TheHonduran Cup was the top knock-outfootball tournament inHonduras.The first tournament was played in1968, four years later the second tournament took the nameCopa Presidente (English:President's Cup) in honor of Dr.Ramón Cruz; later, GeneralOswaldo López changed the name and called itCopa Jefe de Estado (English:Head of State Cup). Twenty years later the third tournament was played. From 1992 to 1994, the Cup tournament was played as a separate tournament from the league (played from June to August). From 1995 to 1999, the winner of the first stage of the league tournament was declared Cup champions.[1] In 2015, the tournament was yet again re-launched and re-branded asCopa Presidente. Since 2015, the Honduran Cup serves as a qualifier to theSupercopa Centroamericana.
In May 2013, theNational League and theLiga de Ascenso proposed to reactive the tournament in the near future. The new Cup would consist of 64 clubs from the first, second and third division.[2] The tournament hasn't been played since 1998. The new cup will run for an entire year starting 2015.[3] Beginning in the 2015–16 edition, the tournament will run from August to May.
Honduras
2018 Honduran Cup