Diriangén FC

Diriangén FC is a Nicaraguan professional football club based in Diriamba which competes in Nicaraguan Premier Division (Primera Division). It is one of the oldest clubs in not only Nicaragua but in Central America.

Diriangén FC
Full nameDiriangén FC
Nickname(s)Caciques
Founded17 May 1917
GroundEstadio Cacique Diriangén
Diriamba, Nicaragua
Capacity7,500
ChairmanFernando Baltodano
ManagerTyron Acevedo
LeaguePrimera División de Nicaragua
2016 Apertura3rd

History

Founded in 1917, Diriangén has won a total of 25 domestic titles, including at least one in every decade since the 1940s. They are also the only club in Nicaragua to have competed in every season of the league's top flight. As a result of this success, the club has become associated with the motto "Diriangén no tuvo infancia, porque nació grande" ("Diriangen never had a childhood because it was born big")'.

Diriangén's strongest era was in the 1940s, when they won six consecutive championships (1940–45). They won a seventh championship in 1949, and hoisted the crown three times in the 1950s (1953, 1956, and 1959). A long drought followed in the 1960s, but the club rebounded with consecutive titles in 1969–70 and again in 1974.

The 1980s saw a return to the form of glory days past. It opened with a threepeat (1981, 1982, and 1983) and included other championships in 1987 and 1989. The 1990s were similar—a threepeat from 1994–97, followed by a title win in 1999–2000. However, the 2000s didn't go quite as well. Although Diriangén managed to win the championship in 2004–2005 and 2005–2006, the real power in Nicaragua had shifted to Real Esteli, winners of thirteen championships in 16 years.

Meanwhile, Diriangén struggled through a thirteen year title drought. That year was finally broken in Clausura 2018, when they knocked off Real Esteli 3–1 on aggregate.

The club celebrated its 100-year celebration in 2017

Current squad

As of: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
—  NCA Tulio López
— MF  BRA Pedro dos Santos
—  NCA César Gutiérrez
— MF  NCA Álvaro Hernández
— GK  NCA Brandon Mayorga
— DF  NCA Melvin Hernández
— MF  NCA Jason Coronel (Captain)
— MF  ARG Carlos Torres (Vice-Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  NCA Mario Dávila
— MF  NCA Abner Acuña
—  NCA David Jarquin
—  NCA Bryant Román
— DF  NCA José Loaisiga
—  CRC Yeisen Esquivel

Personnel

Current technical staff
PositionName
Manager Flavio Da Silva
Assistant Manager TBD
Reserve Team Coach TBD
Goalkeeper coach William Espinoza
General sporting director TBD
Fitness Coach Francisco Olivares
Club Doctor Reynaldo Cruz
Utility TBD

Management
Position Staff
President Diego Jacir
Vice President Reynal Mairena
Legal Representative
Secretary of the Board
Treasurer
General administrator Diego Jacir

Honours and International Appearances

National
  • Primera División de Nicaragua and predecessors
    • Champions (26) : 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2006, Clausura 2018
  • Copa de Nicaragua and predecessors
    • Champions (2) : 1996, 1997

International
1994 – Quarter-Finals
1997 – Qualifying Stage (Central Zone)

Record versus other Clubs
As of 2013-09-13

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

Opponent Last Meeting G W D L F A PTS +/-
Águila CONCACAF 1976 2 0 0 2 2 11 0 -9
Alajuelense CONCACAF 1997 2 1 0 1 4 5 3 -1
Alianza CONCACAF 1993 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 -4
Árabe Unido CONCACAF 1998 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 -1
Atlético Marte CONCACAF 1970 2 0 0 2 1 8 0 -7
Coke Milpross CONCACAF 1989 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 -3
Comunicaciones CONCACAF 1971 2 0 0 2 1 15 0 -14
Euro Kickers CONCACAF 1997 2 1 0 1 6 5 3 +1
FAS UNCAF 2004 2 0 0 2 0 9 0 -9
Herediano CONCACAF 1994 2 0 0 2 2 9 0 -7
La Victoria FC CONCACAF 1992 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 -1
Municipal CONCACAF 1977 2 0 0 2 2 16 0 -14
Olimpia UNCAF 2006 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 -4
Real Maya CONCACAF 1994 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 -3
Real España CONCACAF 1990 2 0 0 2 1 7 0 -6
Deportivo Saprissa CONCACAF 1998 6 0 0 6 1 29 0 -28
Suchitepéquez UNCAF 2006 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 -2
Universitario CL 2018 2 0 0 2 1 7 0 -6
Totals

Sponsors

Jersey sponsors
  • claro (2001–06)
  • Movistar (2007–2015)
  • claro (2015–present)
  • totto (2014–present)
  • U de M (2014–present)
  • Alcaldía de Diriamba (2014–present)

Shirt sponsors
  • Joma (2003–present; also the shirt manufacturers)

Stadium
Main article: Estadio Cacique Diriangén

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 for many years. The stadium has much history: In this stadium the club Diriangén FC won against many teams from Central America.

List of managers

Diriangen has had permanent managers since it first appointed Napolen Parrales Bendaña as coach in 1917. The longest-serving manager was Mauricio Cruz Jiron, who managed Diriangen for fourteen years from 1992 to 2006. Hungarian Eduardo Kosovic was the foreign coach in the club. Mauricio Cruz Jiron is the most successful manager as he led the club to seven primera division titles.

Notable managers

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

NameNatTenureHonors
Eduardo Cosovich  HUN 1956 Primera division 1956
Livio Bendaña Espinoza  NCA 1966-1972 Primera division 1969 and 1970
Mauricio Cruz Jiron  NCA 1992–06 Primera division 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005,2006, 2018 Clausura
Flavio Da Silva  BRA 2019 - Copa Primera 2020

Women's team

The women's team has won the Nicaraguan women's football championship four times in 2000, 2001, 2003 and lately in 2010.

References
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