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1997–98 Honduran Liga Nacional
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Liga Nacional |
| season | 1997–98 |
| winners | Apertura: Motagua |
| (6th title) | |
| Clausura: Motagua | |
| (7th title) | |
| relegated | Palestino |
| Independiente Villela | |
| continentalcup1 | Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Motagua |
| Real España | |
| Olimpia | |
| continentalcup2 | Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica |
| league topscorer | Apertura: |
| Wilmer Velásquez (19) | |
| Clausura: Amado Guevara (15) | |
| biggest home win | Vida 7–2 Independiente |
| (19 October 1997) | |
| biggest away win | Independiente 1–4 Olimpia |
| (8 July 1998) | |
| Victoria 1–4 Olimpia | |
| (9 August 1998) | |
| Real Maya 1–4 Motagua | |
| (20 September 1998) | |
| highest scoring | Vida 7–2 Independiente |
| (19 October 1997) | |
| prevseason | 1996–97 |
| nextseason | 1998–99 |
| updated | 25 October 1998 |
(6th title) Clausura: Motagua (7th title) Independiente Villela Real España Olimpia Wilmer Velásquez (19) Clausura: Amado Guevara (15) (19 October 1997) (8 July 1998) Victoria 1–4 Olimpia (9 August 1998) Real Maya 1–4 Motagua (20 September 1998) (19 October 1997)
In 1997–98 the Honduran Liga Nacional brought a new competition system; the league would be now divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura), having C.D. Motagua won their 6th and 7th title in this new format. The tournament lasted from August 1997 to October 1998 and it consisted of 11 teams for the first time since the 1981–82 season. The final match was played in the evening of 25 October, just a few hours before Hurricane Mitch landed in the coasts of Honduras.
1997–98 teams
- Independiente Villela (invited)
- Marathón
- Motagua
- Olimpia
- Palestino (promoted)
- Platense
- Real España
- Real Maya
- Universidad
- Victoria
- Vida
Apertura
Regular season
- Also serves as 1997 Honduran Cup.
Standings
Results
Final round
Hexagonal
Rosales Dolmo Flores Williams
- Olimpia won 4–2 on aggregate.
- Motagua 1–1 Real España on aggregate. Motagua advanced on better Regular season record; Real España advanced as best loser.
- Platense 1–1 Universidad on aggregate; Platense advanced on better Regular season record.
Semifinals
García
- Real España won 3–1 on aggregate.
Hernández
- Motagua 2–2 Olimpia on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better Regular season record.
Final
Lagos Guevara Guevara
- Motagua won 5–1 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
19 goals
- HON Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia) 11 goals
- HON Juan Manuel Cárcamo (Platense) 7 goals
- BRA Denilson Costa (Olimpia)
- HON Francisco Ramírez (Motagua)
- HON Marlon Hernández (Motagua) 6 goals
- HON Amado Guevara (Motagua)
- HON Alex Pineda Chacón (Olimpia) 5 goals
- HON Alexis Duarte (Marathón)
- HON Jairo Martínez (Motagua)
- HON Edwin Castro (Marathón)
Clausura
Regular season
Standings
Results
Final round
Hexagonal
Martins
-
Olimpia 2–2 Victoria on aggregate; Olimpia advances on better performance in Regular season; Victoria advances as best loser.
-
Platense 1–1 Marathón on aggregate; Platense advances on better performance in Regular season.
-
Motagua won 5–2 on aggregate.
Semifinals
Venier
- Olimpia 2–2 Victoria on aggregate; Olimpia advances on better performance in Regular season.
Cruz Fuentes Ramírez
- Motagua won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
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|---|
| HON José Herrera |
|---|
| HON Ramón Maradiaga |
|---|
- Motagua won 1–0 on aggregate.
Top goalscorers
15 goals
- HON Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia)
- HON Amado Guevara (Motagua) 13 goals
- BRA Denilson Costa (Olimpia) 8 goals
- HON Juan Manuel Cárcamo (Platense) 7 goals
- HON Marlon Hernández (Olimpia)
- HON Francisco Ramírez (Marathón)
- BRA Rodinei Martins (Olimpia)
- BRA Toninho (Marathón) 5 goals
- HON Alejandro Naíf (Victoria)
- HON Marvin Brown (Vida)
- HON Luis Ramírez (Independiente Villela) 2 goals
- HON Carlos Salinas (Motagua)
- HON Fabricio Pérez (Marathón) 1 goal
- HON Alexander Díaz (Real España)
- HON Enrique Reneau (Marathón)
Relegation table
Squads
| Independiente Villela | Palestino | Marathon | Motagua | Olimpia | Platense | Real Maya | Real España | Universidad | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HON Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz | HON Marel Álvarez | HON Jorge Flores | |||||||
| HON José Luis “Pili” Aguirre | HON Martín Castro | HON Wilmer Roque | |||||||
| HON David Zambrano | HON Gustavo Gallegos | HON Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa | |||||||
| HON Danilo Velásquez | HON Arnold López | HON Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda | |||||||
| HON Henry Guevara | HON Iván Ponce | HON José "Picardía" Padilla | |||||||
| HON Luis Santamaría | HON Pablo Valencia | HON Gustavo Venegas | |||||||
| HON Sergio Bustos | HON Hernán Carusso | HON Hugo Aguilar | |||||||
| HON Irineo Núñez | HON Óscar "Pando" Gómez | HON Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo | |||||||
| HON Leonardo Isaula | HON Gustavo Olaíndia | HON Mario Obulgen | |||||||
| HON Iván Nolasco | HON Mariano "Tierno" Ramírez | HON Francisco Sandoval | |||||||
| HON Walter Amador | HON Édgar Fajardo | HON Édgar Delgado | |||||||
| HON José Zaldívar | HON Luis "Bombero" Ramírez | HON Noé Argueta | |||||||
| HON Dangelo Bautista | HON Wilmer Centeno | HON Javier Padilla | |||||||
| HON Ricardo Pérez | HON Wilson Castellanos | HON Cristino Bernárdez | |||||||
| HON Marvin Mazariegos | HON Selvin Sánchez | HON Walter “Gualala” Trejo | |||||||
| HON Raúl Trejo | HON Luis Perdomo | HON Marcos Pitío | |||||||
| HON Carlos Mathis | HON Enrique Carías | HON Carlos Gotay | |||||||
| ARG Carlos González | VIN James Chewitt | CHI Yerco Salinas | |||||||
| HON Gustavo Cálix | HON Marvin Morán | HON Rubén Cantarero | |||||||
| COL Óscar Hurtarte | HON Carlos Ellis | HON Juan Carlos Salinas | |||||||
| COL Juan Carlos Canchimbo | HON Juan Ramón Hernández | HON Mario Guerrero | |||||||
| HON Israel Bernárdez | HON Marvin "Mango" Henríquez | HON Edward Barahona | |||||||
| HON Danilo "Pollo" Galindo | HON Osmar Vargas | HON Iván Elías | |||||||
| HON Martín Álvarez | ARG Claudio Chasior | ARG Gustavo Steimbach | |||||||
| HON Evelio Barralaga | HON Felipe Valerio | CRC Nicole Watson | |||||||
| HON Jorge García | HON Henry Enamorado | HON David Flores | |||||||
| HON Hudell Thompson | HON Neptally Romero | HON Aldo Fuentes | |||||||
| HON Allan Villegas | |||||||||
| CRC Pedro Cubillo | HON Mario Beata | HON Jaime Rosales | |||||||
| HON Erasmo "Urco" Castillo | HON Ciro Paulino "pali" Castillo | HON Alex Roberto "robot" Bailey | |||||||
| HON Fabricio "amapala" Pérez | HON Alexis Duarte | HON Geovanny "venado" Castro | |||||||
| HON Antonio Rudon Arita | HON Nigel Zuniga | HON Nahaman Gonzales | |||||||
| HON Juan Castro | HON Edwin Medina | BRA Toninho dos Santos | |||||||
| BRA Antono de Brito | HON Basilio Zapata | HON Juan Castro | |||||||
| HON Enrique Centeno Renau | HON Luis "chino" Reyes | HON Victor Coello | |||||||
| HON Behiker Bustillo | |||||||||
| ARG Diego Martin Vásquez | HON Ninrod Madina | HON Hernain Arzu | |||||||
| HON Reinaldo Clavasquin | HON Arón Hernandez | HON Juan Manuel "Gato" Coello | |||||||
| HON Milton "Jocon" Reyes | HON Amado "Lobo" Guevara | HON Juan Carlos Raudales | |||||||
| COL Roberto Asprilla | HON Marlon "Pitufo" Hernández | HON Luis "Chamaquito" Guifarro | |||||||
| HON Presley Carson Woods | HON Jairo Manfredo Martinez | HON Francisco "Pancho Ra" Ramirez | |||||||
| ARG Ariel Leyes | HON Oscar "Mexicano" Lagos | HON Ivan Guerrero | |||||||
| PAN Donaldo González | HON Nerlin Membreño | HON Favio Ulloa | |||||||
| HON Samuel Caballero | HON Alberto Güity | HON Gregorio Serrano | |||||||
| HON Jose Luis "Flaco" Pineda | HON Nahun Espinoza | HON Dolmo Flores | |||||||
| ARG Silvio Traverso | BRA Denilson Costa de Oliveira | HON Wilmer Velasquez | |||||||
| HON Eduardo Arriola Carter | HON Cesar Henriquez | HON Nolberto Martinez | |||||||
| HON Ramon Romero "Romerito" | |||||||||
| PAN Ricardo James | HON Rony Morales | PAN Anthony "El Caballo de Hierro" Torres | |||||||
| HON Limber Perez | HON Marco Antonio Mejía | HON Jorge Arita Neals | |||||||
| HON Robel Bernardez | HON Roberto bernardez | HON Abel Rodriguez | |||||||
| HON Julio Cesar "Rambo" D. Leon | HON José Luis "Runga" Piota | BRA Carlos Da Silva | |||||||
| HON Juan Manuel Carcamo | ARG Gustavo Fuentes | HON Hernan Centeno Batiz | |||||||
| HON Marvin Fonseca | HON Luis Lagos | HON Hector Amaya | |||||||
| ARG Leonardo Svagher | HON Lenin Suárez | HON Edgar Sierra | |||||||
| HON David Carcamo | HON Jose "Flaco" Hernandez | HON Geovany "Yura" Rochez | |||||||
| ARG Claudio Sanchez | HON Nelson Rosale | HON Guillermo Ramirez | |||||||
| HON Luis Enrique "Gavilan" Calix | HON Elvis "Chusa" Castellanos | HON Alberto Guity | |||||||
| HON Milton "Chocolate" Flores | HON Javier Rodríguez | HON Jaime Ruiz | |||||||
| HON Luis Lopez Zelaya | HON Marco Vinicio "Chacal" Ortega | HON Camilo "Tin Tin" Bonilla Paz | |||||||
| ARG Diego Fernandez | ARG Miguel Fernandez | HON Edgar Figueroa | |||||||
| HON César Clother | HON Marlon Monge | HON Mario Rodríguez | |||||||
| HON Norman Martínez | HON Ricky Denis García | HON Francis Reyes | |||||||
| HON Orvin Cabrera | HON Jorge Zapata | HON Alexander Díaz | |||||||
| HON Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano | HON Rodolfo Richardson Smith | URU S. Alderete | |||||||
| ARG Damian Garofalo | ARG Guillermo César Sumich | HON Troy Andrerson | |||||||
| HON Miguel Arcangel Guity | ARG Daniel Aquino | HON Amidanan Lainez | |||||||
| HON Juan Rosa Lagos | ARG Martin Sirimarco | HON Hector Leonel Rodriguez | |||||||
| ARG Claudio del Barco | HON D. Bonilla | HON Camilo Bonilla Ocampo | |||||||
| HON Rony Zelaya | HON Jorge "Avioneta" Martinez | HON Raul Dolmo | |||||||
| ARG Carlos Pronno | HON Javier Martinez | HON Raul Martinez Sambula | |||||||
| HON Renán Cristino Bengoché | HON Fabricio Pérez | HON Francisco Antonio Pavón | |||||||
| HON Hernan Funez | HON Jose Garcia | HON Erick Dario Fú | |||||||
| HON cesar "Nene" Obando | HON Byron Suazo | ARG Alejandro "Turco" Naif | |||||||
| PAN Persibal Piggot | HON Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa | URU Alvaro Izquierdo |
Curiosities
On 12 July 1998, the league scheduled a match between Palestino F.C. and Universidad at Estadio Miraflores. The game which started at 14:00 local time, was played at the same time of the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final between France and Brazil. The match which ended 2–0 to Palestino, was witnessed by 55 loyal fans, an outstanding record.
References
References
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hond98.html RSSSF.com–Honduras 1997/98] {{webarchive. link. (June 11, 2009)
- [http://www.radiohouse.hn/casos-insolitos-del-futbol-hondureno/ RadioHouse.hn–CASOS INSÓLITOS DEL FÚTBOL HONDUREÑO]–13 October 2016
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