Independiente de San Pedro Sula

Football club

Full name

Independiente de San Pedro Sula

Nickname(s)

Millonarios
La Franja
Choriceros

Ground

Estadio Francisco Morazán,
San Pedro Sula, Honduras

Capacity

21,000

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Independiente de San Pedro Sula was a football club located in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The club played several seasons in the Honduran Liga Nacional as well in the Honduran Amateur League.

History

Independiente Villela obtained the Cortés regional championship in 1958 and had the right to play for the 1958–59 Honduran Amateur League which they eventually lost to Club Deportivo Olimpia.^[1] In 1980 they won the Honduran Segunda División, therefore gaining a spot at the 1981–82 Honduran Liga Nacional. They spent two years in first division until they were relegated in 1982–83. It was in the year 1992-1993 that the club was bought in the second division by businessman Miguel Villela owner of the Villela group and the team changed its nickname to chorizeros for the reason that it is a sausage company and added Villela to the club's name. Their second chance in the premier division came 12 years later when they conquered the 1994 Honduran Segunda División. During the next three years they acquired big names to their rosters such as Reynaldo Pineda, Milton Reyes, Wilmer Cruz and Leonardo Isaula; however, they faced relegation again in 1997–98.^[2] Due to economic problems and little support from their executives, the club was eventually dissolved.^[3]

League performance

Season	GP	W	D	L	F	A	D	Pts	Finish
1981–82	30	6	13	11	34	41	−7	25	9th
1982–83	27	6	8	13	25	38	−13	20	Relegated
1995–96	27	4	15	8	24	32	−8	27	9th
1996–97	27	5	8	14	24	43	−19	23	10th
1997–98	40	3	14	23	42	87	−45	23	Relegated
All-time record	151	24	58	69	149	241	–92	106	21

Achievements

Segunda División
- Winners (2): 1980, 1994–95
- Runners-up (1): 1983
Amateur League
- Runners-up (1): 1958–59
Cortés Championship
- Winners (2): 1958, 1961

Colours and badge

Its original colors were: white shirt with a red stripe from the right shoulder to the left hip, blue shorts and white socks the club's classic uniform. later with the name change to Independiente Villela's home colours were white and red stripes jerseys and blue shorts and socks. Their away colours were blue and yellow.

Stadium

Independiente Villela played their home matches at Estadio Francisco Morazán

External links

National-Football-Teams.com – Independiente Villela

References

^ DiarioMas.hn – Olimpia vs Motagua en los campeonatos olvidados de 1947 a 1964 – 22 August 2016
^ HondurasFutbol.com – Ascensos y descensos
^ Wordpress.com – ¿Dónde están aquellos viejos clubes? – 21 April 2011

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

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

v t e Honduran Amateur League
Seasons	1947 1948 1949 1950–51 1951–52 1952 1953 1954–55 1955–56 1957–58 1958–59 1959 1960–61 1961 1962 1963–64 1964 Liga Nacional →
Former clubs	Abacá Aduana América Atlántida Chorotega Comandancia Cuba España Federal Ferrocarril Fortuna Hércules Hibueras Hispano Honduras Huracán Independiente Lenca Libertad Marathón Mercaderías Millonarios Motagua Olimpia Palermo Platense Salamar Sula Tela Deportivo Tigre Victoria Vida Yoro