2008–09 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 43rd Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format remained the same as the previous season. The tournament ran from 26 July 2008 to 24 May 2009. The season was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura), each crowning one champion. C.D. Marathón and Club Deportivo Olimpia won one tournament each and qualified to the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League. Additionally, Real C.D. España also qualified with the best non-champion record as Belizean teams failed the CONCACAF stadium requirements.[1]

Liga Nacional
Season2008–09
ChampionsApertura:
Marathón (7th)
Clausura:
Olimpia (22nd)
RelegatedReal Juventud
Champions LeagueMarathón
Olimpia
Real España
Matches played192
Goals scored468 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerFerreira (13)
Lalín (13)
Biggest home winMAR 5–0 SAV
Biggest away winVIC 0–4 MOT
MOT 0–4 VIC
HIS 0–4 MAR
Highest scoringMAR 6–3 MOT
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2009.

2008–09 teams
Location of teams in 2008–09 season

A total of 10 teams competed in the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2007–08 season plus C.D. Real Juventud, promoted from the 2007–08 Liga de Ascenso.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Deportes SavioSanta Rosa de CopánEstadio Miraflores3,000
HispanoComayaguaEstadio Carlos Miranda10,000
MarathónSan Pedro SulaEstadio Olímpico Metropolitano37,000
MotaguaTegucigalpaEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino35,000
OlimpiaTegucigalpaEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino35,000
PlatensePuerto CortésEstadio Excélsior7,910
Real EspañaSan Pedro SulaEstadio Francisco Morazán26,781
Real JuventudSanta BárbaraEstadio Argelio Sabillón5,000
VictoriaLa CeibaEstadio Nilmo Edwards18,000
VidaLa CeibaEstadio Nilmo Edwards18,000

Apertura

Scouting reports

In the 2007–08 season, C.D. Platense suffered great adversity avoiding relegation in their last match. Their manager Nahúm Espinoza is the mastermind for which the 'dogfish' have changed their form of play and have transformed into a dangerous team aiming for great things. A key benchmarks for Platense is midfielder Carlos Mejía, with his talent will try to carry the team on a good path and hopefully a fight for the title. Platense has not fallen behind in signing new players for this tournament. New arrivals include Edilson Pereira, who played previously with Deportes Savio, Willian Veloso, who has shown in preseason matches to be a prominent goalscorer, and Evandro Ferreira, with his speed will try to unbalance the opposing defenses. To add to this is the experience of Walter López, who will be in charge of creating plays and give dynamism to the goalkeepers.

Despite C.D. Victoria's manager Javier Padilla insisting the main objective is save their position, the fans think the opposite because they know they have a good lineup to aspire for more. The fans think of nothing more than to lift another trophy, considering that Victoria maintains the fundamental parts of the team from the previous tournaments. They have reinforced the squad with talented and nationally experienced players like José Pineda, Juan Cárcamo, and Carlos Discua. They also signed the Uruguayans Richard Pérez and Mauricio Webber and have promoted from their reserves forwards Erick Ayala and Víctor Maldonado. With their current squad, Victoria can reach at the least the playoff round to satisfy their fans, who expected something more dignified in the previous tournament but finished in sixth place despite the strong investment from their patroness. The team had a good preseason and aims to bring honor to their name.

Recently promoted C.D. Real Juventud have prepared for one goal: to maintain the position in the league. Since their establishment on 30 May 30 1965, the team never had the opportunity to be able to ascend and play in the Liga Nacional but they now find the opportunity to assemble their own history. Their manager Emilio Umanzor have stated in addition to staying in the league, the team will try to classify as one of the best four in the league and not playing a relegation battle like the majority of the sporting people and press have insisted. Real Juventud arrives with great expectations for the Apertura tournament. Real Juventud will fall upon the success of their Liga de Ascenso campaign and aim for decent position.

A team with the squad and budget of Deportes Savio obviously won't compete for the title. This does not stop them from causing harm to other clubs with greater aspirations. They will be playing their home matches on an unfamiliar field: Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila in Siguatepeque, since their stadium is being remodeled. A key loss for the team is the Brazilian Edilson Pereira who signed with Platense. On the other hand, important arrivals include goalie Hugo Caballero, the midfielders Marco Mejía and Elmer Marín, and forward Édgar Núñez. Deportes Savio will seek to grab points early on to avoid suffering like the previous tournament and with that seek, maybe not the playoff rounds, but their permanency in the league.

C.D.S. Vida will participate in the tournament with a modest team filled with prospects that intend to shine in the league. The directive administration will wage at their inferior categories that they intend to remain in the league. The challenges their manager Alberto Romero faces are difficult because he must erase the frustration from the fans and support the team's president character, who at the moment of saying things says it first and then thinks. The team president and manager have clashed before with Romero threatening to quit the team due to some unilateral decision but soon was resolved. Vida had a good preseason with many matches in the United States and Guatemala.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España 18 10 6 2 33 18 +15 38[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Marathón 18 9 5 4 26 20 +6 32
3 Motagua 18 9 3 6 24 21 +3 30
4 Olimpia 18 8 5 5 19 17 +2 29
5 Deportes Savio 18 8 5 5 24 19 +5 28[lower-alpha 2]
6 Hispano 18 7 4 7 31 28 +3 25
7 Platense 18 6 5 7 22 25 −3 23
8 Victoria 18 6 4 8 22 27 −5 22
9 Real Juventud 18 3 3 12 13 24 −11 12
10 Vida 18 1 6 11 10 25 −15 9
Source:
Notes:
  1. Real España +2 points.
  2. Deportes Savio −1 point.

Results
As of 22 November 2008
Home \ Away SAV HIS MAR MOT OLI PLA RES RJU VIC VID
Deportes Savio 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1
Hispano 2–1 1–2 1–3 3–1 1–2 2–3 2–0 5–3 2–0
Marathón 2–2 0–2 4–0 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–1
Motagua 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–4 1–0
Olimpia 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0
Platense 1–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–0
Real España 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–0
Real Juventud 0–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–1
Victoria 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0
Vida 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–1
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Match details

Round 1

Date Home Score Away Attendance
26 July 2008 Marathon 2:1 Platense
2116
26 July 2008 Victoria 0:4 Motagua
3355
27 July 2008 Deportes Savio 0:1 Real Espana
1500
27 July 2008 Real Juventud 0:1 Vida
1920
27 July 2008 Olimpia 0:0 Hispano
2167

Round 2

Date Home Score Away Attendance
30 July 2008 Platense 2:1 Victoria
-
30 July 2008 Marathón 1:0 Real Juventud
2269
30 July 2008 Motagua 2:1 Hispano
1363
30 July 2008 Vida 2:3 Real Espana
2287
31 July 2008 Deportes Savio 0:1 Olimpia
2,316

Round 3

Date Home Score Away Attendance
August 2, 2008 Real España 2:2 Marathón
8423
August 2, 2008 Hispano 2:0 Vida
953
August 2, 2008 Victoria 1:0 Deportes Savio
875
August 2, 2008 Platense 2:2 Olimpia
3589
August 2, 2008 Real Juventud 1:1 Motagua
3305

Round 4

Date Home Score Away Attendance
August 6, 2008 Platense 1:1 Deportes Savio
1594
August 6, 2008 Victoria 1:1 Olimpia
2852
August 6, 2008 Marathón 1:1 Vida
1141
August 6, 2008 Hispano 2:0 Real Juventud
1208
August 6, 2008 Motagua 0:0 Real Espana
2090

Round 5

Date Home Score Away Attendance
9 August 2008 Deportes Savio 2:1 Hispano
440
9 August 2008 Olimpia 0:1 Marathon
1487
9 August 2008 Vida 1:1 Motagua
2709
9 August 2008 Real Espana 4:0 Platense
2168
9 August 2008 Real Juventud 2:0 Victoria
1223

Round 6

Date Home Score Away Attendance
16 August 2008 Deportes Savio 2:1 Marathon
2441
16 August 2008 Hispano 5:3 Victoria
1186
16 August 2008 Vida 1:1 Platense
1,729
16 August 2008 Real Espana 3:1 Real Juventud
3188
11 September 2008 Motagua 2:0 Olimpia
4714

Round 7

Date Home Score Away Attendance
23 August 2008 Marathón 4:0 Motagua
2187
23 August 2008 Victoria 1:0 Vida
4202
24 August 2008 Platense 2:2 Hispano
1272
24 August 2008 Olimpia 2:1 Real Espana
3686
24 August 2008 Real Juventud 0:3 Deportes Savio
1165

Round 8

Date Home Score Away Attendance
30 August 2008 Real Espana 2:2 Hispano
2,016
30 August 2008 Victoria 2:2 Marathon
1,900
30 August 2008 Deportes Savio 1:1 Vida
134
30 August 2008 Motagua 1:0 Platense
916
30 August 2008 Real Juventud 0:0 Olimpia
2,711

Round 9

Date Home Score Away Attendance
7 September 2008 Platense 2:1 Real Juventud
1,241
7 September 2008 Real Espana 1:1 Victoria
1,858
7 September 2008 Vida 0:1 Olimpia
2,780
7 September 2008 Hispano 1:2 Marathon
1,102
7 September 2008 Motagua 0:2 Deportes Savio
1,500

Round 10

Date Home Score Away Attendance
13 September 2008 Real Espana 2:0 Deportes Savio
2114
13 September 2008 Vida 1:2 Real Juventud
831
14 September 2008 Hispano 3:1 Olimpia
1881
14 September 2008 Motagua 0:4 Victoria
1330
14 September 2008 Platense 1:2 Marathon
2584

Round 11

Date Home Score Away Attendance
20 September 2008 Victoria 1:2 Platense
1302
20 September 2008 Real España 2:0 Vida
1857
21 September 2008 Hispano 1:3 Motagua
2248
21 September 2008 Real Juventud 0:1 Marathón 1709
21 September 2008 Olimpia 2:0 Deportes Savio
1536

Round 12

Date Home Score Away Attendance
27 September 2008 Marathon 0:2 Real Espana
9335
27 September 2008 Vida 1:1 Hispano
507
27 September 2008 Platense 1:2 Olimpia
3518
27 September 2008 Deportes Savio 3:1 Victoria
135
27 September 2008 Motagua 2:1 Real Juventud
1134

Round 13

Date Home Score Away Attendance
4 October 2008 Vida 1:3 Marathón
811
4 October 2008 Real España 3:2 Motagua
5436
5 October 2008 Deportes Savio 2:1 Platense
2204
5 October 2008 Real Juventud 3:1 Hispano
535
5 October 2008 Olimpia 2:1 Victoria
1107

Round 14

Date Home Score Away Attendance
18 October 2008 Marathon 1:0 Olimpia
6650
18 October 2008 Victoria 1:0 Real Juventud
369
19 October 2008 Motagua 1:0 Vida
1675
19 October 2008 Platense 0:1 Real Espana
2356
19 October 2008 Hispano 2:1 Deportes Savio
225

Round 15

Date Home Score Away Attendance
25 October 2008 Marathón 2:2 Deportes Savio
1,369
25 October 2008 Victoria 1:2 Hispano
91
26 October 2008 Olimpia 0:2 Motagua
10,760
26 October 2008 Platense 2:0 Vida
449
26 October 2008 Real Juventud 0:1 Real Espana
1,480

Round 16

Date Home Score Away Attendance
1 November 2008 Real Espana 2:2 Olimpia
6521
1 November 2008 Vida 0:1 Victoria
1643
1 November 2008 Hispano 1:2 Platense
1189
1 November 2008 Motagua 2:0 Marathon
4836
1 November 2008 Deportes Savio 2:1 Real Juventud
1825

Round 17

Date Home Score Away Attendance
16 November 2008 Hispano 2:3 Real Espana
1059
16 November 2008 Platense 1:0 Motagua
1326
16 November 2008 Vida 0:0 Deportes Savio
390
16 November 2008 Marathon 1:1 Victoria
521
16 November 2008 Olimpia 1:0 Real Juventud
2952

Round 18

Date Home Score Away Attendance
23 November 2008 Victoria 1:0 Real España
317
23 November 2008 Marathon 0:2 Hispano
529
23 November 2008 Real Juventud 1:1 Platense
275
23 November 2008 Olimpia 2:0 Vida
2614
23 November 2008 Deportes Savio 2:1 Motagua
1920
  • On 12 August, Real España obtained 2 additional points and Deportes Savio had 1 deducted for fielding an ineligible player in round 1; the goal records of both clubs remain unchanged.

Semifinals
1st seedAgg.4th seed1st leg2nd leg
Real España4–4Olimpia1–23–2
2nd seedAgg.3rd seed1st leg2nd leg
Marathón1–1Motagua0–11–0
26 November 2008 1st leg Olimpia 2–1 Real España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 García  22'
Turcios  80'		  90+2' Lalín Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 8,696
Referee: Mario Moncada
2 December 2008 2nd leg Real España 3–2 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 Pavón  44'  60'
Lalín  83'		  24' Núñez
 52' Bruschi		 Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 6,449
Referee: José Molina
  • Real España 4–4 Olimpia on aggregated. Real España advanced on regular season record.
27 November 2008 1st leg Motagua 1–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 Castillo  64' Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 7,112
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza
3 December 2008 2nd leg Marathón 1–0 Motagua San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 Norales  57' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 7,643
Referee: Óscar Moncada
  • Marathón 1–1 Motagua on aggregated. Marathón advanced on regular season record.

Final
1st seededAgg.2nd seeded1st leg2nd leg
Real España1–2Marathón0–11–1
7 December 2008 1st leg Marathón 1–0 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Mejía  58' Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano
Attendance: 13,429
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Marathón
Real España
13 December 2008 2nd leg Real España 1–1 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 Ferreira  33'  90+2' Berríos Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: José Molina
Real España
Marathón
  • Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate.
 Honduran Liga Nacional
2008–09 Apertura Champion 
C.D. Marathón
7th title

Top goalscorers
As of 13 December 2008

13 goals

  • Everaldo Ferreira (Real España)

9 goals

  • Marcelo Cabrita (Platense)

8 goals

  • Leonardo Isaula (Hispano)
  • Allan Lalín (Real España)

7 goals

  • Mauricio Copete (Victoria)
  • Ney Costa (Deportes Savio)
  • Milton Ruiz (Hispano)

6 goals

  • Oscar Torlacoff (Motagua)
  • Ramiro Bruschi (Olimpia)
  • Carlos Pavón (Real España)

5 goals

  • Saúl Martínez (Marathón)
  • Nicolás Cardozo (Vida)
  • Jocimar Nascimento (Motagua)
  • Rigoberto Padilla (Hispano)
  • Nery Medina (Real España)
  • Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia)
  • Carlos Will Mejía (Marathón)

4 goals

  • Marvin Chávez (Marathón)
  • Jorge Lozano (Deportes Savio)

3 goals

  • Mario Rodríguez (Real España)
  • Marcelo Cabecao (Hispano)
  • Mauricio Sabillón (Marathón)
  • Juan Manuel Cárcamo (Victoria)
  • Georgie Welcome (Motagua)
  • Evandro Ferreira (Platense)
  • Danilo Turcios (Olimpia)
  • Carlos Paez (Real Juventud)

2 goals

  • Oscar Vargas (Vida)
  • Mario Euceda (Deportes Savio)
  • Carlos Discua (Victoria)
  • Harrison Róchez (Deportes Savio)
  • Charles Córdova (Real Juventud)
  • Carlos Morán (Victoria)
  • Mauricio Weber (Victoria)
  • Adán Ramírez (Platense)
  • Reinaldo Tilguath (Motagua)
  • Milton Núñez (Marathón)
  • Javier Portillo (Hispano)
  • Marcelo Ferreira (Platense)
  • David Molina (Motagua)
  • Ninrod Medina (Victoria)
  • Juliano Rangel (Deportes Savio)
  • Carlos Navarro (Real Juventud)
  • Mariano Acevedo (Marathón)
  • Oscar Zepeda (Deportes Savio)
  • David Meléndez (Real Juventud)
  • Ramón Núñez (Olimpia)
  • Erick Norales (Marathón)

1 goal

  • Rubén Rivera (Motagua)
  • Willian Veloso (Platense)
  • Miguel Castillo (Motagua)
  • Orvin Paz (Marathón)
  • Lenín Suárez (Deportes Savio)
  • Diktmart Hernández (Victoria)
  • Bani Lozano (Platense)
  • Shannon Welcome (Motagua)
  • Carlos Dias (Real España)
  • Maynor Gómez (Real Juventud)
  • Rubén Matamoros (Hispano)
  • Walter Hernández (Olimpia)
  • Edilson Pereira (Platense)
  • Rony Morales (Olimpia)
  • John Pérez (Hispano)
  • Johnny Galdámez (Deportes Savio)
  • Nilberto da Silva (Motagua)
  • Francisco Díaz (Platense)
  • Elkin González (Real España)
  • Oscar Fortín (Deportes Savio)
  • Pablo Genovese (Hispano)
  • Gabriel Casas (Vida)
  • Juan Carlos García (Marathón)
  • Luis López (Marathón)
  • Edgar Núñez (Deportes Savio)
  • Luis Pérez (Platense)
  • Henry Bermúdez (Victoria)
  • Francisco Aguilar (Real Juventud)
  • Hendry Thomas (Olimpia)
  • Román Castillo (Vida)
  • Cristian Altamirano (Deportes Savio)
  • Ronald del Cid (Real Juventud)
  • Allan Kardeck (Olimpia)
  • Carlos Salinas (Vida)
  • Jerry Palacios (Marathón)
  • Angel Rodríguez (Real Juventud)
  • Víctor Bernárdez (Motagua)
  • Andy Furtado (Marathón)
  • Mario Martínez (Real España)
  • Fabio de Souza (Olimpia)
  • Abner Méndez (Hispano)
  • Erick Zepeda (Platense)
  • Henry Jiménez (Hispano)
  • Richard Pérez (Victoria)
  • Francisco Valladares (Motagua)
  • Víctor Arzú (Victoria)
  • Sergio Diduch (Hispano)
  • Oscar Bonieck García (Olimpia)
  • Fernando Castillo (Motagua)
  • Mario Berríos (Marathón)
  • Elroy Smith (Deportes Savio) (o.g.)

Squads
Club Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Deportes Savio Yul Arzú, Hugo Caballero, José Manuel Portillo Vicente Solórzano, Jorge Lozano, Oscar Fortín, Johnny Galdámez, Mario Padilla, Mario Euceda, Juliano de Andrade, Lenín Suárez Elron Smith, Elmer Marín, Juan Manuel Coello, Oscar Zepeda, Christian Altamirano, Mario Chávez, Marco Mejía, Walter Villalobos, Anael Figueroa Harrison Róchez, Edwin Jiménez, Ney Costa, Darwin Oliva, Kevin Portillo
Hispano Kerpo de León, Pedro Alvarez, Emmanuel Díaz Leonardo Morales, Darwin Pacheco, Esdras Padilla, Matías Espíndola, Eliud Membreño, Ronmel Murillo Máximo Arzú, Johnny Arce, Tony Velasquez, Carlos Blandón, Edward Mejía, Pablo Genovese, Javier Portillo, Rubén Matamoros, David Alvarez, Leonardo Isaula Henry Jiménez, Héctor Castro, Sergio Diduch, Rigoberto Padilla, Fredy Benítez, Marcelo Segales, Luis López, Marcelo López, Edilson Aguilar, Milton Ruiz
Marathon Juan Angel Obelar, Víctor Coello, Kelvin Castillo Dennis Ferrera, Pastor Martínez, Juan Carlos García, Astor Henríquez, Arnold Solórzano, Milton Palacios, Erick Norales, Mauricio Sabillón, Mario Beata,

Luis Santamaría

 Oscar Bonilla, Orvin Paz, Reinieri Mayorquín, Marvin Chávez, Mario Berríos, Mariano Acevedo, Pompilio Mejía, Franco Sosa, Carlos Oliva, Oscar Galeas Milton Núñez, Jerry Palacios, Saúl Martínez, Andy Furtado, José Güity, Kurt Cárcamo, Carlos Will Mejía
Motagua Ricardo Canales, Donaldo Morales, Rony García Víctor Bernárdez, Samir García, Guillermo Díaz, Nilberto Da Silva, Roy Posas, David Molina, Steven Morris, Emilson Cruz, Aaron Bardales, Oscar Bernárdez Jorge Claros, Fernando Castillo, Miguel Castillo, Luis Guzmán, Víctor Mena, Rubén Rivera, José Rivera, Ronald Martínez, Luis Rodas Oscar Torlacoff, Jocimar, Richard Lloyd, Kevin Osorio, José Burgos, Shannon Welcome
Olimpia Noel Valladares, Donis Escober, Gustavo Pineda Jaime Rosales, Sergio Mendoza, Francisco Arévalo, Nahún Avila, Rony Morales, Yobani Avila, Fabio de Souza, Nahún Güity, Francisco López Walter Hernández, Irvin Reyna, Samir Arzú, Wilfredo Barahona, Jesús Navas, Ramón Núñez, Danilo Turcios, Néstor Silva, Johnny Calderón Wilmer Velásquez, Ramiro Bruschi, Allan Júnior, Erick Andino, Luis Garrido
Platense Júnior Morales, Sandro Cárcamo Odis Borjas, David Meza, Gabriel Hernández, Luis Urbina, Quiarol Arzú, Erick Zepeda, Osman Chávez, Luis Pérez, Manuel Doño, Francisco Díaz, Fredy Escobar Pedro Domínguez, Adán Ramírez, Bany Lozano, Hendry Córdova, Irbin Guerrero, Misael Ruiz, Odis Borjas, Walter López, Edilson Pereira, Willian Veloso Marcelo Dos Santos, Evandro Ferreira, Alexander Aguilar
Real España Marcelo Macías, Orlin Vallecillo, Tomás Meléndez Elder Valladares, Eric Vallecillo, Marlon Peña, Carlos Palacios, Maynor Martínez, Nery Medina, Andrés Morales, César Oseguera, Jeremy Hernández Mario Rodríguez, Carlos Dias, Elkin González, Jorge Zaldívar, Alex Andino, Mario Martínez, Fairon Barahona, Fernando Mercado, Melvin Valladares, Eder Delgado, Dany Reyes Carlos Pavón, Edmilson Da Silva, Everaldo Ferreira, Allan Lalín, Ramón Castillo, Héctor Flores, Fredy Sosa
Real Juventud Adalid Puerto, José Orlando Rivera, José Luis Rosales, Elmer Canales Júnior Turcios, Luis Castro, Kevin Sambulá, César Anariba, Rony Paz, Carlos Navarro, Juan Carlos Róchez, Lucio Argueta, Heber Argueta, Marlon Soto David Rocha, David Meléndez, Luis Lagos, Juan Tablada, Gerson Martínez, Ronald Del Cid, Jorge Fúnez, Jair Aragón, Denovan Morales, Marcelo Monteiro, Rolando Figueroa, Carlos Páez, Carlos Castellanos Randy Diamond, Charles Córdoba, Angel Rodríguez, Luciano Valerio, Julio Canales, Francisco Aguilar
Victoria John Bodden, Diego Vásquez, Kenneth Zapata Orleans Fúnez, Ninrol Medina, Júnior Izaguirre, Pablo Montes, Mario Gómez, Wilson Güity, Wilmer Crisanto, Cristian Batiz, Henry Bermúdez Juan Raudales, Carlos Morán, Richard Pérez, Mauricio Webber, José L. Pineda, Odair Bernárdez, Dictmar Hernández, Pedro Fernández, David A. Doño Juan Cárcamo, Carlos Discua, Johnny Avila, Leonel Maldonado, Erick Ayala
Vida Williams Negrete, Obed Enamorado, Oscar Banegas Angel Hill, Justo Norales, Brayan Beckeles, Carlos Arbizú, Gabriel Casas, Miguel Martínez, Arturo Avila, Walter Williams Arnold Peralta, Borghi Arbizú, Carlos Salinas, Carlos Solórzano, Elvin López, Juan Pérez, Julio Ocampo, Orlin Peralta, Leslie Orozco Nicolás Cardozo, Armando Mena, Román Castillo, Oscar Vargas, Jerry Bengton, Darian Alvarez, Darin Quin Lambert

The 2008–09 Clausura was the second part of the 2008–09 season of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, the first division national football league in Honduras. The season started on 10 January 2009 and finished on 24 May 2009. It followed the 2008–09 Apertura season. The winner will compete in the 2009-10 CONCACAF Champions League.

Clausura

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 11 4 3 24 10 +14 37 Qualified to the Final round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Marathón 18 10 4 4 42 23 +19 34
3 Real España 18 8 6 4 20 12 +8 30
4 Vida 18 6 8 4 18 19 −1 26
5 Victoria 18 6 7 5 24 21 +3 25
6 Deportes Savio 18 5 5 8 17 21 −4 20
7 Real Juventud 18 4 7 7 15 21 −6 19
8 Motagua 18 4 7 7 13 21 −8 19
9 Platense 17 4 6 7 20 26 −6 18[lower-alpha 2]
10 Hispano 17 3 2 12 18 37 −19 11[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source:
Notes:
  1. Top 4 qualify to final round.
  2. The match between Platense and Hispano from Round 18 was not played due to lack of interest.

On 2 May, Honduras was awarded a 3rd spot in the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League due to lack of adequate stadia in Belize. The 3rd spot would go to the short tournament runner-up with the highest overall season points total. Because of Real C.D. Espana's overall season point total of 68 being highest in the league, they clinch a spot in the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League. Already a runner-up from Apertura 2008, it is guaranteed that the Clausura 2009 runner-up would not have a higher overall season point total than Real Espana.

Results
As of 2 May 2009
Home \ Away SAV HIS MAR MOT OLI PLA RES RJU VIC VID
Deportes Savio 1–0 4–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–2
Hispano 1–1 0–4 1–2 1–4 3–5 0–1 3–2 2–1 4–2
Marathón 5–0 3–0 6–3 1–3 1–1 0–0 3–1 2–2 4–1
Motagua 0–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–0
Olimpia 2–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 0–0
Platense 0–1 1–2 4–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
Real España 2–1 2–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–1
Real Juventud 2–2 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–0
Victoria 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–1
Vida 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–3
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Platense–Hispano not played due to irrelevance.
Match details

Round 1

Platense1–0Victoria
Arzú  44'
Estadio Excelsior, Puerto Cortés
Attendance: 1,447
Referee: Erick Andino
Real España2–0Hispano
Da Silva  29'  80'
Estadio Francisco Morazan, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 1,794
Referee: Miguel Torres
Vida1–0Olimpia
Güity  63'
Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba
Attendance: 4,742
Motagua0–0Real Juventud
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Luis Flores
Marathón5–0Deportes Savio
Brown  28'  45'
Núñez  46'
Ramírez  76'  88'
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 1,539
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

Round 2

Real España3–0Platense
Martínez  24'
Valladares  41'
Dias  80'
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 757
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
Olimpia0–0Real Juventud
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 2,645
Referee: José Sandoval
Deportes Savio0–0Motagua
Santa Rosa
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Miguel Torres
Hispano4–2Vida
Membreño  7'
Diduch  31'  49'
Méndez  85'		 Williams  59'
Santamaría  90'
Comayagua
Attendance: 1,546
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya
Victoria2–1Marathón
García  46' (og)
Cárcamo  47'		 Palacios  70'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 1,038
Referee: Luis Flores

Round 3

Marathón0–0Real España
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 4,026
Real Juventud0–0Victoria
Santa Bárbara
Attendance: 1,506
Platense1–2Olimpia
Cabrita  88' Bruschi  20'  54'
Puerto Cortés
Attendance: 2,721
Vida1–0Deportes Savio
Vargas  88'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 1,189
Motagua1–0Hispano
Torlacoff  89' (pen)
Comayagua
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Armando Castro

Round 4

Hispano1–1Deportes Savio
Diduch  40' Zepeda  30'
Comayagua
Attendance: 1,500
Real España1–1Victoria
Lalín  39' Segales  79'
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 1,465
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya
Real Juventud1–0Platense
Navarro  70'
Santa Bárbara
Attendance: 1,005
Vida0–0Motagua
La Ceiba
Attendance: 2,594
Referee: José Gaspar Molina
Olimpia2–2Marathón
Bruschi  10'  15' Palacios  17' (pen)
Brown  21'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 3,244
Referee: Oscar Moncada

Round 5

Platense1–1Vida
Lozano  78' (pen) Solórzano  21'
Puerto Cortés
Attendance: 1,290
Marathón3–0Hispano
Núñez  21'
Ramírez  25'
Sosa  70' (pen)
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 753
Deportes Savio0–1Real Juventud
Ocampo  70'
Santa Rosa de Copán
Attendance: 1,033
Victoria0–1Olimpia
Velásquez  8'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 4,040
Motagua1–0Real España
Welcome  67'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 3,778
Referee: Oscar Moncada

Round 6

Victoria3–0Hispano
Ortiz  26'
Copete  32'
Medina  90+1'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 441
Marathón1–1Platense
Palacios  23' Lozano 44'
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 752
Real Juventud0–0Vida
Santa Bárbara
Attendance: 1,577
Deportes Savio1–1Real España
Costa  65' (pen) Pavón  42'
Santa Rosa de Copán
Attendance: 1,132
Olimpia1–0Motagua
Thomas  76' (pen)
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 9,463
Referee: Gaspar Molina

Round 7

Platense0–0Deportes Savio
Puerto Cortés
Attendance: 947
Real España0–0Olimpia
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 5,404
Hispano3–2Real Juventud
Diduch  12'  45'
Ruiz  42'		 Salgado  57' OG
Paz  74'
Comayagua
Attendance: 979
Vida2–3Victoria
Guity  8'  48' Arzú  29'  90'
Fernández  42'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 3,989
Motagua0–1Marathón
Palacios  54'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 2,798

Round 8

Marathón3–1Real Juventud
Berríos  10'
Ulloa  59' OG
Mejía  88'		 Paz  70'
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 1,070
Platense4–3Motagua
Lozano  15' (pen)
Ramírez  38'  45'
Ruiz  63'		 Cruz  5'
Torlacoff  35' (pen)
Welcome  75'
Puerto Cortés
Attendance: 1,287
Vida0–2Real España
Caetano  25'
Pavón  42'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 1,119
Olimpia1–0Hispano
Cicogna  69'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 1,637
Deportes Savio2–0Victoria
Lozano  47'
Roches  64'
Santa Rosa de Copán
Attendance: 647

Round 9

Real Juventud0–2Real España
Caetano  38'
Delgado  59'
Santa Bárbara
Attendance: 1,390
Hispano3–5Platense
Ruiz  59'
Diduch  62'  82'		 Ramírez  23'
Flores  45'
Osorio  45'
Hernández  48'
Cabrita  85'
Comayagua
Attendance: 1,326
Victoria1–1Motagua
Morán  75' Welcome  72'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 1,662
Olimpia2–0Deportes Savio
Hernández  27'
Cicogna  55'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 2,424
Marathón4–1Vida
Scott  20'  40'
Martínez  75'
Palacios  90+4' (pen)		 Ferreira  14'
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 1,020

Round 10

Victoria2–2Platense
Copete  29'  29' Lozano  70'
Chávez  90'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 874
Hispano0–1Real España
Lalín  7'
Comayagua
Attendance: 1,636
Deportes Savio4–1Marathón
Costa  8'  23'
Róchez  27'
Zepeda  57'		 Martínez  83'
Santa Rosa de Copán
Attendance: 1,439
Real Juventud1–1Motagua
Córdoba  78' Molina  45'
Santa Bárbara
Attendance: 1,159
Olimpia0–0Vida
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 4,236

Round 11

Real Juventud1–0Olimpia
Córdoba  22'
Santa Rosa de Copán
Attendance: 1,857
Platense2–1Real España
Lozano  38' (Pen)
Chávez  57'		 Castillo  73'
Puerto Cortés
Attendance: 2,757
Vida1–1Hispano
Arguello  87' Diduch  57'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 805
Marathón2–2Victoria
Palacios  16'
Mejía  71'		 Morán  25'
Hernández  59'
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 840
Motagua0–2Deportes Savio
Díaz  81' (OG)
Costa  87'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 1,281

Round 12

Victoria1–0Real Juventud
Gómez  89'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 780
Real España0–3Marathón
Martínez  11'  34'  58'
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 3,451
Referee: José Sandoval
Hispano1–2Motagua
Díaz  86' OG Welcome  6'
Isaula  65'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 1,137
Deportes Savio1–2Vida
Zepeda  16' Güity  7'
Chávez  57'
Santa Rosa de Copán
Attendance: 1,204
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya
Olimpia3–0Platense
de Souza  11'
Chávez  55' OG
Calderón  59'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 4,142
Referee: Mario Moncada

Round 13

Platense1–1Real Juventud
Cabrita  57' Flores  34'
Puerto Cortés
Attendance: 1,287
Victoria1–1Real España
Copete  18' Martínez  83'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 1,265
Marathón1–3Olimpia
Núñez  78' (pen) Hernández  43' (pen)
Palacios  55' (OG)
Velásquez  89'
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 4,770
Deportes Savio1–0Hispano
Figueroa  63'
Santa Rosa de Copán
Attendance: 548
Referee: Evaristo Soriano
Motagua0–0Vida
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 1,659
Referee: Geovani Mendoza

Round 14

Real España0–0Motagua
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 2,133
Referee: Benigno Pineda
Real Juventud2–2Deportes Savio
Ulloa  12'
Flores  36'		 Costa  33'
Lozano  86'
Santa Bárbara
Attendance: 572
Hispano0–4Marathón
Mejía  48'
Acevedo  58'
Brown  71'
Núñez  88'
Comayagua
Attendance: 760
Vida1–1Platense
Chávez  42' (OG) Lozano  78'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 1,770
Olimpia3–1Victoria
Velásquez  6'
Thomas  58'
Rojas  87'		 Morán  8'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 2,562

Round 15

Hispano2–1Victoria
Diduch  10' (pen)
Arzú  68'		 Fernández  19'
Comayagua
Attendance: 922
Referee: José Sandoval
Platense1–2Marathón
Guerrero  49' Beata  20'
Norales  61'
Puerto Cortés
Attendance: 2,254
Referee: Geovani Mendoza
Vida2–0Real Juventud
Bengtson
Antúnez
La Ceiba
Attendance: 2,990
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya
Real España2–1Deportes Savio
Lalín  1'  76' Lozano  54'
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 833
Referee: Armando Castro
Motagua0–1Olimpia
Calderón  70'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 7,358
Referee: Mario Moncada

Round 16

Real Juventud3–2Hispano
Navarro  3'
Flores  67'  88'		 Jiménez  30'
Palacios  89'
Santa Bárbara
Attendance: 442
Deportes Savio1–0Platense
Altamirano  68'
Santa Rosa de Copán
Attendance: 798
Victoria1–1Vida
Weber  11' Antúnez  63'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 5,544
Marathón6–3Motagua
Scott  20'  50'
Chávez  42'
Mejía  44'
Sabillón  67'
Núñez  85'		 Lloyd  11'
Rivera  52'
Díaz  78'
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 3,246
Referee: Marlon Muñoz
Olimpia0–2Real España
da Silva  2'
Martínez  58'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 5,058

Round 17

Real Juventud1–2Marathón
Flores  82' Beata  10'
Chávez  90'
Santa Bárbara
Attendance: 1,125
Hispano1–4Olimpia
Diduch  76' Rosales  9'  61'
Rojas  24'
Velásquez  62'
Comayagua
Attendance: 2,229
Victoria2–1Deportes Savio
Güity  39'  72' Smith  34'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 836
Real España0–1Vida
Beckele  52'
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 1,081
Motagua1–0Platense
Izaguirre  17'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 1,930

Round 18

Deportes Savio0–1Olimpia
Velásquez  35'
Santa Rosa de Copán
Attendance: 1,962
PlatensecanceledHispano
Puerto Cortés
Vida2–1Marathón
Beckele  26'
Salinas  58'		 Brown  50'
La Ceiba
Attendance: 4,118
Real España2–1Real Juventud
Martínez  50'
Lalín  56'		 Córdova  30' (pen)
San Pedro Sula
Attendance: 520
Motagua0–3Victoria
Güity  18'
Copete  32'
Discua  45'
Tegucigalpa
Attendance: 859

Postseason
Semifinals Final
          
1 Olimpia 0 2 2
4 Vida 1 0 1
1 Olimpia (aet) 2 2 4
3 Real España 2 1 3
2 Marathón 1 1 2
3 Real España 3 3 6

Semifinals
1st seedAgg.4th seed1st leg2nd leg
Olimpia2–1Vida0–12–0
2nd seedAgg.3rd seed1st leg2nd leg
Marathón2–6Real España1–31–3
7 May 2009 1st leg Vida 1–0 Olimpia La Ceiba, Atlántida
Argüello  62' Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 14,700
Referee: José Sandoval
10 May 2009 2nd leg Olimpia 2–0 Vida Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 Velásquez  34'
Turcios 		Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 12,505
Referee: Benigno Pineda
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.
7 May 2009 1st leg Real España 3–1 Marathón San Pedro Sula, Cortés
Martínez  3'
Caetano  11'
González  47'		  63' Chávez Attendance: 5,610
Referee: Gaspar Molina
9 May 2009 2nd leg Marathón 1–3 Real España San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 Núñez  44'  37'  41' Caetano
 82' Palacios		 Attendance: 6,520
Referee: Marlon Muñoz
  • Real España won 6–2 on aggregate.

Final
1st seededAgg.2nd seeded1st leg2nd leg
Olimpia4–3Real España2–22–1
16 May 2009 1st leg Real España 2–2 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 Vallecillo  8'
Caetano  70'		  51' Bruschi
 80' Cigogna		 Attendance: 7,216
Referee: Benigno Pineda
24 May 2009 2nd leg Olimpia 2–1 (a.e.t.) Real España Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 Bruschi  44'
de Souza  100'		  86' Valladares Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 28,355
Referee: Ricardo Zelaya
  • Olimpia won 4–3 on aggregate.
2008–09 Clausura champion
Olimpia
22nd National title

Marathon is classified as HON1 for the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League, due to their tiebreaker over Olimpia (higher goal differential since both teams had a total of 66 points). Olimpia gets HON2. Real Espana gets HON3, being the only runner-up to short tournaments in the 2008–2009 Honduran National Football League season.

Top goalscorers
As of 24 May 2009

10 goals

  • Sergio Diduch (Hispano)

6 goals

  • Bani Lozano (Platense)
  • Milton Núñez (Marathón)
  • Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia)
  • Douglas Caetano (Real España)
  • Ramiro Bruschi (Olimpia)

5 goals

  • Ney Costa (Deportes Savio)
  • Héctor Flores (Real Juventud)
  • Mitchel Brown (Marathón)
  • Allan Lalín (Real España)
  • Mauricio Copete (Victoria)

4 goals

  • Jerry Palacios (Marathón)
  • José Güity (Vida)
  • Saul Martínez (Marathón)
  • Erick Scott (Marathón)
  • Carlos Will Mejía (Marathón)
  • Osman Chávez (Platense) (2 o.g.)

3 goals

  • Luis Ramírez (Marathón)
  • Adán Ramírez (Platense)
  • Oscar Zepeda (Deportes Savio)
  • Marcelo Cabrita (Platense)
  • Carlos Morán (Victoria)
  • Jorge Lozano (Deportes Savio)
  • Edmilson Da Silva (Real España)
  • Charles Córdoba (Real Juventud)
  • Wilson Güity (Victoria)
  • Henry Martínez (Real España)
  • Marvin Chávez (Marathón)
  • Daniel Cicogna (Olimpia)
  • Guillermo Díaz (Motagua) (2 o.g.)
  • Milton Palacios Suazo (Marathón) (1 o.g.)

2 goals

  • Víctor Arzú (Victoria)
  • Rony Paz (Real Juventud)
  • Oscar Torlacoff (Motagua)
  • Carlos Pavón (Real España)
  • Milton Ruiz (Hispano)
  • Shannon Welcome (Motagua)
  • Harrison Róchez (Deportes Savio)
  • Georgie Welcome (Motagua)
  • Mario Martínez (Real España)
  • Walter Hernández (Olimpia)
  • Hendry Thomas (Olimpia)
  • Pedro Fernández (Victoria)
  • Johnny Calderón (Olimpia)
  • Carlos Navarro (Real Juventud)
  • Sergio Antúnez (Vida)
  • Mario Beata (Marathón)
  • Jaime Rosales (Olimpia)
  • Roger Rojas (Olimpia)
  • Brayan Beckele (Vida)
  • Facundo Argüello (Vida)
  • Fábio de Souza Loureiro (Olimpia)
  • Melvin Valladares (Real España)
  • Fabio Ulloa (Real Juventud) (1 o.g.)

1 goal

  • Quiarol Arzú (Platense)
  • Carlos Dias (Real España)
  • Eliu Membreño (Hispano)
  • Abner Méndez (Hispano)
  • Walter Williams (Vida)
  • Luis Santamaría (Vida)
  • Juan Manuel Cárcamo (Victoria)
  • Oscar Vargas (Vida)
  • Marcelo Segales (Victoria)
  • Carlos Solórzano (Vida)
  • Franco Sosa (Marathón)
  • Julio Ocampo (Real Juventud)
  • Víctor Ortiz (Victoria)
  • Ninrod Medina (Victoria)
  • Mario Berríos (Marathón)
  • Misael Ruiz (Platense)
  • Carlos Cruz (Motagua)
  • Eder Delgado (Real España)
  • Efraín Flores (Platense)
  • Ian Osorio (Platense)
  • Gabriel Hernández (Platense)
  • Emil Martínez (Marathón)
  • David Molina (Motagua)
  • Ramón Castillo (Real España)
  • Diktmar Hernández (Victoria)
  • Mario Gómez (Victoria)
  • Leonardo Isaula (Motagua)
  • Mario Chávez (Vida)
  • Anael Figueroa (Deportes Savio)
  • Edgar Ferreira (Vida)
  • Mariano Acevedo (Marathón)
  • Máximo Arzú (Hispano)
  • Irvin Guerrero (Platense)
  • Erick Norales (Marathón)
  • Jerry Bengtson (Vida)
  • Henry Jiménez (Hispano)
  • José Luis Palacios (Hispano)
  • Christian Altamirano (Deportes Savio)
  • Mauricio Weber (Victoria)
  • Mauricio Sabillón (Marathón)
  • Daniel Lloyd (Motagua)
  • Rubén Rivera (Motagua)
  • Elroy Smith (Deportes Savio)
  • Emilio Izaguirre (Motagua)
  • Carlos Salinas (Vida)
  • Carlos Discua (Victoria)
  • Elkin González (Real España)
  • Carlos Palacios (Real España)
  • Danilo Turcios (Olimpia)
  • Erick Vallecillo (Real España)
  • Juan Carlos García (Marathón) (o.g.)
  • Johnny Salgado (Hispano) (o.g.)

Aggregate table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España 36 18 12 6 53 30 +23 68[lower-alpha 1] Qualified to
2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Marathón 36 19 9 8 68 43 +25 66
3 Olimpia 36 19 9 8 43 27 +16 66
4 Motagua 36 13 10 13 37 42 −5 49
5 Deportes Savio 36 13 10 13 41 40 +1 48[lower-alpha 2]
6 Victoria 36 12 11 13 46 48 −2 47
7 Platense 35 10 11 14 43 51 −8 41
8 Hispano 35 10 6 19 49 65 −16 36
9 Vida 36 7 14 15 29 45 −16 35
10 Real Juventud 36 7 10 19 28 45 −17 31 Relegation to the 2009–10 Liga de Ascenso[lower-alpha 3]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2009. Source:
Notes:
  1. Real España +2 points.
  2. Deportes Savio −1 point.
  3. C.D. Real Juventud relegated to Liga de Ascenso, however they bought Atlético Gualala's franchise and stayed in Liga Nacional for next season.

References
  1. CONCACAF.com – Champions League qualifying simplified for Central America – 2 December 2008
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