Club Deportivo Olimpia
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Olimpia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Leones (Lions) Albos Merengues Melenudos |
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| Founded | 12 June 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
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| Capacity | 35,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Rafael Ferrari |
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| Manager | Nahúm Espinoza |
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| League | Liga Nacional de Honduras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 06-07 Apertura | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club, which plays in Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán.
Club Olimpia has won two CONCACAF Champions' Cups, one in 1972 and one in 1988, and were 2005 and 2006 champions of the Liga Profesional de Honduras. Olimpia has been 8 consecutive times placed in 1st place in regular season league.
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[edit] History
The team began on June 12, 1912, when the club was founded 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 1924, it also became a football team. The club was named by Santiago Chavarria, after the 1896 Athens Olympic games. Up to this date, Olimpia is known as the cupchampion since is by far the team that has won the most official tournaments in the professional league (20) and the most representative team on international competitions.
Olimpia won its first national championship in September of 1928.[citation needed] 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.
The white uniform Based on the ideal of purity and peace, the founders of Club Olimpia decided that the colors of the uniform would be always completely white; unfortunately, some allegations of corruption have tainted the club's reputation. Nonetheless, the allegations have not been confirmed by independent investigations. Recently, Olimpia became the second "tri-champs" of the Honduran league; however, despite playing a great season, their third consecutive championship was tainted by controversy when in a final game the referee (benigno pineda) did not call a penalty kick against Olimpia.
[edit] Concacaf Club Championship
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. 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 World Club championship because the cup was on temporary hiatus.
[edit] New Olimpia Logo
Olimpia modified its logo for the 2005-2006 tournament. It is similar to the previous one, it now has 4 stars in the red side. Each star is said to represent 4 Championships. Under the logo is the name and three stars, are the three Championships CONCACAF Champions' Cups, 59' 72' 88.
[edit] Club Honours
[edit] National Level
- Champions of Liga Amateur de Honduras: 7
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- 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964
- Champions of Liga Profesional de Honduras: 20
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- 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 Ap., 2002-03 Ap., 2003-04 Cl., 2004-05 Cl., 2005-06 Ap., 2005-06 Cl.
- Runner Up of Liga Profesional de Honduras: 14
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- 1965-66, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1975-76, 1988-89, 1994-95, 1997-98 Cl. , 1999-00 Ap., 1999-00 Cl., 2000-01 Cl., 2001-02 Cl., 2003-04 Ap., 2004-05 Ap., 2006-07 Ap.
- Champions of Super Copa: 1
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- 1996-97
- Champions of Honduran Cup: 2
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- 1995-96, 1998-99
[edit] International Level
- Champions of CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2
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- 1973, 1988
- Champions of UNCAF Club Tournament: 2
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- 1999, 2000
- Champions of Central America and Mexico: 1
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- 1959
- Champions of Torneo Fraternidad: 2
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- 1980, 1981
- Runner-up of Interamerican Cup: 2
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- 1972, 1988
- Runner-up of UNCAF Club Tournament: 2
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- 2005, 2006
[edit] Other Important Facts
- Sixth Consecutive Honduran final
- First team to export Honduran players
- First team to place an Honduran player in Italy
- Most Popular team in Honduras (about 50% of fan base)
- Only Central American team to play in Estadio Centenario in Uruguay
- Only Central American team to defeat a Mexican team in Estadio Azteca (2-1 against Cruz Azul in 1988)
- Only Honduran team that has defeated Boca Juniors (Argentina) 2-1
[edit] Current Squad
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[edit] Squad Changes For 2006/07 Season
In:
- Carlos Discua - Signed from Universidad
Osvaldo Canobbio - Signed from River Plate
Jose Pacini - Signed from Platense- Walter Lopez - Signed from Real España
Out:
- Juan Pedro Yalet- Bought by Argentina club
- Danilo Tosello - Signed by Argentina's club
- Walter Hernandez - Signed by Platense
Luciano Emilio - Signed by D.C. United
[edit] Notable players
- Juan Carlos Contreras
- Carlos Enrique Pronno
- Wilmer Velasquez
- Carlos Laje Moreno
- Juan Carlos Espinoza
- Juan Flores
- Vicente Viera
- Danilo Tosello
- Alex Pineda Chacón
- Denilson Costa
- Belarmino Rivera
- Tonin Mendoza
- Rigoberto "Shula" Gomez
- "Shinola" Matamoros
- "Indio" Urquia
- David Suazo
[edit] La Ultra Fiel
La Ultra Fiel(Ultra Faithful) is the club's official fan club. The group was the first of its kind in Honduras, and was formed in 1987. Initially its name was Barra Brava (Angry/Brave Supporters). However, in 1995, the group evolved into the "Ultra Fiel" thanks to the contribution of the Argentine goalkeeper Carlos Enrique Prono, who brought his experience with South American fan clubs. La Ultra Fiel is now officially set in Tegucigalpa and is administered by members from San Pedro Sula.
- Official Ultra Fiel website:
[edit] Other Sports
Olimpia is also well known for its baseball team.
[edit] Stadium
The current stadium of the club is the Tiburcio Carias Andino stadium in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras.
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Official Suporters Site (Portal Olimpista)
- No Official Suporters Site (Club Olimpia Honduras ¡El Eterno Campeón!
- Official Fan Site (La Ultra Fiel)
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