2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 29 July 2017–May 2018 |
Champions | Apertura: Real España Clausura: Marathón |
Relegated | Real Sociedad |
CONCACAF Champions League | Marathón |
CONCACAF League | Real España Motagua |
Matches played | 200 |
Goals scored | 545 (2.73 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Arboleda (24) |
Biggest home win | OLI 6–1 HNP |
Biggest away win | HNP 2–5 MAR |
Highest scoring | VID 5–3 HNP JUT 3–5 OLI |
Longest unbeaten run | Motagua (12) |
Longest losing run | Platense (5) Real España (5) Juticalpa (5) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2018. |
The 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 52nd Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format remained the same as the previous season. The tournament started on 28 July 2017 and ended on 19 May 2018. The season was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura), each crowning one champion. C.D. Marathón, as the team with the best record, qualified to the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Real C.D. España and F.C. Motagua qualified to the 2018 CONCACAF League.
2017–18 teams
[edit]A total of 10 teams contested the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2016–17 season plus Lobos UPNFM, promoted from the 2016–17 Liga de Ascenso.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Honduras Progreso | El Progreso | Estadio Humberto Micheletti | 5,000 |
Juticalpa | Juticalpa | Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas | 20,000 |
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 |
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 |
UPNFM | Tegucigalpa | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | 35,000 |
Vida | La Ceiba | Estadio Nilmo Edwards | 18,000 |
- Motagua changed its name from Club Deportivo Motagua to Fútbol Club Motagua.
- F.C. Motagua used Comayagua and Choluteca as alternate venues in some games.
- Lobos UPNFM used Comayagua and Choluteca as alternate venues in some games.
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Vacancy | Replaced by | Appointment | Position in table |
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Juticalpa | José Durón | Sacked | 18 May 2017 | Mauro Reyes | 18 May 2017[1] | Preseason |
Marathón | Manuel Keosseián | Resigned | 6 June 2017 | Héctor Vargas | 6 June 2017[2] | Preseason |
Vida | Santiago Fúnez | Sacked | 7 June 2017 | Héctor Castellón | 6 June 2017[3] | Preseason |
Real Sociedad | Héctor Medina | Sacked | 26 June 2017 | Carlos Martínez | 26 June 2017[4] | Preseason |
Honduras Progreso | Wilmer Cruz | Resigned | 5 September 2017 | Nerlin Membreño | 5 September 2017[5] | 9th |
Platense | Reynaldo Clavasquín | Sacked[6] | 20 September 2017 | Jorge Lozano | 21 September 2017 | 10th |
Real Sociedad | Carlos Martínez | Resigned | 1 October 2017 | Douglas Munguía | 4 October 2017 | 9th |
Real España | Ramón Maradiaga | Resigned | 23 October 2017 | Erick Gallegos | 24 October 2017 | 5th |
Real España | Erick Gallegos | Replaced | 7 November 2017 | Martín García[7] | 7 November 2017 | 7th |
Honduras Progreso | Nerlin Membreño | Sacked | 12 December 2017 | Horacio Londoño | 27 December 2017 | Mid-season |
Platense | Jairo Ríos | Sacked | 28 January 2018 | Carlos Martínez | 28 January 2018 | 10th |
Juticalpa | Mauro Reyes | Sacked | 15 February 2018 | Ramón Maradiaga[8] | 15 February 2018 | 10th |
Olimpia | Carlos Restrepo | Sacked | 20 March 2018 | Nahúm Espinoza | 20 March 2018 | 3rd |
Apertura
[edit]The Apertura tournament was the first half of the 2017–18 season which ran from July to December 2017. The first game of the season was played on 29 July between Club Deportivo Olimpia and new newcomers Lobos UPNFM which ended in a 1–0 victory for the home club.[9] This game in fact corresponds to week 4, however, Olimpia requested a reschedule as they faced Liga Deportiva Alajuelense on that same week for the 2017 CONCACAF League. On 18 August, la entire week 3 was cancelled due to a referee's strike, who requested for a salary increase which was rejected.[10] On 2 September, C.D. Honduras Progreso played against Lobos UPNFM at Estadio Humberto Micheletti, a game which was witnessed only by 56 spectators, one more over the current record implemented by Palestino F.C. v Pumas UNAH (55 in 1998). On 24 September, F.C. Motagua paid a visit to Platense F.C. at Estadio Excélsior; Motagua came with a long 21-game unbeaten run carried since last season; on the other hand, Platense were at the bottom of the league standings. Motagua scored 3 consecutive goals in the first 60 minutes of play to obtain a comfortable lead; however, in the last 20+ minutes of the match, Platense scored 4 goals to give the Selacios the most unlikely win of the season so far.[11] On 19 November, C.D. Marathón defeated Olimpia 0–1 and clinched the first position in the regular standings for their fifth time in history.[12] Three of the four playoff matches were rescheduled due to the 2017 Honduran political crisis. During the 1st leg of the semifinal between Real C.D. España and C.D. Marathón, referee Armando Castro gave Real España a non-existing penalty. Furious fans from the opposite side invaded the pitch and started throwing rocks to policemen and referees. Police answered with tear gas bombs and the authorities decided to suspend the match. The other semifinal between Olimpia and Motagua was also suspended due to lack of security guarantees. On 14 December, the League informed that without safety measures, they will not scheduled any other games until further notice.[13] On 18 December, due to the pressing situation, the League decided to play the rest of the tournament in closed doors, except for the final series. Real España obtained their 12th national title after beating Motagua in the final with a 3–2 global score.
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Marathón | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 34 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
2 | Motagua | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 33 | |
3 | Olimpia | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 31 | Qualification to the Second round |
4 | Real España | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 29 | |
5 | Juticalpa | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 28 | |
6 | UPNFM | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 24 | |
7 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 22 | |
8 | Vida | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 21 | |
9 | Platense | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 19 | |
10 | Honduras Progreso | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 13 |
Results
[edit]- As of 23 November 2017
Postseason
[edit]Results
[edit]Playoffs | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Motagua | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Olimpia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Olimpia | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
6 | UPNFM | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Motagua | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | Real España | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Marathón | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Real España | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Real España | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
5 | Juticalpa | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 December 2017 Playoffs | UPNFM | 2–2 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
14:00 | Flores 35' (pen.) Montoya 83' Starting XI (GK) Pineda – 30 Enamorado – 2 Medina – 4 Fiallos – 7 77' C. Róchez – 8 J. Róchez – 9 Padilla – 10 Yánez – 13 Flores – 23 43' Arzú – 25 69' Valencia – 29 Substitutes 43' Rodríguez – 22 69' Meléndez – 11 77' Montoya – 16 Coach Názar (HON) |
Report | 54' Estupiñán 87' (pen.) López Starting XI 28 – Escober (GK) 5 – Alvarado 6 – Castillo 16 – Rodas 46' 18 – Estupiñán 19 – Tobías 20 – López 21 – Rojas 64' 29 – G. Mejía 30 – Palacios 33 – Chirinos 75' Substitutes 7 – C. Mejía 46' 10 – Méndez 64' 13 – Costly 75' Coach (COL) Restrepo |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Melvin Matamoros |
9 December 2017 Playoffs | Olimpia | 2–0 | UPNFM | Tegucigalpa |
14:30 | Velásquez 30' Rojas 84' Starting XI (GK) Escober – 28 Alvarado – 5 Castillo – 6 65' Rodas – 16 74' Estupiñán – 18 Tobías – 19 Rojas – 21 Velásquez – 23 Mejía – 29 Palacios – 30 82' Chirinos – 33 Substitutes 65' Garrido – 8 74' Costly – 13 82' Álvarez – 2 Coach Restrepo (COL) |
Report | Starting XI 30 – Pineda (GK) 2 – Enamorado 4 – Medina 9 – J. Róchez 10 – Padilla 11 – Meléndez 78' 13 – Yánez 14 – Castillo 15 – Urmeneta 46' 23 – Flores 25 – Arzú 68' Substitutes 29 – Valencia 46' 8 – C. Róchez 68' 16 – Montoya 78' Coach (HON) Názar |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 3,258 Referee: Óscar Moncada |
- Olimpia won 4–2 on aggregate.
30 November 2017 Playoffs | Juticalpa | 2–3 | Real España | Juticalpa |
19:00 | Colón 23' Quiroz 60' (o.g.) Starting IX (GK) Mendoza – 1 Cyrus – 2 Colón – 4 59' Munguía – 5 76' Güity – 6 Morazán – 8 Tinoco – 9 Lanza – 10 59' Ramírez – 17 Willians – 30 Matute – 33 Substitutes 59' Ocampo – 7 59' Velásquez – 18 76' Rubí – 20 Coach Reyes (HON) |
Report | 6' Martínez 55' López 73' Arévalo Starting IX 1 – Hernández (GK) 10 – Martínez 15 – Vargas 17 – Claros 83' 18 – Vuelto 19 – López 72' 20 – Arévalo 23 – Delgado 24 – Borjas 28 – Oseguera 45 – Quiroz 69' Substitutes 35 – Cardozo 69' 16 – Zalazar 72' 2 – Montes 83' Coach (URU) García |
Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Nelson Salgado |
7 December 2017 Playoffs | Real España | 2–0 | Juticalpa | San Pedro Sula |
16:00 | Zalazar 11' Vuelto 66' Starting XI (GK) Hernández – 1 Martínez – 10 Vargas – 15 58' Zalazar – 16 78' Claros – 17 70' Vuelto – 18 López – 19 Arévalo – 20 Delgado – 23 Oseguera – 28 Barahona – 44 Substitutes 58' Benavídez – 38 70' Tejeda – 13 78' Chávez – 27 Coach García (URU) |
Report | Starting XI 1 – Mendoza (GK) 4 – Colón 16' 6 – Güity 7 – Ocampo 8 – Morazán 9 – Tinoco 10 – Lanza 17 – Ramírez 18 – Velásquez 78' 26 – Duarte 33 – Matute 58' Substitutes 3 – Murillo 16' 14 – Oseguera 58' 30 – Willians 78' Coach (HON) Reyes |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Attendance: 1,316 Referee: Orlando Hernández |
- Real España won 5–2 on aggregate.
21 December 2017 Semifinals | Real España | 3–0 | Marathón | San Pedro Sula |
10:00 | Delgado 43' Oseguera 69' Claros Benavídez 72' Starting XI (GK) Hernández – 1 Martínez – 10 Vargas – 15 65' Zalazar – 16 Claros – 17 84' Vuelto – 18 López – 19 Arévalo – 20 Delgado – 23 Oseguera – 28 Barahona – 44 Substitutes 65' Benavídez – 38 84' Cardozo – 35 Coach García (URU) |
Report | Starting XI 29 – Calderón (GK) 3 – Córdova 4 – Fernandes 6 – Suazo 8 – Lacayo 16 – Banegas 19 – Berríos 46' 23 – Leverón 30' 24 – Lahera 27 – Arboleda 48 – Cálix 59' Substitutes 2 – Bernárdez 30' 38 – Martínez 46' 10 – Vargas 59' Coach (ARG) Vargas |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán (1'–71') Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano (72'–90') Attendance: 6,931 Referee: Armando Castro (1'–71') Raúl Castro (72'–90') |
23 December 2017 Semifinals | Marathón | 3–1 | Real España | San Pedro Sula |
15:00 | Lacayo 53' Arboleda 56' (pen.) 62' (pen.) Starting XI (GK) Calderón – 29 Bernárdez – 2 Córdova – 3 Fernandes – 4 Suazo – 6 Lacayo – 8 39' Vargas – 10 Banegas – 16 51' Berríos – 19 12' Lahera – 24 Arboleda – 27 Substitutes 12' Cálix – 48 39' Rodríguez – 7 51' Romero – 22 Coach Vargas (ARG) |
Report | 10' Martínez Starting XI 1 – Hernández (GK) 2 – Montes 10 – Martínez 15 – Vargas 16 – Zalazar 46' 17 – Claros 18 – Vuelto 77' 19 – López 20 – Arévalo 46' 24 – Borjas 28 – Oseguera Substitutes 13 – Tejeda 46' 38 – Benavídez 46' 6 – García 77' Coach (URU) García |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Saíd Martínez |
- First leg was partially played on 13 December after being suspended at 71' (2–0) due to crowd invading the pitch. Match was resumed on 21 December.
- Real España won 4–3 on aggregate.
20 December 2017 Semifinals | Olimpia | 2–0 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa |
15:00 | Estupiñán 79' López 90+5' (pen.) Starting XI (GK) Escober – 28 23' Álvarez – 2 74' Costly – 13 Paz – 17 Tobías – 19 López – 20 69' Rojas – 21 Velásquez – 23 Mejía – 29 Palacios – 30 Chirinos – 33 Substitutes 23' Castillo – 6 69' Mejía – 7 74' Estupiñán – 18 Coach Restrepo (COL) |
Report | Starting XI 19 – Rougier (GK) 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 46' 7 – Discua 82' 11 – Vega 14 – Hernández 16 – Castellanos 18 – W. Crisanto 69' 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto Substitutes 23 – Flores 46' 34 – López 69' 8 – Martínez 82' Coach (ARG) Vásquez |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Saíd Martínez |
23 December 2017 Semifinals | Motagua | 3–1 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
15:00 | Vega 48' Castillo 55' 74' Starting XI (GK) Rougier – 19 Montes – 2 Figueroa – 3 21' Pereira – 5 Discua – 7 46' Martínez – 8 Castillo – 9 Vega – 11 Castellanos – 16 46' W. Crisanto – 18 Elvir – 24 Substitutes 21' F. Crisanto – 27 46' López – 34 46' Mayorquín – 6 Coach Caballero (HON) |
Report | 3' Velásquez Starting XI 28 – Escober (GK) 6 – Castillo 13 – Costly 17 – Paz 19 – Tobías 20 – López 21 – Rojas 70' 23 – Velásquez 29 – G. Mejía 79' 30 – Palacios 33 – Chirinos 56' Substitutes 8 – Garrido 56' 7 – C. Mejía 70' 18 – Estupiñán 79' Coach (COL) Restrepo |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: Closed gates Referee: Melvin Matamoros |
- Motagua 3–3 Olimpia on aggregate. Motagua advanced on regular season record.
27 December 2017 Final | Real España | 2–0 | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
17:30 | Vuelto 36' 76' Starting XI (GK) Hernández – 1 90+1' Montes – 2 71' Martínez – 10 Vargas – 15 Zalazar – 16 Claros – 17 Vuelto – 18 87' López – 19 Delgado – 23 Oseguera – 28 Barahona – 44 Substitutes 71' Benavídez – 38 87' García – 6 90+1' Cardozo – 35 Coach García (URU) |
Report | Starting XI 19 – Rougier (GK) 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 64' 7 – Discua 9 – Castillo 16 – Castellanos 24 – Elvir 27 – F. Crisanto 31 – Bernárdez 46' 34 – López 82' Substitutes 11 – Vega 46' 23 – Flores 64' 18 – W. Crisanto 82' Coach (ARG) Vásquez |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 8,192 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez |
30 December 2017 Final | Motagua | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Real España | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Castillo 62' 73' (pen.) Starting XI (GK) Licona – 25 Montes – 2 Figueroa – 3 46' Mayorquín – 6 Discua – 7 Castillo – 9 46' Vega – 11 Castellanos – 16 60' W. Crisanto – 18 Elvir – 24 F. Crisanto – 27 Substitutes 46' Hernández – 14 46' Martínez – 8 60' López – 34 Coach Vásquez (ARG) |
Report | 108' Tejeda Starting XI 1 – Hernández (GK) 2 – Montes 10 – Martínez 82' 15 – Vargas 16 – Zalazar 105+1' 17 – Claros 18 – Vuelto 65' 19 – López 23 – Delgado 28 – Oseguera 44 – Barahona Substitutes 13 – Tejeda 65' 38 – Benavídez 82' 6 – García 105+1' Coach (URU) García |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 13,052 Referee: Saíd Martínez |
- Real España won 3–2 on aggregate.
Clausura
[edit]The Clausura tournament was the second half of the 2017–18 season which ran from January to May 2018. The schedule was released on 9 December 2017. On 15 April, F.C. Motagua's winger Wilmer Crisanto scored the 20,000th goal in the history of the league. C.D. Marathón finished first in the regular season standings for their second tournament in a row. Just as the previous tournament; Marathón, Motagua, Club Deportivo Olimpia and Real C.D. España reached the semifinals round. On 5 May, Marathón qualified to their 18th final and their first one since 2014. One day later, Motagua eliminated Olimpia and qualified to their 4th consecutive final. It was the 4th time in the league's history that the final series was played between the contenders of the M's Derby. Marathón obtained their 9th national title and Motagua lost their second final in a row.
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Marathón | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 37 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
2 | Motagua | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 34 | |
3 | Olimpia | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 33 | Qualification to the Second round |
4 | Real España | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 28 | |
5 | Honduras Progreso | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 26 | |
6 | Platense | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 22 | |
7 | Vida | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 21 | |
8 | UPNFM | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 18 | |
9 | Juticalpa | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 17 | |
10 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 13 |
Results
[edit]- As of 15 April 2018
Postseason
[edit]Results
[edit]Playoffs | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Marathón | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Real España | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Real España | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
5 | Honduras Progreso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Marathón | 1 | 0 | 1 (5) | |||||||||||
2 | Motagua | 1 | 0 | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Motagua | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Olimpia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Olimpia | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
6 | Platense | 0 | 1 | 1 |
19 April 2018 Playoffs | Platense | 0–0 | Olimpia | Puerto Cortés |
19:15 | Starting XI (GK) Zúniga – 1 Castro – 2 Bolaños – 3 Palacios – 6 Aguilar – 15 56' Cardona – 16 73' Winchester – 24 Mendoza – 25 Flores – 29 82' Benítez – 30 Arriaga – 33 Substitutes 56' Hay – 77 73' Nieto – 8 82' Vargas – Coach Martínez (HON) |
Report | Starting XI 28 – Escober (GK) 2 – Álvarez 4 – Ovalle 5 – Alvarado 7 – C. Mejía 66' 12 – Martínez 81' 26 – Salas 29 – G. Mejía 30 – Palacios 33 – Chirinos 55 – Gómez Substitutes 23 – Velásquez 66' 13 – Costly 81' Coach (HON) Espinoza |
Stadium: Estadio Excélsior Referee: Melvin Matamoros |
22 April 2018 Playoffs | Olimpia | 2–1 | Platense | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Chirinos 32' Martínez 36' Starting XI (GK) Escober – 28 Álvarez – 2 Ovalle – 4 Alvarado – 5 72' Martínez – 12 Paz – 17 84' Salas – 26 G. Mejía – 29 J. Palacios – 30 90' Chirinos – 33 Gómez – 55 Substitutes 72' Velásquez – 23 84' W. Palacios – 8 90' C. Mejía – 7 Coach Espinoza (HON) |
Report | 86' Winchester Starting XI 1 – Zúniga (GK) 2 – Castro 40' 4 – Norales 6 – Palacios 8 – Nieto 16 – Cardona 21 – Ramos 37' 24 – Winchester 25 – Mendoza 30 – Benítez 31 – Ávila Substitutes 15 – Aguilar 37' 60' 10 – Álvarez 40' 77 – Hay 60' Coach (HON) Martínez |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Héctor Rodríguez |
- Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.
18 April 2018 Playoffs | Honduras Progreso | 1–1 | Real España | El Progreso |
19:15 | León 41' Starting XI (GK) Licona – 22 Ettienne – 4 Delgado – 6 61' López – 7 Morales – 10 77' Acevedo – 12 77' León – 20 Smith – 21 Mencía – 23 Gutiérrez – 24 Sánchez – 31 Substitutes 61' Cardona – 8 77' Elvir – 11 77' Andrade – 5 Coach Londoño (COL) |
Report | 81' López Starting IX 1 – Hernández (GK) 4 – Velásquez 10 – Martínez 78' 13 – Tejeda 59' 15 – Vargas 17 – Claros 20 – Arévalo 59' 23 – Delgado 24 – Borjas 28 – Oseguera 38 – Benavídez Substitutes 19 – López 59' 16 – Zalazar 59' 5 – Flores 78' Coach (URU) García |
Stadium: Estadio Humberto Micheletti Referee: Óscar Moncada |
21 April 2018 Playoffs | Real España | 0–0 | Honduras Progreso | San Pedro Sula |
19:00 | Starting IX (GK) Hernández – 1 Velásquez – 4 46' Martínez – 10 67' Vargas – 15 Zalazar – 16 Claros – 17 López – 19 Delgado – 23 Borjas – 24 Oseguera – 28 74' Benavídez – 38 Substitutues 46' Tejeda – 13 67' Arévalo – 20 74' Altamirano – 14 Coach García (URU) |
Report | Starting IX 22 – Licona (GK) 4 – Ettienne 6 – Delgado 7 – López 10 – Morales 68' 12 – Acevedo 20 – León 81' 21 – Smith 23 – Mencía 24 – Gutiérrez 31 – Sánchez Substitutes 8 – Cardona 68' 11 – Elvir 81' Coach (COL) Londoño |
Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Referee: Armando Castro |
- Real España 1–1 Honduras Progreso on aggregate. Real España advanced on regular season record.
28 April 2018 Semifinals | Real España | 0–1 | Marathón | San Pedro Sula |
19:00 | Starting IX (GK) Hernández – 1 Velásquez – 4 Tejeda – 13 Vargas – 15 Zalazar – 16 67' Claros – 17 López – 19 73' Borjas – 24 Oseguera – 28 Benavídez – 38 56' Quiroz – 45 Substitutes 53' Martínez – 10 67' Delgado – 23 73' Flores – 5 Coach García (URU) |
Report | 50' Arboleda Starting IX 25 – Torres (GK) 3 – Córdova 6 – Suazo 8 – Lacayo 15 – Espinoza 77' 16 – Banegas 23 – Leverón 24 – Lahera 56' 27 – Arboleda 29 – Johnson 38 – Martínez 67' Substitutes 2 – Bernárdez 56' 17 – Fuentes 67' 7 – Rodríguez 77' Coach (ARG) Vargas |
Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Attendance: 7,563 Referee: Melvin Matamoros |
5 May 2018 Semifinals | Marathón | 2–1 | Real España | San Pedro Sula |
15:00 | Leverón 4' (pen.) Lahera 50' Starting XI (GK) Torres – 25 Córdova – 3 Suazo – 6 Lacayo – 8 52' Espinoza – 15 Banegas – 16 Leverón – 23 50' Lahera – 24 Arboleda – 27 Johnson – 29 62' Martínez – 38 Substitutes 50' Bernárdez – 2 52' Villanueva – 49 62' Fuentes – 17 Coach Vargas (ARG) |
Report | 89' (pen.) Martínez Starting XI 1 – Hernández (GK) 4 – Velásquez 10 – Martínez 13 – Tejeda 15 – Vargas 46' 16 – Zalazar 65' 19 – López 23 – Delgado 28 – Oseguera 38 – Benavídez 44 – Barahona 46' Substitutes 20 – Arévalo 46' 37 – Guevara 46' 14 – Altamirano 65' Coach (URU) García |
Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal Attendance: 5,545 Referee: Héctor Rodríguez |
- Marathón won 3–1 on aggregate.
29 April 2018 Semifinals | Olimpia | 0–0 | Motagua | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Starting IX (GK) Escober – 28 Álvarez – 2 Ovalle – 4 Alvarado – 5 78' Martínez – 12 Paz – 17 72' Salas – 26 G. Mejía – 29 J. Palacios – 30 Chirinos – 33 83' Gómez – 55 Substitutes 72' W. Palacios – 8 78' Costly – 13 83' C. Mejía – 7 Coach Espinoza (HON) |
Report | Starting IX 19 – Rougier (GK) 2 – Montes 3 – Figueroa 6 – Mayorquín 7 – Discua 75' 9 – Castillo 10 – Andino 83' 12 – Santos 16 – Castellanos 17 – Maldonado 27 – Crisanto Substitutes 14 – Mayenfisch 75' 22 – Estupiñán 83' Coach (ARG) Vásquez |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Saíd Martínez |
6 May 2018 Semifinals | Motagua | 1–1 | Olimpia | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Martínez 76' Starting XI (GK) Rougier – 19 72' Montes – 2 Figueroa – 3 46' Mayorquín – 6 Discua – 7 Castillo – 9 Andino – 10 46' Santos – 12 Castellanos – 16 W. Crisanto – 18 F. Crisanto – 27 Substitutes 46' Elvir – 24 46' Martínez – 8 72' Estupiñán – 22 Coach Vásquez (ARG) |
Report | 39' Costly Starting IX 28 – Escober (GK) 2 – Álvarez 4 – Ovalle 5 – Alvarado 7 – Mejía 12 – Martínez 71' 13 – Costly 16 – Rodas 17 – Paz 30 – J. Palacios 33 – Chirinos 66' Substitutes 6 – Castillo 66' 8 – W. Palacios 71' Coach(HON) Espinoza |
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Óscar Moncada |
- Motagua 1–1 Olimpia on aggregate. Motagua advanced on regular season record.
13 May 2018 Final | Motagua | 1–1 | Marathón | Tegucigalpa |
16:00 | Discua 27' | Report | 41' Martínez | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Melvin Matamoros |
19 May 2018 Final | Marathón | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Motagua | San Pedro Sula |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Yankel Rosenthal | ||
Penalties | ||||
Leverón Banegas Vargas Suazo Rodríguez Johnson |
Crisanto Montes Martínez Pereira Elvir Mayorquín |
- Marathón 1–1 Motagua on aggregate. Marathón won 5–4 on penalty shoot-outs.
Top goalscorers
[edit]The top goalscorer was determined by the addition of goals of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
- As of 19 May 2018
- 24 goals:
- 23 goals:
- 14 goals:
- 12 goals:
- 11 goals:
- 10 goals:
- 9 goals:
- 8 goals:
- 7 goals:
- 6 goals:
- 5 goals:
- 4 goals:
- Román Valencia (UPNFM)
- Edder Delgado (Real España)
- Jorge Benguché (Olimpia / UPNFM)
- Juan Rodríguez (Marathón)
- Johnny Leverón (Marathón)
- Jorge Cardona (Honduras Progreso)
- John Suazo (Marathón)
- Brayan Ramírez (Juticalpa)
- Jhow Benavídez (Real España)
- Henry Romero (Marathón)
- Júnior Padilla (UPNFM)
- Wilmer Crisanto (Motagua)
- Rundell Winchester (Platense)
- 3 goals:
- Shannon Welcome (Real Sociedad)
- James Cabezas (Juticalpa)
- Roberto Riascos (Real Sociedad)
- Arnold Meléndez (UPNFM)
- Akeem Roach (Vida)
- Joshua Nieto (Platense)
- Pedro Mencía (Honduras Progreso)
- Carlos Discua (Motagua)
- Marlon Ramírez (Juticalpa)
- Alexander López (Olimpia)
- Cristian Cálix (Marathón)
- Bryan Martínez (Marathón)
- 2 goals:
- Claudio Cardozo (Real España)
- Omar Elvir (Motagua)
- Ever Alvarado (Olimpia)
- Ronald Montoya (UPNFM)
- César Guillén (Vida)
- Kervin Arriaga (Platense)
- Juan Montes (Motagua)
- Jesús Canales (Olimpia)
- Reinieri Mayorquín (Motagua)
- Luis Palma (Vida)
- Luis Lobo (Platense)
- Carlos Róchez (UPNFM)
- Kevin Álvarez (Olimpia)
- Chestyn Onofre (Honduras Progreso / Vida)
- Bryan Johnson (H. Progreso / Marathón)
- Kevin López (Motagua)
- André Ettienne (Honduras Progreso)
- Edwin León (Honduras Progreso)
- Henry Martínez (Honduras Progreso)
- Rossel Cacho (Real Sociedad)
- Bayron Méndez (Olimpia / Platense)
- Ian Osorio (Platense)
- Allan Banegas (Marathón)
- Jeancarlo Vargas (Platense)
- Michael Osorio (Vida)
- Allans Vargas (Real España)
- Carlos Mejía (Olimpia)
- 1 goal:
- Óscar Salas (Olimpia)
- Patrick Palacios (Real España)
- Pastor Martínez (Honduras Progreso)
- Kendrick Cárcamo (Real Sociedad)
- Pablo Arzú (Real Sociedad)
- Fabián Castillo (Platense)
- Esdras Padilla (Juticalpa)
- Richard Rodríguez (Vida)
- Carlos Palacios (Vida)
- Mario Berríos (Marathón)
- César Oseguera (Real España)
- Nixon Duarte (Juticalpa)
- Lázaro Yánez (UPNFM)
- Javier Portillo (Vida)
- Luis Castro (Platense)
- José Reyes (Olimpia)
- Édgar Álvarez (Platense)
- Secundino Martínez (Real Sociedad)
- Henry Figueroa (Motagua)
- Joshua Vargas (Marathón)
- José Tobías (Olimpia)
- Frédixon Elvir (Honduras Progreso)
- Mario Flores (Real Sociedad)
- Clinton Arzú (UPNFM)
- José Arévalo (Real España)
- Hermes Castillo (UPNFM)
- Cholby Martínez (Platense)
- Kevin Caminos (Honduras Progreso)
- Robbie Matute (Real Sociedad)
- Rigoberto Padilla (UPNFM)
- Sergio Peña (Real Sociedad)
- Nissi Sauceda (UPNFM)
- Maycol Montero (UPNFM)
- José Murillo (Juticalpa)
- Miguel Flores (Vida)
- Juan Delgado (Honduras Progreso)
- Erick Andino (Motagua)
- Enuar Salgado (Real Sociedad)
- Brayan García (Vida)
- Mariano Acevedo (Honduras Progreso)
- Brayan Figueroa (Platense)
- Roby Norales (Platense)
- Marvin Bernárdez (Vida)
- Óliver Morazán (Juticalpa)
- Marcelo Pereira (Motagua)
- Dílmer Gutiérrez (Real Sociedad)
- Gerson Rodas (Olimpia)
- Elder Torres (Vida)
- Aldo Oviedo (Juticalpa)
- Eduardo Martínez (Real España)
- Malik St. Prix (Vida)
- 1 own goal:
- Michael Osorio (Vida)
- Omar Elvir (Motagua)
- José Quiroz (Real España)
- Wilfredo Barahona (Real España)
- Jeffri Flores (Platense)
- Bryan Bernárdez (Marathón)
- Luis Castro (Platense)
- Marcos Martínez (Platense)
- Justin Arboleda (Marathón)
- Roy Smith (Honduras Progreso)
- Luis Lobo (Platense)
- Getsel Montes (Real España)
- Sergio Peña (Real Sociedad)
- Juan Montes (Motagua)
- Hilder Colón (Juticalpa)
Aggregate table
[edit]Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 15 April 2018, C.D. Real Sociedad and Platense F.C. faced in the last round. Coincidentally, these were the only two clubs at this point involved with relegation risks. Platense won 0–1 at Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón and thus sending Real Sociedad to Liga de Ascenso.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marathón | 36 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 71 | 2019 CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | Motagua | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 60 | 38 | +22 | 67 | 2018 CONCACAF League |
3 | Olimpia | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 64 | |
4 | Real España | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 57 | 2018 CONCACAF League |
5 | Juticalpa | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 64 | 62 | +2 | 45 | |
6 | Vida | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 42 | |
7 | UPNFM | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 42 | |
8 | Platense | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 64 | −22 | 41 | |
9 | Honduras Progreso | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 48 | 67 | −19 | 39 | |
10 | Real Sociedad | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 35 | Relegation to Liga de Ascenso |
Awards
[edit]The 2017–18 season awards were published on 24 September 2018 as follows:
- Goalkeeper of the year: Jonathan Rougier (F.C. Motagua)
- Coach of the year: Héctor Vargas (C.D. Marathón)
- Top goalscorer: Justin Arboleda (C.D. Marathón)
- MVP: Carlos Sánchez (C.D. Honduras Progreso)
- Rookie of the year: Carlos Mejía (C.D.S. Vida)
- Referee of the year: Óscar Moncada
- Best reserves coach: Francisco Pavón (C.D.S. Vida)
- Reserves goalscorer: Foslyn Grant (F.C. Motagua)
Controversies
[edit]- In August 2017, former Real C.D. España player Javier Portillo sued the club due to a non-paid contract expiring in 2018. Portillo was sacked in October 2016 for unsporting conduct and passed over the agreement.[14] The National Football Arbitration Court (TNAF) determined that the club must comply with the contract and pay Portillo the sum of L.1,050,000.00 before the start of the Apertura tournament.[15] On 5 August 2017, Real España played their first game of the season defeating Platense F.C. at Estadio Francisco Morazán. A few hours prior, the club had issued a non-negotiable check payable to TNAF and not to Portillo as the verdict demanded. As a result, and according to the league's disciplinary codes,[16] these breaches are penalized with the deduction of points until the debt is condoned, or even relegation to a lower tier. On 10 August 2017, Fuad Abufele, president of Real España, threatened to withdraw from the league if any points are deducted.[17] A week later, Real España did finally issue the check payable to Portillo and the Appeal Commission decided not to deduct any points from Real España, thus contradicting their own regulations.[18] Real España, however, is willing to take the case further to FIFA.[19]
- Due to a referee's strike who were demanding an increase in their salary, the entire week 3 in the Apertura tournament was suspended and had to be rescheduled.[20] The tournament was resumed on week 4 and due to the tight schedule, the pending games were played during a FIFA International Match Calendar.
- On weeks 7 and 12, C.D. Marathón's defender Caue Fernandes injured Carlo Costly against Club Deportivo Olimpia and Eddie Hernández against F.C. Motagua respectively. Both injuries included serious fractures which had left both players out of competition for several weeks and consequently missing important World Cup qualifying matches. In both occasions, Costly strongly criticized Fernandes for his actions calling him a #pig on his Twitter account.[21]
- Real C.D. España lost their fifth consecutive game in week 14 against last placed Platense F.C. Due to the poor results, president Fuad Abufele publicly threatened the players by revealing that their salary was partially frozen. Additionally, he stated that if the team doesn't react on time, their players might have bitter Christmas.[22]
- During the elaboration of the Clausura schedule on 9 December 2017, both F.C. Motagua and Lobos UPNFM elected to move some of their home games to Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse in Choluteca, the further south stadium in Honduras. This wasn't seen with good eyes by northern clubs such as C.D.S. Vida and C.D. Real Sociedad claiming the distance they have to travel to get there.
- During the Apertura postseason, Allan Pineda, director of the Regional Commission of Discipline, was strongly criticized by the media and specially by F.C. Motagua's foremen, due to his inconsistency when interpreting and enforcing the law. Right before the semifinals, the entity penalized Club Deportivo Olimpia's midfielder Alexander López for one game only due to his violent conduct and a straight red card in a playoff game against Lobos UPNFM. López complied and was eligible to play against Motagua in the semifinals. However, the controversy arose when back in November UPNFM's midfielder Mayron Flores was given two games of suspension for exactly the same actions during a regular season match, consequently missing action against Olimpia in the playoffs. Pineda is known for being an Olimpia's supporter.[23]
- On 13 December 2017, Real C.D. España and C.D. Marathón were playing for the first leg of the Apertura semifinals. In the 71st minute, the referee Armando Castro called a non-existing penalty for Real España. Due to the controversial decision the Marathón's barra brava invaded the pitch and started trowing rocks at the referees and policemen. Real España's fans followed and tried to confront their rival's counterpart creating a chaos which ended up in the release of tear gas bombs. The game was suspended and was finally resumed eight days later on 21 December. The final 19 minutes of play were restarted with the penalty called one week prior in what was known as the longest match ever played in Honduras.
- Prior the beginning of the Clausura tournament, five clubs (C.D. Honduras Progreso, C.D. Marathón, Platense F.C., C.D. Real Sociedad and C.D.S. Vida) which represents 50% of the league, declared themselves financially inoperative and unwilling to start the competition unless the league or the government provides them with at least L.4,000,000 to each team to help them heal some debts. Ironically, most of these clubs made notorious signings during the off-season. In the end, the league managed to obtain a loan for a fraction of the amount originally requested. Consequently, the entire schedule was postponed for one week.[24]
- On week 4 of the Clausura tournament, Lobos UPNFM traveled to Tocoa to play against C.D. Real Sociedad. The visiting team claimed that the away locker rooms didn't meet the basic requirements for a professional competition. Coach Salomón Nazar complained that the dressing rooms didn't have water for his players to take showers after the match, having to do so outdoors with buckets.[25] In addition to that, the field itself presented evident deterioration due to the constant rainfall before and during the game. A great percentage of the field was covered in water and some sections even showed absence of grass, implying a great risk to the player's integrity. After a series of complains by the affected visiting teams and reporters, the owners of Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón banned the access to the media.[26]
- On 10 March, F.C. Motagua's forward Román Castillo scored his 73rd goal with his club. Some media, statistic experts and historians claim that former player Ángel Obando scored 77 goals with Motagua between 1974 and 1986 and he has been the club's top-goalscorer for over 40 years. However, Motagua published on their social accounts their own list where Obando appears at the top of the list but with 73 goals only. If the club's numbers are correct, Castillo was now sharing the record along with Obando. The league was consulted by a local newspaper about the controversy to clarify this and to have an official version. Nevertheless, the league refused to publish their version unless the club inquires it in writing.[27]
- In less than a week, Real C.D. España's executives were involved in two controversial discussions with their C.D. Marathón's and F.C. Motagua's counterparts. On week 14 of the Clausura tournament, Real España's forward Domingo Zalazar was roughly injured by Marathón's defender Bryan Johnson. Real España accused Marathón players for their supposedly deliberately actions to harm their rivals. Ronlin Peña, the sport manager of Marathón, called Real España's front-men short minded. Some Real España fans even showed up to Marathón's headquarters threatening Johnson. That same week, during the Honduran Superclásico between Motagua and Club Deportivo Olimpia, a riot occurred outside the stadium resulting in one dead, several injured and more detained.[28] Real España's president Elías Burbara posted on his Twitter account that he hoped for a punishment to the Tegucigalpa's clubs like the one they received last season for similar incidents. Motagua's president Pedro Atala replied saying that they usually never interfere into other's business and don't wish harm to their competitors.[29]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Primicia: Héctor Vargas, nuevo DT del Marathón en reemplazo de Keosseián – 6 June 2017
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Héctor Castellón, nuevo entrenador del Vida – 7 June 2017
- ^ LaTribuna.hn – Carlos “Carlón” Martínez nuevo técnico de Real Sociedad – 26 June 2017
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Nerlin Membreño reemplaza al Wilmer Cruz en el Honduras Progreso – 5 September 2017
- ^ "Entrenador del Platense, segundo destituido en lo que va del torneo Apertura". Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Martín "Tato" García nuevo entrenador del Real España". D10.com.py. D10. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Ramón Maradiaga es el nuevo entrenador del Juticalpa". RadioHRN.hn. Radio HRN. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ LNPhn.com – Calendario de Juegos Primera Vuelta Campeonato de Apertura 2017-2018 Archived 2017-10-26 at the Wayback Machine – 14 July 2017
- ^ DiarioMas.hn – Árbitros de Honduras se van a huelga – 18 August 2017
- ^ "¡Ta-ta! ¡Ta-ta!!!! Platense le remonta a un Motagua superior pero demasiado confiado". El Heraldo. El Heraldo. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Marathon a semifinales al vencer a Olimpia en Honduras". EcoDiario.es. El Economista. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Clásico capitalino suspendido porque no hay garantías de seguridad". ElPaís.hn. El País. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Javier Portillo queda fuera del Real España – 11 October 2017
- ^ Diez.hn – Real España pagará deuda de más de un millón de lempiras a Javier Portillo – 4 August 2017
- ^ LNPhn.com – CODIGO DISCIPLINARIO DE LA FEDERACION NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE FUTBOL – July 2011
- ^ Tiempo.hn – El Real España amenaza a la Liga Nacional si les quitan puntos – 10 August 2017
- ^ ElPaís.hn – Real España solventa en tiempo y forma deuda con Javier Portillo – 14 August 2017
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Fuad Abufele a Javier Portillo: "Le aconsejo que no se coma ese dinero" – 10 August 2017
- ^ RadioAmericaHN.net – Suspendida jornada de primera división en Honduras por huelga de árbitros – 20 August 2017
- ^ "Carlo Costly arremete contra Caue Fernandes, tras lesionar a Eddie Hernández". ElHeraldo.hn. El Heraldo. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Jugadores del España podrían pasar una amarga navidad". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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- ^ "OFICIAL: Torneo Clausura inicia el 20 de enero". DiarioMas.hn. Diario Mas. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ^ "¡Penoso! Jugadores de la UPN tuvieron que bañarse afuera de los camerinos en Tocoa". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Tocoa tiene club de primera pero con cancha de tercera". LaTribuna.hn. La Tribuna. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Motagua debe solicitar a la Liga Nacional registro de goles de 'Toño' Obando". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Muere aficionado tras el juego entre Motagua y Olimpia". ElUniversal.com.mx. El Universal. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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