1996–97 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional 1996–97 31 August 1996–29 June 1997 Olimpia (13th) CONCACAF Champions' Cup OlimpiaPlatense Costa (13) 314 149 MOT 7–2 IND 6 April 1997 MAR 0–3 RES 11 January 1997 MOT 7–2 IND 6 April 1997 1995–96 1997–98 29 June 1997 The 1996–97 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 31st edition of the Honduran Liga Nacional. The format of the tournament remained the same as the previous season. Club Deportivo Olimpia won the titleRSSSF.com – Honduras 1996/97 – 11 December 2009 after defeating C.D. Platense in the finals. Both teams qualified to the 1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. This was the last long-season tournament before the introduction of the Apertura and Clausura format. 1996–97 teams Independiente Villela Marathón Motagua Olimpia Platense Real España Real Maya Universidad (promoted) Victoria Vida Regular season Standings main WDL QR OLI Olimpia VIC Victoria PLA Platense MOT Motagua MAR Marathón RES Real España UNI Universidad VID Vida MAY Real Maya IND Independiente Villela 15 6 6 40 25 13 8 6 35 24 13 8 6 28 20 11 9 7 37 25 10 7 10 31 29 8 10 9 24 24 6 10 11 17 27 7 7 13 21 33 5 11 11 20 27 5 8 14 24 43 #D0F0C0 Qualified to the Final QF #E8FFD8 Qualified to the Final round QFR QFR QFR QFR QFR #FFCCCC No relegation for this season NR 6 April 1997 Results (Rounds 1–18) main FBR grey IND MAR MOT OLI PLA RES MAY UNI VIC VID Independiente Villela 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 Marathón 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 0–3 0–0 4–0 1–3 2–1 Motagua 4–1 2–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 Olimpia 5–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–5 2–1 Platense 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 Real España 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 Real Maya 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–2 Universidad 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 Victoria 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 Vida 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 complete RSSSF.com Marathón–Olimpia abandoned at '70 (1–2). Result stood. Results (Rounds 19–27) main FBR grey IND MAR MOT OLI PLA RES MAY UNI VIC VID Independiente Villela 0–3 null 1–3 1–1 null 4–1 null null 1–2 Marathón null null 2–3 null null null 1–0 0–0 null Motagua 7–2 1–0 null null null 1–1 2–0 0–2 null Olimpia null null 0–0 null 2–0 2–1 null null 1–0 Platense null 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–1 null null null 2–0 Real España 2–2 0–0 0–1 null null 1–0 1–1 null null Real Maya null 3–1 null null 0–1 null 0–0 2–0 1–1 Universidad 1–1 null null 2–2 1–1 null null 1–0 null Victoria 1–0 null null 1–0 3–0 2–1 null null 1–2 Vida null 1–3 0–2 null null 1–0 null 1–0 null complete RSSSF.com Final round Hexagonal 1st leg 3 May 1997 Real España 1–1 Olimpia San Pedro Sula, Cortés Estadio Francisco Morazán Y 2nd leg 11 May 1997 Olimpia 1–2 Real España Caballero Mariano Mendieta Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Y Real España won 3–2 on aggregated. 1st leg 3 May 1997 Marathón 2–0 Victoria San Pedro Sula, Cortés Estadio Francisco Morazán Y 2nd leg 10 May 1997 Victoria 2–0 Marathón La Ceiba, Atlántida Estadio Nilmo Edwards Y Victoria 2–2 Marathón on aggregated. Victoria advanced on better Regular season record. 1st leg 4 May 1997 Motagua 2–2 Platense Costa Soares Fernández Duarte Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Y 2nd leg 11 May 1997 Platense 2–1 Motagua Cárcamo Puerto Cortés, Cortés Estadio Excélsior Y Platense won 4–3 on aggregated. Triangular main WDL QR PLA Platense VIC Victoria RES Real España 3 0 1 8 3 2 1 1 5 6 0 1 3 3 7 #D0F0C0 Qualified to the Final QF 11 June 1997 16 May 1997 Real España 1–1 Victoria San Pedro Sula, Cortés Estadio Francisco Morazán Y 24 May 1997 Victoria 1–0 Platense La Ceiba, Atlántida Estadio Nilmo Edwards Y 1 June 1997 Platense 3–1 Real España Puerto Cortés, Cortés Estadio Excélsior Y 4 June 1997 Victoria 2–1 Real España Martínez Naif Gómez La Ceiba, Atlántida Estadio Nilmo Edwards Y 8 June 1997 Platense 4–1 Victoria Puerto Cortés, Cortés Estadio Excélsior Y 11 June 1997 Real España 0–1 Platense San Pedro Sula, Cortés Estadio Francisco Morazán Y Final 1st leg 22 June 1997 Platense 1–1 Olimpia Cárcamo 90 17 Williams Puerto Cortés, Cortés Estadio Excélsior Y 2nd leg 29 June 1997 Olimpia 3–0 Platense Flores 10Velásquez 25 62 Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Y Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregated. Top scorer BRA Denilson Costa (Motagua) with 13 goals Squads Independiente Villela HON José Lino Casildo HON Walter "Gualala" Trejo HON Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda HON Mauricio Edgardo Figueroa HON José Ulloa Villatoro HON Oscar "Pando" Gómez URU Washington Leonardo Rodríguez HON Edgardo Emilson Soto Fajardo ARG Sandro Andreani HON Alex Roberto Bailey Marathón HON Dangelo Daltino Bautista HON Luis Orlando "El Chinito" Reyes HON Ciro Paulino "Palic" Castillo HON Bayron Suazo HON Behiker Bustillo HON Jorge Ferdín BRA Jose Christiano Pinheiro de Araujo BRA Marco da Silva HON Edwin Alexander Medina HON Pompilio Cacho Valerio BRA Octavio Santana HON Luis Perdomo BRA Jurandir de Jesús Damacena Motagua HON Elvis Misael Castellanos BRA Denilson Costa de Oliveira HON Juan Carlos Raudales HON Dangelo Bautista HON Javier Padilla HON Fabricio "Amapala" Pérez HON Aron Hernández HON Henan Centeno HON Edgar Sierra Puerto HON Oscar "olanchano" Duarte HON Oscar "Chicano" Lagos HON Ramon Romero "Romerito" BRA Francisco Soares de Souza Olimpia HON Eugenio Dolmo Flores ARG Carlos Enrique Prono HON Jorge Samuel Caballero HON Rudy Alberto Williams HON Norberto Martínez HON Nahúm Espinoza Zerón URU Álvaro Roberto Izquierdo HON Marlon "Pitufo" Hernández HON Wilmer Peralta HON Gregorio Serrano HON Merlyn Membreño HON Nahamán González HON Wilmer Neal "Matador" Velásquez HON Alex Pineda Chacón HON Eduardo Arriola HON Christian Santamaría Platense HON Rodolfo Vargas PAN Ricardo James HON Oscar René Contreras HON Alexander "Araña" Clark PAN José Anthony Torres HON Rony Morales HON Julio César "Rambo" León HON José Luis Piota HON Wilmer Sandoval HON Dennis Centeno HON Antonio "Aguja" Laing HON Luis Perdomo HON Robel Bernárdez ARG Miguel Fernández HON Marco Antonio Mejía HON Dodsin Díaz HON Reynaldo Clavasquín HON Alexis Iván Duarte HON Juan Manuel Cárcamo HON Roberto Bernárdez HON Jorge Arita Neals ARG Carlos González HON Abel Rodríguez HON Alex Geovany Ávila HON Edgar Álvarez HON Alex Alaniz Real España HON Wilmer Enrique "Supermán" Cruz HON José Mauricio "Guicho" Fúnez Barrientos HON Gustavo Adolfo Gallegos HON Víctor Martín Castro HON Miguel Angel "Gallo" Mariano HON Camilo Bonilla Paz URU Washington Leonardo "Piojo" Hernández HON Milton "Chocolate" Flores HON Marco Vinicio "Chacal" Ortega HON Marlon Javier Monge HON Edward "Güicho" Barahona HON Edgar Antonio Figueroa Real Maya HON Nelson Rolando Rosales HON Edgardo Geovany "Yura" Róchez HON Juan Fernando Palacios HON Luis Lagos HON David Cárcamo HON Lenin Suarez HON Alex Güity HON Reynaldo Sanson HON Gerardo Andino HON Neptalí Funez HON Erick "Misquito" Brown HON Gerard Gordon HON Hector Amaya HON Nelson Palomo HON Leroy Wood Universidad HON Marvin "Mango" Henríquez HON Marco Antonio Anariba HON Juan Alberto Flores Maradiaga HON Marco Antonio Lagos HON Troy Anderson HON Danery Berrios HON Enrique Espinoza URU Omar Vidal HON Rony Zelaya HON Juan Jose Craniotis HON Jorge "Avioneta" Martinez HON Javier Flores HON Wilberto Maradiaga HON Eduardo Sosa HON M Sosa Victoria HON Raúl Martínez Sambulá PAN Percival Piggott HON Renán "Chimbo" Aguilera HON Henan Funez HON Jorge Ernesto Pineda HON Juan Pablo Centeno HON Javier Martínez HON Miguel Arcángel Güity HON Erick Fu HON Jose Garcia HON Geovanny Alarcón ARG Alejandro Naif ARG Juan Carlos Suárez HON Renan Bengoché Vida HON Carlos Roberto Padilla HON Carlos Matamoros HON Franklin Walter HON Rossel Cacho PAR Irineo Núñez HON Carlos Alvarado HON Pastor Martinez HON Fernando Dolmo HON Nigel Zuniga HON Mauro "La Pica" Rivas HON Raul Dolmo HON Carlos "Monchin" Rodríguez HON Dennis Piedy HON Clayd Lester Marson HON Walter Argueta HON René Arturo David "Pupa" Martínez Controversies On 12 October 1996, during a week 7 match between C.D. Marathón and Club Deportivo Olimpia, then Marathón's president José Yacamán ordered his team to quit the game as he claimed that they were being targeted by referee Arturo Tábora with controversial calls. The game was not resumed and the result stood 1–2 to Olimpia.RadioHouse.hn – CASOS INSÓLITOS DEL FÚTBOL HONDUREÑO – 13 October 2016 In the last round, C.D. Motagua defeated Independiente Villela at Tegucigalpa with a 7–2 score. This game sentenced Independiente to certain relegation. However, the Chorizeros protested that Motagua had included defender Júnior Izaguirre in its lineup. Izaguirre, who was on the bench that day, saw a red card in a reserves game a week prior. In order to avoid further conflicts, the league decided to abolish relegation and invited Independiente to play in the 1997–98 season. References Category:Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras seasons Category:1996–97 in Honduran football Honduras