2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 50th Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format remained the same as the previous season. The tournament began on 31 July 2015[1] and ended on 22 May 2016.

Liga Nacional
Season2015–16
ChampionsApertura:
Honduras Progreso
Clausura:
Olimpia
RelegatedVictoria
Champions LeagueHonduras Progreso
Olimpia
Matches played200
Goals scored544 (2.72 per match)
Top goalscorerVega (25)
Biggest home winMotagua 7–1 Real España
(14 November 2015)
Biggest away winVictoria 0–4 Real Sociedad
(9 January 2016)
Victoria 0–4 Olimpia
(27 February 2016)
Highest scoringVictoria 4–4 Real España
(31 October 2015)
Motagua 7–1 Real España
(14 November 2015)
Longest unbeaten runReal Sociedad (18)
Longest losing runVictoria (7)
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2016.

2015–16 teams

A total of 10 teams will contest the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2014–15 season plus Juticalpa F.C., promoted from the 2014–15 Liga de Ascenso.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Honduras ProgresoEl ProgresoEstadio Humberto Micheletti5,000
JuticalpaJuticalpaEstadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas20,000
MarathónSan Pedro SulaEstadio Yankel Rosenthal15,000
MotaguaTegucigalpaEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino35,000
OlimpiaTegucigalpaEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino35,000
PlatensePuerto CortésEstadio Excélsior7,910
Real EspañaSan Pedro SulaEstadio Francisco Morazán26,781
Real SociedadTocoaEstadio Francisco Martínez Durón3,000
VictoriaLa CeibaEstadio Nilmo Edwards18,000
VidaLa CeibaEstadio Nilmo Edwards18,000

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureVacancyReplaced byAppointmentPosition in table
Juticalpa Roger EspinozaSacked[2]7 September 2015 Emilio Umanzor8 September 20157th (Apertura)
Platense Ricardo OrtizSacked[3]8 September 2015 Guillermo Bernárdez8 September 201510th (Apertura)
Vida Ramón MaradiagaResigned[4]20 September 2015 Elvin López21 September 20154th (Apertura)
Real Sociedad Horacio LondoñoResigned[5]22 September 2015 Mauro Reyes22 September 20155th (Apertura)
Real España Mario ZanabriaResigned[6]3 November 2015 Miguel Falero3 November 201510th (Apertura)
Victoria Jorge PinedaResigned[7]19 January 2016 Horacio Londoño19 January 201610th (Clausura)
Juticalpa Emilio UmanzorSacked[8]1 February 2016 Wilmer Cruz1 February 20168th (Clausura)
Marathón Jairo RíosSacked[9]19 February 2016 Carlos Pavón19 February 20164th (Clausura)
Victoria Horacio LondoñoResigned[10]5 April 2016 Jorge Lozano5 April 201610th (Clausura)

Apertura

The Apertura tournament is the first half of the 2015–16 season. It began on 1 August with a 1–0 C.D. Victoria's win over Platense F.C. at Estadio Nilmo Edwards.[11] Juticalpa F.C.'s first ever Liga Nacional game occurred on 9 August with great success for the debs as they managed to beat Real C.D. España with a 2–0 score. This game also served as the first ever official game at recently opened stadium Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas.[12] On 30 August, C.D.S. Vida defeated Club Deportivo Olimpia with a 2–3 away score for the first time after 21 years at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.[13] That Olimpia's defeat represented their first time losing three consecutive games playing in Tegucigalpa since 2001 and their worst season start ever with a 1–0–4 record at the moment. On 7 September, Juticalpa's Roger Espinoza became the first coach to be sacked due to poor results.[14] On 12 September, Vida's defender Elder Torres broke an all-time record against C.D. Motagua for being sent off after only 8 seconds of kickoff in a match played at Tegucigalpa.[15] That same night, Olimpia's coach Héctor Vargas reached his 400 game as a manager in the Honduran Liga Nacional since his debut in 1998.[16] On 26 September, manager Ramón Maradiaga coached his last game with Vida leading his team in a 2–0 victory over C.D. Real Sociedad as he was hired by the El Salvador national football team on their quest to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[17] On 4 October, Malian defender Mamadou Traoré became the first African player to score a goal in the history of the league in the Platense's 2–1 win over Vida.[18] On 7 October, Marathón's president Yankel Rosenthal was arrested in Miami after the United States Department of Justice released a statement saying that he, as well as his uncle Jaime Rosenthal and cousin Yani Rosenthal were labeled "specially designated narcotics traffickers" under the Kingpin Act.[19] On 6 November, C.D. Honduras Progreso clinched their first ever regular season title after defeating 1–0 Marathón at Estadio Humberto Micheletti. On 14 November, Motagua defeated Real España 7–1 at Tegucigalpa setting a record as the largest victory against them;[20] representing also, the worst regular season finish for Real España with only 15 points of 54 possible (27.78%). On 10 December, international midfielder and Olimpia player Arnold Peralta was shot dead by a gunman in La Ceiba, five days after playing his last game in the semifinals.[21] On 19 December, Honduras Progreso lifted their first league title after defeating Motagua on penalty shootouts after a 4–4 aggregate.[22]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Honduras Progreso 18 11 3 4 31 21 +10 36 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Motagua 18 9 5 4 41 25 +16 32
3 Olimpia 18 8 2 8 32 25 +7 26 Qualification to the Second round
4 Vida 18 7 5 6 19 24 5 26
5 Marathón 18 6 6 6 19 20 1 24
6 Real Sociedad 18 6 5 7 26 22 +4 23
7 Platense 18 5 7 6 20 20 0 22
8 Juticalpa 18 6 4 8 19 22 3 22
9 Victoria 18 4 7 7 20 35 15 19
10 Real España 18 3 6 9 26 39 13 15
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2015. Source:

Results

As of 19 November 2015
Home \ Away HON JUT MAR MOT OLI PLA RES RSO VIC VID
Honduras Progreso 1–0 1–0 4–1 4–1 4–3 4–2 2–1 1–1 1–1
Juticalpa 0–1 2–0 1–2 0–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 0–3
Marathón 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 0–3 2–0 5–2
Motagua 3–0 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 7–1 2–4 5–1 5–0
Olimpia 2–1 2–2 4–1 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 6–0 2–3
Platense 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 4–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
Real España 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 0–1
Real Sociedad 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 1–0 3–3 1–1 4–0
Victoria 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 1–4 1–0 4–4 2–1 1–0
Vida 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

3rd seededAgg.6th seeded1st leg2nd leg
Olimpia5–4Real Sociedad2–23–2
4th seededAgg.5th seeded1st leg2nd leg
Vida0–0Marathón0–00–0
Match details
1st leg
Real Sociedad2–2Olimpia
Abbott  50'
Tobías  75' (pen.)
Report  67' Alvarado
 79' Fonseca
Attendance: 2,030
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Real Sociedad
Olimpia
2nd leg
Olimpia3–2Real Sociedad
Quioto  8'
Méndez
Elis  48'
Mejía  90+1'
Report  28' Tobías
 45' Vega
Attendance: 6,656
Referee: Raúl Castro
Olimpia
Real Sociedad
1st leg
Marathón0–0Vida
Report
Attendance: 3,179
Referee: Miguel Torres
Marathón
Vida
2nd leg
Vida0–0Marathón
Report
Vida
Marathón

Semifinals

1st seededAgg.4th seeded1st leg2nd leg
Honduras Progreso1–0Vida0–01–0
2nd seededAgg.3rd seeded1st leg2nd leg
Motagua2–2Olimpia1–11–1
Match details
1st leg
Vida0–0Honduras Progreso
Report
Attendance: 4,886
Referee: Saíd Martínez
Vida
Honduras
2nd leg
Honduras Progreso1–0Vida
León  88' Report
Attendance: 2,280
Referee: Miguel Torres
Honduras
Vida
1st leg
Olimpia1–1Motagua
Méndez  22' Report  35' Hernández
Attendance: 12,087
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza
Olimpia
Motagua
2nd leg
Motagua1–1Olimpia
López  84' Report  21' Quioto
Motagua
Olimpia

Final

1st seededAgg.2nd seeded1st leg2nd leg
Honduras Progreso4–4Motagua3–31–1
Match details
1st leg
Motagua3–3Honduras Progreso
Hernández  8'  27'
Silva  45'
Report  4'  54' Elvir
 38' Morales
Attendance: 16,528
Referee: Saíd Martínez
Motagua
Honduras
2nd leg
Honduras Progreso1–1Motagua
Figueroa  32' (o.g.) Report  6' López
Penalties
Arriola
Alvarado
Sánchez
Acevedo
4–1 Andino
Vergara
Crisanto
Honduras
Motagua

Clausura

The Clausura tournament is the second half of the 2015–16 season. The tournament started on 9 January 2016 at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal in the 1–2 C.D. Honduras Progreso's away victory over C.D. Marathón.[23] This Honduras Progreso's win marks their fourth consecutive victory playing in their season's inaugural game, a flawless record since their promotion in 2014.[24] For their second year in a row, Club Deportivo Olimpia launched an exclusive yellow jersey which will be used in the month of February to show their support to the fight against Childhood cancer.[25] On 16 February, all-time C.D.S. Vida's top scorer Carlos Alvarado died at the age of 65.[26] On the night of 6 April, there were two records accomplished by two players; Javier Portillo became the player with the most red cards in the league with 14 in total. Meanwhile, Leonardo Isaula played its 502nd match in the history of the league, breaking the previous mark left by Rony Morales who had 501 appearances.[27] On 10 April, C.D. Victoria consummated their relegation to Liga de Ascenso after Real C.D. España defeated Marathón on week 14; it was the first relegation for Victoria since 2003.[28] The season ended on 22 May 2016 as Olimpia conquered its 30th national title after defeating C.D. Real Sociedad in the finals with a 5–2 aggregated score.[29]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 11 4 3 37 13 +24 37 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Real Sociedad 18 10 7 1 35 15 +20 37
3 Real España 18 9 5 4 29 19 +10 32 Qualification to the Second round
4 Motagua 18 9 3 6 28 22 +6 30
5 Juticalpa 18 8 4 6 25 22 +3 28
6 Marathón 18 7 4 7 25 20 +5 25
7 Vida 18 4 7 7 18 24 6 19
8 Honduras Progreso 18 3 6 9 21 30 9 15
9 Platense 18 3 6 9 18 34 16 15
10 Victoria 18 1 4 13 10 47 37 7
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source:

Results

As of 1 May 2016
Home \ Away HON JUT MAR MOT OLI PLA RES RSO VIC VID
Honduras Progreso 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–2
Juticalpa 2–1 1–3 4–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–1
Marathón 1–2 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–3 3–0 1–0
Motagua 2–1 2–0 2–1 1–4 2–0 0–0 3–3 4–0 1–1
Olimpia 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 4–0
Platense 2–1 0–2 2–3 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–0
Real España 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–3 6–1 2–2 3–1 1–0
Real Sociedad 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 3–1
Victoria 1–4 0–3 0–3 0–2 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–4 0–2
Vida 2–0 2–2 2–2 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

3rd seededAgg.6th seeded1st leg2nd leg
Real España2–1Marathón0–12–0
4th seededAgg.5th seeded1st leg2nd leg
Motagua3–1Juticalpa0–13–0
Match details
1st leg
Marathón1–0Real España
Moreira  41' Report
Attendance: 1,655
Referee: Raúl Castro
Marathón
Real España
2nd leg
Real España2–0Marathón
Cardozo  6' (pen.)
Acosta  9'
Report
Attendance: 5,464
Referee: Saíd Martínez
Real España
Marathón
Juticalpa
Motagua
2nd leg
Motagua3–0Juticalpa
Vergara  10'
Gómez  17'
Andino  82'
Report
Attendance: 5,187
Referee: Geovanny Mendoza
Motagua
Juticalpa

Semifinals

1st seededAgg.4th seeded1st leg2nd leg
Olimpia2–0Motagua0–02–0
2nd seededAgg.3rd seeded1st leg2nd leg
Real Sociedad5–2Real España2–23–0
Match details
Motagua
Olimpia
2nd leg
Olimpia2–0Motagua
Costly  34'
Quioto  43'
Report
Attendance: 14,516
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Olimpia
Motagua
1st leg
Real España2–2Real Sociedad
Cardozo  2'
Acosta  90+3' (pen.)
Report  23' (pen.)  56' Tobías
Real España
Real Sociedad
2nd leg
Real Sociedad3–0Real España
Martínez  3'  38'
Vega  65' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Real Sociedad
Real España

Final

1st seededAgg.2nd seeded1st leg2nd leg
Olimpia5–2Real Sociedad2–13–1
Match details
1st leg
Real Sociedad1–2Olimpia
Palacios  86' (pen.) Report  35' López
 67' Costly
Attendance: 2,447
Referee: Óscar Moncada
Real Sociedad
Olimpia
2nd leg
Olimpia3–1Real Sociedad
Salas  70'
Solórzano  74' (o.g.)
Costly  90+3'
Report  53' Vega
Attendance: 27,827
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
Olimpia
Real Sociedad

Top goalscorers

As of 22 May 2016[30]
  • 25 goals:
Marco Vega (Real Sociedad)
  • 18 goals:
Alberth Elis (Olimpia)
  • 17 goals:
Claudio Cardozo (Real España)
  • 15 goals:
Israel Silva (Motagua)
  • 14 goals:
  • 13 goals:
Lucas Gómez (Motagua)
  • 11 goals:
  • 10 goals:
  • 9 goals:
  • 8 goals:
Santiago Vergara (Motagua)
Víctor Ortiz (Victoria)
  • 7 goals:
  • 6 goals:
  • 5 goals:
Ever Alvarado (Olimpia)
Carlos Lanza (Juticalpa)
Iván López (Real España)
Bryan Moya (Vida)
Bryan Acosta (Real España)
Kevin López (Motagua)
Pedro Mencía (Honduras Progreso)
  • 4 goals:
  • 3 goals:
  • 2 goals:
Ramón Núñez (Real España)
Ian Osorio (Platense)
Carlos Sánchez (Honduras Progreso)
Omar Elvir (Motagua)
Carlos Bernárdez (Victoria)
Mariano Acevedo (Honduras Progreso)
Bryan Ramírez (Juticalpa)
Juan Munguía (Real Sociedad)
Marlon Mancías (Victoria)
José García (Juticalpa)
Aldo Oviedo (Juticalpa)
José Güity (Vida)
Randy Diamond (Victoria / Juticalpa)
Alexander López (Olimpia)
Dederick Cálix (Honduras Progreso)
Darvis Argueta (Marathón)
Henry Bermúdez (Vida)
Alexander Aguilar (Platense)
Porciano Ávila (Victoria)
Juan Delgado (Honduras Progreso)
  • 1 goal:
Luis Berríos (Marathón)
Harlinton Gutiérrez (Real España)
Bryan Johnson (Olimpia)
Osman Melgares (Real Sociedad)
Carlos Palacios (Marathón)
Enuar Salgado (Real Sociedad)
Fábio de Souza (Olimpia)
Julián Fernández (Real España)
Foslyn Grant (Motagua)
José Fonseca (Olimpia)
Hilder Colón (Real Sociedad)
Mariano Lutzky (Vida)
Sergio Mendoza (Juticalpa)
Getsel Montes (Platense)
Irvin Reyna (Motagua)
Robert Campaz (Platense)
Dennis Castillo (Victoria)
Éder Munive (Marathón)
Darwin Mejía (Vida)
Elkin González (Real Sociedad)
Johnny Palacios (Olimpia)
Bryan Martínez (Victoria)
Shalton González (Real Sociedad)
Arnold Peralta (Olimpia)
Félix Crisanto (Motagua)
Orvin Paz (Juticalpa)
Marlon Peña (Juticalpa)
Kevin Maradiaga (Vida)
Allan Banegas (Marathón)
Franco Tisera (Victoria)
David Carranza (Real Sociedad)
Mayron Flores (Olimpia)
German Mejía (Olimpia)
Luis Castro (Platense)
Pablo Álvarez (Real España)
Raúl Santos (Vida)
Robbie Matute (Real Sociedad)
Norberto García (Vida)
Leonardo Isaula (Honduras Progreso)
Marcelo Pereira (Motagua)
Devron García (Victoria)
Román Castillo (Motagua)
Marvin Bernárdez (Vida)
Darixon Vuelto (Victoria)
David Mendoza (Platense)
Nissi Sauceda (Victoria)
Román Valencia (Real España)
Cholby Martínez (Vida)
Richard Rodríguez (Platense)
Georgie Welcome (Marathón)
Rembrandt Flores (Olimpia)
Roby Norales (Platense)
Víctor Berríos (Marathón)
Júnior Lacayo (Victoria)
Joshua Vargas (Marathón)
Darwin Arita (Real España)
  • 1 own goal:
  • 2 own goals:
Wilfredo Barahona (Real España)

Aggregate table

Relegation is determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 10 April 2016, C.D. Victoria officially became the team relegated to Liga de Ascenso.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 36 19 6 11 69 38 +31 63 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Motagua 36 18 8 10 69 47 +22 62
3 Real Sociedad 36 16 12 8 61 37 +24 60
4 Honduras Progreso 36 14 9 13 52 51 +1 51 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
5 Juticalpa 36 14 8 14 44 44 0 50
6 Marathón 36 13 10 13 44 40 +4 49
7 Real España 36 12 11 13 55 58 3 47
8 Vida 36 11 12 13 37 48 11 45
9 Platense 36 8 13 15 38 54 16 37
10 Victoria 36 5 11 20 30 82 52 26 Relegation to the 2016–17 Liga de Ascenso
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source:

References

  1. ElHeraldo.hn – Torneo Apertura inicia el 31 de julio con diez equipos – 19 June 2015
  2. Diez.hn – Roger Espinoza es separado como técnico de Juticalpa FC – 7 September 2015
  3. Tiempo.hn – Ricardo “Tato” Ortíz es separado de Platense – 8 September 2015
  4. LaPrensa.hn – "Primitivo" Maradiaga deja el Vida y dirigirá a El Salvador – 20 September 2015
  5. DiarioMas.hn – Horacio Londoño renuncia como entrenador de Real Sociedad – 22 September 2015
  6. ElHeraldo.hn – Real España anuncia a Miguel Falero como entrenador para el Clausura 2015–16 – 3 November 2015
  7. LaTribuna.hn – Jorge Pineda renuncia del Victoria – 19 January 2016
  8. RadioHouse.hn – Juticalpa despide a Emilio Umanzor; llegaría Wilmer Cruz – 1 February 2016
  9. HondurasSoccer.com – Jairo Ríos ha sido separado del Marathón y Carlos Pavón es el nuevo DT – 19 February 2016
  10. LaPrensa.hn – Horacio Londoño decidió irse del Victoria – 5 April 2016
  11. Diez.hn – Victoria abre el Apertura 2015 con triunfo a costas del Platense – 1 August 2015
  12. ElHeraldo.hn – Juticalpa tuvo debut soñado ante el Real España – 9 August 2015
  13. Televicentro.hn – Vida acaba con maldición al vencer 3–2 al Olimpia en el Nacional Archived 2015-09-02 at the Wayback Machine – 30 August 2015
  14. LaPrensa.hn – El Juticalpa FC decide separar a Roger Espinoza – 7 September 2015
  15. Diez.hn – Elder Torres del Vida recibe la roja más rápida de Liga Nacional – 12 September 2015
  16. DiarioMas.hn – Datos curiosos y tabla de la fecha 8 del torneo Apertura de Honduras – 13 September 2015
  17. LaOpinion.com – El hondureño Maradiaga será el nuevo técnico de El Salvador – 20 September 2015
  18. DiarioMas.hn – Datos curiosos y tabla de la fecha 11 del torneo Apertura de Honduras – 4 October 2015
  19. usnews.com – Powerful Honduran businessman indicted in US for alleged money laundering for drug traffickers Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine – 7 October 2015
  20. RadioHouse.hn – TARDE DE RÉCORDS – 14 November 2015
  21. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/11/former-rangers-player-arnold-peralta-shot-dead-in-honduras
  22. Diez.hn – ¡Honduras Progreso, el nuevo rey de la Liga Nacional! – 19 December 2015
  23. Tiempo.hn – VÍDEO: Honduras Progreso inicia el torneo venciendo al Marathón – 9 January 2016
  24. Diez.hn – Honduras Progreso, con marca perfecta en inicios de torneos – 9 January 2016
  25. LaTribuna.hn – Olimpia se une a la lucha contra el cáncer – 29 January 2016
  26. Diez.hn – Muere don Carlos Alvarado, exgoleador del Vida de Honduras – 17 February 2016
  27. Diez.hn – Leo Isaula se convirtió en el jugador con más partidos en la Liga Nacional de Honduras – 6 April 2016
  28. LaPrensa.hn – Oficial: El Victoria desciende a la Segunda División de Honduras – 10 April 2016
  29. ElHeraldo.hn – Olimpia vence 3–1 al Real Sociedad y se alza con la copa 30 – 22 May 2016
  30. Soccerway.com – Liga Nacional Players
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