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1968 Honduran Cup

Field	Value
tourney_name	Honduran Cup
year	1968
other_titles	Copa de Honduras 1968
country	Honduras
dates	27 October–22 December 1968
num_teams	10
champion_other	Motagua
count	1
second_other	España
third_other	Platense
nextseason	1972

The 1968 Honduran Cup was the first football cup played in Honduras, the tournament was won by Motagua and it was divided into two groups of five, advancing the top two to the final round. The celebration and international recognition of the country's inaugural cup was overshadowed by the national team's loss eight months later in World Cup qualifications against El Salvador, which was played several weeks before both countries waged a four-day war.

First round

Group A

Group B

Final Round

Oddly, instead of inter-crossing the winners and runner-ups of each group, the semifinals were played within the group contenders. In case of a leveled score after 90 minutes, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out of three (3) shots pear team, taken by a single player.

Semifinals

Garden Greenech

Third place

Final

Godoy

1968 Honduran Cup Champion

**Motagua
1st title**

References

"Honduras 1968/69". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
"Honduras v El Salvador: The football match that kicked off a war". BBC.
"Ismael Ramos". [[Twitter]].

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