1997–98 Honduran Liga Nacional
Season | 1997–98 |
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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) |
← 1996–97 1998–99 →
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
- Also serves as 1997 Honduran Cup.
Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
- Platense 1997 Honduran Cup champions as regular season winner.
Results
Home \ Away[1] | 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
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
1st leg 1 March 1998 | Marathón | 2 – 3 | Olimpia | San Pedro Sula, Cortés | ||
Castro Rosales |
Costa Dolmo Flores Williams |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano | ||||
2nd leg 15 March 1998 | Olimpia | 1 – 0 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán | ||
Velásquez | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | |||||
- Olimpia won 4–2 on aggregate.
1st leg 7 March 1998 | Real España | 0 – 0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula, Cortés | ||
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano | ||||||
2nd leg 18 March 1998 | Motagua | 1 – 1 | Real España | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán | ||
19:30 (UTC−06:00) | Martínez 85' | Cabrera 80' | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | |||
- Motagua 1–1 Real España on aggregate. Motagua advanced on better Regular season record; Real España advanced as best loser.
1st leg 12 March 1998 | Universidad | 0 – 0 | Platense | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán | ||
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | ||||||
2nd leg 15 March 1998 | Platense | 1 – 1 | Universidad | Puerto Cortés, Cortés | ||
Contreras | Martínez | Stadium: Estadio Excélsior | ||||
- Platense 1–1 Universidad on aggregate; Platense advanced on better Regular season record.
Semifinals
1st leg 28 March 1998 | Real España | 2 – 0 | Platense | San Pedro Sula, Cortés | ||
Morales García |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano | |||||
2nd leg 5 April 1998 | Platense | 1 – 1 | Real España | Puerto Cortés, Cortés | ||
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior | ||||||
- Real España won 3–1 on aggregate.
1st leg 29 March 1998 | Olimpia | 1 – 2 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán | ||
16:00 (UTC−06:00) | Costa | Guevara Hernández |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | |||
2nd leg 4 April 1998 | Motagua | 0 – 1 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán | ||
Chacón | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | |||||
- Motagua 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better Regular season record.
Final
1st leg 15 April 1998 | Real España | 0 – 3 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula, Cortés | ||
19:30 (UTC−06:00) | Ramírez 21' Lagos 55' Guevara 89' |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano | ||||
2nd leg 18 April 1998 | Motagua | 2 – 1 | Real España | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán | ||
19:30 (UTC−06:00) | Ramírez 20' Guevara 32' |
Morales 26' | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | |||
- Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
19 goals
11 goals
- Juan Manuel Cárcamo (Platense)
7 goals
- Denilson Costa (Olimpia)
- Francisco Ramírez (Motagua)
- Marlon Hernández (Motagua)
6 goals
- Amado Guevara (Motagua)
- Alex Pineda Chacón (Olimpia)
5 goals
- Alexis Duarte (Marathón)
- Jairo Martínez (Motagua)
- Edwin Castro (Marathón)
Clausura
Regular season
Standings
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 | 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
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
1st leg 19 September 1998 | Victoria | 1 – 2 | Olimpia | La Ceiba, Atlántida | ||
Bengoché | Costa Martins |
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards | ||||
2nd leg 27 September 1998 | Olimpia | 0 – 1 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán | ||
14:00 (UTC−06:00) | Venier | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | ||||
- Olimpia 2–2 Victoria on aggregate; Olimpia advances on better performance in Regular season; Victoria advances as best loser.
1st leg 19 September 1998 | Marathón | 0 – 0 | Platense | San Pedro Sula, Cortés | ||
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano | ||||||
2nd leg 27 September 1998 | Platense | 1 – 1 | Marathón | Puerto Cortés, Cortés | ||
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior | ||||||
- Platense 1–1 Marathón on aggregate; Platense advances on better performance in Regular season.
1st leg 20 September 1998 | Real Maya | 1 – 4 | Motagua | Siguatepeque, Comayagua | ||
Stadium: Estadio Roberto Martínez Avila | ||||||
2nd leg 27 September 1998 | Motagua | 1 – 1 | Real Maya | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán | ||
16:00 (UTC−06:00) | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | |||||
- Motagua won 5–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
1st leg 3 October 1998 | Victoria | 2 – 1 | Olimpia | La Ceiba, Atlántida | ||
19:30 (UTC−06:00) | Obando Venier |
Martins | Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards | |||
2nd leg 11 October 1998 | Olimpia | 1 – 0 | Victoria | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán | ||
16:00 (UTC−06:00) | Martins | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | ||||
- Olimpia 2–2 Victoria on aggregate; Olimpia advances on better performance in Regular season.
1st leg 4 October 1998 | Platense | 3 – 3 | Motagua | Puerto Cortés, Cortés | ||
15:00 (UTC−06:00) | Centeno Cruz Fuentes |
Guevara | Stadium: Estadio Excélsior | |||
2nd leg 11 October 1998 | Motagua | 2 – 1 | Platense | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán | ||
14:00 (UTC−06:00) | Hernández Ramírez |
de León | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | |||
- Motagua won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
1st leg 18 October 1998 | Motagua | 0–0 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán | ||
16:00 (UTC−06:00) | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | |||||
2nd leg 25 October 1998 | Olimpia | 0–1 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán | ||
16:00 (UTC−06:00) | Clavasquín 117' | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 34,194 | ||||
Olimpia
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Motagua
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- Motagua won 1–0 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
15 goals
- Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia)
- Amado Guevara (Motagua)
13 goals
- Denilson Costa (Olimpia)
8 goals
- Juan Manuel Cárcamo (Platense)
7 goals
- Marlon Hernández (Olimpia)
- Francisco Ramírez (Marathón)
- Rodinei Martins (Olimpia)
- Toninho (Marathón)
5 goals
- Alejandro Naíf (Victoria)
- Marvin Brown (Vida)
- Luis Ramírez (Independiente Villela)
2 goals
1 goal
- Alexander Díaz (Real España)
- Enrique Reneau (Marathón)
Relegation table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
- Palestino and Independiente Villela relegated to the Liga de Ascenso.
Squads
Independiente Villela | ||
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Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz | Marel Álvarez | Jorge Flores |
José Luis “Pili” Aguirre | Martín Castro | Wilmer Roque |
David Zambrano | Gustavo Gallegos | Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa |
Danilo Velásquez | Arnold López | Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda |
Henry Guevara | Iván Ponce | José "Picardía" Padilla |
Luis Santamaría | Pablo Valencia | Gustavo Venegas |
Sergio Bustos | Hernán Carusso | Hugo Aguilar |
Irineo Núñez | Óscar "Pando" Gómez | Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo |
Leonardo Isaula | Gustavo Olaíndia | Mario Obulgen |
Iván Nolasco | Mariano "Tierno" Ramírez | Francisco Sandoval |
Walter Amador | Édgar Fajardo | Édgar Delgado |
José Zaldívar | Luis "Bombero" Ramírez | Noé Argueta |
Palestino | ||
Dangelo Bautista | Wilmer Centeno | Javier Padilla |
Ricardo Pérez | Wilson Castellanos | Cristino Bernárdez |
Marvin Mazariegos | Selvin Sánchez | Walter “Gualala” Trejo |
Raúl Trejo | Luis Perdomo | Marcos Pitío |
Carlos Mathis | Enrique Carías | Carlos Gotay |
Carlos González | James Chewitt | Yerco Salinas |
Gustavo Cálix | Marvin Morán | Rubén Cantarero |
Óscar Hurtarte | Carlos Ellis | Juan Carlos Salinas |
Juan Carlos Canchimbo | Juan Ramón Hernández | Mario Guerrero |
Israel Bernárdez | Marvin "Mango" Henríquez | Edward Barahona |
Danilo "Pollo" Galindo | Osmar Vargas | Iván Elías |
Martín Álvarez | Claudio Chasior | Gustavo Steimbach |
Evelio Barralaga | Felipe Valerio | Nicole Watson |
Jorge García | Henry Enamorado | David Flores |
Hudell Thompson | Neptaly Romero | Aldo Fuentes |
Allan Villegas | ||
Real España | ||
Milton "Chocolate" Flores | Javier Rodríguez | Jaime Ruiz |
César Clother | Marlon Monge | Mario Rodríguez |
Norman Martínez | Ricky Denis García | Francis Reyes |
Orvin Cabrera | Jorge Zapata | Alexander Díaz |
Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano | Rodolfo Richardson Smith |
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