Real Club Deportivo España, Real España, nicknamed ''Los Aurinegros'' or simply España, is a Honduran professional

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club, which plays in the

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras Liga (Spanish and Portuguese: ''League'') or LIGA may refer to: Sports Basketball * Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain * Liga Femenina de Baloncesto, women's professional basketball league in Spain Football Latin Amer ...

. With 12 championships, Real España is one of the most accomplished Honduran football clubs. Their title of 'Real' (Spanish for 'Royal') was awarded by King

Juan Carlos I Juan Carlos I (; Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 November 1975 until Abdication of Juan Carlos I, his abdic ...

of Spain in 1977. They are based in

San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula () is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 701, ...

, Cortés, and their home venue is the Estadio General Francisco Morazán.

History

Real España was founded on 14 July 1929 at ''Escuela Ramón Rosa, de San Pedro Sula'' by Pastor Reyes, Erick Mejía Handal, Juan Banegas, "Teco" Lardizábal, Hugo Escoto Soto, and Leonardo Muñoz as Club Deportivo España. Their professional history begins in 1965–66, with the founding of the Honduran national league. For most of the league's first decade, ''Los Aurinegros'' were a mid-table side. However, in the early 1970s, things began to change. The team was anchored by defender Jaime Villegas, who would play for Real España from 1970 to 1986, and make a club record 306 appearances. In 1974, the addition of two new faces, goalkeeper

Julio César Arzú Julio César Arzú (born 5 June 1954) a.k.a. Tile is a retired Honduran football player. Club career Nicknamed ''Tile'', Arzú has played for Honduran side Real España, in Spain for Racing de Santander and had a spell with ADET in El Salva ...

and striker Jimmy James Bailey, turned the team into title contenders for the first time. The team finished third in the regular season's table, which was good enough to qualify them for a quadrangular tournament, a round robin with the league's top four teams. Real España won this phase, forcing a championship playoff with regular season champions Motagua. Antonio Pavón Molina scored the lone goal of their 1–0 victory, making ''Los Aurinegros'' champions of Honduras for the very first time. In 1975, ''la Máquina'' got even stronger. They added a defensive midfielder named Gilberto Yearwood, who would eventually be considered one of the greatest Honduran players of all time. On the pitch, they enjoyed similar results, finishing third in the regular table, winning the quadrangular playoff, and earning a championship playoff with Olimpia. The teams drew the first leg 0–0, but Real España won the second leg 2–0, with goals from Alberto Ferreira da Silva and Yearwood. 1976 saw the club achieved greater success. They won the regular season championship with 38 points (15 wins in 27 matches) and only narrowly finished second to Motagua in the quadrangular (had they won, there would have been no need for a championship playoff). In the resulting playoff, the teams drew 0–0 in the first leg, played at Motagua's stadium in Tegucigalpa. Back in San Pedro Sula, the story was different. Real España dominated, winning the match 4–1 and clinching their third straight championship. It was known as "el tricampeon", and it was the first such accomplishment in the history of Honduran soccer (it would not be equalled until Olimpia managed it in the late 1990s). After this, international attention was descending on the club for the first time. Yearwood, who had starred in the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship for Honduras, moved abroad and would spend ten years playing in Spain's La Liga. King Juan Carlos I of Spain bestowed the Real title on the club the following summer. Things were looking up. In 1977, the club set out in search of an unprecedented fourth consecutive title. They finished third in the regular season and won the quadrangular, only to bow 2–0 to Olimpia in the championship playoff. They reached the championship round again in 1978–79, but were once again defeated, this time by Motagua. Then, in 1979, disaster. Real España's form collapsed and they plummeted to 8th in the league. Worse, crosstown rivals Marathón won the championship. They set out to remedy this in 1980, winning the regular season championship with 14 wins in 27 matches. In the pentagonal round robin, though, things became complex—Olimpia, Marathón, and Real España were all tied at the top of the table, forcing a second round-robin among those three. Real España had the chance to win the championship then and there, but after every match ended in a draw, the pentagonal title was awarded to Marathón on goal difference. That set up an all-San Pedro Sula championship match. The teams split the first two legs, forcing a decisive third playoff match. With all of San Pedro Sula watching in anticipation, Real brought home their fourth title by a 2–1 scoreline. This was the end of Real's golden era. Their glory side was beginning to age, and Olimpia was ascending to the dominant heights of Honduran football. It was not until the late 1980s that a revival would begin. After near misses in 1986 and 1987, Real reclaimed their glory in 1988 by winning the regular season championship and then beating Olimpia in an extra time playoff final to claim their fifth title. 1989–90 saw the two teams meet again in the championship final, which ended level; Olimpia was awarded the crown on the basis of a superior regular season record. Real, however, was not finished—they came right back by beating Motagua 2–1 to win the 1990–91 championship. Rodolfo Richardson Smith was the hero, scoring a double in the second leg of the finals. ''La máquina'' only narrowly missed a second consecutive crown when they bowed to Motagua in the 1991–92 title match. Two years later, in 1993–94, Real España hoisted their seventh championship in the most dominant style of all, by winning both the regular season and triangular playoff. No championship match was necessary in this most impressive season; out of 31 domestic matches, ''la maquina'' had lost just once. The leader of the charge that season was Carlos Pavón, an 18-year-old striker who was attracting all sorts of international attention. Pavón would leave after the season to spend a decade abroad, playing in Mexico and Italy. Real, meanwhile, entered a decade long title drought. Their return to glory came in Apertura 2003, under the managerial leadership of Juan de Dios Castillo. Castillo had built his team around two Brazilian strikers, Pedrinho and Luciano Emilio, and it was successful. Luciano Emilio won the league scoring title, and each scored in the championship final, which saw Real España defeat Olimpia 4–2 on aggregate. However, the glory was fleeting. Diaz Castillo left for Marathon, while Olimpia signed Luciano Emilio and used his talents to win four out of the next five titles. Those were frustrating times, as Real missed the championship playoffs four tournaments in a row. It was not until Clausura 2007 that the club returned to form. Under Mexican manager José Treviño, the club won the regular season title and advanced to the playoffs. Treviño had a strong team--

Carlos Pavón Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer (born 9 October 1973) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of the best Honduran footballers in history, and by most as the nation's greatest player ever. Mos ...

had returned from Europe, and was joined at striker by Milton Núñez and the Brazilian Esvaldo Ferreira. A victory over Motagua earned them a berth in the finals against crosstown rivals Marathon. Marathon won the first leg, 2–1, which set up a dramatic championship showdown. With just thirteen minutes left in the last leg, the teams were level, 1–1, which would have given Marathon a win on aggregate. However, Milton Núñez scored a brilliant goal to even the tie, then used his perfect aerial pass to set up Ferreira for the winning goal. Real España were champions of Honduras for the ninth time. The club finished runners up in both Apertura 2008 and Clausura 2009, but returned to the top in dramatic style in Apertura 2010. A double from attacking midfielder Luis Lobo lifted the club to a semi-final win over Marathon, and in the finals they defeated Olimpia in extra time. They won it again in Apertura 2013, beating Real Sociedad on penalties, and then again in Apertura 2017, holding off Motagua in extra time.

Colors and badge

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, Real Murcia,

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and

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. Kelme is the team's official sportswear manufacturer.

Stadium

Real España plays their home matches at the Estadio Francisco Morazán. It has been Real España's home stadium since its creation. In 2008, Real España played all their home games at the Estadio Olímpico due to the Estadio Morazán's renewal.

Club rivalries

Clásico Moderno (Honduras)

El Clásico Moderno (The Modern Derby) also referred by some as the Clasico Moderno Hondureño is a Honduran

match played at least four times a year in the Liga Nacional de Honduras and consists of two teams, C.D. Olimpia and Real C.D. España.

Clásico Sampedrano

El Clásico Sampedrano (The Sampedran Derby) is a Honduran

match played at least four times a year in the

and consists of two teams, Marathón and Real España. These two teams are from

, hence the name. Marathon has run away numerous times. Including from a 6-1 defeat at Estadio Yankel Mierdero.

Motagua–Real España football rivalry

The Motagua–Real España classic is not as fierce as the other two already mentioned as these both teams have a good relationship with each other from the players, to the board and the fans; however they had played six intense league finals, three won by each side.

Achievements

Domestic *

: 12 ::

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

, 1988,

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

, Apertura 2003, Clausura 2007, Apertura 2010, Apertura 2013, Apertura 2017. ::Runner-up (10):

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

, Apertura 1997, 1998–99, Apertura 2007, Apertura 2008, Apertura 2011 Clausura 2013 Apertura 2018 *

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: 2 ::

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

. International * Copa Fraternidad / Grandes de C.A. / UNCAF Interclub Cup: 2 ::Champion (2):

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

::Runner-up (1):

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

::Third-place (2):

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup The CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup was an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its secondary continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. It was held from 1991 to 1998, althou ...

: ::Runner-up (1):

. * Copa Premier Centroamericana: ::Champion (1):

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Individual club achievements

*First "Tri-Campeón" (three time consecutive winner) (1974), (1975), (1976) *Five Consecutive Honduran finals (1974), (1975), (1976), (1977), (1978)

Player records

League and Playoffs Performance

(1994–present)

All-Time Table

* As of 13 September 2008

36 Game Average

International competition

CONCACAF Champions' Cup

1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 11th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's clu ...

::First Round v.

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– 1:4, 2:0 (Saprissa advance 4:3 on aggregate) *

1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 12th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's clu ...

::First Round v. CD Olimpia – 0:0, 0:1 (Olimpia advance 1:0 on aggregate) * 1977 CONCACAF Champions' Cup ::Third Round v.

– (Real España withdrew) *

1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 1981 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's clu ...

::First Round v.

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– 2:1, 0:3 (Cruz Azul advance 4:2 on aggregate) * 1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup ::First Round v. Real Verdes – 2:0, 6:1 (Real España advance 8:1 on aggregate) ::Second Round v. Aurora F.C. – 1:0 ::Second Round v. Alianza FC – 2:1 ::Second Round v.

– 1:3 ::Third Round v. CS Herediano – 2:3 ::Third Round v. CD Olimpia – 0:1 ::Third Round v.

– 1:2 * 1989 CONCACAF Champions' Cup ::First Round v. Aurora F.C. – 1:1 ::First Round v. CS Cartaginés – 1:0 ::First Round v. Firpo – 0:0 ::Second Round v. CS Herediano – 1:3 ::Second Round v. CD Olimpia – 0:3 ::Second Round v. CS Cartaginés – 2:0 * 1990 CONCACAF Champions' Cup ::First Round v.

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– 5:1, 2:0 (Real España advance 7:1 on aggregate) ::Second Round v.

CSD Municipal Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal or ''Los Rojos'' (the Reds), are a Guatemalan professional football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football, and play their h ...

– 2:1, 1:0 (Real España advance 3:1 on aggregate) ::Third Round v. Firpo – 0:3 ::Third Round v. Firpo – 1:1 ::Third Round v. CD Olimpia – 4:1 ::Third Round v. CD Olimpia – 0:1 * 1991 CONCACAF Champions' Cup ::First Round v. Acros Real Verdes – 5:0, 1:0 (Real España advance 6:0 on aggregate) ::Second Round v. Alianza FC – 1:0, 1:1 (Real España advance 2:1 on aggregate) ::Third Round v.

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– 2:0, 1:0 (Real España advance 3:0 on aggregate) ::Final Round v.

– 2:1, 2:0 (Real España advance 4:1 on aggregate) ::Semi-finals v. Police FC – 0:0, 0:1 (Police advance 1:0 on aggregate) * 1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup ::First Round v. Águila – 0:0, 3:1 (Real España advance 3:1 on aggregate) ::Third Round v. San Francisco Bay Blackhawks – 0:3, 0:3 (San Francisco Bay Blackhawks advance 6:0 on aggregate) *

1993 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 1993 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 29th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's cl ...

::First Round v. Acros Real Verdes – 2:1, 3:0 (Real España advance 5:1 on aggregate) ::Second Round v.

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– 0:0, 0:4 (León advance 4:0 on aggregate) *

1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 31st edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribbean), the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club ...

::First Round v.

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– 1:1, 2:6 (Santos Laguna advance 7:3 on aggregate) *

1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup The 1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 33rd edition of the annual international club football competition, the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. It determined that year's club champion of the CONCACAF region (North America, Central America and the Caribb ...

::First Round v.

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– 1:0, 1:4 (Juventus advance 4:2 on aggregate) * 2000 CONCACAF Champions' Cup ::Quarter-Finals v.

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– 0:0 (Los Angeles Galaxy advance 5:3 on penalties)

Copa Fraternidad

* 1979 Copa Fraternidad ::Group 2 v. CD Broncos – 1:2 ::Group 2 v. Cobán Imperial – 3:2 ::Group 2 v. CSD Comunicaciones – 3:2 ::Group 2 v. Atlético Marte – 5:3 ::Group 2 v. FAS – 5:3 ::Group 2 v. CD Broncos – 1:0 ::Group 2 v. Cobán Imperial – 2:1 ::Group 2 v. CSD Comunicaciones – 1:1 ::Group 2 v. Atlético Marte – 1:1 ::Group 2 v. FAS – 1:0 ::Final v. Aurora F.C. – 0:1, 0:0 (Aurora wins 1:0 on aggregate) * 1981 Copa Fraternidad ::First Round v. Alianza FC – 1:0, 1:0 (Real España advance 2:0 on aggregate) ::Second Round v. CD Suchitepéquez – 1:0, 2:1 (Real España advance 3:1 on aggregate) * 1982 Copa Fraternidad ::First Round v. CSD Comunicaciones – 1:2, 2:0 (Real España advance 3:2 on aggregate) ::Second Round v. FAS – 3:0, 0:1 (Real España advance 3:1 on aggregate) ::Final v. Xelajú MC – 2:1, 0:0 (Real España wins 2:1 on aggregate)

UNCAF Interclub Cup

* 2000 UNCAF Interclub Cup ::First Round v. Real Estelí – 2:1 ::First Round v.

– 0:1 ::First Round v.

– 1:1 ::First Round v. Real Estelí – 8:0 ::Second Round v. Árabe Unido – 2:1 ::Second Round v. CSD Comunicaciones – 2:1 ::Second Round v.

– 0:1 ::Final Round v.

– 1:1 ::Final Round v. CD Olimpia – 0:2 ::Final Round v.

– 3:2 * 2004 UNCAF Interclub Cup ::First Round v. Real Estelí – 1:1, 3:3 (Real Estelí advance on away goals rule) * 2007 UNCAF Interclub Cup ::First Round v. Revolutionary Conquerors – 2:1, 1:2 (Real España advance 4:2 on penalties) ::Quarter-Finals v.

– 0:0, 2:2 (Alajuelense advance 5:4 on penalties)

Players

Current squad

Reserve team

Managers

* Moisés ''"Rana de Agua"'' Canales * Ernesto Cover * Eduardo Piña Monsálves * Roberto Scalessie * Jorge Chajtur * Carlos Viera * Chelato Uclés (1971–75) * Carlos Padilla (1975–79) * Néstor Matamala (1980–82) * Marvin Rodríguez (1982–84) * Enrique Grey Fúnez (1985–86) * Ángel Ramón Rodríguez (1986–87) * Pedro Delgado Zárate (1987–88) * Flavio Ortega (1988) * Mario Ramón Sandoval (1989) * Flavio Ortega (1990) * Oscar Benítez (1991–92) * Néstor Matamala (1992–93) * Ernesto Luzardo (1993) * Luis Pablo Paz Camargo (1994) * Héctor Hugo Eugui (1995–97) * Alberto Romero (1997) * Flavio Ortega (1997–98) * Gilberto Yearwood (1998–99) * Hernán García (1999) * Daniel Alonzo (2000) * Ariel Longo (2000–01) * Rubén Guifarro (2001) * Leonel Machado (2002) * Edwin Pavón (2002) * Juan de Dios Castillo (2003–05) * Alberto Ordaz (2005) * Ricardo "Tato" Ortíz (2005–06) *

Carlos Orlando Caballero Carlos Orlando Caballero Sánchez (born 5 December 1958) is a Honduran football midfielder who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Club career He played for Vida, Real España, Marathón and Real Maya between 1978 and 1993, s ...

(2006) * José Treviño (2007) *

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(2007) * Daniel Uberti (2007) * Mario Zanabria (2008) *

Ramón Maradiaga Ramón Enrique Maradiaga Chávez (born 30 October 1954) is a retired Honduran football player and manager. Club career Nicknamed ''Primitivo'' (Primitive), Maradiaga has played as a midfielder amongst others for F.C. Motagua as well as Salv ...

(2008–2009) * Mario Zanabria (2010–12) * Chelato Uclés (2012) *

Nahúm Espinoza Nahún Alberto Espinoza Zerón (born 14 August 1964) is a retired Honduran football player and football manager, who currently is in charge of Club Deportivo Olimpia. Club career He started his career at Real España and also had a lengthy s ...

(2012) * José Treviño (2013) * Hernán Medford (2013–14)Costarricense Hernán Medford nuevo entrenador del Real España de Honduras
nbsp;– Prensa Libre * Javier Delgado Prado (2014–2015) * Hernán Medford (2015) * Mario Zanabria (2015) * Miguel Falero (2016) * Mauro Reyes (2016–17) * Ramon Maradiaga (2017) * Martin Garcia (2017–2018) * Carlos Restrepo (2019) * Hernán Medford (2019) * Luis Ordóñez (2019) * Ramiro Martínez (2019–2020) * Emilson Soto (2020) * Raul Gutierrez (2021–2022) * Emilson Soto (2022) * Hector Vargas (2022) * Julio Rodríguez (2023) * Miguel Falero (2024) * Jeaustin Campos (2024–present)

References

External links

Official Website

Official Supporters Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Real C.D. Espana Real Espana Association football clubs established in 1929 1929 establishments in Honduras UNCAF Interclub Cup winning clubs