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)

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]

Contents

1997–98 teams

Squads

1997–98 Honduran Liga Nacional squads
Independiente Villela
Aguilar · Aguirre · Alvarez · Amador · Argueta · Benegas · Bustos · Carusso · Castro · Cruz · Delgado · Fajardo · Figueroa · Flores · Gallegos · Gómez · Guevara · Isaula · López · Nolasco · Núñez · Obulgen · Olaíndia · Padilla · Pineda · Ponce · L. Ramírez · M. Ramírez · Roque · Sandoval · Santamaría · Soto · Valencia · Velásquez · Zaldívar · Zambrano
Marathón
Castro · do Santos · Duarte · González · Medina · Renau · Reyes · Sabillón · Vides
Motagua
1 Vásquez · 4 Arzú · 6 Medina · 8 Coello · 10 Leyes · 12 Guerrero · 13 Carson · 14 M. Hernández · 18 Martínez · 20 Guevara · 21 Caballero · Asprilla · Bacca · Chirinos · Clavasquín · Goncálvez · Guifarro · A. Hernández · Lagos · Montoya · Ramírez · Raudales · Reyes · Rodríguez · Salinas · Santana · Coach Maradiaga
Olimpia
10 Santamaría · 11 Velásquez · Chacón · Costa · Espinoza · Martins · Williams
Palestino
Alvarez · Barahona · Barralaga · Bautista · C. Bernárdez · I. Bernárdez · Cálix · Canchimbo · Cantarero · Carías · Castellanos · Centeno · Chasior · Chewitt · Elías · Ellis · Enamorado · Flores · Fuentes · Galindo · García · González · Gotay · Guerrero · Henríquez · Hernández · Hurtarte · Mathis · Mazariegos · Morán · Padilla · Perdomo · Pérez · Pitío · Romero · J. Salinas · Y. Salinas · Sánchez · Steimbach · R. Trejo · Thompson · W. Trejo · Valerio · Vargas · Villegas · Watson
Platense
Arita · Bernárdez · Bernárdez · Cárcamo · Contreras · Cruz · de León · Fuentes · López · Mejía · Morales · Neals · Palacios · Piota · Sandoval · Torres
Real España
1 Flores · Bonilla · Cabrera · Cruz · Díaz · Figueroa · Hernández · Mariano · Monge · Morales · Ortega · Suazo · Zapata
Real Maya
Castellanos · Rivera · Róchez · Rosales
Universidad
Bonilla · Garófalo · Wagner
Victoria
Aguilera · Izquierdo · Pigott · Pineda · Prono
Vida
Alvarado · Brown · Cacho · Clemente · Gomíz · Marson · Martínez · Pineda · Romanello · Villatoro

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 \ Away1 IND MAR MOT OLI PAL PLA RES MAY UNI VIC VID
Independiente Villela 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0
Marathón 1–0 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–3
Motagua 2–1 0–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–0
Olimpia 2–2 3–2 0–1 3–1 3–3 0–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–1
Palestino 1–1 1–3 3–4 1–2 1–3 2–3 1–0 3–2 1–1 2–1
Platense 4–2 1–1 1–0 3–0 4–2 4–1 1–0 1–2 4–1 0–2
Real España 3–1 2–3 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0
Real Maya 4–1 2–3 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 1–2 3–0 1–2
Universidad 4–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 3–3 1–2 0–0 3–0
Victoria 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–1
Vida 7–2 2–3 0–1 2–2 3–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–3 1–0

Source: RSSSF.com
1The 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 scorer

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 \ Away1 IND MAR MOT OLI PAL PLA RES MAY UNI VIC VID
Independiente Villela 1–1 3–3 1–4 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–0
Marathón 1–0 0–0 0–3 5–0 2–2 3–3 3–2 1–1 1–0 2–0
Motagua 6–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 2–0
Olimpia 2–0 5–0 2–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 4–3
Palestino 0–1 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–2
Platense 5–3 1–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 4–1 3–1 2–2 1–0
Real España 2–0 1–1 2–4 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–0
Real Maya 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0
Universidad 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–2
Victoria 3–2 0–2 0–0 1–4 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1
Vida 5–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–2

Source: RSSSF.com
1The 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 – Silvio Traverso
DF – José Fernández
DF – Gregorio Serrano
DF – Rudy Williams
DF – Nerlin Membreño
DF – Samuel Caballero
MF – José Romero
MF – Christian Santamaría
MF – Alex Pineda
FW – Denilson Costa
FW – Rodinei Martins
Substitutions:
GK – Donaldo González
Manager:
José Herrera
GK 1 Diego Vásquez
DF 4 Hernaín Arzú
DF 5 Milton Reyes
DF 6 Ninrrol Medina
DF 12 Iván Guerrero
DF 13 Reynaldo Clavasquín
MF 8 Juan Coello
MF 20 Amado Guevara
MF – Óscar Lagos
FW 11 José Ramírez
FW 14 Marlon Hernández
Substitutions:
Manager:
Ramón Maradiaga

Top scorer

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

References

  1. ^ RSSSF.com – Honduras 1997/98
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