Nicaraguan women's football championship


The Nicaraguan women's football championship is the top level women's football league in the Federación Nicaragüense de Fútbol. The league was first played in the 1996 season. Record champions are UNAN Managua with eleven titles.

Competition format

The current format which was adopted in 2002 features ten teams playing a double round-robin. After those the six best placed teams advance to the playoffs. Three matches are played over two legs. The three winners and the best loser advance to the semi-finals. Those and the final are the contested over two legs too.

Champions

The list of all finals:
TournamentWinnerScoreRunner up
1996UCA
1997UCA
1998/99UCAUAM
1999UCA
2000DiriangénUCA
2001Diriangén2-1UAM
2002UAM1-0Estelí
2003Diriangén4-1, 6-0Jalapa
2004UNAN Managua0-1, 2-0Diriangén
2005UNAN Managua0-0, 0-0 aet Estelí
2006UNAN Managua0-0, 1-0 aetLas Segovias
2007UNAN Managua3-0, 4-3UAM
2008UNAN Managua0-0, 0-0 aet UAM
2009UNAN Managua1–0, 2–1All Stars
2010Diriangén1–0, 1–2 UNAN Managua
2011 AperturaUNAN Managua2-1Caruna RL
2012 ClausuraUNAN Managua1-2, 3–1Saúl Álvarez
2013 AperturaUNAN Managua2–2, 3-2Saúl Álvarez
2013 Clausura?UNAN ManaguaSaúl Álvarez
2014 Clausura?UNAN Managua0–0, 2–0Saúl Álvarez
2014 AperturaSaul Alvarez1–0, 0–1 UNAN Managua

In July 2013 UNAN won the first Torneo Nacional de Copa del Futbol Femenino de Primera División.

Teams

The 2014 season was started with 10 teams.