UNAN Managua

Nicaraguan football club

Football club

UNAN Managua

Full name

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua – Managua

Nickname(s)

Los Universitarios

Ground

Nicaragua National Football Stadium
Managua, Nicaragua

Capacity

20,000

Chairman

Wilber Altamirano

Manager

Eduardo Urroz

League

Liga Primera

2015 Apertura

3rd (Champions)

Home colours

Away colours

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua – Managua is a Nicaraguan football team playing in the Primera División de Nicaragua of the Nicaragua football system. It is based in Managua.

History

UNAN Managua has spent much of its history struggling to earn promotion to the top flight. Their first serious effort came in 2008–2009, when they earned their way into a relegation playoff against Real Madriz. They lost, 7–2 on aggregate. In 2011–2012, UNAN Managua won the Clausura and earned a promotion playoff with Apertura champion Xilotepelt. Once again, they lost.

However, in 2013–2014, UNAN won the Apertura 2013 title. The Clausura that year was won by Real Esteli's feeder side, which was not eligible for promotion, and so UNAN automatically moved up into the top flight. Their first season, 2014–2015, was a struggle. The club won just eight of 36 top flight matches and was forced into a promotion/relegation playoff with San Marcos. They won, 6–0 on aggregate, but were still not expected to have much of an impact on the table in 2015–2016.

Instead, they stunned Nicaragua by storming to a 3rd-place finish in Apertura 2015, good enough for their first playoff berth. Then, in the postseason, they defeated Walter Ferretti and Diriangén to claim their first national crown. It ended a decade of dominance for Ferretti, Diriangén, and Real Esteli. Although Managua lost the season championship to Clausura winners Real Esteli, their championship was nonetheless a special one.

They spent the next two years as a regular playoff participant, then staved off relegation in 2017–2018.

Current squad

As of: 13 November 2023 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NCA	Brandon Mayorga
2	DF	NCA	Jason Downs
3	DF	CUB	Dario Lopez
4	DF	COL	Hanz Mina
6	MF	NCA	Jeyser Cisneros
7	FW	NCA	Abner Acuna
10	FW	NCA	Anderson Treminio (captain)
12	DF	COL	John Mena
14	MF	NCA	Dilan Pineda
15	MF	NCA	Josue Calderon
16	FW	NCA	Leslie Sevila
19	DF	NCA	Angel Brenes
20	FW	NCA	Brandon Arana
25	GK	NCA	Lester Acevedo
51	MF	NCA	Jeremy Flores
—	DF	CUB	Eugenio Palmero


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	BRA	Pedro dos Santos
—	MF	NCA	Bismarck Montiel
—	MF	NCA	Robinson da Silva
—	FW	NCA	Rafael Baquedano
—	FW	NCA	Adeian Chavarria

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Nation	Player
—	NCA	TBD (From TBD)
—	NCA	TBD (From TBD)
—	NCA	TBD (From TBD)


No.	Nation	Player
—	NCA	TBD (From TBD)
—	NCA	TBD (From TBD)
—	NCA	TBD (From TBD)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Nation	Player
—	NCA	Anderson Treminio (To Real Santa Cruz)
—	NCA	TBD (To TBD)
—	NCA	TBD (To TBD)


No.	Nation	Player
—	NCA	TBD (To TBD)
—	NCA	TBD (To TBD)
—	NCA	TBD (To TBD)

Achievements

Primera División de Nicaragua: 1
2015 Apertura
Segunda División de Nicaragua: 2
2012 Clausura, 2013 Apertura

List of coaches

Edison Oquendo (2008–2009)
Eduardo Urroz (2012 – October 14) [1]
Luis Montano (October 2014 – March 2015)
Julio César Madrigal (March 2015 – June 2015)
Eduardo Urroz (July 2015 – December 2017)
Carlos Garabet Avedissian (December 2017 - February 2018)
Luis Vega (February 2018 - December 2018)
Daniel Garcia (January 2019 - December 2021)
Eduardo Urroz (December 2021 - June 2023)
Daniel Garcia (July 2023 - Present)

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 13 November 2023

Position
Head coach	Daniel Garcia
Assistant coach	TBD
Goalkeeping coach	TBD
Fitness coach	TBD
Under 20 coach	TBD
Under 20 Assistant coach	TBD
Ladies coach	Juan Gomez
Ladies Goalkeeping coach	Heyker Caldera
Futsal coach	Arvin Espinoza.
Physio	TBD
Massagist	TBD
Team Doctor	Dr.TBD
Utility	TBD

Women's department

The women's team is the most successful team in Nicaragua winning 8 championships, the team is currently led by head coach TBD and features several members of the Nicaragua national team.