Atlético Olanchano
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Atlético Olanchano is a Honduran
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

 football club based in Catacamas
Catacamas
Catacamas, Honduras is the largest municipality in Central America in terms of area.Catacamas, the "Florida City" as called by the great poet and writer Olanchano Froylán Turcios, extends over a vast plain irrigated by the Rio Guayape in the heart of the luxuriant department of Olancho.Easily...

, Olancho
Olancho (department)
Olancho is one of the 18 departments into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. It is the largest of all the departments, and Hondurans frequently point out that the department is larger than the neighboring Republic of El Salvador...

. The club currently plays in Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras.

History

Atletico Olanchano was founded as Campamento in 1974 and originally played their games in Campamento
Campamento
Campamento is a municipality in the south west of the Honduran department of Olancho, south of Concordia and west of Juticalpa. The municipality of Campamento is located at the entrance to Olancho, along the main highway from Tegucigalpa...

, Olancho. The team later moved to Catacamas
Catacamas
Catacamas, Honduras is the largest municipality in Central America in terms of area.Catacamas, the "Florida City" as called by the great poet and writer Olanchano Froylán Turcios, extends over a vast plain irrigated by the Rio Guayape in the heart of the luxuriant department of Olancho.Easily...

 and so the name was remodified to Juventud Catacamas. On July 17, 2001, the team was bought by some business men and they decided to changed the name to Atletico Olanchano.

The club played in the top league for the first time as Campamento in the 1976/77 season. They were relegated the same year after finishing in last place.

The club returned as Atlético Olanchano when it was promoted to Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras for the first time in the 2003-04 season but were relegated back down to Liga de Ascenso de Honduras
Liga de Ascenso de Honduras
Liga de Ascenso is the second division of Honduran football; it was founded on 17 December 1979 as Segunda División and renamed Liga de Ascenso on 21 July 2002...

 after they finished in last place in the 2004-05 season. The team was coached by Oswaldo Altamirano at that time. They were promoted back to Primera Division when they defeated Deportivo Lenca
Deportivo Lenca
Deportivo Lenca was a Honduran soccer club based on El Progreso, Honduras. It played in Liga de Ascenso de Honduras but in 2008 it was bought by Club Junior from El Negrito, Yoro. Their name derives from the Lenca people and their emblem once feature the Chief Lempira, a national hero in...

 and became champions of Liga de Ascenso for the second time during the 2005-06 season. Unfortunately, the team was relegated for the second time on May 3, 2008 when they lost a match to Hispano FC
Hispano FC
Hispano Fútbol Club is an Honduran football club based in Comayagua, Comayagua. The club currently plays in Liga de Ascenso de Honduras.-History:...

 on the last day of the regular season.

League performance

Regular season Post season
Season Pos. G W D L F:A PTS +/- Pos. G W D L F:A PTS +/-
1976-77
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1976-77
In 1976-77 the Honduran National Football League had two phases: the regular season that had 27 rounds and a final round, which consisted of a Cuadrangular and a Final...

10th 27 4 5 18 13:42 13 -29 Didn't enter
2003-04 A 9th 18 3 6 9 20:31 15 -11 Didn't enter
2003-04 C 7th 16 3 5 8 21:30 14 -9 Didn't enter
2004-05 A 7th 18 4 8 6 23:27 20 -4 Didn't enter
2004-05 C 10th 18 3 5 10 21:31 14 -10 Didn't enter
2006-07 A 6th 18 6 5 7 24:25 23 -1 Didn't enter
2006-07 C 8th 17 5 3 9 16:23 18 -7 Didn't enter
2007-08 A
Honduras Apertura 2007-08
Honduras Apertura 2007-08 was the opening and fifty-one season of Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, the first division national football league in Honduras. The season started on August 11, 2007 and finished December 31, 2007. It followed the Honduras Clausura 2006-07 season...

10th 18 3 4 11 15:29 13 -14 Didn't enter
2007-08 C 7th 18 6 3 9 19:25 21 -6 Didn't enter

  • In 1976-77 as Campamento

All-time record vs. opponents

  • As of 2007-08 Clausura
    Opponent G W D L F A PTS +/-
    Universidad / Broncos UNAH
    Pumas UNAH
    Pumas UNAH or simply Universidad was an Honduran football club. They changed their name to Broncos UNAH twice in 1982–83 and 2006–07 and played in Choluteca those two seasons...

    12 6 2 4 16 13 20 +3
    Platense
    Club Deportivo Platense
    Club Deportivo Platense is a Honduran football club, located in Puerto Cortés, Cortés. The club was founded on 4 July 1960.-History:According to the records available, the following people attended Club Platense: René Paíz, Roger Riera, Roberto Mejía, Roosevelt Garbut, Manuel Flores, Héctor...

    16 4 8 4 24 26 20 -2
    Vida
    Club Deportivo y Social Vida
    Club Deportivo y Social Vida, or simply Vida, is an Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. The club has been champion twice and runner up 3 times.-History:...

    16 5 4 7 26 28 19 -2
    Motagua
    Club Deportivo Motagua
    Club Deportivo Motagua is a Honduran football club, located in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, and plays in the Honduran top division at the Estadio Nacional. The club is one of the most successful and renowned of Honduras...

    16 3 4 9 18 26 19 -8
    Real España
    Real C.D. España
    Real Club Deportivo España, Real España, or simply España is a Honduran football club, which currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Honduras in San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras.-History:...

    16 5 2 9 20 26 17 -6
    Victoria
    Club Deportivo Victoria
    This article is about Honduran club, for the Spanish club see CD Victoria.Club Deportivo Victoria is an Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. The club has been champions once and runners-up once.-History:...

    15 2 5 8 16 27 11 -11
    Hispano
    Hispano FC
    Hispano Fútbol Club is an Honduran football club based in Comayagua, Comayagua. The club currently plays in Liga de Ascenso de Honduras.-History:...

    8 2 3 3 7 10 9 -3
    Marathón
    Club Deportivo Marathón
    Club Deportivo Marathón is an Honduran football club which currently plays in the in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras in San Pedro Sula.-History:...

    16 2 3 11 10 27 9 -17
    Deportes Savio
    Deportes Savio
    Deportes Savio is an Honduran football club based in Santa Rosa de Copán, Copán. The team currently plays Liga Nacional de Honduras.-History:Deportes Savio was founded in 1964 as Atlético Lempira...

    4 2 1 1 5 4 7 +1
    Valencia
    FC Municipal Valencia
    Municipal Valencia was a Honduran soccer club based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It was promoted to first division in 2003–2004. Their best league position was third place. Before the beginning of the 2006-07 Apertura season Valencia sold its category to Hispano FC for three million lempiras due...

    4 1 2 1 5 4 5 +1
    Real Patepluma
    Real Maya
    Real Maya is a Honduran football club. It was founded on 7 April 1985. It currently plays in Liga Mayor de Futbol de Honduras. They played in first division many season with many different names, being Real Maya the most used.-National Level:...

    2 1 1 0 5 2 4 +3
    Olimpia
    Club Deportivo Olimpia
    Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino...

    16 0 4 12 7 28 4 -21

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