Real España · History

Real Club Deportivo España is a team that belongs to the first division of Honduras and is located in the city of San Pedro Sula. It was born on July 14, 1929 and since then it has been playing in the Honduran soccer league. It plays its games at the Estadio Morazán, which has a capacity to hold a total of 21,500 fans in its seats. 

The team has a historic soccer rivalry with Marathón; this derby is known as the Clásico Sampedrano, due to the fact that both clubs belong to the same city. Likewise, Real Club Deportivo España is one of the four greats of Honduran soccer due to its 12 title trophies won. 

In 1977, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain honored the team by accepting the Honorary Presidency of the institution for life, being the first distinction of such nature that the Iberian monarch has made to any team in the American continent. Since then, the royal crown has been added to the team's shield.