1996–97 Honduran Liga Nacional
Season | 1996–97 |
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Dates | 31 August 1996–29 June 1997 |
Champions | Olimpia (13th) |
CONCACAF Champions' Cup | Olimpia Platense |
Matches played | 149 |
Goals scored | 314 (2.11 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Costa (13) |
Biggest home win | MOT 7–2 IND |
Biggest away win | MAR 0–3 RES |
Highest scoring | MOT 7–2 IND |
← 1995–96 1997–98 →
All statistics correct as of 29 June 1997. |
The 1996–97 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 31st edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. Club Deportivo Olimpia won the title[1] after defeating C.D. Platense in the finals. Both teams qualified to the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. This was the last long-season tournament before the introduction of the Apertura and Clausura format.
1996–97 teams[]
- Independiente Villela
- Marathón
- Motagua
- Olimpia
- Platense
- Real España
- Real Maya
- Universidad (promoted)
- Victoria
- Vida
Regular season[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olimpia | 27 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 51 | Qualified to the Final |
2 | Victoria | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 47 | Qualified to the Final round |
3 | Platense | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 47 | |
4 | Motagua | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 42 | |
5 | Marathón | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 37 | |
6 | Real España | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 34 | |
7 | Universidad | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 28 | |
8 | Vida | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 28 | |
9 | Real Maya | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 26 | |
10 | Independiente Villela | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 43 | −19 | 23 | No relegation for this season |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 1997. Source:[citation needed]
Results (Rounds 1–18)[]
- Marathón–Olimpia abandoned at '70 (1–2). Result stood.
Results (Rounds 19–27)[]
Final round[]
Hexagonal[]
3 May 1997 1st leg | Real España | 1–1 | Olimpia | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
11 May 1997 2nd leg | Olimpia | 1–2 | Real España | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Real España won 3–2 on aggregated.
3 May 1997 1st leg | Marathón | 2–0 | Victoria | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
- Victoria 2–2 Marathón on aggregated. Victoria advanced on better Regular season record.
4 May 1997 1st leg | Motagua | 2–2 | Platense | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
11 May 1997 2nd leg | Platense | 2–1 | Motagua | showPuerto Cortés, Cortés |
- Platense won 4–3 on aggregated.
Triangular[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Platense | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Qualified to the Final |
2 | Victoria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 | |
3 | Real España | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 1997. Source:[citation needed]
16 May 1997 | Real España | 1–1 | Victoria | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
1 June 1997 | Platense | 3–1 | Real España | showPuerto Cortés, Cortés |
4 June 1997 | Victoria | 2–1 | Real España | showLa Ceiba, Atlántida |
8 June 1997 | Platense | 4–1 | Victoria | showPuerto Cortés, Cortés |
11 June 1997 | Real España | 0–1 | Platense | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
Final[]
22 June 1997 1st leg | Platense | 1–1 | Olimpia | showPuerto Cortés, Cortés |
29 June 1997 2nd leg | Olimpia | 3–0 | Platense | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregated.
Top scorer[]
- Denilson Costa (Motagua) with 13 goals
Squads[]
Independiente Villela | ||
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José Lino Casildo | Walter "Gualala" Trejo | Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda |
Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa | José Ulloa Villatoro | Oscar "Pando" Gómez |
Washington Leonardo Rodríguez | Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo | Sandro Andreani |
Alex Roberto Bailey | ||
Marathón | ||
Dangelo Daltino Bautista | Luis Orlando "El Chinito" Reyes Santos | Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo |
Bayron Suazo | Behiker Bustillo | Jorge Ferdín |
Jose Christiano Pinheiro de Araujo | Marco da Silva | Edwin Alexander Medina |
Pompilio Cacho Valerio | Octavio Santana | Luis Perdomo |
Jurandir de Jesús Damacena | ||
Motagua | ||
Elvis Misael Castellanos | Denilson Costa de Oliveira | Juan Carlos Raudales |
Olimpia | ||
Eugenio Dolmo Flores | Carlos Enrique Prono | Jorge Samuel Caballero |
Rudy Alberto Williams | Norberto Martínez | Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón |
Álvaro Roberto Izquierdo | Marlon Alexander "Pitufo" Hernández | Wilmer Peralta |
Gregorio Serrano | Merlyn Membreño | Nahamán Humberto González |
Wilmer Neal "Matador" Velásquez | Alex Pineda Chacón | Eduardo Arriola |
Christian Santamaría | ||
Platense | ||
Rodolfo Vargas | Ricardo James | Oscar René Contreras |
Alexander "Araña" Clark | José Anthony Torres | Rony Morales |
Julio César "Rambo" León | José Luis Piota | Wilmer Sandoval |
Dennis Centeno | Antonio "Aguja" Laing | Luis Perdomo |
Robel Bernárdez | Miguel Fernández | Marco Antonio Mejía |
Dodsin Díaz | Reynaldo Clavasquín | Alexis Iván Duarte |
Juan Manuel Cárcamo | Roberto Bernárdez | Jorge Arita Neals |
Carlos González | Abel Rodríguez | Alex Geovany Ávila |
Edgar Álvarez | Alex Alaniz | |
Real España | ||
Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz | José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos | Gustavo Adolfo Gallegos |
Víctor Martín Castro | Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano | Camilo Bonilla Paz |
Washington Leonardo "Piojo" Hernández | Milton "Chocolate" Flores | Marco Vinicio "Chacal" Ortega |
Marlon Javier Monge | Edward "Güicho" Barahona | Edgar Antonio Figueroa |
Real Maya | ||
Nelson Rolando Rosales | Edgardo Geovany "Yura" Róchez | |
Universidad | ||
Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez | Marco Antonio Anariba Zelaya | Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga |
Victoria | ||
Raúl Martínez Sambulá | Percival Piggott | Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras |
Alvaro Roberto Izquierdo | Jorge Ernesto Pineda | |
Vida | ||
Rossel Cacho | Irineo Núñez | Carlos Alvarado |
Clayd Lester Marson | René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez |
Controversies[]
- On 12 October 1996, during a week 7 match between C.D. Marathón and Club Deportivo Olimpia, then Marathón's president ordered his team to quit the game as he claimed that they were being targeted by referee with controversial calls. The game was not resumed and the result stood 1–2 to Olimpia.[2]
- In the last round, C.D. Motagua defeated Independiente Villela at Tegucigalpa with a 7–2 score. This game sentenced Independiente to certain relegation. However, the Chorizeros protested that Motagua had included defender Júnior Izaguirre in its lineup. Izaguirre, who was on the bench that day, saw a red card in a reserves game a week prior. In order to avoid further conflicts, the league decided to abolish relegation and invited Independiente to play in the 1997–98 season.
References[]
- ^ RSSSF.com – Honduras 1996/97 – 11 December 2009
- ^ RadioHouse.hn – CASOS INSÓLITOS DEL FÚTBOL HONDUREÑO – 13 October 2016
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- 1996–97 in Honduran football
- 1996–97 domestic association football leagues