2020–21 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2020–21 Honduran Liga Nacional season is the 55th Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. The tournament started in September 2020 and is scheduled to end in mid 2021. The season is divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura), each crowning one champion. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on association football, a new and more compact format is to be used.[1] The first stage was shortened from 18 to 14 weeks. The tournament is divided into two groups of five. The top teams of each group advance directly to the semifinal round, and the teams finishing 2nd and 3rd from each group have to play a playoff round. At the end of the season, the three teams with the best record qualify to the 2021 CONCACAF League.

Liga Nacional
Season2020–21
Dates26 September 2020–May 2021
ChampionsApertura:
Clausura:
Matches played70
Goals scored215 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorerThree players (8)
Biggest home winFour games (5–0)
Biggest away winRSO 1–6 VID
(1 November 2020)
Highest scoringRSO 1–6 VID
(1 November 2020)
Longest unbeaten runOLI (14)
Longest losing runRSO (5)
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 12 December 2020.

2020–21 teams
Location of teams in 2020–21 season

A total of 10 teams will contest the tournament, the same that participated in the 2019–20 season since no relegation was implemented.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Honduras ProgresoEl ProgresoEstadio Humberto Micheletti5,000
MarathónSan Pedro SulaEstadio Yankel Rosenthal15,000
MotaguaTegucigalpaEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino35,000
OlimpiaTegucigalpaEstadio Tiburcio Carías Andino35,000
PlatensePuerto CortésEstadio Excélsior7,910
Real de MinasDanlíEstadio Marcelo Tinoco5,000
Real EspañaSan Pedro SulaEstadio Francisco Morazán26,781
Real SociedadTocoaEstadio Francisco Martínez Durón3,000
UPNFMCholutecaEstadio Emilio Williams Agasse8,000
VidaLa CeibaEstadio Nilmo Edwards18,000

Apertura

The Apertura tournament is the first half of the 2020–21 season which is scheduled to run from September 2020 to January 2021.

Standings
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 14 10 4 0 30 9 +21 34 Advance to Semifinals
2 Motagua 14 10 2 2 33 10 +23 32 Advance to Play-offs
3 UPNFM 14 4 6 4 20 20 0 18
4 Real de Minas 14 2 6 6 18 24 −6 12
5 Real Sociedad 14 1 2 11 12 38 −26 5
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Marathón 14 8 2 4 24 11 +13 26 Advance to Semifinals
2 Vida 14 6 3 5 25 18 +7 21 Advance to Play-offs
3 Platense 14 4 5 5 18 25 −7 17
4 Real España 14 4 4 6 18 18 0 16
5 Honduras Progreso 14 2 4 8 12 37 −25 10
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away HNP MAR MOT OLI PLA RDM RES RSO UPN VID
Honduras Progreso — 1–1 0–5 — 1–1 — 0–3 1–2 2–3 1–1
Marathón 4–0 — 1–2 1–3 3–0 — 3–0 5–0 — 0–2
Motagua — 1–1 — 0–0 5–0 2–1 — 2–1 0–1 3–0
Olimpia 5–0 — 2–1 — — 0–0 1–0 5–0 3–1 1–0
Platense 0–0 0–1 — 2–3 — 3–2 1–0 — 1–1 1–0
Real de Minas 3–4 2–0 0–3 2–3 1–1 — — 2–1 1–1 —
Real España 5–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 — — — 0–3
Real Sociedad — — 1–5 0–2 2–3 0–0 1–2 — 2–3 1–6
UPNFM 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–1 — 2–2 1–1 1–1 — —
Vida 4–1 0–1 — — 3–3 3–1 2–2 1–0 0–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2020. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results
 
First RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23 and 27 December 2020
 
 
Olimpia112
 
 
Marathón30 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 2021
 
 
Marathón000
 
17 and 20 December 2020
 
Olimpia21 3
 
Platense213
 
30 December 2020 and 3 January 2021
 
Motagua40 4
 
Motagua224
 
 
Marathón01 1
 
 
6 and 10 January 2021
 
 
Motagua101
 
19 and 23 December 2020
 
Olimpia30 3
 
UPNFM112
 
30 December 2020 and 3 January 2021
 
Vida35 8
 
Vida000
 
 
Olimpia03 3
 
 
 
 
17 December 2020 Playoffs Platense 2–4 Motagua Puerto Cortés
16:00 Bernárdez  28'
Barahona  84'


Starting XI
(GK) Pineda – 24
Castillo – 3
Martínez – 5
 81' Araúz – 8
 58' Lugli – 9
 65' Fajardo – 13
Barahona – 14
Bernárdez – 16
 58' Jaramillo – 20
 65' Morales – 25
Oseguera – 28
Substitutes
 58' Martínez – 38
 58' Rodríguez – 17
 65' Moncada – 10
 65' Domínguez – 43
 81' Zúniga – 30
Coach
López 		Report  8'  63' López
 23' (o.g.) Martínez
 51' Castillo

Starting XI
19 – Rougier (GK)
5 – Pereira
7 – Izaguirre  71'
8 – Martínez  71'
11 – Vega  74'
12 – Santos
16 – Castellanos
17 – Decas  46'
24 – Elvir
29 – Castillo
34 – López  74'
Substitutes
35 – Meléndez  46'
6 – Mayorquín  71'
10 – Galvaliz  71'
9 – Klusener  74'
18 – Crisanto  74'
Coach
Vásquez		 Stadium: Estadio Excélsior
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Luís Mejía
20 December 2020 Playoffs Motagua 0–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Platense Tegucigalpa
16:00

Starting XI
(GK) Rougier – 19
Pereira – 5
 46' Klusener – 9
 46' Galvaliz – 10
Santos – 12
Castellanos – 16
Elvir – 24
 79' Castillo – 29
 46' Núñez – 32
 72' López – 34
Meléndez – 35
Substitutes
 46' Peña – 4
 46' Martínez – 8
 46' Vega – 11
 72' Crisanto – 18
 79' Moreira – 21
Coach
Vásquez 		Report  45+1' (pen.) Bernárdez

Starting XI
24 – Pineda (GK)
3 – Castillo
5 – Martínez
8 – Araúz  89'
10 – Moncada  69'
13 – Fajardo
14 – Barahona
16 – Bernárdez  63'
25 – Morales  88'
28 – Oseguera
43 – Domínguez
Substitutes
9 – Lugli  63'  88'
17 – Rodríguez  69'
30 – Zúniga  88'
18 – Padilla  88'
39 – Pérez  89'
Coach
López		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Nelson Salgado
19 December 2020 Playoffs UPNFM 1–3 Vida Tegucigalpa
17:00 Moncada
Peña  61'

Starting XI
(GK) Castro – 30
Reyes – 6
 46' C. Róchez – 7
Moncada – 8
 29' Bodden – 9
Montoya – 16
 46' J. Róchez – 24
 57' Garay – 27
Gómez – 28
Mejía – 29
Cacho – 36
Substitutes
 29'  78' Lacayo – 14
 46' Flores – 10
 46' Peña – 21
 57' Argeñal – 18
 78' Elvir – 26
Coach
Nazar 		Report  3'  39'  81' (pen.) Palma


Starting XI
30 – Mendoza (GK)
3 – C. Meléndez
4 – Velásquez
5 – Mazzola  89'
6 – Palma
8 – D. Meléndez
14 – Argueta  81'
16 – Escalante  69'
22 – Aguilar
27 – Quaye
31 – Sánchez  89'
Substitutes
21 – L. Meléndez  69'
36 – Arzú  81'
15 – Rosales  89'
33 – Sander  89'

Coach
Membreño		 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Selvin Brown
23 December 2020 Playoffs Vida 5–1
(8–2 agg.)		 UPNFM La Ceiba
17:15 Palma  20'  65'
Aguilar  35'  54'
Quaye  44'		 Report  40' Moncada Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Armando Castro
23 December 2020 Playoffs Marathón 3–1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula
15:00 Volpi  60'
Solano  65'
Johnson  90'

Starting XI
(GK) Torres – 25
 84' Suazo – 6
Garrido – 8
Ramírez – 13
Banegas – 16
 68' Volpi – 20
Johnson – 29
 85' Solano – 30
Arriaga – 33
 74' Vega – 65
Motiño – 67
Substitutes
 68' Palermo – 22
 74' Lahera – 7
 84' López – 12
 85' Moreira – 3

Coach
Vargas 		Report  85' Hernández



Starting XI
22 – Fonseca (GK)
2 – Núñez
3 – Oliva
15 – Rodríguez  87'
17 – Paz
19 – Arboleda  64'
20 – Flores
25 – Portillo
27 – Bengtson  78'
31 – Bernárdez  64'
32 – Pineda  78'
Substitutes
30 – Hernández  64'
21 – Pinto  64'
8 – Reyes  78'
23 – Álvarez  78'
10 – Garrido  87'
Coach
Troglio		 Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
27 December 2020 Playoffs Olimpia 1–0
(2–3 agg.)		 Marathón Tegucigalpa
18:00 Reyes  90+4' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Óscar Moncada
30 December 2020 Semifinals Vida 0–0 Olimpia La Ceiba
17:15 Report Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Saíd Martínez
3 January 2021 Semifinals Olimpia 3–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Vida Tegucigalpa
16:00 Arboleda  28'
Álvarez  42'
Hernández  67'		 Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Armando Castro
30 December 2020 Semifinals Motagua 2–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa
19:00 Castillo  41' (pen.)  74' Report Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Melvin Matamoros
3 January 2021 Semifinals Marathón 1–2
(1–4 agg.)		 Motagua San Pedro Sula
15:00 Volpi  23' (pen.) Report  8' Vega
 38' López		 Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez
6 January 2021 Final Motagua 1–3 Olimpia Tegucigalpa
19:00 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
10 January 2021 Final Olimpia 0–0 Motagua Tegucigalpa
16:00 Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates

Note: Despite their elimination in the semifinals, C.D. Marathón clinched their spot at the extra final series as winners of the regular season first place decider playoff.

14 January 2021 Final Olimpia 2–0 Marathón Tegucigalpa
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Saíd Martínez
17 January 2021 Final Marathón 0–1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula
Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal
Attendance: Closed gates
Referee: Héctor Rodríguez

Clausura

The Clausura tournament ia the second half of the 2020–21 season which will be played in the first semester of 2021.

Top goalscorers

The top goalscorer will be determined by the addition of goals of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

As of 3 January 2021
  • 10 goals:
Carlos Bernárdez (Platense)
  • 9 goals:
Luis Palma (Vida)
Rubilio Castillo (Motagua)
  • 8 goals:
Gonzalo Klusener (Motagua)
Diego Rodríguez (Real de Minas)
  • 7 goals:
Jerry Bengtson (Olimpia)
Roberto Moreira (Motagua)
Bruno Volpi (Marathón)
  • 6 goals:
Carlos Meléndez (Vida)
Alexander Aguilar (Vida)
Kevin López (Motagua)
Justin Arboleda (Olimpia)
  • 5 goals:
Eddie Hernández (Olimpia)
  • 4 goals:
Michaell Chirinos (Olimpia)
Kervin Arriaga (Marathón)
Juan Mejía (UPNFM)
Osman Melgares (Real Sociedad)
Mario Martínez (Real España)
Ángel Tejeda (Real España)
Víctor Moncada (UPNFM)
Edwin Solano (Marathón)
Marco Vega (Motagua)
  • 3 goals:
Carlos Róchez (UPNFM)
Yerson Gutiérrez (Honduras Progreso)
Óliver Morazán (Real Sociedad)
Óscar García (Real de Minas)
Diego Reyes (Olimpia)
  • 2 goals:
Jeancarlo Vargas (Platense)
Jairo Róchez (UPNFM)
Allan Banegas (Marathón)
Erick Andino (Honduras Progreso)
Iván López (Real España)
Víctor Araúz (Platense)
Walter Martínez (Motagua)
Rony Martínez (Real España)
César Oseguera (Platense)
Sebastián Colón (Real de Minas)
Denis Meléndez (Vida)
Jesse Moncada (Real de Minas)
Dábirson Castillo (Platense)
Elvin Oliva (Olimpia)
Luís Vega (Marathón)
Darixon Vuelto (Real España)
Ryduan Palermo (Marathón)
Yaudel Lahera (Marathón)
Marcelo Canales (Honduras Progreso)
Jason Sánchez (UPNFM)
Wisdom Quaye (Vida)
  • 1 goal:
Júnior García (Real España)
José Reyes (Olimpia)
Bayron Méndez (Motagua)
Lesvin Medina (UPNFM)
Ronal Montoya (UPNFM)
Kenneth Ulloa (UPNFM)
Isaías Olariaga (Real Sociedad)
Jorge Castrillo (Real España)
Cristian Cálix (Marathón)
Júnior Lacayo (UPNFM)
Darwin Andino (Real de Minas)
José Velásquez (Vida)
Roney Bernárdez (Real de Minas)
Éver Alvarado (Olimpia)
Jamal Charles (Real Sociedad)
José Vigil (Marathón)
Juan Delgado (Honduras Progreso)
Alex Martínez (Real Sociedad)
Micher Antúnez (Vida)
Elder Torres (Vida)
César Guillén (Vida)
Deyron Martínez (Real Sociedad)
Carlos Argueta (Vida)
Matías Soto (Real España)
Allans Vargas (Real España)
Marvin Bernárdez (Olimpia)
Maylor Núñez (Olimpia)
Edwin Rodríguez (Olimpia)
Yeer Gutiérrez (Real Sociedad)
Richard Zúniga (Platense)
Aldo Oviedo (Real de Minas)
Carlos Sánchez (Vida)
Samuel Córdova (Olimpia)
Matías Garrido (Olimpia)
Ted Bodden (UPNFM)
Mathías Techera (Marathón)
Marlon Ramírez (Marathón)
Hesller Morales (Platense)
Cristian Sacaza (Honduras Progreso)
Yeison Mosquera (Honduras Progreso)
Samuel Lucas (Honduras Progreso)
Manuel Elvir (UPNFM)
Cristopher Meléndez (Motagua)
Héctor Castellanos (Motagua)
Sergio Peña (Motagua)
Ilce Barahona (Platense)
Kílmar Peña (UPNFM)
Bryan Johnson (Marathón)
Jorge Álvarez (Olimpia)
  • 1 own-goal:
Cristian Sacaza (Honduras Progreso)
José Velásquez (Vida)
Mathías Techera (Marathón)
Marcos Martínez (Platense)

Aggregate table

Relegation will be determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

References
  1. "Confirman formato para el Apertura 2020 en Honduras". As.com. Diario AS. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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