1997–98 Honduran Liga Nacional
Season | 1997–98 |
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Champions | Apertura: Motagua (6th title) Clausura: Motagua (7th title) |
Relegated | Palestino Independiente Villela |
Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica | Motagua Real España Olimpia |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: Wilmer Velásquez (19) Clausura: Amado Guevara (15) |
Biggest home win | Vida 7–2 Independiente (19 October 1997) |
Biggest away win | Independiente 1–4 Olimpia (8 July 1998) Victoria 1–4 Olimpia (9 August 1998) Real Maya 1–4 Motagua (20 September 1998) |
Highest scoring | Vida 7–2 Independiente (19 October 1997) |
← 1996–97 1998–99 →
All statistics correct as of 25 October 1998. |
In 1997–98 the Honduran Liga Nacional brought a new competition system; the league would be now divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura), having C.D. Motagua won their 6th and 7th title in this new format. The tournament lasted from August 1997 to October 1998 and it consisted of 11 teams for the first time since the 1981–82 season.[1] The final match was played in the evening of 25 October, just a few hours before Hurricane Mitch landed in the coasts of Honduras.
1997–98 teams[]
- Independiente Villela (invited)
- Marathón
- Motagua
- Olimpia
- Palestino (promoted)
- Platense
- Real España
- Real Maya
- Universidad
- Victoria
- Vida
Apertura[]
Regular season[]
- Also serves as 1997 Honduran Cup.
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Platense[a] | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 38 | Qualified to the Final round |
2 | Motagua | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 37 | |
3 | Olimpia | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 36 | |
4 | Marathón | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 32 | |
5 | Real España | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 32 | |
6 | Universidad | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 30 | |
7 | Victoria | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 24 | |
8 | Vida | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 23 | |
9 | Real Maya | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 18 | |
10 | Palestino | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 14 | |
11 | Independiente Villela | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 11 |
Notes:
- ^ Platense 1997 Honduran Cup champions as regular season winner.
Results[]
Final round[]
Hexagonal[]
1 March 1998 1st leg | Marathón | 2–3 | Olimpia | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
15 March 1998 2nd leg | Olimpia | 1–0 | Marathón | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Olimpia won 4–2 on aggregate.
7 March 1998 1st leg | Real España | 0–0 | Motagua | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
18 March 1998 2nd leg | Motagua | 1–1 | Real España | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Motagua 1–1 Real España on aggregate. Motagua advanced on better Regular season record; Real España advanced as best loser.
12 March 1998 1st leg | Universidad | 0–0 | Platense | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
15 March 1998 2nd leg | Platense | 1–1 | Universidad | showPuerto Cortés, Cortés |
- Platense 1–1 Universidad on aggregate; Platense advanced on better Regular season record.
Semifinals[]
28 March 1998 1st leg | Real España | 2–0 | Platense | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
5 April 1998 2nd leg | Platense | 1–1 | Real España | showPuerto Cortés, Cortés |
- Real España won 3–1 on aggregate.
29 March 1998 1st leg | Olimpia | 1–2 | Motagua | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
4 April 1998 2nd leg | Motagua | 0–1 | Olimpia | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Motagua 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better Regular season record.
Final[]
15 April 1998 1st leg | Real España | 0–3 | Motagua | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
18 April 1998 2nd leg | Motagua | 2–1 | Real España | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers[]
19 goals
- Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia)
11 goals
7 goals
- Denilson Costa (Olimpia)
- Francisco Ramírez (Motagua)
- (Motagua)
6 goals
- Amado Guevara (Motagua)
- Alex Pineda Chacón (Olimpia)
5 goals
- (Marathón)
- Jairo Martínez (Motagua)
- Edwin Castro (Marathón)
Clausura[]
Regular season[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Olimpia | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 15 | +31 | 46 | Qualified to the Final round |
2 | Motagua | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 46 | |
3 | Platense | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 32 | |
4 | Marathón | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 30 | |
5 | Real Maya | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 28 | |
6 | Victoria | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 26 | |
7 | Vida | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 23 | |
8 | Real España | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 23 | |
9 | Palestino | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 18 | |
10 | Independiente Villela | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 45 | −22 | 12 | |
11 | Universidad | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 33 | −19 | 9 |
Results[]
Final round[]
Hexagonal[]
27 September 1998 2nd leg | Olimpia | 0–1 | Victoria | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Olimpia 2–2 Victoria on aggregate; Olimpia advances on better performance in Regular season; Victoria advances as best loser.
19 September 1998 1st leg | Marathón | 0–0 | Platense | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
27 September 1998 2nd leg | Platense | 1–1 | Marathón | showPuerto Cortés, Cortés |
- Platense 1–1 Marathón on aggregate; Platense advances on better performance in Regular season.
20 September 1998 1st leg | Real Maya | 1–4 | Motagua | showSiguatepeque, Comayagua |
27 September 1998 2nd leg | Motagua | 1–1 | Real Maya | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Motagua won 5–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals[]
11 October 1998 2nd leg | Olimpia | 1–0 | Victoria | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Olimpia 2–2 Victoria on aggregate; Olimpia advances on better performance in Regular season.
4 October 1998 1st leg | Platense | 3–3 | Motagua | showPuerto Cortés, Cortés |
11 October 1998 2nd leg | Motagua | 2–1 | Platense | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Motagua won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final[]
18 October 1998 1st leg | Motagua | 0–0 | Olimpia | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
25 October 1998 2nd leg | Olimpia | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Motagua | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
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- Motagua won 1–0 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers[]
15 goals
- Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia)
- Amado Guevara (Motagua)
13 goals
- Denilson Costa (Olimpia)
8 goals
7 goals
- (Olimpia)
- Francisco Ramírez (Marathón)
- Rodinei Martins (Olimpia)
- (Marathón)
5 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Alexander Díaz (Real España)
- Enrique Reneau (Marathón)
Relegation table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Motagua | 40 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 83 | Qualified to the 1998 Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica |
2 | Olimpia | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 79 | 36 | +43 | 82 | |
3 | Platense | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 78 | 56 | +22 | 70 | |
4 | Marathón | 40 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 60 | 52 | +8 | 62 | |
5 | Real España | 40 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 55 | Qualified to the 1998 Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica |
6 | Victoria | 40 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 50 | |
7 | Vida | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 46 | |
8 | Real Maya | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 46 | |
9 | Universidad | 40 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 39 | |
10 | Palestino | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 48 | 81 | −33 | 32 | Relegated to the Liga de Ascenso[a] |
11 | Independiente Villela | 40 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 42 | 87 | −45 | 23 |
Notes:
- ^ Palestino and Independiente Villela relegated to the Liga de Ascenso.
Squads[]
Independiente Villela | ||
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Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz | Marel Álvarez | Jorge Flores |
José Luis “Pili” Aguirre | Martín Castro | Wilmer Roque |
David Zambrano | Gustavo Gallegos | Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa |
Danilo Velásquez | Arnold López | Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda |
Henry Guevara | Iván Ponce | José "Picardía" Padilla |
Luis Santamaría | Pablo Valencia | Gustavo Venegas |
Sergio Bustos | Hernán Carusso | Hugo Aguilar |
Irineo Núñez | Óscar "Pando" Gómez | Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo |
Leonardo Isaula | Gustavo Olaíndia | Mario Obulgen |
Iván Nolasco | Mariano "Tierno" Ramírez | Francisco Sandoval |
Walter Amador | Édgar Fajardo | Édgar Delgado |
José Zaldívar | Luis "Bombero" Ramírez | Noé Argueta |
Palestino | ||
Dangelo Bautista | Wilmer Centeno | Javier Padilla |
Ricardo Pérez | Wilson Castellanos | Cristino Bernárdez |
Marvin Mazariegos | Selvin Sánchez | Walter “Gualala” Trejo |
Raúl Trejo | Luis Perdomo | Marcos Pitío |
Carlos Mathis | Enrique Carías | Carlos Gotay |
Carlos González | Yerco Salinas | |
Gustavo Cálix | Marvin Morán | Rubén Cantarero |
Óscar Hurtarte | Carlos Ellis | Juan Carlos Salinas |
Juan Carlos Canchimbo | Juan Ramón Hernández | Mario Guerrero |
Israel Bernárdez | Marvin "Mango" Henríquez | Edward Barahona |
Danilo "Pollo" Galindo | Osmar Vargas | Iván Elías |
Martín Álvarez | Claudio Chasior | Gustavo Steimbach |
Evelio Barralaga | Felipe Valerio | Nicole Watson |
Jorge García | Henry Enamorado | David Flores |
Hudell Thompson | Neptaly Romero | Aldo Fuentes |
Allan Villegas | ||
Real España | ||
Milton "Chocolate" Flores | Javier Rodríguez | Jaime Ruiz |
César Clother | Marlon Monge | Mario Rodríguez |
Norman Martínez | Ricky Denis García | Francis Reyes |
Orvin Cabrera | Jorge Zapata | Alexander Díaz |
Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano | Rodolfo Richardson Smith |
Curiosities[]
On 12 July 1998, the league scheduled a match between Palestino F.C. and Universidad at Estadio Miraflores. The game which started at 14:00 local time, was played at the same time of the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Brazil. The match which ended 2–0 to Palestino, was witnessed by 55 loyal fans, an outstanding record.[2]
References[]
- ^ RSSSF.com–Honduras 1997/98 Archived June 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RadioHouse.hn–CASOS INSÓLITOS DEL FÚTBOL HONDUREÑO–13 October 2016
- 1997–98 in Honduran football
- 1997–98 in Central American football leagues
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras seasons