2018 Honduran Cup

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2018 Honduran Cup
President's Cup
CountryFlag of Honduras (darker variant).svg  Honduras
Dates22 July – 7 November 2018
Teams64
Champions Platense
Runners-up Real España
Matches played65
Goals scored220 (3.38 per match)
← 2017
2019 →
All statistics correct as of 7 November 2018.

The 2018 Honduran Cup was the 13th edition of the Honduran Cup and the fourth as Copa Presidente. [1] The tournament was announced on 13 April 2018.

Contents

The cup was contested by 64 teams from the top 3 divisions. There were a total of 10 teams from Liga Nacional (1st division), 28 from Liga de Ascenso (2nd division) and 26 from Liga Mayor (3rd division).

C.D. Marathón were the defending champions. Platense F.C. obtained their third title after beating 2–1 Real C.D. España in the final [2] and will face the league winners in the 2019 Honduran Supercup.

Schedule and format

The schedule for the first round was published on 28 June. [3] The tournament started on 22 July.

RoundDateFixturesClubs
First legSecond leg
Round of 6422–28 July3264 → 32
Round of 3222–23 August1632 → 16
Round of 164–5 September816 → 8
Quarterfinals25–26 September88 → 4
Semifinals17 October24 October44 → 2
Final7 November12 → 1

Round of 64

22 July 2018Round of 64 Congolón 0–3 Real España Ocotepeque
10:00Soccerball shade.svg 36' (pen.) Benavídez
Soccerball shade.svg 63' Martínez
Soccerball shade.svg 90' García 		Stadium: Estadio John F. Kennedy
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
22 July 2018Round of 64 Bayer 2–2
(2–4 p)		 París Puerto Lempira
11:00Stadium: Estadio Brown
Referee: Rigoberto González
22 July 2018Round of 64 San José 1–2 Municipal Valencia Marcala
13:00Stadium: Estadio Rigoberto Hernández
Referee: Pedro Martínez
22 July 2018Round of 64 La Virtud 1–11 Marathón Gracias
14:00Stadium: Estadio Marco Augusto Hernández
Referee: Raúl Castro
22 July 2018Round of 64 Atlético Gualaco 1–2 Atlético Esperanzano Gualaco
14:00Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Referee: Álex Morazán
22 July 2018Round of 64 Atlético Morazán 3–0 Broncos del Sur Monjarás
14:00Stadium: Estadio Evatisto Nájera
Referee: Jairo García
22 July 2018Round of 64 El Carmen 0–8 Olimpia Jesús de Otoro
14:00Stadium: Estadio Manuel Castillo
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
22 July 2018Round of 64 Juventud Católica 1–1
(6–7 p)		 Santos Danlí
14:00Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
Referee: Harold Salgado
22 July 2018Round of 64 Altamira 1–1
(5–4 p)		 Olancho El Paraíso
14:00Stadium: Estadio Oro Verde
Referee: Gerardo Rodríguez
22 July 2018Round of 64 Las Delicias 2–1 Motagua San Francisco de la Paz
14:00 Rosales Soccerball shade.svg 84'Soccerball shade.svg 86'Soccerball shade.svg 88' Vega Stadium: Estadio Óscar Peralta
Referee: Nelson Salgado
22 July 2018Round of 64 Porvenir 1–4 Gimnástico Siguatepeque
14:00Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
Referee: José Franco
22 July 2018Round of 64 Atlético Limeño 2–1 Pinares La Lima
14:00Stadium: Estadio Milton Flores
Referee: Cristóbal Gonzales
22 July 2018Round of 64 Calvario 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Comayagua Langue
14:00Stadium: Estadio Jorge Arias
Referee: Wilmer Flores
22 July 2018Round of 64 Cuevas 1–3 UPNFM Cantarranas
14:00Stadium: Estadio Francisco Gaitán
Referee: Manuel Zelaya
22 July 2018Round of 64 Atlético Barajas 0–6 Platense Copán Ruinas
14:00Stadium: Estadio Copán Galel
Referee: Rigoberto Perdomo
22 July 2018Round of 64 Galaxy 1–3 Deportes Savio Ocotepeque
15:00Stadium: Estadio John F. Kennedy
Referee: Denis Castro
22 July 2018Round of 64 Pumas 2–3 Honduras Progreso Las Vegas
15:00Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Referee: Nelson Mejía
22 July 2018Round of 64 San Lorenzo Júnior 2–3 Juticalpa San Lorenzo
15:00Stadium: Estadio Ángel Augusto Martínez
Referee: José Ramírez
22 July 2018Round of 64 Bucaneros 2–2
(1–4 p)		 Real Sociedad La Ceiba
15:00Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Referee: Geovany Santos
22 July 2018Round of 64 Atlético Municipal 1–5 Villanueva Tocoa
15:00Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez
Referee: Manuel Jandres
22 July 2018Round of 64 Galaxy 2–1 Arsenal Coxen Hole
15:00Stadium: Estadio Julio Galindo
Referee: Nelson Arriaza
22 July 2018Round of 64 La Ensenada 2–1 Victoria Tela
15:00Stadium: Estadio León Gómez
Referee: José Valladares
22 July 2018Round of 64 Real Choloma 0–4 Parrillas One Sabá
15:00Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Referee: Marvin Ortiz
22 July 2018Round of 64 Talleres 2–6 Vida Potrerillos
15:30Stadium: Estadio Melgar Castro
Referee: Allan Escobar
22 July 2018Round of 64 Brasilia 2–2
(5–3 p)		 Real Juventud Río Lindo
16:00Stadium: Estadio Filiberto Fernández
Referee: Julio Gómez
22 July 2018Round of 64 Paris Saint Germain 1–4 Yoro San Manuel
16:00Stadium: Estadio Municipal
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza
22 July 2018Round of 64 San Juan 0–2 Lepaera Quimistán
16:00Stadium: Estadio Domingo Ortega
Referee: José Ulloa
22 July 2018Round of 64 Nacional 0–8 Real de Minas Choluteca
16:00Stadium: Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse
Referee: Selvin Brown
22 July 2018Round of 64 Empa 2–2
(3–4 p)		 Social Sol El Progreso
19:00Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti
Referee: Carlos Martínez
25 July 2018Round of 64 Atlético Choloma 2–0 Boca Júnior Choloma
18:00Stadium: Estadio Rubén Deras
Referee: Erick Carbajal
27 July 2018Round of 64 Siguatepeque 1–3 Estrella Roja Siguatepeque
18:00Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
Referee: David Carrasco
28 July 2018Round of 64 Tela 4–2 Olimpia Occidental Tela
15:00Stadium: Estadio León Gómez
Referee: James Salinas

Round of 32

The schedule for the Round of 32 was unveiled on 14 August. [4]

22 August 2018Round of 32 Altamira 0–2 Olimpia El Paraíso
14:00Soccerball shade.svg 52' Güity
Soccerball shade.svg 70' Mejía 		Stadium: Estadio Oro Verde
22 August 2018Round of 32 Atlético Morazán 2–4 UPNFM Monjarás
14:00Stadium: Estadio Evaristo Nájera
22 August 2018Round of 32 San José 0–2 Santos Marcala
14:00Stadium: Estadio Rigoberto Hernández
22 August 2018Round of 32 Real Sociedad 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Vida Tocoa
14:00Stadium: Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón
22 August 2018Round of 32 Calvario 0–7 Real de Minas Langue
14:00Soccerball shade.svg Palacios
Soccerball shade.svg Elvir
Soccerball shade.svg Reyna
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Umanzor
Soccerball shade.svg Corrales
Soccerball shade.svg Padilla 		Stadium: Estadio Jorge Arias
22 August 2018Round of 32 Las Delicias 0–4 Juticalpa San Francisco de la Paz
14:00Soccerball shade.svg Oseguera
Soccerball shade.svg Cardona 		Stadium: Estadio Óscar Peralta
22 August 2018Round of 32 La Ensenada 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Galaxy Tela
15:00Stadium: Estadio León Gómez
22 August 2018Round of 32 Atlético Esperanzano 1–0 Lepaera La Esperanza
17:00Stadium: Estadio Romualdo Bueso
22 August 2018Round of 32 Brasilia 0–1 Marathón Río Lindo
18:00Soccerball shade.svg 89' Arboleda Stadium: Estadio Filiberto Fernández
22 August 2018Round of 32 Atlético Choloma 1–2 Platense Choloma
18:30Soccerball shade.svg 45' Nieto
Soccerball shade.svg Aguilar 		Stadium: Estadio Rubén Deras
22 August 2018Round of 32 Deportes Savio 1–0 Honduras Progreso Santa Rosa de Copán
19:00Stadium: Estadio Sergio Antonio Reyes
22 August 2018Round of 32 París 1–2 Atlético Limeño San Manuel
19:00Stadium: Estadio Municipal
22 August 2018Round of 32 Parrillas One 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Villanueva San Pedro Sula
19:00Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
22 August 2018Round of 32 Yoro 0–0
(5–4 p)		 Tela Yoro
19:00Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Yoreño
22 August 2018Round of 32 Social Sol 0–1 Real España Olanchito
19:00Soccerball shade.svg 32' López Stadium: Estadio San Jorge
23 August 2018Round of 32 Estrella Roja 0–0
(5–3 p)		 Gimnástico Danlí
15:30Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco

Round of 16

The drawing was performed on 27 August.

4 September 2018Round of 16 Parrillas One 2–0 Real de Minas San Pedro Sula
19:00Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
5 September 2018Round of 16 Galaxy 0–1 Olimpia Coxen Hole
15:00Soccerball shade.svg Reyes Stadium: Estadio Julio Galindo
5 September 2018Round of 16 Estrella Roja 1–1
(2–4 p)		 UPNFM Danlí
15:30Stadium: Estadio Marcelo Tinoco
5 September 2018Round of 16 Atlético Esperanzano 1–3 Platense La Esperanza
17:00Stadium: Estadio Romualdo Bueso
5 September 2018Round of 16 Yoro 0–0
(3–0 p)		 Atlético Limeño Yoro
19:00Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Yoreño
5 September 2018Round of 16 Santos 2–0 Vida Siguatepeque
19:00Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila
5 September 2018Round of 16 Deportes Savio 2–2
(4–3 p)		 Juticalpa Santa Rosa de Copán
19:00Stadium: Estadio Sergio Antonio Reyes
5 September 2018Round of 16 Real España 3–0 Marathón San Pedro Sula
19:00Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Note: Match awarded to Real España with a 3–0 score after Marathón abandoned the field at '88 (0–0) for not accepting a penalty called by the referee.

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 18 September. [5]

25 September 2018Quarterfinals Parrillas One 3–1 UPNFM San Pedro Sula
19:00
26 September 2018Quarterfinals Yoro 2–0 Deportes Savio Yoro
19:00Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Yoreño
26 September 2018Quarterfinals Real España 1–0 Olimpia San Pedro Sula
19:00 Martínez Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
26 September 2018Quarterfinals Santos 2–3 Platense Siguatepeque
20:00Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila

Semifinals

17 October 20181st leg Real España 3–1 Parrillas One San Pedro Sula
19:00 Martínez Soccerball shade.svg 50'Soccerball shade.svg 58'
López Soccerball shade.svg 90'		Soccerball shade.svg 80' Barrios Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
24 October 20182nd leg Parrillas One 1–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Real España San Pedro Sula
19:00Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
17 October 20181st leg Platense 2–0 Yoro Puerto Cortés
19:00 Britto Soccerball shade.svg 31'
de León Soccerball shade.svg 45+1'		Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
24 October 20182nd leg Yoro 0–3
(0–5 agg.)		 Platense Yoro
19:00Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Aguilar
Soccerball shade.svg Lobo 		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Yoreño

Final

7 November 2018Final Platense 2–1 Real España San Pedro Sula
19:00 Nieto Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Reyes Soccerball shade.svg 71'
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Starting XI
(GK) Zúniga – 1
Bolaños – 3
Matute – 4
Winchester – 7
Nieto – 8
Altamirano – 11
Vargas – 12
Flores – 21
Aguilar – 22
Mendoza – 25
Arriaga – 33
Soccerball shade.svg 85' Benavídez

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Starting XI
1 – Hernández (GK)
10 – Martínez
15 – Vargas
16 – Leverón
17 – Claros
18 – Vuelto
19 – López
23 – Delgado
24 – Borjas
28 – Oseguera
38 – Benavídez
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Referee: Melissa Borjas

Prizes

TeamPrize
Winner L500,000
Runners-up L300,000

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