Club Deportivo Atlético Español

Atlético Español

Full name

Ground

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Capacity

35,000

League

Honduran Liga Nacional (before 1972)

Home colours

Club Deportivo Atlético Español is a defunct football club based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

History

One of the current Honduran league's founding members, the club competed in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras several times from the inaugural season in 1965 until 1971 when Verdún purchased its franchise.^[1]They were named Atlético Español Glidden, then Atlético Español Sahsa before being renamed Atlético Español Verdún.^[2] Their first manager became Alfonso Uclés Sierra and they were beaten 3-0 by C.D. Honduras in the league's first ever game.^[3]

The franchise was later sold on to Broncos, then to Universidad to become Broncos UNAH and later just Universidad.

Former notable players

Roberto Abruzzesse (1970-1971)^[4]
Fernando Bulnes (1963-1964)
Flavio Ortega (1970-1971)
Chelato Uclés (1946-1966)

References

↑ Schöggl, Hans (11 December 2009). "Honduras - Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95". RSSSF.
↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)
↑ La Liga cumplió 48 años - La Tribuna (Spanish)
↑ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (Spanish)

Honduran Liga Nacional

2015–16 teams

Former teams

Seasons

1960s	1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Second-level Honduran football league seasons

Seasons	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1995–96 1997 1998 1999 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 A / C 2006–07 A / C 2007–08 A / C 2008–09 A / C 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

2013–14 teams	Alianza Arsenal Atlético Choloma Atlético Esperanzano Atlético Independiente Atlético Limeño Atlético Municipal Atlético Nacional Atlético Olanchano Cobán Athletic Comayagua Graciano San Francisco Honduras Juticalpa Marcala Olimpia Occidental Pumas San Isidro Real Juventud Social Sol Sula Trujillo Unión Sabá UPNFM Valencia Valle FC Villanueva Yoro

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