Club Deportivo Olimpia Football
Your complete information portal for Club Deportivo Olimpia – Honduras football’s most successful and most decorated club.
Club Deportivo Olimpia is a professional football club based in Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras, competing in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. Founded in 1912, Olimpia stands as the most successful club in Honduran football history, holding more league titles, more continental victories, and a longer record of consistent top-level performance than any other club in the country. For supporters, rivals, and neutral observers across Central America, Los Leones represent the benchmark of Honduran football.
Club Overview
Next Match
CD Olimpia vs C.D. Marathón | 07 May 2026 | Liga Nacional Clausura
CD Olimpia face C.D. Marathón in an important Liga Nacional Clausura fixture on 07 May 2026, as the tournament enters a decisive phase. Los Leones will be aiming to secure vital points in the standings and strengthen their push toward the playoffs. With the match taking place at Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, strong home support is expected to play a key role in the team’s performance.
About Club Deportivo Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia is not simply the most successful club in Honduras – it is the institution that has defined what Honduran football looks like at its highest level for more than a century. Founded on June 12, 1912, originally as a baseball club by Héctor Pineda Ugarte and a group of founding members in Tegucigalpa, Olimpia transitioned into football in 1917 and quickly began building the foundation of a sporting dynasty that continues to this day.
The scale of Olimpia’s domestic dominance is difficult to overstate. With 39 Liga Nacional titles to their name – the most recent being the 2025 Clausura championship – Los Leones have won more than twice as many league titles as any other club in Honduras. Their consistency across the amateur and professional eras of Honduran football is without parallel in the country, and the club’s record of sustained excellence across more than 110 years of competition places them among Central America’s great football institutions.
On the continental stage, Olimpia’s achievements are equally historic. The club has won the CONCACAF Champions Cup twice – first in 1972 and again in 1988 – making them the only Honduran side, and one of very few Central American clubs, to have achieved continental success at that level more than once. Their 1988 campaign included a famous victory over Cruz Azul of Mexico at the Estadio Azteca, a result that remains one of the most significant in the history of Central American club football. No other Central American club has defeated a Mexican side at that venue. In 2017, Olimpia added the inaugural CONCACAF League title to their continental collection, further cementing their status as Honduras’ premier club on the international stage.
The Olimpia story is inseparable from the history of football in Honduras. The club’s supporters – a passionate and widespread fanbase that extends across the country and into the Honduran diaspora abroad – have followed Los Leones through periods of dominant domestic success, continental campaigns, and the evolving landscape of Central American football. The white-and-black colours of Olimpia are among the most recognised in the region, and the club’s nicknames – Los Leones, Los Albos, Los Merengues, and the proudly held Rey de Copas – reflect the range of their sporting identity.
Top Scorers This Season
The 2025-26 Liga Nacional season has seen several Olimpia players establish themselves as key contributors to the club’s attacking output.
Yustin Arboleda – 9 goals (29 matches)
The leading scorer in the current Olimpia squad, Arboleda has been a consistent presence across all competitions this season. His combination of movement, finishing and involvement in build-up play makes him one of the most effective forwards in the Liga Nacional.
Jorge Benguché – 8 goals (33 matches)
One of the most experienced attacking players in Honduran football, Benguché brings both goals and leadership to the Olimpia frontline. His ability to perform in high-pressure fixtures has made him a key figure in the club’s Liga Nacional and CONCACAF campaigns.
José Pinto – 7 goals (32 matches)
Pinto has been a reliable contributor in the current season, offering versatility across the attacking positions and providing consistent goal threat from both open play and set-piece situations.
CD Olimpia in Honduras Football – The Broader Picture
To understand Club Deportivo Olimpia is to understand the structure and culture of football in Honduras. The Liga Nacional operates on a two-tournament calendar – the Apertura and the Clausura – with Olimpia having been contenders in virtually every edition since the professional era began in 1965. The scale of their title haul – 39 championships – is a product of consistent investment in squad quality, coaching, and institutional stability over more than six decades of professional competition.
The club’s home ground, Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés in Tegucigalpa, is one of the most recognisable venues in Central American football. With a capacity of 35,000, the stadium regularly hosts some of the largest crowds in Honduran football, particularly for clásico fixtures against rivals Motagua and Real España. The atmosphere at the Estadio Nacional on derby night represents some of the most intense and passionate football support in the region.
Olimpia’s continental record is a source of particular pride. Beyond their two CONCACAF Champions Cup titles and the 2017 CONCACAF League trophy, the club has represented Honduras in international competition more frequently than any other Honduran side. Their campaigns against Mexican, Costa Rican, and South American clubs have consistently raised the profile of Honduran football on the continental stage, and their historic victory at the Estadio Azteca against Cruz Azul in 1988 remains a landmark moment in Central American club history.
The current 2025-26 season sees Olimpia competing in both the Liga Nacional Clausura and CONCACAF competition, with the squad managed by Eduardo Espinel, appointed to the role in January 2025. The club’s roster includes a blend of experienced Honduran internationals and key foreign additions, with top scorers Yustin Arboleda, Jorge Benguché, and José Pinto leading the attacking line.
For supporters of CD Olimpia – and for those following Honduran football from abroad – this portal provides comprehensive coverage of the club’s fixtures, results, squad, and history. The Olimpia story is one of sustained excellence, continental ambition, and a record of achievement that sets the standard for football in Honduras.
Olimpia hoy, as it has been for more than a century, remains at the centre of Honduran football.
FAQ
Club Deportivo Olimpia was founded on June 12, 1912, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The club was originally established as a baseball organisation before transitioning to football in 1917.
Olimpia plays their home matches at Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 spectators and is one of the largest and most recognisable football venues in Central America.
CD Olimpia competes in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division of Honduran professional football. The league operates on a two-tournament format – the Apertura and the Clausura – with Olimpia being one of the division’s most consistent and decorated participants.
The current head coach of CD Olimpia is Eduardo Espinel, who was appointed to the role in January 2025. Espinel took charge of the club at the start of the 2025 season and led the team through their Liga Nacional and CONCACAF commitments.
CD Olimpia are the most decorated club in Honduran football history, having won 39 Liga Nacional titles – the most recent in the 2025 Clausura. On the continental stage, the club has won the CONCACAF Champions Cup twice (1972 and 1988) and claimed the inaugural CONCACAF League title in 2017. They are the only Honduran club to win the CONCACAF Champions Cup more than once, and the only Central American side to have defeated a Mexican club at the Estadio Azteca.