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1972 Honduran Cup
The 1972 Honduran Cup was the second edition of the Honduran Cup, the tournament was renamed ''Copa Jefe de Estado'' due to political reasons; España won the trophy and Marathón was runner-up. Group stage The ten participant clubs were divided into two groups of three (3) and one group of four (4). Due to the uneven number of teams on each group, the top two from group C (which contained 4 teams) advanced directly to the final round. Meanwhile, groups A and B (containing only 3 teams) had the winners advancing directly and the runners-up facing in a one leg play-off match. Group A After a 3-way tie in points between all group contenders, a full rematch was scheduled between all three clubs. The games were all re-played on 19 November at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino with a duration of 30 minutes each. The re-match results were as follows: : ''New standings:'' Group B Group C Playoff Final round Also known as ''Pentagonal''. ---- ---- ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honduran Cup
The Honduran Cup was the top knock-out football tournament in Honduras. The first tournament was played in 1968, four years later the second tournament took the name ''Copa Presidente'' ( en, President's Cup) in honor of Dr. Ramón Cruz; later, General Oswaldo López changed the name and called it ''Copa Jefe de Estado'' ( en, Head of State Cup). Twenty years later the third tournament was played. From 1992 to 1994, the Cup tournament was played as a separate tournament from the league (played from June to August). From 1995 to 1999, the winner of the first stage of the league tournament was declared Cup champions. In 2015, the tournament was yet again re-launched and re-branded as ''Copa Presidente''. Since 2015, the Honduran Cup serves as a qualifier to the Supercopa Centroamericana. Re-launch In May 2013, the National League and the Liga de Ascenso proposed to reactive the tournament in the near future. The new Cup would consist of 64 clubs from the first, second and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |