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

Regular season

Standings
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:

Results (Rounds 1–18)
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)
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

Hexagonal
3 May 1997 1st leg Real España 1–1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
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.
3 May 1997 1st leg Marathón 2–0 Victoria San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
10 May 1997 2nd leg Victoria 2–0 Marathón La Ceiba, Atlántida
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
  • Victoria 2–2 Marathón on aggregated. Victoria advanced on better Regular season record.
4 May 1997 1st leg Motagua 2–2 Platense Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Costa
Soares 		Fernández
Duarte		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
11 May 1997 2nd leg Platense 2–1 Motagua Puerto Cortés, Cortés
Cárcamo Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
  • Platense won 4–3 on aggregated.

Triangular
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:
16 May 1997 Real España 1–1 Victoria San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
24 May 1997 Victoria 1–0 Platense La Ceiba, Atlántida
Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
1 June 1997 Platense 3–1 Real España Puerto Cortés, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
4 June 1997 Victoria 2–1 Real España La Ceiba, Atlántida
Martínez
Naif 		Gómez Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
8 June 1997 Platense 4–1 Victoria Puerto Cortés, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
11 June 1997 Real España 0–1 Platense San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Final
22 June 1997 1st leg Platense 1–1 Olimpia Puerto Cortés, Cortés
Cárcamo  90'  17' Williams Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
29 June 1997 2nd leg Olimpia 3–0 Platense Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
Flores  10'
Velásquez  25'  62'		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
  • Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregated.

Top scorer

Squads
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 Santos 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
Olimpia
Eugenio Dolmo Flores Carlos Enrique Prono Jorge Samuel Caballero
Rudy Alberto Williams Norberto Martínez Nahúm Alberto Espinoza Zerón
Álvaro Roberto Izquierdo Marlon Alexander "Pitufo" Hernández Wilmer Peralta
Gregorio Serrano Merlyn Membreño Nahamán Humberto 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
Universidad
Marvin Geovany "Mango" Henríquez Marco Antonio Anariba Zelaya Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga
Victoria
Raúl Martínez Sambulá Percival Piggott Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera Contreras
Alvaro Roberto Izquierdo Jorge Ernesto Pineda
Vida
Rossel Cacho Irineo Núñez Carlos Alvarado
Clayd Lester Marson René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez

Controversies
  • 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
  1. RSSSF.com – Honduras 1996/97 – 11 December 2009
  2. RadioHouse.hn – CASOS INSÓLITOS DEL FÚTBOL HONDUREÑO – 13 October 2016
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