Real C.D. España
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Real Club Deportivo España, Real España, or simply España is a Honduran football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club, which currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Honduras
Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...

 in San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...

, Cortés, Honduras
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...

.

History

Real España was founded on 14 July 1929 at Escuela Ramón Rosa, de San Pedro Sula by Pastor Reyes, Juan Banegas, "Teco" Lardizábal, Hugo Escoto Soto and Leonardo Muñoz. The Spanish designation "Real" – bestowed upon the team by King Juan Carlos I
Juan Carlos I of Spain
Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...

 in 1977 – translates to English as "Royal." Thus, Real España enjoys the unique position of being the only football club outside of Spain to be granted such title by the Spanish Monarchy
Spanish monarchy
The Monarchy of Spain, constitutionally referred to as The Crown and commonly referred to as the Spanish monarchy or Hispanic Monarchy, is a constitutional institution and an historic office of Spain...

.

España is also considered to be one of the most accomplished Honduran football clubs, and its popularity is recognized outside of Honduras' boundaries.

Colours and badge

España's colours are black and yellow, a fact reflected in the club's nickname: "The Aurinegros" (a compound word meaning gold and black). The club logo was changed in 2006 to give a younger, more fresh look. The club mascot has changed many times. It has been a yellow and black owl, a train, and most recently a robot. The crown symbolizes the "royal status" granted to the club by the King of Spain. This is noticeable in other clubs such as Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

, Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...

, Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....

, Real Murcia
Real Murcia
Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the region of Murcia. Founded in 1908, it currently plays in the second division, playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condomina, which can hold 33,045 spectators....

, Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, from where the nickname Pucela is derived....

, Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...

, etc.

Lotto
Lotto Sport Italia
Lotto Sport Italia is an Italian sports apparel manufacturer. Its products are now distributed in more than 60 countries.-History:Lotto was established in 1973 by the Caberlotto family in Montebelluna, northern Italy, the world centre of footwear manufacturing. In June 1973, Lotto made its debut...

 is the team's official sports-wear manufacturer.Also it got many sponsors like : Tigo, Salva Vida, Azucar el Cañal etc.

Real España's Home,Away and Alternative 2011/12 kits are under development and can be used on the first round of the Concacaf Champions League 2011/12.

Stadium

Main article(s): Estadio Francisco Morazán
Estadio Francisco Morazan
Estadio Francisco Morazán is a stadium located in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It's the home of C.D. Marathón and Real C.D. España. The stadium was the preferred venue for the Honduran national team before the construction of the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano for the 1997 Central American...

, San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...



Real España plays their home matches on the Estadio Francisco Morazán
Estadio Francisco Morazan
Estadio Francisco Morazán is a stadium located in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It's the home of C.D. Marathón and Real C.D. España. The stadium was the preferred venue for the Honduran national team before the construction of the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano for the 1997 Central American...

. The Estadio Francisco Morazán has been Real España's home stadium seen it's creation.On 2008 Real España played all his home games on the Estadio Olimpico due to the Estadio Morazan's renewal.

Supporters

España's fans are the Mega Locos (Mega Crazies) who are part of the Mega Barra (Mega Fan Group) which is the best known and radical fan group of Honduras. They are well known for their faithfulness, loyalty and true love for their team whether it is in good or in bad times. There is another group of fans that have been growing fast, their name is Comando 12. Both Mega Locos and Comando 12 are very numerous group of fans, Real España's fans are the most feared in Honduras, due that they show other rival fans that in their hometown, they are to be respected. In special games, Mega Locos and Comando 12 have their own show in the stadium, with papers, color Bengals, chorus songs, flags, with the predominant black & gold. The major concentration of Real Espanas fans are in San Pedro Sula, but you can see a lot in La Lima, El Progreso, Tegucigalpa, Puerto Cortes, La Ceiba and Comayagua. That makes the team one of the most popular teams in Honduras.

National Level

  • Champions at Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras
    Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras
    Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...

    : 10
1974
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1974-75
The 1974–75 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was the 23rd edition of the first division in Honduran football and the 9th since the intervention of the professional league. C.D. España won its first title in a one leg final against C.D. Motagua...

, 1975, 1976
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...

, 1980
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1980-81
The two giants from San Pedro Sula decided the 1980-81 season, Real España winners of regular season in 27 rounds, and Marathón winner of the Pentagonal decided what has been so far the only Final disputed in three matches.-1980-81 teams:-Standings:...

, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2003–04 Apertura, 2006–07 Clausura, 2010–11 Apertura
2010–11 Honduran Liga Nacional
The 2010–11 season in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras will be divided into two tournaments and will determine the 57th and 58th champions in the history of the league. It will also provide two berths for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League...

.
Runner-up (10): 1977, 1978
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1978-79
In 1978-79 Motagua won its fourth championship in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras after beating Real España in the final. The tournament had 27 rounds in the regular season and the top five qualified to the Final round...

, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1995
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1995-96
In the 1995–96 Honduran Liga Nacional C.D. Olimpia was crowned champion for the twelfth time. The tournament was dividen onto two phases: the Regular phase of 18 rounds and the Final phase which consisted of a Hexagonal, a Triangular and the Final....

, 1997–98 Apertura
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1997-98 Apertura
In 1997–98 the Honduran Liga Nacional brought a new competition system; the league would be now divided into two tournaments , having C.D. Motagua won their 6th and 7th title in this new format...

, 1998–99
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1998-99
Although the tournament was played from January to July 1999, this is officially known as the 1998–99 season in the Honduran football league, it was also the last non-Apertura-Clausura format season played. C.D...

, 2007–08 Apertura
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...

, 2008–09 Apertura.

  • Champions at Honduran Cup: 2
1972, 1992.

International Level

  • Champions at Torneo Fraternidad
    Copa Interclubes UNCAF
    The UNCAF Club Tournament was an annual international football competition held in the UNCAF region . The competition was open to the leading domestic club teams in the region. The winners of each national league qualified automatically. It also provided qualification places for the CONCACAF...

    : 1
1982.
Runner-up (1): 1979.

  • Copa Interclubes UNCAF
    Copa Interclubes UNCAF
    The UNCAF Club Tournament was an annual international football competition held in the UNCAF region . The competition was open to the leading domestic club teams in the region. The winners of each national league qualified automatically. It also provided qualification places for the CONCACAF...

    : 0
3rd Place (1): 2000

Other awards

First "Tri-Campeón" (three time consecutive winner) (1974), (1975), (1976)

Five Consecutive Honduran finals (1974), (1975), (1976), (1977), (1978)

All time goalscorers

As of 2009–10 Clausura Carlos Pavón
Carlos Pavón
Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer is a Honduran football striker.He is most costly related to Real C.D. España of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras....

 (72) Jimmy Bailey (52) Carlos "Chico" Handal (51) Luciano Emilio
Luciano Emilio
Luciano Emílio is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Toros Neza in the Liga de Ascenso.-Early career:...

 (45) Junior Costly (41)

League and Playoffs Performance

(1994–Present)
Season Position GP W D L GF GA PTS Play-offs
1993–94
1st
27
14
12
1
?
?
40
Champions
1994–95
3rd
27
10
9
8
27
23
39
Second Round
1995–96
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1995-96
In the 1995–96 Honduran Liga Nacional C.D. Olimpia was crowned champion for the twelfth time. The tournament was dividen onto two phases: the Regular phase of 18 rounds and the Final phase which consisted of a Hexagonal, a Triangular and the Final....

6th
27
9
9
9
32
33
36
Runners-up
1996–97 6th
27
8
10
9
24
24
34
Second Round
1997–98 Apertura
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1997-98 Apertura
In 1997–98 the Honduran Liga Nacional brought a new competition system; the league would be now divided into two tournaments , having C.D. Motagua won their 6th and 7th title in this new format...

5th
20
8
8
4
30
26
32
Semi-Finals
1997–98 Clausura 8th
20
5
8
7
24
26
23
Did Not Qualify
1999 Apertura
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras 1998-99
Although the tournament was played from January to July 1999, this is officially known as the 1998–99 season in the Honduran football league, it was also the last non-Apertura-Clausura format season played. C.D...

4th
18
5
11
2
24
18
26
Runners-up
1999-00 Apertura 9th
18
4
5
9
13
21
17
Did Not Qualify
1999-00 Clausura 8th
18
3
7
8
14
22
16
Did Not Qualify
2000–01 Apertura 4th
18
6
6
6
21
24
24
Semi-Finals
2000–01 Clausura 4th
18
6
4
8
27
29
22
Semi-Finals
2001–02 Apertura 5th
18
5
9
4
21
15
24
Did Not Qualify
2001–02 Clausura 5th
18
5
8
5
16
15
23
Did Not Qualify
2002–03 Apertura 4th
18
6
8
4
25
18
26
Semi-Finals
2002–03 Clausura
3rd
18
9
6
3
25
15
33
Semi-Finals
2003–04 Apertura
2nd
18
10
5
3
36
23
35
Champions
2003–04 Clausura 4th
16
7
3
6
28
25
24
Semi-Finals
2004–05 Apertura
3rd
18
9
4
5
23
12
31
Semi-Finals
2004–05 Clausura 4th
17
5
7
5
19
18
22
Semi-Finals
2005–06 Apertura 6th
18
6
5
7
23
23
23
Did Not Qualify
2005–06 Clausura 6th
18
5
8
5
15
17
23
Did Not Qualify
2006–07 Apertura
Honduras Apertura 2006-07
The 2006–07 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 42nd edition of the Honduran top division. C.D. Motagua and Real C.D. España won the Apertura and Clausura tournaments respectively.-2006–07 teams:-Apertura:...

7th
18
5
6
7
18
20
21
Did Not Qualify
2006–07 Clausura
1st
18
11
4
3
27
10
36
Champions
2007–08 Apertura
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...

6th
18
6
4
8
22
25
22
Did Not Qualify
2007–08 Clausura
3rd
18
8
4
6
26
22
28
Semi-Finals
2008–09 Apertura
1st
18
11
5
2
35
17
38
Runners-up
2008–09 Clausura
3rd
18
8
6
4
20
12
30
Runners-up
2009–10 Apertura 4th
18
9
3
6
26
20
30
Semi-Finals
2010–11 Apertura 3rd
18
7
7
4
28
18
28
Champions

All-Time Table

  • As of 13 September 2008
    # G W D L F A +/-
    3 1409 539 489 381 1713 1352 +361

36 Game Average

Points Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference
53 13 13 10 43 34 +9

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

  • 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1975
    The 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 11th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...

First Round v.   Deportivo Saprissa – 1:4, 2:0 (Saprissa advance 4:3 on aggregate)

  • 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1976
    The 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 12th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...

First Round v.   CD Olimpia – 0:0, 0:1 (Olimpia advance 1:0 on aggregate)

  • 1977 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1977
    The 1977 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 13th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...

Third Round v.   Deportivo Saprissa – (Real España withdrew)

  • 1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1981
    The 1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...

First Round v.   Cruz Azul – 2:1, 0:3 (Cruz Azul advance 4:2 on aggregate)

  • 1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1987
    The 1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 23rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...

First Round v.   Real Verdes
Hankook Verdes
Hankook Verdes are a Belize association football club which competes in the Belize Premier Football League. They are based in Benque Viejo del Carmen, a town situated on the border of Guatemala. The club was established in 1976 as Real Verdes Football Club and changed their name to Hankook Verdes...

 – 2:0, 6:1 (Real España advance 8:1 on aggregate)
Second Round v.   Aurora FC
Aurora FC
Aurora Fútbol Club are a Guatemalan professional football club. Once one of the most powerful teams in the country, the team has now been relegated to a lower division...

 – 1:0
Second Round v.   Alianza FC – 2:1
Second Round v.   Deportivo Saprissa – 1:3
Third Round v.   CS Herediano – 2:3
Third Round v.   CD Olimpia – 0:1
Third Round v.   Deportivo Saprissa – 1:2

  • 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1989
    The 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 25th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...

First Round v.   Aurora FC
Aurora FC
Aurora Fútbol Club are a Guatemalan professional football club. Once one of the most powerful teams in the country, the team has now been relegated to a lower division...

 – 1:1
First Round v.   CS Cartaginés – 1:0
First Round v.   C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...

 – 0:0
Second Round v.   CS Herediano – 1:3
Second Round v.   CD Olimpia – 0:3
Second Round v.   CS Cartaginés – 2:0

  • 1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1990
    The 1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 26th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...

First Round v.   Diriangén FC
Diriangén FC
Diriangén FC is a Nicaraguan football team playing at the top level. It is based in Diriamba. Their home stadium is Estadio Cacique Diriangén. It is the most successful club in Nicaragua's football history and it shares a feisty rivalry with Nicaragua's second big club, Real Estelí-Current...

 – 5:1, 2:0 (Real España advance 7:1 on aggregate)
Second Round v.   CSD Municipal
CSD Municipal
Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal or Los Rojos , are a Guatemalan professional football club based in Guatemala City...

 – 2:1, 1:0 (Real España advance 3:1 on aggregate)
Third Round v.   C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...

 – 0:3
Third Round v.   C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...

 – 1:1
Third Round v.   CD Olimpia – 4:1
Third Round v.   CD Olimpia – 0:1

  • 1991 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1991
    The 1991 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 27th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...

First Round v.   Acros Real Verdes
Hankook Verdes
Hankook Verdes are a Belize association football club which competes in the Belize Premier Football League. They are based in Benque Viejo del Carmen, a town situated on the border of Guatemala. The club was established in 1976 as Real Verdes Football Club and changed their name to Hankook Verdes...

 – 5:0, 1:0 (Real España advance 6:0 on aggregate)
Second Round v.   Alianza FC – 1:0, 1:1 (Real España advance 2:1 on aggregate)
Third Round v.   LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

 – 2:0, 1:0 (Real España advance 3:0 on aggregate)
Final Round v.   Deportivo Saprissa – 2:1, 2:0 (Real España advance 4:1 on aggregate)
Semi-Finals v.   Police FC
Police FC (Trinidad and Tobago)
Police FC is a football team from Trinidad and Tobago based in Saint James, and is currently a member of the Pro League, the highest level of football in Trinidad. They have been crowned league champions in 1979, 1991, and 1994....

 – 0:0, 0:1 (Police advance 1:0 on aggregate)

  • 1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1992
    The 1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 28th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...

First Round v.   C.D. Águila
C.D. Águila
Club Deportivo Águila is a Salvadoran football club based in San Miguel. They currently play in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, and are one of the most prestigious teams in the country along with long-time rivals Club Deportivo FAS...

 – 0:0, 3:1 (Real España advance 3:1 on aggregate)
Third Round v.   San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks
San Francisco Bay Blackhawks was a professional soccer team which came into existence in 1989 as a team in the Western Soccer League . The Blackhawks spent time in the American Professional Soccer League and the United States Interregional Soccer League...

 – 0:3, 0:3 (San Francisco Bay Blackhawks advance 6:0 on aggregate)

  • 1993 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1993
    The 1993 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 29th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...

First Round v.   Acros Real Verdes
Hankook Verdes
Hankook Verdes are a Belize association football club which competes in the Belize Premier Football League. They are based in Benque Viejo del Carmen, a town situated on the border of Guatemala. The club was established in 1976 as Real Verdes Football Club and changed their name to Hankook Verdes...

 – 2:1, 3:0 (Real España advance 5:1 on aggregate)
Second Round v.   Club León
Club León
Club León, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of León, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. They currently play in the Liga De Ascenso formerly known as "Primera A", the second tier of football in Mexico since their relegation from the Primera Division in 2002.León has won...

 – 0:0, 0:4 (León advance 4:0 on aggregate)

  • 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1995
    The 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 31st edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...

First Round v.   Santos Laguna
Santos Laguna
Club Santos Laguna is a Mexican football club. They represent the urban area of Comarca Lagunera, which is made up of Torreón, Gomez Palacio, and Lerdo. Santos Laguna currently plays in the Primera División. The club was founded in 1982, and reached Mexico's top division after buying the franchise...

 – 1:1, 2:6 (Santos Laguna advance 7:3 on aggregate)

  • 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1997
    The 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 33rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of association football in the CONCACAF region.The teams were split into 3 zones...

First Round v.   Juventus
Juventus (Belize)
Juventus is a Belizean football team which currently competes in the Belize Premier Football League of the Football Federation of Belize.The Team is based in Orange Walk. Their home stadium is Orange Walk People's Stadium.-Achievements:...

 – 1:0, 1:4 (Juventus advance 4:2 on aggregate)

  • 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup
    CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2000
    The 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 36th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...

Quarter-Finals v.   Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...

 – 0:0 (Los Angeles Galaxy advance 5:3 on penalties)

Torneo Fraternidad

  • 1979 Torneo Fraternidad
Group 2 v.   CD Broncos
Club Deportivo Broncos
Club Deportivo Broncos was a Honduran soccer club based on Choluteca, Honduras. Due to financial problems, the club sold its franchise to Universidad and became Broncos UNAH after the 1981-82 season.-League performance:...

 – 1:2
Group 2 v.   Cobán Imperial
Cobán Imperial
Club Social y Deportivo Cobán Imperial, nicknamed Los Príncipes Azules , is a Guatemalan football club based in Cobán, Alta Verapaz. They play their home games in the Estadio Verapaz....

 – 3:2
Group 2 v.   CSD Comunicaciones – 3:2
Group 2 v.   Atlético Marte
Atlético Marte
Club Deportivo Atlético Marte is a football club from San Salvador, El Salvador. The club has changed their name a couple of times to C.D. Arabe Marte , and C.D. Atlético Marte Quezaltepeque . The club changed to its original name again in 2008; C.D...

 – 5:3
Group 2 v.   C.D. FAS – 5:3
Group 2 v.   CD Broncos
Club Deportivo Broncos
Club Deportivo Broncos was a Honduran soccer club based on Choluteca, Honduras. Due to financial problems, the club sold its franchise to Universidad and became Broncos UNAH after the 1981-82 season.-League performance:...

 – 1:0
Group 2 v.   Cobán Imperial
Cobán Imperial
Club Social y Deportivo Cobán Imperial, nicknamed Los Príncipes Azules , is a Guatemalan football club based in Cobán, Alta Verapaz. They play their home games in the Estadio Verapaz....

 – 2:1
Group 2 v.   CSD Comunicaciones – 1:1
Group 2 v.   Atlético Marte
Atlético Marte
Club Deportivo Atlético Marte is a football club from San Salvador, El Salvador. The club has changed their name a couple of times to C.D. Arabe Marte , and C.D. Atlético Marte Quezaltepeque . The club changed to its original name again in 2008; C.D...

 – 1:1
Group 2 v.   C.D. FAS – 1:0
Final v.   Aurora FC
Aurora FC
Aurora Fútbol Club are a Guatemalan professional football club. Once one of the most powerful teams in the country, the team has now been relegated to a lower division...

 – 0:1, 0:0 (Aurora wins 1:0 on aggregate)

  • 1981 Torneo Fraternidad
First Round v.   Alianza FC – 1:0, 1:0 (Real España advance 2:0 on aggregate)
Second Round v.   CD Suchitepéquez
CD Suchitepéquez
Club Deportivo Suchitepéquez are a Guatemalan professional football club that competes in the Liga Nacional, the top division in the nation. They are based in Mazatenango, Department of Suchitepéquez, and their home stadium is the Estadio Carlos Salazar Hijo...

 – 1:0, 2:1 (Real España advance 3:1 on aggregate)

  • 1982 Torneo Fraternidad
First Round v.   CSD Comunicaciones – 1:2, 2:0 (Real España advance 3:2 on aggregate)
Second Round v.   C.D. FAS – 3:0, 0:1 (Real España advance 3:1 on aggregate)
Final v.   Xelajú MC – 2:1, 0:0 (Real España wins 2:1 on aggregate)

Copa Interclubes UNCAF

First Round v.   Real Estelí
Real Estelí
Real Esteli Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football club playing in the top national league, the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Primera División...

 – 2:1
First Round v.   LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

 – 0:1
First Round v.   LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

 – 1:1
First Round v.   Real Estelí
Real Estelí
Real Esteli Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football club playing in the top national league, the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Primera División...

 – 8:0
Second Round v.   Árabe Unido – 2:1
Second Round v.   CSD Comunicaciones – 2:1
Second Round v.   LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

 – 0:1
Final Round v.   LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

 – 1:1
Final Round v.   CD Olimpia – 0:2
Final Round v.   CSD Municipal
CSD Municipal
Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal or Los Rojos , are a Guatemalan professional football club based in Guatemala City...

 – 3:2

  • 2004 Copa Interclubes UNCAF
    Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2004
    -First round:----------------------------* Cobán Imperial 4–4 Plaza Amador on aggregate; Plaza Amador advanced on away goals.----* Olimpia won 6–0 on aggregate.----* Herediano won 6–0 on aggregate.----...

First Round v.   Real Estelí
Real Estelí
Real Esteli Fútbol Club is a Nicaraguan football club playing in the top national league, the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Primera División...

 – 1:1, 3:3 (Real Estelí advance on away goals rule)

  • 2007 Copa Interclubes UNCAF
    Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2007
    The 2007 Copa Interclubes UNCAF was the 25th edition of the international club football competition held in the UNCAF region representing the seven nations of Central America. This was the ninth year of the current format using the name Copa Interclubes UNCAF. The tournament was also be a...

First Round v.   Revolutionary Conquerors
Revolutionary Conquerors
Revolutionary Conquerors was a Belizean football team which currently competes in the Belize Premier Football League of the Football Federation of Belize. The franchise was sold and became Ilagulei FC....

 – 2:1, 1:2 (Real España advance 4:2 on penalties)
Quarter-Finals v.   LD Alajuelense
LD Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

 – 0:0, 2:2 (Alajuelense advance 5:4 on penalties)

Current squad

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Notable players

Alberto Ferreira Emerson Luis Firmin Flavio Ortega Luciano Emilio
Luciano Emilio
Luciano Emílio is a Brazilian footballer, currently playing for Toros Neza in the Liga de Ascenso.-Early career:...

 Jorge Garcés
Jorge Garcés
Jorge Luis Garcés Rojas is a Chilean football manager. He coaches Ñublense in the Chilean First Division.-Manager:...

 Rodrigo Peña Julio del Carmen Tapia Alex Von Schwedler
Alex Von Schwedler
Alex Cristian von Schwedler Vásquez is a Chilean professional footballer with German descendent who plays as a Centre back for Chilean club Everton. He has also been capped by Chile.-Early Carrer:...

 Mozambique Alvarez Maco Anariba Julio César "El Tile" Arzú
Julio César Arzú
Julio César Arzú is a retired Honduran football player.-International career:Arzú participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain as the starting goalkeeper.-Personal life:...

 Alex Geovanni Avila Jimmy James Bailey Camilo "Titín" Bonilla
Carlos Orlando Caballero
Carlos Orlando Caballero
Carlos Orlando Caballero is a Honduran football midfielder who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Real C.D. España.-External links:*...

 Luis Enrique "Gavilán" Cálix Jose Cardona
José Cardona
José Enrique Gutiérrez Cardona, more commonly known as Cardona or Indio Cardona or Coneja Cardona, is a retired professional football player born on February 27, 1939 in Potrerillos, Honduras....

 Anthony Costly
Anthony Costly
Allan Anthony Costly is a Honduran former footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a defender.-Career:Born in Tela, Costly played club football in Honduras for Real España and in Spain for CD Málaga....

 Luis Cruz
Luis Cruz
Luis Alfonso Cruz is a Mexican professional baseball shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He bats and throws right handed. He is 6 foot 1 and 180 pounds.-Boston Red Sox:...

 Wilmer "El Superman" Cruz Juan Carlos Espinoza Nahun Espinoza Milton "Chocolate" Flores
Milton Flores
Milton Javier Flores Miranda was a Honduran football player.-Biography:Flores was born in La Lima, Honduras, near sports recreation park named "Polideportivo Chulavista." He started playing baseball, but later was discovered as a goalkeeper talent. He attended elementary school Manuel Bonilla,...

 Mauricio Fúnez Chico Chico Handal Ramón Maradiaga
Ramón Maradiaga
Ramón Enrique Maradiaga Chávez is a retired Honduran football player. Currently, he is coach of the C.D. Motagua....

 Milton "Tyson" Núñez
Milton Núñez
Milton Omar Núñez García is a Honduran soccer player who currently plays as a striker playing for CSD Comunicaciones in Guatemala's top division.-Club career:...

 Estanislao Ortega
Marco Vinicio Ortega Carlos Pavón Plummer
Carlos Pavón
Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer is a Honduran football striker.He is most costly related to Real C.D. España of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras....

 Dennis Rivers Emilson Soto James Stewart Luis "Caralampio" Vallejo Jaime "Kaiser" Villegas
Jaime Villegas
Jaime Villegas is a Honduran football defender who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Real C.D. España.-External links:*...

 Gilberto Yearwood
Gilberto Yearwood
Gilberto Gerónimo Yearwood is a retired Honduran football player. He is by many regarded as one of Honduras' best players of all time. Currently, he is coach of Guatemalan side, Xinabajul.- Club career :...

 Chris McCawille Rubén Alonso
Ruben Alonso
Rubén Rudesindo Alonso Alves is a former Uruguayan football player and manager.-Playing career:Rubén Alonso played for several clubs in El Salvador, Uruguay, Honduras and Guatemala.He won titles with Alianza F.C...

 Héctor Hugo Eugui
Héctor Hugo Eugui
Héctor Hugo Eugui Simoncelli is a Uruguayan football manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Mexican Primera División side Deportivo Toluca...

 Washington "El Piojo" Hernández Jorge López Silva Carlos Reyes

Notable coaches

Mario Zanabria
Mario Zanabria
Mario Nicasio Zanabria is a former Argentine football player and the current coach of Real España.A playmaker, Zanabria made debut in first division in 1967 with Unión de Santa Fe, where he played until 1969....

 Flavio Ortega (1988, 1990, 1997–98) Néstor Matamala (1980) Carlos Viera Oscar Benítez
Oscar Emigdio Benitez
Oscar Emigdio Benítez is a former Salvadoran football player and manager.-Coaching career:...

 (1991–92)
José de la Paz Herrera
José de la Paz Herrera
José de la Paz Herrera Ucles is a famous Honduran footballer and coach. Best known as Chelato, he grew up in Soledad, Honduras, a small town of the municipality of El Paraíso in extreme poverty....

 (1974) Hector Eugui (1995) Enrique Grey (1986) Ramón Maradiaga
Ramón Maradiaga
Ramón Enrique Maradiaga Chávez is a retired Honduran football player. Currently, he is coach of the C.D. Motagua....

 Carlos Padilla (1975–78)
Mario Sandoval (1989) Juan de Dios Castillo Jose Treviño Ernesto Luzardo (1993)
  • Hernán García M. (1999)


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