The 2019–20 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 54th Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. The tournament started in July 2019 and ended in March 2020. The season was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura), each crowning one champion. A new format will be used starting this season, each club plays the others twice (a double round-robin system), once at their home stadium and once at that of their opponents', for 18 games. The first five teams will advance to the post-season (Pentagonal), where they will play each other once. If the same team wins both phases, they will be crowned champions automatically; otherwise, a final series will be scheduled between the winners of both phases. This format was last used in 1992–93.[1] At the end of the season, the three teams with the best record will qualify to the 2020 CONCACAF League.
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 July 2019–15 March 2020 |
| Champions | Apertura: Olimpia Clausura: None |
| Relegated | None |
| CONCACAF League | Olimpia Marathón Motagua |
| Matches played | 164 |
| Goals scored | 462 (2.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mejía (23) |
| Biggest home win | MOT 5–0 HNP (9 February 2020) OLI 5–0 HNP (12 February 2020) RES 5–0 UPN (22 February 2020) OLI 5–0 MAR (23 February 2020) |
| Biggest away win | HNP 0–4 OLI (27 July 2019) PLA 0–4 MAR (22 September 2019) PLA 0–4 RDM (20 October 2019) HNP 0–4 PLA (21 February 2020) |
| Highest scoring | RDM 4–4 MOT (14 August 2019) MAR 4–4 UPN (5 October 2019) |
| Longest unbeaten run | MAR (9) OLI (9) |
| Longest losing run | HNP (9) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 15 March 2020. | |
Following the 13th matchday on 15 March 2020 the Clausura tournament was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Honduras.[2] On 29 April the tournament was officially cancelled with no champion declared and no team relegated.[3]
2019–20 teams edit
Location of teams in 2019–20 season
A total of 10 teams will contest the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2018–19 season plus C.D. Real Sociedad, promoted from the 2018–19 Liga de Ascenso.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras Progreso | El Progreso | Estadio Humberto Micheletti | 5,000 |
| Marathón | San Pedro Sula | Estadio Yankel Rosenthal | 15,000 |
| Motagua | Tegucigalpa | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | 35,000 |
| Olimpia | Tegucigalpa | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | 35,000 |
| Platense | Puerto Cortés | Estadio Excélsior | 7,910 |
| Real de Minas | Danlí | Estadio Marcelo Tinoco | 5,000 |
| Real España | San Pedro Sula | Estadio Francisco Morazán | 26,781 |
| Real Sociedad | Tocoa | Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón | 3,000 |
| UPNFM | Choluteca | Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse | 8,000 |
| Vida | La Ceiba | Estadio Nilmo Edwards | 18,000 |
- C.D. Real de Minas is from Tegucigalpa but will play at Danlí.
- Lobos UPNFM is from Tegucigalpa but will play at Choluteca.
Managerial changes edit
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Vacancy | Replaced by | Appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real España |  Carlos Restrepo |
Sacked | 6 May 2019[4] |  Hernán Medford |
10 June 2019 | Preseason |
| Olimpia |  Manuel Keosseián |
Sacked | 5 June 2019[5] |  Pedro Troglio |
14 June 2019[6] | Preseason |
| Vida |  Héctor Castellón |
Resigned | 10 June 2019 | Washington Araujo |
20 June 2019[7] | Preseason |
| Honduras Progreso | Luís Alvarado |
Sacked | 16 August 2019 | Horacio Londoño |
16 August 2019 | 10th |
| Platense |  José Torres |
Sacked | 2 September 2019 | Héctor Castellón |
3 September 2019 | 9th[8] |
| Real Sociedad | Mauro Reyes |
Sacked | 16 September 2019 | Carlos Tábora |
16 September 2019 | 10th[9] |
| Real España | Hernán Medford |
Resigned | 23 September 2019 | Luis Ordóñez |
24 September 2019 | 8th[10] |
| Honduras Progreso | Horacio Londoño |
Sacked | 4 October 2019 | TBD | TBA | 9th |
| Real España | Luis Ordóñez |
Separated | 7 October 2019 | Ramiro Martínez |
7 October 2019 | 7th[11] |
Apertura edit
The Apertura tournament was the first half of the 2019–20 season which ran from July to December 2019. On 10 November, C.D. Olimpia secured their third straight spot in the final series after defeating C.D. Marathón 1–0 at Tegucigalpa.[12] Olimpia, Marathón, F.C. Motagua, Lobos UPNFM and C.D.S. Vida advanced to the Pentagonal stage.[13] After seven tournaments, Olimpia was able to stop the drought and won the Apertura tournament after winning both the regular season and post-season.[14]
Regular season edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 12 | +25 | 44 | Advance to Pentagonal and Final |
| 2 | Marathón | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 17 | +22 | 40 | Advance to Pentagonal |
| 3 | Motagua | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 31 | |
| 4 | UPNFM | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 26 | |
| 5 | Vida | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 25 | |
| 6 | Real de Minas | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 23 | |
| 7 | Real España | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 22 | |
| 8 | Platense | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 21 | |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 10 | |
| 10 | Honduras Progreso | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 36 | −24 | 10 |
Updated to match(es) played on 20 November 2019. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results edit
Postseason edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | Apertura winners |
| 2 | Motagua | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Vida | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | UPNFM | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Marathón | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 December 2019. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results edit
Final edit
The final series were scheduled to be played between the winners of the regular season and the Final 5 Stage (Pentagonal). Since C.D. Olimpia won both phases, no finals were necessary.
Clausura edit
The Clausura tournament was the second half of the 2019–20 season which runs from January to March 2020.
Regular season edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motagua | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 27 |
| 2 | Marathón | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 24 |
| 3 | Olimpia | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 22 |
| 4 | Real España | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 21 |
| 5 | Vida | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 17 |
| 6 | Real de Minas | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 17 |
| 7 | Real Sociedad | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 14 |
| 8 | Platense | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | −8 | 12 |
| 9 | UPNFM | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 10 |
| 10 | Honduras Progreso | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results edit
Postseason edit
Results edit
Top goalscorers edit
The top goalscorer will be determined by the addition of goals of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
- As of 15 March 2020
- 23 goals:
- 17 goals:
- 15 goals:
- 14 goals:
- 13 goals:
- 11 goals:
- 10 goals:
- 9 goals:
- 8 goals:
- 7 goals:
- 6 goals:
- 5 goals:
- 4 goals:
Jerrel Britto (Honduras Progreso)
Aldo Oviedo (Real de Minas)
Óscar Móvil (Real Sociedad)
Matías Galvaliz (Motagua)- Esdras Padilla (Vida)
- Marco Vega (Motagua)
- Kervin Arriaga (Marathón)
- Árnold Meléndez (UPNFM)
- Iván López (Real España)
- Yerson Gutiérrez (Marathón)
Delis Vargas (Real España)- Gonzalo Klusener (Motagua)
- Jesse Moncada (Real de Minas)
- 3 goals:
- Joshua Nieto (Platense)
- Mathías Techera (Vida)
- Júnior Lacayo (Olimpia)
- Kemsie Abbott (Real Sociedad)
- Éver Alvarado (Olimpia)
- Ángel Rodríguez (Vida)
- Ronal Montoya (UPNFM)
- Denis Meléndez (Vida)
- Esteban Espíndola (Marathón)
- Osman Melgares (Real Sociedad)
- Rafael Agámez (Honduras Progreso)
- Jeison Mejía (Real Sociedad)
- 2 goals:
- Sergio Peña (Motagua)
- Winston Mezú (Platense)
- Edder Delgado (Honduras Progreso)
- Mikel García (Real España)
Ronaldo Dinolis (Real España)- Devron García (Real España)
Evgeni Kabaev (Real de Minas)- Brayan Beckeles (Olimpia)
- Juan Montes (Motagua)
- Franklin Morales (Honduras Progreso)
- Michaell Chirinos (Olimpia)
- Marvin Bernárdez (Vida)
- Félix Crisanto (Motagua)
- Ángel Tejeda (Real España)
- Carlos Pineda (Olimpia)
- Nicolás Lugli (Platense)
- Davis Argueta (Honduras Progreso)
- Marlon Ramírez (H. Progreso / Marathón)
- Reinieri Mayorquín (Motagua)
- Carlos Sánchez (Vida)
- José García (Real de Minas)
- 1 goal:
- Cristian Maidana (Olimpia)
- Selvin Guevara (Real España)
- Marcelo Pereira (Motagua)
- Ángel Velásquez (Platense)
- Marcelo Canales (Vida)
- Deyron Martínez (Real Sociedad)
- Allans Vargas (Real España)
- Franklin Flores (Real España)
- Sebastián Colón (Real de Minas)
- Denil Maldonado (Motagua)
Jesús Rivera (Vida)- Pedro Mencía (Honduras Progreso)
- Axel Gómez (Olimpia)
- Víctor Moncada (UPNFM)
- Mayron Flores (Marathón)
- Júnior Padilla (UPNFM)
- Luís Meléndez (Vida)
- Sony Fernández (UPNFM)
- Emilio Izaguirre (Motagua)
- Carlos Róchez (Marathón)
- Erick Peña (Honduras Progreso)
- Kendrick Cárcamo (Real Sociedad)
- Danny Mejía (Real Sociedad)
- José Reyes (Olimpia)
- Horacio Argueta (Vida)
- Dennis Lagos (UPNFM)
- Edwin Rodríguez (Olimpia)
- Gerson Rodas (Honduras Progreso)
- Rody Meléndez (Real España)
- Julio Moncada (Platense)
- José López (Marathón)
- Jeffry Miranda (Marathón)
- Aldo Fajardo (Platense)
- Jonathan Ferrari (Olimpia)
- German Mejía (Olimpia)
- Wilmer Crisanto (Motagua)
- Juan Delgado (Honduras Progreso)
- Samuel Elvir (UPNFM)
- Samuel Lucas (Honduras Progreso)
- Carlos Perdomo (Marathón)
- Wilmer Fuentes (Real Sociedad)
- César Guillén (Vida)
- Luis Palma (Vida)
Yaudel Lahera (Honduras Progreso)- Darwin Andino (Real de Minas)
- Jorge Claros (Real España)
- Jeffri Flores (Platense)
- Cristian Alessandrini (Vida)
- Bayron Méndez (Real Sociedad)
José Cañete (Olimpia)- Pedro González (Olimpia)
- Henry Figueroa (Marathón)
- Jorge Saldívar (Honduras Progreso)
- Hilder Colón (Honduras Progreso)
- Joshua Vargas (Platense)
- Víctor Araúz (Platense)
- Santiago Correa (Real España)
- Deybi Flores (Olimpia)
- Óscar García (Real de Minas)
- Diego Rodríguez (Real de Minas)
- Carlos Lanza (Vida)
- Sendel Cruz (UPNFM)
- Dábirson Castillo (Platense)
- Ted Bodden (UPNFM)
- Luís Guzmán (Real de Minas)
- 1 own-goal:
Aggregate table edit
Relegation will be determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olimpia | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 66 |
| 2 | Marathón | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 64 |
| 3 | Motagua | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 58 |
| 4 | Real España | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 43 |
| 5 | Vida | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 42 |
| 6 | Real de Minas | 31 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 40 |
| 7 | UPNFM | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 36 |
| 8 | Platense | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 44 | 60 | −16 | 33 |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 47 | −22 | 24 |
| 10 | Honduras Progreso | 31 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 65 | −43 | 18 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
External links edit
References edit
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- ^ "SUSPENDIDO! torneo Clausura de la Liga Nacional". 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Sin campeón y sin descendido el torneo Clausura de la Liga Nacional – Diario la Tribuna". Archived from the original on 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Real España separa al colombiano Carlos Restrepo". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Oficial: Manuel Keosseián no sigue como entrenador del Olimpia". LaPrensa.hn. Diario La Prensa. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Pedro Troglio es el nuevo director técnico del Club Olimpia de Honduras". TyCsports.com. TyC Sports. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Fernando Araujo es nuevo entrenador del Vida". ElHeraldo.hn. El Heraldo. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "El panameño Anthony Torres, destituido como entrenador del Platense". EstadioDeportivo.com. Estadio Deportivo. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Carlos Tábora es el nuevo entrenador de Real Sociedad". ElHeraldo.hn. El Heraldo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Luis Ordóñez, nuevo técnico del Real España". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "El uruguayo Ramiro Martínez es el nuevo técnico del Real España". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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- ^ "Definida la pentagonal final, Real España queda fuera, Vida se salva". HonduDiario.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "¡Fin a la sequía! Olimpia aplasta a Marathón y conquista su copa 31 del fútbol en Honduras". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 8 December 2019.