Municipal Valencia is a Honduran football club based in
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa (, , ), formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( es, Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz'', is the capital and largest city ...
,
Honduras
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They however played their home games in the
Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos
Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos is a multi-use stadium in Choluteca, Choluteca, Honduras. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it was the home stadium for C.D. Broncos until 2001. The stadium holds 5,500 people.Choluteca when they were in the Honduran first division.
History
Municipal Valencia was founded by Jorge Jimenez and Vicente Williams Zelaya. After their second season in the 2nd Division league (Liga de Ascenso), Municipal Valencia won their league titles on April 23, 2004 against Hispano (2–0 in the global score) and therefore was promoted to the 1st Division National League (Liga Nacional). ) Their best league position was third place in the 2006 (Clausura). While in the 1st Division National League, Andres Salinas was the President, David Ignacio (Nacho) Williams was the Vice-President, Vicente (Chente) Williams Z. was the Coordinator, Phillippe Ahmadi Williams (Filip) was the Treasurer among others. The team was beloved by the locals in Choluteca as well as their well known Treasurer (Phillippe Ahmadi Williams), but after many pleas to have the team transfer to Choluteca as their permanent residence and not doing so, the team would lose most of their sponsors. Before the beginning of the 2006–07 Apertura season Valencia sold its category to
Hispano
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for three million lempiras due to financial debt to financial institutions generated by the salaries of the players and coaches as well as the costs relating to the maintenance of the team. Most of the team's members became members of Hispano such as manager Edwin Pavón and many of the players including
Luis Rodas
Luis René Rodas Medina (born 3 January 1985) is a Honduran football striker who plays for Mictlán.
Club career
Nicknamed ''el Castor'' (the Beaver), he previously played for F.C. Motagua since he was 10 years old.
After Rodas and teammat ...
, Kerpo de León, Gilberto Santos, "Tuché",
Marco Mejía
Marco Antonio Mejía Caballero (born 26 March 1975) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Juticalpa in the Honduran Second Division.
Club career
''Maco'' played for several clubs in the Honduran National League over a career span ...
, Henry Jiménez,
Johnny Galdámez
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, Gerson Amaral,
Rigoberto Padilla
Rigoberto Padilla Reyes (born 1 December 1985) is a Honduran footballer who plays for Olimpia.
Club career
Padilla started his career at Valencia but was subject of controversy since Valencia claimed he was sold to Olimpia by Hispano in 2009 ...
and
Roy Posas
Roy Francisco Posas Ferrufino (born 14 March 1984) is a Honduran footballer who plays for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Atlético Choloma as a left back.
Club career
He previously played for Hispano F.C. and integrated that club after F.C. M ...
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They were relegated to the
liga de ascenso de Honduras
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Achievements
*
Liga de Ascenso
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Jairo Rios
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