2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Apertura: Motagua (14th title) Clausura: Motagua (15th title) |
Relegated | Social Sol |
CONCACAF Champions League | Motagua |
CONCACAF League | Honduras Progreso Platense Olimpia |
Matches played | 200 |
Goals scored | 569 (2.85 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Martínez (22) |
Biggest home win | OLI 7–1 VID |
Biggest away win | VID 0–4 RES |
Highest scoring | HNP 3–5 PLA OLI 7–1 VID JUT 3–5 OLI |
Longest unbeaten run | Motagua (14) |
Longest losing run | Vida (8) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 28 May 2017. |
The 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 51st Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format stayed the same as the previous season. The tournament began in July 2016[1] and ended in May 2017.
2016–17 teams[]
A total of 10 teams competed in the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2015–16 season plus C.D. Social Sol, promoted from the 2015–16 Liga de Ascenso.[2]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Honduras Progreso | El Progreso | Estadio Humberto Micheletti | 5,000 |
Juticalpa | Juticalpa | Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas | 20,000 |
Marathón | San Pedro Sula | Estadio Yankel Rosenthal | 15,000 |
Motagua | Tegucigalpa | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | 35,000 |
Olimpia | Tegucigalpa | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | 35,000 |
Platense | Puerto Cortés | Estadio Excélsior | 7,910 |
Real España | San Pedro Sula | Estadio Francisco Morazán | 26,781 |
Real Sociedad | Tocoa | Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón | 3,000 |
Social Sol | Olanchito | Estadio San Jorge | 3,000 |
Vida | La Ceiba | Estadio Nilmo Edwards | 18,000 |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Vacancy | Replaced by | Appointment | Position in table |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Platense | Resigned | 13 May 2016[3] | Reynaldo Clavasquín | 30 May 2016[4] | Preseason | |
Real España | Resigned[5] | 17 May 2016 | [6] | 27 May 2016 | Preseason | |
Real Sociedad | Resigned | 27 May 2016 | [7] | 3 June 2016 | Preseason | |
Real Sociedad | Sacked | 17 August 2016 | [8] | 25 August 2016 | 8th | |
Social Sol | Carlos Caballero | Sacked | 19 September 2016 | [9] | 20 September 2016 | 10th |
Social Sol | Resigned[10] | 10 October 2016 | 10 October 2016 | 10th | ||
Juticalpa | Wilmer Cruz | Resigned | 19 November 2016 | Jorge Pineda | 24 November 2016[11] | 8th |
Marathón | Carlos Pavón | Sacked | 12 December 2016 | Manuel Keosseián | 12 December 2016[12] | Mid season |
Vida | Sacked | 16 December 2016 | Carlos Pavón | 18 December 2016[13] | Mid season | |
Real España | Sacked | 16 January 2017 | Ramón Maradiaga | 16 January 2017[14] | 3rd | |
Social Sol | Sacked | 20 February 2017 | 20 February 2017 | 9th | ||
Vida | Carlos Pavón | Sacked[15] | 11 March 2017 | 16 March 2017 | 10th |
Apertura[]
The Apertura tournament is the first half of the 2016–17 season which was played from 29 July to 18 December 2016.[16] The fixture was unveiled on 9 July.[17] C.D. Social Sol made its official debut in Liga Nacional on 29 July when they lost 3–2 to Club Deportivo Olimpia at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.[18] C.D. Real Sociedad's became the first manager to get sacked after only four weeks the season started. On week 10, C.D. Motagua and C.D. Honduras Progreso draw 0–0 in Catacamas; in such game, Melissa Borjas became the first female referee in Liga Nacional's history to enforce the laws in an official game.[19] Motagua obtained its 14th national league after defeating Platense F.C. in an unprecedented final series.[20]
Regular season[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olimpia | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 39 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
2 | Platense | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 32 | |
3 | Real España | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 31 | Qualification to the Second round |
4 | Motagua | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 28 | |
5 | Marathón | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 24 | |
6 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 | 24 | |
7 | Honduras Progreso | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 24 | |
8 | Juticalpa | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 18 | |
9 | Vida | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 15 | |
10 | Social Sol | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 9 |
Results[]
- As of 19 November 2016
Postseason[]
Results[]
Playoffs | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Platense | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Real España | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Real España | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
6 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Platense | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
4 | Motagua | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Olimpia | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Motagua | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Motagua | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
5 | Marathón | 1 | 2 | 3 |
24 November 2016 Playoffs | Real Sociedad | 2–3 | Real España | showTocoa, Colón |
27 November 2016 Playoffs | Real España | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
- Real España won 5–3 on aggregated.
27 November 2016 Playoffs | Motagua | 1–2 | Marathón | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Motagua 3–3 Marathón on aggregated; Motagua advanced on regular season performance.
1 December 2016 Semifinals | Motagua | 1–0 | Olimpia | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
4 December 2016 Semifinals | Olimpia | 1–1 | Motagua | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Motagua won 2–1 on aggregated.
1 December 2016 Semifinals | Real España | 1–1 | Platense | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
4 December 2016 Semifinals | Platense | 1–1 | Real España | showPuerto Cortés, Cortés |
- Platense 2–2 Real España on aggregated; Platense advanced on regular season performance.
11 December 2016 Final | Motagua | 1–0 | Platense | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
18 December 2016 Final | Platense | 1–1 | Motagua | showPuerto Cortés, Cortés |
- Motagua won 2–1 on aggregated.
Clausura[]
The Clausura tournament is the second half of the 2016–17 season. The regular season fixtures were released on 10 December 2016.[21] The first match of the tournament was played on 7 January at Estadio Francisco Morazán between Real C.D. España and C.D. Social Sol which ended in a scoreless tie. On 8 February, Club Deportivo Olimpia defeated C.D.S. Vida with a 7–1 score, a game in which striker Roger Rojas scored five goals, a record only shared with , and . On week 7, Vida and Juticalpa F.C. draw 1–1 at Estadio Carlos Calderón, a venue used in Liga Nacional for the first time. On 22 April, Social Sol's player Francisco Reyes became the first ever goalkeeper to score two goals in a league match after converting two penalty kicks in the 2–1 victory over C.D. Marathón.[22] On 28 May, C.D. Motagua obtained its 15th league title and their second in a row after defeating C.D. Honduras Progreso with a 7–1 aggregated score. In such game, 4 people were kill due to suffocation after a human stampede tried to push their way in to access the stadium which was already overcrowded.[23]
Regular season[]
Standings[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olimpia | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 37 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
2 | Motagua | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 34 | |
3 | Real España | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 32 | Qualification to the Second round |
4 | Honduras Progreso | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 31 | |
5 | Marathón | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 27 | |
6 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 26 | |
7 | Platense | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 20 | |
8 | Social Sol | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 15 | |
9 | Juticalpa | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 11 | |
10 | Vida | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 34 | −19 | 11 |
Results[]
- As of 29 April 2017
Postseason[]
Results[]
Playoffs | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Motagua | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Real España | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Real España | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
6 | Real Sociedad | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Motagua | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||
4 | Honduras Progreso | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Olimpia | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Honduras Progreso | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Honduras Progreso | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
5 | Marathón | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 May 2017 Playoffs | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | Real España | showTocoa, Colón |
6 May 2017 Playoffs | Real España | 4–1 | Real Sociedad | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
- Real España won 5–3 on aggregated.
- Honduras Progreso 1–1 Marathón on aggregated; Honduras Progreso advanced on regular season performance.
11 May 2017 Semifinals | Honduras Progreso | 4–2 | Olimpia | showEl Progreso, Yoro |
13 May 2017 Semifinals | Olimpia | 2–2 | Honduras Progreso | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Honduras Progreso won 6–4 on aggregated.
11 May 2017 Semifinals | Real España | 1–2 | Motagua | showSan Pedro Sula, Cortés |
14 May 2017 Semifinals | Motagua | 2–2 | Real España | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Motagua won 4–3 on aggregated.
20 May 2017 Final | Honduras Progreso | 1–4 | Motagua | showEl Progreso, Yoro |
28 May 2017 Final | Motagua | 3–0 | Honduras Progreso | showTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán |
- Motagua won 7–1 on aggregated.
Top goalscorers[]
- As of 28 May 2017
- 22 goals:
- Rony Martínez (Real Sociedad)
- 20 goals:
- Carlos Lanza (Juticalpa)
- 19 goals:
- Carlo Costly (Olimpia)
- 18 goals:
- Román Castillo (Motagua)
- 16 goals:
- Ángel Tejeda (H. Progreso / Real España)
- 15 goals:
- Erick Andino (Motagua)
- 13 goals:
- Domingo Zalazar (Real España)
- Javier Estupiñán (Olimpia)
- 12 goals:
- 11 goals:
- Brunet Hay (Platense)
- Carlos Discua (Motagua)
- 10 goals:
- Roby Norales (Platense)
- Juan Rodríguez (Marathón)
- 9 goals:
- (Real Sociedad)
- Michaell Chirinos (Olimpia)
- Alexander López (Olimpia)
- Bryan Acosta (Real España)
- 8 goals:
- Charles Córdoba (Marathón / Juticalpa)
- Iván López (Real España)
- Marco Vega (Motagua)
- 7 goals:
- Romell Quioto (Olimpia)
- Luis Lobo (Platense)
- Walter Martínez (Marathón)
- Wilmer Crisanto (Motagua)
- Roger Rojas (Olimpia)
- Jerrel Britto (Honduras Progreso)
- 6 goals:
- Diego Reyes (Marathón)
- Carlos Sánchez (Honduras Progreso)
- Justin Arboleda (Marathón)
- 5 goals:
- Bryan Róchez (Real España)
- (Real Sociedad)
- Marlon Ramírez (Vida)
- (Honduras Progreso)
- (Platense / Social Sol)
- Juan Ocampo (Juticalpa)
- Edder Delgado (Real España)
- (Vida)
- (Honduras Progreso)
- (Honduras Progreso)
- 4 goals:
- Juan Montes (Motagua)
- Óscar Salas (Olimpia)
- Félix Crisanto (Motagua)
- (Juticalpa)
- Santiago Vergara (Motagua)
- Roy Smith (Honduras Progreso)
- 3 goals:
- Esdras Padilla (Juticalpa)
- Carlos Ramírez (Social Sol)
- (H. Progreso / Real España)
- Jerry Palacios (Vida)
- Osman Melgares (Real Sociedad)
- Francisco Reyes (Social Sol)
- Ever Alvarado (Olimpia)
- Rony Flores (Juticalpa)
- (Platense)
- (Vida)
- Luciano Ursino (Real España)
- (Real Sociedad)
- (Marathón)
- Reinieri Mayorquín (Motagua)
- Édgar Álvarez (Platense)
- (Olimpia)
- Richard Dixon (Platense)
- Maximiliano Osurak (Platense)
- (Real España)
- (Social Sol)
- 2 goals:
- (Juticalpa)
- (Social Sol)
- Carlos Mejía (Olimpia)
- Brayan Velásquez (Vida)
- Horacio Parham (Juticalpa)
- Jonathan Paz (Real Sociedad)
- Samuel Córdova (Marathón)
- (Social Sol)
- (Platense)
- Marcelo Pereira (Motagua)
- (Honduras Progreso)
- (Real Sociedad)
- (Marathón)
- (Honduras Progreso)
- (Platense)
- Hilder Colón (Real Sociedad / Juticalpa)
- Walter García (Olimpia)
- (Real España)
- Raúl Santos (Vida)
- Irvin Reyna (Motagua)
- Omar Elvir (Motagua)
- Israel Silva (Marathón)
- (Real Sociedad)
- (Olimpia)
- (Honduras Progreso)
- Carlos Bernárdez (Vida)
- (Platense)
- Luis López (Platense)
- (Honduras Progreso)
- (Social Sol)
- Kevin López (Motagua)
- 1 goal:
- Leonardo Isaula (Honduras Progreso)
- Osman Chávez (Real España)
- Gerson Díaz (Social Sol)
- (Olimpia)
- Kevin Álvarez (Olimpia)
- (Real Sociedad)
- (Honduras Progreso)
- (Vida)
- (Olimpia)
- Mario Berríos (Marathón)
- Jairo Puerto (Marathón)
- (Marathón)
- (Social Sol)
- (Real España)
- (Vida)
- (Platense)
- (Juticalpa)
- (Real Sociedad)
- (Honduras Progreso)
- (Juticalpa)
- Douglas Martínez (Vida)
- Bryan Johnson (Olimpia)
- (Social Sol)
- (Honduras Progreso)
- (Juticalpa)
- (Social Sol)
- (Marathón)
- (Platense)
- Óscar Medina (Platense)
- Ian Osorio (Real Sociedad)
- Gerson Rodas (Olimpia)
- (Marathón)
- Jhow Benavídez (Real España)
- (Marathón)
- Héctor Castellanos (Motagua)
- Shannon Welcome (Juticalpa)
- (Social Sol)
- Wilfredo Barahona (Real España)
- (Social Sol)
- Maylor Núñez (Platense)
- (Real España)
- (Real Sociedad)
- Allans Vargas (Real España)
- (Juticalpa)
- Mario Ventura (Social Sol)
- Elkin González (Real Sociedad)
- (Honduras Progreso)
- (Social Sol)
- Elder Torres (Vida)
- (Marathón)
- (Honduras Progreso)
- (Platense)
- (Social Sol)
- (Marathón)
- Juan Delgado (Honduras Progreso)
- (Platense)
- 1 own goal:
- (Honduras Progreso)
- Júnior Izaguirre (Motagua)
- Yul Arzú (Real Sociedad)
- 2 own goals:
- Bryan Johnson (Olimpia / Vida)
Aggregate table[]
Relegation is determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The relegation was decided in the very last round as C.D. Social Sol draw 2–2 against C.D. Motagua and fall short two points behind C.D.S. Vida.[25]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olimpia | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 47 | +35 | 76 | 2017 CONCACAF League |
2 | Real España | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 63 | |
3 | Motagua | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 62 | 2018 CONCACAF Champions League |
4 | Honduras Progreso | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 57 | −6 | 55 | 2017 CONCACAF League |
5 | Platense | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 52 | |
6 | Marathón | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 51 | |
7 | Real Sociedad | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 46 | +3 | 50 | |
8 | Juticalpa | 36 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 29 | |
9 | Vida | 36 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 26 | |
10 | Social Sol | 36 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 24 | Relegation to the 2017–18 Liga de Ascenso |
Awards[]
The 2016–17 season awards were published on 17 November 2017 as follows:
- Best reserves coach: Francisco Pavón (C.D.S. Vida)
- Reserves MVP: Carlos Mejía (C.D.S. Vida)
- Reserves goalscorer: (Platense F.C.)
- Rookie of the year: (Platense F.C.)
- Top goalscorer: Rony Martínez (C.D. Real Sociedad)
- MVP: Carlos Discua (C.D. Motagua)
- Goalkeeper of the year: John Bodden (C.D. Marathón)
- Coach of the year: Diego Vásquez (C.D. Motagua)
- Referee of the year:
References[]
- ^ LNPhn.com – ASAMBLEA DE LIGA SERÁ 17 Y 18 DE JUNIO – 27 May 2016
- ^ LaTribuna.hn – ¡Social Sol asciende a la primera división de Honduras! – 12 June 2016
- ^ Diez.hn – Platense se queda sin entrenador, Ariel Sena es anunciado por el Cobán de Guatemala – 13 May 2016
- ^ Tiempo.hn – ¡Platense elige a Reynaldo Clavasquin como su nuevo técnico! – 30 May 2016
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Miguel Falero: "No coincidía con cierta filosofía de algunos integrantes del equipo" – 24 May 2016
- ^ Tiempo.hn – OFICIAL: Mauro Reyes es el nuevo técnico del Real España – 27 May 2016
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Tico Marvin Solano es el entrenador de la Real Sociedad – 3 June 2016
- ^ DiarioMas.hn – Real Sociedad contrata a Carlos Martínez como entrenador – 25 August 2016
- ^ DiarioMas.hn – Carlos Orlando Caballero separado del Social Sol – 19 September 2016
- ^ Tiempo.hn – Horacio Londoño renuncia a su cargo como técnico del Social Sol – 10 October 2016
- ^ DiarioMas.hn – Jorge Pineda nuevo técnico del Juticalpa FC – 24 November 2016
- ^ DiarioMas.hn – Manuel Keosseián es el nuevo entrenador de Marathón – 12 December 2016
- ^ DiarioMas.hn – Carlos Pavón es el nuevo técnico de Vida – 18 December 2016
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – "Primitivo" Maradiaga es el nuevo técnico del Real España – 16 January 2017
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Carlos Pavón no seguirá en el Vida – 11 March 2017
- ^ Lnphn.com – LIGA NACIONAL ELABORARA CALENDARIO LA PRÓXIMA SEMANA – 30 June 2016
- ^ RadioHouse.hn – ¡Listo el calendario de la Liga Nacional! – 9 July 2016
- ^ ElHeraldo.hn – Olimpia remontó el juegoy vence 3-2 al Social Sol – 29 July 2016
- ^ LaTribuna.hn – En histórico juego Motagua y Honduras Progreso se van en blanco – 25 September 2016
- ^ Deportes.terra.com.ar – El Motagua campeón del Apertura de Honduras al ganar la final ante Platense Archived 2017-01-16 at the Wayback Machine – 18 December 2016
- ^ ElHeraldo.hn – Motagua vs Platense también abrirán el Clausura 2016-17 – 10 December 2016
- ^ Tiempo.hn – Social Sol derrota al Marathon y se aferra por la permancencia en la LINA – 22 April 2017
- ^ Espn.com – Honduras stadium stampede: 4 fans die; police fire tear gas – 29 May 2017
- ^ http://refereesfifa.blogspot.fr/2017/05/honduras-2017-torneo-clausura-final-1st.html
- ^ DiarioMas.hn – Social Sol no pudo con Motagua y se despide de la Liga Nacional – 29 April 2017
External links[]
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras seasons
- 2016–17 in Honduran football
- 2016–17 in Central American football leagues