Olympics and Marathon They will even contest the final and the title of the tournament Opening of 2020 in Honduras. One of the two will become the fifth team to be crowned league champions in January.
NOT SEEN ON TV: Diego and Troglio’s hug, Rubilio lost control and the celebration at Olimpia
Positive cases of covid-19 in Lifetime and hurricanes Eta and Iota forced to praise the contest until this date.
The first club to lift a cup in the country in January was Platense in 1966. The teams defeated Spain 2-0 on January 23 and were crowned champions with 26 points, before Olimpia which accumulated 26.
Motagua was the second. El Ciclón defeated Real España 1-4 on January 28, 1979 and was proclaimed champion of the 1978-79 season with a total of 5-1 in their favor.
The 78-79 tournament was extended until that date, as Honduras hosted the championship Concacaf U-20 held in November and December 1978.
Olympia already knows what it’s like to be crowned in the first month of the year
The 1989-90 tournament also ended in January. That’s because Olympics participated in the tour in December 89 CONCACAF. The title duel was played in the middle of IV Central American sports games which were developed in Tegucigalpa.
Wednesday, January 10, 1990 at the National Olympics beats 1-0 Real Spain and equalized 1-1 aggregate forcing overtime. There the tie was maintained, and the whites were crowned champions for the best goal difference in the tournament, as indicated in the rules.
The 1999 Apertura Tournament ended in January 2000 due to a change in the data left by Hurricane Mitch in Honduras in 1998.
Wednesday, January 19, 2000 Olympics and Motagua they drew 0-0 in the final of the round. In the return match on Sunday, January 23, they drew again without goals in 120 minutes, and the title was defined by penalties. There Motagua He was crowned after winning 6-5 on penalties.
The four champion clubs from January in the history of the National League:
1965-1966 tournament (first league tournament)
On Sunday, January 23, 1966, the last 2 league matches were played at 3 p.m.; in Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 1 Life 2, Ricardo “Chendo” Rodríguez-Jesús “Shuna” Blanco, Christopher “Craka” Brooks. In El Progreso: Spain 0 Platense 2, Félix “Mantequilla” Guerra, Santos “Kubala” Díaz.
Platense was crowned champion scoring 27 points, leaving Olimpia with 26
Spain did not yet have a real name, it was until 1977.
The 1978-1979 tournament
the grand finale
Thursday, January 25, 1979: Tegucigalpa: Motagua 1 Real España 0, Salvador “Pichini” Bernárdez
Sunday, January 28, 1979: San Pedro Sula: Real España 1 Motagua 4, Jimmy Bailey-Luis “Chito” Reyes 3, Ramón “Primitivo” Maradiaga.
Motagua champion was proclaimed at the maturation of the series in front of Real Spain.
1989-1990 Tournament
the grand finale
Wednesday, December 27, 1989: San Pedro Sula: Real España 1 Olimpia 0, Daniel Sosa (Paraguayan)
Wednesday, January 10, 1990: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 1 Real Spania 0, Rudy Williams.
After playing 120 minutes Olympia won the title for the best goal difference throughout the tournament, according to the regulations.
Opening 1999-2000
the grand finale
Wednesday, 19 January 2000: Tegucigalpa: Olimpia 0 Motagua 0
Sunday, January 23, 2000: Tegucigalpa: Motagua 0 Olimpia 0
After 120 minutes of play, Motagua is champion on penalties 6-5.