Nicaraguan women's football championship
| Country | Nicaragua |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Most championships | UNAN Managua (11 titles) |
The Nicaraguan women's football championship is the top level women's football league in the Nicaraguan football league system. The league was first played in the 1996 season. Record champions are UNAN Managua with elven titles.[1]
Competition format
The current format which was adopted in 2002 features ten teams playing a double round-robin. After those the six best placed teams advance to the playoffs. Three matches are played over two legs. The three winners and the best loser advance to the semi-finals. Those and the final are the contested over two legs too.
Champions
The list of all finals:[2]
| Tournament | Winner | Score | Runner up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | UCA | ||
| 1997 | UCA | ||
| 1998/99 | UCA | UAM | |
| 1999 | UCA | ||
| 2000 | Diriangén | UCA | |
| 2001 | Diriangén | 2-1 | UAM |
| 2002 | UAM | 1-0 | Estelí |
| 2003 | Diriangén | 4-1, 6-0 | Jalapa |
| 2004 | UNAN Managua | 0-1, 2-0 | Diriangén |
| 2005 | UNAN Managua | 0-0, 0-0 aet (3-2 pen) | Estelí |
| 2006 | UNAN Managua | 0-0, 1-0 aet | Las Segovias |
| 2007 | UNAN Managua | 3-0, 4-3 | UAM |
| 2008 | UNAN Managua | 0-0, 0-0 aet (4-3 pen) | UAM |
| 2009 | UNAN Managua | 1–0, 2–1 | All Stars |
| 2010[3] | Diriangén | 1–0, 1–2 (a) | UNAN Managua |
| 2011 Apertura | UNAN Managua | 2-1 | Caruna RL |
| 2012 Clausura | UNAN Managua | 1-2, 3–1[4] | Saúl Álvarez |
| 2013 Apertura[5] | UNAN Managua | 2–2, 3-2 | Saúl Álvarez |
| 2013 Clausura?[6] | UNAN Managua | Saúl Álvarez | |
| 2014 Clausura?[6] | UNAN Managua | 0–0, 2–0[7] | Saúl Álvarez |
| 2014 Apertura | Saul Alvarez | 1–0, 0–1 (Pen 4-1)[8] | UNAN Managua |
- UAM is the team of the Universidad Americana
- UCA is the team of the Universidad Centroamericana.
- UNAN is the team of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua
In July 2013 UNAN won the first Torneo Nacional de Copa del Futbol Femenino de Primera División.[9]
Teams
The 2014 season was started with 10 teams.
- Águilas de León
- Diriangén F.C.
- Deportivo Kol-8
- Las Leyendas
- Masaya
- F.C.Ocotal
- Pinolero F.C.
- Rivas FC
- FC Santos DEI
- Saúl Álvarez
- UNAN Managua
See also
References
- ↑ http://nicafutb.wix.com/nicafutb#!unan-managua-abre-ante-las-leyendas/c1g7i
- ↑ "Nicaragua - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ↑ "Diriangen wins championship" (in Spanish). mundodelfutbolfemenino.blogspot.com. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ↑ http://www.hoy.com.ni/2012/09/23/sin-comparaci%C3%B3n/
- ↑ http://www.hoy.com.ni/2013/12/16/de-la-agonia-a-la-gloria/
- 1 2 "Saúl Álvarez presenta equipo para el Apertura 2014" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2014.
Saúl Álvarez played the last four finals against UNAN
- ↑ http://www.hoy.com.ni/2014/06/09/corazon-de-campeonas/
- ↑ http://www.laprensa.com.ni/2014/12/22/deportes/1668226-nuevas-reinas-2
- ↑ http://www.hoy.com.ni/2013/07/15/historia-viva/
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