Full name | Club Deportivo Honduras Progreso |
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Nickname(s) |
Honduras Los Diablos Los Progreseños Los Azules Orgullo Progreseño Los Ribereños Conjunto de la Perla del Ulúa |
Founded | 7 November 1955 2011 as Honduras Progreso |
as Club Deportivo Honduras
Ground |
Estadio Humberto Micheletti El Progreso, Honduras |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Chairman | Elías Nazar Mario Fúnez |
Manager | Wilmer Cruz |
League | Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras |
Club Deportivo Honduras Progreso (commonly referred to as Honduras Progreso or simply Honduras), is a Honduran football club based in El Progreso, Honduras. It was founded under in 1965 and currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.
The club was founded in 1965 under the name Club Deportivo Honduras and is one of the founding clubs of the Liga de Honduras and were in top flight football until 1969. The club however was relegated to the second division in 1970, and soon after it dissolved.
After many years of absence in Honduran professional football, the club was brought back as Club Deportivo Honduras Progreso in 2011.
Former national goalkeeper Wilmer Cruz became manager in 2013 but only earned his coaching licence in summer 2013. In December 2015 they beat Motagua 4–1 to win the 2015 Apertura league title.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.