The 2015 Honduran Cup was the 10th staging of the Honduran Cup and the first edition since 1998. Club Deportivo Olimpia are the defending champions. The 2015 Honduran Cup is referred to as the Copa Presidente de Honduras for sponsorship reasons. The cup is a creation of the Honduran government funded by money allocated to national security fund. Its purpose is to support the growth of sport to detract the youth from vices and to promote national tourism for rural towns.

Honduran Cup
Copa Presidente
Tournament details
Country Honduras
Dates7 February–9 May
Teams64
Final positions
ChampionsOlimpia
Runner-upPlatense
Third placeMotagua
Fourth placeVillanueva
Tournament statistics
Matches played70
Goals scored221 (3.16 per match)
← 1998

All statistics correct as of 9 May 2015.

The cup was contested by 64 teams from the top 3 divisions of the country. There was a total of 10 teams from La Liga Nacional (First Division), 27 from Liga de Ascenso (Second Division) and 27 from Liga Mayor (Third Division). It was the first cup in which teams outside the top division participated. Some stipulations included that the lower seeded team hosted the matchup and five substitutions were allowed. The first 4 rounds were single match with penalties if match ended in ties. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were home-and-away while the one-match final was hosted in a neutral venue.

Participants

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Liga Nacional
Liga de Ascenso
Liga Mayor

Schedule and format

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The first round schedule was announced on 14 November 2014. The final will be a single match to be held at Estadio Nilmo Edwards in La Ceiba.[1]

Round Date Fixtures Clubs
First leg Second leg
First round 7–8 February 32 64 → 32
Second round 25–26 February 16 32 → 16
Round of 16 18 March 8 16 → 8
Quarterfinals 25 March 28 March 8 8 → 4
Semifinals 31 March & 1 April 22 April & 29 April 4 4 → 2
Final 9 May 1 2 → 1

Prize fund

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Round Prize fund
per club
Third Place Team L. 200,000
Second Place Team L. 300,000
2015 Honduran Cup Winner L. 500,000

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First round

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7 February 2015 First round Estrella Roja 0–5 Olimpia Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
  40' Elvir
  63' Leguizamón
  64' Johnson
  81'   84' Estupiñán
7 February 2015 First round San Lorenzo 2–2 Valle Estadio Ángel Augusto Martínez
7 February 2015 First round Brisas 1–1 Español Estadio Rafael Leonardo Callejas
7 February 2015 First round Barros 1–0 Espartano Estadio Municipal
7 February 2015 First round Juventus 1–1 Parrillas One Estadio Vicente Brizzio Alemán
Rodríguez   14'   8' V. Salazar
7 February 2015 First round Social Sol 2–4 Honduras Progreso Estadio San Jorge
Cárcamo   30' (pen.)   59' (pen.)   8'
  49' Isaula
  77' Alvarado
  81' Mencía
8 February 2015 First round Gimnástico 5–0 Marcala Estadio Emilio Larach
8 February 2015 First round Galaxis 0–1 Lepaera Coxen Hole Stadium
8 February 2015 First round Arsenal 0–3 Vida Coxen Hole Stadium
8 February 2015 First round Rayos 0–3 Deportes Savio Estadio Alsacias
8 February 2015 First round Merari 0–7 Tela Estadio Sergio Antonio Reyes
8 February 2015 First round Merendón 0–1 Victoria Estadio Sol de América
8 February 2015 First round Graciano 0–3 Marathón Estadio Las Delicias
8 February 2015 First round Casmul 1–3 Real España Estadio Municipal
8 February 2015 First round Sulimán 0–8 Juticalpa Estadio Ramón Sarmiento

Second round

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25 February 2015 Second round Atlético Calvario 1–4 Motagua Estadio Jorge Alberto Arias
Flores   85'   9' Padilla
  46'   61' Castillo
  51' López
25 February 2015 Second round Real Honduras 0–1 Marathón Estadio Fausto Díaz
  86' (pen.) Martínez
25 February 2015 Second round San Juan 1–2 Honduras Progreso Estadio Domingo Ortega
Crisanto   ?'   36'   80' Lobo
25 February 2015 Second round Yoro 1–1 Real Sociedad Estadio Olímpico Yoreño
25 February 2015 Second round Real Juventud 2–1 Trujillo Estadio Argelio Sabillón
Chávez   ?'
Gómez   ?'
  ?' Zelaya
25 February 2015 Second round Comayagua 0–0 Juticalpa Estadio Carlos Miranda
25 February 2015 Second round Barros 0–4 Platense Estadio Municipal
  3' Smith
  21'   60' Lalín
  79' (pen.) Flores
Referee: David Mendoza
25 February 2015 Second round Lepaera 2–1 Tela Estadio Juan Orlando Hernández
Lozano   ?'   ?'
25 February 2015 Second round Atlético Choloma 1–0 Vida Estadio Rubén Deras
Perdomo   37'
25 February 2015 Second round Villanueva 1–0 Real España Estadio José Adrián Cruz
Oseguera   26' Referee: Gerson Almendárez
26 February 2015 Second round Gimnástico 1–6 Olimpia Estadio Emilio Larach
Tomé   10'   35'   75'   78' Elvir
  41' Alvarado
  77' Elis
  90+2' Morazán

Round of 16

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18 March 2015 Round of 16 Jaguares UPNFM 2–3 Platense Cancha Universidad UPNFM
Cubas   29'
Rodríguez   48'
  17'   36' Flores
  45' Lalín
18 March 2015 Round of 16 Atlético Olanchano 1–4 Motagua Estadio Rubén Guifarro
Jiménez   15'   6' Gómez
  51' Rosales
  77' Silva
  88' (pen.) Izaguirre
18 March 2015 Round of 16 Comayagua 1–2 Olimpia Estadio Carlos Miranda
Anariba   6'   10' Alvarado
  45' Johnson
18 March 2015 Round of 16 Lepaera 2–2 Honduras Progreso Estadio Juan Orlando Hernández
Martínez   55'   90'   6' Lobo
  50' Martínez
18 March 2015 Round of 16 Villanueva 2–0 Marathón Estadio José Adrián Cruz
Flores   77'
Moncada   90+2'

Quarterfinals

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The draw was done at President's House on 20 March.[3]

1st legs

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25 March 2015 Quarterfinals Atlético Esperanzano 3–2 Motagua Estadio Romualdo Bueso
Flores   22'
Ramos   25'
Garay   84' (pen.)
  37' Silva
  87' (pen.) Izaguirre
25 March 2015 Quarterfinals Real Juventud 0–1 Olimpia Estadio Argelio Sabillón
  54' Flores
25 March 2015 Quarterfinals Villanueva 2–0 Victoria Estadio José Adrián Cruz
Zelaya   63'
Rápalo   67' (pen.)
Referee: David Cruz
25 March 2015 Quarterfinals Platense 4–1 Honduras Progreso Estadio Excélsior
de León   6'   22'   27'   72' (pen.)   67' (pen.) Alvarado

2nd legs

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28 March 2015 Quarterfinals Olimpia 2–1 Real Juventud Estadio Marco Agusto Hernández
Quioto   11'   32'   74' Chávez
28 March 2015 Quarterfinals Honduras Progreso 3–2 Platense Estadio Humberto Micheletti
Arriola   36'   76'
Anariba   81'
  19' Álvarez
  69' Flores
28 March 2015 Quarterfinals Victoria 2–1 Villanueva Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Crisanto   1'
Güity   79'
  41' Solórzano Referee: Miguel Torres

Semifinals

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1st legs

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31 March 2015 Semifinals Villanueva 1–2 Olimpia Estadio José Adrián Cruz
Rápalo   53'   8'   78' Estupiñán
1 April 2015 Semifinals Platense 2–1 Motagua Estadio Excélsior
Aguilar   34'
Lalín   49'
  85' Izaguirre

2nd legs

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22 April 2015 Semifinals Olimpia 4–1 Villanueva Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Elvir   20'   50'   62'
Solórzano   61' (o.g.)
  52' (o.g.) Acevedo
29 April 2015 Semifinals Motagua 1–1 Platense Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Izaguirre   59' (pen.)   74' (pen.) Abadía Referee: Óscar Moncada

Third Place

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8 May 2015 Third Place Motagua 4–3 Villanueva Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
Izaguirre   ?' (pen.)
Grant   46'
Rosales   57'
Crisanto   80' (pen.)
  45'   69' Zelaya
  55' Oseguera
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

Final

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9 May 2015 Final Olimpia 3–1 Platense Estadio Francisco Morazán
Mejía   12'
Quioto   27'
de Souza   ?'
  40' (pen.) Abadía Referee: Raúl Castro

References

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  1. ^ Diez.hn – Se define la primera ronda de la Copa Presidente
  2. ^ "Deporte Total USA Detalles de la primera edicion". Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  3. ^ ElHeraldo.hn – Definidas las llaves de los cuartos de final de la Copa Presidente – 20 March 2015