2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso

The 2016–17 Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso is the 38th edition of the second level tournament in Honduran football and the 15th since its re-branding as Liga de Ascenso. As the previous season, the tournament will be divided into two phases named Apertura (fall) and Clausura (spring), the winners of each phase will fight for the promotion to the 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional.

Liga de Ascenso
Season2016–17
ChampionsApertura: Lepaera
Clausura: UPNFM
PromotedUPNFM
RelegatedCARDVA

2016–17 teams

For the first time, there will be 32 teams divided into 4 groups of eight.[1]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Apertura

The Apertura tournament will run from 19 August to December 2016.[2]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Victoria 12 8 2 2 26 8 +18 26
2 Yoro 12 6 3 3 21 13 +8 21
3 Tela 12 6 2 4 27 17 +10 20
4 Discua Nicolás 12 5 5 2 15 13 +2 20
5 Arsenal 12 4 4 4 14 16 −2 16
6 Boca Júnior 12 3 4 5 9 17 −8 13
7 CARDVA 12 2 2 8 10 23 −13 8
8 Trujillo 12 1 4 7 3 17 −14 7
Source:
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Lepaera 10 5 4 1 25 13 +12 19
2 Real Juventud 10 4 3 3 16 12 +4 15
3 Atlético Esperanzano 10 4 3 3 14 17 −3 15
4 Atlético Pinares 10 4 1 5 18 16 +2 13
5 Deportes Savio 10 2 5 3 13 13 0 11
6 Olimpia Occidental 10 2 2 6 12 24 −12 8
Source:
Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Atlético Limeño 12 7 2 3 28 24 +4 23
2 Villanueva 12 7 1 4 20 10 +10 22
3 Parrillas One 12 5 5 2 18 10 +8 20
4 Atlético Municipal 12 6 1 5 18 18 0 19
5 Atlético Choloma 12 4 2 6 10 15 −5 14
6 Comayagua 12 4 1 7 15 20 −5 13
7 Brasilia 11 3 3 5 19 22 −3 12
8 Atlético Independiente 12 2 3 7 10 20 −10 9
Source:
Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gimnástico 10 4 5 1 16 12 +4 17
2 UPNFM 8 4 4 0 26 13 +13 16
3 Olancho 8 3 3 2 14 10 +4 12
4 Municipal Valencia 9 2 4 3 14 17 −3 10
5 Valle 7 1 3 3 6 13 −7 6
6 Estrella Roja 8 1 1 6 10 20 −10 4
– Atlético Olanchano (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
(D) Disaffiliated.

Final
23 December 2016 Final Lepaera 2–1 Yoro San Pedro Sula, Cortés
15:00 CST Almendárez  36'
Bustos  67'		  75' Barahona Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Clausura

The Clausura tournament will run from January to May 2017.

Playoffs
26 April 2017 Villanueva 1–0 Valle
CST
26 April 2017 Pinares 2–0 Victoria
CST
26 April 2017 UPNFM 2–1 Atlético Choloma
CST
26 April 2017 Tela 2–1 Lepaera
CST Zelaya  39'
Grant  89'		  36' Williams

Quarterfinals
May 2017 1st leg UPNFM 1–0 Deportes Savio Tegucigalpa
CST
13 May 2017 2nd leg Deportes Savio 0–0 UPNFM Santa Rosa de Copán
CST Stadium: Estadio Sergio Antonio Reyes
  • UPNFM won 1–0 on aggregated.
May 2017 1st leg Atlético Pinares 0–0 Olancho Ocotepeque
CST Stadium: Estadio John F. Kennedy
13 May 2017 2nd leg Olancho 3–1 Atlético Pinares Juticalpa
CST Gómez
Solórzano
Fernández 		 87' Solórzano Stadium: Estadio Ramón Sarmiento
  • Olancho won 3–1 on aggregated.
May 2017 1st leg Lepaera 2–0 Parrillas One Lepaera
CST
12 May 2017 2nd leg Parrillas One 1–1 Lepaera San Pedro Sula
CST Attendance: Closed gates
  • Lepaera won 3–1 on aggregated.
May 2017 1st leg Villanueva 5–1 Arsenal Villanueva
CST
14 May 2017 2nd leg Arsenal 2–2 Villanueva Roatán
CST Stadium: Coxen Hole Stadium
  • Villanueva won 7–3 on aggregated.

Semifinals
19 May 2017 1st leg UPNFM 2–1 Lepaera Tegucigalpa
11:00 CST Rodríguez
Meléndez 		Maradiaga
27 May 2017 2nd leg Lepaera 1–0 UPNFM Lepaera
19:00 CST Arzú  40'
  • Lepaera 2–2 UPNFM on aggregated. UPNFM won 4–1 on penalty shoot-outs.
20 May 2017 1st leg Villanueva 2–1 Olancho Villanueva
CST Stadium: Estadio José Adrián Cruz
27 May 2017 2nd leg Olancho 0–0 Villanueva Juticalpa
15:30 CST Stadium: Estadio Ramón Sarmiento
  • Villanueva won 2–1 on aggregated.

Final
4 June 2017 Final UPNFM 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Villanueva Comayagua
15:00 CST Stadium: Estadio Carlos Miranda
Attendance: ~1,800
Referee: Nelson Mejía
Penalties
Yanes
Padilla
Montoya
Salinas 		Ramírez
Velásquez
Orellana
Ochoa

Promotion

The winners of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments will face to decide the team to be promoted to 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional. In case the same team wins both phases, it will obtain automatic promotion. Lepaera F.C. and Lobos UPNFM as Apertura and Clausura winners respectively will fight for promotion.

11 June 2017 Lepaera 0–1 UPNFM San Pedro Sula
15:00 CST  65' Meléndez Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán
Referee: Saíd Martínez

References
  1. Diez.hn – La Liga de ascenso en Honduras ahora tendrá 32 equipos divididos en cuatro grupos – 3 August 2016
  2. Tiempo.hn – Definida la fecha inicio de la Liga de Ascenso de Honduras – 6 August 2016
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