Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua – Managua is a Nicaraguan football team playing in the Primera División de Nicaragua of the Nicaragua football system. It is based in Managua.

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UNAN Managua

Full name	Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua – Managua
Nickname(s)	Los Universitarios
Ground	Nicaragua National Football Stadium Managua, Nicaragua
Capacity	20,000
Chairman	Wilber Altamirano
Manager	Eduardo Urroz
League	Liga Primera
2015 Apertura	3rd (Champions)
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UNAN Managua has spent much of its history struggling to earn promotion to the top flight. Their first serious effort came in 2008–2009, when they earned their way into a relegation playoff against Real Madriz. They lost, 7–2 on aggregate. In 2011–2012, UNAN Managua won the Clausura and earned a promotion playoff with Apertura champion Xilotepelt. Once again, they lost.

However, in 2013–2014, UNAN won the Apertura 2013 title. The Clausura that year was won by Real Esteli's feeder side, which was not eligible for promotion, and so UNAN automatically moved up into the top flight. Their first season, 2014–2015, was a struggle. The club won just eight of 36 top flight matches and was forced into a promotion/relegation playoff with San Marcos. They won, 6–0 on aggregate, but were still not expected to have much of an impact on the table in 2015–2016.

Instead, they stunned Nicaragua by storming to a 3rd-place finish in Apertura 2015, good enough for their first playoff berth. Then, in the postseason, they defeated Walter Ferretti and Diriangén to claim their first national crown. It ended a decade of dominance for Ferretti, Diriangén, and Real Esteli. Although Managua lost the season championship to Clausura winners Real Esteli, their championship was nonetheless a special one.

They spent the next two years as a regular playoff participant, then staved off relegation in 2017–2018.

As of: 13 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 Brandon Mayorga 2 DF  NCA Jason Downs 3 DF  CUB Dario Lopez 4 DF  COL Hanz Mina 6 MF  NCA Jeyser Cisneros 7 FW  NCA Abner Acuna 10 FW  NCA Anderson Treminio (captain) 12 DF  COL John Mena 14 MF  NCA Dilan Pineda 15 MF  NCA Josue Calderon 16 FW  NCA Leslie Sevila 19 DF  NCA Angel Brenes 20 FW  NCA Brandon Arana 25 GK  NCA Lester Acevedo 51 MF  NCA Jeremy Flores — DF  CUB Eugenio Palmero

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Pedro dos Santos — MF  NCA Bismarck Montiel — MF  NCA Robinson da Silva — FW  NCA Rafael Baquedano — FW  NCA Adeian Chavarria

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No. Pos. Nation Player —  NCA TBD (From TBD) —  NCA TBD (From TBD) —  NCA TBD (From TBD)

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No. Pos. Nation Player —  NCA Anderson Treminio (To Real Santa Cruz) —  NCA TBD (To TBD) —  NCA TBD (To TBD)

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• Primera División de Nicaragua: 1

  2015 Apertura

• Segunda División de Nicaragua: 2

  2012 Clausura, 2013 Apertura

• Edison Oquendo (2008–2009)
• Eduardo Urroz (2012 – October 14)
• Luis Montano (October 2014 – March 2015)
• Julio César Madrigal (March 2015 – June 2015)
• Eduardo Urroz (July 2015 – December 2017)
• Carlos Garabet Avedissian (December 2017 - February 2018)
• Luis Vega (February 2018 - December 2018)
• Daniel Garcia (January 2019 - December 2021)
• Eduardo Urroz (December 2021 - June 2023)
• Daniel Garcia (July 2023 - Present)

The women's team is the most successful team in Nicaragua winning 8 championships, the team is currently led by head coach TBD and features several members of the Nicaragua national team.