2011–12 Honduran Liga Nacional

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Liga Nacional
Season2011–12
ChampionsApertura:
Olimpia
Clausura:
Olimpia
RelegatedPlatense
Champions LeagueOlimpia
Marathón
Matches played180
Goals scored441 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Cardozo (15)
Clausura:
Torlacoff (9)
Biggest home winOlimpia 7–2 Deportes Savio
(21 March 2012)
Biggest away winDeportes Savio 2–5 Real España
(4 March 2012)
Highest scoringOlimpia 7–2 Deportes Savio
(21 March 2012)
Longest unbeaten runMotagua (23)
Longest losing runNecaxa (5)

The 2011–12 season in Honduran Liga Nacional was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 59th and 60th champions in the history of the league. It also provided two berths for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. The Apertura tournament was played in the second half of 2011, while the Clausura was played in the first half of 2012. A new change in the system was used for this season; unlike previous years, 6 teams qualified to the final round, matching team 3rd vs team 6th and team 4th vs team 5th, those who advanced played the semifinals against 1st and 2nd.[1]

2011–12 teams[edit]

On 18 June 2011, Atlético Choloma obtained promotion to the 2011–12 season and replaced Hispano F.C.[2]

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Location of teams in 2011–12 season


Apertura[edit]

The Apertura tournament was scheduled to be played from August to December 2011. The regular-season fixture was announced on 21 July 2011 and as with the previous season C.D.S. Vida and Real C.D. España played the inaugural match on 6 August in La Ceiba, ending in a 1–1 draw.[3][4][5] In round 14, C.D. Marathón defeated Real España 2–0 in the Clásico Sampedrano and ensured its participation in the final round reaching 27 points; meanwhile, Real España qualified to the postseason in Round 15, thanks to its 2–0 home victory over Atlético Choloma. On 6 November, Club Deportivo Olimpia defeated Marathón 1–0 at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino and became the third club to guarantee a spot in the final round.[6] After round 17, Real España and Marathón had not only qualified to the final round but ensured their participation in the semifinals;[7] also Vida and Deportes Savio got in the postseason after their draws against Olimpia and Real España respectively. Round 17 also defined the elimination of Atlético Choloma.[8] And in the very last round, C.D. Necaxa became the last team to advance to the postseason by defeating Olimpia 0–1 at Tegucigalpa.[9] C.D. Motagua, C.D. Platense and C.D. Victoria were eliminated.

Deportes Savio and Necaxa, two teams which had never qualified to a postseason before, made it to the second round. The brackets paired Olimpia (3rd) versus Necaxa (6th) and Vida (4th) versus Deportes Savio (5th). Olimpia got the ticket to the semifinals with a 2–1 victory over Necaxa;[10] meanwhile the series between Vida and Deportes Savio was decided in a coin flipping,[11] due to a 3–3 aggregated score; both teams were also tied in the regular season with a 2–0 home win by each side; Vida advanced after the draw performed by the league's board of directors on 27 November 2011.[12]

Once in the semifinals, Real España got rid of Vida with a 5–1 aggregated score[13] and played the final against Olimpia, who eliminated Marathón for the second consecutive time in a semifinal series. On 17 December 2011, Olimpia obtained its 24th league title after defeating Real España with a 3–0 aggregate score; midfielder Carlos Will Mejía was the hero of the series scoring all three goals.[14]

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real España 18 9 7 2 25 13 +12 34 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Marathón 18 9 4 5 32 19 +13 31
3 Olimpia 18 7 5 6 16 11 +5 26 Qualification to the Second round
4 Vida 18 7 5 6 19 21 −2 26
5 Deportes Savio 18 6 6 6 22 25 −3 24
6 Necaxa 18 6 5 7 16 20 −4 23
7 Motagua 18 6 4 8 20 19 +1 22
8 Platense 18 6 3 9 14 23 −9 21
9 Victoria 18 5 4 9 21 25 −4 19
10 Atlético Choloma 18 3 9 6 18 27 −9 18
Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2011. Source: [citation needed]

Results[edit]

As of 19 November 2011
Home \ Away ACH SAV MAR MOT NEC OLI PLA RES VIC VID
Atlético Choloma 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–1
Deportes Savio 3–1 1–1 0–3 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
Marathón 1–1 5–0 2–1 3–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–2
Motagua 0–0 2–1 1–4 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 3–0 3–0
Necaxa 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–1
Olimpia 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 4–1
Platense 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 3–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–0
Real España 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
Victoria 4–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1
Vida 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round[edit]

Second round[edit]

Olimpia vs Necaxa[edit]
1st leg
Necaxa1–1Olimpia
Welcome 51' Report Pérez 83' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,854
Necaxa
Olimpia
2nd leg
Olimpia1–0Necaxa
Rojas 24' Report
Attendance: 2,197
Olimpia
Necaxa
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.
Vida vs Deportes Savio[edit]
1st leg
Deportes Savio2–1Vida
Rápalo 37'
Mejía 89' (pen.)		 Report Nascimento 40'
Attendance: 1,371
Referee: Mario Moncada (1st half)
Miguel Torres (2nd half)
Deportes Savio
Vida
2nd leg
Vida2–1Deportes Savio
Nascimento 8'
Córdoba 80' (pen.)		 Report Morales 90+2'
Attendance: 3,212
Referee: Raúl Castro
Vida
Deportes Savio
  • Vida 3–3 Deportes Savio on aggregate score; Vida advanced on a coin toss.

Semifinals[edit]

Real España vs Vida[edit]
1st leg
Vida0–1Real España
Report Delgado 67'
Attendance: 5,436
Vida
Real España
2nd leg
Real España4–1Vida
Lalín 45+1'
Martínez 47'
Lobo 55'
Delgado 90+1'		 Report Pavón 6'
Attendance: 5,844
Referee: José Pineda
Real España
Vida
  • Real España won 5–1 on aggregate score.
Marathón vs Olimpia[edit]
1st leg
Olimpia1–0Marathón
Mejía 85' Report
Attendance: 10,747
Referee: Raúl Castro
Olimpia
Marathón
2nd leg
Marathón0–0Olimpia
Report
Attendance: 5,931
Marathón
Olimpia
  • Olimpia won 1–0 on aggregate score.

Final[edit]

Real España vs Olimpia[edit]
1st leg
Olimpia1–0Real España
Mejía 84' Report
Attendance: 22,818
Olimpia
Real España
2nd leg
Real España0–2Olimpia
Report Mejía 82' 84'
Attendance: 18,000
Real España
Olimpia
  • Olimpia won 3–0 on aggregate score.


 Liga Nacional
2011–12 Apertura champion 
C.D. Olimpia
24th title

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 17 December 2011
  • 15 goals:
Uruguay Claudio Cardozo (Marathón)
  • 9 goals:
Honduras Jerry Bengtson (Motagua)
  • 7 goals:
Colombia Charles Córdoba (Vida)
  • 6 goals:
Honduras Marco Vega (Marathón)
Honduras Juan Mejía (Deportes Savio)
Uruguay Óscar Torlacoff (Atlético Choloma)
  • 5 goals:
Honduras Franco Güity (Atlético Choloma)
Brazil Jocimar Nascimento (Vida)
Brazil Ney Costa (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Roger Rojas (Olimpia)
  • 4 goals:
Honduras Carlos Pavón (Real España)
Honduras Julián Rápalo (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Allan Lalín (Real España)
Belize Harrison Róches (Necaxa)
Uruguay Julio Rodríguez (Real España)
Honduras Luis Lobo (Real España)
Colombia Mauricio Copete (Victoria)
Honduras Nery Medina (Necaxa)
Honduras Carlos Mejía (Olimpia)
  • 3 goals:
Honduras John Beaumont (Platense)
Honduras Roby Norales (Motagua)
Honduras Edder Delgado (Real España)
Honduras Carlos Oliva (Victoria)
Honduras Víctor Mena (Victoria)
Honduras Francisco Pavón (Vida)