History
The club was founded on June 12, 1912, by Héctor Pineda Ugarte, Carlos Bram, Arturo Bram, Enrique Buik, Santiago Buik, Miguel Sanchez, Samuel Inestrosa Gómez, and Ramón Field. The team was originally a baseball club. In 1917, it also became a football team.
To date, Olimpia is the most successful team in Honduras and has won the most official tournaments in the professional league with twenty-six, the latest one coming during the 2012-13 Apertura & Clausura season. It is also by far the most representative team in international competitions. Olimpia won its first national championship in September 1928. They have won 26 national championships.
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