2018–19 Honduran Liga Nacional
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 July 2018–May 2019 |
| Champions |
Apertura: TBD Clausura: TBD |
| Relegated | TBD |
| CONCACAF Champions League | TBD |
| CONCACAF League | TBD |
| Matches played | 62 |
| Goals scored | 158 (2.55 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Gutiérrez (8) |
| Biggest home win |
MOT 5–0 JUT (9 September 2018) |
| Biggest away win |
HNP 2–6 RES (7 October 2018) |
| Highest scoring |
HNP 2–6 RES (7 October 2018) |
| Longest unbeaten run | OLI (11) |
| Longest losing run | RDM (6) |
|
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 10 October 2018. | |
The 2018–19 Honduran Liga Nacional season will be the 53rd Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. The tournament is scheduled to start in July 2018 and end in May 2019. The season will be divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura), each crowning one champion. The team with the best record will qualify to the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League. The next two will qualify to the 2019 CONCACAF League.
2018–19 teams
Location of teams in 2018–19 season
A total of 10 teams will contest the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2017–18 season plus C.D. Real de Minas, promoted from the 2017–18 Liga de Ascenso.
- Real de Minas changed its name from Infop RNP to Club Deportivo Real de Minas.
- C.D. Real de Minas will use Danlí and Siguatepeque as alternate venues.
- Lobos UPNFM will use Choluteca as alternate venue.
- Club Deportivo Olimpia used San Pedro Sula as alternate venue for one game.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Vacancy | Replaced by | Appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juticalpa |  | Banned[1] | 2 May 2018 | | 1 June 2018 | Preseason |
| Real de Minas | | Replaced[2] | 26 July 2018 | | 26 July 2018 | Preseason |
Apertura
The Apertura tournament will be the first half of the 2018–19 season which is set to run from 28 July to 16 December 2018. The schedule of the Apertura was released on 13 July.[3]
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathón | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 23 | Semifinalist |
| 2 | Olimpia | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 23 | |
| 3 | Real España | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 21 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Motagua | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 21 | |
| 5 | Platense | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 21 | |
| 6 | UPNFM | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Honduras Progreso | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 14 | |
| 8 | Vida | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 13 | |
| 9 | Juticalpa | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 10 | |
| 10 | Real de Minas | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2018. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Results
| Home \ Away | HNP | JUT | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RDM | RES | UPN | VID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras Progreso | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–6 | 2–1 | ||
| Juticalpa | 0–0 | — | 0–3[lower-alpha 1] | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
| Marathón | 3–1 | 4–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | n | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Motagua | 2–0 | 5–0 | n | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Olimpia | 2–1 | n | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0[lower-alpha 2] | |||
| Platense | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |||
| Real de Minas | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | ||
| Real España | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | n | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
| UPNFM | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | |||
| Vida | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2018. Source: Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Notes:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Notes:
- ↑ Match awarded to C.D. Marathón with a 3–0 score as a result of Juticalpa F.C. fielding the ineligible player Carlos Palacios. The match originally ended 1–1.
- ↑ At Estadio General Francisco Morazán.
Postseason
Clausura
The Clausura tournament will be the second half of the 2018–19 season which will run from January to May 2019.
Regular season
Results
| Home \ Away | HNP | JUT | MAR | MOT | OLI | PLA | RDM | RES | UPN | VID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras Progreso | — | |||||||||
| Juticalpa | — | |||||||||
| Marathón | — | n | n | n | ||||||
| Motagua | n | — | n | n | ||||||
| Olimpia | n | n | — | n | ||||||
| Platense | — | |||||||||
| Real de Minas | — | |||||||||
| Real España | n | n | n | — | ||||||
| UPNFM | — | |||||||||
| Vida | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 June 2018. Source: Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Postseason
Top goalscorers
The top scorer will be determined by the addition of goals of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
- As of 10 October 2018
- 8 goals:
- 7 goals:
- 6 goals:
- 5 goals:
- 4 goals:
- 3 goals:
- 2 goals:
- 1 goal:
- 1 own-goal:
Aggregate table
Relegation will be determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marathón | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 23 | |
| 2 | Olimpia | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 23 | |
| 3 | Real España | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 21 | |
| 4 | Motagua | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 21 | |
| 5 | Platense | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 21 | |
| 6 | UPNFM | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Honduras Progreso | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 14 | |
| 8 | Vida | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 13 | |
| 9 | Juticalpa | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 28 | −14 | 10 | |
| 10 | Real de Minas | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 8 | Relegation to 2019–20 Liga de Ascenso |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2018. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored.
Controversies
- Right off the start of the season, week 1 was involved with controversy. Platense F.C. accused F.C. Motagua for instructing the ball boys of hiding and holding the sideline balls in the last minutes of play, making it difficult to resume the game when the match ball went out of play. Motagua was later fined for this action.[4] That same day, in San Pedro Sula, C.D. Marathón requested C.D.S. Vida players to pay tribute to the club with El Pasillo, (the act of acknowledging the winners of the previous season), a tradition which is very popular in Spain, but not in Honduras. The Vida footballers strongly rejected the request.[5] One week later, Vida simulated the Pasillo action after scoring a goal against Juticalpa F.C., a clear sign of mockery.
- After a 1–1 draw between C.D. Marathón and Club Deportivo Olimpia in the Clásico Nacional on week 3, a very irritated Marathón's coach Héctor Vargas, criticized the referee's performance and insinuated Olimpia's intervention at halftime by calling the referees to fix the match.[6] Vargas also stated that his team with few resources is fighting on all fronts, and others with greater investments made a fool of themselves at international competitions; a clear dart to Real C.D. España who were eliminated from the 2018 CONCACAF League a few days earlier. Olimpia's manager, Nahúm Espinoza decided not to comment. However, Real España's Martín García expressed that Vargas is a very harmful person and his comments only reflect cowardice.[7] Vargas replied back and called García a fat man.[8] Vargas later announced that he will keep silent for 90 days; however, the Northern Discipline Commission cited Vargas to testify for violating discriminatory codes.[9] He was suspended for three games.[10]
- On week 5, Real C.D. España faced C.D. Marathón in the Clásico Sampedrano. In the pre-match, the game was already heated. Real España as hosts, announced that only people dressed with the home team colors would be allowed to access the stadium. The game elapsed with normalcy until Real España missed a penalty kick, which provoked the fury of the local crowd. A few fans invaded the pitch but were easily controlled by the police. A few minutes before the end, Marathón's keeper Dénovan Torres hit one of the sideline ball boys. This action triggered an energetic response from the Real España's subs which were warming up nearby. Torres and the entire Marathón's technical staff were expelled from the game. Some Marathón fans, including women, were beaten in the stands by their counterparts. Marathón requested the league the closure of the venue and Real España sued Torres for his actions. These and many other sanctions were imposed by the league.[11]
- On 28 August 2018, the Central Discipline Regional Commission ruled in favor of C.D. Marathón awarding them a 3–0 victory over Juticalpa F.C. as a result of Juticalpa fielding defender Carlos Palacios on week 4. Palacios was ineligible to play due to his misconduct on the previous game against C.D. Honduras Progreso. Consequently, Marathón submitted the complaint and was granted the win. The original score ended in a 1–1 tie; therefore Marathón was awarded two points and Juticalpa was deducted one.[12]
References
- ↑ "Soccer: Former El Salvador coach Maradiaga banned over match-fixing case". Reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ↑ "Javier Padilla nuevo entrenador de Real de Minas". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ "¡ATENCIÓN! Definida la primera jornada del torneo Apertura de la LINA". Tiempo.hn. El Tiempo. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ↑ "Multan a Motagua por esconder balones en el juego contra Platense en el Nacional". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ↑ "Encendida polémica entre Vida y Marathon por culpa de un "pasillo"". OnceNoticias.hn. Once Noticias. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ↑ "Héctor Vargas dispara: 'Dejen de llamar a los árbitros para modificar partidos'". LaPrensa.hn. La Prensa. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ↑ "¿'Mala leche' es el técnico de Marathón?". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ↑ "Héctor Vargas se refiere al "Tato" García como el "Gordito" de enfrente". OnceNoticias.hn. Once Noticias. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ↑ "Comisión Regional de Disciplina del Norte, procede contra Héctor Vargas por bocón". ElHeraldo.hn. El Heraldo. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ "Héctor Vargas recibe su merecido por la CRDN". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "Los nueve castigos de la Comisión de Disciplina a Marathón y Real España". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "En la "mesa" Marathón gana su segundo partido". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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