2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso

The 2007–08 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso was the 41st season of the Second level in Honduran football and the 6th under the name Liga Nacional de Ascenso. Under the management of Emilio Umanzor, C.D. Real Juventud won the tournament after winning both the Apertura and Clausura seasons and obtained automatic promotion to the 2008–09 Honduran Liga Nacional.[1]

Liga de Ascenso
Season2007–08
ChampionsApertura: Real Juventud
Clausura: Real Juventud
PromotedReal Juventud
All statistics correct as of 23 May 2008.

Apertura

Regular season

Standings

Group North A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Unión Ájax 10 7 2 1 19 11 +8 23 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
2 Arsenal 10 4 4 2 13 9 +4 16
3 Social Sol 10 3 3 4 14 12 +2 12
4 Lenca 10 3 3 4 10 11 1 12
5 Real Sociedad 10 3 2 5 11 16 5 11
6 América Marathón 10 1 4 5 7 15 8 7
Source:

Group North B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olimpia Occidental 12 5 5 2 12 6 +6 20 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
2 Real Juventud 10 5 2 3 11 8 +3 17
3 Cruz Azul 10 3 4 3 16 16 0 13
4 Villanueva 10 3 3 4 15 15 0 12
5 Real España Las Vegas 10 2 4 4 6 10 4 10
6 Atlético Gualala 10 2 4 4 9 14 5 10
Source:

Postseason

Quarterfinals

  • Olimpia Occidental won 4–2 on aggregated.
November 2007 1st legSureño1–0Unión Ájax
November 2007 2nd legUnión Ájax3–1SureñoTrujillo, Colón
Stadium: Estadio Jorge Leonidas García
  • Unión Ájax won 3–2 on aggregated.
  • Real Juventud won 5–3 on aggregated.
November 2007 2nd legJuticalpa1–2ArsenalJuticalpa, Olancho
  • Arsenal won 4–2 on aggregated.

Semifinals

  • Arsenal won 2–1 on aggregated.
  • Real Juventud won 2–1 on aggregated.

Final

10 December 2007 1st legArsenal1–0Real JuventudRoatán, Bay Islands
Mejía  11' (pen.) Stadium: Coxen Hole Stadium
Attendance: 512
15 December 2007 2nd legReal Juventud3–1 (a.e.t.)ArsenalSanta Bárbara, Santa Bárbara
Martínez  12'
Argueta  93'
Sambulá  98'
 112' Forbes Stadium: Estadio Argelio Sabillón
Attendance: 1,465
  • Real Juventud won 3–2 on aggregated.

Clausura

Regular season

Standings

Group North A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Social Sol 10 4 4 2 13 9 +4 16 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
2 América Marathón 10 4 4 2 18 16 +2 16
3 Lenca 10 4 3 3 15 14 +1 15
4 Real Sociedad 10 4 2 4 13 11 +2 14
5 Unión Ájax 10 4 0 6 12 15 3 12
6 Arsenal 10 2 3 5 11 17 6 9
Source:

Group North B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Real Juventud 10 6 3 1 16 7 +9 21 Qualification to the Quarterfinals
2 Olimpia Occidental 10 6 1 3 19 8 +11 19
3 Atlético Gualala 10 5 2 3 7 11 4 17
4 Real España Las Vegas 10 3 3 4 11 11 0 12
5 Villanueva 10 1 5 4 6 15 9 8
6 Cruz Azul 10 1 2 7 10 17 7 5
Source:

Postseason

Quarterfinals

20 April 2008 1st legÁguilas del Motagua0–0América MarathónTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico José Simón Azcona
26 April 2008 2nd legAmérica Marathón3–4Águilas del MotaguaSan Juan Pueblo, Atlántida
  • Águilas del Motagua won 4–3 on aggregated.
  • Social Sol won 6–1 on aggregated.
  • Real Juventud won 4–1 on aggregated.
26 April 2008 2nd legOlimpia Reservas2–0Olimpia OccidentalTalanga, Francisco Morazán
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Talanga
  • Olimpia Reservas won 5–3 on aggregated.

Semifinals

4 May 2008 1st legÁguilas del Motagua0–0Social SolTegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico José Simón Azcona
11 May 2008 2nd legSocial Sol1–0Águilas del MotaguaOlanchito, Yoro
Stadium: Estadio San Jorge
  • Social Sol won 1–0 on aggregated.
11 May 2008 2nd legOlimpia Reservas0–0Real JuventudTalanga, Francisco Morazán
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Talanga
  • Real Juventud won 2–1 on aggregated.

Final

23 May 2008 2nd legReal Juventud3–1Social SolSanta Bárbara, Santa Bárbara
Sambulá  71'
Córdoba  87'
Róchez  90'
 35' Zelaya Stadium: Estadio Argelio Sabillón
Attendance: 2,602
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya
  • Real Juventud won 3–1 on aggregated.

Promotion

As winners of both Apertura and Clausura, C.D. Real Juventud obtained automatic promotion to 2008–09 Honduran Liga Nacional and no promotion series was required.[2]

References

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