2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional

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Liga Nacional
Season2012–13
ChampionsApertura:
Olimpia
Clausura:
Olimpia
RelegatedAtlético Choloma
Champions LeagueOlimpia
Victoria
Matches played200
Goals scored489 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Rojas (10)
Clausura:
Martínez (12)
Biggest home winMotagua 6–0 Deportes Savio
(6 March 2013)
Biggest away winReal España 1–4 Motagua
(16 November 2012)
Highest scoringVictoria 4–3 Real España
(24 February 2013)
Longest unbeaten runOlimpia (13)
Longest losing runMarathón (4)
Real Sociedad (4)
Vida (4)
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2013.

The 2012–13 football season was the 47th Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. The season was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 61st and 62nd national champions. The campaign began on 28 July 2012,[1][2] and ended on May 2013. Club Deportivo Olimpia was the reigning champions after winning in 2011–12.

2012–13 teams[]

On 3 June 2012, C.D. Real Sociedad obtained the promotion to the Liga Nacional as winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso.[3] Platense F.C. which had been relegated last season, bought C.D. Necaxa's franchise and will play in first division.

Location of teams in 2012–13 season
Deportes Savio
Motagua
Olimpia

Apertura[]

The fixtures for the Apertura tournament were announced on 4 July; with the results Real C.D. España 1–0 C.D. Real Sociedad and Atlético Choloma 4–2 C.D.S. Vida, the tournament opened fire on 28 July.[4][5] On rounds 2 and 3, Vida included midfielder Luis Jaramillo on their lineups despite being ineligible to play; on 12 September, the Northern Disciplinary Commission made the decision to award both matches to Real España and Victoria 3–0.[6]

On 28 October, Club Deportivo Olimpia became the first team to secure a spot for the postseason, after defeating Platense F.C. 0–1 at Estadio Excélsior in Puerto Cortés.[7] C.D. Victoria also qualified along Olimpia directly to the semifinals finishing second. On the other hand, C.D. Motagua–Real España and C.D. Marathón–Atlético Choloma had to play a playoff round.

The semifinal encounters were settled on 21 November, as Motagua and Atlético Choloma defeated Real España and Marathón respectively. Motagua crushed Real España with a 7–3 on aggregate.[8] Meanwhile, Atlético Choloma dispatched Marathón after a 2–2 aggregated score but with more away goals scored.[9]

Once in the semifinals, Olimpia got rid of Atlético Choloma with a 2–1 aggregate, meanwhile Victoria and Motagua finished with a 3–3 global score, however, Victoria advanced thanks to a better regular season finish over Motagua. With their success in the semifinals, Olimpia and Victoria re-encountered each other in a final for the third time in history,[10] having won one each in the previous two. The first match in La Ceiba ended with a scoreless tie; but in the second leg, Olimpia had no mercy over Victoria and won its third consecutive title with an overwhelming 4–0.[11]

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 11 6 1 32 10 +22 39 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Victoria 18 8 7 3 22 12 +10 31
3 Motagua 18 6 8 4 21 15 +6 26 Qualification to the Second round
4 Marathón 18 6 5 7 21 26 −5 23
5 Atlético Choloma 18 5 7 6 29 28 +1 22
6 Real España 18 5 6 7 21 22 −1 21
7 Vida 18 5 6 7 24 35 −11 21
8 Platense 18 4 8 6 15 22 −7 20
9 Deportes Savio 18 5 4 9 16 23 −7 19
10 Real Sociedad 18 4 5 9 13 21 −8 17
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2012. Source:[citation needed]

Results[]

As of 11 November 2012
Home \ Away ACH SAV MAR MOT OLI PLA RES RSO VIC VID
Atlético Choloma 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 5–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–2
Deportes Savio 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1
Marathón 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 4–1
Motagua 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Olimpia 4–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0
Platense 0–0 4–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–3 1–1
Real España 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–4
Real Sociedad 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–2
Victoria 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–0
Vida 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Originally Vida 1–0 Real España and Victoria 1–2 Vida. Due to the illegal participation of Vida's midfielder Luis Jaramillo in both matches, Real España and Victoria were granted each a 3–0 win.[12]

Final round[]

Second round[]

Motagua vs Real España[]
1st leg
Real España1–4Motagua
Goal 38' Report Guevara Goal 4'
Molina Goal 17'
Welcome Goal 23'
Medina Goal 56'
Attendance: 7,666
Real España
Motagua

2nd leg
Motagua3–2Real España
Valladares Goal 7'
Welcome Goal 30' (pen.)
Medina Goal 76'
Report Rodas Goal 47'
Alvarado Goal 50'
Attendance: 2,982
Referee:
Motagua
Real España
  • Motagua won 7–3 on aggregate score.
Marathón vs Atlético Choloma[]
1st leg
Atlético Choloma0–0Marathón
Report
Attendance: 411
Referee:
Atlético Choloma
Marathón

2nd leg
Marathón2–2Atlético Choloma
Berríos Goal 45' (pen.) Goal 90' Report Goal 60'
Goal 70'
Attendance: 808
Referee:
Marathón
Atlético Choloma
  • Marathón 2–2 Atlético Choloma on aggregate score; Atlético Choloma advanced on away goals.

Semifinals[]

Olimpia vs Atlético Choloma[]
1st leg
Atlético Choloma1–0Olimpia
Isaula Goal 34' Report
Atlético Choloma
Olimpia

2nd leg
Olimpia2–0Atlético Choloma
Caetano Goal 33'
Palacios Goal 75'
Report
Olimpia
Atlético Choloma
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.
Victoria vs Motagua[]
1st leg
Motagua1–1Victoria
Medina Goal 31' Report Goal 57'
Attendance: 9,533
Referee:
Motagua
Victoria

2nd leg
Victoria2–2Motagua
Goal 34'
Molina Goal 75'
Report Medina Goal 2'
Oseguera Goal 60'
Attendance: 7,338
Victoria
Motagua
  • Victoria 3–3 Motagua on aggregate score. Victoria advanced on better regular season performance.

Final[]

Olimpia vs Victoria[]
1st leg
Victoria0–0Olimpia
Report
Attendance: 13,203
Victoria
Olimpia

2nd leg
Olimpia4–0Victoria
Rojas Goal 2'
García Goal 13'
Portillo Goal 45'
Bruschi Goal 85'
Report
Olimpia
Victoria
  • Olimpia won 4–0 on aggregate score.


 Liga Nacional
2012–13 Apertura Champion 
C.D. Olimpia
26th title

Top goalscorers[]

As of 16 December 2012
  • 10 goals:
Honduras Roger Rojas (Olimpia)
  • 8 goals:
  • 7 goals:
Colombia Mauricio Copete (Victoria)
Argentina (Real España)
  • 5 goals:
  • 4 goals:
  • 3 goals:
  • 2 goals:
Honduras Ian Osorio (Platense)
Brazil (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Elkin González (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Reynaldo Tilguath (Olimpia)
Honduras (Real España)
Honduras Melvin Valladares (Motagua)
Brazil Douglas Caetano (Olimpia)
Honduras Javier Portillo (Olimpia)
Colombia (Platense)
Honduras Aly Arriola (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Carlos Morán (Motagua)
Honduras (Vida)
Honduras (Vida)
Uruguay Sebastián Rosano (Olimpia)
Honduras Ever Alvarado (Real España)
Honduras Jorge Lozano (Vida)
Honduras (Vida)
Honduras Rony Flores (Marathón)
Honduras Allan Lalín (Real España)
Honduras (Marathón)
Honduras Wilmer Crisanto (Victoria)
Honduras Juan García (Olimpia)
  • 1 goal:
  • 1 own goal:
Honduras (Vida)
Honduras David Molina (Motagua)
Honduras Wilson Güity (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras (Atlético Choloma)

Clausura[]

The Clausura tournament started on 19 January 2013, the first game was played between locals C.D. Marathón and Platense F.C. at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal.[13] The regular season ended on 20 April 2013. C.D. Olimpia and C.D. Real Sociedad qualified directly to the semifinals after finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. The playoffs were paired with C.D. Victoria facing Deportes Savio and Marathón vs Platense.[14]

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 9 6 3 26 14 +12 33 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Real Sociedad 18 8 6 4 23 13 +10 30
3 Victoria 18 6 7 5 24 25 −1 25 Qualification to the Second round
4 Marathón 18 5 9 4 26 21 +5 24
5 Platense 18 7 3 8 21 24 −3 24
6 Deportes Savio 18 6 5 7 23 30 −7 23
7 Motagua 18 6 4 8 27 23 +4 22
8 Real España 18 5 7 6 18 22 −4 22
9 Vida 18 4 7 7 17 29 −12 19
10 Atlético Choloma 18 2 10 6 24 28 −4 16
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2013. Source:[citation needed]

Results[]

As of 20 April 2013
Home \ Away ACH SAV MAR MOT OLI PLA RES RSO VIC VID
Atlético Choloma 3–1 0–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–3 4–1
Deportes Savio 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1
Marathón 1–1 3–2 5–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1
Motagua 1–0 6–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–0
Olimpia 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–0
Platense 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0
Real España 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1
Real Sociedad 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–0
Victoria 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 3–2 4–3 2–3 1–3
Vida 2–2 2–1 3–3 0–3 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round[]

Second round[]

Victoria vs Deportes Savio[]
1st leg
Deportes Savio2–1Victoria
Goal 45'
Goal 84'
Report Lacayo Goal 65'
Deportes Savio
Victoria

2nd leg
Victoria2–0Deportes Savio
Lacayo Goal 57' Goal 64' Report
Estadio San Jorge
Olanchito, Yoro
Attendance: 640
Victoria
Deportes Savio
  • Victoria won 3–2 on aggregate score.
Marathón vs Platense[]
1st leg
Platense1–1Marathón
Montes Goal 37' Report Goal 49' Flores
Attendance: 2,636
Referee:
Platense
Marathón

2nd leg
Marathón1–3Platense
Blanco Goal 6' Report Goal 45'
Goal 55'
Montes Goal 75'
Marathón
Platense
  • Platense won 4–2 on aggregate score.

Semifinals[]

Olimpia vs Platense[]
1st leg
Platense0–0Olimpia
Report
Platense
Olimpia

2nd leg
Olimpia0–0Platense
Report
Olimpia
Platense
  • Olimpia 0–0 Platense on aggregate score; Olimpia advanced on better regular season performance.
Real Sociedad vs Victoria[]
1st leg
Victoria0–3Real Sociedad
Report Martínez Goal 13' Goal 52'
Melgares Goal 17'
Attendance: 4,261
Referee:
Victoria
Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad
Victoria
  • Real Sociedad won 5–2 on aggregate score.

Final[]

Olimpia vs Real Sociedad[]
1st leg
Real Sociedad1–0Olimpia
Goal 75' Report
Real Sociedad
Olimpia

2nd leg
Olimpia2–0Real Sociedad
Rojas Goal 6'
Beckeles Goal 60'
Report
Olimpia
Real Sociedad
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.


 Liga Nacional
2012–13 Clausura Champion 
C.D. Olimpia
27th title

Top goalscorers[]

As of 19 May 2013
  • 12 goals:
  • 11 goals:
  • 9 goals:
  • 6 goals:
  • 5 goals:
Brazil Jocimar Nascimento (Motagua)
Brazil (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Rony Flores (Marathón)
El Salvador Léster Blanco (Marathón)
Honduras Luis Ramírez (Deportes Savio)
  • 4 goals:
  • 3 goals:
  • 2 goals:
  • 1 goal:
  • 1 own goal:
Honduras (Vida)
Honduras (Platense)
Honduras José Velásquez (Victoria)
Honduras Júnior Izaguirre (Motagua)
Honduras Óscar García (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Wilfredo Barahona (Real España)
Honduras César Oseguera (Motagua)
Honduras (Vida)
Honduras Ian Osorio (Platense)
Honduras Julio Suazo (Victoria)
Honduras Henry Figueroa (Motagua)

Aggregate table[]

Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 20 April 2013, Atlético Choloma was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after reaching 38 points, two less than C.D.S. Vida.[15]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 36 20 12 4 58 24 +34 72 Qualified to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Victoria 36 14 14 8 46 37 +9 56
3 Motagua 36 12 12 12 48 38 +10 48
4 Marathón 36 11 14 11 47 45 +2 47
5 Real Sociedad 36 12 11 13 36 34 +2 47
6 Platense 36 11 11 14 36 46 −10 44
7 Real España 36 10 13 13 39 44 −5 43
8 Deportes Savio 36 11 9 16 39 53 −14 42
9 Vida 36 9 13 14 41 64 −23 40
10 Atlético Choloma 36 7 17 12 53 56 −3 38 Relegation to the 2013–14 Liga de Ascenso
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2013. Source:[citation needed]

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