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| Football in Nicaragua | |
| Union: | Nicaraguan Football Federation |
| Country: | Nicaragua |
| Sport: | association football |
| Nationalteam: | Men's national team |
| First: | 1862 |
| National List: | Nicaraguan Primera División |
| Intl List: | CONCACAF Champions Cup CONCACAF Central American Cup FIFA Club World Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup (National Team) CONCACAF Nations League (National Team) FIFA World Cup (National Team) CONCACAF Women's Championship (National Team) CONCACAF W Gold Cup (National Team) FIFA Women's World Cup (National Team) |
Football is the second most popular sport in Nicaragua after baseball.[1] [2] [3]
See main article: Nicaragua national football team.
| Level | League(s)/Division(s) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primera División 10 clubs | ||||||||||||
| ↓↑ 1-2 clubs | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Segunda División 19 clubs + 1 Reserve team divided in 2 series of 10 clubs | ||||||||||||
| ↓↑ 2 clubs | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Tercera Division de Nicaragua 40 clubs divided in 4 series of 10 | ||||||||||||