2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season 2009–10
Champions Apertura: Marathón (8th title)
Clausura: Olimpia (23rd title)
Relegated Real Juventud
Champions League Marathón
Olimpia
Motagua
Top goalscorer Apertura: Jerry Palacios (13 goals)
Clausura: Jerry Bengtson (12 goals)

The 2009–10 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras season is the 45th season of top-flight professional football in Honduras and the nineteenth season in which the Apertura and Clausura system is used.

Marathón and Olimpia claimed the Apertura and Clausura championships, respectively.

Club information

Ten teams will participate in the 2009–10 season. Nine teams from last season remain for this season. Real Juventud were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. They would have been replaced by Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras promotion play-off winners Atlético Gualala. However, both teams decided to merge under the name of Real Juventud prior to the season.

Club City
Deportes Savio Santa Rosa de Copán
Hispano Comayagua
Marathón San Pedro Sula
Motagua Tegucigalpa
Olimpia Tegucigalpa
Platense Puerto Cortés
Real España San Pedro Sula
Real Juventud Santa Bárbara
Victoria La Ceiba
Vida La Ceiba

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura began on July 18, 2009, and ended on November 25, 2009. Marathón, Motagua, Olimpia and Real España qualified for the Apertura final round after ending the tournament in the top four places.

Classification stage

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 18 11 5 2 32 16 +16 38 Advanced to the Final Stage
2 Motagua 18 10 5 3 31 14 +17 35
3 Olimpia 18 8 6 4 29 16 +13 30
4 Real España 18 9 3 6 26 20 +6 30
5 Victoria 18 7 5 6 22 27 5 26
6 Platense 18 6 6 6 23 25 2 24
7 Vida 18 4 6 8 22 33 11 18
8 Deportes Savio 18 4 5 9 13 23 10 17
9 Hispano 18 4 3 11 17 28 11 15
10 Real Juventud 18 3 4 11 19 32 13 13

Updated to games played on November 4, 2009.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] SAV HIS MARMOTOLIPLARESRJUVICVID
Deportes Savio 10 01 02 10 11 10 11 01 01
Hispano 10 02 22 00 21 03 30 10 22
Marathón 11 21 20 22 02 10 41 30 31
Motagua 31 10 22 01 20 10 20 30 12
Olimpia 20 10 02 00 11 20 21 61 71
Platense 11 10 01 22 11 23 10 11 32
Real España 21 32 32 12 20 12 10 20 10
Real Juventud 01 42 23 03 11 31 22 22 21
Victoria 41 20 00 04 21 40 11 10 22
Vida 22 31 11 11 12 03 11 10 01

Updated to games played on November 4, 2009.
Source: RSSSF
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

The Final Stage ran from November 7, 2009, to November 25, 2009. Two-legged ties in this stage were settled by points: three for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. Ties in points in the semifinals were settled first by goal difference, followed by the Classification Stage standings. A tie in points in the Finals would be settled by goal difference first, followed by two 15-minute extra-time periods, then a penalty shootout if necessary.

Semifinals

Semifinal A

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 Advanced to the Finals 1
2 Real España 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd best classification stage standing.
1. Marathón advanced because of better classification standing.

November 7, 2009
19:30 (UTC-6)
Real España 12 Marathón
Lucas  31' (o.g.) Palacios  15'
Ramírez  48'
Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 6,408
Referee: José Cálix

November 10, 2009
19:30 (UTC-6)
Marathón 12 Real España
Palacios  13' Caetano  10'
González  50'

Semifinal B

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 Advanced to the Finals
2 Motagua 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 3

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd best classification stage standing.

November 7, 2009
19:30 (UTC-6)
Olimpia 01 Motagua
Diduch  41' (pen.)
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 6,408
Referee: Óscar Moncada

November 10, 2009
19:30 (UTC-6)
Motagua 02 Olimpia
Rojas  14'
Turcios  85'

Finals

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round
2 Olimpia 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 3

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd extra time; 3rd penalty shootout.

November 22, 2009
16:00 (UTC-6)
Olimpia 10 Marathón
Rosales  70'
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 12,477
Referee: Óscar Moncada

November 25, 2009
19:30 (UTC-6)
Marathón 20 Olimpia
Ramírez  5'
Palacios  64'
Marathón
Olimpia
GK 27 Uruguay Juan Obelar
RB 23 Honduras Mauricio Sabillón
CB 4 Uruguay Máximo Lucas  67'
CB 5 Honduras Erick Norales
LB 6 Honduras Juan Carlos García
CM 3 Honduras Astor Henríquez  63'
CM 19 Honduras Mario Berríos
AM 11 Guatemala Guillermo Ramírez  73'
RF 15 Honduras Walter Martínez
CF 10 Honduras Jerry Palacios
LF 22 Honduras Mitchel Brown
Substitutions:
MF Honduras Mario Rodríguez  63'
DF Honduras Luis Santamaría  67'
MF Honduras Mariano Acevedo  73'
Manager:
Uruguay Manuel Keosseian
GK 27 Honduras Noel Valladares
RB 30 Honduras Johnny Palacios
CB 4 Brazil Fabio de Souza
CB Honduras Jaime Rosales
LB 7 Honduras Rony Morales
DM Honduras Franklin Arévalo
CM Honduras Rubén Matamoros
CM Honduras Johnny Calderón  69'
AM Honduras Danilo Turcios
CF 11 Honduras Wilmer Velásquez  69'
CF 33 Uruguay Ramiro Bruschi  74'
Substitutions:
MF Honduras Erick Andino  69'
FW Brazil Everaldo Ferreira  69'
FW Brazil Jocimar Nascimento  74'
Manager:
Honduras Juan Carlos Espinoza
Liga Nacional
2009–10 Apertura Champion
C.D. Marathón
8th title

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Honduras Jerry Palacios Marathón 13
2 Honduras Georgie Welcome Motagua 11
3 Colombia Mauricio Copete Victoria 9
4 Honduras Mitchel Brown Marathón 8
Honduras Wilmer Velásquez Olimpia 8
6 Honduras Jerry Bengtson Vida 7
Colombia Charles Córdoba Vida 7
Belize Harrison Róchez Platense 7
9 Brazil Douglas Caetano Real España 6
10 Honduras Pompilio Cacho Real Juventud 5
Honduras Randy Diamond Real Juventud 5
Argentina Sergio Diduch Motagua 5

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura will begin in January 2010 and end in May 2010. The best four clubs will qualify for the Clausura final round.

Classification stage

Standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua 18 11 3 4 28 15 +13 36 Advanced to the Final Stage
2 Olimpia 18 8 8 2 26 11 +15 32
3 Vida 18 8 4 6 25 20 +5 28
4 Platense 18 7 7 4 23 19 +4 28
5 Hispano 18 8 3 7 22 22 0 27
6 Real España 18 7 4 7 28 29 1 25
7 Marathón 18 4 7 7 23 24 1 19
8 Real Juventud 18 6 4 8 25 28 3 0191
9 Deportes Savio 18 4 5 9 13 23 10 17
10 Victoria 18 2 5 11 15 37 22 11

Updated to games played on April 17, 2010.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Real Juventud was docked three (3) points.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

Home \ Away[1] SAV HIS MARMOTOLIPLARESRJUVICVID
Deportes Savio 21 02 00 01 00 12 02 20 10
Hispano 10 11 31 20 11 21 10 20 01
Marathón 30 23 34 11 01 12 21 22 01
Motagua 11 10 10 10 30 10 31 30 32
Olimpia 00 40 20 00 11 20 00 60 21
Platense 30 11 01 21 00 32 31 20 11
Real España 34 10 11 21 22 31 22 01 12
Real Juventud 32 31 11 03 12 20 20 11 20
Victoria 00 12 11 10 12 13 22 32 13
Vida 10 21 22 01 11 11 12 41 20

Updated to games played on April 17, 2010.
Source: RSSSF
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

Semifinals

Semifinal A

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 Advanced to the Finals 1
2 Platense 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd best classification stage standing.
1. Motagua advanced because of better classification standing.

April 25, 2010
17:00 (UTC-6)
Platense 22 Motagua
Róchez  49', 63' Report dos Santos  14'
Guevara  16'

Semifinal B

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2 Advanced to the Finals 1
2 Vida 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd best classification stage standing.
1. Olimpia advanced because of better classification standing.

April 24, 2010
21:30 (UTC-6)
Vida 22 Olimpia
Bengston  28'
Córdoba  48'
Report Turcios  8', 39'

Final

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 1
2 Motagua 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 3 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 2

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd extra time; 3rd penalty shootout.

1. As champion with better aggregate record.
2. Berth reallocated from Nicaragua.

2 May 2010
16:00 (UTC-06)
Olimpia 3 – 1 Motagua
Tilguath  23'
Rojas  40'  58'
Report Cabrita  73'
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa

Attendance: 13,819
Referee: Armando Castro
Olimpia
Motagua
GK 28 Honduras Donis Escober
DF 4 Brazil Fabio de Souza
DF 30 Honduras Johnny Palacios
DF 32 Honduras Oscar García
DF 19 Honduras Johnny Calderón
MF 20 Honduras Walter Hernández
MF 10 Honduras Danilo Turcios (C)  67'
MF Honduras Ramón Núñez  84'
FW Honduras Reynaldo Tilguath  65'  25'
FW 21 Honduras Roger Rojas
FW Brazil Everaldo Ferreira  75'
Substitutions:
MF Honduras Miguel Castillo  65'  76'
DF Honduras Wilfredo Barahona  67'
FW 33 Uruguay Ramiro Bruschi  75'
Manager:
Colombia Carlos Restrepo
GK 1 Honduras Ricardo Canales
DF 3 Uruguay Guillermo Díaz
DF 5 Honduras Milton Reyes
DF 23 Honduras Sergio Mendoza
DF 12 Honduras Iván Guerrero
MF 8 Honduras Jorge Claros
MF 21 Honduras Emilio Izaguirre  60'
MF 6 Uruguay Mauricio Weber  90'
MF 20 Honduras Amado Guevara (C)  75'
FW 11 Brazil Marcelo Cabrita  62'
FW 7 Honduras Georgie Welcome  46'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Argentina Sergio Diduch  46'
MF 36 Honduras Javier Portillo  60'
MF 13 Honduras Ronald Martínez  75'
Manager:
Honduras Ramón Maradiaga


8 May 2010
19:30 (UTC-06)
Motagua 1 – 0 Olimpia
Welcome  38' Report
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa

Attendance: 16,299
Referee: Benigno Pineda
Motagua
Olimpia
GK 22 Honduras Donaldo Morales
DF 3 Uruguay Guillermo Díaz
DF 4 Honduras Johnny Leverón
DF 23 Honduras Sergio Mendoza
DF 12 Honduras Iván Guerrero (C)
DF 21 Honduras Emilio Izaguirre
MF 8 Honduras Jorge Claros  23'
MF 13 Honduras Ronald Martínez  65'
MF 6 Uruguay Mauricio Weber  47'  78'
FW 11 Brazil Marcelo Cabrita  41'  46'
FW 7 Honduras Georgie Welcome Red card 48'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Honduras Shannon Welcome  46'
MF 36 Honduras Javier Portillo  65'
FW 10 Argentina Sergio Diduch  78'
Manager:
Honduras Ramón Maradiaga
GK 28 Honduras Donis Escober
DF 4 Brazil Fábio de Souza
DF 30 Honduras Johnny Palacios  41'
DF 19 Honduras Johnny Calderón  66'
DF 32 Honduras Oscar García
MF 20 Honduras Walter Hernández
MF 10 Honduras Danilo Turcios (C)  78'
MF Honduras Ramón Núñez  67'
FW Honduras Reynaldo Tilguath  82'
FW 21 Honduras Roger Rojas  22'
FW Brazil Everaldo Ferreira  70'
Substitutions:
MF Honduras Miguel Castillo  67'  90'
FW 33 Uruguay Ramiro Bruschi  70'
MF Honduras Frank Arévalo  78'
Manager:
Colombia Carlos Restrepo
Liga Nacional
2009–10 Clausura Champion
C.D. Olimpia
23rd title

Top goalscorers

Pos Player Team Goals
1 Honduras Jerry Bengtson Vida 12
2 Honduras Carlos Pavón Real España 10
3 Honduras Roger Rojas Olimpia 8
4 Honduras Elmer Zelaya Real Juventud 7
5 Colombia Mauricio Copete Victoria 6
Colombia Charles Córdoba Vida 6
Brazil Douglas Caetano Real España 6
Honduras Héctor Flores Hispano 6
Honduras Walter Martínez Marathón 5
Honduras Georgie Welcome Motagua 6

Relegation

Relegation to the 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras is determined from an aggregate table of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The team with the worst overall record will be relegated.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Motagua 36 21 8 7 59 29 +30 71 Qualified to the
2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Olimpia 36 16 14 6 55 27 +28 62
3 Marathón 36 15 12 9 55 40 +15 57
4 Real España 36 15 7 14 52 49 +3 52
5 Platense 36 13 13 10 46 44 +2 52
6 Vida 36 12 10 14 47 53 6 46
7 Hispano 36 12 6 18 39 50 11 42
8 Victoria 36 10 10 16 37 62 25 40
9 Deportes Savio 36 8 10 18 26 46 20 34
10 Real Juventud 36 9 8 19 44 60 16 0321 Relegated to the Liga Nacional de Ascenso

Updated to games played on May 8, 2010.
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Real Juventud was docked three (3) points for failing to settle debts to former players by April 12.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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