estelí FC, but acquired its current name in 1961. Real Estelí FC plays at the Estadio Independencia, one of the biggest stadiums in Nicaragua, with a capacity of 4,800. The club is known by the nickname, El Tren del Norte (Train of the North), coming as it does, from the northern region of Las Segovias.
The club made 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 of the tournament.
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 period.
Real Estelí won the 2013 Apertura Nicaraguan championship after 4-0 aggregate victory over Managua team Walter Ferreti. For "El Tren del Norte" it was their seventh consecutive league title and 11th overall. Estelí created history by equaling the Central American record for most successive league championships, alongside legendary Salvadoran side, Hércules who won seven consecutive titles from 1927 to 1934.
Crest
The club crest consists of a crown, representing 'Real' (meaning 'Royal'). Similar crowns can be seen on the crests of many other clubs with the prefix 'Real', such as Spanish clubs Real Betis, Real Zaragoza and Real Madrid C.F.[1]
The two gold stars of the crest mark the first 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. The logo was redesigned and digitalised in 2000 by Nakor'd J. García and Michael D. Raney (current President/CEO of the World Football Organization), based on the original design by Arnulfo Rivera Zeledón and Johnny Herrera Vallejos.
'El Clásico' rivalry
There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in the national league, where the game between Real Estelí and Diriangén FC has become known as El Clásico (The Classic).
Honours
National titles
- Primera División de Nicaragua: 13
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(13) – :: 1991, 1999, 2003, 2003 A, 2004 C, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 C, 2011 C, 2011 A, 2012 C, 2012 A, 2013 C - Copa de Nicaragua: 1
- (1) – :: 1991.
Performance in CONCACAF competitions
- CONCACAF Champions League: 4 appearances
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 5 appearances
- Best: Quarterfinals in 2004
- 2000 : First Round
- 2003 : First Round
- 2004 : Quarter Final
- 2006 : First Round
- 2007 : First Round
Record versus other nations
- As of 2013-09-25
The Concacaf opponents below = Official tournament results: (Plus a sampling of other results)
| Opponent | Last Meeting | G | W | D | L | F | A | PTS | +/- | ||
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 Alajuelense |
26 – Sep – 2012 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 0 | -19 | ||
 Arabe Unido |
1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | ||
 Atletico Marte |
15 – Dec – 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | ||
 C.S.D. Comunicaciones |
6 – Dec – 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | -15 | ||
| Diriangén |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FAS |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | ||
 Montreal Impact |
2 – Oct – 2008 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | ||
 Motagua |
16 – Aug – 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | -4 | ||
| C.D. Olimpia |
24 - Sep - 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | ||
| Real Espana |
29 - Sep - 2004 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2 | -9 | ||
| Deportivo Saprissa |
29 – Aug – 2006 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | -7 | ||
 Sporting Kansas City |
17 – Sep – 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | ||
| Tauro FC |
1992 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -6 | ||
| Toronto |
2 – Aug – 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | ||
 UANL |
18 - Sep - 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -4 | ||
| Totals | 0 | ||||||||||
Jersey sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt partner |
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| 1998–2001 | Galaxia | |
| 2000–2008 | Enitel | |
| 2008–Present | Movistar | |
| 2008–Present | La Curacao | |
| 2011–Present | Yahoo! |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Squad Changes 2014 Clausura
In:
- TBA - Transferred from TBA
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Alberto Heredia - Transferred from FC Kairat Almaty -
Mauro Rodríguez - Transferred from Boston River - Javier Vitavar - Transferred from Club Atlético Juventud de Las Piedras
- Sebastián Borba - Transferred from Liverpool FC
- Rodrigo Valiente Baraybar - Transferred from Deportivo Maldonado
- Martin Cardozo - Transferred from Miramar Misiones
Out:
- TBD - Transferred to TBA
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Joaelton - Transferred to TBA - Iuri - Transferred to TBA
- Leandro Teofilo - Transferred to TBA
- Alan Kardec - Transferred to TBA
- Douglas de Souza - Transferred to TBA
- Assad Esteves - Injured
Current notable players
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Former notable players
– Year* = Player has retired from football - Players in Bold = Represented their national team
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List of Coaches
- Rigoberto Núñez (1961-1965)
- Manuel Catarro Cuadra
- Leonidas Rodríguez Rodríguez (1990-1991)
- Roy Posas (1991-1992)
- Florentino Colindres
- Rafael Paciencia Núñez (1999-2000)
- David Aquiles Medina (2000-2001)
- Francisco Rojas (2001-April 2002)
- Ramón Otoniel Olivas (2002– Dec 2008)
- Roy Posas (Jan 2009- Dec 2009)
- Ramón Otoniel Olivas (Dec 2009–)
- Nestos Matamala
- Jose Burboa
Santiago Berrini- Marcos A. Gamboa
References
- ↑ "Team Profile: Real Esteli". CONCACAF. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
External links
- http://www.concacaf.com/view_article.aspx?id=4288
- http://www.realestelifc.com
- http://elesteliano.com/revistaspdf/jun_2011.pdf
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