The 2016 Honduran Supercup was a match arranged by the Honduran Liga Nacional which took place on 30 December 2016 between Juticalpa F.C., winners of the

2015–16 Honduran Cup The 2015–16 Honduran Cup was the 11th staging of the Honduran Cup and the second edition as Copa Presidente. Olimpia were the defending champions. The cup was a creation of the Honduran government funded by money allocated to national securit ...

and

Club Deportivo 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 f ...

, winners of the 2015–16 Liga Nacional (Clausura tournament).

Qualified teams

Background

Both Juticalpa F.C. and

qualified as reigning champions of the 2015–16 season (Cup and League respectively). Juticalpa defeated

Real C.D. España Real Club Deportivo España, Real España, or simply España is a Honduran professional football club, which plays in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras. With 12 championships, Real España is one of the most accomplished Honduran football ...

in the

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final with a 2–1 score. Meanwhile, Olimpia was crowned as 2015–16 Clausura champions after convincingly overcoming in the finals against C.D. Real Sociedad with a 5–2 global result. The previous match between both sides ended with a 1–2 away win to Olimpia at

Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas is a soccer venue in Juticalpa, Honduras. It is the headquarters of Juticalpa FC and Olancho FC, both of the Liga de Ascenso de Honduras. It was inaugurated in July 2015. First game The first official game was p ...

on 2 November 2016 in a league encounter.

Match

The game started at 19:00 CST as scheduled.

entered the field with their alternate uniform, while Juticalpa F.C. used their home kits. Olimpia's recently signed midfielder

Brayan Velásquez Brayan Velasquez Garcia (born 8 May 1996) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward. He has represented Honduras at the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Club career In August 2014, Velásquez made his professional debut with Club D ...

opened the scoreboard at the 24th minute. Before the end of the first half, Olimpia's coach

Héctor Vargas Héctor Vargas (born 15 March 1959) is an Argentinian soccer, football manager who has worked primarily in the Liga Nacional de Honduras and is currently manager of Real C.D. España, Real España. Club career As a player, Vargas started his care ...

instructed his players to abandon the match claiming that

Juticalpa Juticalpa () is the capital of Olancho Department in Honduras, with a population of 69,850 (2020 calculation), and the municipal seat of Juticalpa Municipality. Situated in a broad river valley alongside the Rio Juticalpa, the town is a commerci ...

was playing too violent and the referee was being too permissive. Minutes after, Olimpia decided to resume the game. The second half started despite the first one didn't end. Adding to the controversy, referee Héctor Núñez, who had sent-off Olimpia's defender Elmer Güity in the first half, allowed Olimpia to make a substitution in the second half and let them resume the match with eleven players; failing to execute Law 12.

Michaell Chirinos Michaell Anthony Chirinos Cortez (born 17 June 1995) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Honduras national team. Club career On 14 June 2018, Chirinos signed with Lobos BUAP of Liga MX on a one-year loan from ...

(66th) and Óscar Salas (81st) sealed the victory and gave Olimpia its 3rd ever

Honduran Supercup The Honduran Supercup is a Honduran football competition held yearly as a preseason match between the reigning champions of the Liga Nacional and the Honduran Cup. The competition started unofficially in 1997, but it was discontinued after jus ...

.DiarioMas.hn – ¡Olimpia campeón de la Supercopa de Honduras!
– 30 December 2016

References

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Qualified teams

Background

Match

See also

References