Nicaragua - Foundation Dates of Clubs

1917    Diriangén FC Diriamba                         [on May 15]
1926    Club Deportivo Granada
1932    Club Atlético Managua
        Alas FC Managua 
1961    Real Estelí FC                                [founded as Estelí FC]  
1967    Deportivo Masaya FC
1972    Club Deportivo América Managua 
1975    Chinandega FC
1977    Juventus FC Managua 
1982    Club Deportivo Masachapa San Rafael del Sur
        San Marcos FC
        El Sauce FC
1985    FC Real Bautista Granada                      [founded as Deportivo Bautista]
1987    Club Deportivo Walter Ferretti Managua        [founded as MINT]
1995    Club Deportivo Jalapa                         [dissolved 2008]
        Matagalpa FC
1996    Real Madriz FC Somoto 
        Xinotepelt FC Jinotepe                        [dissolved 2013]
1997    Club Deportivo Bluefields
2000    Atlético Estelí FC                            [dissolved 2006]                           
2002    Club Deportivo Ocotal
        Pumas FC Darío
2006    Managua FC  
        FC Brumas Jinotega
        Río San Juan FC San Carlos
        Vicente de la Cruz Padilla Chinandega         [founded in Aug; aka VCP Chinandega; dissolved 2010] 
2008    Fox Villa Jinotepe
2009    FC San Francisco Masachapa
        Deportivo Las Sabanas 
2011    ART Municipal Jalapa FC
        Nandasmo FC
2013    FC Cofradía
2014    CD Sébaco                                     [dissolved 2018]
2015    CD Junior de Managua
2017    FC Tipitapa
2018    Export Sébaco FC
2019    FC Yalí San Sebastián de Yali
2020    Municipal San Lucas FC
2021    Deportivo El Cuá
        Minsa FC Diriamba
2022    Blancos FC Villa el Carmen
2023    FC Bocay San José de Bocay


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