Diriangén FC
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Diriangén FC is a Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...

n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team playing at the top level. It is based in Diriamba
Diriamba
Diriamba is a municipality in the Carazo department of Nicaragua, with a population of 31,200 . It is located to the west of Jinotepe.The city is well known in the country by a number of idiosyncratic events and landmarks, as well as its mild weather, rich agricultural lands and jovial people.The...

. Their home stadium is Estadio Cacique Diriangén
Estadio Cacique Diriangén
Estadio Cacique Diriangén is a multi-purpose stadium in Diriamba, Nicaragua. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium to Diriangén FC. The stadium holds 7,500 people....

. It is the most successful club in Nicaragua's football history and it shares a feisty rivalry with Nicaragua's second big club, Real Estelí
Real Estelí
Real Esteli Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football club playing in the top national league, the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Primera División...


Current squad

Squad Changes 2011 Apertura

In: Carlos Alonso- Transferred from América Managua
América Managua
América Managua is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Managua, and has been for long time the most successful team of the capital city and the one with the most fanatics in the area, it was for a long time relegated to the second division and almost disappeared for...

 Juan Urbina- Transferred from América Managua
América Managua
América Managua is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Managua, and has been for long time the most successful team of the capital city and the one with the most fanatics in the area, it was for a long time relegated to the second division and almost disappeared for...

 Byron Segura- Transferred from TBA David Blanco'- Transferred from TBA Jonatan Brigatti Gomez- Transferred from TBA

Out: Donald Parrales- Transferred to Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Deportivo Walter Ferretti is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Managua.-History:The club were founded 1987 as MINT due that it was a sport wing of the Nicaraguan Army, late in 1991 the former president Walter Ferretti died in a car accident in the roadway to Leon,...

 Quesler Rizo- Transferred to Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Deportivo Walter Ferretti is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Managua.-History:The club were founded 1987 as MINT due that it was a sport wing of the Nicaraguan Army, late in 1991 the former president Walter Ferretti died in a car accident in the roadway to Leon,...

 Remmy Vanegas- Transferred to Managua F.C.
Managua F.C.
Managua Futbol Club is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua. The team was promoted to the first division for the first time in their history in 2010.-Current squad:-Squad Changes 2011 Apertura:...

 Marcos Landeros- Transferred to Managua F.C.
Managua F.C.
Managua Futbol Club is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua. The team was promoted to the first division for the first time in their history in 2010.-Current squad:-Squad Changes 2011 Apertura:...

 Manuel Gutierrez- Transferred to Managua F.C.
Managua F.C.
Managua Futbol Club is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua. The team was promoted to the first division for the first time in their history in 2010.-Current squad:-Squad Changes 2011 Apertura:...

 Marcos Méndez- Transferred to Managua F.C.
Managua F.C.
Managua Futbol Club is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Managua, Nicaragua. The team was promoted to the first division for the first time in their history in 2010.-Current squad:-Squad Changes 2011 Apertura:...

 Miguel Potes Mina
Miguel Potes Mina
Miguel Potes Mina is a Colombian football player who currently plays for Vista Hermosa of El Salvador.-External links:*...

- Transferred to C.D. Vista Hermosa
C.D. Vista Hermosa
Club Deportivo Vista Hermosa, commonly known as Vista Hermosa, is a professional Salvadoran football club based in San Francisco Gotera, Morazán, El Salvador. The club plays in the Primera Division, which is the top tier league in El Salvador.-History:...


National

  • Primera División de Nicaragua
    Primera División de Nicaragua
    Primera División de Nicaragua is the top division of the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol, it was created in 1933. It is played in two parts, Torneo de Apertura and Torneo de Clausura. In each there is a play-off of the top 4 teams in a 2-leg semi-final and final...

    : 26
    1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2004 C, 2005 A, 2005/06
  • Copa de Nicaragua
    Copa de Nicaragua
    The Copa de Nicaragua is the top knockout tournament of the Nicaragua football.-Winners:*1983 : Deportivo Masaya*1984 : FC San Marcos*1991 : Real Estelí*1995 : FC San Marcos*1996 : Diriangén FC bt Real Estelí...

    : 2
    1996, 1997

International

  • CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
    CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
    The CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup was an international football club competition held from 1991 to 1998.The cup was between the winners of their nations domestic cup competitions, which posed a problem as some participating countries did not have a cup competition. The last three competitions were...

    : 2 appearances
1994 - Quarter-Finals
1997 - Qualifying Stage (Central Zone)

El Clasico

There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in Primera División de Nicaragua
Primera División de Nicaragua
Primera División de Nicaragua is the top division of the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol, it was created in 1933. It is played in two parts, Torneo de Apertura and Torneo de Clausura. In each there is a play-off of the top 4 teams in a 2-leg semi-final and final...

, where the game between Real Estelí FC and Diriangén FC is known as the 'El Clásico'.

El Derbi de Diriamba

The club's nearest neighbour is Xilotepelt
Xilotepelt
Xilotepelt is a Nicaraguan football team. The team is based in Jinotepe.The team currently plays its games in the second division after being relegated following the 2011 Nicaraguan Clausura.-Current squad:-Notable players:...

. A rivalry is shared between fans of both football teams.

Stadium

The stadium, Estadio Cacique Diriangén, holds 7,500 people. It is a multi-purpose stadium, and has been the home stadium of the Nicaragua national football team
Nicaragua national football team
The Nicaragua national football team is the national team of Nicaragua and is controlled by the Nicaraguan Football Federation. It is among the weakest teams in Central America and achieved its first qualification to a major international competition in 2009, when they qualified for the 2009...

 for many years. The stadium has much history: In this stadium the club Diriangén FC won against many teams from Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...

.

Notable players

Gabriel Álvarez
Gabriel Álvarez
Gabriel Álavarez is a Costa Rican slalom canoer.-Career:Álavarez competed in the early 1990s. He finished 43rd in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-References:*...

 Diego Campos
Diego Campos
Diego Campos is a Mexican football forward who plays for Puebla F.C. in the Primera Division de Mexico. He came up through Club Atlas lower division under 17 and under 20 squads . On Sunday June 8 2011 he made he was transferred to Puebla F.C. after a few years in Club Atlas first squad only...

 Roberto Chanampe
Roberto Chanampe
Roberto Armando Chanampe is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for C.D. Chalatenango.-External links:*...

 Carlos Javier Martino Dante Segovia Hugo Silva
Hugo Silva
Rafael Hugo Fernández Silva is a Spanish actor.-Early life:Silva was born in San Blas, Madrid, Spain. He began working as an electrician but, with his mother's encouragement, soon decided to try to be an actor...

 Ricardo Valenzuela Jorge Marín
Jorge Marín
- Jorge Marín :Was born in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico, Mexican sculptor and painter. He has been an active figure in the contemporary art world for the last 25 years. He began to sculpt ceramic in the early 1980s...

 Miguel Potes Allan Chávez (2003) Alfonso Martínez Herberth Cabrera Cesar Salandia Yilberto Morales Chavez (2005) Asley Fabricio Barrios Livio Bendaña Espinoza
Livio Bendaña Espinoza
Livio Bendaña Espinoza is a formerNicaraguan footballer and coach. During his career he played for Diriangén FC.-External links:...


José María "Chema" Bermúdez Harry Cruz Mauricio "El Chaparro" Cruz Jiron
Mauricio Cruz Jiron
Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron is a formerNicaraguan footballer and currently coaches Diriangén FC in the Primera División de Nicaragua...

 (1973–82), (1984–92) Manuel "Catarro" Cuadra (1939–44) Sergio "Yuyo" Gago Léster "El Caballo" González Silva Pedro José "Peché" Jirón Gustavo "El Cuervo" Ocampo Juan "Juanelo" Orellana Eduardo "La Saeta Rubia" Siero Manuel Tamariz Raúl Leguías
Raúl Leguías
Raúl Moisés Leguías Ávila is a football forward who currently plays Primera División de Nicaragua team Real Esteli F.C..-Career:...

 Heber Grijalva Arturo Barragán (2003) Nicolás Martínez
Nicolás Martínez
Alejandro Nicolás Martínez, is a Paraguayan footballer that can either play as an attacking midfielder or forward...

 Adrian Moura

Coaches

Mauricio Cruz Jiron
Mauricio Cruz Jiron
Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron is a formerNicaraguan footballer and currently coaches Diriangén FC in the Primera División de Nicaragua...

 (2005) Róger "Pinocho" Rodríguez (2006) Martín Mena (2007) Mauricio Cruz Jiron
Mauricio Cruz Jiron
Mauricio Antonio Cruz Jiron is a formerNicaraguan footballer and currently coaches Diriangén FC in the Primera División de Nicaragua...

 (2008–10) Edgard Sosa (2010) Rolando Méndez (2010–2011) Glen Blanco (2011- Oct 2011) Martín Mena (Oct 2011-) Martin "El Cantante" García. Omar Muraco Santiago Berrini Livio Bendaña Espinoza
Livio Bendaña Espinoza
Livio Bendaña Espinoza is a formerNicaraguan footballer and coach. During his career he played for Diriangén FC.-External links:...

 Eduardo Kosovic

Women's team

The women's team has won the Nicaraguan women's football championship
Nicaraguan women's football championship
The Nicaraguan women's football championship is the top level women's football league in the Nicaraguan football league system. The league was first played in the 1996 season. Record champions are UNAN Managua with six titles.-Competition format:...

four times in 2000, 2001, 2003 and lately in 2010.

External links

  • Official website
  • http://www.diriangenfc.com/
  • Soccerway profile
  • http://www.laprensa.com.ni/archivo/2007/mayo/14/suplementos/deportivo/190816.shtml
  • http://web.archive.org/web/20091027020232/http://espanol.geocities.com/futboldenicaragua/lusaco/2002_08_24_006.html


De la Gloria à la Immortalidad. By Loamny Picado. La Prensa de Nicaragua.
  • http://www.laprensa.com.ni/archivo/2008/enero/16/noticias/opinion/237767.shtml


El Equipo Diriangen de Futbol - Multicampeon Nica.
  • http://www.diriamba.info/Deportes.htm


Livio Bendaña Espinoza. El Nuevo Diario. Artículo por Milton Cuadra Serrano. Octubre 1, 2000.
  • http://archivo.elnuevodiario.com.ni/2000/octubre/01-octubre-2000/deportes/deportes7.html


Luis Mario "El Mesie" Orellana Castro. Publicado por Lusaco, Notifutgol. http://www.lusaco.tk
  • http://lusaco.blogspot.com/2008/10/perfil-luis-mario-el-mesie-orellana.html


Diriangen FC: 92 Años de Orgullo y Pasión
  • http://lusaco.blogspot.com/2009/05/diriangen-fc-92-anos-de-orgullo-y.html
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