Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino. The club was founded in 1912, and are the nation's most successful team having won 22 domestic league titles. Also, they are one of the Honduran clubs ever to win the CONCACAF Champions' Cup twice. [edit] History The club was founded on 12 June 1912,[1] by Héctor Pineda Ugarte, Carlos Bram, Arturo Bram, Enrique Buk, Santiago Buik, Miguel Sanchez, Samuel Inestrosa Gómez, and Ramón Field. Originally, the team was called Olimpia National and was exclusively a baseball club; however, in 1917, it also became a football team. The club was named by Santiago Chavarria, after the 1896 Athens Olympic games. To date, Olimpia is the most successful team in Honduras since it is has won the most official tournaments in the professional league with twenty-two, the latest one coming during the 2008-09 Clausura season. It is also by far the most representative team in international competitions. Olimpia won its first national championship in September 1928. A national rivalry formed against the Club Marathon from San Pedro Sula. This rivalry between the two main Honduran cities of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula still exists. [edit] International Success On 17 May 1959, Olimpia defeated Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in a tight match that ended 4-3 to become for the first time the champion of Central America and Mexico. On their way to the championship, the club managed to eliminate Club Deportivo Guadalajara, the Mexican champions at that time and Club Deportivo FAS from El Salvador before reaching Alajuelense in the final. In 1973, Olimpia won their first CONCACAF Champions' Cup by defeating SV Robinhood of Suriname in San Pedro Sula by a score of 1-0 after tying the first leg at zero in Tegucigalpa. Before reaching the final, Olimpia managed to eliminate Mexico's Club Toluca. The club won their second CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1988 when they defeated Defence Force in the final match of the tournament. Before that, Olimpia managed to defeat and eliminate Mexican champions Cruz Azul by a score of 2-1 in a historic match that took place in the Estadio Azteca. To this day, Olimpia remains the only Central American club to have defeated a Mexican team in that stadium. In the semifinals, Olimpia defeated LD Alajuelense in the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto after they tied the home game in Tegucigalpa. In January 2001, Olimpia beat the Mexican teams of Toluca and Pachuca. The team, managed by Edwin Pavon triumphed over Toluca with a goal from Robert Lima, 3 goals from Denilson Costa, and one from Alex Pineda Chacon. The lineup for that match was: Donaldo González, Gerson Vásquez, Robert Lima, Samuel Caballero, Nerlin Membreño, Christian Santamaría, Arnold Cruz, Danilo Tosello, José Luis Pineda, Alex Pineda, Denilson Costa, Carlos Paez, and Elmer Marín. Although Olimpia was eligible, it did not participate in the Club World Championship because the tournament was on temporary hiatus. Www.Golcatracho.hn [edit] Club Honors [edit] National Level - Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras:
- Winners (22): 1966-67, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1971-72, 1977-78, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1992-93, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2000-01 Apertura, 2002-03 Apertura, 2003-04 Clausura, 2004-05 Clausura, 2005-06 Apertura, 2005-06 Clausura, 2007-08 Clausura, 2008-09 Clausura.
- Runners-up (14): 1965-66, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1975-76, 1988-89, 1994-95, 1997-98 Clausura, 1999-00 Apertura, 1999-00 Clausura, 2000-01 Clausura, 2001-02 Clausura, 2003-04 Apertura, 2004-05 Apertura, 2006-07 Apertura.
- Super Copa:
- Honduran Cup:
[edit] International Level [edit] Other Important Facts - Seven Consecutive Honduran finals
[edit] International competition [edit] CONCACAF Champions' Cup - 1962 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- First Round v. LD Alajuelense -- 0:1, 1:1 (Alajuelense advanced 2:1 on aggregate)
- 1967 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- First Round v. Aurora FC -- 1:0, 0:1, 0-2 (Aurora advanced 2:0 on replay)
- 1968 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- First Round v. Alianza F.C. -- 2:1, 1:0 (Olimpia advanced 3:1 on aggregate)
- Second Round v. Aurora FC -- 1:1, 0:4 (Aurora advanced 5:1 on aggregate)
- 1970 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- 1971 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- First Round v. LD Alajuelense -- 0:0, 0:1 (Alajuelense advanced 1:0 on aggregate)
- 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- Semifinals v. Club Toluca -- 1:0, 1:1 (Olimpia advanced 2:1 on aggregate)
- Final v. SV Robinhood -- 0:0, 2:0 (Olimpia won 2:0 on aggregate)
- 1973 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- First Round v. CSD Municipal -- 0:0, 0:1 (Municipal advanced 1:0 on aggregate)
- 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- First Round v. Real España -- 0:0, 1:0 (Olimpia advance 1:0 on aggregate)
- Second Round v. Diriangén FC -- (Olimpia withdrew)
- 1983 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- 1985 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- First Round v. Chicago Croatian -- 4:0, 2:0 (Olimpia advanced 6:0 on aggregate)
- Second Round v. CD Suchitepéquez -- 1:0, 0:1 (Olimpia advanced 4:3 on penalties)
- Third Round v. Club América -- 2:2, 1:0 (Olimpia advanced 3:2 on aggregate)
- Fourth Round v. Aurora FC -- 0:1, 2:0 (Olimpia advanced 2:1 on aggregate)
- Final v. Defence Force -- 0:2, 1:0 (Defence Force won 2:1 on aggregate)
- 1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- 1988 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- 1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- 1994 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- First Round v. CS Herediano -- 0:0, 0:2 (Herediano advance 2:0 on aggregate)
- 1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- 1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- 2002 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- Quarterfinals v. Pumas UNAM -- 1:1, 1:2 (UNAM advance 3:2 on aggregate)
- 2006 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- Quarterfinals v. Club Toluca -- 0:2, 1:2 (Toluca advance 4:1 on aggregate)
- 2007 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
- Quarterfinals v. D.C. United -- 1:4, 2:3 (D.C. United advance 7:3 on aggregate)
- 2008-09 CONCACAF Champions League
[edit] Copa Interclubes UNCAF [edit] Personnel [edit] Technical Staff | Head Coach | Juan C. Espinoza | | Assistant Coach | Juan Flores | | Physical Trainer | Nelson Fontes | | Goalkeeper Trainer | Jose Hernandez | [edit] Board of Directors | President | Rafael Ferrari | | Sport Director | Miguel Flores Cisnero | | Sports Manager | Osman Madrid | [edit] Current Squad 2008-09 Clausura [edit] First-team squad Apertura 2009- 2010 [edit] Squad Changes for the Apertura 2009 In: Out: [edit] Top Goalscorers As of 20 September 2009. Players in bold are still present in club. | | Jorge "Indio" Urquía (40) Reynaldo Mejía (38) Jorge Brand (36) Christian Santamaría (34) Marlon Hernández (32) Wilson Palacios (32) Carlos Laje Moreno (32) Juan Manuel Cárcamo (32) | [edit] Notable players This list of former players includes those who received international caps while playing for the team, made significant contributions to the team in terms of appearances or goals while playing for the team, or who made significant contributions to the sport either before they played for the team, or after they left. It is clearly not yet complete and all inclusive, and additions and refinements will continue to be made over time. [edit] Notable coaches | Honduras Uruguay | Chile Colombia Mexico Brazil Flavio Ortega | [edit] Olimpia's Logos In the logos, each star represents every national championship Olimpia has won in its history. For the 2005-2006 tournament, the team modified its logo. It is similar to the previous one, it now has 4 stars in the red side. Each star is said to represent 5 Championships. Under the logo is the name and three stars that represent the three CONCACAF Championships won in 1959, 1972 and 1988. The Logo was supposedly "inspired" by F.C. Copenhagen's logo, of the Danish first division league. [edit] Rivalries The Clasico Nacional (National Derby),El Superclasico The (Superclasic) is a Honduras derby played between Club Deportivo Olimpia and Club Deportivo Marathon. This derby dates back to the 1920s. Since one team was from San Pedro Sula and the other one from Tegucigalpa people started calling it the National Derby. The clasico Capitalino(Capital's Classic) Olimpia and Motagua. Their matches are known as the , Clasico Local (Local Classic) . They are rival since both clubs are from the same city . The Clasico Moderno (Modern Derby) is a Honduran soccer match played at least 4 times a year in the Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras and consists of two teams, Olimpia and Real España. The clasico moderno is the most fierce derby played in Honduras. [edit] Reserve team Olimpia has a reserve team named Olimpia Reservas that currently plays in Liga de Ascenso de Honduras. This is where young players can improve their skills before they can be ready to play in the top division. Like all the other reserves teams in Liga de Ascenso, Olimpia Reservas can't be promoted to the higher level even if they win the championship. [edit] References [edit] External links | |