2015–16 Honduran Cup

Honduran Cup
Copa Presidente
Country  Honduras
Dates 7 October 2015 – 23 July 2016
Teams 64
Champions Juticalpa
Runners-up Real España
Third place Olimpia
Fourth place Real Sociedad
Matches played 70
Goals scored 203 (2.9 per match)
← 2015
2017 →
All statistics correct as of 23 July 2016.

The 2015–16 Honduran Cup was the 11th staging of the Honduran Cup and the second edition as Copa Presidente. Olimpia were the defending champions. The cup was a creation of the Honduran government funded by money allocated to national security fund. Its purpose was to support the growth of sport to detract the youth from vices and to promote national tourism for rural towns.

The cup was contested by 64 teams from the top 3 divisions of the country.[1] There was a total of 10 teams from Liga Nacional (1st division), 27 from Liga de Ascenso (2nd division) and 27 from Liga Mayor (3rd division). It was the first time in which the tournament covered two calendar years.

Juticalpa F.C. obtained its first title after defeating Real C.D. España in the final match.[2]

Participants

Liga Nacional
Liga de Ascenso
Liga Mayor

Schedule and format

The first round started on 7 October 2015 and the final is scheduled to be held on 23 July 2016.

RoundDateFixturesClubs
First legSecond leg
Round of 647–8 October 20153264 → 32
Round of 324–5 November 20151632 → 16
Round of 1613 January 2016816 → 8
Quarterfinals17 February 20161–2 March 201688 → 4
Semifinals23–24 March 201613 April 201644 → 2
Third place playoff22 July 20161—
Final23 July 201612 → 1

Prize fund

RoundPrize fund
per club
3rd place teamL. 100,000
2nd place teamL. 300,000
2015–16 Honduran Cup WinnerL. 500,000

Round of 64

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

1st legs

2nd legs

Semifinals

1st legs

2nd legs

Third place match

Final

Final
Juticalpa 2–1 Real España
Mejía  67'
Oviedo  86' (pen.)		  45' Zalazar
Juticalpa
Real España
GK1Argentina Sebastián Portigliatti
DF2Honduras Marlon PeñaYellow card 56'
DF19Honduras Sergio Mendoza
MF3Honduras Erick Peña
MF5Honduras Jesús Munguía
MF16Honduras Esdras Padilla 89'
MF30Honduras José Williams
FW8Honduras Edwin León 63'
FW20Honduras Juan Mejía 79'
FW21Honduras Rony Flores
FW24Honduras Sendel Cruz
Substitutions:
––Honduras Aldo Oviedo 63'
FW9Honduras Horacio Parham 79'
DF11Honduras José Hernández 89'
Manager:
Honduras Wilmer Cruz
GK1Honduras Kevin Hernández
DF2Honduras Osman ChávezYellow card 21'
DF5Honduras Wilfredo Barahona
DF18Honduras José Velásquez
DF25Honduras Javier PortilloYellow card 27'
DF28Honduras César Oseguera
MF10Argentina Luciano Ursino 71'
MF23Honduras Edder Delgado
FW14Honduras Cristhian Altamirano
FW19Argentina Domingo Zalazar 61'
FW35Uruguay Claudio Cardozo
Substitutions:
FW59Honduras Román Valencia 61'
––Colombia Jhovany Mina 71'
––
Manager:
Honduras Mauro Reyes

Controversy

Juticalpa F.C. and Real C.D. España qualified to the tournament's final after defeating C.D. Real Sociedad and Club Deportivo Olimpia respectively. The final match was scheduled to be played by the end of May. After Juticalpa and Real España were eliminated from the league, both teams decided to postpone the match until July and sent their players on vacations. By the middle of July, both teams had released and acquired new players for the upcoming season. The cup organizers released a statement disclosing that the clubs couldn't use the new signed players as these weren't initially registered at the beginning of the tournament. Consequently, Juticalpa announced that they would not show to the game claiming that they were short on players.[3] A day later, the tournament's committee gave up at the pressure and finally announced that the clubs could use the new signings.[4]

References

  1. ↑ DiarioMas.hn – La II edición de la Copa Presidente ya tiene fecha de inicio – 17 August 2015
  2. ↑ ElHeraldo.hn – Juticalpa FC es el nuevo campeón de la Copa Presidente al vencer al Real España – 23 July 2016
  3. ↑ Diez.hn – OFICIAL: Juticalpa anuncia que no se presentará a la final de la Copa Presidente – 19 July 2016
  4. ↑ LaTribuna.hn – Equipos podrá utilizar a sus refuerzos en la final de Copa Presidente – 20 July 2016
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