The Nicaraguan Field Hockey Federation is registered with number 7134

The Ministry of the Interior, through the General Directorate of Registration and Control of Non-Profit Organizations, registered the Nicaraguan Field Hockey Federation (FENIHOSOCE) and granted it perpetual number 7134. The resolution is recorded under registration 2026-01080 and is published in La Gaceta, Official Gazette No. 206 of November 10, 2026, along with the full text of the entity’s statutes. With this step, field hockey is formally recognized as a federated sport in the country.

Legal personality had been previously granted through Ministerial Agreement No. 07-2026-OSFL, issued by the Minister of the Interior and published in La Gaceta No. 135 of July 24, 2026. The registration process was promoted by Noel Antonio González Pérez, in his capacity as president, on July 7, 2026, with a value of C$ 2,750.00 consigned in the registration certificate. The application was based on Law No. 1115, “General Law for the Regulation and Control of Non-Profit Organizations,” and its regulations.

The file is based on Public Deed No. 41, dated April 29, 2026, granted before the notary offices of Martha Karina Jarquín Anduray and authenticated on May 7, 2026. The registration took place on August 15, 2026, from folio 8194 to folio 8210, Volume III, Book XVI, according to the text signed by the general director Franya Ya-rue Urey Blandón. Article 33 of the aforementioned law, published in La Gaceta No. 09 of January 18, 2024, obliges the entity to publish its statutes within a maximum period of thirty business days.

A board of directors starting with a four-year mandate

The statutes designate the founding members who assumed the positions and who, once published in La Gaceta and entered into the registry, remained in office for a period of four years:

• President: Noel Antonio González Pérez
• Vice President: Ricardo Andrés Escorcia Quintero
• Secretary: Eveling Azucena Vega Mendoza
• Treasurer: Miguel Alberto Florian Zeledón
• Member: Davys Múguel Espinoza Chávez

The Board of Directors will meet ordinarily every two months and extraordinarily when deemed necessary by the president or requested by three of its members, with the possibility of virtual or mixed sessions and electronic voting. Decisions are adopted by a vote of half plus one of those present and are binding for third parties. The assembly may remove a director for failure to perform duties, loss of civil and political rights, fraud against assets, or absence from four consecutive meetings without justification.

The authority of national hockey and its assets

Article 3 establishes the purpose of FENIHOSOCE as being the authority for field hockey throughout the national territory. Its objectives include promoting the development of the sport through the creation of departmental associations, organizing competitions in the three official modalities across all categories and genders, drafting the annual activity plan for the sports regulatory authorities, training and managing the national teams, and affiliating with the International Hockey Federation (FIH). It may also manage technical and economic assistance with international organizations.

The initial assets were set at ten thousand net córdobas (C$ 10,000.00), contributed in equal parts by the member associations, with five thousand córdobas (C$ 5,000.00) each. The fiscal year runs from January 1 to December 31 and is governed by Law No. 822, the “Tax Concertation Law.” The headquarters are located in the department of Managua, although offices may be opened in the rest of the Republic with authorization from the General Directorate of Registry and Control, and its duration is indefinite.

Affiliation, oversight, and destination of assets

The statutes distinguish between founding members—the associations that appeared with accredited delegates—and active members, which are non-profit sports organizations that request admission after the registration of their legal status and meet the requirements of Article 13. Each association participates with three representatives with the right to speak and vote.

Internal control falls to an overseer who must perform an auditable verification every six months and report to the General Assembly, supported by an external audit contracted by the Board of Directors. In the event of dissolution, the remaining assets will be transferred to the Nicaraguan Institute of Sports, and bank accounts will require the signatures of the president and the treasurer.

The publication closes the registration cycle of a federation born with a complete structure: defined leadership, its own assets, and governance rules. For departmental associations wishing to compete in the official modalities, affiliation with FENIHOSOCE now serves as the formal route of access to federated sport, while the Ministry of the Interior retains the power to supervise the fulfillment of the new organization’s obligations.

Source: La Gaceta, Official Gazette No. 206, November 10, 2026, section I, p. 11370 (official reference: Reg. 2026-01080).