Club Deportivo Walter Ferretti is a Nicaraguan football team who play in the Nicaraguan Premier Division. They are based in Managua.

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C.D. Walter Ferretti

Full name	Club Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Nickname(s)	Los Rojinegros Los Policías
Founded	1984; 40 years ago (1984) as DGPS (Dirección General de La Polícia Sandinista)
Ground	Estadio Olímpico del IND Managua Managua, Nicaragua, 14,000 capacity
Chairman	Carlos Palacios
Manager	Mauricio Cruz Jiron
League	Liga Primera
2016 Apertura	2nd
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The club was founded in 1984 on the initiative of Walter Ferretti Fonseca. Its intention was to serve as the sporting wing of the Sandinista Police, and it initially competed in an institutional league for government ministries. Later, the team moved into the Nicaraguan league system. At that time, they competed under the name of DGPS (Dirección General de La Polícia Sandinista). DGPS stormed through the lower levels of the Nicaraguan league system, winning the Second Division in 1985 with an undefeated record. That lifted them to the top flight of the country, where they have competed ever since.

Late in 1988, Ferretti died in a car accident on the road to Leon. In 1991, the club was renamed to C.D. Walter Ferretti in his honor.

The 1997–98 season saw Ferretti win its first ever title, defeating Masachapa 1–0 in the championship final. They reached the finals again in 1999–2000, losing in extra time to Diriangén. The next year, 2000–2001, saw them go win better and claim a second championship. It came against Diriangén, and after two scoreless legs Ferretti won on penalties, 5–3. Ferretti made it to the finals for a third consecutive year in 2002, but was run off the pitch by Jalapa, 4–1.

The club made no serious noise again until Clausura 2008, when they reached another final, this time facing Real Estelí. Both legs of the two-legged tie were scoreless, so the match went into extra time. Real Estelí ended up winning on a 115th-minute goal by Elmer Mejia. They reached the finals again in Clausura 2009, beating Diriangén on penalties before losing 3–1 on aggregate to Real Estelí.

The championship-less string finally ended in Apertura 2009. Ferretti was the dominant team in Nicaragua that year, topping the table in the first and second phases to reach the championship finals. Real Estelí won the first leg 1–0, and scored first in the second leg to build a 2–0 aggregate lead. Then Ferretti unleashed a torrent of goals, rallying to win the match 4–1 and the tie 4–2.

Ferretti's surge continued into the Clausura 2010, as they reached the finals again, only to lose 1–1 on away goals to Real Estelí. The two met again that May for the Grand Final to determine the 2009–2010 champion; Real Estelí won once again on away goals.

The next year, 2010–2011, saw Ferretti win the Apertura 2–2 on away goals against Diriangén. However, their quest to be grand champions came up short a second year in a row; they lost the Clausura final 3–2 to Real Estelí, and were beaten on penalties by the same team in the Grand Final.

Real Estelí's hold on Ferretti continued, as the Nicaraguan power beat them in the Apertura 2011, Apertura 2012, Clausura 2013 (that match was called early due to crowd trouble in the Ferretti stands) and Apertura 2013. The curse was finally lifted in the 2014 Apertura, when Ferretti prevailed 1–0 on aggregate to hoist their first crown since Apertura 2011. Then, in the Grand Final, Ferretti finally ended Real Estelí's string of eight consecutive Nicaraguan championships with a 2–1 aggregate win.

Real Estelí came back to win the next two titles, and beat Ferretti in the 2016 Clausura and the 2017 Clausura. However, Ferretti rallied for a fourth crown in 2017–2018, beating Managua 1–1 in the Apertura.

• Original Deportivo Walter Ferretti crest
  (1988–2002)
• (2002–2014)
• (2015–present)

As of November, 2023 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  NCA Dennis Espinoza (captain) 2  COL Jason Mosquera 3  COL Cesar Vente 4  COL Ariel Torregrosa 5  NCA Ronald Lopez 7  NCA Junior Arteaga 8  NCA Kreyton Downs 9  BRA Leandro Soarez 11  NCA Alexis Somarriba 13  NCA Nasser Aguilar 15  NCA Amilcar Talavera 16  NCA Hayder Calero

No. Pos. Nation Player 17  COL Francisco Ramos 18  NCA Alexander Zuniga 22  NCA Bryan Munoz 24  NCA Yader Zamora 25  NCA Cristhian Cerpa 35  NCA Bryan Tenorio 47  NCA Brandon Obando 50  NCA Rommy Talavera 52  NCA Ramon Morales 54  NCA Greybin Ramos 61  NCA Juan C. Marenco

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No. Pos. Nation Player —  NCA Ismael Mendieta (From Diriangen) —  NCA Waldner Vasquez (From TBD) —  COL Ronaldo Pabon (From TBD) —  NCA Rafael de Almeida (From TBD) —  NCA Jeremy Espinoza (From TBD)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  NCA Joao Caceres (Loaned From Diriangen) —  ARG Leandro Figueroa (From TBD) —  NCA Jason Ingram (From TBD)

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No. Pos. Nation Player —  NCA Junior Arteaga (To TBD) —  COL Francisco Ramos (To TBD) —  BRA Leandro Soarez (To TBD)

No. Pos. Nation Player —  NCA Alexander Zuniga (To TBD) —  ARG TBD (To TBD) —  NCA TBD (To TBD)

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As of January, 2024

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Position	Staff
Manager	Glen Blanco
Assistant Manager	Nathanael Mungia
Physical coach	Jorge Isac
Goalkeeper Coach	Jose Tinoco
Physiotherapist	Massiel Quiroz
Team Doctor	Jymmi Lopez
Under 20 coach	TBD

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