2009–10 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season	2009–10
Champions	Apertura: Marathón (8th title); Clausura: Olimpia (23rd title)
Relegated	Real Juventud
Champions League	Marathón; Olimpia; Motagua
Top goalscorer	Apertura: Jerry Palacios (13 goals); Clausura: Jerry Bengtson (12 goals)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras season is the 45th season of top-flight professional football in Honduras and the nineteenth season in which the Apertura and Clausura system is used. Marathón and Olimpia claimed the Apertura and Clausura championships, respectively.

Club information

Ten teams will participate in the 2009–10 season. Nine teams from last season remain for this season. Real Juventud were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season. They would have been replaced by Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras promotion play-off winners Atlético Gualala. However, both teams decided to merge under the name of Real Juventud prior to the season.^{[citation needed]}

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Club	City
Deportes Savio	Santa Rosa de Copán
Hispano	Comayagua
Marathón	San Pedro Sula
Motagua	Tegucigalpa
Olimpia	Tegucigalpa
Platense	Puerto Cortés
Real España	San Pedro Sula
Real Juventud	Santa Bárbara
Victoria	La Ceiba
Vida	La Ceiba

Torneo Apertura

The Torneo Apertura began on July 18, 2009, and ended on November 25, 2009. Marathón, Motagua, Olimpia and Real España qualified for the Apertura final round after ending the tournament in the top four places.

Classification stage

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marathón	18	11	5	2	32	16	+16	38	Advanced to the Final Stage
2	Motagua	18	10	5	3	31	14	+17	35
3	Olimpia	18	8	6	4	29	16	+13	30
4	Real España	18	9	3	6	26	20	+6	30
5	Victoria	18	7	5	6	22	27	−5	26
6	Platense	18	6	6	6	23	25	−2	24
7	Vida	18	4	6	8	22	33	−11	18
8	Deportes Savio	18	4	5	9	13	23	−10	17
9	Hispano	18	4	3	11	17	28	−11	15
10	Real Juventud	18	3	4	11	19	32	−13	13

Updated to match(es) played on November 4, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away	SAV	HIS	MAR	MOT	OLI	PLA	RES	RJU	VIC	VID
Deportes Savio		1–0	0–1	0–2	1–0	1–1	1–0	1–1	0–1	0–1
Hispano	1–0		0–2	2–2	0–0	2–1	0–3	3–0	1–0	2–2
Marathón	1–1	2–1		2–0	2–2	0–2	1–0	4–1	3–0	3–1
Motagua	3–1	1–0	2–2		0–1	2–0	1–0	2–0	3–0	1–2
Olimpia	2–0	1–0	0–2	0–0		1–1	2–0	2–1	6–1	7–1
Platense	1–1	1–0	0–1	2–2	1–1		2–3	1–0	1–1	3–2
Real España	2–1	3–2	3–2	1–2	2–0	1–2		1–0	2–0	1–0
Real Juventud	0–1	4–2	2–3	0–3	1–1	3–1	2–2		2–2	2–1
Victoria	4–1	2–0	0–0	0–4	2–1	4–0	1–1	1–0		2–2
Vida	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–3	1–1	1–0	0–1

Updated to match(es) played on November 4, 2009. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

The Final Stage ran from November 7, 2009, to November 25, 2009. Two-legged ties in this stage were settled by points: three for a win, one for a draw, and zero for a loss. Ties in points in the semifinals were settled first by goal difference, followed by the Classification Stage standings. A tie in points in the Finals would be settled by goal difference first, followed by two 15-minute extra-time periods, then a penalty shootout if necessary.

Semifinals

Semifinal A
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marathón	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3	Advanced to the Finals^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Real España	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd best classification stage standing.
Notes:

↑ Marathón advanced because of better classification standing.

November 7, 2009

19:30 (UTC-6)

Real España	1–2	Marathón
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Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula

Attendance: 6,408

Referee: José Cálix

November 10, 2009

19:30 (UTC-6)

Marathón	1–2	Real España
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Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula

Referee: Geovanny Mendoza

Semifinal B
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3	Advanced to the Finals
2	Motagua	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd best classification stage standing.

November 7, 2009

19:30 (UTC-6)

Olimpia	0–1	Motagua
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Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

Attendance: 6,408

Referee: Óscar Moncada

November 10, 2009

19:30 (UTC-6)

Motagua	0–2	Olimpia
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Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

Referee: Benigno Pineda

Finals

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Marathón	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round
2	Olimpia	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	3

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd extra time; 3rd penalty shootout.

November 22, 2009

16:00 (UTC-6)

Olimpia	1–0	Marathón
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Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

Attendance: 12,477

Referee: Óscar Moncada

November 25, 2009

19:30 (UTC-6)

Marathón	2–0	Olimpia
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Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula

Referee: Benigno Pineda

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Marathón

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Olimpia



GK	27	Uruguay Juan Obelar
RB	23	Honduras Mauricio Sabillón
CB	4	Uruguay Máximo Lucas	downward-facing red arrow 67'
CB	5	Honduras Erick Norales
LB	6	Honduras Juan Carlos García
CM	3	Honduras Astor Henríquez	downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM	19	Honduras Mario Berríos
AM	11	Guatemala Guillermo Ramírez	downward-facing red arrow 73'
RF	15	Honduras Walter Martínez
CF	10	Honduras Jerry Palacios
LF	22	Honduras Mitchel Brown
Substitutions:
MF	–	Honduras Mario Rodríguez	upward-facing green arrow 63'
DF	–	Honduras Luis Santamaría	upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF	–	Honduras Mariano Acevedo	upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Uruguay Manuel Keosseian



GK	27	Honduras Noel Valladares
RB	30	Honduras Johnny Palacios
CB	4	Brazil Fabio de Souza
CB	–	Honduras Jaime Rosales
LB	7	Honduras Rony Morales
DM	–	Honduras Franklin Arévalo
CM	–	Honduras Rubén Matamoros
CM	–	Honduras Johnny Calderón	downward-facing red arrow 69'
AM	–	Honduras Danilo Turcios
CF	11	Honduras Wilmer Velásquez	downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF	33	Uruguay Ramiro Bruschi	downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
MF	–	Honduras Erick Andino	upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW	–	Brazil Everaldo Ferreira	upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW	–	Brazil Jocimar Nascimento	upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Honduras Juan Carlos Espinoza

Liga Nacional 2009–10 Apertura champion
C.D. Marathón 8th title

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Honduras Jerry Palacios	Marathón	13
2	Honduras Georgie Welcome	Motagua	11
3	Colombia Mauricio Copete	Victoria	9
4	Honduras Mitchel Brown	Marathón	8
4	Honduras Wilmer Velásquez	Olimpia	8
6	Honduras Jerry Bengtson	Vida	7
	Colombia Charles Córdoba	Vida	7
	Belize Harrison Róchez	Platense	7
9	Brazil Douglas Caetano	Real España	6
10	Honduras Pompilio Cacho	Real Juventud	5
	Honduras Randy Diamond	Real Juventud	5
	Argentina Sergio Diduch	Motagua	5

Torneo Clausura

The Torneo Clausura will begin in January 2010 and end in May 2010. The best four clubs will qualify for the Clausura final round.

Classification stage

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Motagua	18	11	3	4	28	15	+13	36	Advanced to the Final Stage
2	Olimpia	18	8	8	2	26	11	+15	32
3	Vida	18	8	4	6	25	20	+5	28
4	Platense	18	7	7	4	23	19	+4	28
5	Hispano	18	8	3	7	22	22	0	27
6	Real España	18	7	4	7	28	29	−1	25
7	Marathón	18	4	7	7	23	24	−1	19
8	Real Juventud	18	6	4	8	25	28	−3	19^{[lower-alpha 1]}
9	Deportes Savio	18	4	5	9	13	23	−10	17
10	Victoria	18	2	5	11	15	37	−22	11

Updated to match(es) played on April 17, 2010. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

↑ Real Juventud was docked three points.

Results

Home \ Away	SAV	HIS	MAR	MOT	OLI	PLA	RES	RJU	VIC	VID
Deportes Savio		2–1	0–2	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–2	2–0	1–0
Hispano	1–0		1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–0	2–0	0–1
Marathón	3–0	2–3		3–4	1–1	0–1	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–1
Motagua	1–1	1–0	1–0		1–0	3–0	1–0	3–1	3–0	3–2
Olimpia	0–0	4–0	2–0	0–0		1–1	2–0	0–0	6–0	2–1
Platense	3–0	1–1	0–1	2–1	0–0		3–2	3–1	2–0	1–1
Real España	3–4	1–0	1–1	2–1	2–2	3–1		2–2	0–1	1–2
Real Juventud	3–2	3–1	1–1	0–3	1–2	2–0	2–0		1–1	2–0
Victoria	0–0	1–2	1–1	1–0	1–2	1–3	2–2	3–2		1–3
Vida	1–0	2–1	2–2	0–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	4–1	2–0

Updated to match(es) played on April 17, 2010. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final stage

Semifinals

Semifinal A
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Motagua	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	Advanced to the Finals^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Platense	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd best classification stage standing.
Notes:

↑ Motagua advanced because of better classification standing.

April 25, 2010

17:00 (UTC-6)

Platense	2–2	Motagua
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Estadio Excelsior, Puerto Cortés

April 28, 2010

21:30 (UTC-6)

Motagua	0–0	Platense
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Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

Semifinal B
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2	Advanced to the Finals^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Vida	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd best classification stage standing.
Notes:

↑ Olimpia advanced because of better classification standing.

April 24, 2010

21:30 (UTC-6)

Vida	2–2	Olimpia
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Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba

April 27, 2010

21:30 (UTC-6)

Olimpia	1–1	Vida
Bruschi File:Soccerball shade.svg 57'	Report	Avila File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa

Final

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Motagua	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3	2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round^{[lower-alpha 2]}

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd extra time; 3rd penalty shootout.
Notes:

↑ As champion with better aggregate record.
↑ Berth reallocated from Nicaragua.

2 May 2010

16:00 (UTC-06)

Olimpia	3 – 1	Motagua
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Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa

Attendance: 13,819

Referee: Armando Castro

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Olimpia

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Motagua



GK	28	Honduras Donis Escober
DF	4	Brazil Fabio de Souza
DF	30	Honduras Johnny Palacios
DF	32	Honduras Oscar García
DF	19	Honduras Johnny Calderón
MF	20	Honduras Walter Hernández
MF	10	Honduras Danilo Turcios (C)	downward-facing red arrow 67'
MF	–	Honduras Ramón Núñez	Yellow card 84'
FW	–	Honduras Reynaldo Tilguath	downward-facing red arrow 65'	Yellow card 25'
FW	21	Honduras Roger Rojas
FW	–	Brazil Everaldo Ferreira	downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
MF	–	Honduras Miguel Castillo	upward-facing green arrow 65'	Yellow card 76'
DF	–	Honduras Wilfredo Barahona	upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW	33	Uruguay Ramiro Bruschi	upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Colombia Carlos Restrepo



GK	1	Honduras Ricardo Canales
DF	3	Uruguay Guillermo Díaz
DF	5	Honduras Milton Reyes
DF	23	Honduras Sergio Mendoza
DF	12	Honduras Iván Guerrero
MF	8	Honduras Jorge Claros
MF	21	Honduras Emilio Izaguirre	downward-facing red arrow 60'
MF	6	Uruguay Mauricio Weber	Yellow card 90'
MF	20	Honduras Amado Guevara (C)	downward-facing red arrow 75'
FW	11	Brazil Marcelo Cabrita	Yellow card 62'
FW	7	Honduras Georgie Welcome	downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Argentina Sergio Diduch	upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF	36	Honduras Javier Portillo	upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF	13	Honduras Ronald Martínez	upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Honduras Ramón Maradiaga

8 May 2010

19:30 (UTC-06)

Motagua	1 – 0	Olimpia
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Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa

Attendance: 16,299

Referee: Benigno Pineda

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Motagua

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Olimpia



GK	22	Honduras Donaldo Morales
DF	3	Uruguay Guillermo Díaz
DF	4	Honduras Johnny Leverón
DF	23	Honduras Sergio Mendoza
DF	12	Honduras Iván Guerrero (C)
DF	21	Honduras Emilio Izaguirre
MF	8	Honduras Jorge Claros	Yellow card 23'
MF	13	Honduras Ronald Martínez	downward-facing red arrow 65'
MF	6	Uruguay Mauricio Weber	Yellow card 47'	downward-facing red arrow 78'
FW	11	Brazil Marcelo Cabrita	Yellow card 41'	downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW	7	Honduras Georgie Welcome	Red card 48'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Honduras Shannon Welcome	upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF	36	Honduras Javier Portillo	upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW	10	Argentina Sergio Diduch	upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Honduras Ramón Maradiaga



GK	28	Honduras Donis Escober
DF	4	Brazil Fábio de Souza
DF	30	Honduras Johnny Palacios	Yellow card 41'
DF	19	Honduras Johnny Calderón	Yellow card 66'
DF	32	Honduras Oscar García
MF	20	Honduras Walter Hernández
MF	10	Honduras Danilo Turcios (C)	downward-facing red arrow 78'
MF	–	Honduras Ramón Núñez	downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW	–	Honduras Reynaldo Tilguath	Yellow card 82'
FW	21	Honduras Roger Rojas	Yellow card 22'
FW	–	Brazil Everaldo Ferreira	downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
MF	–	Honduras Miguel Castillo	upward-facing green arrow 67'	Yellow card 90'
FW	33	Uruguay Ramiro Bruschi	upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF	–	Honduras Frank Arévalo	upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Colombia Carlos Restrepo

Olimpia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Liga Nacional 2009–10 Clausura champion
C.D. Olimpia 23rd title

Top goalscorers

Pos	Player	Team	Goals
1	Honduras Jerry Bengtson	Vida	12
2	Honduras Carlos Pavón	Real España	10
3	Honduras Roger Rojas	Olimpia	8
4	Honduras Elmer Zelaya	Real Juventud	7
5	Colombia Mauricio Copete	Victoria	6
	Colombia Charles Córdoba	Vida	6
	Brazil Douglas Caetano	Real España	6
	Honduras Héctor Flores	Hispano	6
	Honduras Walter Martínez	Marathón	5
	Honduras Georgie Welcome	Motagua	6

Relegation

Relegation to the 2010–11 Liga Nacional de Ascenso de Honduras is determined from an aggregate table of the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The team with the worst overall record will be relegated.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Motagua	36	21	8	7	59	29	+30	71	Qualified to the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League
2	Olimpia	36	16	14	6	55	27	+28	62
3	Marathón	36	15	12	9	55	40	+15	57
4	Real España	36	15	7	14	52	49	+3	52
5	Platense	36	13	13	10	46	44	+2	52
6	Vida	36	12	10	14	47	53	−6	46
7	Hispano	36	12	6	18	39	50	−11	42
8	Victoria	36	10	10	16	37	62	−25	40
9	Deportes Savio	36	8	10	18	26	46	−20	34
10	Real Juventud	36	9	8	19	44	60	−16	32^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Relegated to the Liga Nacional de Ascenso

Updated to match(es) played on May 8, 2010. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

↑ Real Juventud was docked three points for failing to settle debts to former players by April 12.

References

[table_note_res_A0.56241697890797-1] Marathón advanced because of better classification standing.

[table_hth_RJU0.40923042055649-2] Real Juventud was docked three points.

[table_note_res_A0.30680298307296-3] Motagua advanced because of better classification standing.

[table_note_res_A0.87706481193987-4] Olimpia advanced because of better classification standing.

[table_note_res_CLGS0.85269379003565-5] As champion with better aggregate record.

[table_note_res_CLPR0.85269379003565-6] Berth reallocated from Nicaragua.

[table_hth_RJU0.5552470952064-7] Real Juventud was docked three points for failing to settle debts to former players by April 12.

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