Association Football In Honduras
Association football is a national sport in Honduras. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Honduran national football team played its first international match in 1921. There are about 60 professional and amateur football teams, organized into three national divisions: the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, the Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras (promotion league) and the Liga Mayor de Futbol de Honduras (major league).
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