CD Olimpia - last updated on 27 May 2009
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Club Deportivo Olimpia
Foundation: June 12th 1912
City: Tegucigalpa
Colours: White and red
Website: www.clubolimpia.com
Honours:
CONCACAF Champions' Cup - 2 (1973, 1988)
Copa Interclubes UNCAF - 2 (1999, 2000)
Central America and Mexico - 1 (1959)
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras - 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)
Super Copa - 1 (1996-97)
Honduran Cup - 2 (1995-96, 1998-99)
Torneo Fraternidad - 3 (1980, 1981,1985)
A bit of history:
The club was founded on 12 June 1912, 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 sucessful team in Honduras since it is has won the most official tournaments in the professional league with twenty-one, the latest one coming during the 2007-08 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.
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.
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