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]
| Nickname(s) | Los Pinoleros, Albiazules | ||
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| Association | Nicaraguan Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach |  Tyron Acevedo | ||
| Captain | Ayel Palacios | ||
| FIFA code | NCA | ||
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| First international | |||
Nicaragua 0–10  Canada(San Salvador, El Salvador; November 2, 1994) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Nicaragua 5–0  U.S. Virgin Islands(Bradenton, United States; March 20, 2019) Nicaragua 5–0  Turks and Caicos Islands, (August 31, 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Nicaragua 0–13  Guatemala(San Salvador, El Salvador; November 16, 2008) | |||
| CONCACAF Under-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1994) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2019, 2023) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
History
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Current players
editThe following squad were called up for recent 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Jeann Francisco Iglesias Gutierrez | 27 November 2003 (aged 15) | |
| 2 | MF | Bryan Josue Gonzales Sandino | 12 February 2002 (aged 17) | |
| 3 | DF | Justing Enrique Cano Espinoza | 2 March 2002 (aged 17) | |
| 4 | DF | Franklin Junior Gonzalez Rodriguez | 13 March 2002 (aged 17) | |
| 5 | DF | Francisco Javier Vallecillo Delgadillo | 20 October 2002 (aged 16) | |
| 6 | MF | Harold Medina | 30 January 2002 (aged 17) | |
| 7 | FW | Widman Esmir Talavera Flores | 12 January 2003 (aged 16) | |
| 8 | MF | Josue Gabriel Calderon Palacios | 30 May 2002 (aged 16) | |
| 9 | FW | Chris Patterson Patterson Hernandez | 20 August 2002 (aged 16) | |
| 10 | MF | Ayel Anthony Palacios Pineda | 22 March 2002 (aged 17) | |
| 11 | FW | Patrick Romario Huete Valenzuela | 16 February 2002 (aged 17) | |
| 12 | GK | Gerald Adalberto Galeano Rodezno | 1 July 2002 (aged 16) | |
| 13 | FW | Ronald Estiven Palacios Lopez | 9 September 2002 (aged 16) | |
| 14 | DF | Jeynnier Antonio Rodriguez Mairena | 20 February 2002 (aged 17) | |
| 15 | MF | Waldner Isai Vasquez Pineda | 20 March 2002 (aged 17) | |
| 17 | DF | Leonardo Jose Bonilla Ortiz | 3 September 2002 (aged 16) | |
| 18 | MF | Nestor Gabriel Olivares Nicaragua | 29 August 2002 (aged 16) | |
| 19 | FW | Carlos Andres Perez Rodriguez | 9 October 2003 (aged 15) | |
| 20 | MF | Chris Jeremy Lopez Oliva | 13 February 2002 (aged 17) |
Fixtures and results
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Win Draw Loss Fixture
2019
edit| 18 March 2019 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  | 2–0 | Nicaragua | Bradenton |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico) |
| 20 March 2019 | Nicaragua | 5–0 | U.S. Virgin Islands | Bradenton |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1 Referee: Ariel Ameth Sánchez (Panama) |
| 22 March 2019 | Grenada  | 0–4 | Nicaragua | Bradenton |
| 14:30 | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1 Referee: Malik Badawi (United States) |
| 24 March 2019 | Nicaragua | 3–0 |  Cayman Islands | Bradenton |
| 14:30 |
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Report | Stadium: IMG Academy Field 1 Referee: Luis Enrique Santander (Mexico) |
| 9 May 2019 | Costa Rica  | 2–1 | Nicaragua | Bradenton |
| 16:00 | Report | Vallecillo  44' |
Stadium: IMG Academy Field 11 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico) |
Competitive record
editFIFA U-17 World Cup
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| Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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 2025 |
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| Total | 0/20 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CONCACAF U-17 Championship
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1983 to  1992
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 1994 |
Group stage | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
1996 to  2017
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 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
edit- ^ "Nicaragua U-17 Soccer team News, fixtures, results, squad". Global Sports Archive. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Nicaragua national U-17 team news, result, fixtures, squad". International Soccerway. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Nicaragua U-17 football team profile". Worldfootball.net. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2022.