2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional
Season | 2007–08 |
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Champions | Apertura: Marathón Clausura: Olimpia |
Relegated | Atlético Olanchano |
Champions League | Marathón Olimpia |
Matches played | 192 |
Top goalscorer | Apertura: Martínez Clausura: Velásquez |
← 2006–07 2008–09 → |
The 2007–08 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional was the 42nd season in the top fight in Honduran football; it ran from August 2007 to May 2008.[1] The season was split into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) which defined the 51st and 52nd national champions in the history of the league. C.D. Marathón and Club Deportivo Olimpia as winners of each tournament qualified to the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.
2007–08 teams[]
Deportes Savio from Santa Rosa de Copán was promoted from the 2006–07 Liga de Ascenso.[2]
- Atlético Olanchano
- Deportes Savio
- Hispano F.C.
- C.D. Marathón
- C.D. Motagua
- C.D. Olimpia
- C.D. Platense
- Real C.D. España
- C.D. Victoria
- C.D.S. Vida
Apertura[]
The Apertura tournament was played from 11 August to 22 December 2007. C.D. Marathón captured its 6th domestic league.
Regular season[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Marathón | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 35 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
2 | Motagua | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 32 | |
3 | Victoria | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 31 | |
4 | Olimpia | 18 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 27 | |
5 | Deportes Savio | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 22 | |
6 | Real España | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 22 | |
7 | Hispano | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 21 | |
8 | Vida | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 22 | −4 | 20 | |
9 | Platense | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 15 | |
10 | Atlético Olanchano | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 13 |
Results[]
- As of 25 November 2007
Final round[]
Semifinals[]
Marathón vs Olimpia[]
2 December 2007 1st leg | Olimpia | 1–0 | Marathón | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Marathón 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate score; Marathón advanced on better regular season performance.
Motagua vs Victoria[]
9 December 2007 2nd leg | Motagua | 2–0 | Victoria | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Motagua won 3–1 on aggregate score.
Final[]
Marathón vs Motagua[]
16 December 2007 1st leg | Motagua | 0–0 | Marathón | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
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- Marathón won 2–0 on aggregate score.
Liga Nacional 2007–08 Apertura Champion |
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C.D. Marathón 6th title |
Top goalscorers[]
- As of 22 December 2007
10 goals
- Emil Martínez (Marathón)
7 goals
- Mitchel Brown (Marathón)
- (Victoria)
6 goals
- Amado Guevara (Motagua)
- Luis Rodas (Motagua)
5 goals
- Edilson Pereira (Deportes Savio)
- Jocimar Nascimento (Motagua)
- Milton Núñez (Olimpia)
- Marcelo dos Santos (Platense)
4 goals
- (Atlético Olanchano)
- Sergio Diduch (Hispano)
- (Hispano)
- (Olimpia)
- (Real España)
- Everaldo Ferreira (Real España)
- (Real España)
- Héctor Flores (Victoria)
- Johnny Calderón (Vida)
3 goals
- Wilmer Ramos (Atlético Olanchano)
- Harrison Róches (Deportes Savio)
- José Güity (Hispano)
- Carlos Oliva (Marathón)
- Óscar Torlacoff (Motagua)
- Reynaldo Tilguath (Olimpia)
2 goals
- Denilson Costa (Atlético Olanchano)
- Walter Hernández (Hispano)
- Rigoberto Padilla (Hispano)
- Milton Palacios (Marathón)
- Pedro Santana (Motagua)
- Danilo Turcios (Olimpia)
- Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia)
- Quiarol Arzú (Platense)
- Bani Lozano (Platense)
- Marvin Sánchez (Platense)
- Douglas Caetano (Real España)
- (Real España)
- Melvin Valladares (Real España)
- Marvin Chávez (Victoria)
- Jaime Rosales (Victoria)
- Jerry Bengtson (Vida)
- Ney Costa (Vida)
- Richard Pérez (Vida)
1 goal
- Jorge Lozano (Atlético Olanchano)
- Elmer Marín (Atlético Olanchano)
- Merlyn Membreño (Atlético Olanchano)
- Edgar Núñez (Atlético Olanchano)
- (Atlético Olanchano)
- Mario Euceda (Deportes Savio)
- Johny Galdámez (Deportes Savio)
- (Deportes Savio)
- Óscar Zepeda (Deportes Savio)
- Diktmar Hernández (Hispano)
- Mario Berríos (Marathon)
- Edmilson da Silva (Marathón)
- Astor Henríquez (Marathón)
- Luis López (Marathón)
- Erick Norales (Marathon)
- Luis Santamaría (Marathón)
- Erick Scott (Marathon)
- Víctor Bernárdez (Motagua)
- Fernando Castillo (Motagua)
- Walter López (Motagua)
- Rubén Matamoros (Motagua)
- Maynor Figueroa (Olimpia)
- Jerry Palacios (Olimpia)
- Hendry Thomas (Olimpia)
- (Platense)
- (Platense)
- Eddy Vega (Platense)
- Elkin González (Real España)
- Allan Lalín (Real España)
- Carlos Palacios (Real España)
- (Victoria)
- Mario Gómez (Victoria)
- Júnior Izaguirre (Victoria)
- Ninrrol Medina (Victoria)
- Mauricio Weber (Victoria)
- Darian Álvarez (Vida)
- (Vida)
- (Vida)
- (Vida)
- Clifford Laing (Vida)
- (Vida)
Clausura[]
The Clausura tournament was played from 12 January to 24 May 2008. C.D. Olimpia captured its 21st domestic league.
Regular season[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Olimpia | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | +15 | 33 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
2 | Marathón | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 30 | |
3 | Real España | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 28 | |
4 | Motagua | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 27 | |
5 | Hispano | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 26 | |
6 | Victoria | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 24 | |
7 | Atlético Olanchano | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 21 | |
8 | Platense | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 20 | |
9 | Deportes Savio | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 19 | |
10 | Vida | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 18 |
Results[]
- As of 3 May 2008
Final round[]
Semifinals[]
Olimpia vs Motagua[]
7 May 2008 1st leg | Motagua | 1–4 | Olimpia | showDanlí, El Paraíso |
10 May 2008 2nd leg | Olimpia | 3–1 | Motagua | showComayagua, Comayagua |
- Olimpia won 7–2 on aggregate score.
Marathón vs Real España[]
7 May 2008 1st leg | Real España | 1–3 | Marathón | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
10 May 2008 2nd leg | Marathón | 2–4 | Real España | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
- Marathón 5–5 Real España on aggregate score; Marathón advanced on better regular season performance.
Final[]
Olimpia vs Marathón[]
Marathón
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Olimpia
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Olimpia
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Marathón
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- Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.
Liga Nacional 2007–08 Clausura Champion |
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C.D. Olimpia 21st title |
Top goalscorers[]
10 goals
- Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia)
9 goals
- Jocimar Nascimento (Motagua)
8 goals
- Edmilson da Silva (Marathón)
- Douglas Caetano (Real España)
- Claudio Cardozo (Vida)
6 goals
- Ney Costa (Deportes Savio)
5 goals
- Carlos Pavón (Real España)
- Eduardo Bennett (Atlético Olanchano)
- Oscar Torlacoff (Motagua)
- Andy Furtado (Marathón)
4 goals
- (Platense)
- (Deportes Savio)
- Walter Hernández (Olimpia)
- Danilo Turcios (Olimpia)
- José Güity (Marathón)
- (Hispano)
3 goals
- Marcelo Ferreira (Marathón)
- Marvin Chávez (Victoria)
- Júnior Izaguirre (Victoria)
- Sergio Diduch (Hispano)
- Javier Portillo (Hispano)
- (Hispano)
- Johnny Calderón (Vida)
- Edgar Nuñez (Atlético Olanchano)
- Ramón Núñez (Olimpia)
- Ramiro Bruschi (Olimpia)
- (Real España)
- Allan Lalín (Real España)
- Carlos Will Mejía (Platense)
- Bani Lozano (Platense)
2 goals
- Elmer Marín (Atlético Olanchano)
- (Platense)
- Mario Berríos (Marathón)
- Carlos Oliva (Marathón)
- Astor Henríquez (Marathón)
- (Marathón)
- Rigoberto Padilla (Hispano)
- (Hispano)
- (Victoria)
- Luis Rodas (Motagua)
- Fernando Castillo (Motagua)
- Víctor Bernárdez (Motagua)
- Rubén Matamoros (Motagua)
- Elkin González (Real España)
- Erick Vallecillo (Real España)
- Mario César Rodríguez (Real España)
- Allan Kardeck (Olimpia)
- (Atlético Olanchano)
- Richard Pérez (Atlético Olanchano)
- ()
- José Luis Grant ()
- Lenín Suárez (Deportes Savio)
1 goal
- (Hispano)
- Jairo Mosquera (Hispano)
- Leonardo Morales (Hispano)
- (Hispano)
- Leonardo Isaula (Hispano)
- Samir Arzú (Atlético Olanchano)
- Wilmer Ramos (Atlético Olanchano)
- (Atlético Olanchano)
- José Valladares (Motagua)
- Emilio Izaguirre (Motagua)
- Amado Guevara (Motagua)
- (Platense)
- (Platense)
- Erick Norales (Marathón)
- Emil Martínez (Marathón)
- Nilberto da Silva (Marathón)
- Óscar Bonilla (Marathón)
- Reinieri Mayorquín (Marathón)
- Oscar Vargas (Marathón)
- Edilson Pereira (Deportes Savio)
- Harrison Róchez (Deportes Savio)
- (Deportes Savio)
- (Deportes Savio)
- Juliano de Andrade (Deportes Savio)
- Carlos Morán (Victoria)
- Juan Pablo Montes (Victoria)
- Mauricio Weber (Victoria)
- (Victoria)
- Ninrrol Medina (Victoria)
- (Victoria)
- Wilmer Crisanto (Victoria)
- Héctor Flores (Real España)
- Nery Medina (Real España)
- (Real España)
- (Real España)
- Everaldo Ferreira (Real España)ç
- Nahún Ávila (Olimpia)
- Sergio Mendoza (Olimpia)
- Erick Andino (Olimpia)
- Carlos Discua (Olimpia)
- Boniek García (Olimpia)
- Juan Manuel Cárcamo (Olimpia)
- Hendry Thomas (Olimpia)
- Milton Núñez (Olimpia)
- Jerry Bengtson (Vida)
- (Vida)
- Angel Hill (Vida)
Aggregate table[]
Atlético Olanchano made the fewest points in the aggregated table from both Apertura and Clausura regular seasons, thereby were relegated to the Liga de Ascenso.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Marathón | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 65 | Qualified to the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | Olimpia | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 60 | |
3 | Motagua | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 59 | |
4 | Victoria | 36 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 55 | |
5 | Real España | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 48 | 47 | +1 | 50 | |
6 | Hispano | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 47 | |
7 | Deportes Savio | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 41 | |
8 | Vida | 36 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 38 | |
9 | Platense | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 35 | |
10 | Atlético Olanchano | 36 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 34 | Relegated to the 2008–09 Liga de Ascenso |
References[]
- ^ RSSSF.com–Honduras 2007/08–11 December 2009
- ^ RSSSF.com–Honduras 2006/07–11 December 2009
External links[]
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras seasons
- 2007–08 in Honduran football
- 2007–08 in Central American football leagues