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Deportivo Masaya FC

Full name	Deportivo Masaya Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	El Equipo del Pueblo (The Peoples Team) Depor Los Leones (The Lions)
Founded	1978
Ground	Arnoldo and Matty Chávez Soccer Sports Complex, Masaya, Nicaragua
Capacity	6000
Chairman	Magaly Álvarez
Manager	Alex Basave
League	Segunda División de Nicaragua - Group A
Home colours Away colours

Deportivo Masaya is a football team in Nicaragua playing in the Segunda División de Nicaragua, the second category of football in the country.

History

Deportivo Masaya started life in 1978 in the Masaya Department, in Nicaragua. Thanks to the efforts of husband and wife, Don Arnoldo and Matty Chávez, they quickly began to gain a following. After five years they gained their first major trophy, the Copa de Nicaragua in 1983.

There followed a golden age for the club, winning their first Liga Primera de Nicaragua in 1984. After a failed defence of their title, they took their second league title in 1986. "El Equipo del Pueblo" (The Peoples Club) had made their mark on Nicaraguan football.

The clubs history has not been easy, however, has endured a tough existence since those heady glory days and have slipped out of the top flight. They are challenging to get the club back in to the top flight. The club is run as community club and wants to continue contributing to the community through sport, trying to help the young people of Masaya "The city of flowers", find a healthy and more productive path through football.

Honours

• Liga Primera de Nicaragua: 2

1984, 1986

• Copa de Nicaragua: 1

1983

Squad 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   NCA R. Carballo — GK   NCA R. Flores — DF   NCA L. Baltodano — DF   NCA J. Gómez — DF   NCA E. González — DF   NCA F. Herrera — DF   COL C. López — DF   NCA E. Martínez — DF   NCA R. Rocha — MF   COL R. Buitrago — MF   NCA L. Corrales — MF   NCA B. Espinoza — MF   NCA C. Guevara — MF   NCA C. Useda — FW   NCA B. Acuña — FW   NCA B. Aviles — FW   NCA J. Gutiérrez — FW   NCA J. Mendoza — FW   COL A. Nariño — FW   COL J. Valoyes

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Alex Basave
Technical directors	Alexander Basabe
	Milton Bustos
	Carlos Gonzalez
Goalkeeping coach	Noel Obando
Club doctor	Hammond Williams

Former players

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