1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional

Liga Nacional
Season	1999–2000
Champions	Apertura:; Motagua; Clausura:; Motagua
Relegated	Federal
Copa Interclubes UNCAF	Motagua; Olimpia
Matches played	204
Goals scored	507 (2.49 per match)
Top goalscorer	Apertura:; Wilmer Velásquez (12); Clausura:; Juan Cárcamo (14)
Biggest home win	Platense 8–0 Universidad; (10 June 2000)
Biggest away win	Federal 2–7 Motagua; (10 October 1999)
Highest scoring	Motagua 8–2 Vida; (30 September 1999)
	← 1998–99 2000–01 → All statistics correct as of 26 August 2000.

The 1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional was the 35th season in the Honduran top division, the tournament was divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura) and it determined the 35th and 36th national champions in the league's history. The league games started 18 September 1999.^[1]

1999–2000 teams

Apertura

The Apertura was the opening half of 1999–2000 season in the Honduran Liga Nacional.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Motagua	18	10	7	1	39	16	+23	37	Qualified to the Final round
2	Olimpia	18	9	6	3	26	14	+12	33
3	Victoria	18	8	7	3	25	19	+6	31
4	Broncos	18	7	7	4	22	15	+7	28
5	Platense	18	6	7	5	24	24	0	25
6	Vida	18	6	4	8	18	30	−12	22
7	Universidad	18	4	7	7	20	23	−3	19
8	Marathón	18	3	8	7	16	22	−6	17
9	Real España	18	4	5	9	13	21	−8	17
10	Federal	18	1	6	11	18	37	−19	9

Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 1999. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

As of 22 December 1999

Home \ Away	BRO	FED	MAR	MOT	OLI	PLA	RES	UNI	VIC	VID
Broncos		3–0	2–0	1–2	0–0	2–1	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–0
Federal	1–1		0–1	2–7	0–3	1–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–2
Marathón	1–1	3–3		3–3	1–1	0–0	3–2	1–2	0–0	1–1
Motagua	3–1	1–1	1–0		0–2	2–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	8–2
Olimpia	1–1	3–1	1–0	0–0		4–3	0–0	3–1	1–2	2–0
Platense	2–1	1–1	0–0	2–2	0–2		2–0	1–1	1–1	2–1
Real España	1–1	1–0	0–1	0–4	3–0	0–2		2–3	2–0	2–1
Universidad	0–1	1–1	2–0	0–0	0–2	1–1	0–0		5–1	0–2
Victoria	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	5–2	0–0	2–1		3–0
Vida	1–1	2–1	2–1	0–2	1–0	0–2	1–0	1–1	1–1

Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round

Hexagonal

Motagua vs Vida

6 January 2000 1st leg	Vida	1–1	Motagua	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

9 January 2000 2nd leg	Motagua	3–2	Vida	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Motagua won 4–3 on aggregate.

Olimpia vs Platense

5 January 2000 1st leg	Platense	2–2	Olimpia	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Cárcamo File:Soccerball shade.svg Scott File:Soccerball shade.svg		Martins File:Soccerball shade.svg Chacón File:Soccerball shade.svg	Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

9 January 2000 2nd leg	Olimpia	0–0	Platense	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
14:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia 2–2 Platense on aggregate; Olimpia advanced on better regular season record.

Victoria vs Broncos

5 January 2000 1st leg	Broncos	3–2	Victoria	Choluteca, Choluteca
15:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos

8 January 2000 2nd leg	Victoria	1–0	Broncos	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

Victoria 3–3 Broncos on aggregate; Victoria advanced on better regular season record; Broncos advanced as best loser.

Semifinals

Motagua vs Broncos

12 January 2000 1st leg	Broncos	0–2	Motagua	Choluteca, Choluteca
15:30 (UTC−06:00)			Guevara File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Fuentes File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'	Stadium: Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos Attendance: 4,000

16 January 2000 2nd leg	Motagua	0–0	Broncos	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Motagua won 2–0 on aggregate.

Olimpia vs Victoria

12 January 2000 1st leg	Victoria	1–0	Olimpia	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Perdomo File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'			Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards Attendance: 11,327

15 January 2000 2nd leg	Olimpia	2–0	Victoria	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Caballero File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Martins File:Soccerball shade.svg 75'			Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 18,000

Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Final

Motagua vs Olimpia

19 January 2000 1st leg	Olimpia	0–0	Motagua	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 24,351 Referee: Óscar Bardales

23 January 2000 2nd leg	Motagua	0–0 (6–5 p)	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Attendance: 34,044 Referee: Marcio Carranza
	Penalties
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Motagua 0–0 Olimpia on aggregate; Motagua won by penalty shootouts.

Top scorer

Honduras Wilmer Velásquez (Olimpia) with 12 goals.

Clausura

The Clausura tournament of the 1999–2000 season in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras started on 11 March 2000 at San Pedro Sula with a scoreless match between C.D. Marathón and C.D. Platense.

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Olimpia	18	11	5	2	27	14	+13	38	Qualified to the Final round
2	Platense	18	10	4	4	39	21	+18	34
3	Motagua	18	9	7	2	26	17	+9	34
4	Victoria	18	6	6	6	25	21	+4	24
5	Marathón	18	6	4	8	24	22	+2	22
6	Federal	18	5	7	6	26	29	−3	22
7	Broncos	18	6	4	8	20	25	−5	22
8	Real España	18	3	7	8	14	22	−8	16
9	Universidad	18	3	7	8	18	36	−18	16
10	Vida	18	3	5	10	18	30	−12	14

Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2000. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results

As of 2 July 2000

Home \ Away	BRO	FED	MAR	MOT	OLI	PLA	RES	UNI	VIC	VID
Broncos		1–0	2–0	0–0	4–2	1–0	1–0	1–1	0–1	3–2
Federal	5–2		4–2	1–2	1–1	0–2	0–0	2–1	0–0	3–2
Marathón	2–2	1–2		2–0	0–3	0–0	2–0	0–1	2–0	6–1
Motagua	1–0	1–1	0–0		3–3	3–3	2–0	2–1	2–1	1–0
Olimpia	1–0	2–0	1–0	0–1		0–0	2–0	3–2	2–1	0–0
Platense	3–1	4–2	3–1	1–3	1–3		0–0	8–0	3–2	3–2
Real España	2–1	2–2	0–1	1–1	0–1	0–2		2–1	3–1	1–1
Universidad	0–0	2–2	2–1	0–3	1–1	1–4	1–1		0–3	1–0
Victoria	3–0	4–1	1–1	0–0	0–1	2–1	1–1	2–2		1–0
Vida	2–1	0–0	0–3	3–1	0–1	0–1	2–1	1–1	2–2

Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Marathón–Real España suspended at 70' (2–0) as Real España had five players sent off. Result stood.^[2]

Final round

Hexagonal

Olimpia vs Federal

6 July 2000 1st leg	Federal	1–0	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

9 July 2000 2nd leg	Olimpia	4–0	Federal	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate; Federal advanced as best losers.

Platense vs Marathón

6 July 2000 1st leg	Marathón	2–1	Platense	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Rudman File:Soccerball shade.svg Naif File:Soccerball shade.svg		Cárcamo File:Soccerball shade.svg	Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano

9 July 2000 2nd leg	Platense	0–0	Marathón	Puerto Cortés, Cortés
15:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Excélsior

Marathón won 2–1 on aggregate.

Motagua vs Victoria

6 July 2000 1st leg	Victoria	1–2	Motagua	La Ceiba, Atlántida
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Nilmo Edwards

9 July 2000 2nd leg	Motagua	2–1	Victoria	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
14:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Motagua won 4–2 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Federal

26 July 2000 1st leg	Federal	1–2	Olimpia	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

26 July 2000 2nd leg	Olimpia	2–0	Federal	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
16:00 (UTC−06:00)				Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Olimpia won 4–1 on aggregate.

Motagua vs Marathón

Note: Motagua (3rd) had the right to play the second leg at home after finishing above Marathón (5th) in the regular season; Marathón however claimed they had to close the series at home after they defeated Platense in the Hexagonal who finished 2nd; eventually Motagua granted home-field advantage in the second leg at San Pedro Sula.^[3]

27 July 2000 1st leg	Motagua	1–1	Marathón	Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Guevara File:Soccerball shade.svg ?' (pen.)		González File:Soccerball shade.svg	Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino Referee: Argelio Sabillón

30 July 2000 2nd leg	Marathón	1–1	Motagua	San Pedro Sula, Cortés
16:00 (UTC−06:00)	Naif File:Soccerball shade.svg		Rojas File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'	Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán

Motagua 2–2 Marathón on aggregate; Motagua advanced on better regular season record.

Final

Olimpia vs Motagua

20 August 2000

16:00 (UTC−06:00)

Motagua	1–1	Olimpia
Moles File:Soccerball shade.svg 83'		Caballero File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa

Attendance: 19,526

Referee: Vivian Rodríguez

26 August 2000

19:30 (UTC−06:00)

Olimpia	1–1	Motagua
Tosello File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (pen.)		Clavasquín File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' (pen.)
Penalties
	2–3

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Tegucigalpa

Attendance: 37,371 (3,673,740.00 L)

Referee: Argelio Sabillón

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Olimpia

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Motagua



GK	–	Argentina Carlos Prono
RB	–	Honduras Rudy Williams
CB	–	Honduras Gregorio Serrano
CB	–	Honduras Merlyn Membreño
LB	–	Honduras Samuel Caballero
CM	–	Honduras Cristian Santamaría
CM	–	Honduras José Pineda
CM	–	Honduras Alex Pineda
AM	–	Argentina Danilo Tosello
CF	–	Brazil Denilson Costa
CF	–	Honduras Wilmer Velásquez
Substitutions:
FW	–	Honduras Eduardo Arriola	upward-facing green arrow
MF	–	Honduras Néstor Peralta	upward-facing green arrow
MF	–	Honduras Carlos Paez	upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Uruguay Julio González



GK	–	Argentina Diego Vásquez
RB	–	Honduras Jorge Lozano
CB	–	Honduras Reynaldo Clavasquín
CB	–	Honduras Elmer Montoya
LB	–	Honduras Iván Guerrero
CM	–	Honduras Oscar Lagos
CM	–	Honduras Mario Chirinos
AM	–	Honduras Amado Guevara
RF	–	Honduras Francisco Ramírez
CF	–	Argentina Gustavo Fuentes
LF	–	Honduras Jairo Martínez
Substitutions:
GK	–	Honduras Hugo Caballero	upward-facing green arrow
MF	–	Honduras Juan Coello	upward-facing green arrow
FW	–	Argentina Carlos Rojas	upward-facing green arrow
Manager:
Honduras Luis Reyes

Top scorer

Honduras Juan Manuel Cárcamo (Platense) with 14 goals

Relegation

Relegation was determined by the aggregate table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Motagua	36	19	14	3	65	33	+32	71	Qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF and 2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup^{[lower-alpha 1]}
2	Olimpia	36	20	11	5	53	28	+25	71	Qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF^{[lower-alpha 2]}
3	Platense	36	16	11	9	63	45	+18	59
4	Victoria	36	14	13	9	50	40	+10	55
5	Broncos	36	13	11	12	42	40	+2	50
6	Marathón	36	9	12	15	40	44	−4	39
7	Vida	36	9	9	18	36	60	−24	36
8	Universidad	36	7	14	15	38	59	−21	35
9	Real España	36	7	12	17	27	43	−16	33
10	Federal	36	6	13	17	44	66	−22	31	Relegated to the 2000–01 Segunda División

Updated to match(es) played on 2 July 2000. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Notes:

↑ Motagua qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as winner of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. They were also invited to the 2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup as having the best attendances in the 1999–2000 season.
↑ Olimpia qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as best non-champion performance.

Squads

Broncos
Honduras Juan Ramón Palacios	Honduras Edgar Figueroa	Honduras Luis Oseguera
Honduras Marco Ortega	Honduras Jorge Pineda	Honduras César Méndez
Brazil Marcelo Ferreira Martins	Honduras José Villatoro	Honduras Nelson Rosales
Honduras Luis Vallejo	Honduras José Suazo
Federal
Honduras Héctor Medina	Honduras Presley Carson	Honduras Orlando Rene López
Honduras Walter "Gualala" Trejo	Honduras César Colón	Honduras Jorge "Avioneta" Martínez
Honduras Marvin Fonseca	Honduras Miguel Arcángel Güity	Colombia Harold Yepes
Honduras Jose "Chepo" Fernández	Honduras Carlos Pérez	Brazil Ricardo Correa
Brazil Luis Ronaldo Bernardo	Honduras Rony Zelaya	Honduras Marvin Brown
Marathón
Honduras Josué Reyes	Honduras Hernaín Arzú	Honduras Jesús Romero
Honduras Edwin Medina	Honduras Maynor Suazo	Argentina Silvio Rudman
Honduras Douglas Murillo	Honduras Carlos Lemus	Argentina Carlos González
Argentina Alejandro Naif	Honduras Gerardo Aguilar	Honduras Marvin Brown
Honduras Darwin Pacheco	Honduras Pompilio Cacho Valerio	Argentina Sebastián Rudman
Honduras Nigel Zúniga	Honduras Mauricio Sabillón	Honduras Behiker Bustillo
Honduras Luis Guifarro	Honduras Jaime Rosales	Honduras José Luis López Escobar
Honduras Narciso Fernández
Motagua
Argentina Diego Martin Vásquez	Honduras Júnior Izaguirre	Honduras Ninrrod Medina
Honduras Amado "El Lobo" Guevara	Honduras Hugo Caballero	Honduras Reynaldo Clavasquín
Honduras Robel Bernárdez	Honduras Juan Carlos Raudales	Honduras Carlos "Pony" Muñoz
Honduras Ramón Romero "Romerito"	Honduras Iván Guerrero	Honduras Mario Chirinos
Honduras Jairo "Kiki" Martínez	Argentina Gustavo Fuentes	Honduras Milton "Jocon" Reyes
Honduras Oscar "Chicano" Lagos	Honduras Carlos Alberto Salinas	Argentina Juan Moles
Argentina Roberto "Tanque" Rojas	Honduras José Francisco Ramírez
Olimpia
Honduras Wilmer Velásquez	Argentina Carlos Prono	Honduras Marlon Hernández
Honduras Alex Pineda Chacón	Honduras Nahúm Espinoza	Honduras Elmer Marín
Honduras Merlyn Membreño	Brazil Rodinei Martins	Honduras Enrique Reneau
Honduras Samuel Caballero	Argentina Danilo Tosello	Honduras Christian Santamaría
Platense
Panama Ricardo James	Honduras Marco Mejía	Honduras José Luis Piota
Brazil Marcio Machado de Lima	Honduras Julio César De León	Honduras Hernán Centeno
Honduras Rubén Suazo	Honduras Juan Manuel Cárcamo
Real España
Honduras Milton "Chocolate" Flores	Honduras Wilmer "Superman" Cruz	Brazil Víctor Carneiro
Honduras Marlon Hernández	Honduras Leonardo Morales	Honduras Miguel Mariano
Honduras Luis "Bombero" Ramírez	Honduras Reynaldo "Chino" Pineda	Honduras Edgar Rolando Delgado
Uruguay Washington "Piojo" Hernández	Panama Jorge Zapata	Honduras Marco "Chacal" Ortega
Honduras Ricky Garcia	Honduras Leonardo "Leo" Isaula	Honduras Leonardo "Leo" Morales
Honduras David Cárcamo	Honduras Hector Gutiérrez	Honduras Mario "Pescado Rodríguez
Honduras Javier Rodríguez	Honduras Carlos Oliva	Honduras Orbin "Pato" Cabrera
Honduras Cesar "Nene" Obando
UNAH
Honduras Constantino Reyes	Honduras Hesler Phillips	Honduras José Luis "Runga" Piota
Argentina Silvio Traverso	Honduras Cristian González	Honduras Carlos Daniel Díaz
Argentina Juan Carlos González	Argentina Guillermo Sumich	Honduras Leonel Rodríguez
Honduras Elvis Danilo (Dany) Turcios	Honduras Aminadan Laines	Honduras Luis Perdomo
Honduras Juan Rosa Lagos	Honduras Camilo Bonilla Ocampo	Honduras Marvin Mazariegos
Honduras Jorge Arita Neal	Honduras Ricky Alcerro	Honduras Raul Dolmo
Victoria
Honduras Eugenio Dolmo Flores	Honduras Carlos Alberto Escobar	Honduras Héctor Zapata
Honduras Julio César Suazo	Honduras Renán Bengoché	Honduras Luis Perdomo
Honduras Guillermo Ramírez	Argentina Héctor Fernández	Honduras Luis Ramos
Honduras Nicolás Suazo	Honduras Marcos Bernárdez	Honduras Hernán Fúnez
Honduras Luis Lagos	Honduras Mauricio Figueroa	Honduras Cristian Martínez
Honduras Enrique Reneau	Honduras Jorge Pineda
Vida
Honduras Wilmer Cruz	Honduras Carlos Alvarado	Honduras Geovanny Arzú
Honduras Roberto Padilla	Honduras Renán Contreras	Honduras Clayd Marson
Honduras Jorge Ocampo	Honduras Francis Javier Reyes	Honduras Marlon Monge
Honduras René Martínez	Honduras Alberto Zapata	Honduras José Pacini

References

↑ RSSSF.com–Honduras 1999/00
↑ "Las 'corridas' históricas de clubes hondureños en partidos oficiales". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
↑ LaPrensa.hn–Las series están empatadas Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today–23 November 2008

[table_note_res_C0.051742605889096-4] Motagua qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as winner of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. They were also invited to the 2001 CONCACAF Giants Cup as having the best attendances in the 1999–2000 season.

[table_note_res_CIU0.051742605889096-5] Olimpia qualified to the 2001 Copa Interclubes UNCAF as best non-champion performance.

[1] RSSSF.com–Honduras 1999/00

[2] "Las 'corridas' históricas de clubes hondureños en partidos oficiales". Diez.hn. Diario Diez. Retrieved 6 September 2018.

[3] LaPrensa.hn–Las series están empatadas Archived 2012-09-04 at archive.today–23 November 2008

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1999–2000 Honduran Liga Nacional

1999–2000 teams

Apertura

Regular season

Standings

Results

Final round

Hexagonal

Motagua vs Vida

Olimpia vs Platense

Victoria vs Broncos

Semifinals

Motagua vs Broncos

Olimpia vs Victoria

Final

Motagua vs Olimpia

Top scorer

Clausura

Regular season

Standings

Results

Final round

Hexagonal

Olimpia vs Federal

Platense vs Marathón

Motagua vs Victoria

Semifinals

Olimpia vs Federal

Motagua vs Marathón

Final

Olimpia vs Motagua

Top scorer

Relegation

Squads

References

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