Nicaragua Women's Volleyball Team

Volleyball in Nicaragua appeared in the 2nd half of the 1960s in the cities of the country's Atlantic coast. The National Volleyball Federation was founded in 1970 , but joined the FIVB and NORCECA only 10 years later - in 1980 .

Nicaragua’s women's team first appeared in the international arena in 1970 when it took part in the Central American and Caribbean Games . The debut was unsuccessful - 10 defeats in 10 matches and not a single set won, moreover, in the opening match against the Cuban team, the Nicaraguan volleyball players lost all three games with the same score 0:15. In the next 17 years, the Nicaraguan team was limited to participating in the Central American Cup , in the Central American Games and only once (in 1982 ) again performed at the games of the countries of Central America and the Caribbean.

In 1987, Nicaragua volleyball player for the first and so far last time participated in the NORCECA Championship , which was held in the capital of Cuba, Havana . The opening match against the cubes went like a carbon copy of their duel 17 years ago - a 0-3 defeat and again not a single game point scored. In the remaining five matches of the tournament, the Nicaraguan team also lost, and with a crushing score in the games against the teams of Canada , the USA , Puerto Rico and Mexico , and only in the game against the team of the US Virgin Islands managed to impose a serious fight on the rivals, losing only in five sets.

Since 2006, the Nicaraguan team regularly takes part in qualifying tournaments of the world championships , but only in 2014 was the closest to getting into the world championship. In the 3rd round of continental qualification in their group, Nicaraguan volleyball players only lost in the final to the Dominican Republic national team , and in the additional stage of selection they took 4th place out of 5 teams, ahead of Panama and losing to the teams of Mexico , Trinidad and Tobago and Costa Rica .

If the Nicaraguan national team is declared only occasionally in continental competitions, then it regularly participates in the Central American Cup draws and is the 14-time prize-winner of this tournament, in which the national teams of the member countries of the Association of Volleyball Federations of Central America (FECAVOL), an integral part of the Confederation of North, Central Volleyball America and the Caribbean (NORCECA) . At the same time, in the 2014 draw held in Guatemala , the Nicaraguan volleyball players nearly moved the champion, the Costa Rica national team, from the champion position for the past 21 years. In the first match of the competition, the Nicaraguan team led the score 2: 1 after three games played against the Costa Ricans, but still did not hold the victory and as a result, defeating all other rivals, won silver medals for the second tournament in a row.

In addition, the Nicaraguan team participated in all 10 volleyball tournaments of the Central American Games , winning medals 7 times.

In 2016, the Central American Cup was held in November-December in the capital of Nicaragua, Managua, as part of the zonal round of the qualifying tournament of the World Cup 2018 . The host team won a landslide victory, giving only one game to their rivals in 4 matches (the strongest team in the region - the Costa Rican team - did not participate in the tournament, because by rating they already had a ticket to the North American qualification finals). The two best teams of the draw - Nicaragua and Guatemala - qualified for the final stage of the North American qualification for the World Cup, but they took third places in their groups and did not get into the world championship.

World Championships

Nicaragua did not participate in the world championships 1952-2002 (main tournament and qualification).

• 2006 - not qualified
• 2010 - not qualified
• 2014 - not qualified
• 2018 - not qualified

• 2006 (qualification) : Miriam Blandino, Mireinés Telés, Eisel Carcache, Laulette Rodriguez Saunders, Amalia Hernandez Garcia, Helen Tranja Lugo, Claudia Noger Mayorga, Adi Tranya, Joan Padilla, Berta Fierro, Adi Rostran, Claudia Torres. Trainer - Rene Quintana Pereira.
• 2010 (qualification) : Miriam Blandino, Helen Tranya Lugo, Eisel Karkache, Laulette Rodriguez Saunders, Amalia Hernandez Garcia, Patricia Barrios, Claudia Noger Mayorga, Adi Tranya, Jacqueline Toruno, Berta Fierro, Adi Rostran, Maria Isquierdo. Trainer - Rene Quintana Pereira.
• 2014 (qualification) : Miriam Blandino, Valeria Mendoza, Eliani Lopez, Mariuri Torres Toby, Helen Trana Lugo, Eisel Karkache, Eugenia Sequeira, Laulette Rodriguez Saunders, Amalia Hernandez Garcia, Florelisa Naomi Smith, Claudia Noguera Mayorguei Ajeriu Adi, , Katie González Gutierrez, Josapha Diaz Escorsia, Claudia Machado, Ana Lines Trainer - Rene Quintana Pereira.
• 2018 (qualification) : Andrea Pereira Herrera, Maria Arsia Munoz, Mariuri Torres Toble, Helen Trana Lugo, Laulette Rodriguez Saunders, Amalia Hernandez Garcia, Claudia Noger Mayorga, Heidi Tranya Lugo, Juni Aguilera Kintero, Katie Gonzalezasiautieri Gesalesozueter Gesalesesuthera Gesalesesuthera Calero, Brenda Gomez Lopez. Trainer - Rene Quintana Pereira.

FIVB Challenger Cup

• 2018 - not qualified

NORCECA Championships

Nicaragua has participated in only one NORCECA Championship.

• 1987 - 7th place

Central American and Caribbean Games

Until 1966, the Nicaraguan team did not participate in the Central American and Caribbean Games.

• 2002 : Claudia Torres, Karen Lopez, Leah Cruz, Eisel Karkache, Valery Mendoza, Gabriela Tursios, Miriam Blandino, Claudia Noger Mayorga, Ady Tranya, Joanna Padilla, Berta Fierro, Ady Rostran. Trainer - Rene Quintana Pereira.
• 2010 : Jacqueline Torugno, Maryrie Torres Toby, Helen Tranya Lugo, Josefa Diaz Escorsia, Laulette Rodriguez Saunders, Amalia Hernandez Garcia, Joan Padilla, Claudia Noger Mayorga, Berta Fierro, Ada Solorsano, Claudia Machado, Maria. Trainer - Rene Quintana Pereira.

Central American Games

Central American Cup

•   1st place - 2016.
•   2nd place - 1993, 2000, 2002, 2012, 2014.
•   3rd place - 1987, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010.
• 4th place - 1976, 1977, 1989.
• 5th place - 1974, 1995, 2018.

Nicaragua national team in 2018 competitions ( North American FIVB Challengers Cup Qualification , Central American Cup )

• The head coach is Rene Quintana Pereira.
• The trainer is Jorge Mena.

• Nicaraguan Volleyball Federation (Spanish)
• NORCECA website (English) (Spanish)
• AFECAVOL Website (Spanish)
• Volleyball Results Archive