Olimpia, América clash in Round One series | OneFootball

MIAMI – The 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup continues its opening matchday with two-time winners CD Olimpia hosting seven-time champions Club América in the first leg of their Round One series on Tuesday at Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés in Tegucigalpa Honduras. 

Olimpia is set for a 38th appearance in the competition, returning for the first time since the 2023 edition. The Honduran side qualified as one of the four semifinalists of the 2025 Concacaf Central American Cup.

Forward Jorge Benguché will look to be one of the key men for Los Leones after earning the Top Goal Scorer Award, presented by Aramco, with eight goals in the Central American Cup.  

Club América, one of the two most winning clubs in the history of the Champions Cup with seven titles, secured its berth in the competition as the Apertura 2024 champions in Liga MX. The Mexico City side reached the Quarterfinals stage in the 2025 edition.

Mexican national team goalkeeper Luis Malagón, Uruguayan midfielder Brian Rodríguez, and French attacker Allan Saint-Maximin will be players to keep an eye on as América aims to claim an eighth crown.

This Round One meeting will mark the fourth between Olimpia and América in the competition. Of the three previous two-legged series, Olimpia advanced once, while Las Águilas advanced twice.

Head-To-Head

The first historic meeting ended in a 2-2 draw at Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés in Tegucigalpa (HON) on August 20, 1985, in the first leg of the North & Central America Third Round. Francisco “Pancho” González and Juan Flores scored for the Honduran side, while Roberto Aldrete and Daniel “El Ruso” Brailowski found the net for the Mexican club. The decisive second leg was played on August 27, 1985, at Estadio La Corregidora in Querétaro (MEX), where Olimpia claimed a 1-0 victory with a goal from Amílcar Lanza, advancing with a 3-2 aggregate score. This marked the first and only time Olimpia has eliminated Club América in a Champions Cup series.

The two most recent series between the clubs were won by CF América. The latest came in the Round of 16 of the 2021 edition, a series the Mexican club won on the away goals rule after a 2-2 aggregate draw. The first leg was played on April 7, 2021, at Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, where Club América earned a 2-1 win with goals from Federico Viñas and Sergio “El Chico” Díaz, while Yustin Arboleda scored for Olimpia. The second leg took place on April 14, 2021, at Estadio Azteca, where Olimpia won 1-0 with a goal by Jerry Bengtson.

CF América and CD Olimpia also met in the Semifinals of the 1990 edition, with the Mexican club winning the series by a 4-2 aggregate score.

The first leg was played on November 12, 1990, at Spartan Stadium in San José (USA), where Club América earned a 3-0 victory with goals from José Luis Rodón in the 54’, Luis Roberto Alves in the 77’, and Marco “El Fantasma” Figueroa in the 79’. The second leg was played on November 14, 1990, at Santa Ana Stadium in Santa Ana (USA), where Olimpia won 2-1, with goals from Eduardo “El Balín” Bennett in the 11’ and Juan Carlos Espinoza in the 64’, while Marco “El Fantasma” Figueroa opened the scoring in the 3’.

Concacaf Champions Cup Series

Matches played: 6

CD Olimpia wins: 3, goals scored: 7

Draws: 1

CF América wins: 2, goals scored: 8