MIAMI – On Thursday, Olimpia lifted a CONCACAF trophy for the third time, when it defeated host Santos de Guapiles, 1-0, in the second leg of their 2017 Scotiabank CONCACAF League final and going on to prevail, 4-1 on penalty kicks, after the series ended 1-1 on aggregate.
CONCACAF.com takes a look back at each of the three finals that resulted in the Leones winning a CONCACAF title:
1972: CONCACAF Champions Cup v Robinhood (Suriname)
Aggregate: 1-0
1st Leg
January 28, 1973: Estadio Francisco Morazan – San Pedro Sula, Honduras (Att: 13,359)
Olimpia 1, Robinhood 0
Jorge Brand 43’
2nd Leg
February 1, 1973: Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino – Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Att: 20,000)
Robinhood 0, Olimpia 0
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1988: CONCACAF Champions Cup v Defence Force (Trinidad & Tobago)
Aggregate: 4-0
1st Leg
December 19, 1988: Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino – Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Att: 21,228)
Olimpia 2, Defence Force 0
Nahun Espinoza 16’; Juan Flores 46’
2nd Leg
December 21, 1988: Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino – Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Att: 17,965)
Defence Force 0, Olimpia 2
Juan Carlos Contreras 9’; Juan Flores 80’
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2017: Scotibank CONCACAF League v Santos de Guapiles (Costa Rica)
Aggregate: 1-1 (won title 4-1 on penalty kicks)
1st Leg
October 19, 2017: Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano – San Pedro Sula, Honduras (Att: closed doors)
Olimpia 0, Santo de Guapiles 1
Wilmer Azofeifa 62’
2nd Leg
October 26, 2017: Estadio Nacional – San Jose, Costa Rica (Att: 10,460)
Santos de Guapiles 0, Olimpia 1
Michael Chirinos 21’
Penalty Kicks
Olimpia: Carlo Costly (good), Brayan Moya (good), Alexander Lopez (good), Carlos Will Mejia (good)
Santos de Guapiles: Wilmer Azofeifa (missed), Cristhian Lagos (good), Michael Barquero (saved)