Hispano F.C.

Hispano

Hispano was founded on 3 July 1945 by Miguel Bulnes, Tafael Ruiz and Manuel Bulnes in a small barrio named Abajo located in Comayagua. The club was originally named Hispano Galvez in honor of Juan Manuel Galvez, the Honduran president at that time. The club changed their named to Hispano when Galvez's presidency was over. In 1950, Hispano won a championship when they were part of an independent league in the north coast of Honduras. Their greatest achievement came on July 5, 2005 when they earned promotion to the top division by beating Deportes Savio in the final.

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras

The club was promoted to the top division in 2004–05 but was later relegated in the 2005–06 season after finishing in last place.

Municipal Valencia's franchise

That same year, Hispano bought Valencia's category in the league for 3 million lempiras. Most of Valencia's members like Luis Rodas, Kerpo de Leon, Gilberto Santos, Tushe, Marco Mejia, Henry Jimenez, Johny Galdamez, Gerson Amaral, Rigoberto Padilla and Roy Posas became players for Hispano. Hispano surprised everyone including their fans and directors during their third season. They manage to qualify to the playoffs and at the same time became one of the most difficult teams to beat in the Honduran league. In their fourth season, the club ended in fifth place in the standing and didn't qualify to the playoffs. In the 2007 Apertura season, the team started the season well but faltered at…