Nicaragua national under-20 football team

The Nicaragua national under-20 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.

Nicaragua Under 20

Nickname(s)	Los Pinoleros, Albiazules
Association	Nicaraguan Football Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Jaime Ruiz
FIFA code	NCA
First colours Second colours
First international
Costa Rica 1 - 5 Nicaragua (Panama City, Panama; March 5, 1962)
Biggest win
Nicaragua 8 - 0 U.S. Virgin Islands (Managua, Nicaragua; February 15, 2020)
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.

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
2015
2017
2019
2021	Cancelled
2023	Did not qualify
2025
2027	To be determined
Total	0/25	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 squad

• The following players were called up for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
• Match dates: 18 June – 3 July 2022
• Caps and goals correct as of: 25 June 2022
• Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Miguel Rodríguez	(2003-06-13) 13 June 2003	3	0	Deportivo Ocotal
	1GK	César Salandía	(2004-06-13) 13 June 2004	0	0	Real Estelí
	2DF	Cristhian Herrera	(2004-03-22) 22 March 2004	3	0	Real Estelí
	2DF	Jermar López	(2003-09-26) 26 September 2003	1	0	Unknown
	2DF	Dylan Pineda	(2004-05-03) 3 May 2004	3	0	Diriangén
	2DF	Joel Soto	(2003-03-11) 11 March 2003	3	0	Diriangén
	2DF	Kurt Thomas	(2003-08-21) 21 August 2003	3	0	Juventus
	3MF	Keylon Batiz	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004	3	3	Real Estelí
	3MF	Joarlyn Caldera	(2004-08-15) 15 August 2004	0	0	Real Estelí
	3MF	Fredman Kirklan	(2004-10-09) 9 October 2004	0	0	Real Estelí
	3MF	Freddy Ortiz	(2005-11-22) 22 November 2005	0	0	Servette
	3MF	José Israel Reyes	(2003-01-22) 22 January 2003	0	0	Guadalupe
	3MF	Osmin Salinas	(2004-02-03) 3 February 2004	3	0	Real Estelí
	3MF	Óscar Soto	(2003-03-05) 5 March 2003	3	0	Managua
	3MF	Widman Talavera	(2003-01-12) 12 January 2003	3	3	Real Estelí
	4FW	Jareck Cáceres	(2003-01-10) 10 January 2003	3	3	UNAN Managua
	4FW	Manuel Gutiérrez	(2003-08-14) 14 August 2003	2	2	Free agent
	4FW	Carlos Pérez	(2003-10-09) 9 October 2003	0	0	San Carlos
	4FW	Ocnarpz Rodríguez	(2004-09-22) 22 September 2004	2	0	Real Estelí
	4FW	Anyelo Velásquez	(2004-12-22) 22 December 2004	0	0	Diriangén

Current technical staff

• Head coach: Jaime Ruiz
• Assistant coach: Tyron Acevedo
• Goalkeeper coach: Carlos Mendieta
• Doctor: Curpertino Borrell

External links

• FENIFUT – Nicaraguan Football Federation