2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 July 2017–May 2018 |
| Champions | Apertura: TBD Clausura: TBD |
| Relegated | TBD |
| CONCACAF Champions League | TBD |
| CONCACAF League | TBD |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 11 (1.83 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Several (1) |
| Biggest home win | JUT 3–1 UPN |
| Biggest away win | HNP 0–1 OLI |
| Highest scoring | JUT 3–1 UPN |
| Longest unbeaten run | Olimpia (2) |
| Longest losing run | UPNFM (2) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 6 August 2017. | |
The 2017–18 Honduran Liga Nacional season will be the 52nd Honduran Liga Nacional edition since its establishment in 1965. For this season, the system format will remain the same as the previous season. The tournament is scheduled to start on 28 July 2017 and end on May 2018. The season will be divided into two halves (Apertura and Clausura), each crowning one champion. The team with the best record will enter the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League and the next two will qualify to the 2018 CONCACAF League.
2017–18 teams
A total of 10 teams will contest the tournament, including 9 sides from the 2016–17 season plus Lobos UPNFM, promoted from the 2016–17 Liga de Ascenso.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| UPNFM | Tegucigalpa | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino | 35,000 |
| Vida | La Ceiba | Estadio Nilmo Edwards | 18,000 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Vacancy | Replaced by | Appointment | Position in table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juticalpa |  José Durón |
Sacked | 18 May 2017 | Mauro Reyes |
18 May 2017[1] | Preseason |
| Marathón |  Manuel Keosseián |
Resigned | 6 June 2017 |  Héctor Vargas |
6 June 2017[2] | Preseason |
| Vida | Santiago Fúnez |
Sacked | 7 June 2017 | Héctor Castellón |
6 June 2017[3] | Preseason |
| Real Sociedad | Héctor Medina |
Sacked | 26 June 2017 | Carlos Martínez |
26 June 2017[4] | Preseason |
Apertura
The Apertura tournament is the first half of the 2017–18 season which is set to run from July to December 2017. The first game of the season was played on 29 July between Club Deportivo Olimpia and new newcomers Lobos UPNFM which ended in a 1–0 victory for the home club.[5] This game in fact corresponds to week 4, however, Olimpia requested a reschedule as they faced Liga Deportiva Alajuelense on that same week for the 2017 CONCACAF League.
Regular season
Standings
- As of 6 August 2017
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Results
- As of 6 August 2017
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Postseason
Results
Clausura
The Clausura tournament is the second half of the 2017–18 season which will run from January to May 2018.
Regular season
Standings
- As of 29 May 2017
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Results
- As of 1 July 2017
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Postseason
Results
Top goalscorers
The top goalscorer will be determined by the addition of goals of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
- As of 6 August 2017
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Aggregate table
Relegation is determined by the aggregated table of both Apertura and Clausura tournaments.
- As of 6 August 2017
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Controversies
- In August 2017, former Real C.D. España player Javier Portillo sued the club due to a non-paid contract expiring in 2018. Portillo was sacked in October 2016 for unsporting conduct and passed over the agreement.[6] The National Football Arbitration Court (TNAF) determined that the club must comply with the contract and pay Portillo the sum of L.1,050,000.00 before the start of the Apertura tournament.[7] On 5 August 2017, Real España played their first game of the season defeating Platense F.C. at Estadio Francisco Morazán. A few hours prior, the club had issued a non-negotiable check payable to TNAF and not to Portillo as the verdict demanded. As a result, and according to the league's disciplinary codes[8], these breaches are penalized with the deduction of points until the debt is condoned, or even relegation to a lower tier. On 10 August 2017, Faud Abufele, president of Real España, threatened to withdraw from the league if any points are deducted.[9]
External links
References
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – El Juticalpa FC presenta a Mauro Reyes como técnico – 18 May 2017
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Primicia: Héctor Vargas, nuevo DT del Marathón en reemplazo de Keosseián – 6 June 2017
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Héctor Castellón, nuevo entrenador del Vida – 7 June 2017
- ^ LaTribuna.hn – Carlos “Carlón” Martínez nuevo técnico de Real Sociedad – 26 June 2017
- ^ LNPhn.com – Calendario de Juegos Primera Vuelta Campeonato de Apertura 2017-2018 – 14 July 2017
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Javier Portillo queda fuera del Real España – 11 October 2017
- ^ Diez.hn – Real España pagará deuda de más de un millón de lempiras a Javier Portillo – 4 August 2017
- ^ LNPhn.com – CODIGO DISCIPLINARIO DE LA FEDERACION NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE FUTBOL – July 2011
- ^ Tiempo.hn – El Real España amenaza a la Liga Nacional si les quitan puntos – 10 August 2017