Yoro is one of the 18 departments into which Honduras is divided. The department contains rich agricultural lands, concentrated mainly on the valley of the Aguan River and the Sula Valley, on opposite ends. The departmental capital is Yoro. The department covers a total surface area of 7,939 km2 and, in 2005, had an estimated population of 503,886 people. It is famous for the Lluvia de Peces, a tradition by which fish fall from the sky during very heavy rains.
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras, known as Liga Hondubet for sponsorship reasons is the highest division of domestic football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening (autumn) and Closing (spring). One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso. The top four clubs participate in play-offs to decide the champion.
Liga de Ascenso is the second division of Honduran football; it was founded on 17 December 1979 as Segunda División and renamed Liga de Ascenso on 21 July 2002. The league is divided into 4 groups: Zona Norte y Atlántica, Zona Norte y Occidente, Zona Centro y Sur, Zona Sur y Oriente. The top 2 teams of each group qualifies for the liguilla (play-offs). Each season is divided into two tournaments, Apertura (opening) and Clausura (closing). The champions of the opening and closing tournament compete for the promotion to Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras in a two-legged match.
Atlético Olanchano was a Honduran football club based in Catacamas, Olancho.
Club Deportivo Social Sol is a Honduran football team based in Olanchito, Yoro.
Club Deportivo Real Juventud is a Honduran football club based in Santa Bárbara, Santa Bárbara.
Liga Mayor de Honduras is the third division of football in Honduras. It is composed of separate departmental leagues. The league is divided into two regions, North and South. Both regions are further divided into two groups. Promotion to Liga de Ascenso de Honduras is decided by a promotion final in each region. The finalist of said promotion final, are winners of each of their respective group. The groups are composed of departmental champions. One team from each region is promoted to Liga de Ascenso de Honduras, two in total.
Yoro FC is a Honduran football club based in Yoro, Yoro, Honduras.
The 2005–06 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso was the 39th season of the Second level in Honduran football and the fourth one under the name Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Under the management of Dennis Allen, Atlético Olanchano won the tournament after defeating C.D. Lenca in the promotion series and obtained promotion to the 2006–07 Honduran Liga Nacional.
The 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras season is the 32nd season of the Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras, the second division of football in Honduras. It is contested by 28 teams split into two zones with two divisions each.
Club Deportivo Honduras Progreso, is a Honduran football club based in El Progreso, Honduras. It was founded in 1965 and currently plays in the Honduran Liga Nacional.
Lepaera Football Club is a Honduran football club based in Lepaera, Honduras.
Parrillas One is a Honduran football team based in San Pedro Sula, Cortés.
Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, most commonly known as UPNFM or Lobos is a Honduran football club, based In Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The 2012–13 Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras season was the 34th edition of the Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras, the second division of football in Honduras. For this season, promotion was changed from a two-legged home-and-away match to a one-legged match in a neutral ground. Parrillas One was the promoted team to the 2013–14 Honduran Liga Nacional after defeating Juticalpa F.C. in penalties in Estadio Carlos Miranda in Comayagua.
The 2013–14 Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras season was the 35th edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso, the second division of football in Honduras. Since last season, promotion was changed from a two-legged home-and-away match to a one-legged match in a neutral ground. The tournament began on 11 August 2013.
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.
The 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso is the 38th edition of the second level tournament in Honduran football and the 15th since its re-branding as Liga de Ascenso. As the previous season, the tournament will be divided into two phases named Apertura (fall) and Clausura (spring), the winners of each phase will fight for the promotion to the 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional.
The 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso was the 51st season of the Second level in Honduran football and the 16th under the name Liga Nacional de Ascenso. The tournament was divided into two halves, each crowning one champion. As winners of both tournaments, Infop RNP was promoted to 2018–19 Honduran Liga Nacional.
The 2018 Honduran Cup was the 13th edition of the Honduran Cup and the fourth as Copa Presidente. The tournament was announced on 13 April 2018.
