2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional
Season | 2015–16 |
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Champions | Apertura: Honduras Progreso Clausura: Olimpia |
Relegated | Victoria |
Champions League | Honduras Progreso Olimpia |
Matches played | 200 |
Goals scored | 544 (2.72 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Vega (25) |
Biggest home win | Motagua 7–1 Real España (14 November 2015) |
Biggest away win | Victoria 0–4 Real Sociedad (9 January 2016) Victoria 0–4 Olimpia (27 February 2016) |
Highest scoring | Victoria 4–4 Real España (31 October 2015) Motagua 7–1 Real España (14 November 2015) |
Longest unbeaten run | Real Sociedad (18) |
Longest losing run | Victoria (7) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 22 May 2016. |
The 2015–16 Honduran Liga Nacional season was the 50th 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 31 July 2015[1] and ended on 22 May 2016.
2015–16 teams[edit]
A total of 10 teams will contest the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2014–15 season plus Juticalpa F.C., promoted from the 2014–15 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 |
Victoria | La Ceiba | Estadio Nilmo Edwards | 18,000 |
Vida | La Ceiba | Estadio Nilmo Edwards | 18,000 |
Managerial changes[edit]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Vacancy | Replaced by | Appointment | Position in table |
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Juticalpa | Roger Espinoza | Sacked[2] | 7 September 2015 | Emilio Umanzor | 8 September 2015 | 7th (Apertura) |
Platense | Ricardo Ortiz | Sacked[3] | 8 September 2015 | Guillermo Bernárdez | 8 September 2015 | 10th (Apertura) |
Vida | Ramón Maradiaga | Resigned[4] | 20 September 2015 | Elvin López | 21 September 2015 | 4th (Apertura) |
Real Sociedad | Horacio Londoño | Resigned[5] | 22 September 2015 | Mauro Reyes | 22 September 2015 | 5th (Apertura) |
Real España | Mario Zanabria | Resigned[6] | 3 November 2015 | Miguel Falero | 3 November 2015 | 10th (Apertura) |
Victoria | Jorge Pineda | Resigned[7] | 19 January 2016 | Horacio Londoño | 19 January 2016 | 10th (Clausura) |
Juticalpa | Emilio Umanzor | Sacked[8] | 1 February 2016 | Wilmer Cruz | 1 February 2016 | 8th (Clausura) |
Marathón | Jairo Ríos | Sacked[9] | 19 February 2016 | Carlos Pavón | 19 February 2016 | 4th (Clausura) |
Victoria | Horacio Londoño | Resigned[10] | 5 April 2016 | Jorge Lozano | 5 April 2016 | 10th (Clausura) |
Apertura[edit]
The Apertura tournament is the first half of the 2015–16 season. It began on 1 August with a 1–0 C.D. Victoria's win over Platense F.C. at Estadio Nilmo Edwards.[11] Juticalpa F.C.'s first ever Liga Nacional game occurred on 9 August with great success for the debs as they managed to beat Real C.D. España with a 2–0 score. This game also served as the first ever official game at recently opened stadium Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas.[12] On 30 August, C.D.S. Vida defeated Club Deportivo Olimpia with a 2–3 away score for the first time after 21 years at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino.[13] That Olimpia's defeat represented their first time losing three consecutive games playing in Tegucigalpa since 2001 and their worst season start ever with a 1–0–4 record at the moment. On 7 September, Juticalpa's Roger Espinoza became the first coach to be sacked due to poor results.[14] On 12 September, Vida's defender Elder Torres broke an all-time record against C.D. Motagua for being sent off after only 8 seconds of kickoff in a match played at Tegucigalpa.[15] That same night, Olimpia's coach Héctor Vargas reached his 400 game as a manager in the Honduran Liga Nacional since his debut in 1998.[16] On 26 September, manager Ramón Maradiaga coached his last game with Vida leading his team in a 2–0 victory over C.D. Real Sociedad as he was hired by the El Salvador national football team on their quest to the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[17] On 4 October, Malian defender Mamadou Traoré became the first African player to score a goal in the history of the league in the Platense's 2–1 win over Vida.[18] On 7 October, Marathón's president Yankel Rosenthal was arrested in Miami after the United States Department of Justice released a statement saying that he, as well as his uncle Jaime Rosenthal and cousin Yani Rosenthal were labeled "specially designated narcotics traffickers" under the Kingpin Act.[19] On 6 November, C.D. Honduras Progreso clinched their first ever regular season title after defeating 1–0 Marathón at Estadio Humberto Micheletti. On 14 November, Motagua defeated Real España 7–1 at Tegucigalpa setting a record as the largest victory against them;[20] representing also, the worst regular season finish for Real España with only 15 points of 54 possible (27.78%). On 10 December, international midfielder and Olimpia player Arnold Peralta was shot dead by a gunman in La Ceiba, five days after playing his last game in the semifinals.[21] On 19 December, Honduras Progreso lifted their first league title after defeating Motagua on penalty shootouts after a 4–4 aggregate.[22]
Regular season[edit]
Standings[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Honduras Progreso | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 36 | Qualification to the Semifinals |
2 | Motagua | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 32 | |
3 | Olimpia | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 26 | Qualification to the Second round |
4 | Vida | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 26 | |
5 | Marathón | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 24 | |
6 | Real Sociedad | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 23 | |
7 | Platense | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 22 | |
8 | Juticalpa | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 22 | −3 | 22 | |
9 | Victoria | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 19 | |
10 | Real España | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 15 |
Results[edit]
- As of 19 November 2015
Postseason[edit]
Playoffs[edit]
3rd seeded | Agg. | 6th seeded | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Olimpia | 5–4 | Real Sociedad | 2–2 | 3–2 |
4th seeded | Agg. | 5th seeded | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
Vida | 0–0 | Marathón | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Real Sociedad | Olimpia |
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Marathón | Vida |
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Semifinals[edit]
1st seeded | Agg. | 4th seeded | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Honduras Progreso | 1–0 | Vida | 0–0 | 1–0 |
2nd seeded | Agg. | 3rd seeded | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
Motagua | 2–2 | Olimpia | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Vida | 0–0 | Honduras Progreso |
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Report |
Vida | Honduras |
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Honduras Progreso | 1–0 | Vida |
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León 88' | Report |
Honduras | Vida |
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Olimpia | 1–1 | Motagua |
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Méndez 22' | Report | 35' Hernández |
Olimpia | Motagua |
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Motagua | Olimpia |
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Final[edit]
1st seeded | Agg. | 2nd seeded | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Honduras Progreso | 4–4 | Motagua | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Motagua | 3–3 | Honduras Progreso |
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Hernández 8' 27' Silva 45' | Report | 4' 54' Elvir 38' Morales |
Motagua | Honduras |
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Honduras Progreso | 1–1 | Motagua |
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Figueroa 32' (o.g.) | Report | 6' López |
Penalties | ||
Arriola Alvarado Sánchez Acevedo | 4–1 | Andino Vergara Crisanto |
Honduras | Motagua |
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