2011–12 Honduran Liga Nacional

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Liga Nacional
Season2011–12
ChampionsApertura:
Olimpia
Clausura:
Olimpia
RelegatedPlatense
Champions LeagueOlimpia
Marathón
Matches played180
Goals scored441 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Cardozo (15)
Clausura:
Torlacoff (9)
Biggest home winOlimpia 7–2 Deportes Savio
(21 March 2012)
Biggest away winDeportes Savio 2–5 Real España
(4 March 2012)
Highest scoringOlimpia 7–2 Deportes Savio
(21 March 2012)
Longest unbeaten runMotagua (23)
Longest losing runNecaxa (5)

The 2011–12 season in Honduran Liga Nacional was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 59th and 60th champions in the history of the league. It also provided two berths for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2011, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2012. A new change in the system was used for this season; unlike previous years, 6 teams qualified to the final round, matching team 3rd vs team 6th and team 4th vs team 5th, those who advanced played the semifinals against 1st and 2nd.[1]

2011–12 teams[]

On 18 June 2011, Atlético Choloma obtained promotion to the 2011–12 season and replaced Hispano F.C..[2]

Location of teams in 2011–12 season


Deportes Savio
Motagua
Olimpia
  • C.D. Necaxa is from Tegucigalpa but will play their home games at Choluteca.

Apertura[]

The Apertura tournament was scheduled to be played from August to December 2011. The regular-season fixture was announced on 21 July 2011 and as with the previous season C.D.S. Vida and Real C.D. España played the inaugural match on 6 August in La Ceiba, ending in a 1–1 draw.[3][4][5] In round 14, C.D. Marathón defeated Real España 2–0 in the Clásico Sampedrano and ensured its participation in the final round reaching 27 points; meanwhile, Real España qualified to the postseason in Round 15, thanks to its 2–0 home victory over Atlético Choloma. On 6 November, Club Deportivo Olimpia defeated Marathón 1–0 at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino and became the third club to guarantee a spot in the final round.[6] After round 17, Real España and Marathón had not only qualified to the final round but ensured their participation in the semifinals;[7] also Vida and Deportes Savio got in the postseason after their draws against Olimpia and Real España respectively. Round 17 also defined the elimination of Atlético Choloma.[8] And in the very last round, C.D. Necaxa became the last team to advance to the postseason by defeating Olimpia 0–1 at Tegucigalpa.[9] C.D. Motagua, C.D. Platense and C.D. Victoria were eliminated.

Deportes Savio and Necaxa, two teams which had never qualified to a postseason before, made it to the second round. The brackets paired Olimpia (3rd) versus Necaxa (6th) and Vida (4th) versus Deportes Savio (5th). Olimpia got the ticket to the semifinals with a 2–1 victory over Necaxa;[10] meanwhile the series between Vida and Deportes Savio was decided in a coin flipping,[11] due to a 3–3 aggregated score; both teams were also tied in the regular season with a 2–0 home win by each side; Vida advanced after the draw performed by the league's board of directors on 27 November 2011.[12]

Once in the semifinals, Real España got rid of Vida with a 5–1 aggregated score[13] and played the final against Olimpia, who eliminated Marathón for the second consecutive time in a semifinal series. On 17 December 2011, Olimpia obtained its 24th league title after defeating Real España with a 3–0 aggregate score; midfielder Carlos Will Mejía was the hero of the series scoring all three goals.[14]

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España 18 9 7 2 25 13 +12 34 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Marathón 18 9 4 5 32 19 +13 31
3 Olimpia 18 7 5 6 16 11 +5 26 Qualification to the Second round
4 Vida 18 7 5 6 19 21 −2 26
5 Deportes Savio 18 6 6 6 22 25 −3 24
6 Necaxa 18 6 5 7 16 20 −4 23
7 Motagua 18 6 4 8 20 19 +1 22
8 Platense 18 6 3 9 14 23 −9 21
9 Victoria 18 5 4 9 21 25 −4 19
10 Atlético Choloma 18 3 9 6 18 27 −9 18
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2011. Source:[citation needed]

Results[]

As of 19 November 2011
Home \ Away ACH SAV MAR MOT NEC OLI PLA RES VIC VID
Atlético Choloma 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–1
Deportes Savio 3–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
Marathón 1–1 5–0 3–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–2
Motagua 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 3–0
Necaxa 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–1
Olimpia 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 4–1
Platense 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0
Real España 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Victoria 4–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1
Vida 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round[]

Second round[]

Olimpia vs Necaxa[]
1st leg
Necaxa1–1Olimpia
Welcome Goal 51' Report Goal 83' (o.g.)
Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos
Choluteca, Choluteca
Attendance: 2,854
Necaxa
Olimpia

2nd leg
Olimpia1–0Necaxa
Rojas Goal 24' Report
Olimpia
Necaxa
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.
Vida vs Deportes Savio[]
1st leg
Deportes Savio2–1Vida
Rápalo Goal 37'
Mejía Goal 89' (pen.)
Report Nascimento Goal 40'
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: (1st half)
(2nd half)
Deportes Savio
Vida

2nd leg
Vida2–1Deportes Savio
Nascimento Goal 8'
Córdoba Goal 80' (pen.)
Report Morales Goal 90+2'
Attendance: 3,212
Referee:
Vida
Deportes Savio
  • Vida 3–3 Deportes Savio on aggregate score; Vida advanced on a coin toss.

Semifinals[]

Real España vs Vida[]
1st leg
Vida0–1Real España
Report Delgado Goal 67'
Attendance: 5,436
Referee:
Vida
Real España

2nd leg
Real España4–1Vida
Lalín Goal 45+1'
Martínez Goal 47'
Goal 55'
Delgado Goal 90+1'
Report Pavón Goal 6'
Attendance: 5,844
Referee: José Pineda
Real España
Vida
  • Real España won 5–1 on aggregate score.
Marathón vs Olimpia[]
1st leg
Olimpia1–0Marathón
Mejía Goal 85' Report
Attendance: 10,747
Referee:
Olimpia
Marathón

2nd leg
Marathón0–0Olimpia
Report
Attendance: 5,931
Marathón
Olimpia
  • Olimpia won 1–0 on aggregate score.

Final[]

Real España vs Olimpia[]
1st leg
Olimpia1–0Real España
Mejía Goal 84' Report
Attendance: 22,818
Referee:
Olimpia
Real España

2nd leg
Real España0–2Olimpia
Report Mejía Goal 82' Goal 84'
Attendance: 18,000
Real España
Olimpia
  • Olimpia won 3–0 on aggregate score.


 Liga Nacional
2011–12 Apertura Champion 
C.D. Olimpia
24th title

Top goalscorers[]

As of 17 December 2011
  • 15 goals:
  • 9 goals:
Honduras Jerry Bengtson (Motagua)
  • 7 goals:
  • 6 goals:
  • 5 goals:
Honduras Franco Güity (Atlético Choloma)
Brazil Jocimar Nascimento (Vida)
Brazil Ney Costa (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Roger Rojas (Olimpia)
  • 4 goals:
  • 3 goals:
  • 2 goals:
  • 1 goal:
Honduras Nahún Solís (Platense)
Honduras (Deportes Savio)
Honduras (Real España)
Uruguay Diego Silva (Marathón)
Panama Luis Jaramillo (Victoria)
Honduras Johnny Palacios (Olimpia)
Honduras Ábner Méndez (Vida)
Honduras Elvis Scott (Platense)
Honduras (Platense)
Honduras Pedro Fernández (Vida)
Honduras (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Henry Bermúdez (Olimpia)
Honduras (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Junior Morales (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Marco Mejía (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Boniek García (Olimpia)
Honduras Óscar Zepeda (Deportes Savio)
Honduras (Platense)
Honduras Ever Alvarado (Real España)
Honduras Milton Ruiz (Victoria)
Honduras (Olimpia)
Honduras (Necaxa)
Honduras Érick Vallecillo (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Juan Raudales (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras (Platense)
Colombia Luis Castro (Vida)
Honduras Carlos Morán (Motagua)
Honduras Júnior Padilla (Motagua)
Brazil Fábio de Souza (Olimpia)
Honduras (Platense)
Honduras Aarón Bardales (Necaxa)
Honduras Mariano Acevedo (Marathón)
Honduras Wilmer Crisanto (Victoria)
Honduras (Platense)
Honduras Ramón Castillo (Platense)
Honduras Brayan Beckeles (Olimpia)
Honduras Román Castillo (Vida)
Honduras Jorge Claros (Motagua)
Honduras Johnny Calderón (Real España)
Honduras (Vida)
Honduras José Burgos (Necaxa)
Honduras Maynor Suazo (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras (Motagua)
Honduras Gerson Rodas (Real España)
  • 1 own-goal:

Clausura[]

The Clausura tournament started on 7 January and is set to finish on May 2012.[15] The inauguration round started with a 2–2 drawn between C.D.S. Vida and C.D. Marathón at Estadio Nilmo Edwards[16] and the Atlético Choloma's 2–1 home victory over C.D. Victoria.[17] Club Deportivo Olimpia became the first team to ensure a postseason spot on 25 March in the 0–0 drawn against C.D. Motagua in the Honduran Superclásico; Marathón did it on 1 April in the 2–2 home drawn against C.D. Platense. Two weeks later, on 14 April, Motagua qualified thanks to its 0–1 away win at Marathón.[18] Also on 14 April, C.D. Platense, was mathematically relegated to the Liga de Ascenso.[19] One day later, Deportes Savio lost any postseason hopes, due to their 1–2 away lost at Estadio Excélsior against Platense.[20] On 18 April, Atlético Choloma, Real C.D. España and Vida qualified to the Final round[21] leaving Victoria and C.D. Necaxa eliminated.

All Second round clashes were determined on the very last round of the Regular phase; Atlético Choloma made history and qualified to the playoffs on their second season franchise and faced Real España, where they were eliminated after a 1–3 defeat on aggregate.[22] Marathón had a drop in their last games performance and gave up the chance to play directly in the semifinals, they finished thirds and had to face Vida who finished fourth.[23][24] In this phase, Marathón beat Vida with a tight 2–1 win on aggregate.[25] Once in the semifinals, Olimpia had no troubles to eliminate Real España with a notorious 6–0 win on aggregate;[26] meanwhile in the other series, Marathón surprised Motagua with a 0–2 away win at Tegucigalpa.[27]

In the final series, Olimpia and Marathón faced each other in this instance for the 9th time. The first leg at Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano ended in a 0–0 draw, the game was mainly dominated by the home team but they were unable to score. In the second leg, Olimpia with an early second half goal by Brazilian striker Douglas Caetano captured its 25th domestic league.[28] This title came in the year of the centenary for the White Lions.

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 10 5 3 32 14 +18 35 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Motagua 18 7 11 0 22 10 +12 32
3 Marathón 18 8 7 3 25 19 +6 31 Qualification to the Second round
4 Atlético Choloma 18 8 5 5 20 18 +2 29
5 Real España 18 7 4 7 28 26 +2 25
6 Vida 18 5 9 4 24 25 −1 24
7 Victoria 18 7 1 10 28 28 0 22
8 Necaxa 18 4 4 10 20 25 −5 16
9 Deportes Savio 18 4 4 10 25 41 −16 16
10 Platense 18 1 8 9 14 32 −18 11
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2012. Source:[citation needed]

Results[]

As of 22 April 2012
Home \ Away ACH SAV MAR MOT NEC OLI PLA RES VIC VID
Atlético Choloma 2–1 2–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1
Deportes Savio 0–0 1–1 1–4 2–1 2–4 2–1 2–5 2–1 3–3
Marathón 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–3
Motagua 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1
Necaxa 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 5–0 0–1 2–3 0–0
Olimpia 2–0 7–2 1–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–0
Platense 0–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 0–3 1–1 2–2 1–1
Real España 3–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 1–2 4–0
Victoria 1–2 5–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–0 3–2 2–1 1–2
Vida 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–0 3–3 0–0 4–0 1–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round[]

Second round[]

Marathón vs Vida[]
1st leg
Vida0–0Marathón
Report
Attendance: 2,166
Referee:
Vida
Marathón

2nd leg
Marathón2–1Vida
Palacios Goal 29'
Goal 84'
Report Méndez Goal 57'
Attendance: 1,455
Referee:
Marathón
Vida
  • Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate score.
Atlético Choloma vs Real España[]
1st leg
Real España1–0Atlético Choloma
Lalín Goal 47' Report
Attendance: 2,184
Real España
Atlético Choloma

2nd leg
Atlético Choloma1–2Real España
Torlacoff Goal 39' Report Alvarado Goal 42'
Rodríguez Goal 75'
Attendance: 1,011
Referee:
Atlético Choloma
Real España
  • Real España won 3–1 on aggregate score.

Semifinals[]

Olimpia vs Real España[]
1st leg
Real España0–1Olimpia
Report García Goal 90+4'
Attendance: 6,543
Referee:
Real España
Olimpia

2nd leg
Olimpia5–0Real España
Tilguath Goal 36' (pen.)
Goal 46'
Bruschi Goal 49'
Rojas Goal 58' Goal 81'
Report
Olimpia
Real España
  • Olimpia won 6–0 on aggregate score.
Motagua vs Marathón[]
1st leg
Marathón0–0Motagua
Report
Attendance: 5,795
Marathón
Motagua

2nd leg
Motagua0–2Marathón
Report Berríos Goal 20'
Brown Goal 76'
Attendance: 5,732
Referee:
Motagua
Marathón
  • Marathón won 2–0 on aggregate score.

Final[]

Olimpia vs Marathón[]
1st leg
Marathón0–0Olimpia
Report
Attendance: 13,898
Marathón
Olimpia

2nd leg
Olimpia1–0Marathón
Caetano Goal 47' Report
Olimpia
Marathón
  • Olimpia won 1–0 on aggregate score.


 Liga Nacional
2011–12 Clausura Champion 
C.D. Olimpia
25th title

Top goalscorers[]

As of 20 May 2012
  • 9 goals:
  • 8 goals:
Brazil Jocimar Nascimento (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Roger Rojas (Olimpia)
  • 7 goals:
  • 6 goals:
  • 5 goals:
  • 4 goals:
  • 3 goals:
  • 2 goals:
  • 1 goal:
Honduras Johnny Leverón (Motagua)
Honduras Óscar Zepeda (Deportes Savio)
Colombia Luis Castro (Vida)
Honduras Orlin Peralta (Vida)
Brazil Moacyr Filho (Platense)
Honduras (Victoria)
Honduras Óscar Morales (Vida)
Honduras (Platense)
Honduras Roby Norales (Motagua)
Honduras Johnny Palacios (Olimpia)
Brazil Everaldo Ferreira (Atlético Choloma)
Belize Elroy Smith (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Óscar García (Deportes Savio)
Honduras (Necaxa)
Honduras Junior Padilla (Motagua)
Honduras Nahún Solís (Platense)
Honduras (Necaxa)
Honduras Júnior Izaguirre (Motagua)
Honduras Mario Berríos (Marathón)
Honduras Julián Rápalo (Deportes Savio)
Belize Harrison Róches (Marathón)
Honduras Mauricio Castro (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras David Molina (Motagua)
Honduras (Victoria)
Honduras Jorge Lozano (Vida)
Honduras Mauricio Sabillón (Marathón)
Honduras (Real España)
Honduras (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Ian Osorio (Platense)
Honduras (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Félix Crisanto (Victoria)
Honduras Jairo Puerto (Real España)
Honduras (Marathón)
Honduras Ricardo Barrios (Motagua)
Honduras Carlos Mejía (Olimpia)
Honduras Raúl Santos (Vida)
Honduras (Platense)
Honduras (Platense)
Brazil Ney Costa (Vida)
Honduras Francisco Pavón (Vida)
Honduras (Platense)
Honduras (Platense)
Honduras (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras (Marathón)
Honduras Ronald Martínez (Motagua)
Honduras (Deportes Savio)
Honduras (Necaxa)
Honduras Rony Morales (Platense)
Honduras Sergio Mendoza (Motagua)
Honduras (Platense)
Honduras (Vida)
Honduras Georgie Welcome (Motagua)
Panama Luis Jaramillo (Victoria)
Honduras Marco Mejía (Deportes Savio)
  • 1 own goal:
Honduras (Real España)
Honduras Jorge Lozano (Vida)
Honduras Johny Galdámez (Deportes Savio)
Honduras (Real España)
Honduras Ian Osorio (Platense)
Honduras Wilmer Crisanto (Victoria)
Honduras Juan Montes (Necaxa)

Aggregate table[]

Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 14 April, C.D. Platense became officially relegated to the second division,[29] it is the first relegation for the Escualos since the 1981–82 season; however, on 25 May 2012, Platense bought C.D. Necaxa's franchise for L. 4.5 million and will play in the first division for the 2012–13 season.[30]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 36 17 11 8 57 38 +19 62 Qualification for 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League[a]
2 Olimpia 36 17 10 9 48 25 +23 61
3 Real España 36 16 11 9 53 39 +14 59
4 Motagua 36 13 15 8 42 29 +13 54
5 Vida 36 12 14 10 43 46 −3 50
6 Atlético Choloma 36 11 14 11 38 45 −7 47
7 Victoria 36 12 5 19 49 53 −4 41
8 Deportes Savio 36 10 10 16 47 66 −19 40
9 Necaxa 36 10 9 17 36 45 −9 39
10 Platense 36 7 11 18 28 55 −27 32 Relegated to the 2012–13 Liga de Ascenso
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2012. Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Olimpia won both the Apertura and Clausura, Marathón qualified for the CCL as the team with the best aggregate record.

References[]

  1. ^ Diez.hn–Cambia el sistema de clasificación de Liga–16 July 2011
  2. ^ Diez.hn–El Atlético Choloma es el nuevo ascendido a Liga Nacional–18 June 2011
  3. ^ Diez.hn–Vida-Real España abren el Apertura–21 July 2011
  4. ^ Tiempo.hn–El torneo se juega con diez clubes Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine–21 July 2011
  5. ^ Diez.hn–Vida y Real España arrancan empatando–6 August 2011
  6. ^ LaTribunaDeportiva.hn–Olimpia no cree en monstruos Archived 2012-05-22 at the Wayback Machine–6 November 2011
  7. ^ Diez.hn–Olimpia tendrá que jugar repechaje–13 November 2011
  8. ^ Diez.hn–"Romario" metió directo al Marathón–13 November 2011
  9. ^ LaTribuna.hn–Necaxa hizo el "milagro" Archived 2011-11-20 at the Wayback Machine–19 November 2011
  10. ^ LaPrensa.hn–Olimpia se mete a las semifinales y lo espera el Marathón Archived 2012-09-11 at archive.today–26 November 2011
  11. ^ Diez.hn–Sorteo definirá semifinalista de la Liga–26 November 2011
  12. ^ ElHeraldo.hn–Vida clasifica a semifinales en polémico sorteo–27 November 2011
  13. ^ ElHeraldo.hn–La Máquina deja las cosas claras...–3 December 2011
  14. ^ "ElHeraldo.hn–Monumento para Will..." Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  15. ^ LaPrensa.hn–El 7 de enero inicia el Torneo Clausura Archived 2011-12-06 at the Wayback Machine–3 December 2011
  16. ^ ElHeraldo.hn–Al Marathón lo salvó el Bombero...–7 January 2012
  17. ^ LaPrensa.hn–Torlacoff da primer triunfo al Choloma Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine–7 January 2012
  18. ^ Tiempo.hn–Azules sufren para vencer a Marathón Archived 2012-04-18 at the Wayback Machine–14 April 2012
  19. ^ LaTribunaDeportiva.hn–Platense se despide de la primera división–14 April 2012
  20. ^ LaPrensa.hn–Triunfo inservible del Platense–15 April 2012
  21. ^ Diez.hn–Choloma no falla y se mete a la liguilla–18 April 2012
  22. ^ LaTribunaDeportiva.hn–La "Máquina" acelera a semifinales–29 April 2012
  23. ^ LaPrensa.hn–Olimpia y Motagua golean y pasan directos a las semifinales Archived 2012-08-03 at archive.today–22 April 2012
  24. ^ Diez.com–¡Definidos los cruces en Honduras!–22 April 2012
  25. ^ LaTribunaDeportiva.hn–Marathón completa el "poker de ases"–29 April 2012
  26. ^ LaPrensa.hn–Olimpia sella el pase a la final con humillante paliza al Real España Archived 2012-05-08 at the Wayback Machine–6 May 2012
  27. ^ LaPrensa.hn–Marathón ahoga al Motagua y es el primer finalista en Honduras Archived 2012-05-09 at the Wayback Machine–5 May 2012
  28. ^ ElHeraldo.hn–Caetano baña de oro el centenario Albo–20 May 2012
  29. ^ Diez.hn–¡Victoria se salva y desciende Platense!–14 April 2012
  30. ^ ElHeraldo.hn–Platense compró categoría a Necaxa y se mantiene en Primera División–25 May 2012

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