Nicaraguan Football Federation

Governing body of football in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan Football Federation
CONCACAF

Founded	3 November 1931; 92 years ago (1931-11-03)^[1]
Headquarters	Managua
FIFA affiliation	1950
CONCACAF affiliation	1961^[2]
President	Manuel Salvador Quintanilla Martinez^[3]^[4]
Website	https://www.fenifut.org.ni

The Nicaraguan Football Federation (FENIFUT; Spanish: Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol) is the official governing body of association football in Nicaragua.

FENIFUT comprises 19 departmental and 153 municipal federations. It oversees all national men's, women's, futsal and youth championships. It is additionally responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's, and various youth national football teams.^[1]

Association staff

Name	Position	Source
Manuel Quintanilla	President	^[5]^[6]
Marlon Gomez	Vice President	^[7]
José Bermúdez	General Secretary	^[8]^[9]
n/a	Treasurer
Roger Rodriguez	Technical Director	^[10]
Juan Vita	Team Coach (Men's)	^[11]
Elna Dixon	Team Coach (Women's)	^[12]
Moises Avalos	Media/Communications Manager	^[13]
n/a	Futsal Coordinator
Donald Campos	Referee Coordinator	^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b "Acerca de". FENIFUT (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
^ "Ramón Coll, electo Presidente de la Confederación de Futbol de América del Norte, América Central y el Caribe". 23 September 1961.
^ "Nicaragua". CONCACAF. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
^ "El Nuevo Diario".
^ "FIFA".
^ "NICARAGUA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
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^ "NICARAGUA". Concacaf. 2021-03-07. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
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External links

(in Spanish) Official website (archived)
Nicaragua at the FIFA website (archived)
Nicaragua at CONCACAF site

Sports governing bodies in Nicaragua (NCA)

Summer Olympic sports

Aquatics
- Diving
- Swimming
- Synchronized swimming
- Water polo
Archery
Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Equestrian
Fencing
Field hockey
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Rugby 7s
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
- Practical shooting
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
- inc. beach volleyball
Weightlifting
Wrestling

Winter Olympic sports

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Curling

Skating (figure, speed & short track)

Ice hockey

Luge

Skeleton

Skiing (alpine, cross country, nordic combined, freestyle & jumping)

Snowboarding

Other IOC recognised sports

Air sports
Auto racing
Bandy
Baseball
Billiard sports
Boules
Bowling
Bridge
Chess
Cricket
Dance sport
Floorball
Karate
Korfball
Lifesaving
Motorcycle racing
Mountaineering and climbing
Netball
Orienteering
Pelota vasca
Polo
Powerboating
Racquetball
Roller sports
Rugby
Softball
Sport climbing
Squash
Sumo
Surfing
Tug of war
Underwater sports
Water ski
Wushu

Paralympics and disabled sports

Other sports

Rugby league
Rugby union

Nicaraguan Olympic Committee

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
International players
- Men
- Women
Expatriate players
Managers
Referees
Venues
Seasons
Records

v t e National football associations of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America (NAFU)	Canada Mexico United States
Central America (UNCAF)	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean (CFU)	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Bonaire² British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{1 2} Grenada Guadeloupe² Guyana¹ Haiti Jamaica Martinique² Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Martin² Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten² Suriname¹ Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
¹ South American member but affiliated to CONCACAF and to CFU. ² Full CONCACAF member, but not affiliated to FIFA.

v t e International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations Championship Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (Arab)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (ASEAN, Central, East, South, West) Interregional (AFF-EAFF) Intercontinental (Arab)
Europe	UEFA – Euro U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
North & Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League
Oceania	OFC – Men's Nations Cup U-19 U-16/U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15 Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
Non-FIFA	CONIFA – CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup IIGA – Island Games ODEBO – Bolivarian Games ODESUR – South American Games South American Board of New Federations (COSANFF) World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA)
Games	African Games Arab Games Asian Games Central America Games Central America and Caribbean Games East Asian Games Jeux de la Francophonie Goodwill Games Indian Ocean Island Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Games Micronesian Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football