2014–15 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2014–15 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 49th Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format remained the same as the previous season. The tournament began on 1 August 2014[1] and has ended in May 2015. On 20 December 2014, C.D. Motagua obtained its 13th national title after defeating C.D. Real Sociedad 2–1 on aggregate in the Apertura finals.[2]

Liga Nacional
Season2014–15
ChampionsApertura:
Motagua
Clausura:
Olimpia
RelegatedParrillas One
Champions LeagueMotagua
Olimpia
Matches played200
Goals scored573 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorerCastillo (29)
Biggest home winReal España 5–0 Motagua
(24 August 2014)
Olimpia 5–0 Platense
(7 September 2014)
Motagua 5–0 Real España
(19 October 2014)
Real Sociedad 5–0 Victoria
(2 November 2014)
Olimpia 5–0 Real España
(17 May 2015)
Biggest away winMotagua 1–4 Olimpia
(31 August 2014)
Highest scoringPlatense 4–4 Honduras Progreso
(18 October 2014)
Honduras Progreso 5–3 Real Sociedad
(1 November 2014)
Longest unbeaten runOlimpia (15)
Longest losing runPlatense (5)
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2015.

2014–15 teams
Location of teams in 2014–15 season

A total of 10 teams will contest the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2013–14 season plus C.D. Honduras Progreso, promoted from the 2013–14 Liga de Ascenso. Parrillas One moved from Tela to Siguatepeque.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Honduras ProgresoEl ProgresoEstadio Humberto Micheletti5,000
MarathónSan Pedro SulaEstadio Yankel Rosenthal15,000
MotaguaTegucigalpaEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino35,000
OlimpiaTegucigalpaEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino35,000
Parrillas OneSiguatepequeEstadio Roberto Martínez Ávila3,000
PlatensePuerto CortésEstadio Excélsior7,910
Real EspañaSan Pedro SulaEstadio Francisco Morazán26,781
Real SociedadTocoaEstadio Francisco Martínez Durón3,000
VictoriaLa CeibaEstadio Nilmo Edwards18,000
VidaLa CeibaEstadio Nilmo Edwards18,000

Apertura

Regular season

Real C.D. España managed to clinch the first position after drawing 1–1 at C.D. Victoria on the last round. It was the 9th time in history that the Aurinegros came up as the regular season winners. One curious fact occurred between C.D. Motagua and Real España where they both achieve a 5–0 home win over each other, breaking their respective record as the largest victory against each other. C.D. Victoria finished last for the fifth time in history.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España 18 8 5 5 30 28 +2 29 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Olimpia 18 8 4 6 36 22 +14 28
3 Motagua 18 8 4 6 30 25 +5 28 Qualification to the Second round
4 Honduras Progreso 18 7 7 4 34 31 +3 28
5 Real Sociedad 18 7 6 5 25 18 +7 27
6 Platense 18 6 6 6 27 27 0 24
7 Marathón 18 5 7 6 20 25 −5 22
8 Vida 18 5 6 7 26 30 −4 21
9 Parrillas One 18 4 6 8 28 38 −10 18
10 Victoria 18 3 7 8 22 34 −12 16
Updated to match(es) played on 15 November 2014. Source:

Results
As of 15 November 2014
Home \ Away HON MAR MOT OLI PAR PLA RES RSO VIC VID
Honduras Progreso 1–1 1–1 2–2 5–3 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 3–3
Marathón 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–1
Motagua 4–1 0–1 1–4 1–1 2–0 5–0 4–1 2–1 1–2
Olimpia 0–2 4–0 0–1 3–0 5–0 2–1 0–2 3–0 3–1
Parrillas One 1–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–2 3–3 2–1
Platense 4–4 0–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 3–3 1–2 3–2 4–1
Real España 1–0 0–2 5–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–2
Real Sociedad 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 5–0 0–2
Victoria 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
Vida 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–4 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2
Source: Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Real Sociedad 3–0 Marathón on forfeit. Original score 1–1 abandoned at 88' due to Marathón not accepting a late penalty.

Postseason

Playoffs
3rd seededAgg.6th seeded1st leg2nd leg
Motagua4–2Platense2–12–1
4th seededAgg.5th seeded1st leg2nd leg
Honduras Progreso4–4Real Sociedad0–14–3
Match details
1st leg
Platense1–2Motagua
Aguilar  13' Report  25' Figueroa
 45' Gómez
Attendance: 1,406
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Platense
Motagua
2nd leg
Motagua2–1Platense
Castillo  74'  90+2' Report  33' de León
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Motagua
Platense
1st leg
Real Sociedad1–0Honduras Progreso
González  55' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 1,160
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Real Sociedad
Honduras
2nd leg
Honduras Progreso4–3Real Sociedad
Cardona  23'
Guzmán  69'
Isaula  83'
Tejeda  90+3'		 Report  29' Melgares
 53' Arzú
 72' (pen.) Clark
Referee: Erick Andino
Honduras
Real Sociedad

Semifinals
1st seededAgg.4th seeded1st leg2nd leg
Real España1–2Real Sociedad0–21–0
2nd seededAgg.3rd seeded1st leg2nd leg
Olimpia1–2Motagua0–11–1
Match details
1st leg
Real Sociedad2–0Real España
Tobías  60'
Martínez  74'		 Report
Attendance: 791
Real Sociedad
Real España
2nd leg
Real España1–0Real Sociedad
Gutiérrez  34' Report
Estadio Francisco Morazán
San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Real España
Real Sociedad
1st leg
Motagua1–0Olimpia
Discua  21' Report
Attendance: 11,864
Motagua
Olimpia
2nd leg
Olimpia1–1Motagua
Quioto  38' Report  62' Discua
Olimpia
Motagua

Final
1st seededAgg.2nd seeded1st leg2nd leg
Motagua2–1Real Sociedad0–02–1
Match details
1st leg
Real Sociedad0–0Motagua
Report
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Real Sociedad
Motagua
2nd leg
Motagua2–1Real Sociedad
Discua  19'
Castillo  44'		 Report  36' Munguía
Attendance: 34,169
Motagua
Real Sociedad

Clausura

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 11 6 1 35 16 +19 39 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Motagua 18 11 4 3 37 21 +16 37
3 Marathón 18 8 5 5 20 23 −3 29 Qualification to the Second round
4 Victoria 18 6 7 5 26 22 +4 25
5 Real Sociedad 18 4 10 4 14 16 −2 22
6 Real España 18 4 9 5 28 25 +3 21
7 Vida 18 4 6 8 24 31 −7 18
8 Honduras Progreso 18 5 3 10 26 35 −9 18
9 Parrillas One 18 4 4 10 25 35 −10 16
10 Platense 18 3 6 9 23 34 −11 15
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source:

Results
As of 2 May 2015
Home \ Away HON MAR MOT OLI PAR PLA RES RSO VIC VID
Honduras Progreso 3–1 0–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 0–2 3–2
Marathón 0–3 0–2 3–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0
Motagua 3–1 3–0 1–1 3–4 2–0 2–2 3–2 3–0 2–1
Olimpia 2–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 4–1
Parrillas One 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 0–3 2–2 2–1 1–3
Platense 3–3 2–3 2–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–2
Real España 2–4 1–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–1
Real Sociedad 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–0
Victoria 3–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0
Vida 3–1 0–1 0–3 3–3 1–1 4–2 2–2 0–0 1–1
Source: Soccerway
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Postseason

Playoffs
3rd seededAgg.6th seeded1st leg2nd leg
Marathón3–4Real España1–42–0
4th seededAgg.5th seeded1st leg2nd leg
Victoria2–0Real Sociedad1–01–0
Match details
1st leg
Real España4–1Marathón
Sabillón  11' (o.g.)
Cardozo  15'
V. Núñez  41'
R. Núñez  81'		 Report  90+2' Reyes
Estadio Francisco Morazán
San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Real España
Marathón
2nd leg
Marathón2–0Real España
Berríos  42'
Leverón  49'		 Report
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Marathón
Real España
1st leg
Real Sociedad0–1Victoria
Report  61' Medina
Referee: Manuel Zelaya
Real Sociedad
Victoria
2nd leg
Victoria1–0Real Sociedad
Andino  37' Report
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Victoria
Real Sociedad

Semifinals
1st seededAgg.4th seeded1st leg2nd leg
Olimpia6–0Real España1–05–0
2nd seededAgg.3rd seeded1st leg2nd leg
Motagua3–1Victoria0–13–0
Match details
1st leg
Real España0–1Olimpia
Report  24' Lozano
Estadio Francisco Morazán
San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Real España
Olimpia
2nd leg
Olimpia5–0Real España
Lozano  17'  32'
Quioto  21'
Leguizamón  66'
Estupiñán  89'		 Report
Olimpia
Real España
1st leg
Victoria1–0Motagua
Andino  67' (pen.) Report
Victoria
Motagua
2nd leg
Motagua3–0Victoria
Gómez  17'
Castillo  25'  54'		 Report
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
Motagua
Victoria

Final
1st seededAgg.2nd seeded1st leg2nd leg
Olimpia2–1Motagua2–10–0
Match details
1st leg
Motagua1–2Olimpia
Discua  87' Report  8' (pen.)  27' Lozano
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
Motagua
Olimpia
2nd leg
Olimpia0–0Motagua
Report
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Olimpia
Motagua

Top goalscorers
As of 24 May 2015
  • 29 goals:
Román Castillo (Motagua)
  • 25 goals:
Anthony Lozano (Olimpia)
  • 19 goals:
Erick Andino (Victoria)
  • 18 goals:
Claudio Cardozo (Real España)
  • 17 goals:
Carlos Discua (Motagua)
  • 16 goals:
Iván López (Parrillas One)
Romell Quioto (Olimpia)
Lucas Gómez (Motagua)
  • 14 goals:
Eddie Hernández (Vida)
Ángel Tejeda (Honduras Progreso)
Juan Rodríguez (Parrillas One)
  • 11 goals:
Julio de León (Platense)
  • 10 goals:
Juan Ocampo (Honduras Progreso)
  • 8 goals:
Bryan Róchez (Real España)
Roberto Riascos (Vida)
Mario Abadía (Platense)
Diego Reyes (Marathón)
Melvin Valladares (Victoria)
  • 7 goals:
Jorge Zaldívar (Honduras Progreso)
Javier Estupiñán (Olimpia)
Osman Melgares (Real Sociedad)
Charles Córdoba (Marathón)
  • 6 goals:
Rony Martínez (Real Sociedad)
Alberth Elis (Olimpia)
José Tobías (Real Sociedad)
  • 5 goals:
Rony Flores (Real España / Platense)
Félix Crisanto (Victoria)
Sergio Mendoza (Real España)
Henry Clark (Real Sociedad)
Cholby Martínez (Vida)
Mario Berríos (Marathón)
  • 4 goals:
Edwin León (Honduras Progreso)
Carlos Bernárdez (Victoria)
Júnior Izaguirre (Motagua)
Edder Delgado (Real España)
Luis Lobo (Real España / Honduras Progreso)
Fábio de Souza (Olimpia)
Christian Martínez (Marathón)
Darwin Bermúdez (Parrillas One)
Bryan Acosta (Real España)
Jorge Cardona (Honduras Progreso)
Miguel Valerio (Vida)
Luis Alvarado (Honduras Progreso)
Nery Medina (Victoria)
  • 3 goals:
Omar Guerra (Olimpia)
Víctor Ortiz (Vida)
Jerrick Díaz (Platense)
Reynaldo Tilguath (Vida)
Jocimar Moreira (Parrillas One)
Juan Mejía (Real España)
Israel Silva (Motagua)
Henry Bermúdez (Victoria)
Alexander Aguilar (Platense)
Jesús Canales (Vida)
Jairo Puerto (Marathón)
Walter Martínez (Marathón)
Juan Munguía (Real Sociedad)
Allan Lalín (Platense)
Henry Martínez (Real Sociedad)
Leonardo Isaula (Honduras Progreso)
Aly Arriola (Honduras Progreso)
Julio Rodríguez (Real España)
Elkin González (Real Sociedad)
Franklyn Morales (Honduras Progreso)
  • 2 goals:
Bayron Méndez (Olimpia)
Wilmer Crisanto (Motagua)
Devron García (Victoria)
Christian Altamirano (Platense)
Cristian Lara (Platense)
Johnny Barrios (Marathón)
Ramiro Bruschi (Real España)
Leandro Guaita (Vida)
Franco Güity (Victoria)
Walter Castro (Platense)
Christopher Anariba (Honduras Progreso)
Ramón Núñez (Real España)
César Zelaya (Real Sociedad)
Carlos Solórzano (Parrillas One)
Lesther Zavala (Parrillas One)
Pablo Arzú (Real Sociedad)
Luis Guzmán (Honduras Progreso)
Rigoberto Padilla (Victoria)
Víctor Moncada (Honduras Progreso)
Osman Chávez (Platense)
Mario Martínez (Real España)
Melvin Batiz (Real Sociedad)
Marco Vega (Marathón)
Mario Leguizamón (Olimpia)
Fredixon Elvir (Olimpia)
Douglas Martínez (Vida)
Óscar Bonilla (Marathón)
Juan Romero (Parrillas One)
Omar Elvir (Motagua)
Ian Osorio (Platense)
Pastor Martínez (Honduras Progreso)
Chestyn Onofre (Vida)
Julio Bernárdez (Parrillas One)
Pedro Mencía (Honduras Progreso)
Víctor Núñez (Real España)
  • 1 goal:
Dílmer Gutiérrez (Real Sociedad)
Níxon Duarte (Platense)
Jhow Benavídez (Real España)
Juan Rial (Marathón)
Jorge Bengoché (Olimpia)
Reinieri Mayorquín (Motagua)
Wesley Braz (Marathón)
Elroy Smith (Platense)
Henry Figueroa (Motagua)
Hárlinton Gutiérrez (Real España)
Nelson Álvarez (Parrillas One)
Carlos Mejía (Olimpia)
Arnulfo Beitar (Parrillas One)
Ronaldo Barbosa (Vida)
Ricardo Rosales (Motagua)
Ever Alvarado (Olimpia)
Johnny Leverón (Marathón)
Clayvin Zúniga (Real Sociedad)
Maynor Gómez (Parrillas One)
Mariano Acevedo (Olimpia)
David Meza (Olimpia)
Marcelo Espinal (Vida)
Darixon Vuelto (Victoria)
Odis Borjas (Platense)
Bryan Johnson (Olimpia)
Sergio Zelaya (Real Sociedad)
Carlos Palacios (Marathón)
Joshua Vargas (Platense)
Walter Hernández (Platense)
Jeffri Flores (Real España)
Andrés Copete (Parrillas One)
German Mejía (Olimpia)
Wilmer Fuentes (Marathón)
Gerson Rodas (Real España)
Kevin López (Motagua)
Néstor Martínez (Olimpia)
John Suazo (Marathón)
Camilo Aguirre (Real España)
Francisco Benítez (Honduras Progreso)
Romário Pinto (Marathón)
Johny Gómez (Parrillas One)
Irvin Reyna (Motagua)
Carlos Sánchez (Honduras Progreso)
Marcelo Santos (Vida)
Jefferson Bernárdez (Parrillas One)
Ozzie Bodden (Real Sociedad)
David Carranza (Real Sociedad)
Johnny Palacios (Olimpia)
Franco Tisera (Victoria)
Dicktmar Hernández (Victoria)
Víctor Zúniga (Honduras Progreso)
  • 1 own goal:
Henry Figueroa (Motagua)
Romell Quioto (Olimpia)
Robbie Matute (Real Sociedad)
Mauricio Sabillón (Marathón)
Quiarol Arzú (Platense)
  • 2 own goals:
Leonardo Domínguez (Victoria)

Aggregate table

Relegation is determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 19 April 2015, Parrillas One was relegated to Liga de Ascenso after drawing 2–2 at home against C.D. Real Sociedad.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 36 19 10 7 71 38 +33 67 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Motagua 36 19 8 9 67 46 +21 65
3 Marathón 36 13 12 11 40 48 −8 51
4 Real España 36 12 14 10 58 53 +5 50
5 Real Sociedad 36 11 16 9 39 34 +5 49
6 Honduras Progreso 36 12 10 14 60 66 −6 46
7 Victoria 36 9 14 13 48 56 −8 41
8 Platense 36 9 12 15 50 61 −11 39
9 Vida 36 9 12 15 50 61 −11 39
10 Parrillas One 36 8 10 18 53 73 −20 34 Relegation to the 2015–16 Liga de Ascenso
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source:

References
  1. Tiempo.hn – El campeón Olimpia arrancará de local Archived 2014-07-20 at the Wayback Machine – 17 July 2014
  2. Concacaf.com – Motagua wins Honduran Apertura, qualifies for CCL – 21 December 2014
  3. DiarioMas.hn – Parrillas One desciende a la segunda división de Honduras – 19 April 2015
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