Honduran Superclásico

The Clasico Capitalino (Capital's Derby), also known as the local derby played between F.C. Motagua and C.D. Olimpia. These two teams lead the Honduran Football League as most frequent holders of the championship trophy, and their rivalry is the biggest one in the country. Olimpia wears the white uniform, with blue and red highlights. Their mascot is a lion. Olimpia is the oldest team in the league and holds the largest number of championship titles.

Motagua wears a navy blue uniform. It is nearly as old a team as Olimpia. Motagua’s mascot is an eagle and has the second largest number of championship titles.

The rivalry is so big that in 1949 Carlos Valladares' uniform was burned on the field because he left Motagua to play with Olimpia. The first ever recorded Superclásico was a friendly played on 12 March 1929, when Motagua prevailed 2–1. The first official match was played on 8 August 1965, with Olimpia winning 3–0.

''All stats accurate as of match played 6 November 2022.''

The Finals

Motagua and Olimpia had faced in nine finals since the beginning of the professional league in 1965–66, 7 won by Motagua and 2 by Olimpia. The extra game played in 1970–71 for the title is not technically a final.

Historic matches

Decisive encounters

Matches outside Tegucigalpa

Largest victories

Head to Head

This is a list of head to head encounters in every different stages.

MW = Motagua's win , OW = Olimpia's win , D = Drawn , MG = Motagua's goals , OG = Olimpia's goals

Common results

Series won by club

* Won by Olimpia: 37
** 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00 A, 2000–01 C, 2002–03 A, 2003–04 A, 2004–05 A, 2004–05 C, 2005–06 A, 2008–09 C, 2009–10 A, 2010–11 A, 2011–12 A, 2012–13 A, 2012–13 C, 2013–14 C, 2014–15 C, 2015–16 C, 2017–18 C, 2018–19 A, 2019–20 A, 2020–21 A, 2020–21 C.
* Won by Motagua: 21
** 1968–69, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1999–00 C, 2001–02 A, 2001–02 C, 2002–03 C, 2007–08 A, 2008–09 A, 2009–10 C, 2010–11 C, 2014–15 A, 2015–16 A, 2018–19 C, 2019–20 C, 2021–22 A.
* Series tied: 21
** 1967–68, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1991–92, 1997–98 A, 1997–98 C, 2000–01 A, 2003–04 C, 2005–06 C, 2006–07 A, 2006–07 C, 2007–08 C, 2013–14 A, 2016–17 A, 2016–17 C, 2017–18 A, 2021–22 C.

Players

All-time top scorers

List of top scorers for both clubs.

Currently active scorers

This is a list of those active players who have scored against one or both teams.

: Motagua
: Roberto Moreira 7
: Marcelo Pereira 3
: Eddie Hernández 2, (''he also scored 2 goals for Olimpia'')
: Walter Martínez 2
: Óscar García 1
: Josué Villafranca 1
: Cristopher Meléndez 1
: Juan Delgado 1
: Mauro Ortiz 1

: Olimpia
: Jerry Bengtson 7, (''he also scored 4 goals for Motagua'')
: Justin Arboleda 3
: Michaell Chirinos 4
: Éver Alvarado 1
: Matías Garrido 1
: Diego Reyes 1
: José García 1
: José Pinto 1
: Brayan Velásquez 1
: Gabriel Araújo 1
: Jorge Álvarez 1

Players that played for both teams

List of players who switched from one club to the other:

Players who scored for both sides

Only nine players have scored goals in this derby wearing both kits.
* José Januario
* Denilson Costa
* Álvaro Izquierdo
* Marlon Hernández
* José Romero
* Gustavo Fuentes
* Javier Estupiñán
* Jerry Bengtson
* Eddie Hernández

Coaches

Ramón Maradiaga has coached 44 matches against Olimpia winning 15, drawing 14 and losing 15.

References

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Football rivalries in Honduras
F.C. Motagua
C.D. Olimpia
Tegucigalpa