Nicaragua national under-20 football team

Nicaragua Under 20

Nickname(s)

Los Pinoleros, Albiazules

Association

Nicaraguan Football Federation

Confederation

CONCACAF (North America)

Head coach

Enrique Llena

FIFA code

NCA

First colours

Second colours

First international

Costa Rica 1 - 5 Nicaragua

(Panama City, Panama; March 5, 1962)

Biggest win

Nicaragua 4 - 0 Belize

(San Salvador, El Salvador; 2014)

Biggest defeat

El Salvador 8 - 0 Nicaragua
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; August 17, 1982)
Costa Rica 8 - 0 Nicaragua
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; August 19, 1982)

Records for competitive
matches only.

The Nicaragua Under 20's football team, more commonly known as La Azulita, is controlled by Nicaraguan Football Federation and represents Nicaragua in international Under 20 or youth football competitions.

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Did Not Qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
Total	0/19	0	0	0	0	0	0

UNCAF preliminary round

Year	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1995	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	Withdrew
1998	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
2001	4/4	3	1	0	2	4	8	Did not qualify
2003	5/5	4	0	1	3	3	18	Did not qualify
2005	5/5	4	0	0	4	3	11	Did not qualify
2007	3/3	2	0	0	2	4	11	Did not qualify
/ 2009	3/3	2	0	0	2	0	11	Did not qualify
/ 2011	3/3	2	0	0	2	0	5
/ 2013	2/3	2	1	0	1	3	3	Qualified
	7/9	19	2	1	16	17	67

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1962	Round 1	4	0	2	2	2	12
1964	Round 1	4	0	2	2	1	7
1970	Did not participate
1973	Round 1	2	0	1	1	1	8
1974	Round 1	3	1	0	2	3	5
1976	Second Round	5	1	1	3	4	12
1978	Did not participate
1980	Did not participate
1982	Round 1	3	0	0	3	1	18
1984	Did not participate
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994	Round 1	2	0	0	2	1	8
1996	Round 1	3	0	0	3	1	12
1998	Did not qualify
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013	Round 1	2	0	0	2	1	8
Total	1 Round 2	28	2	6	20	16	90

Current players

0#0	Pos.	Player	Caps	Goals
1	1GK	Rendell Hodgson	0	0
12	1GK	Jordan Luna
5	2DF	Jason Downs
2	2DF	Ender Rivas
4	2DF	Marlon Ukles
6	2DF	Oscar Balladares
7	2DF	Jesser Escobar
3	2DF	Yader Bonilla
8	3MF	Eudis Gutierrez
13	3MF	Kevin Serapio
14	3MF	Yasser Ortiz
11	3MF	Edson Cuadra
15	4FW	Neftali Navarrete
17	4FW	Bryan Garcia
16	4FW	Kelthon Moreno
18	4FW	Ariagner Smith

Current technical staff

Head coach: Enrique Llena
Assistant coach: Luis Javier Londono
Goalkeeper coach: William Espinoza
Doctor: Curpertino Borrell

External links

FENIFUT – Nicaraguan Football Federation

Football in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Football Federation

National teams

Men	National team Olympic (U-23) U-20 U-17

Women	National team U-23 U-20 U-17

League system

Domestic cups

Copa de Nicaragua

Awards

Footballer of the year
Top scorers

Lists

All-time table
Champions
Clubs
International footballers
Foreign players
Venues

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Men's players
Women's players
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Women's football

National under-20 association football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)

North America	Canada Mexico United States

Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama

Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint-Martin³ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

Defunct	Netherlands Antilles

1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

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