1996–97 Honduran Liga Nacional

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.

Liga Nacional
Season1996–97
Dates31 August 1996–29 June 1997
ChampionsOlimpia (13th)
CONCACAF Champions' CupOlimpia
Platense
Matches played149
Goals scored314 (2.11 per match)
Top goalscorerCosta (13)
Biggest home winMOT 7–2 IND
Biggest away winMAR 0–3 RES
Highest scoringMOT 7–2 IND
All statistics correct as of 29 June 1997.

1996–97 teams

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Regular season

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Standings

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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: [citation needed]

Results (Rounds 1–18)

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Home \ Away IND MAR MOT OLI PLA RES MAY UNI VIC VID
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
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Marathón–Olimpia abandoned at '70 (1–2). Result stood.

Results (Rounds 19–27)

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Home \ Away IND MAR MOT OLI PLA RES MAY UNI VIC VID
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
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

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Hexagonal

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11 May 1997 2nd leg Olimpia 1–2 Real España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Caballero     Mariano
  Mendieta
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
  • 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 aggregated.

Triangular

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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: [citation needed]

Final

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22 June 1997 1st leg Platense 1–1 Olimpia Puerto Cortés, Cortés
Cárcamo   90'   17' Williams Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
  • Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregated.

Top scorer

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Squads

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Independiente Villela
  José Lino Casildo   Walter "Gualala" Trejo   Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda
  Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa   José Ulloa Villatoro   Oscar "Pando" Gómez
  Washington Leonardo Rodríguez   Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo   Sandro Andreani
  Alex Roberto Bailey
Marathón
  Dangelo Daltino Bautista   Luis Orlando "El Chinito" Reyes   Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo
  Bayron Suazo   Behiker Bustillo   Jorge Ferdín
  Jose Christiano Pinheiro de Araujo   Marco da Silva   Edwin Alexander Medina
  Pompilio Cacho Valerio   Octavio Santana   Luis Perdomo
  Jurandir de Jesús Damacena
Motagua
  Elvis Misael Castellanos   Denilson Costa de Oliveira   Juan Carlos Raudales
  Dangelo Bautista   Javier Padilla   Fabricio "Amapala" Pérez
  Aron Hernández   Henan Centeno   Edgar Sierra Puerto
  Oscar "olanchano" Duarte   Oscar "Chicano" Lagos   Ramon Romero "Romerito"
  Francisco Soares de Souza
Olimpia
  Eugenio Dolmo Flores   Carlos Enrique Prono   Jorge Samuel Caballero
  Rudy Alberto Williams   Norberto Martínez   Nahúm Espinoza Zerón
  Álvaro Roberto Izquierdo   Marlon "Pitufo" Hernández   Wilmer Peralta
  Gregorio Serrano   Merlyn Membreño   Nahamán González
  Wilmer Neal "Matador" Velásquez   Alex Pineda Chacón   Eduardo Arriola
  Christian Santamaría
Platense
  Rodolfo Vargas   Ricardo James   Oscar René Contreras
  Alexander "Araña" Clark   José Anthony Torres   Rony Morales
  Julio César "Rambo" León   José Luis Piota   Wilmer Sandoval
  Dennis Centeno   Antonio "Aguja" Laing   Luis Perdomo
  Robel Bernárdez   Miguel Fernández   Marco Antonio Mejía
  Dodsin Díaz   Reynaldo Clavasquín   Alexis Iván Duarte
  Juan Manuel Cárcamo   Roberto Bernárdez   Jorge Arita Neals
  Carlos González   Abel Rodríguez   Alex Geovany Ávila
  Edgar Álvarez   Alex Alaniz
Real España
  Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz   José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos   Gustavo Adolfo Gallegos
  Víctor Martín Castro   Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano   Camilo Bonilla Paz
  Washington Leonardo "Piojo" Hernández   Milton "Chocolate" Flores   Marco Vinicio "Chacal" Ortega
  Marlon Javier Monge   Edward "Güicho" Barahona   Edgar Antonio Figueroa
Real Maya
  Nelson Rolando Rosales   Edgardo Geovany "Yura" Róchez   Juan Fernando Palacios
  Luis Lagos   David Cárcamo   Lenin Suarez
  Alex Güity   Reynaldo Sanson   Gerardo Andino
  Neptalí Funez   Erick "Misquito" Brown   Gerard Gordon
  Hector Amaya   Nelson Palomo   Leroy Wood
Universidad
  Marvin "Mango" Henríquez   Marco Antonio Anariba   Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga
  Marco Antonio Lagos   Troy Anderson   Danery Berrios
  Enrique Espinoza   Omar Vidal   Rony Zelaya
  Juan Jose Craniotis   Jorge "Avioneta" Martinez   Javier Flores
  Wilberto Maradiaga   Eduardo Sosa   M Sosa
Victoria
  Raúl Martínez Sambulá   Percival Piggott   Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera
  Henan Funez   Jorge Ernesto Pineda   Juan Pablo Centeno
  Javier Martínez   Miguel Arcángel Güity   Erick Fu
  Jose Garcia   Geovanny Alarcón   Alejandro Naif
  Juan Carlos Suárez   Renan Bengoché
Vida
  Carlos Roberto Padilla   Carlos Matamoros   Franklin Walter
  Rossel Cacho   Irineo Núñez   Carlos Alvarado
  Pastor Martinez   Fernando Dolmo   Nigel Zuniga
  Mauro "La Pica" Rivas   Raul Dolmo   Carlos "Monchin" Rodríguez
  Dennis Piedy   Clayd Lester Marson   Walter Argueta
  René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez

Controversies

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  • 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

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