2012–13 Honduran Liga Nacional

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Liga Nacional
Season2012–13
ChampionsApertura:
Olimpia
Clausura:
Olimpia
RelegatedAtlético Choloma
Champions LeagueOlimpia
Victoria
Matches played200
Goals scored489 (2.45 per match)
Top goalscorerApertura:
Rojas (10)
Clausura:
Martínez (12)
Biggest home winMotagua 6–0 Deportes Savio
(6 March 2013)
Biggest away winReal España 1–4 Motagua
(16 November 2012)
Highest scoringVictoria 4–3 Real España
(24 February 2013)
Longest unbeaten runOlimpia (13)
Longest losing runMarathón (4)
Real Sociedad (4)
Vida (4)
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2013.

The 2012–13 football season was the 47th Honduran Liga Nacional edition, since its establishment in 1965. The season was divided into two tournaments (Apertura and Clausura) and determined the 61st and 62nd national champions. The campaign began on 28 July 2012,[1][2] and ended in May 2013. Club Deportivo Olimpia was the reigning champions after winning in 2011–12.

2012–13 teams[edit]

On 3 June 2012, C.D. Real Sociedad obtained the promotion to the Liga Nacional as winner of the 2011–12 Liga de Ascenso.[3] Platense F.C. which had been relegated last season, bought C.D. Necaxa's franchise and will play in first division.

Apertura[edit]

The fixtures for the Apertura tournament were announced on 4 July; with the results Real C.D. España 1–0 C.D. Real Sociedad and Atlético Choloma 4–2 C.D.S. Vida, the tournament opened fire on 28 July.[4][5] On rounds 2 and 3, Vida included midfielder Luis Jaramillo on their lineups despite being ineligible to play; on 12 September, the Northern Disciplinary Commission made the decision to award both matches to Real España and Victoria 3–0.[6]

On 28 October, Club Deportivo Olimpia became the first team to secure a spot for the postseason, after defeating Platense F.C. 0–1 at Estadio Excélsior in Puerto Cortés.[7] C.D. Victoria also qualified along Olimpia directly to the semifinals finishing second. On the other hand, C.D. Motagua–Real España and C.D. Marathón–Atlético Choloma had to play a playoff round.

The semifinal encounters were settled on 21 November, as Motagua and Atlético Choloma defeated Real España and Marathón respectively. Motagua crushed Real España with a 7–3 on aggregate.[8] Meanwhile, Atlético Choloma dispatched Marathón after a 2–2 aggregated score but with more away goals scored.[9]

Once in the semifinals, Olimpia got rid of Atlético Choloma with a 2–1 aggregate, meanwhile Victoria and Motagua finished with a 3–3 global score, however, Victoria advanced thanks to a better regular season finish over Motagua. With their success in the semifinals, Olimpia and Victoria re-encountered each other in a final for the third time in history,[10] having won one each in the previous two. The first match in La Ceiba ended with a scoreless tie; but in the second leg, Olimpia had no mercy over Victoria and won its third consecutive title with an overwhelming 4–0.[11]

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 11 6 1 32 10 +22 39 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Victoria 18 8 7 3 22 12 +10 31
3 Motagua 18 6 8 4 21 15 +6 26 Qualification to the Second round
4 Marathón 18 6 5 7 21 26 −5 23
5 Atlético Choloma 18 5 7 6 29 28 +1 22
6 Real España 18 5 6 7 21 22 −1 21
7 Vida 18 5 6 7 24 35 −11 21
8 Platense 18 4 8 6 15 22 −7 20
9 Deportes Savio 18 5 4 9 16 23 −7 19
10 Real Sociedad 18 4 5 9 13 21 −8 17
Updated to match(es) played on 11 November 2012. Source: [citation needed]

Results[edit]

As of 11 November 2012
Home \ Away ACH SAV MAR MOT OLI PLA RES RSO VIC VID
Atlético Choloma 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–0 5–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–2
Deportes Savio 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–1
Marathón 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 4–1
Motagua 0–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–0
Olimpia 4–1 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 3–0
Platense 0–0 4–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–3 1–1
Real España 3–1 1–1 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–4
Real Sociedad 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–2
Victoria 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–0
Vida 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–0 0–3 2–1 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • Originally Vida 1–0 Real España and Victoria 1–2 Vida. Due to the illegal participation of Vida's midfielder Luis Jaramillo in both matches, Real España and Victoria were granted each a 3–0 win.[12]

Final round[edit]

Second round[edit]

Motagua vs Real España[edit]
1st leg
Real España1–4Motagua
Lobo 38' Report Guevara 4'
Molina 17'
Welcome 23'
Medina 56'
Real España
Motagua

Motagua
Real España
  • Motagua won 7–3 on aggregate score.
Marathón vs Atlético Choloma[edit]
1st leg
Atlético Choloma0–0Marathón
Report
Atlético Choloma
Marathón

2nd leg
Marathón2–2Atlético Choloma
Berríos 45' (pen.) 90' Report Oviedo 60'
Hernández 70'
Marathón
Atlético Choloma
  • Marathón 2–2 Atlético Choloma on aggregate score; Atlético Choloma advanced on away goals.

Semifinals[edit]

Olimpia vs Atlético Choloma[edit]
Atlético Choloma
Olimpia

Olimpia
Atlético Choloma
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.
Victoria vs Motagua[edit]
1st leg
Motagua1–1Victoria
Medina 31' Report Arias 57'
Motagua
Victoria

2nd leg
Victoria2–2Motagua
Licona 34'
Molina 75'
Report Medina 2'
Oseguera 60'
Victoria
Motagua
  • Victoria 3–3 Motagua on aggregate score. Victoria advanced on better regular season performance.

Final[edit]

Olimpia vs Victoria[edit]
1st leg
Victoria0–0Olimpia
Report
Victoria
Olimpia

Olimpia
Victoria
  • Olimpia won 4–0 on aggregate score.


 Liga Nacional
2012–13 Apertura champion 
C.D. Olimpia
26th title

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 16 December 2012
  • 10 goals:
  • 8 goals:
  • 7 goals:
  • 5 goals:
  • 4 goals:
  • 3 goals:
  • 2 goals:
  • 1 goal:
  • 1 own goal:

Clausura[edit]

The Clausura tournament started on 19 January 2013, the first game was played between locals C.D. Marathón and Platense F.C. at Estadio Yankel Rosenthal.[13] The regular season ended on 20 April 2013. C.D. Olimpia and C.D. Real Sociedad qualified directly to the semifinals after finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. The playoffs were paired with C.D. Victoria facing Deportes Savio and Marathón vs Platense.[14]

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 18 9 6 3 26 14 +12 33 Qualification to the Semifinals
2 Real Sociedad 18 8 6 4 23 13 +10 30
3 Victoria 18 6 7 5 24 25 −1 25 Qualification to the Second round
4 Marathón 18 5 9 4 26 21 +5 24
5 Platense 18 7 3 8 21 24 −3 24
6 Deportes Savio 18 6 5 7 23 30 −7 23
7 Motagua 18 6 4 8 27 23 +4 22
8 Real España 18 5 7 6 18 22 −4 22
9 Vida 18 4 7 7 17 29 −12 19
10 Atlético Choloma 18 2 10 6 24 28 −4 16
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2013. Source: [citation needed]

Results[edit]

As of 20 April 2013
Home \ Away ACH SAV MAR MOT OLI PLA RES RSO VIC VID
Atlético Choloma 3–1 0–0 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–3 4–1
Deportes Savio 3–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 1–1
Marathón 1–1 3–2 5–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1
Motagua 1–0 6–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–0
Olimpia 2–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–0
Platense 2–0 1–0 3–2 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–0
Real España 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1
Real Sociedad 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 3–0
Victoria 0–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–1 3–2 4–3 2–3 1–3
Vida 2–2 2–1 3–3 0–3 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final round[edit]

Second round[edit]

Victoria vs Deportes Savio[edit]
Deportes Savio
Victoria

2nd leg
Victoria2–0Deportes Savio
Lacayo 57' 64' Report
Victoria
Deportes Savio
  • Victoria won 3–2 on aggregate score.
Marathón vs Platense[edit]
1st leg
Platense1–1Marathón
Montes 37' Report 49' Flores
Platense
Marathón

Marathón
Platense
  • Platense won 4–2 on aggregate score.

Semifinals[edit]

Olimpia vs Platense[edit]
Platense
Olimpia

Olimpia
Platense
  • Olimpia 0–0 Platense on aggregate score; Olimpia advanced on better regular season performance.
Real Sociedad vs Victoria[edit]
1st leg
Victoria0–3Real Sociedad
Report Martínez 13' 52'
Melgares 17'
Victoria
Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad
Victoria
  • Real Sociedad won 5–2 on aggregate score.

Final[edit]

Olimpia vs Real Sociedad[edit]
Real Sociedad
Olimpia

Olimpia
Real Sociedad
  • Olimpia won 2–1 on aggregate score.


 Liga Nacional
2012–13 Clausura champion 
C.D. Olimpia
27th title

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 19 May 2013
  • 12 goals:
  • 11 goals:
  • 9 goals:
  • 6 goals:
  • 5 goals:
  • 4 goals:
  • 3 goals:
  • 2 goals:
  • 1 goal:
Honduras Randy Diamond (Marathón)
Honduras Wilson Güity (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Víctor Zúniga (Platense)
Honduras Aly Arriola (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Félix Crisanto (Victoria)
Honduras Ozzie Bodden (Victoria)
Honduras Clayvin Zúniga (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Marlon Peña (Real España)
Honduras Carlos Morán (Motagua)
Honduras Óscar García (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Ángel Tejada (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Víctor Moncada (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Denis Suazo (Victoria)
Honduras Jairo Róchez (Victoria)
Honduras Giovanni Lazo (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Júnior Sandoval (Marathón)
Honduras Orvin Paz (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Elkin González (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Ángel Pineda (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Abner Méndez (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Miguel Castillo (Real España)
Honduras Walter Hernández (Platense)
Honduras Uberdy García (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Edgar Flores (Victoria)
Honduras John Beaumont (Platense)
Honduras Franco Güity (Real España)
Honduras Nery Medina (Motagua)
Honduras Carlos Mejía (Olimpia)
Honduras Sergio Peña (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Mauricio Castro (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Bryan Róchez (Real España)
Honduras Selvin Tinoco (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Henry Clark (Real Sociedad)
Honduras Marvin Barrios (Motagua)
Honduras Carlos Gutiérrez (Olimpia)
Honduras Bayron Méndez (Platense)
Honduras Alfredo Mejía (Motagua)
Honduras Christian Altamirano (Marathón)
Honduras Mario Berríos (Marathón)
Honduras Luis Guzmán (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Héctor García (Deportes Savio)
Honduras Jorge Lozano (Vida)
Honduras Edder Delgado (Real España)
Honduras Dicktmar Hernández (Victoria)
Uruguay Julio Rodríguez (Real España)
Honduras Luis Santamaría (Atlético Choloma)
Honduras Giancarlo Maldonado (Platense)
Honduras Omar Elvir (Motagua)
Honduras Juan Mejía (Olimpia)
Honduras Bani Lozano (Platense)
Honduras Rubén Licona (Victoria)
Honduras Juan García (Olimpia)
Honduras Georgie Welcome (Motagua)
Honduras Brayan Beckeles (Olimpia)
  • 1 own goal:

Aggregate table[edit]

Relegation was determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments. On 20 April 2013, Atlético Choloma was relegated to the Liga de Ascenso after reaching 38 points, two less than C.D.S. Vida.[15]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olimpia 36 20 12 4 58 24 +34 72 Qualified to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Victoria 36 14 14 8 46 37 +9 56
3 Motagua 36 12 12 12 48 38 +10 48
4 Marathón 36 11 14 11 47 45 +2 47
5 Real Sociedad 36 12 11 13 36 34 +2 47
6 Platense 36 11 11 14 36 46 −10 44
7 Real España 36 10 13 13 39 44 −5 43
8 Deportes Savio 36 11 9 16 39 53 −14 42
9 Vida 36 9 13 14 41 64 −23 40
10 Atlético Choloma 36 7 17 12 53 56 −3 38 Relegation to the 2013–14 Liga de Ascenso
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2013. Source: [citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Diez.hn–21 de julio arrancaría próxima temporada en Honduras[permanent dead link]–26 May 2012
  2. ^ Diez.hn–Inició la asamblea de Liga Nacional Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine–16 June 2012
  3. ^ Diez.hn–¡Real Sociedad asciende en Honduras! Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine–3 June 2012
  4. ^ ElHeraldo.hn–Honduras: Listo el calendario del Torneo Apertura–4 July 2012
  5. ^ Tiempo.hn–El balón rodará en diez canchas Archived 2012-07-30 at the Wayback Machine–28 July 2012
  6. ^ Tiempo.hn–De un "plumazo" le quitan 6 puntos al Vida Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine–12 September 2012
  7. ^ LaPrensa.hn–Olimpia se llevó una victoria sobre Platense y se aleja más en la cima–28 October 2012
  8. ^ LaPrensa.hn–Motagua certificó su boleto a las semifinales con otro triunfo–21 November 2012
  9. ^ LaPrensa.hn–Atlético Choloma despacha al Marathón[permanent dead link]–21 November 2012
  10. ^ LaTribunaDeportiva.hn–Olimpia y Victoria a su tercera final–4 December 2012
  11. ^ ElHeraldo.hn– Olimpia no tuvo piedad del Victoria para conquistar su tricampeonato–16 December 2012
  12. ^ LaPrensa.hn–Le quitan seis puntos al Vida por caso Luis Jaramillo–12 September 2012
  13. ^ Tiempo.hn–Con goleada Marathón recibe al Clausura Archived 2013-01-25 at the Wayback Machine–19 January 2013
  14. ^ Diez.hn–Los cruces del repechaje en Honduras[permanent dead link]–20 April 2013
  15. ^ ElHeraldo.hn–Minuto a Minuto: Liguilla y descenso en la Liga Nacional de Honduras Archived 2013-07-02 at archive.today–20 April 2013

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