Real Club Deportivo España, commonly known as Real España or simply España, is a Honduran professional football club based in San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras. The club competes in Liga Nacional, the top tier of Honduran football, and is one of the country's most historic and successful teams. This unofficial Real CD España flag (Spanish: bandera no oficial del Real CD España) features the club's official emblem centered on a yellow-and-black horizontally striped background, a design inspired by the club's iconic color scheme.
| Flag Proportion: | 3:5 (standard flag ratio) |
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| Flag Format: | Animated GIF (25-frame loop) |
| Flag Usage: | Fan-made / unofficial digital flag |
The Real CD España logo is based on a shield with a yellow-and-black border, a black upper section, and a lower section covered with vertical black-and-yellow stripes. A large gold royal crown is positioned in the upper black section of the shield and is decorated with red jewels and black star motifs. Beneath the crown, the team name "REAL CLUB DEPORTIVO ESPAÑA" appears in yellow, with "ESPAÑA" displayed prominently in larger lettering. The club's signature black-and-yellow color scheme represents gold and black and gives the team its famous nickname Los Aurinegros, meaning "The Gold-and-Blacks". The royal crown is the defining feature of the emblem and symbolizes the "royal" status represented by the word "Real" in the club's name. In 1977, Real España received the title from Spanish King Juan Carlos I, a distinction that made the club the only one outside Spain to be explicitly honored with royal patronage by the Spanish monarchy. The crown therefore provides a direct connection between the club's identity and its royal designation, while the black upper section creates a strong background for the gold crown and yellow lettering. The vertically striped lower section reinforces the club's traditional black-and-yellow identity and visually connects the emblem with the team's distinctive colors. Together, the royal crown, prominent club name, shield, and gold-and-black color scheme reflect Real España's history, royal distinction, Honduran identity, and long-standing sporting tradition.
| Team name: | Real Club Deportivo España |
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| Team nicknames: | Los Aurinegros (The Gold-and-Blacks), La Máquina (The Machine), Los Catedráticos (The Professors), La Realeza (The Royalty), Los Carboneros (The Coalmen), La Academia (The Academy) |
| Team abbreviation: | - |
| Founded: | 1929 |
| Location: | San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras |
| Stadium: | Estadio General Francisco Morazán |
| Capacity: | 20,000 |
| League: | Liga Nacional |
| Team Colors: | Yellow and black |
| Championships: | 12 |
| Second places: | 14 |
| Mascots: | - |
