1996–97 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season 1996–97
Dates 31 August 1996–29 June 1997
Champions Olimpia (13th)
CONCACAF Champions' Cup Olimpia
Platense
Matches played 149
Goals scored 314 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorer Costa (13)
Biggest home win MOT 7–2 IND
Biggest away win MAR 0–3 RES
Highest scoring MOT 7–2 IND
All statistics correct as of 29 June 1997.

The 1996–97 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 31st edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. Club Deportivo Olimpia won the title[1] after defeating C.D. Platense in the finals. Both teams qualified to the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. This was the last long-season tournament before the introduction of the Apertura and Clausura format.

1996–97 teams

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 27 15 6 6 40 25 +15 51 Qualified to the Final
2 Victoria 27 13 8 6 35 24 +11 47 Qualified to the Final round
3 Platense 27 13 8 6 28 20 +8 47
4 Motagua 27 11 9 7 37 25 +12 42
5 Marathón 27 10 7 10 31 29 +2 37
6 Real España 27 8 10 9 24 24 0 34
7 Universidad 27 6 10 11 17 27 −10 28
8 Vida 27 7 7 13 21 33 −12 28
9 Real Maya 27 5 11 11 20 27 −7 26
10 Independiente Villela 27 5 8 14 24 43 −19 23 No relegation for this season
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 1997. Source:

Results (Rounds 1–18)

Home \ Away[1] IND MAR MOTOLIPLARESMAYUNIVICVID
Independiente Villela 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0
Marathón 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–3 0–0 4–0 1–3 2–1
Motagua 4–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–0
Olimpia 5–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–5 2–1
Platense 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1
Real España 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0
Real Maya 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2
Universidad 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0
Victoria 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0
Vida 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1

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.

  • Marathón–Olimpia abandoned at '70 (1–2). Result stood.

Results (Rounds 19–27)

Home \ Away[1] IND MAR MOTOLIPLARESMAYUNIVICVID
Independiente Villela 0–3 1–3 1–1 4–1 1–2
Marathón 2–3 1–0 0–0
Motagua 7–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2
Olimpia 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0
Platense 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0
Real España 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1
Real Maya 3–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1
Universidad 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–0
Victoria 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 1–2
Vida 1–3 0–2 1–0 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

  • Real España won 3–2 on aggregated.
  • Victoria 2–2 Marathón on aggregated. Victoria advanced on better Regular season record.
  • Platense won 4–3 on aggregatd.

Triangular

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Platense 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Qualified to the Final
2 Victoria 4 2 1 1 5 6 −1 7
3 Real España 4 0 1 3 3 7 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on 11 June 1997. Source:

Final

  • Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregated.

Top scorer

Squads

Independiente Villela
Honduras José Lino Casildo Honduras Walter "Gualala" Trejo Honduras Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda
Honduras Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa Honduras José Ulloa Villatoro Honduras Oscar "Pando" Gómez
Uruguay Washington Leonardo Rodríguez Honduras Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo Argentina Sandro Andreani
Honduras Alex Roberto Bailey
Marathón
Honduras Dangelo Daltino Bautista Honduras Luis Orlando "El Chinito" Reyes Santos Honduras Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo
Honduras Bayron Suazo Honduras Behiker Bustillo Honduras Jorge Ferdín
Brazil Jose Christiano Pinheiro de Araujo Brazil Marco da Silva Honduras Edwin Alexander Medina
Honduras Pompilio Cacho Valerio Brazil Octavio Santana Honduras Luis Perdomo
Brazil Jurandir de Jesús Damacena
Motagua
Honduras Elvis Misael Castellanos Brazil Denilson Costa de Oliveira Honduras Juan Carlos Raudales
Olimpia
Honduras Eugenio Dolmo Flores Argentina Carlos Enrique Prono Honduras Jorge Samuel Caballero
Honduras Rudy Alberto Williams Honduras Norberto Martínez Honduras Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón
Uruguay Álvaro Roberto Izquierdo Honduras Marlon Alexander "Pitufo" Hernández Honduras Wilmer Peralta
Honduras Gregorio Serrano Honduras Merlyn Membreño Honduras Nahamán Humberto González
Honduras Wilmer Neal "Matador" Velásquez Honduras Alex Pineda Chacón Honduras Eduardo Arriola
Honduras Christian Santamaría
Platense
Honduras Rodolfo Vargas Panama Ricardo James Honduras Oscar René Contreras
Honduras Alexander "Araña" Clark Panama José Anthony Torres Honduras Rony Morales
Honduras Julio César "Rambo" León Honduras José Luis Piota Honduras Wilmer Sandoval
Honduras Dennis Centeno Honduras Antonio "Aguja" Laing Honduras Luis Perdomo
Honduras Robel Bernárdez Argentina Miguel Fernández Honduras Marco Antonio Mejía
Honduras Dodsin Díaz Honduras Reynaldo Clavasquín Honduras Alexis Iván Duarte
Honduras Juan Manuel Cárcamo Honduras Roberto Bernárdez Honduras Jorge Arita Neals
Argentina Carlos González Honduras Abel Rodríguez Honduras Alex Geovany Ávila
Honduras Edgar Álvarez Honduras Alex Alaniz
Real España
Honduras Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz Honduras José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos Honduras Gustavo Adolfo Gallegos
Honduras Víctor Martín Castro Honduras Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano Honduras Camilo Bonilla Paz
Uruguay Washington Leonardo "Piojo" Hernández Honduras Milton "Chocolate" Flores Honduras Marco Vinicio "Chacal" Ortega
Honduras Marlon Javier Monge Honduras Edward "Güicho" Barahona Honduras Edgar Antonio Figueroa
Real Maya
Honduras Nelson Rolando Rosales Honduras Edgardo Geovany "Yura" Róchez
Universidad
Honduras Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez Honduras Marco Antonio Anariba Zelaya Honduras Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga
Victoria
Honduras Raúl Martínez Sambulá Panama Percival Piggott Honduras Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras
Uruguay Alvaro Roberto Izquierdo Honduras Jorge Ernesto Pineda
Vida
Honduras Rossel Cacho Honduras Irineo Núñez Honduras Carlos Alvarado
Honduras Clayd Lester Marson Honduras René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez

Controversies

  • On 12 October 1996, during a week 7 match between C.D. Marathón and Club Deportivo Olimpia, then Marathón's president José Yacamán ordered his team to quit the game as he claimed that they were being targeted by referee Arturo Tábora with controversial calls. The game was not resumed and the result stood 1–2 to Olimpia.[2]
  • In the last round, C.D. Motagua defeated Independiente Villela at Tegucigalpa with a 7–2 score. This game sentenced Independiente to certain relegation. However, the chorizeros protested that Motagua had included defender Júnior Izaguirre in its lineup. Izaguirre, who was on the bench that day, saw a red card in a reserves game a week prior. In order to avoid further conflicts, the league decided to abolish relegation and invited Independiente to play in the 1997–98 season.

References

  1. ↑ RSSSF.com – Honduras 1996/97 – 11 December 2009
  2. ↑ RadioHouse.hn – CASOS INSÓLITOS DEL FÚTBOL HONDUREÑO – 13 October 2016
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