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Real Estelí
File:Real Esteli 2.png
Full nameReal Esteli Football Club
Nickname(s)El Tren del Norte
(The Train of the North)
Founded1961; 63 years ago (1961) (as Estelí FC)
GroundEstadio Independencia
Capacity5,000
ChairmanHelmuth Hurtado
ManagerJosé Luis Trejo
LeaguePrimera División
2019-20Champion
Websitehttp://www.realestelifc.com

Real Esteli Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football club playing in the top flight of Nicaragua's league system, the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Primera División. The club play out of their home stadium, Estadio Independencia, based in the northern city of Estelí.

Real Estelí has 18 national championships, more than any other team in Nicaragua except Diriangén. They also won a CONCACAF record eight consecutive championships from 2006 to 2014.

History

The club was founded in 1960 as Estelí FC, adding Real to its name in 1961. Estelí FC plays at the Estadio Independencia, one of the biggest stadiums in Nicaragua, with a capacity of 4,800. The club is known by the nickname, El Tren del Norte (Train of the North), coming as it does, from the northern region of Las Segovias.

Real Estelí has finished in the top five of Nicaragua's top flight every year since 1986. In that time, they have also achieved traditionally high attendance numbers. However, it took time for the club's burgeoning popularity to translate into championships. They won their first title in 1991, then added another in 1999. Nonetheless, their fierce rivals Diriangén FC remained the dominant power in Nicaraguan football.

This began to change in 2002–2003. The two clubs met for a two-legged tie to determine the year's champion. Diriangén won the first leg 1–0, but Real Estelí answered by winning the return match 3–0, claiming the title 3–1 on aggregate. That was the last year Nicaragua determined their championship with a "long season"; for 2003–2004, the league adopted an Apertura/Clausura format. Real Estelí won both tournaments, and each time they defeated Diriangén in the finals.

The following September, Real Estelí made history in Nicaraguan football by eliminating favorites Real España in the First Round of the Copa Interclubes UNCAF. They thus became the first Nicaraguan football team in history to advance to the second round of the tournament.

Back home, Diriangén won the next two championships, but quickly gave way to Real Estelí, who embarked on their dominant run of eight championships in a row from 2006 to 2014. Then, after a brief interruption by Walter Ferretti, Estelí won two more.

Real Estelí FC has finished in the top five of Nicaragua's top division every year since 1986 and has achieved some of the highest attendances in the league during this period.

Crest

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The club crest consists of a crown, representing 'Real' (meaning 'Royal'). Similar crowns can be seen on the crests of many other clubs with the prefix 'Real', such as Spanish clubs Real Betis, Real Zaragoza and Real Madrid[1]

The two gold stars of the crest mark the first two national championships won by the club (in 1991 and 1999), while the red and white striped shield represents the club colours as used on team shirts. The logo was redesigned and digitalised in 2000 by Nakor'd J. García and Michael D. Raney (current President/CEO of the World Football Organization), based on the original design by Arnulfo Rivera Zeledón and Johnny Herrera Vallejos.

'El Clásico' rivalry

There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in the national league, where the game between Real Estelí and Diriangén has become known as El Clásico (The Classic).

Current squad

As of 23 January 2021[2]

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
1 GK Argentina ARG Álvaro Rezzano
2 MF Brazil BRA Vitor Silva
3 MF Nicaragua NCA Luis López
4 DF Nicaragua NCA Oscar López
6 MF Nicaragua NCA Jorge Betancur
7 DF Nicaragua NCA Manuel Rosas
8 MF Nicaragua NCA Richard Rodríguez
9 FW Nicaragua NCA Henry García
10 MF Nicaragua NCA Harold Medina
11 MF Nicaragua NCA Juan Barrera
12 MF Argentina ARG Luis Acuña
13 DF Nicaragua NCA Francisco Paz
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Nicaragua NCA Marlon López
15 DF Brazil BRA Rodrigo Bronzatti
17 MF Equatorial Guinea EQG Niko Kata
18 MF Nicaragua NCA Brandon Ayerdis
19 MF Nicaragua NCA Ayel Palacios
20 DF Nicaragua NCA Édgar Castillo
22 GK Nicaragua NCA Denvern Fox
23 DF Nicaragua NCA Óscar Acevedo
24 DF Nicaragua NCA Cristian Gutiérrez
25 FW Nicaragua NCA Carlos Chavarría
27 DF Nicaragua NCA Josué Quijano

Personnel

Management

Position Name
Manager Nicaragua Holver Flores
Assistant Manager and Goalkeeping Coach Nicaragua Sergio Ivan Rodríguez
Fitness Coach Cuba Marcos Gomez
Fitness coach Nicaragua Carlos Rivera

List of Coaches

Real Esteli has had various coaches since its formation in 1961. Ramón Otoniel Olivas and Honduran Roy Posas has served two terms as head coach. Ramón Otoniel Olivas was the club's most successful coach, having won Primera División titles, following closely is Roy Posas, Sergio Rodriguez and Holver Flores & Leonidas Rodriguez won one Primera titles.

Name Nat From To Notes
Rigoberto Núñez Costa Rica 1961 1965 First coach and foreign coach
Santiago Berrini Argentina 1965 1965 TBD
Manuel Catarro Cuadra Nicaragua TBD TBD TBD
Nestor Matamala Chile TBD TBD TBD
Jose Burboa Nicaragua TBD TBD TBD
Marcos A. Gamboa Nicaragua TBD TBD TBD
Leonidas Rodríguez Nicaragua 1990 1991 First Title
Roy Posas Honduras 1991 1992 TBD
Florentino Colindres Honduras TBD TBD TBD
Rafael Paciencia Núñez Honduras 1999 2000 TBD
David Aquiles Medina Honduras 2000 2001 TBD
Francisco Rojas Nicaragua 2001 April 2002 TBD
Ramón Otoniel Olivas Nicaragua 2002 December 2008 TBD
Roy Posas Honduras January 2009 December 2009 TBD
Ramón Otoniel Olivas Nicaragua December 2009 June 2018 TBD
Washington Fernando Araújo Uruguay July 2018 December 2018 TBD
Sergio Rodríguez Nicaragua January 2019 November 2019 TBD
Holver Flores Nicaragua November 2019 June 2021 TBD
José Luis Trejo Mexico June 2021 Present TBD

Jersey sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
1998–01 Galaxia
2000–08 Enitel
2008–2011 Movistar
La Curaçao
2011–2017 Movistar
La Curaçao
Yahoo!
2017–Present Kappa

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

Best: Group stage in 4 times
2009 : Preliminary Round
2012 : Preliminary Round
2013 : Group stage
2014 : Group stage
2015 : Group stage
2017 : Group stage
2021: Round of 16
Best: Quarter-finals in 2020
2017 CONCACAF League: Round of 16
2019 CONCACAF League: Round of 16
2020 CONCACAF League: Quarter finals
Best: Quarter-finals in 2004
2000 : First Round
2003 : First Round
2004 : Quarter-finals
2006 : First Round
2007 : First Round

Record versus other nations

As of 15 April 2021[citation needed]

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

Opponent Last Meeting G W D L F A PTS +/-
El Salvador Aguila 26 – Sept – 2012 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 0
Costa Rica Alajuelense 2 – Dec – 2020 7 0 0 7 3 23 0 -20
Panama Árabe Unido 1996 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 -1
El Salvador Atlético Marte 15 – Dec – 1991 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 -3
United States Columbus Crew SC 15 April 2021 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 -5
Guatemala Comunicaciones 6 – Dec – 1991 1 0 0 1 0 15 0 -15
United States Dallas 24 – Aug – 2016 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 -1
Nicaragua Diriangén 2003 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
El Salvador FAS 2003 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1
Costa Rica Herediano 24 – Nov – 2020 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 1
Canada Montreal Impact 2 – Oct – 2008 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 -1
Honduras Motagua 10 – Dec – 2020 3 0 1 2 3 7 1 -4
Honduras Olimpia 24 – Sept – 2013 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2
Honduras Real España 29 – Sept – 2004 4 0 2 2 5 14 2 -9
Costa Rica Saprissa 26 – Aug – 2014 7 0 2 5 2 12 2 -10
El Salvador Santa Tecla 6 – Aug – 2019 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0
United States Sporting Kansas City 23 – Sept – 2014 4 0 2 2 2 7 2 -5
Guatemala Suchitepéquez 13 – Sept – 2016 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 -1
Panama Tauro 1992 2 0 0 2 1 7 0 -6
Canada Toronto 2 – Aug – 2011 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 -2
Mexico UANL 18 – Sept – 2012 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 -4
Totals 0

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "Team Profile: Real Esteli". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  2. ^ "Real Estelí FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.