2014–15 Honduran Liga Nacional

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Liga Nacional
Season2014–15
ChampionsApertura:
Motagua
Clausura:
Olimpia
RelegatedParrillas One
Champions LeagueMotagua
Olimpia
Matches played200
Goals scored573 (2.87 per match)
Top goalscorerCastillo (29)
Biggest home winReal España 5–0 Motagua
(24 August 2014)
Olimpia 5–0 Platense
(7 September 2014)
Motagua 5–0 Real España
(19 October 2014)
Real Sociedad 5–0 Victoria
(2 November 2014)
Olimpia 5–0 Real España
(17 May 2015)
Biggest away winMotagua 1–4 Olimpia
(31 August 2014)
Highest scoringPlatense 4–4 Honduras Progreso
(18 October 2014)
Honduras Progreso 5–3 Real Sociedad
(1 November 2014)
Longest unbeaten runOlimpia (15)
Longest losing runPlatense (5)
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2015.

The 2014–15 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 49th 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 1 August 2014[1] and has ended in May 2015. On 20 December 2014, C.D. Motagua obtained its 13th national title after defeating C.D. Real Sociedad 2–1 on aggregate in the Apertura finals.[2]

2014–15 teams

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Location of teams in 2014–15 season

A total of 10 teams will contest the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2013–14 season plus C.D. Honduras Progreso, promoted from the 2013–14 Liga de Ascenso. Parrillas One moved from Tela to Siguatepeque.

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Honduras Progreso El Progreso Estadio Humberto Micheletti 5,000
Marathón San Pedro Sula Estadio Yankel Rosenthal 15,000
Motagua Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 35,000
Olimpia Tegucigalpa Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino 35,000
Parrillas One Siguatepeque Estadio Roberto Martínez Ávila 3,000
Platense Puerto Cortés Estadio Excélsior 7,910
Real España San Pedro Sula Estadio Francisco Morazán 26,781
Real Sociedad Tocoa Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón 3,000
Victoria La Ceiba Estadio Nilmo Edwards 18,000
Vida La Ceiba Estadio Nilmo Edwards 18,000

Apertura

Regular season

Real C.D. España managed to clinch the first position after drawing 1–1 at C.D. Victoria on the last round. It was the 9th time in history that the Aurinegros came up as the regular season winners. One curious fact occurred between C.D. Motagua and Real España where they both achieve a 5–0 home win over each other, breaking their respective record as the largest victory against each other. C.D. Victoria finished last for the fifth time in history.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España 18 8 5 5 30 28 +2 29 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Olimpia 18 8 4 6 36 22 +14 28
3 Motagua 18 8 4 6 30 25 +5 28 Qualification to the Second round
4 Honduras Progreso 18 7 7 4 34 31 +3 28
5 Real Sociedad 18 7 6 5 25 18 +7 27
6 Platense 18 6 6 6 27 27 0 24
7 Marathón 18 5 7 6 20 25 −5 22
8 Vida 18 5 6 7 26 30 −4 21
9 Parrillas One 18 4 6 8 28 38 −10 18
10 Victoria 18 3 7 8 22 34 −12 16
Updated to match(es) played on 15 November 2014. Source: [citation needed]

Results

As of 15 November 2014
Home \ Away HON MAR MOT OLI PAR PLA RES RSO VIC VID
Honduras Progreso 1–1 1–1 2–2 5–3 1–1 2–2 1–0 3–2 3–3
Marathón 1–2 3–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–3 1–1 0–1 1–1
Motagua 4–1 0–1 1–4 1–1 2–0 5–0 4–1 2–1 1–2
Olimpia 0–2 4–0 0–1 3–0 5–0 2–1 0–2 3–0 3–1
Parrillas One 1–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–2 3–3 2–1
Platense 4–4 0–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 3–3 1–2 3–2 4–1
Real España 1–0 0–2 5–0 2–1 3–2 2–1 0–0 3–2 1–2
Real Sociedad 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 5–0 0–2
Victoria 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
Vida 2–0 3–1 0–1 2–4 1–3 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Real Sociedad 3–0 Marathón on forfeit. Original score 1–1 abandoned at 88' due to Marathón not accepting a late penalty.

Postseason

Playoffs

3rd seeded Agg. 6th seeded 1st leg 2nd leg
Motagua 4–2 Platense 2–1 2–1
4th seeded Agg. 5th seeded 1st leg 2nd leg
Honduras Progreso 4–4 Real Sociedad 0–1 4–3
Match details
1st leg
Platense1–2Motagua
Aguilar 13' Report 25' Figueroa
45' Gómez
Attendance: 1,406
Platense
Motagua
2nd leg
Motagua2–1Platense
Castillo 74' 90+2' Report 33' de León
Motagua
Platense
1st leg
Real Sociedad1–0Honduras Progreso
González 55' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 1,160
Real Sociedad
Honduras
2nd leg
Honduras Progreso4–3Real Sociedad
Cardona 23'
Guzmán 69'
Isaula 83'
Tejeda 90+3'		 Report 29' Melgares
53' Arzú
72' (pen.) Clark
Referee: Erick Andino
Honduras
Real Sociedad

Semifinals

1st seeded Agg. 4th seeded 1st leg 2nd leg
Real España 1–2 Real Sociedad 0–2 1–0
2nd seeded Agg. 3rd seeded 1st leg 2nd leg
Olimpia 1–2 Motagua 0–1 1–1
Match details
1st leg
Real Sociedad2–0Real España
Tobías 60'
Martínez 74'		 Report
Attendance: 791
Real Sociedad
Real España
2nd leg
Real España1–0Real Sociedad
Gutiérrez 34' Report
Real España
Real Sociedad
1st leg
Motagua1–0Olimpia
Discua 21' Report
Attendance: 11,864
Motagua
Olimpia
2nd leg
Olimpia1–1Motagua
Quioto 38' Report 62' Discua
Olimpia
Motagua

Final

1st seeded Agg. 2nd seeded 1st leg 2nd leg
Motagua 2–1 Real Sociedad 0–0 2–1
Match details
1st leg
Real Sociedad0–0Motagua
Report
Real Sociedad
Motagua
2nd leg
Motagua2–1Real Sociedad
Discua 19'
Castillo 44'		 Report 36' Munguía
Attendance: 34,169
Motagua
Real Sociedad

Clausura

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 11 6 1 35 16 +19 39 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Motagua 18 11 4 3 37 21 +16 37
3 Marathón 18 8 5 5 20 23 −3 29 Qualification to the Second round
4 Victoria 18 6 7 5 26 22 +4 25
5 Real Sociedad 18 4 10 4 14 16 −2 22
6 Real España 18 4 9 5 28 25 +3 21
7 Vida 18 4 6 8 24 31 −7 18
8 Honduras Progreso 18 5 3 10 26 35 −9 18
9 Parrillas One 18 4 4 10 25 35 −10 16
10 Platense 18 3 6 9 23 34 −11 15
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: [citation needed]

Results

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

Postseason

Playoffs

3rd seeded Agg. 6th seeded 1st leg 2nd leg
Marathón 3–4 Real España 1–4 2–0
4th seeded Agg. 5th seeded 1st leg 2nd leg
Victoria 2–0 Real Sociedad 1–0 1–0
Match details
1st leg
Real España4–1Marathón
Sabillón 11' (o.g.)
Cardozo 15'
V. Núñez 41'
R. Núñez 81'		 Report 90+2' Reyes
Real España
Marathón
2nd leg
Marathón2–0Real España
Berríos 42'
Leverón 49'		 Report
Marathón
Real España
1st leg
Real Sociedad0–1Victoria
Report 61' Medina
Referee: Manuel Zelaya
Real Sociedad
Victoria
2nd leg
Victoria1–0Real Sociedad
Andino 37' Report
Victoria
Real Sociedad

Semifinals

1st seeded Agg. 4th seeded 1st leg 2nd leg
Olimpia 6–0 Real España 1–0 5–0
2nd seeded Agg. 3rd seeded 1st leg 2nd leg
Motagua 3–1 Victoria 0–1 3–0
Match details
1st leg
Real España0–1Olimpia
Report 24' Lozano
Real España
Olimpia
2nd leg
Olimpia5–0Real España
Lozano 17' 32'
Quioto 21'
Leguizamón 66'
Estupiñán 89'		 Report
Olimpia
Real España
1st leg
Victoria1–0Motagua
Andino 67' (pen.) Report
Victoria
Motagua
2nd leg
Motagua3–0Victoria
Gómez 17'
Castillo 25' 54'		 Report
Motagua
Victoria

Final

1st seeded Agg. 2nd seeded 1st leg 2nd leg
Olimpia 2–1 Motagua 2–1 0–0
Match details
1st leg
Motagua1–2Olimpia
Discua 87' Report 8' (pen.) 27' Lozano
Motagua
Olimpia
2nd leg
Olimpia0–0Motagua
Report
Olimpia
Motagua

Top goalscorers

As of 24 May 2015
  • 29 goals:
Honduras Román Castillo (Motagua)
  • 25 goals:
Honduras Anthony Lozano (Olimpia)
  • 19 goals:
Honduras Erick Andino (Victoria)
  • 18 goals:
Uruguay Claudio Cardozo (Real España)
  • 17 goals:
Honduras Carlos Discua (Motagua)
  • 16 goals:
Honduras Iván López (Parrillas One)
Honduras Romell Quioto (Olimpia)
Argentina Lucas Gómez (Motagua)
  • 14 goals:
Honduras Eddie Hernández (Vida)
Honduras Ángel Tejeda (Honduras Progreso)
Honduras Juan Rodríguez (Parrillas One)
  • 11 goals:
Honduras Julio de León (Platense)
  • 10 goals:
Honduras Juan Ocampo (Honduras Progreso)
  • 8 goals:
Honduras Bryan Róchez (Real España)
Colombia Roberto Riascos (Vida)
Colombia Mario Abadía (Platense)
Honduras Diego Reyes (Marathón)
Honduras Melvin Valladares (Victoria)
  • 7 goals:
Honduras Jorge Zaldívar (Honduras Progreso)
Colombia Javier Estupiñán (Olimpia)
Honduras Osman Melgares (Real Sociedad)
Colombia Charles Córdoba (Marathón)
  • 6 goals:
Honduras Rony Martínez (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Alberth Elis (Olimpia)
Honduras José Tobías (Real Sociedad)
  • 5 goals:
Honduras Rony Flores (Real España / Platense)
Honduras Félix Crisanto (Victoria)
Honduras Sergio Mendoza (Real España)
Honduras Henry Clark (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Cholby Martínez (Vida)
Honduras Mario Berríos (Marathón)
  • 4 goals:
Honduras Edwin León (Honduras Progreso)
Honduras Carlos Bernárdez (Victoria)
Honduras Júnior Izaguirre (Motagua)
Honduras Edder Delgado (Real España)
Honduras Luis Lobo (Real España / Honduras Progreso)
Brazil Fábio de Souza (Olimpia)
Honduras Christian Martínez (Marathón)
Honduras Darwin Bermúdez (Parrillas One)
Honduras Bryan Acosta (Real España)
Honduras Jorge Cardona (Honduras Progreso)
Honduras Miguel Valerio (Vida)
Honduras Luis Alvarado (Honduras Progreso)
Honduras Nery Medina (Victoria)
  • 3 goals:
Colombia Omar Guerra (Olimpia)
Honduras Víctor Ortiz (Vida)
Honduras Jerrick Díaz (Platense)
Honduras Reynaldo Tilguath (Vida)
Brazil Jocimar Moreira (Parrillas One)
Honduras Juan Mejía (Real España)
Brazil Israel Silva (Motagua)
Honduras Henry Bermúdez (Victoria)
Honduras Alexander Aguilar (Platense)
Honduras Jesús Canales (Vida)
Honduras Jairo Puerto (Marathón)
Honduras Walter Martínez (Marathón)
Honduras Juan Munguía (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Allan Lalín (Platense)
Honduras Henry Martínez (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Leonardo Isaula (Honduras Progreso)
Honduras Aly Arriola (Honduras Progreso)
Uruguay Julio Rodríguez (Real España)
Honduras Elkin González (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Franklyn Morales (Honduras Progreso)
  • 2 goals:
Honduras Bayron Méndez (Olimpia)
Honduras Wilmer Crisanto (Motagua)
Honduras Devron García (Victoria)
Honduras Christian Altamirano (Platense)
Honduras Cristian Lara (Platense)
Honduras Johnny Barrios (Marathón)
Uruguay Ramiro Bruschi (Real España)
Argentina Leandro Guaita (Vida)
Honduras Franco Güity (Victoria)
Honduras Walter Castro (Platense)
Honduras Christopher Anariba (Honduras Progreso)
Honduras Ramón Núñez (Real España)
Honduras César Zelaya (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Carlos Solórzano (Parrillas One)
Honduras Lesther Zavala (Parrillas One)
Honduras Pablo Arzú (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Luis Guzmán (Honduras Progreso)
Honduras Rigoberto Padilla (Victoria)
Honduras Víctor Moncada (Honduras Progreso)
Honduras Osman Chávez (Platense)
Honduras Mario Martínez (Real España)
Honduras Melvin Batiz (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Marco Vega (Marathón)
Uruguay Mario Leguizamón (Olimpia)
Honduras Fredixon Elvir (Olimpia)
Honduras Douglas Martínez (Vida)
Honduras Óscar Bonilla (Marathón)
Honduras Juan Romero (Parrillas One)
Honduras Omar Elvir (Motagua)
Honduras Ian Osorio (Platense)
Honduras Pastor Martínez (Honduras Progreso)
Honduras Chestyn Onofre (Vida)
Honduras Julio Bernárdez (Parrillas One)
Honduras Pedro Mencía (Honduras Progreso)
Costa Rica Víctor Núñez (Real España)
  • 1 goal:
Honduras Dílmer Gutiérrez (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Níxon Duarte (Platense)
Honduras Jhow Benavídez (Real España)
Argentina Juan Rial (Marathón)
Honduras Jorge Bengoché (Olimpia)
Honduras Reinieri Mayorquín (Motagua)
Brazil Wesley Braz (Marathón)
Belize Elroy Smith (Platense)
Honduras Henry Figueroa (Motagua)
Honduras Hárlinton Gutiérrez (Real España)
Honduras Nelson Álvarez (Parrillas One)
Honduras Carlos Mejía (Olimpia)
Honduras Arnulfo Beitar (Parrillas One)
Brazil Ronaldo Barbosa (Vida)
Argentina Ricardo Rosales (Motagua)
Honduras Ever Alvarado (Olimpia)
Honduras Johnny Leverón (Marathón)
Honduras Clayvin Zúniga (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Maynor Gómez (Parrillas One)
Honduras Mariano Acevedo (Olimpia)
Honduras David Meza (Olimpia)
Honduras Marcelo Espinal (Vida)
Honduras Darixon Vuelto (Victoria)
Honduras Odis Borjas (Platense)
Honduras Bryan Johnson (Olimpia)
Honduras Sergio Zelaya (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Carlos Palacios (Marathón)
Honduras Joshua Vargas (Platense)
Honduras Walter Hernández (Platense)
Honduras Jeffri Flores (Real España)
Colombia Andrés Copete (Parrillas One)
Honduras German Mejía (Olimpia)
Honduras Wilmer Fuentes (Marathón)
Honduras Gerson Rodas (Real España)
Honduras Kevin López (Motagua)
Honduras Néstor Martínez (Olimpia)
Honduras John Suazo (Marathón)
Colombia Camilo Aguirre (Real España)
Honduras Francisco Benítez (Honduras Progreso)
Brazil Romário Pinto (Marathón)
Honduras Johny Gómez (Parrillas One)
Honduras Irvin Reyna (Motagua)
Honduras Carlos Sánchez (Honduras Progreso)
Honduras Marcelo Santos (Vida)
Honduras Jefferson Bernárdez (Parrillas One)
Honduras Ozzie Bodden (Real Sociedad)
Honduras David Carranza (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Johnny Palacios (Olimpia)
Argentina Franco Tisera (Victoria)
Honduras Dicktmar Hernández (Victoria)
Honduras Víctor Zúniga (Honduras Progreso)
  • 1 own goal:
Honduras Henry Figueroa (Motagua)
Honduras Romell Quioto (Olimpia)
Honduras Robbie Matute (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Mauricio Sabillón (Marathón)
Honduras Quiarol Arzú (Platense)
  • 2 own goals:
Argentina Leonardo Domínguez (Victoria)

Aggregate table

Relegation is determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 19 April 2015, Parrillas One was relegated to Liga de Ascenso after drawing 2–2 at home against C.D. Real Sociedad.[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 36 19 10 7 71 38 +33 67 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Motagua 36 19 8 9 67 46 +21 65
3 Marathón 36 13 12 11 40 48 −8 51
4 Real España 36 12 14 10 58 53 +5 50
5 Real Sociedad 36 11 16 9 39 34 +5 49
6 Honduras Progreso 36 12 10 14 60 66 −6 46
7 Victoria 36 9 14 13 48 56 −8 41
8 Platense 36 9 12 15 50 61 −11 39
9 Vida 36 9 12 15 50 61 −11 39
10 Parrillas One 36 8 10 18 53 73 −20 34 Relegation to the 2015–16 Liga de Ascenso
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: [citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Tiempo.hn – El campeón Olimpia arrancará de local Archived 2014-07-20 at the Wayback Machine – 17 July 2014
  2. ^ Concacaf.com – Motagua wins Honduran Apertura, qualifies for CCL – 21 December 2014
  3. ^ DiarioMas.hn – Parrillas One desciende a la segunda división de Honduras – 19 April 2015