Honduran Supercup

The Honduran Supercup is a Honduran football competition held yearly as a preseason match between the reigning champions of the Liga Nacional and the Honduran Cup. The competition started unofficially in 1997,[1] but it was discontinued after just two seasons. In 2015, it was intended to be reactivated, however the match between F.C. Motagua and Club Deportivo Olimpia was scheduled but not played. One year later, a new Supercup edition was finally reestablished after 17 years of dormancy.[2] The Honduran football authorities however, did not consider the competition official until 2017.[3]

Honduran Supercup
Founded1997
RegionHonduras
Number of teams2
Current championsMarathón (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Olimpia (3)
2019

Winners
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upVenue
Unofficial editions
1997Olimpia1–0PlatenseEstadio Francisco Morazán
1999Motagua1–0PlatenseEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
2015Motagua v Olimpia (abandoned)Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas
2016 IOlimpia3–3 (5–4 pen.)Honduras ProgresoEstadio Humberto Micheletti
2016 IIOlimpia3–0JuticalpaEstadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas
Official editions
2017Motagua2–1MarathónEstadio Francisco Morazán
2019Marathón0–0 (4–2 pen.)PlatenseEstadio Carlos Miranda

Titles by club
Rank Club Champions Runners-up Winning years
1 Olimpia 3 0 1997, 2016, 2016
2 Motagua 2 0 1999, 2017
3 Marathón 1 1 2019
4 Platense 0 3 —
5 Honduras Progreso 0 1 —
6 Juticalpa 0 1 —

Re-launch

In January 2015, the Honduran Secretary of State for Culture, Arts and Sports gathered with the Honduran League to discuss a possible reactivation of the competition in 2016.[4] An official Super Cup has not been played since 1999.

Other versions

In 2014 and 2016, there were three exhibition versions of the tournament re-branded as Supercopa Diez, sponsored by local daily sports newspaper Diario Deportivo Diez.[5] These unofficial editions faced the champions of the Liga Nacional against the champions of the Liga de Ascenso.

YearChampionResultRunner up
2014Honduras Progreso2–1Real España
2014Olimpia1–1Honduras Progreso
2016Honduras Progreso2–1Social Sol

See also

References
  1. RSSSF.com – Honduras 1996/97 – 11 December 2009
  2. LaTribuna.hn
  3. Tiempo.hn – ¡Motagua campeón de la Supercopa! – 2 August 2017
  4. LaPrensa.hn – Propondrán a Concacaf retomar la Recopa – 14 January 2015
  5. LaPrensa.hn – Olimpia, campeón de campeones de Honduras – 19 July 2014
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