América Managua América Managua América Managua is a Nicaraguan football team who last played at the local top level in the 2010/2011 season. It is based in Managua, and has been for long time the most successful team of the capital city and the one with the most fanatics in the area. They won their first league title in 1985 coached by Florencio Leiva, after just being promoted. It was the first time a newly promoted side won the Nicaraguan league title. They played in the second division for several years and almost disappeared due to bankruptcy. At the end of the
Managua Somoza García and his family (1936–1979), the city was rebuilt and began to grow rapidly. New government buildings were erected, industry developed, and universities were established. The city's development caught the attention of Irving Fields and Albert Gamse, who composed a musical piece about the city that became popular in the 1940s through the performances of Freddy Martin, Guy Lombardo and Kay Kyser. Managua had become Central America's most developed city. Today's references differentiate the pre-1970s Managua by labeling it as "La Antigua Ciudad," which in English translates to "The Ancient City" or "The Old City". Managua's progress came to