1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 35th season in the Honduran top division, the tournament was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura) and it determined the 35th and 36th national champions in the league's history. The league games started 18 September 1999.[1]

Liga Nacional
Season1999–2000
ChampionsApertura:
Motagua
Clausura:
Motagua
RelegatedFederal
Copa Interclubes UNCAFMotagua
Olimpia
Matches played204
Goals scored507 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Wilmer Velásquez (12)
Clausura:
Juan Cárcamo (14)
Biggest home winPlatense 8–0 Universidad
(10 June 2000)
Biggest away winFederal 2–7 Motagua
(10 October 1999)
Highest scoringMotagua 8–2 Vida
(30 September 1999)
All statistics correct as of 26 August 2000.

1999–2000 teams

Apertura

The Apertura was the opening half of 1999–2000 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional.

Regular season

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Motagua1810713916+2337Qualified to the Final round
2Olimpia189632614+1233
3Victoria188732519+631
4Broncos187742215+728
5Platense186752424025
6Vida186481830−1222
7Universidad184772023−319
8Marathón183871622−617
9Real España184591321−817
10Federal1816111837−199
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 1999. Source: [citation needed]

Results

As of 22 December 1999
Home \ AwayBROFEDMARMOTOLIPLARESUNIVICVID
Broncos3–02–01–20–02–11–02–01–12–0
Federal1–10–12–70–31–22–02–21–31–2
Marathón1–13–33–31–10–03–21–20–01–1
Motagua3–11–11–00–22–00–01–02–18–2
Olimpia1–13–11–00–04–30–03–11–22–0
Platense2–11–10–02–20–22–01–11–12–1
Real España1–11–00–10–43–00–22–32–02–1
Universidad0–11–12–00–00–21–10–05–10–2
Victoria1–01–01–01–11–15–20–02–13–0
Vida1–12–12–10–21–00–21–01–11–1
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Hexagonal

Motagua vs Vida
6 January 2000 1st leg Vida 1–1 Motagua La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

  • Motagua won 4–3 on aggregate.
Olimpia vs Platense
5 January 2000 1st leg Platense 2–2 Olimpia Puerto Cortés, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)Cárcamo
Scott
Martins
Chacón
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

  • Olimpia 2–2 Platense on aggregate; Olimpia advanced on better regular season record.
Victoria vs Broncos

  • Victoria 3–3 Broncos on aggregate; Victoria advanced on better regular season record; Broncos advanced as best loser.

Semifinals

Motagua vs Broncos
12 January 2000 1st leg Broncos 0–2 Motagua Choluteca, Choluteca
15:30 (UTC−06:00)Guevara 18'
Fuentes 40'
Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos
Attendance: 4,000

  • Motagua won 2–0 on aggregate.
Olimpia vs Victoria
12 January 2000 1st leg Victoria 1–0 Olimpia La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)Perdomo 87'Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Attendance: 11,327

15 January 2000 2nd leg Olimpia 2–0 Victoria Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)Caballero 3'
Martins 75'
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 18,000
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Motagua vs Olimpia
19 January 2000 1st leg Olimpia 0–0 Motagua Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 24,351
Referee: Óscar Bardales

23 January 2000 2nd leg Motagua 0–0
(6–5 p)
Olimpia Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Attendance: 34,044
Referee: Marcio Carranza
Penalties
Clavasquín
Guevara
Chirinos
Romero
Coello
Fuentes
Medina
Cruz
Martins
Williams
  • Motagua 0–0 Olimpia on aggregate; Motagua won by penalty shootouts.

Top scorer

Clausura

The Clausura tournament of the 1999–2000 season in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras started on 11 March 2000 at San Pedro Sula with a scoreless match between C.D. Marathón and C.D. Platense.

Regular season

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Olimpia1811522714+1338Qualified to the Final round
2Platense1810443921+1834
3Motagua189722617+934
4Victoria186662521+424
5Marathón186482422+222
6Federal185762629−322
7Broncos186482025−522
8Real España183781422−816
9Universidad183781836−1816
10Vida1835101830−1214
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2000. Source: [citation needed]

Results

As of 2 July 2000
Home \ AwayBROFEDMARMOTOLIPLARESUNIVICVID
Broncos1–02–00–04–21–01–01–10–13–2
Federal5–24–21–21–10–20–02–10–03–2
Marathón2–21–22–00–30–02–00–12–06–1
Motagua1–01–10–03–33–32–02–12–11–0
Olimpia1–02–01–00–10–02–03–22–10–0
Platense3–14–23–11–31–30–08–03–23–2
Real España2–12–20–11–10–10–22–13–11–1
Universidad0–02–22–10–31–11–41–10–31–0
Victoria3–04–11–10–00–12–11–12–21–0
Vida2–10–00–33–10–10–12–11–12–2
Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Marathón–Real España suspended at 70' (2–0) as Real España had five players sent off. Result stood.[2]

Final round

Hexagonal

Olimpia vs Federal

  • Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate; Federal advanced as best losers.
Platense vs Marathón

  • Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate.
Motagua vs Victoria

  • Motagua won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Federal

  • Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Motagua vs Marathón

Note: Motagua (3rd) had the right to play the second leg at home after finishing above Marathón (5th) in the regular season; Marathón however claimed they had to close the series at home after they defeated Platense in the Hexagonal who finished 2nd; eventually Motagua granted home-field advantage in the second leg at San Pedro Sula.[3]

27 July 2000 1st leg Motagua 1–1 Marathón Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)Guevara ?' (pen.)González Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: Argelio Sabillón

  • Motagua 2–2 Marathón on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better regular season record.

Final

Olimpia vs Motagua
Motagua1–1Olimpia
Moles 83'Caballero 85'
Attendance: 19,526
Referee: Vivian Rodríguez

Olimpia1–1Motagua
Tosello 57' (pen.)Clavasquín 79' (pen.)
Penalties
2–3
Attendance: 37,371 (3,673,740.00 L)
Referee: Argelio Sabillón
Olimpia
Motagua

Top scorer

Relegation

Relegation was determined by the aggregate table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Motagua36191436533+3271Qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF and 2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup[a]
2Olimpia36201155328+2571Qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF[b]
3Platense36161196345+1859
4Victoria36141395040+1055
5Broncos361311124240+250
6Marathón36912154044−439
7Vida3699183660−2436
8Universidad36714153859−2135
9Real España36712172743−1633
10Federal36613174466−2231Relegated to the 2000–01 Segunda División
Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2000. Source: [citation needed]
Notes:

Squads

Broncos
Juan Ramón Palacios Edgar Figueroa Luis Oseguera
Marco Ortega Jorge Pineda César Méndez
Marcelo Ferreira Martins José Villatoro Nelson Rosales
Luis Vallejo José Suazo
Federal
Héctor Medina Presley Carson Orlando Rene López
Walter "Gualala" Trejo César Colón Jorge "Avioneta" Martínez
Marvin Fonseca Miguel Arcángel Güity Harold Yepes
Jose "Chepo" Fernández Carlos Pérez Ricardo Correa
Luis Ronaldo Bernardo Rony Zelaya Marvin Brown
Marathón
Josué Reyes Hernaín Arzú Jesús Romero
Edwin Medina Maynor Suazo Silvio Rudman
Douglas Murillo Carlos Lemus Carlos González
Alejandro Naif Gerardo Aguilar Marvin Brown
Darwin Pacheco Pompilio Cacho Valerio Sebastián Rudman
Nigel Zúniga Mauricio Sabillón Behiker Bustillo
Luis Guifarro Jaime Rosales José Luis López Escobar
Narciso Fernández
Motagua
Diego Martin Vásquez Júnior Izaguirre Ninrrod Medina
Amado "El Lobo" Guevara Hugo Caballero Reynaldo Clavasquín
Robel Bernárdez Juan Carlos Raudales Carlos "Pony" Muñoz
Ramón Romero "Romerito" Iván Guerrero Mario Chirinos
Jairo "Kiki" Martínez Gustavo Fuentes Milton "Jocon" Reyes
Oscar "Chicano" Lagos Carlos Alberto Salinas Juan Moles
Roberto "Tanque" Rojas José Francisco Ramírez
Olimpia
Wilmer Velásquez Carlos Prono Marlon Hernández
Alex Pineda Chacón Nahúm Espinoza Elmer Marín
Merlyn Membreño Rodinei Martins Enrique Reneau
Samuel Caballero Danilo Tosello Christian Santamaría
Platense
Ricardo James Marco Mejía José Luis Piota
Marcio Machado de Lima Julio César De León Hernán Centeno
Rubén Suazo Juan Manuel Cárcamo
Real España
Milton "Chocolate" Flores Wilmer "Superman" Cruz Víctor Carneiro
Marlon Hernández Leonardo Morales Miguel Mariano
Luis "Bombero" Ramírez Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda Edgar Rolando Delgado
Washington "Piojo" Hernández Jorge Zapata Marco "Chacal" Ortega
Ricky Garcia Leonardo "Leo" Isaula Leonardo "Leo" Morales
David Cárcamo Hector Gutiérrez Mario "Pescado Rodríguez
Javier Rodríguez Carlos Oliva Orbin "Pato" Cabrera
Cesar "Nene" Obando
UNAH
Constantino Reyes Hesler Phillips José Luis "Runga" Piota
Silvio Traverso Cristian González Carlos Daniel Díaz
Juan Carlos González Guillermo Sumich Leonel Rodríguez
Elvis Danilo (Dany) Turcios Aminadan Laines Luis Perdomo
Juan Rosa Lagos Camilo Bonilla Ocampo Marvin Mazariegos
Jorge Arita Neal Ricky Alcerro Raul Dolmo
Victoria
Eugenio Dolmo Flores Carlos Alberto Escobar Héctor Zapata
Julio César Suazo Renán Bengoché Luis Perdomo
Guillermo Ramírez Héctor Fernández Luis Ramos
Nicolás Suazo Marcos Bernárdez Hernán Fúnez
Luis Lagos Mauricio Figueroa Cristian Martínez
Enrique Reneau Jorge Pineda
Vida
Wilmer Cruz Carlos Alvarado Geovanny Arzú
Roberto Padilla Renán Contreras Clayd Marson
Jorge Ocampo Francis Javier Reyes Marlon Monge
René Martínez Alberto Zapata José Pacini

References