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,RSSSF.com – Honduras 1996/97 – 11 December 2009 but was discontinued after just two seasons. In 2015, it was intended to be reactivated, but the match between F.C. Motagua and Club Deportivo Olimpia was scheduled but not played. One year later, a new Supercup edition was finally reestablished after 17 years of dormancy.LaTribuna.hn The Honduran football authorities however, did not consider the competition official until 2017.Tiempo.hn – ¡Motagua campeón de la Supercopa! – 2 August 2017

Winners Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Unofficial editions 1997 Olimpia 1–0 Platense Estadio Francisco Morazán 1999 Motagua 1–0 Platense Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 2015 Motagua v Olimpia (abandoned) Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas 2016 I Olimpia 3–3 (5–4 pen.) Honduras Progreso Estadio Humberto Micheletti 2016 II Olimpia 3–0 Juticalpa Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Official editions 2017 Motagua 2–1 Marathón Estadio Francisco Morazán 2019 Marathón 0–0 (4–2 pen.) Platense Estadio Carlos Miranda

Titles by club Rank Club Champions Runners-up Winning years 1 Olimpia 3 0 1997, 2016, 2016 2 Motagua 2 0 1999, 2017 3 Marathón 1 1 2019 4 Platense 0 3 — 5 Honduras Progreso 0 1 — 6 Juticalpa 0 1 —

Re-launch In January 2015, the Honduran Secretary of State for Culture, Arts and Sports gathered with the Honduran League to discuss a possible reactivation of the competition in 2016.LaPrensa.hn – Propondrán a Concacaf retomar la Recopa – 14 January 2015 An official Super Cup has not been played since 1999.

Other versions In 2014 and 2016, there were three exhibition versions of the tournament re-branded as Supercopa Diez, sponsored by local daily sports newspaper Diario Deportivo Diez.LaPrensa.hn – Olimpia, campeón de campeones de Honduras – 19 July 2014 These unofficial editions faced the champions of the Liga Nacional against the champions of the Liga de Ascenso.

Year Champion Result Runner up Honduras Progreso 2–1 Real España Olimpia Honduras Progreso Honduras Progreso 2–1 Social Sol

See also Honduran League Honduran Cup

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