The Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol Femenino (English: Women's Football National Championship) is the highest league of women's football in Nicaragua. Established in 1996, it is run by FENIFUT.

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.

Nicaraguan women's football championship

Clubs

The following ten clubs competed in the 2022 Clausura.

Nicaraguan women's football championship

Águilas de León

El 26

Juventus

Leyendas

Managua

Real Estelí

Somotillo

UNAN Managua

Walter Ferretti

Zacarías

Former clubs

All Stars

Caruna RL

Diriangén

Jalapa

Deportivo Kol-8

Masaya

F.C. Ocotal

Pinolero F.C. Rivas FC FC Santos DEI Saúl Álvarez Las Segovias UAM UCA

Nicaraguan women's football championship

Champions

The list of all finals:

UAM is the team of the Universidad Americana

UCA is the team of the Universidad Centroamericana. UNAN is the team of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua

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

See also

Women's association football around the world

References

External links

Nicaragua Football Federation

Women's association football leagues in Central America

Women

Women's sports leagues in Nicaragua