C.D. Atlético Español

Football club

Atlético Español

Full name

Club Deportivo Atlético Español

Nickname(s)

1946

Founded

1971

Dissolved

1972

Ground

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Capacity

35,000

League

Honduran Liga Nacional (before 1972)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Club Deportivo Atlético Español was a football club based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

History

One of the current Honduran league's founding members, the club competed in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras several times from the inaugural season in 1965 until 1971 when Verdún purchased its franchise.^[1] They were named Atlético Español Glidden, then Atlético Español Sahsa before being renamed Atlético Español Verdún.^[2] Their first manager became Alfonso Uclés Sierra and they were beaten 3–0 by C.D. Honduras in the league's first ever game.^[3]

The franchise was later sold on to Broncos, then to Universidad to become Broncos UNAH and later just Universidad.

League and Cup Performance

Regular season			Post season		Cup
Season	Finish	Record	Finish	Record	Finish
1965–66	10th	2–5–11 (28:45)	Not applicable		Not played
1966–67	7th	6–4–8 (25:31)	Not applicable
1967–68	9th	3–6–9 (22:30)	Saved	1–0–0 (3:2)
1968–69	10th	3–9–15 (19:41)	Not applicable		Group stage
1970–71	8th	6–9–12 (29:47)	Not applicable		Not played
1971–72	As C.D. Verdún ↓

References

^ Schöggl, Hans (11 December 2009). "Honduras – Final Tables 1965/66-1994/95". RSSSF.
^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-10-20 at the Wayback Machine – La Prensa (in Spanish)
^ La Liga cumplió 48 años Archived 2013-10-15 at archive.today – La Tribuna (in Spanish)

Honduran Liga Nacional

2023–24 teams

Former teams

Seasons

1960s	← Amateur League 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978–79 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987–88 1988 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
2023–24 teams	Arsenal Atlético Boca Junior CARVA Discua Nicolás Tela F.C. Trujillo FC Victoria Yoro FC Atlético Esperanzano Atlético Pinares Deportes Savio Lepaera FC Olimpia Occidental Real Juventud San Juan Trinidad FC Atlético Choloma Atlético Limeño Atlético Independiente Brasilia FC Comayagua FC Municipal Santa Cruz Parrillas One Villanueva FC Estrella Roja Gimnástico Lobos UPN Olancho FC Valencia Valle FC

Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso

Seasons