2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional

The 2012–13 football season was the 47th Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. The season was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 61st and 62nd national champions. The campaign began on 28 July 2012, and ended in May 2013. Club Deportivo Olimpia was the reigning champions after winning in 2011–12. == 2012–13 teams == On 3 June 2012, C.D. Real Sociedad obtained the promotion to the Liga Nacional as winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso. Platense F.C. which had been relegated last season, bought C.D. Necaxa's franchise and will play in first division. == Apertura == The fixtures for the Apertura tournament were announced on 4 July; with the results Real C.D. España 1–0 C.D. Real Sociedad and Atlético Choloma 4–2 C.D.S. Vida, the tournament opened fire on 28 July. On rounds 2 and 3, Vida included midfielder Luis Jaramillo on their lineups despite being ineligible to play; on 12 September, the Northern Disciplinary Commission made the decision to award both matches to Real España and Victoria 3–0. On 28 October, Club Deportivo Olimpia became the first team to secure a spot for the postseason, after defeating Platense F.C. 0–1 at Estadio Excélsior in Puerto Cortés. C.D. Victoria also qualified along Olimpia directly to the semifinals finishing second. On the other hand, C.D. Motagua–Real España and C.D. Marathón–Atlético Choloma had to play a playoff round. The semifinal encounters were settled on 21 November, as Motagua and Atlético Choloma defeated Real España and Marathón respectively. Motagua crushed Real España with a 7–3 on aggregate. Meanwhile, Atlético Choloma dispatched Marathón after a 2–2 aggregated score but with more away goals scored. Once in the semifinals, Olimpia got rid of Atlético Choloma with a 2–1 aggregate, meanwhile Victoria and Motagua finished with a 3–3 global score, however, Victoria advanced thanks to a better regular season finish over Motagua. With their success in the semifinals, Olimpia and Victoria re-encountered each other in a final for the third time in history, having won one each in the previous two. The first match in La Ceiba ended with a scoreless tie; but in the second leg, Olimpia had no mercy over Victoria and won its third consecutive title with an overwhelming 4–0. === Regular season === ==== Standings ==== ==== Results ==== As of 11 November 2012 Originally Vida 1–0 Real España and Victoria 1–2 Vida. Due to the illegal participation of Vida's midfielder Luis Jaramillo in both matches, Real España and Victoria were granted each a 3–0 win. === Final round === ==== Second round ==== ===== Motagua vs Real España ===== Motagua won 7–3 on aggregate score. ===== Marathón vs Atlético Choloma ===== Marathón 2–2 Atlético Choloma on aggregate score; Atlético Choloma advanced on away goals. ==== Semifinals ==== ===== Olimpia vs Atlético Choloma ===== Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score. ===== Victoria vs Motagua ===== Victoria 3–3 Motagua on aggregate score. Victoria advanced on better regular season performance. ==== Final ==== ===== Olimpia vs Victoria ===== Olimpia won 4–0 on aggregate score. === Top goalscorers === As of 16 December 2012 10 goals: 8 goals: 7 goals: 5 goals: 4 goals: 3 goals: 2 goals: 1 goal: 1 own goal: == Clausura == The Clausura tournament started on 19 January 2013, the first game was played between locals C.D. Marathón and Platense F.C. at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal. The regular season ended on 20 April 2013. C.D. Olimpia and C.D. Real Sociedad qualified directly to the semifinals after finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. The playoffs were paired with C.D. Victoria facing Deportes Savio and Marathón vs Platense. === Regular season === ==== Standings ==== ==== Results ==== As of 20 April 2013 === Final round === ==== Second round ==== ===== Victoria vs Deportes Savio ===== Victoria won 3–2 on aggregate score. ===== Marathón vs Platense ===== Platense won 4–2 on aggregate score. ==== Semifinals ==== ===== Olimpia vs Platense ===== Olimpia 0–0 Platense on aggregate score; Olimpia advanced on better regular season performance. ===== Real Sociedad vs Victoria ===== Real Sociedad won 5–2 on aggregate score. ==== Final ==== ===== Olimpia vs Real Sociedad ===== Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score. === Top goalscorers === As of 19 May 2013 12 goals: 11 goals: 9 goals: 6 goals: 5 goals: 4 goals: 3 goals: 2 goals: 1 goal: 1 own goal: == Aggregate table == Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 20 April 2013, Atlético Choloma was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after reaching 38 points, two less than C.D.S. Vida. == References == == External links == Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (Official website)