Managua FC

Managua Fútbol Club is a professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua which currently plays in the Nicaraguan Premier Division.

Managua F.C.

Full name	Managua Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	La Maquinaria Azul (The Blue Machinery) Los Leones Azules (The Blue Lions) El Orgullo de la Capital (The Pride of the Capital)
Founded	2006; 19 years ago (2006)
Ground	Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua
Capacity	9,000
Chairman	Denis Salinas
Manager	Flavio da Silva
League	Liga Primera
2024–25	TBD
Home colours Away colours

History

The team was promoted to the Primera División for the first time in their history in 2009–10 after beating Deportivo América in a two-legged Segunda División championship final.^[1]

They made an immediate impact on the top flight, qualifying for the semi-finals in their first season (Apertura 2010). Since then, they have been a regular playoff participant and even reached the finals of the 2017 Apertura, losing on away goals to Walter Ferretti.

In 2018, the club had its most successful period in its history under the guidance of Nicaraguan Emilio Aburto. The club were able to win their first championship (the Apertura 2018) in club history. Managua won 1–0 over two legged series against powerful club Real Esteli F.C.; Lucas dos Santos was the lone goal-scorer for Managua and he was the league-leading goalscorer that season.

Achievements

• Primera División de Nicaragua and predecessors
  • Champions (2) : Apertura 2018, Clausura 2025
  • Runners-up (4): Apertura 2017, Apertura 2019, Clausura 2020, Clausura 2021
• Segunda División de Nicaragua and predecessors
  • Champions (1): 2009–10
• Copa de Nicaragua:
  • Champions (1): 2019

First Division record (2010–present)

Apertura 2010 – present

Season	Position	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS	Play-offs	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	PTS
2010 Apertura	3rd	14	8	2	4	22	15	26	Semi-finals	6	2	2	2	5	3	8
2011 Clausura	6th	14	5	2	7	17	18	17	Did not qualify
2011 Apertura	2nd	14	8	1	5	22	15	25	Semi-finals	6	2	2	2	5	7	8
2012 Clausura	4th	14	5	6	3	19	17	21	Semi-finals	6	2	1	3	6	11	7
2012 Apertura	2nd	14	6	4	4	16	11	22	Semi-finals	6	2	2	2	6	6	8
2013 Clausura	4th	14	5	4	5	18	16	19	Semi-finals	6	2	0	4	5	12	6
2013 Apertura	4th	18	8	7	3	25	14	31	Semi-finals	2	0	0	2	1	4	0
2014 Clausura	4th	18	7	6	5	34	25	27	Semi-finals	2	0	0	2	2	10	0
2014 Apertura	5th	18	7	5	6	24	17	26	Did not qualify

Current squad

As of: June, 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  NCA Mario Davila 3 DF  ARG Matias Steib 4 DF  COL Darwin Carrero 7 MF  NCA Kevin Serapio 8 MF  NCA Marlon Lopez 10 FW  NCA Jose Martinez 14 DF  NCA Steven Caceres 15 DF  NCA Cristhian Herrera 16 MF  NCA Jeremy Cuarezma 17 FW  NCA Abner Acuña 20 DF  URU Richard Rodriguez 21  NCA Ronald Palacios 25 GK  NCA Alyer Lopez 26 MF  NCA Juwan Brown 40 FW  NCA B Morgan — FW  CUB Maikel Reyes

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  NCA Ramon Estrada 11 MF  NCA Juan Barrera 12 Df  NCA Miguel Guerrero 18  NCA Ethan Lopez 21 DF  NCA Junior Delgado — GK  NCA Erling Mendez — DF  NCA Allan Caballero —  NCA Kevin Miranda

Players with dual citizenship

• Juwan Brown
• Richard Rodriguez

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player —  URU Richard Rodriguez (From Diriangén) —  NCA Juwan Brown (From A.D. Guanacasteca) —  NCA Mario Davila (From Matiguás FC) —  NCA Cristhian Herrera (From CS Sebaco) — FW  ARG Mauro Verón (From San Martín de Tucumán)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  NCA TBD —  NCA TBD —  NCA TBD

Out

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  NCA Bryan Zuniga (to TBD) —  BRA Ewerton Bezerra (to TBD) —  ESP Pablo Gállego (to TBD) —  BRA Lucas dos Santos (to Walter Ferretti)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  NCA Ismael Mendieta (to TBD) —  NCA TBD —  NCA TBD

Notable players

Notable players

• Lucas dos Santos (100 goals)
• Christian Fernandez
• Clayton José da Cunha (2010–11)
• Edward Murillo
• Mario García
• Víctor Norales (2010–11)
• Gerardo Arce
• Ewing Herrera
• Marvin Joseph
• Brandon Joseph Ramírez (2010–11)
• Justo Lorente
• Norfran Lazo (2011–12)
• Raúl Leguías (2009–10)
• Ivan Méndez
• William Mendieta
• Mario Morales
• Luis Olivares

One-club men

Name	Nationality	Position	Managua Debut	Managua Last Match
Jairo Gutiérrez		Defender	2006	2018

Coaching staff

As of July, 2025

Position	Staff
Manager	Emilio Aburto
Assistant Manager	Douglas Sequeira
Physical coach	Alejandro Blasco
Goalkeeper Coach	TBD
Physiotherapist	TBD
Team Doctor	TBD
Under 20 coach	Emilio Aburto

List of coaches

Managua has had permanent managers since it first appointed TBD as coach in 2007. The longest-serving manager was Emilio Aburto, who managed Managua for three years from Feb 2012 to Jan 2015. Argentinian Nestor Holweger was the first foreign coach in the club and helped the club win its first title, winning the second division in 2009. Emilio Aburto is the most successful manager as he led the club to two Primera division title in 2018 and in 2025 and first Copa de Nicaragua in 2019.

• Nestor Holweger (August 2009 – August 2010)
• Mario Alfaro (August 2010 – February 2012)
• Emilio Aburto (February 2012 – January 2015)
• Carlos Zambrana (January 2015 – December 2015)
• Flavio Da Silva (December 2015 – June 2016)
• Amleto Bonaccorso (June 2016 – August 2016)
• Jack Galindo (August 2016 – September 2016)
• Luis Fernando Fallas (September 2016 – November 2016)
• Jack Galindo (November 2016 – February 2017)
• Emilio Aburto (Feb 2017 – May 2017)
• Tyron Acevedo (May 2017 – Sept 2017)
• Emilio Aburto (September 2017 – August 2021)
• Juan Cortes (September 2021 - August 2022)
• Emilio Aburto (August 2022 - December 2022)
• Flavio Da Silva (December 2022 – October 2024)
• Emilio Aburto (October 2024 – Present)

Notable managers

The following managers have won at least one trophy while in charge at Managua FC:

Name	Nationality	From	To	Honours
Emilio Aburto	Nicaragua	1 February 2012 1 February 2017 1 September 2017 1 December 2022	28 January 2015 28 May 2017 28 December 2022 28 December 2025	2 Liga Primera de Nicaragua (2018 Apertura, Clausura 2025) 1 Copa de Nicaragua (2019)

Records

Record versus other Clubs

As of 2025-03-12

The Concacaf opponents below = Official tournament results: (Plus a sampling of other results)

Opponent	Last Meeting	G	W	D	L	F	A	PTS	+/-
Antigua GFC	2025 Central American Cup	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	-3
Guanacasteca	2024 Central American Cup	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0
FAS	2020 CONCACAF League	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1
Olimpia	2020 CONCACAF League	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	0
Motagua	2019 CONCACAF League	2	0	1	1	2	3	1	-4
Municipal	2024 Central American Cup	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	1
Real Esteli	2024 Central American Cup	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	-3
Saprissa	2024 Central American Cup	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	-1
Totals