Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras

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Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras

Countries	Honduras
Confederation	CONCACAF
Founded	1964-05-10
Number of teams	10
Relegation to	Ascenso
Level on pyramid	Level 1
International cup(s)	CONCACAF Champions League
Current champions	Marathon
Most championships	Olimpia (22)
TV partners	TVC, Canal 11, Maya TV
Website	LINA.hn
2009-10 Apertura

Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening (autumn) and Closing (spring). One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso (the team with fewest points in Opening and Closing) and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso. The first 4 clubs participate in play-offs to decide the champion. The winners of the Opening and Closing competitions participate in the CONCACAF Champions League.

[edit] History of the League

In the 1930s, soccer experienced a surge in popularity in the country. In 1948 with the birth of the Francisco Morazán Major Football League, the idea to organize football began to take shape.

Olimpia, Federal, Motagua, Argentina and Real España are the pioneers of the Liga Mayor. In 1948 the first championship began in the recently inaugurated Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino as Victoria were made champions by beating Motagua; and three years later, in 1951, they repeated the trick. Due to the high support the League received at this time, the Confederacy Sports School Extra of Honduras {F.N.D.E.H.} was founded.

The cancellation of the court of the Francisco Morazán Stadium of San Pedro Sula was the catalyst that caused the sport's leaders of the northern and central parts of Honduras to join forces and caused the disappearance of the F.N.D.E.H.

On 8 March 1951, Juan Manuel Galvez gave life to the F.N.D.E.H. when he signed the presidential decree I number 97 and he vouched for the execution of the first Sports Congress that was carried out in the installations of the abandoned "National Gymnasium Rubén Callejas Valentine".

A decade after the creation of the F.N.D.E.H. and under the leadership of Hémerito F. Hernández, and also under Féderico Bunker Aguilar who had pioneered CONCACAF's creation at the same time, the idea to create the First National League of Soccer took shape between 1962 and 1963. Thanks in part to the aid of executives such as Alejandro Talbott that had studied in Mexico, the structure of that country's league was copied. On Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 April 1964 the 15th National Congress created the league. The 15th National Congress also started the National Non Amateur Football League of Honduras, LINAFUTH, that was founded 10 May, that year.

The president of the Sports Confederacy was Oscar Kafati and the secretary was journalist Andrés Torres Jr. Several teams sent delegates. These included Olimpia, Troya, España, Honduras de El Progreso, Vida, Marathón, Motagua, La Salle, and Atlético Español Glidden. Those delegates were chosen to be to the first Provisional Board of Directors that remained headed by: President Oscar Lara Mejía, Secretary: José T. Castañeda, Treasurer: Jesus J. Handal, Fiscal: Humberto Soriano Aguilar and vocal: Oscar Kirckonell, Alfredo Bueso, René Bendeck.

The first round of the first professional national championship was 18 July 1965, with the following results: Olimpia 3:0 Marathón; España 1:0 Troya; Honduras 3:0 Atlético Español; Vida 4:1 Motagua; and Platense 6:2 La Salle. Pedro Deras of El Progreso de Honduras was the first scorer of the National League in the 5th minute against Atlético Español. Platense was the first professional champion of Honduras winning the three rounds; and Atlético Español finished last, but there was no relegation.

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[edit] 2009-10 clubs

[edit] Relegation-Promotion

The current relegation-promotion format is the following. The winner of Liga de Ascenso de Honduras Apertura plays the winner of Liga de Ascenso de Honduras Clausura and whoever wins the two legged match wins promotion. Apertura and Clausura tournaments are added up to see who is last who gets relegated.

[edit] Historic

[edit] All Time Scorers

• Bold players are still active

All-Time Scorers (as of 2009-05-10)
No.	Player	Goals
1st	Wilmer Velásquez	192
2nd	Denilson Costa	155
3rd	Francisco Ramírez	95
4th	Marcelo Ferreira	94
5th	Juan Manuel Cárcamo	93
6th	Prudencio Norales	88
-	Luciano Emilio	88
8th	Oscar "Martillo" Hernández	86
-	Danilo Tosello	86
10th	Reynaldo Mejía	83
-	Angel Obando	83
12th	Eduardo Bennet	82
13th	Luis Oswaldo Altamirano	80
14th	Carlos Alvarado	79
15th	Leonel Machado	76
16th	Nelson Larios "Hungaro"	75

[edit] All-Time Table

• From 1965-66 to 2009-10 Apertura season.
• Blue: Current club.
• Only first 10 showing.

[edit] Statistics (1997-98 - present)

[edit] Goal Milestone

This is a list of the milestone goals scored in the LINAFUT.

[edit] Champions by year

[edit] Titles by club

[edit] Honduran clubs in International competitions

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup / CONCACAF Champions League
  • Olimpia: 26 times (1962, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972 Champions, 1973, 1976, 1983, 1985 Runner up, 1987, 1988 Champions, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Runner up, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008-09, 2009-10)
  • Real España: 14 times (1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2009-10)
  • Motagua: 12 times (1969, 1971, 1974, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2008)
  • Marathón: 8 times (1974, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1988, 2008-09, 2009-10 Current, 2010-11)
  • Vida: 6 times (1963, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1985)
  • Universidad: 2 times (1980 Runner up, 1984)
  • Platense: 1 times (1975, 1998)
  • Petrotela: 1 time (1994)
  • Victoria: 1 time (1996)

• Copa Interclubes UNCAF
  • Olimpia: 8 times (1999 Champions, 2000 Champions, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Runner up, 2006 Runner up, 2007)
  • Marathón: 4 times (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006)
  • Motagua: 4 times (1999, 2000, 2002, 2007 Champions)
  • Real España: 3 times (2000, 2004, 2007)
  • Victoria: 1 time (2006)

• FIFA Club World Cup
  • Olimpia: 1 time (2001 cancelled)

• Copa Sudamericana
  • Motagua: 1 time (2008)

• Torneo Grandes de Centroamerica (Defunct)
  • Motagua: 2 times (1997, 1998)
  • Olimpia: 2 times (1997, 1998)
  • Real España: 1 time (1998)

• CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup (Defunct)
  • Olimpia: 2 times (1996 abandoned, 1997 abandoned)
  • Platense: 2 times (1997 abandoned, 1998 abandoned)
  • Real España: 1 time (1993 Runner up)
  • Real Maya: 1 time (1994)
  • Marathón: 1 time (1995)

• CONCACAF Giants Cup (Defunct)
  • Motagua: 1 time (2001)

• Copa Interamericana (Defunct)
  • Olimpia: 2 times (1972 Runner up, 1988 Runner up)

[edit] See also

• Top goalscorers in Liga Nacional de Honduras
• Liga Amateur de Honduras
• Liga Mayor de Futbol de Honduras

[edit] External links

• Official Website
• Information on Honduran Futbol
• More information on the league
• Information on Honduras International and national league