2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2012–13 football season was the 47th Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. The season was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 61st and 62nd national champions. The campaign began on 28 July 2012,[1][2] and ended on May 2013. Club Deportivo Olimpia was the reigning champions after winning in 2011–12.

Liga Nacional
Season2012–13
ChampionsApertura:
Olimpia
Clausura:
Olimpia
RelegatedAtlético Choloma
Champions LeagueOlimpia
Victoria
Matches played200
Goals scored489 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Rojas (10)
Clausura:
Martínez (12)
Biggest home winMotagua 6–0 Deportes Savio
(6 March 2013)
Biggest away winReal España 1–4 Motagua
(16 November 2012)
Highest scoringVictoria 4–3 Real España
(24 February 2013)
Longest unbeaten runOlimpia (13)
Longest losing runMarathón (4)
Real Sociedad (4)
Vida (4)
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2013.

2012–13 teams

On 3 June 2012, C.D. Real Sociedad obtained the promotion to the Liga Nacional as winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso.[3] Platense F.C. which had been relegated last season, bought C.D. Necaxa's franchise and will play in first division.

Apertura

The fixtures for the Apertura tournament were announced on 4 July; with the results Real C.D. España 1–0 C.D. Real Sociedad and Atlético Choloma 4–2 C.D.S. Vida, the tournament opened fire on 28 July.[4][5] On rounds 2 and 3, Vida included midfielder Luis Jaramillo on their lineups despite being ineligible to play; on 12 September, the Northern Disciplinary Commission made the decision to award both matches to Real España and Victoria 3–0.[6]

On 28 October, Club Deportivo Olimpia became the first team to secure a spot for the postseason, after defeating Platense F.C. 0–1 at Estadio Excélsior in Puerto Cortés.[7] C.D. Victoria also qualified along Olimpia directly to the semifinals finishing second. On the other hand, C.D. Motagua–Real España and C.D. Marathón–Atlético Choloma had to play a playoff round.

The semifinal encounters were settled on 21 November, as Motagua and Atlético Choloma defeated Real España and Marathón respectively. Motagua crushed Real España with a 7–3 on aggregate.[8] Meanwhile, Atlético Choloma dispatched Marathón after a 2–2 aggregated score but with more away goals scored.[9]

Once in the semifinals, Olimpia got rid of Atlético Choloma with a 2–1 aggregate, meanwhile Victoria and Motagua finished with a 3–3 global score, however, Victoria advanced thanks to a better regular season finish over Motagua. With their success in the semifinals, Olimpia and Victoria re-encountered each other in a final for the third time in history,[10] having won one each in the previous two. The first match in La Ceiba ended with a scoreless tie; but in the second leg, Olimpia had no mercy over Victoria and won its third consecutive title with an overwhelming 4–0.[11]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 11 6 1 32 10 +22 39 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Victoria 18 8 7 3 22 12 +10 31
3 Motagua 18 6 8 4 21 15 +6 26 Qualification to the Second round
4 Marathón 18 6 5 7 21 26 5 23
5 Atlético Choloma 18 5 7 6 29 28 +1 22
6 Real España 18 5 6 7 21 22 1 21
7 Vida 18 5 6 7 24 35 11 21
8 Platense 18 4 8 6 15 22 7 20
9 Deportes Savio 18 5 4 9 16 23 7 19
10 Real Sociedad 18 4 5 9 13 21 8 17
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2012. Source:

Results

As of 11 November 2012
Home \ Away ACH SAV MAR MOT OLI PLA RES RSO VIC VID
Atlético Choloma 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 5–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–2
Deportes Savio 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1
Marathón 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 4–1
Motagua 0–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Olimpia 4–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0
Platense 0–0 4–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–3 1–1
Real España 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–4
Real Sociedad 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–2
Victoria 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–0
Vida 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Originally Vida 1–0 Real España and Victoria 1–2 Vida. Due to the illegal participation of Vida's midfielder Luis Jaramillo in both matches, Real España and Victoria were granted each a 3–0 win.[12]
Motagua vs Real España
1st leg
Real España1–4Motagua
Lobo  38' Report Guevara  4'
Molina  17'
Welcome  23'
Medina  56'
Real España
Motagua

2nd leg
Motagua3–2Real España
Valladares  7'
Welcome  30' (pen.)
Medina  76'
Report Rodas  47'
Alvarado  50'
Attendance: 2,982
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Motagua
Real España
  • Motagua won 7–3 on aggregate score.
Marathón vs Atlético Choloma
1st leg
Atlético Choloma0–0Marathón
Report
Attendance: 411
Referee: Orlando Hernández
Atlético Choloma
Marathón

2nd leg
Marathón2–2Atlético Choloma
Berríos  45' (pen.)  90' Report Oviedo  60'
Hernández  70'
Attendance: 808
Referee: Raúl Castro
Marathón
Atlético Choloma
  • Marathón 2–2 Atlético Choloma on aggregate score; Atlético Choloma advanced on away goals.
Olimpia vs Atlético Choloma
Atlético Choloma
Olimpia

Olimpia
Atlético Choloma
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.
Victoria vs Motagua
1st leg
Motagua1–1Victoria
Medina  31' Report Arias  57'
Attendance: 9,533
Referee: Erick Andino
Motagua
Victoria

2nd leg
Victoria2–2Motagua
Licona  34'
Molina  75'
Report Medina  2'
Oseguera  60'
Victoria
Motagua
  • Victoria 3–3 Motagua on aggregate score. Victoria advanced on better regular season performance.
Olimpia vs Victoria
1st leg
Victoria0–0Olimpia
Report
Victoria
Olimpia

Olimpia
Victoria
  • Olimpia won 4–0 on aggregate score.
 Liga Nacional
2012–13 Apertura Champion 
C.D. Olimpia
26th title

Top goalscorers

As of 16 December 2012
  • 10 goals:
  • 8 goals:
  • 7 goals:
Mauricio Copete (Victoria)
Jonatan Hansen (Real España)
  • 5 goals:
Osnaldo Hernández (Real Sociedad)
Shannon Welcome (Vida)
Mitchel Brown (Marathón)
Román Castillo (Deportes Savio)
Elmer Zelaya (Vida)
Osman Hernández (Atlético Choloma)
  • 4 goals:
  • 3 goals:
  • 2 goals:
  • 1 goal:
  • 1 own goal:
Porciano Ávila (Vida)
David Molina (Motagua)
Wilson Güity (Atlético Choloma)
Johnny Barrios (Atlético Choloma)

Clausura

The Clausura tournament started on 19 January 2013, the first game was played between locals C.D. Marathón and Platense F.C. at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal.[13] The regular season ended on 20 April 2013. C.D. Olimpia and C.D. Real Sociedad qualified directly to the semifinals after finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. The playoffs were paired with C.D. Victoria facing Deportes Savio and Marathón vs Platense.[14]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 9 6 3 26 14 +12 33 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Real Sociedad 18 8 6 4 23 13 +10 30
3 Victoria 18 6 7 5 24 25 1 25 Qualification to the Second round
4 Marathón 18 5 9 4 26 21 +5 24
5 Platense 18 7 3 8 21 24 3 24
6 Deportes Savio 18 6 5 7 23 30 7 23
7 Motagua 18 6 4 8 27 23 +4 22
8 Real España 18 5 7 6 18 22 4 22
9 Vida 18 4 7 7 17 29 12 19
10 Atlético Choloma 18 2 10 6 24 28 4 16
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2013. Source:

Results

As of 20 April 2013
Home \ Away ACH SAV MAR MOT OLI PLA RES RSO VIC VID
Atlético Choloma 3–1 0–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–3 4–1
Deportes Savio 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1
Marathón 1–1 3–2 5–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1
Motagua 1–0 6–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–0
Olimpia 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–0
Platense 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0
Real España 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1
Real Sociedad 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–0
Victoria 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 3–2 4–3 2–3 1–3
Vida 2–2 2–1 3–3 0–3 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Victoria vs Deportes Savio
1st leg
Deportes Savio2–1Victoria
Minella  45'
Benítez  84'
Report Lacayo  65'
Attendance: 2,257
Referee: Erick Andino
Deportes Savio
Victoria

2nd leg
Victoria2–0Deportes Savio
Lacayo  57'  64' Report
Victoria
Deportes Savio
  • Victoria won 3–2 on aggregate score.
Marathón vs Platense
1st leg
Platense1–1Marathón
Montes  37' Report  49' Flores
Attendance: 2,636
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza
Platense
Marathón

2nd leg
Marathón1–3Platense
Blanco  6' Report Cardona  45'
Méndez  55'
Montes  75'
Marathón
Platense
  • Platense won 4–2 on aggregate score.
Olimpia vs Platense
1st leg
Platense0–0Olimpia
Report
Platense
Olimpia

Olimpia
Platense
  • Olimpia 0–0 Platense on aggregate score; Olimpia advanced on better regular season performance.
Real Sociedad vs Victoria
1st leg
Victoria0–3Real Sociedad
Report Martínez  13'  52'
Melgares  17'
Attendance: 4,261
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Victoria
Real Sociedad

2nd leg
Real Sociedad2–2Victoria
González  17'
Martínez  35'
Report Lacayo  31'
Martínez  86'
Real Sociedad
Victoria
  • Real Sociedad won 5–2 on aggregate score.
Olimpia vs Real Sociedad
1st leg
Real Sociedad1–0Olimpia
Reyes  75' Report
Real Sociedad
Olimpia

Olimpia
Real Sociedad
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.
 Liga Nacional
2012–13 Clausura Champion 
C.D. Olimpia
27th title

Top goalscorers

As of 19 May 2013
  • 12 goals:
  • 11 goals:
  • 9 goals:
  • 6 goals:
  • 5 goals:
  • 4 goals:
  • 3 goals:
  • 2 goals:
  • 1 goal:
Randy Diamond (Marathón)
Wilson Güity (Real Sociedad)
Víctor Zúniga (Platense)
Aly Arriola (Deportes Savio)
Félix Crisanto (Victoria)
Ozzie Bodden (Victoria)
Clayvin Zúniga (Deportes Savio)
Marlon Peña (Real España)
Carlos Morán (Motagua)
Óscar García (Atlético Choloma)
Ángel Tejada (Atlético Choloma)
Víctor Moncada (Atlético Choloma)
Denis Suazo (Victoria)
Jairo Róchez (Victoria)
Giovanni Lazo (Deportes Savio)
Júnior Sandoval (Marathón)
Orvin Paz (Atlético Choloma)
Elkin González (Real Sociedad)
Ángel Pineda (Deportes Savio)
Abner Méndez (Atlético Choloma)
Miguel Castillo (Real España)
Walter Hernández (Platense)
Uberdy García (Atlético Choloma)
Edgar Flores (Victoria)
John Beaumont (Platense)
Franco Güity (Real España)
Nery Medina (Motagua)
Carlos Mejía (Olimpia)
Sergio Peña (Real Sociedad)
Mauricio Castro (Atlético Choloma)
Bryan Róchez (Real España)
Selvin Tinoco (Deportes Savio)
Henry Clark (Real Sociedad)
Marvin Barrios (Motagua)
Carlos Gutiérrez (Olimpia)
Bayron Méndez (Platense)
Alfredo Mejía (Motagua)
Christian Altamirano (Marathón)
Mario Berríos (Marathón)
Luis Guzmán (Atlético Choloma)
Héctor García (Deportes Savio)
Jorge Lozano (Vida)
Edder Delgado (Real España)
Dicktmar Hernández (Victoria)
Julio Rodríguez (Real España)
Luis Santamaría (Atlético Choloma)
Giancarlo Maldonado (Platense)
Omar Elvir (Motagua)
Juan Mejía (Olimpia)
Bani Lozano (Platense)
Rubén Licona (Victoria)
Juan García (Olimpia)
Georgie Welcome (Motagua)
Brayan Beckeles (Olimpia)
  • 1 own goal:
Mario Chávez (Vida)
Nixon Duarte (Platense)
José Velásquez (Victoria)
Júnior Izaguirre (Motagua)
Óscar García (Atlético Choloma)
Wilfredo Barahona (Real España)
César Oseguera (Motagua)
Chestyn Onofre (Vida)
Ian Osorio (Platense)
Julio Suazo (Victoria)
Henry Figueroa (Motagua)

Aggregate table

Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 20 April 2013, Atlético Choloma was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after reaching 38 points, two less than C.D.S. Vida.[15]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 36 20 12 4 58 24 +34 72 Qualified to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Victoria 36 14 14 8 46 37 +9 56
3 Motagua 36 12 12 12 48 38 +10 48
4 Marathón 36 11 14 11 47 45 +2 47
5 Real Sociedad 36 12 11 13 36 34 +2 47
6 Platense 36 11 11 14 36 46 10 44
7 Real España 36 10 13 13 39 44 5 43
8 Deportes Savio 36 11 9 16 39 53 14 42
9 Vida 36 9 13 14 41 64 23 40
10 Atlético Choloma 36 7 17 12 53 56 3 38 Relegation to the 2013–14 Liga de Ascenso
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2013. Source:

References

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