Diriangén FC explained

Clubname:Diriangén
Fullname:Cacique Diriangén Fútbol club
Nickname:Los Caciques (The Chieftains)
La Tribu (The Tribe)
El Imperio (The Empire)
Los Blanquinegros
(The Black and Whites)
Ground:Estadio Cacique Diriangén
Capacity:7,500
Chairman:Adrián Espino
Manager:José Giacone[1]
League:Liga Primera
Season:2016 Apertura
Position:3rd
Website:https://diriangenfc.com/
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Cacique Diriangén Fútbol club 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 also in Central America.

History

Founded in 1917, Diriangén has won a total of 30 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 https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/deportes/426945-cien-anos-diriangen/

Honours

Diriangén is historically the most successful team in Nicaraguan football, as they have won the most Primera División de Nicaragua with thirty one and won 3 Copa de Nicaragua.

Domestic honours

League

Domestic Cups

Current squad

As of: November 13, 2023

Players with dual citizenship

Out

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of June 2023

Position Name
Manager José Giancone
Assistant manager Diego Giancone
Reserve team coach Ricardo Arevalo
Assistant Reserve team coach Alejandro Munoz
Goalkeeper coach Carlos Mendieta
General sporting director Alberto Castro
Fitness coach Francisco Olivares
Club doctor Reynaldo Cruz
Utility César Tinoco

Management

PositionStaff
President Diego Jacir
Vice President Reynal Mairena
Legal Representative
Secretary of the Board
Treasurer
General administrator Diego Jacir

Notable players

Notable players

Below are the notable former and current players who have represented Diriangen in Primera Division and international competition since the club's foundation in 1917. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club, and or who has been called up by their national team.

international appearances

International

2 appearances

1994 – Quarter-Finals

1997 – Qualifying Stage (Central Zone)

Record versus other clubs

As of 2013-09-13The Concacaf opponents below = Official tournament results:(Plus a sampling of other results)

OpponentLast MeetingGWDLFAPTS+/-
ÁguilaCONCACAF 197620022110-9
AlajuelenseCONCACAF 19972101453-1
AlianzaCONCACAF 19932002150-4
Árabe UnidoCONCACAF 19982011121-1
Atlético MarteCONCACAF 19702002180-7
Coke MilprossCONCACAF 19892011141-3
ComunicacionesCL 202231022150-13
Euro KickersCONCACAF 19972101653+1
FASUNCAF 20042002090-9
HeredianoCONCACAF 19942002290-7
La Victoria FCCONCACAF 19922011121-1
MarathónCL 20212002130-2
MunicipalCONCACAF 197720022160-14
OlimpiaUNCAF 20062002150-4
Real MayaCONCACAF 19942002030-3
Real EspañaCONCACAF 19902002170-6
Deportivo SaprissaCONCACAF 199860061290-28
SuchitepéquezUNCAF 20062002240-2
UniversitarioCL 20182002170-6
Totals

Sponsors

Jersey sponsors

Shirt sponsors

Club statistics and records

José María Bermúdez holds the distinction of scoring the most goals in one match, he notched 9 goals in 1997 match against Xiletepelt.https://www.vivanicaragua.com.ni/2020/06/26/deportes/chema-goleador-record-goles/

Award winners

Top Goalscorer (TBD)The following players have won the league top Goalscorer while playing for Diriangén https://www.laprensani.com/2024/04/30/deportes/3312737-el-hito-que-sucede-por-cuarta-vez-en-la-historia-en-el-futbol-nicaraguense:

Stadium

See 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 Hungary1956Primera division 1956
Livio Bendaña Espinoza1966-1972Primera division 1969 and 1970
Mauricio Cruz Jiron1992–2006Primera division 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2005,2006, 2018 Clausura
Flavio Da Silva Brazil2019–2022Copa Primera 2020, 2021 Clausura, 2021 Apertura
Tyrone Leiva April 2022 – June 2022Clausura 2022
José Giancone ArgentinaJune 2023 – PresentApertura 2023, Clausura 2024

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Velásquez. Camilo. Diriangén Va Por El Tetra. Futbolnica. 7 July 2022. 10 July 2022. https://archive.today/20220710204559/https://futbolnica.net/2022/07/07/diriangen-va-por-el-tetra/. 10 July 2022.