Real Estelí
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| Full name | Real Estelí F.C. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | El Tren del Norte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio Independencia, Estelí, Nicaragua |
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| Capacity | 4,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Fidel Moreno |
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| Manager | Otoniel Rivas |
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| League | Primera División, Nicaragua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Real Esteli is a Nicaraguan football club playing at the top level. It is based in Estelí. Their home stadium is Estadio Independencia. The club was founded in 1960 as Estelí FC, but acquired its current name in 1961.
Three times national champions of Nicaragua, the club plays in the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Primera División (First Division National Championship) representing the northern city of Estelí.
The Logo: The crown represents 'Real' (meaning 'Royal'). Similar crowns can be seen on the crests of many other clubs with the prefix 'Real' (such as Real Madrid FC in Spain).
Two gold stars mark the two national championships won by the club (in 1991 and 1999) while the red and white striped shield represents the club colours as used on team shirts.
Real Estelí FC plays at the Estadio Independencia - one of the biggest and best stadiums in Nicaragua (which has a population of just over five million). The club is knows by the nickname, 'Train of the North', coming as it does, from the northern region of Las Segovias.
Real Estelí FC has finished in the top five of Nicaragua's top division every year since 1986 and has achieved some of the highest attendances in the league during this fine run. Wrote by Nakord J. Garcia
[edit] Achievements
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- 1991, 1999, 2003, 2003 A, 2004 C
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- 1991
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