Nicaragua national under-17 football team

Nicaragua Under 17

Nickname(s)	Los Pinoleros, Albiazules
Association	Nicaraguan Football Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Tyron Acevedo
Captain	Ayel Palacios
FIFA code	NCA
First colours Second colours
First international
Nicaragua 0–10 Canada   (San Salvador, El Salvador; 2 November 1994)
Biggest win
Nicaragua 5–0 U.S. Virgin Islands   (Bradenton, United States; 20 March 2019)   Nicaragua 5–0 Turks and Caicos Islands   , (Managua, Nicaragua; 31 August 2022)
Biggest defeat
Nicaragua 0–13 Guatemala   (San Salvador, El Salvador; 16 November 2008)
CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 1994 )
Best result	Round of 16 (2019, 2023)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	0

The Nicaragua Under 17s football team, more commonly known as La Azulita, is controlled by Nicaraguan Football Federation and represents Nicaragua in international Under 17 or youth football competitions. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Current players

The following squad were called up for recent 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Jeann Francisco Iglesias Gutierrez	(2003-11-27)27 November 2003 (aged 15)
2	3 MF	Bryan Josue Gonzales Sandino	(2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 17)
3	2 DF	Justing Enrique Cano Espinoza	(2002-03-02)2 March 2002 (aged 17)
4	2 DF	Franklin Junior Gonzalez Rodriguez	(2002-03-13)13 March 2002 (aged 17)
5	2 DF	Francisco Javier Vallecillo Delgadillo	(2002-10-20)20 October 2002 (aged 16)
6	3 MF	Harold Medina	(2002-01-30)30 January 2002 (aged 17)
7	4 FW	Widman Esmir Talavera Flores	(2003-01-12)12 January 2003 (aged 16)
8	3 MF	Josue Gabriel Calderon Palacios	(2002-05-30)30 May 2002 (aged 16)
9	4 FW	Chris Patterson Patterson Hernandez	(2002-08-20)20 August 2002 (aged 16)
10	3 MF	Ayel Anthony Palacios Pineda	(2002-03-22)22 March 2002 (aged 17)
11	4 FW	Patrick Romario Huete Valenzuela	(2002-02-16)16 February 2002 (aged 17)
12	1 GK	Gerald Adalberto Galeano Rodezno	(2002-07-01)1 July 2002 (aged 16)
13	4 FW	Ronald Estiven Palacios Lopez	(2002-09-09)9 September 2002 (aged 16)
14	2 DF	Jeynnier Antonio Rodriguez Mairena	(2002-02-20)20 February 2002 (aged 17)
15	3 MF	Waldner Isai Vasquez Pineda	(2002-03-20)20 March 2002 (aged 17)
17	2 DF	Leonardo Jose Bonilla Ortiz	(2002-09-03)3 September 2002 (aged 16)
18	3 MF	Nestor Gabriel Olivares Nicaragua	(2002-08-29)29 August 2002 (aged 16)
19	4 FW	Carlos Andres Perez Rodriguez	(2003-10-09)9 October 2003 (aged 15)
20	3 MF	Chris Jeremy Lopez Oliva	(2002-02-13)13 February 2002 (aged 17)

Fixtures and results

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  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2019

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   v   Nicaragua

18 March 2019 (2019-03-18)	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2–0	Nicaragua	Bradenton
16:30	Pompey 38', 55' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Nicaragua   v   U.S. Virgin Islands

20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)	Nicaragua	5–0	U.S. Virgin Islands	Bradenton
16:30	Talavera 14' Huete 30', 75' Sealey 35' (o.g.) Pérez 36'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1 Referee: Ariel Ameth Sánchez (Panama)

Grenada   v   Nicaragua

22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)	Grenada	0–4	Nicaragua	Bradenton
14:30		Report	Vásquez 12' Huete 50', 82' Bonilla 56'	Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1 Referee: Malik Badawi (United States)

Nicaragua   v   Cayman Islands

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)	Nicaragua	3–0	Cayman Islands	Bradenton
14:30	Vallecillo 21' Calderón 25' Vásquez 66'	Report		Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico)

Costa Rica   v   Nicaragua

9 May 2019 (2019-05-09)	Costa Rica	2–1	Nicaragua	Bradenton
16:00	Bolaños 30' Iglesias 80' (o.g.)	Report	Vallecillo 44'	Stadium: IMG Academy Field 11 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	Did Not Qualify
Total	1/20	-	0	0	0	0	0	0

CONCACAF U-17 Championship

CONCACAF U-17 Championship record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1983 to 1992	Did not enter
1994	Group stage	12th	3	0	0	3	3	15
1996 to 2017	Did not qualify
2019	Round of 16	14th	1	0	0	1	1	2
2023	Round of 16	TBD	1	0	0	1	0	6
Total	0 Titles	-	5	0	0	5	4	23

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks

References

1. "Nicaragua U-17 Soccer team News, fixtures, results, squad". Global Sports Archive. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
2. "Nicaragua national U-17 team news, result, fixtures, squad". International Soccerway. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
3. "Nicaragua U-17 football team profile". Worldfootball.net. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2022.