1997–98 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season 1997–98
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)

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]

1997–98 teams

Apertura

Regular season

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Platense 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

Results

Home \ Away[1] IND MAR MOT OLI PAL PLA RES MAY UNI VIC VID
Independiente Villela 02 11 12 11 13 11 00 10 11 00
Marathón 10 01 00 31 02 22 11 00 11 23
Motagua 21 01 03 11 10 11 21 11 00 10
Olimpia 22 32 01 31 33 00 21 40 11 31
Palestino 11 13 34 12 13 23 10 32 11 21
Platense 42 11 10 30 42 41 10 12 41 02
Real España 31 23 02 00 20 10 20 10 21 10
Real Maya 41 23 00 11 22 23 22 12 30 12
Universidad 41 11 11 01 21 21 33 12 00 30
Victoria 31 11 23 11 21 32 22 20 12 21
Vida 72 23 01 22 32 12 21 12 23 10

Source: RSSSF.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Hexagonal



Semifinals


Final

Top goalscorers

19 goals

11 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

Clausura

Regular season

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
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

Home \ Away[1] IND MAR MOT OLI PAL PLA RES MAY UNI VIC VID
Independiente Villela 11 33 14 01 22 22 13 20 13 00
Marathón 10 00 03 50 22 33 32 11 10 20
Motagua 61 10 11 41 30 20 20 21 10 20
Olimpia 20 50 21 40 11 31 30 20 11 43
Palestino 01 42 01 11 11 03 23 20 11 32
Platense 53 12 32 12 11 21 41 31 22 10
Real España 20 11 24 01 11 11 21 12 01 00
Real Maya 21 22 01 22 30 00 01 21 10 00
Universidad 00 11 01 11 11 23 01 01 13 02
Victoria 32 02 00 14 31 10 11 02 11 11
Vida 52 11 12 00 10 23 11 21 31 22

Source: RSSSF.com
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Hexagonal



Semifinals


Final

Olimpia
Motagua
GK Uruguay Silvio Traverso
DF Honduras José Fernández
DF Honduras Gregorio Serrano
DF Honduras Rudy Williams
DF Honduras Merlyn Membreño
DF Honduras Samuel Caballero
MF Honduras José Romero
MF Honduras Christian Santamaría
MF Honduras Alex Pineda
FW Brazil Denilson Costa
FW Brazil Rodinei Martins
Substitutions:
MF Honduras José Pineda
FW Honduras Eduardo Arriola
GK Panama Donaldo González
Manager:
Honduras José Herrera
GK 1 Argentina Diego Vásquez
DF 4 Honduras Hernaín Arzú
DF 5 Honduras Milton Reyes
DF 6 Honduras Ninrrol Medina
DF 12 Honduras Iván Guerrero
DF 13 Honduras Reynaldo Clavasquín
MF 8 Honduras Juan Coello
MF 20 Honduras Amado Guevara
MF Honduras Óscar Lagos
FW 11 Honduras José Ramírez
FW 14 Honduras Marlon Hernández
Substitutions:
MF Honduras Luis Guifarro
Manager:
Honduras Ramón Maradiaga

Top goalscorers

15 goals

13 goals

8 goals

7 goals

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Relegation table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
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
11 Independiente Villela 40 3 14 23 42 87 45 23

Squads

Independiente Villela
Honduras Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz Honduras Marel Álvarez Honduras Jorge Flores
Honduras José Luis “Pili” Aguirre Honduras Martín Castro Honduras Wilmer Roque
Honduras David Zambrano Honduras Gustavo Gallegos Honduras Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa
Honduras Danilo Velásquez Honduras Arnold López Honduras Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda
Honduras Henry Guevara Honduras Iván Ponce Honduras José "Picardía" Padilla
Honduras Luis Santamaría Honduras Pablo Valencia Honduras Gustavo Venegas
Honduras Sergio Bustos Honduras Hernán Carusso Honduras Hugo Aguilar
Honduras Irineo Núñez Honduras Óscar "Pando" Gómez Honduras Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo
Honduras Leonardo Isaula Honduras Gustavo Olaíndia Honduras Mario Obulgen
Honduras Iván Nolasco Honduras Mariano "Tierno" Ramírez Honduras Francisco Sandoval
Honduras Walter Amador Honduras Édgar Fajardo Honduras Édgar Delgado
Honduras José Zaldívar Honduras Luis "Bombero" Ramírez Honduras Noé Argueta
Palestino
Honduras Dangelo Bautista Honduras Wilmer Centeno Honduras Javier Padilla
Honduras Ricardo Pérez Honduras Wilson Castellanos Honduras Cristino Bernárdez
Honduras Marvin Mazariegos Honduras Selvin Sánchez Honduras Walter “Gualala” Trejo
Honduras Raúl Trejo Honduras Luis Perdomo Honduras Marcos Pitío
Honduras Carlos Mathis Honduras Enrique Carías Honduras Carlos Gotay
Argentina Carlos González Saint Vincent and the Grenadines James Chewitt Chile Yerco Salinas
Honduras Gustavo Cálix Honduras Marvin Morán Honduras Rubén Cantarero
Colombia Óscar Hurtarte Honduras Carlos Ellis Honduras Juan Carlos Salinas
Colombia Juan Carlos Canchimbo Honduras Juan Ramón Hernández Honduras Mario Guerrero
Honduras Israel Bernárdez Honduras Marvin "Mango" Henríquez Honduras Edward Barahona
Honduras Danilo "Pollo" Galindo Honduras Osmar Vargas Honduras Iván Elías
Honduras Martín Álvarez Argentina Claudio Chasior Argentina Gustavo Steimbach
Honduras Evelio Barralaga Honduras Felipe Valerio Costa Rica Nicole Watson
Honduras Jorge García Honduras Henry Enamorado Honduras David Flores
Honduras Hudell Thompson Honduras Neptaly Romero Honduras Aldo Fuentes
Honduras Allan Villegas
Real España
Honduras Milton "Chocolate" Flores Honduras Javier Rodríguez Honduras Jaime Ruiz
Honduras César Clother Honduras Marlon Monge Honduras Mario Rodríguez
Honduras Norman Martínez Honduras Ricky Denis García Honduras Francis Reyes
Honduras Orvin Cabrera Honduras Jorge Zapata Honduras Alexander Díaz
Honduras Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano Honduras Rodolfo Richardson Smith

References

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