2000–01 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season	2000–01
Champions	Apertura:; Olimpia; Clausura:; Platense
Relegated	Broncos
Champions' Cup	Olimpia; Platense
Matches played	205
Goals scored	514 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorer	Apertura:; Marcelo Verón (13); Clausura:; Pompilio Cacho (13)
Biggest home win	Victoria 4–0 Broncos; (8 November 2000); Platense 4–0 Universidad; (15 December 2000); Deportes Savio 4–0 Vida; (13 January 2001)
Biggest away win	Broncos 0–6 Olimpia; (18 October 2000)
Highest scoring	Universidad 2–5 Olimpia; (22 November 2000); Vida 3–4 Olimpia; (25 March 2001)
Longest unbeaten run	Olimpia (10)
	← 1999–2000 2001–02 → All statistics correct as of 22 July 2001.

The 2000–01 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 36th season in the history of the Honduran top division; this was the third tournament under the Apertura and Clausura format; C.D. Olimpia managed to beat C.D. Platense in the Apertura Final and obtained its 15th league title; in the Clausura C.D. Platense took revenge over C.D. Olimpia and won its 2nd title. The league games started 30 September 2000 and ended on 22 July 2001. ^[1]

2000–01 teams

Broncos (Choluteca)
Deportes Savio (Santa Rosa de Copán) (promoted)
Marathón (San Pedro Sula)
Motagua (Tegucigalpa)
Olimpia (Tegucigalpa)
Platense (Puerto Cortés)
Real España (San Pedro Sula)
Universidad (Tegucigalpa)
Victoria (La Ceiba)
Vida (La Ceiba)

Apertura

The Apertura tournament was the first half of the 2000–01 season in the Honduran football; Club Deportivo Olimpia set a record of 10 wins in a row, the first nine composed a whole round-robin. In the Final match Olimpia conquered its 15th title after defeating C.D. Platense 2–1 on aggregated score.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	18	12	3	3	44	21	+23	39	Qualified to the Final round
2	Motagua	18	7	8	3	20	15	+5	29
3	Platense	18	7	7	4	30	21	+9	28
4	Real España	18	6	6	6	21	24	−3	24
5	Universidad	18	7	3	8	17	21	−4	24
6	Vida	18	6	5	7	22	24	−2	23
7	Victoria	18	5	6	7	25	24	+1	21
8	Deportes Savio	18	5	6	7	24	24	0	21
9	Marathón	18	4	6	8	20	25	−5	18
10	Broncos	18	3	6	9	9	32	−23	15

Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2001. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

As of 13 January 2001

Home \ Away	BRO	SAV	MAR	MOT	OLI	PLA	RES	UNI	VIC	VID
Broncos		0–0	1–0	2–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	0–0	1–1	0–3
Deportes Savio	0–0		0–1	2–2	1–2	3–2	1–0	1–2	2–2	4–0
Marathón	2–0	0–2		0–1	2–3	1–2	1–2	1–0	0–0	2–4
Motagua	1–1	1–0	1–1		1–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	3–1	1–0
Olimpia	1–1	2–2	4–2	2–1		3–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	4–1
Platense	4–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–0		1–1	4–0	2–1	0–0
Real España	2–0	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–1	1–2		0–1	2–1	2–2
Universidad	2–0	3–0	0–0	1–2	2–5	1–0	1–1		0–1	0–1
Victoria	4–0	2–1	2–3	1–1	1–2	1–3	3–1	2–0		1–1
Vida	3–0	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–3	0–3	3–0	2–1	0–0

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Hexagonal

Olimpia vs Vida

25 January 2001 1st leg	Vida	1–1	Olimpia	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

28 January 2001 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–0	Vida	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.

Motagua vs Universidad

24 January 2001 1st leg	Universidad	2–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

27 January 2001 2nd leg	Motagua	1–1	Universidad	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Universidad won 3–2 on aggregate score.

Platense vs Real España

25 January 2001 1st leg	Real España	2–2	Platense	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)			Mejía	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

28 January 2001 2nd leg	Platense	0–0	Real España	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

Platense 2–2 Real España; Platense advances on better Regular season performance. Real España advances as best losers.

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Real España

31 January 2001 1st leg	Real España	0–0	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

4 February 2001 2nd leg	Olimpia	2–0	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Paez Tosello			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia won 2–0 on aggregate score.

Platense vs Universidad

1 February 2001 1st leg	Universidad	1–3	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Reyes 21'		Álvarez 62' de León 67' Pacini 72'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

3 February 2001 2nd leg	Platense	0–1	Universidad	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)			Rodríguez	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Argelio Sabillón

Platense won 3–2 on aggregate score.

Final

Olimpia vs Platense

7 February 2001 1st leg	Platense	0–1	Olimpia	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)			Pineda 85'	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

11 February 2001 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Tosello 100' (pen.)		Morales 50'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 35,067 Referee: Vivian Rodríguez

Liga Nacional 2000–01 Apertura champion
C.D. Olimpia 15th title

Top goalscorers

13 goals

Marcelo Verón (Platense)

8 goals

Denilson Costa (Olimpia)

6 goals

José Pacini (Platense)
Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)

1 goal

Saúl Martínez (Olimpia)

Clausura

In the Clausura tournament of the 2000–01 season; C.D. Platense took revenge on C.D. Olimpia and achieved its second championship in its history. On the other hand, C.D. Broncos although they finished fifth in the Regular season, they were not allow to participate in the Hexagonal, due to their condition of relegated team; C.D. Motagua replaced them instead.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	18	13	3	2	34	11	+23	42	Qualified to the Final round
2	Platense	18	11	4	3	26	13	+13	37
3	Marathón	18	9	3	6	30	20	+10	30
4	Real España	18	6	4	8	27	29	−2	22
5	Broncos	18	5	6	7	19	24	−5	21	Relegated, could not qualify
6	Victoria	18	4	8	6	24	28	−4	20	Qualified to the Final round
7	Motagua	18	2	12	4	23	27	−4	18	Replaced Broncos
8	Universidad	18	4	6	8	15	21	−6	18
9	Vida	18	4	6	8	22	31	−9	18
10	Deportes Savio	18	3	6	9	14	30	−16	15

Updated to match(es) played on 17 June 2001. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

As of 17 June 2001

Home \ Away	BRO	SAV	MAR	MOT	OLI	PLA	RES	UNI	VIC	VID
Broncos		4–1	0–0	0–0	0–4	0–1	2–1	1–0	1–1	3–1
Deportes Savio	1–1		1–4	1–1	0–3	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–3	2–1
Marathón	2–1	0–1		3–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–2
Motagua	2–2	2–2	1–3		0–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	3–3	2–0
Olimpia	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–1		0–0	3–0	2–0	1–2	2–0
Platense	3–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	0–2		2–0	0–3	4–1	2–0
Real España	1–2	3–0	2–2	3–3	0–2	1–2		3–1	4–2	1–1
Universidad	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–2		1–0	1–2
Victoria	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–1	1–0	1–0		1–1
Vida	3–1	0–2	1–0	0–0	3–4	3–2	2–2	1–1	1–1

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Hexagonal

Olimpia vs Motagua

4 July 2001 1st leg	Motagua	1–2	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Martínez		Costa Fuentes	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

8 July 2001 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–1	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Tosello		Nolasco	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate score.

Platense vs Victoria

4 July 2001 1st leg	Victoria	1–1	Platense	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Martínez		Pacini	Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

8 July 2001 2nd leg	Platense	2–1	Victoria	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	López 24' Álvarez		Puerto	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Evaristo Soriano

Platense won 3–2 on aggregate score.

Marathón vs Real España

4 July 2001 1st leg	Real España	1–1	Marathón	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	López		Fenández	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

8 July 2001 2nd leg	Marathón	0–0	Real España	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

Marathón 1–1 Real España on aggregate score; Marathón advanced on better Regular season performance; Real España advanced as best loser

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Real España

11 July 2001 1st leg	Real España	0–0	Olimpia	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

15 July 2001 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–1	Real España	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Costa		Hernández	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia 1–1 Real España on aggregate score; Olimpia advanced on better Regular season record.

Platense vs Marathón

12 July 2001 1st leg	Marathón	3–1	Platense	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Cacho González Pacheco		Verón	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

15 July 2001 2nd leg	Platense	3–0	Marathón	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)	Verón Pérez Álvarez			Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: José Pineda

Platense won 4–3 on aggregate score.

Final

Olimpia vs Platense

19 July 2001 1st leg	Platense	1–0	Olimpia	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Verón 90'			Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Argelio Sabillón

Platense

Olimpia



GK	–	Víctor Coello
RB	10	Edgar Álvarez
CB	4	José Anthony Torres
CB	3	Ángel Hill
LB	7	Rony Morales
CM	–	Marco Mejía
CM	–	Walter Hernández
CM	–	Fabricio Pérez
LF	11	Clifford Laing
CF	29	Marcelo Verón
RF	8	José Pacini
Substitutions:
CM	–	Edgar Sierra
CB	–	Derrick Hulse
Manager:
Alberto Romero



GK	27	Donaldo González
RB	3	Gerson Vásquez
CB	6	Fabio Ulloa
CB	15	Robert Lima
LB	–	Arnold Cruz
DM	5	Merlyn Membreño
CM	8	José Luis Pineda
CM	–	Christian Santamaría
AM	18	Danilo Tosello
CF	19	Denilson Costa
CF	24	Marcelo Ferreira
CF	22	Gustavo Fuentes
Substitutions:
ST	25	Elvis Scott
CM	–	Elmer Marín
Manager:
Edwin Pavón

22 July 2001 2nd leg	Olimpia	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Tosello 10'		Morales 92'	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: José Pineda

Olimpia

Platense



GK	27	Donaldo González
RB	3	Gerson Vásquez
CB	15	Robert Lima
CB	6	Fabio Ulloa
LB	5	Merlyn Membreño
CM	8	José Pineda
CM	–	Elmer Marín
CM	–	Christian Santamaría
AM	18	Danilo Tosello
CF	19	Denilson Costa
CF	25	Elvis Scott
CF	23	Gustavo Fuentes
Substitutions:
–	–	–
–	–	–
–	–	–
Manager:
Edwin Pavón



GK	1	Ricardo James
RB	10	Edgar Álvarez
CB	4	José Torres
CB	–	Mario Beata
LB	–	Rony Morales
CM	–	Marco Mejía
CM	–	Walter Hernández
RM	–	Fabricio Pérez
LM	–	Óscar Bonilla
RS	29	Marcelo Verón
LS	8	José Pacini
Substitutions:
CB	–	Ángel Hill
RW	11	Clifford Laing
Manager:
Alberto Romero

Liga Nacional 2000–01 Clausura champion
C.D. Platense 2nd title

Top goalscorers

13 goals

Pompilio Cacho (Marathón)

10 goals

Marcelo Verón (Platense)

8 goals

José Pacini (Platense)
Saúl Martínez (Motagua)

7 goals

Danilo Tosello (Olimpia)

5 goals

Denilson Costa (Olimpia)

2 goals

Relegation

Relegation was 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	Olimpia	36	25	6	5	78	32	+46	81	Qualified to the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup^[a]
2	Platense	36	18	11	7	56	34	+22	65	Qualified to the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup^[a]
3	Marathón	36	13	9	14	50	45	+5	48
4	Motagua	36	9	20	7	43	42	+1	47
5	Real España	36	12	10	14	48	53	−5	46
6	Universidad	36	11	9	16	32	42	−10	42
7	Victoria	36	9	14	13	49	52	−3	41
8	Vida	36	10	11	15	44	55	−11	41
9	Deportes Savio	36	8	12	16	38	54	−16	36	Forced to a Relegation playoff
10	Broncos	36	8	12	16	28	56	−28	36	Forced to a Relegation playoff

Updated to match(es) played on 17 June 2001. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

^ Olimpia and Platense qualified to the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup as winners of Apertura and Clausura respectively; eventually the CONCACAF scrapped the 2001 season.

Relegation playoff

21 June 2001 Relegation playoff	Broncos	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Deportes Savio	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Referee: Marcio Carranza

Deportes Savio won Relegation playoff 4–3 on penalty shootouts; Broncos were relegated to the 2001–02 Segunda División.

References

^ RSSSF.com–Honduras 2000/01–11 December 2009

[table_note_res_CCC0.49028296931194-2] Olimpia and Platense qualified to the 2001 CONCACAF Champions' Cup as winners of Apertura and Clausura respectively; eventually the CONCACAF scrapped the 2001 season.

[1] RSSSF.com–Honduras 2000/01–11 December 2009

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