Independiente de San Pedro Sula was a football club located in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. The club played several seasons in the Honduran Liga Nacional as well in the Honduran Amateur League.
History Independiente Villela obtained the Cortés regional championship in 1958 and had the right to play for the 1958–59 Honduran Amateur League which they eventually lost to Club Deportivo Olimpia.DiarioMas.hn – Olimpia vs Motagua en los campeonatos olvidados de 1947 a 1964 – 22 August 2016 In 1980 they won the Honduran Segunda División, therefore gaining a spot at the 1981–82 Honduran Liga Nacional. They spent two years in first division until they were relegated in 1982–83. It was in the year 1992-1993 that the club was bought in the second division by businessman Miguel Villela owner of the Villela group and the team changed its nickname to chorizeros for the reason that it is a sausage company and added Villela to the club's name. Their second chance in the premier division came 12 years later when they conquered the 1994 Honduran Segunda División. During the next three years they acquired big names to their rosters such as Reynaldo Pineda, Milton Reyes, Wilmer Cruz and Leonardo Isaula; however, they faced relegation again in 1997–98.HondurasFutbol.com – Ascensos y descensos Due to economic problems and little support from their executives, the club was eventually dissolved.Wordpress.com – ¿Dónde están aquellos viejos clubes? – 21 April 2011
League performance Season Finish 1981–82 30 6 13 11 34 41 −7 25 9th 1982–83 27 6 8 13 25 38 −13 20 Relegated 1995–96 27 4 15 8 24 32 −8 27 9th 1996–97 27 5 8 14 24 43 −19 23 10th 1997–98 40 3 14 23 42 87 −45 23 Relegated All-time record 151 24 58 69 149 241 –92 106
Achievements Segunda División Winners (2): 1980, 1994–95 Runners-up (1): 1983 Amateur League Runners-up (1): 1958–59 Cortés Championship Winners (2): 1958, 1961
Colours and badge Its original colors were: white shirt with a red stripe from the right shoulder to the left hip, blue shorts and white socks the club's classic uniform. later with the name change to Independiente Villela's home colours were white and red stripes jerseys and blue shorts and socks. Their away colours were blue and yellow.
Stadium Independiente Villela played their home matches at Estadio Francisco Morazán
See also List of football clubs in Honduras
External links National-Football-Teams.com – Independiente Villela
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