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Wikipedia - C.D. Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia is a professional Honduran football club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. The club is the nation's most successful team both in the domestic league and in international club competitions.
History
Olimpia was founded as a baseball club on June 12, 1912, by Héctor Pineda Ugarte, Carlos Bram, Arturo Bram, Enrique Buik, Santiago Buik, Miguel Sanchez, Samuel Inestrosa Gómez, and Ramón Field. In 1917, it also became a football team.
C.D. Olimpia is the most successful football team in Honduras, having won 34 domestic league titles since it was founded in 1912, the latest being the 2021 Apertura tournament. It has also represented the Honduran football association in international club competitions more than any other team by far. They are the only Honduran club that has won the CONCACAF Champions Cup twice, first in 1972 and again in 1988. Olimpia is also the first team to win the Domestic Cup, known as "Copa Presidente," in 2015.
Olimpias hemmastadion är Estadio Nacional de Tegucigalpa, som har en kapacitet på 35 000. Klubbens traditionella färger är blått och vitt, och deras smeknamn är "Los Leones" (Lejonen).
Några av de mest kända spelarna som har spelat för Olimpia är:
* Wilmer Velásquez
* Noel Valladares
* Danilo Turcios
* David Suazo
* Carlo Costly
Olimpia är ett av de mest populära lagen i Honduras och har en stor följarskara över hela landet. Klubben har också en stark rivalitet med stadsrivalen Motagua.